Update

I finished reading the script last night. My favorite bit by far was:

Balhog

I remember his wrath was most keen on the new moon.

Sherlock

Right you are. Ecliptic longitudes inspired a deadly hatred within that man.

I've decided to rewrite a portion of the last half. The three separate parts where the Elder god appears to each of the sons just feels too lazy. Of course given that I had to write the whole thing by hand in three days, while at work, and then type up copies as well as fix what I could it's pretty darn good. Some seriously funny lines in here.

So that's it. I'm doing a Resident Evil 4 marathon, but besides that things are dull. Seems not every one is talking to me. Also it looks like a possible trip to Georgia might be in order in the next month or two. We'll see.

Yeah right buddy.

More posts below? Yes, he's wearing sneakers. Why? Why not?

Crying on the Outside

Time for this demo to drop! I've just finished mixing the new Ed Gonzalez EP Crying on the Outside: The Ed Gonzalez Story. It is hot.

The album is produced by Mr. 97 (Me) with all songs performed by Edward Gonzalez out and around my apartment. We didn't have a lot of time to do as many takes as I would have liked so with head phones on the nature sounds can be a bit distracting. But it's all about the silky smooth instrumentals by Mr. E Gonzalez, and they're sure to impress. Some fine performances guaranteed to delight.

The Cover and the back






Currently they can only be listened to here with one of the songs on the widget below.

I haven't found a way to make them available for download just yet, but I should have that fixed by tomorrow. The songs are in order, and the cover art is also up on that link. Please enjoy, and let's not forget to support our friend Ed. Peace!

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The Plays The Thing

I've sat down to work on the new prelude, but I need a character name. The thing will take place around 1922 (roughly 14 years before the events of the first play) aboard the Manganese Indifference which is a steamer ship about to depart to Tahiti.

It will be darker and more serious that the first one only in that it will have some very slight hint of seriousness with more toned down dialogue. I've got a lot of ideas, but unfortunately I've hit a dead end coming up with one of the three main character's name. It may sound strange, but the name really dictates how I write the character. I have a general idea of what I want from them, but I need that in place to put myself into their head.

I also reread some of the script, and I laughed a lot. I had forgotten how over the top a lot of the dialogue was, and there's some real gems in there. I'll be cleaning it up a little. I saw a line or two that I want to remove. Just some small things where I felt I over stated something or a place where the lines could be punchier with a sentence removed. No major revisions.

So when I do get around to rerecording it it'll be under the title:

The Though of Reasoning: Deus Ex Machina Redeux

Now that is a mouth full. For any one reading this who is not familiar with this project or the original radio play that spawned it (I believe that one was recorded back in early 2000) it actually is called The Though of Reasoning and not The Thought of Reasoning. That's not a typo just an inside joke. Any ways unless some people come down at some point it's going to require getting a new voice cast. Well mostly new anyways.

Besides that I hope every one has had a pleasant Thanksgiving. I'm pretty sure every one did since I've saw most of the regular readers this weekend., but for any one else I hope you have a good holiday and had plenty of lovely things to eat. God bless you all.

*Update* I also did some recording with Ed or EarthVsJazz as some might know him. I'll have a three some EP either done today or tomorrow. More when I'm finished.

*Update Update* And if you're wondering how the new prelude will tie into the original script then you know nothing about me. I will hint that it will be reveal something mind blowing about on of the original characters, but you'll have to pay close attention or you'll miss it.

They have stolen our minds!?!?!?!

Happy Thanksgiving

I didn't realize tomorrow was Thanksgiving. I've had a hard time sleeping lately, and have been staying up till 6 a.m. or so. This of course means I sleep later and later into the day so it's not a wonder I forgot something like that.

First off lets be thankful. If you go here you can send a free greeting card to a random soldier in Iraq. It's sponsored by Xerox, and only takes a minute or two.

Second the new Uwe Boll movie is free to watch on Netflix. I will be watching that, and I will enjoy the crap out of it.

And of course those lovely eyes.

I have nothing profound to say about life, religion or anything else at the moment. I'm am feeling a lot more cheery today, and tomorrow I will stuff my cram hole to the max with foods. It's been quite a year for every one I know. Deaths, births, Ed and his never ending roller coaster of self inflicted catastrophes. Maybe next year will be better. Who cares? All I know is that absolutely everything I come in contact with tomorrow I will smother in gravy. I might even use gravy to do naughty things to myself. Depends on the kind of mood I'm in.

I would also like to announce possible future plans to rerecord "the play." I need to get a copy, and retype it since mine was taken from me by the mold people. I'm also working on a one act prequel that will take place 40 years before the events at the farm house. It will involve three fishermen on a boat docked out side of New England. How will this relate to the original play? Even I don't know!

God bless you all.

Here's a cool song. No I am not the lead singer.

In The Heat of the Night

I need two things:

1) Sleep

2) Some sort of resolution so I can sleep.

Here's a word of advice. If you're ever having feelings of self doubt then don't watch American Movie. Don't! Feels like I'm in an episode of Lost. No communication. Always on the hook. And the holidays are just around the corner.

Speaking of which I will be celebrating Christmas early this year. My sister is coming down from Utah (or should I say up and to the West? Consider it colloquial)on the 12th. Plane tickets get more and more expensive the closer you get to Christmas so this is the best she could do. Consequently Christmas will be on the 13th in the P to the M. I think.

Other than that I want to get out and take some photos, but I've mostly sat in for the last couple of weeks. I've been a foul mood for a lot of reasons. Well not foul... just not sociable. Not like there is much to do. We are as broke as it can possible get, and if we don't get more Obama monies by next month we are up the river. Financial troubles never help to ease an uneasy mind. Thusly I am reuneased.

On a lighter note I got a gift from my friend P. Massa. I don't know if I mentioned that before, but it was very kind of him to send some things to me. Very cool. I'll be sending an email to England if I don't hear anything by tomorrow. Long live the Queen.

Say got a problem with premature ejaculation? Hypnosis!

Talk to me.

Gotta talk it out. For the rest of you...

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Announcement

4 new reviews up at my film blog! Rock and Roll!

Got my mojo working... almost

Been spending too much time in doors and getting too much sleep. Got my thang out of whack, and I got to get it back. Seems certain people don't want to talk to me at the moment, but I'm patient and thanks to my home dawg Mr. Pizzle Mass-o-tron I have plenty of mindless entertainment to indulge in. Shout out to my boy!

I need to get some writing done. Been to exhausted lately to do much, but I'm feeling pretty good. Got some optimism. I also listened to some performances that Mr. Edward G sent me, but then I realized they weren't from his own band. Are you gonna record some stuff live? You need an H2 son. You got way too many ultra expensive keyboards that do nothing but make 70's space noises. What's the point if you can't field record? There isn't one.

Shout out to the English! Diplomatic relations are in tatters for some reason I am unaware of, but that's cool. I got time on my hands, and a heart of gold. Ain't I sweet?

Got a new review up for an awesome movie that you should be required to see. Check out the evil side of Andy Griffith. Well gotta run. Dolla dolla bill ya'll!

Hammer don't play so you better step back boy!

What's more hardcore than a highschool letter jacket and short shorts? Nothing dawg!

Here's a fun fact...

Remember the Tom Waits album "Small Change?" Well the topless dancer in the background is actually the actress who played Elvira Mistress of the Darkness.

Ten Odd But True Facts About Me That Don't Involve Lanterns

1) Every time I'm with people and I tell them that I don't believe in ghosts some one always tells me a story about how some relative of theirs used to see ghosts, and they always end the story by saying "... and why would they lie?" I've always wanted to say "Because they're a liar," but I never have.

2) I have never dated a girl that wasn't bisexual.

3) In the last twenty years I have never traveled further than Georgia.

4) My film heros are Jack Webb, John Wayne , and Jackie Chan.

5) I've read "I am Jackie Chan" three times. So far this is the only book I've read more than once.

6) When people snap their fingers it drives me into a momentary frenzy and my eyes roll back like a shark attacking its prey.

7) Nearly every girl I've ever dated has said a variation on this sentence: "I wish America was a more spiritual nation like India."

8) My heart races a little every time I hear a British accent

9) I have walked out on exactly three movies in my life

10) I have a weird fascination with holistic medicine. I believe that most of it is crap, but I love hearing about it.

It's beginning to feel a lot like... crap!

As far back as I can remember I've always associated the change in weather with good feelings and hope. People in general always seem to be so much more kind and sociable. But this year the change in temperature seems to have brought a down beet vibe with it. It's a desperate situation for most people, and even if you're not struggling too much it feels like every one I know has some private circumstance that's dragging them down. It's like every one is carrying some kind of burden, and it shows in their eyes.

I know I wish I could be on even ground with some situations in my life. It seems that some one might have the wrong impression about my intentions. Hell, I don't know what it is they think, and they don't seem to want to convey that information to me. Still there is plenty to thankful for. For instance I went out and had a nice steak dinner with a friend.

(Warning this steak is just a reenactment. It is not an actual picture of the steak I just ate)

We should work to make things easier on each other instead of of more difficult or at the least ambiguous. I don't mean in a cosmic "one earth" kind of sense, but at least just on the people we care about. I think I'll get back into taking photographs and posting them here. I care about my friends, and there are some people I care very deeply about despite whether or not they think I should feel a certain way. That's a compliment and a meaningful one. It's a world of dishonesty and I think we are all good enough to be honest with each other. Cheer up America.

Speaking of which read this. What a crock! The government giveth, and the government taketh away.

Here's a rap song about space aliens. Check out their You Tube channel. They also have a spoken word techno song about how we never landed on the moon.

Trying My Best To Love You

Thought this was a nice song. Check it out. The album version is even better. I've listened to it like 50 times.

I Never Knew You Liked Jazz

I've had a poisonous feeling in my blood for the last couple of days and I'm not sure why. Not for the reasons you might think, but I just feel like there's something lurking in the background. I'm not worried. It's not like I've never had this feeling before. Despite that there's nothing particularly wrong with things. I suppose it will pass.


Things to be thankful for:

1) God

2) Friends and family

3) One first rate pile of finds at the Salvation Army the other day

4) Baked ham

5) Having loved and lost means that at least you loved, and had been loved back at some point


I think I'm going to take a hiatus from recording music. I need to listen to more music, and practice more. I've hit a brick wall, and as an avant-garde musician that is a deadly thing. I haven't enjoyed music in a very long time, and like every area in life you need to experience new things if you're going to grow. I know what I want to accomplish sonically I just have no idea how I can make it happen. But there is a thing or two I need to say before I take a break.

I suppose I would like to pour out a lot of sentiments and what not, but I know how some of you hate talking about your feelings. That isn't what I want. I don't need answers. Though I would like to know some more about what I don't know. I used to collect vinyls. I just figured we all would never have much in common, but people surprise you now and again.

Oh, and some one stole our bicycles from the garage. What the hell is up with that?

Well I might be around at some point if you wanna talk or just pall around.


Oh and there should be me more than one new movie review up!

Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love

Oh joy! Oh vistas of inner pleasure! An ever mounting flame of love and purity. It has finally happened. I was patient. I waited so so long. I searched, casually of course, but searched. Watching, waiting for the right time. Then yesterday it finally happened. I was thrift shopping. Seeing what could be seen. Finding the good deals. I bought a cheap cassette player/ radio. Has one of those built in mics. That was my first recording device back in the day. I wonder if you can over dub on it like my old one could.

Any how, I've been collecting books on tape. Remember when it was books on tape? Catchy little phrase. I got Ivanhoe has read by veteran stage actor Steven Pickup. Got Star Trek: Vengence, written and read by William Shatner. I got a productions of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth starring Leonard Nimoy and John de Lancie. Even snagged myself a performance of Mozart's Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) as performed by the Berlin Philharmonic circa 1968. It has a nice case, and even comes with a booklet the translates the German lyrics to English and Italian. All these things and more for less than 4 dollars. We aren't talking serious fidelity, but what the who?

Oh, but that is not the real news. I was standing there waiting to pay for my goods when I saw. My heart jumped into my throat. My eyes fell wide open. Could it be? Could it fit? I ran over and grabbed it. I nervously put it on my head. Oh we are all familiar with my love of off beat head gear, but for this I have waited so long. Passing up lesser opportunities in hopes that one day I might find the perfect match, and here it is...

A George Straight Two Step!



This ain't no cock and bull cowboy hat, ladies and gentlemen. This is the kind you wear when you go to the kind of place where lusty country girls hang out, and you want to pick them up. This is the kind of hat you wear when you're opening for Kenny Chesney (quick note: I'm not actually sure who Kenny Chesney is beyond him being a country musician). This is the kind of hat you wear when you're the open plains, rustling cattle, and shooting at dudes named Flying Eagle.

Me and this hat are made for each other, and I look dang good! JOY!

Ok, yeah, he's playing two guitars at once, but all he's doing is series of hammer-ons and string bends. Still you should subscribe to Joel Samuals channel. He has all kinds of interesting stuff he's shot over the years.

God Loves 4 Year Old Matthew

Down and Out

Well there I was up bright and early only after two hours of sleep. I never sleep well before a job interview so I took 3 Tylenol PMs and even though I could barely move I still could not sleep. Somewhere around sunrise I drifted off for a couple of hours, and then prepared.

I was looking snazzy. In my Sunday best. My most clever looks all mapped out, and was even ready to break into a musical number should the need arise. Then about 10 minutes before arriving at what I was sure was going to be my new job I got a call. My friend who recommended me heard from his manager. Apparently the hotel is not doing so well in a financial type way. Not only will they not be hiring any one knew they're also cutting back on every ones hours. My dreams were shattered.

I saw all that free reading time going straight out of the window, and somewhere in the distance a telephone rang. Will it be telemarketing for the rest of my life? The idea sounds like suicide. Maybe I can use my will to work over night shifts, and apply that to another industry. I don't think a lot of people like over night shifts. I guess it just isn't in the cards for me. Hotel work that is. Beaten by the recession.

Here's a 14 year old girl yodeling. Do you like yodeling? I have a bit of an affinity for it. I could have yodeled in the hotel. What else could have been?

Pretty English Rose

Well life ekes as it does. It just ekes. Tomorrow I may have a new job. Working the front desk at a hotel during the over night shift about 3 or 4 days a week. I suppose I'll get a lot of reading done. Who knows?

As for newer new news I have none. But there is a new film review on my film review blog! Management! You all need to book mark that thing and check it like every 5 minutes so that I don't have to be my own personal cheer leader. If any of you want to request a film for me to review then so I shall. It'll give me practice! Practice!!!! PRACCCTTTICCCEEEE!!!

Now watch this when you're having a bad day, and will be well.