then the cops showed up

2012-02-10T16:45:00.000-08:00

2012-02-10T16:27:00.000-08:00

SATURDAY FEB 11th

2012-02-08T19:22:00.000-08:00

2012-01-17T19:20:00.000-08:00

Lendawg created a new online database for stoked punks who like juice and grind. So far pictures from Vancouver's illustrious seawall, and some disturbingly close pictures of juicer'd beets & such, that I totally though was some kind of puke at first.

Stoking is good for your health.

xolo

2012-01-15T17:54:00.000-08:00

Gettin' out of town for a bit, figured I'd take a little day trip to Boston and see THIS IS MY FIST, among others. Fuck the Winter! See you at LADYFEST!

2012-01-10T21:38:00.000-08:00

Oh, Jawbreaker. How you fill the empty spaces.

January 13th & 14th

2012-01-03T15:05:00.000-08:00

Kinda wish this flyer had less dick in it, but whatevs'.
Come watch us play on a crazy big stage.

If you're not going to Fastcore....MUNDO MUERTO returns to kill!!!

January 1st - Early Moontower Gig

2011-12-29T15:48:00.001-08:00

fastcore 2.5 january 14th

2011-12-19T16:39:00.001-08:00

UPCOMING PUNK GIGS

2011-12-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

VANCOUVER PUNKS!

2011-11-20T22:24:00.000-08:00

Send me your shows for the December Calendar!!
legs5016@hotmail.com
Up the analog future punks!
xolegs

Asshole Adult

2011-11-16T18:37:00.000-08:00

New hc from St. Johns!

<a href="http://assholeadult.bandcamp.com/album/problem-child-demo">"Problem Child" Demo by Asshole Adult</a>

MRR Review & Updated Tour dates!

2011-10-20T12:37:00.000-07:00

"SIREN SONGS - Vancouver's answer to THIS IS MY FIST. Legs' vocals are a touch sweeter than Annie's, which can be either a positive or negative comparison depending on your perspective, but these songs are packed with the same endearing innocence and packaged with the same aggressive self-assuredness. It's a little lazy to review a demo by simply comparing it to another band, but in this case the comparison makes itself, though these raw reproductions of catchy punk songs will appeal to even those rockers who find melodic shits (and even that region rock stuff) to be off putting and/or wimpy. The pace is frenetic, even while the mood stays personal, which also helps them stand apart from the crowd. If they clean up their act and wipe off some of the distortion, SIREN SONGS will be an unstoppable force in the world of lefty-eyed dreamboat punk (see there? I made a new genre), but if they keep it dirty, they might just be unstoppable." -MRR

Come hang out if you live in any of these cities!

November 1st- New Orleans, LA @ Dusk Till Dawn Fest
November 2nd- Baton Rouge, LA
November 3rd- Houston, TX @ Notsuoh 314 Main St. w/ Muhummad Ali
November 4th - San Antonio, TX @ The Tofu House w/ Discretions, & others tba
November 5th- Dallas, TX @ Phoenix Project
November 6th- Oklahoma City, OK @ TBA
November 7th- Tulsa, OK @ Crystal Pistol
November 8th- Carbondale, IL @ The Lost Cross
November 9th- Bloomington, IN @ Ft. Vegan (1222 W. Kirkwood) w/ Lioneater
November 10th- Pittsburgh, PA @ Cobra Cabana w/ Religious War
November 11th- Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space
November 12th - Brooklyn, NY @ The Forts
November 13th (day)- Manhattan, NY @ C-Squat
November 13th (night) - Long Island, NY @ TBA

upcoming

2011-10-16T15:00:00.000-07:00

2011-10-14T00:52:00.000-07:00

2011-10-13T11:43:00.000-07:00

For all you disposed to the particular sounds and reverberations of the 1990s, found this little gem, have yet to look through it thoroughly, due to my computer processing bites at a rate of every other weekend:

http://ihatethe90s.blogspot.com/

Oh and come to the show on Saturday.

Official lineup is:
KICKING SPIT (hardcore punk from new jersey, kickingspit .wordpress.com)
SPECTRES (big Blue Oyster Cult fans, do they have a bandcamp?)
GENETIC DECAY (see video below)
JELLY BOYZ(posi pop punk, http://jellyboyz.bandcamp.com/)
THE SMIT (oi?)

AT THE ALF HOUSE. PLEASE DON'T PEE ON THE NEIGHBORS.
THEY ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
9pm-ish?

oct 7th bday show showdown!

2011-10-03T20:23:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 7TH 2011

House Show (Nathan's 30th B-day)
Screaming Queens
Siren Songs
Loose Tights
Cascadia
Starts around 8pm//The Mansion @ Victoria & Adanac

Garbage Mtn. Show (Len-dawg's 19th B-day???)
Mass Grave (tour kick off!)
Baptists
Sick Charade
Starts after 8pm//ask around for location

2011-09-27T18:20:00.000-07:00

http://stayclean.tumblr.com/

2011-09-23T00:42:00.000-07:00

Hey look, my band has songs on the internet now:

SIREN SONGS

2011-09-20T12:02:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling the after effects of Distort Fest. Namely social anxiety, and a longing for fruit.

Bring apples to this show:

DIRTY MARQUEE (san fransisco!)
with locals:
UNFUN
SIREN SONGS
LOOSE TIGHTS

at the ALF HOUSE. On the 24th of September (That's a Saturday, neighbor) around 9pm.

BYODIYPUNK.

Analog Future Punks! Distort Fest Starts!

2011-09-15T15:12:00.000-07:00

Dear Punks,

Doors are at 5pm, Show starts at 6pm.

I'll be there handing out zines at 5. Please come hang out with me.

Analog Future Punks!

Sincerely,

Legs

I.O.C.O.

2011-09-08T12:33:00.000-07:00

We biked 3km from Sperling to Deer Lake yesterday, realized it was not a swimming lake, and after an unsuccessful attempt at theft of a paddle boat, returned to the train and rode it to Production Way. Then we decided to ride 20 km from Burnaby to Buntzen Lake. Which would have been fine except it was all uphill and my compatriots & I can hardly be described as fit. Actually, they are a lot more fit than the sabutamol-puffing, socially-and-sometimes-at-work cigarette smoking pile of waste that I call myself.

We biked through the townsite of Ioco, between Port Moody & Anmore. Ioco is named from an acronym for Imperial Oil Company, the corporation who bought the original 86 acres of land for $179,ooo in1914. It started the oil workers squatting around, until eventually the company built a bunch of permanent housing, including a school, that was inhabited until the mid-90s when everything went to pot and 165 jobs were lost, mostly due to less demand for petroleum products and pesky environmentalists. The school was used as an alternative school in SD43 until the mid-2000s and is now boarded up like the rest of the can't-knock-down-because-of-the-heritage-bylaw buildings.

I know, I know, this has nothing to do with my regular postings of shows and punk-goings-on. But I like local history, can you dig it?

Vancouver Sun Article about Ioco
Map of Ioco
More Ioco history resources

TONIGHT

2011-09-02T17:43:00.000-07:00

SIREN SONGS tour dates!

2011-08-26T01:37:00.000-07:00

My band SIREN SONGS is going on tour!!

October 31st- Pensacola, FL @ TBA
November 1st- New Orleans, LA @ Dusk Till Dawn Halloween Party w/RVIVR
November 2nd- Baton Rouge, LA
November 3rd- Houston, TX w/ Muhummad Ali
November 4th - Austin, TX @ Beerland w/Muhummad Ali
November 5th- Dallas, TX / Denton, TX w/ Stymie
November 6th- Oklahoma City, OK @ Grandma's House
November 7th- Tulsa, OK @ TBA
November 8th- Bloomington, IN @ TBA
November 9th- Pittsburgh, PA
November 10th- Baltimore, MD
November 11th- NYC @ TBA

Unfortunately our demo isn't internetized yet, hopefully soon.

2011-08-26T01:28:00.000-07:00

Support some touring punks!

2011-08-26T01:22:00.000-07:00

Somehow this has evaded me until now, but this is an awesome resource for old Victoria punk:

Victoria Demo Restoration Projekt

Killer!

UPCOMING!

2011-08-20T20:41:00.001-07:00

MONDAY the 22nd:
CONTAGIUM (halifax)
STREET EATERS (berkeley)
MASS GRAVE
SKORIA

This is a generator show,
for location, ask around
or
email
legs5016@hotmail.com

TUESDAY the 23rd:
STREET EATERS (berkeley)
WOOLWORM
LOVE CUTS

Heavy Chains had to cancel, so Love Cuts is gonna play
(lovecuts.bandcamp.com) .
This show is at the Alf House. Starts at 8 sharp,
and it's outdoor so it's gotta be done by 11pm.

(There are cool flyers for both these shows but unfortunately my scanner is on the fritz).

DISTORT

2011-08-13T17:26:00.001-07:00

2011-08-12T22:09:00.001-07:00

2011-08-03T11:08:00.000-07:00

dirty marquee by dirty marquee

2011-08-02T22:19:00.000-07:00

GHPR band line-up!!!

2011-07-27T16:27:00.001-07:00

If you don't know, now you know.
20 bucks, tons of bands.

GHPR FEST 2011

PRISON VIOLENCE (Squamish)
(just in case u didnt get enough PV at fastcore)

DISGUSTING HUMANS (Squamish)
(the name sez it all)

YOUNG OPPRESSION (Kamloops)
(http://www.myspace.com/youngoppression)

INFECT PROPAGANDA (Vancouver)
(http://www.myspace.com/infectpropaganda)

SHIT FOR BRAINS (Vancouver)
(www.myspace.com/luckylodge)

HOOPSNAKE (Squamish)
(http://www.myspace.com/hoopsnakeriffs)

WEIRDING (Vancouver)
(http://www.myspace.com/vanweapon)

SKORIA (Vancouver)
(LadylycanthroPunk)

CRYPTICIAN (Squamish)
(rigamortis that is all that needs to be said)

MASS GRAVE (Vancouver)
(http://www.myspace.com/massgrave)

RADIOACTIVE VOMIT (Vancouver)
(http://www.myspace.com/nuclearpuke)

COOKED AND EATEN (Vancouver)
( )

MENDOZZA (Vancouver)
(http://www.myspace.com/mendozza)

HAGGATHA (Vancouver)
(http://www.myspace.com/haggathaband)

RAW NERVES (PDX)
(http://www.myspace.com/rawnervespdx)

COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON (Seattle)
(http://www.myspace.com/countdowntoarmageddon)

WHATSHAME (LA)
(http://www.myspace.com/withnoshame)

ANHEDONIST (SEA)
(http://www.myspace.com/anhedonist)

KNELT ROTE (PDX)
(http://kneltrote.com/)

BLOODY PHOENIX (LA)
(http://www.myspace.com/bloodyphoenix1)

this gives me another reason to live in bristol

2011-07-22T22:40:00.000-07:00

<a href="http://caves.bandcamp.com/album/homeward-bound">Homeward Bound by Caves</a>

two holes are better than one

2011-07-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

UNFUN mentioned this video and this guy Frankie, who shotgunned a beer every day for a year. I found it today. What a bunch of skids.

"We've got a scum community, that have organized, that have decided to grow long hair..."

2011-07-18T23:54:00.001-07:00

JULY 16th (tomorrow)

2011-07-15T23:15:00.001-07:00

a fun time (and my new band's first show!)

2011-07-04T09:18:00.000-07:00

punk stretches, 2nd edition.

2011-06-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

Kelowna

2011-06-15T02:06:00.000-07:00

2011-06-15T02:03:00.000-07:00

new site for kill shows in sqaumish!! check it ooot

http://squamosh.blogspot.com/

eastern canada in may!

2011-04-23T13:44:00.001-07:00

My friend Nate and I are going on tour with UNFUN in May! Going to be fun. Come hang out if you live in any of the cities listed below!

May 1st - Toronto, ONT @ Parts & Labour
May 2nd - Hamilton, ONT @ Doors Pub
May 4th - London, ONT @ Dude Ranch

May 5th - Ste. Catharine's @ Mansion House
May 6th - Toronto, ONT @ Cafe 460
May 7th - Brantford, ONT @ The Only Record Store
May 8th - Quebec City, QC @ Bar L'Agitee

May 11th - Halifax, NS @ Make No Gains'
May 13th - Stepehensville, NL @ Clancy's Pub
May 14th - St. John's, NL @ The Shed (matinee)
May 14th - St. John's, NL @ Distortion (night)
May 16th - Moncton, NB @ Plan B
May 19th - Longeuille, QC @ Renaud Bistro
May 21st - Montreal, QC @ Foufs (Pouzza Fest)
May 24th - Toronto, ONT @ Bovine Sex Club

olympia in april

2011-04-23T10:24:00.000-07:00

Last night was ArtsWalk in Olympia, this weird street party where all the shops have art shows and there bands playing on the street. There was a Led Zeppelin cover band comprised of bagpipes, which I heard was awful. BONE SICKNESS played in the "Hard Rock Parking Lot" and there were cool 'Rock On!' towels with guitars on them, hanging from the show tent, and I reeeeally wanted one. A few hours after that, with food and a luminary parade (which included a large lit up octopus among others) in between, I got coffee and went to Phantom City Records to see MILK MUSIC, BRILLIANT COLORS and GUN OUTFIT. And it was a cool time.

APRIL 28th

2011-04-19T21:41:00.001-07:00

2011-04-10T14:22:00.000-07:00

Touring with SURROGATE ACTIVITY last August really boosted this band from obscurity.

"Hari Legs is an equally awesome pen-pal inspired pop-punk trio from Victoria BC."

(from halifax locals page)

We are gonna put out a 7", as soon as we solve the rabbit problem on campus, and go on a meditative retreat to Tofino to surf the thought waves of our minds.

For an equally awesome party inspired party-pop-punk quartet that's actually from Victoria, check out these awesome party dudes:

I was never that into Hole..

2011-03-22T10:03:00.000-07:00

In Olympia, on punk vacation. More exciting posts to follow.

2011: NO RULES.

punk stretches

2011-03-11T16:12:00.000-08:00

2011-03-04T11:19:00.000-08:00

FOATPOSTERZ.COM

2011-02-25T11:50:00.000-08:00

2011-02-22T11:39:00.001-08:00

The Cruel Elephant was a room in the Hotel California, now the Howard Johnson, on Granville & Helmcken. Green Day played there in 1991.

2011-02-19T16:20:00.000-08:00

02.18.11

2011-02-18T23:02:00.000-08:00

MADE A PUNK MESSAGE BOARD, VANCOUVER, GET INTO IT.

feb.25th show

2011-02-15T14:36:00.000-08:00

click to enlarge bits

2011-02-13T14:52:00.000-08:00

aftermath of the last war hero set at the Chateau

2011-02-11T22:27:00.000-08:00

february 15th

2011-02-11T22:09:00.000-08:00

why vancouver rules

2011-01-28T14:37:00.000-08:00

A lot of people moved away, some moved to St. Henri for cheap beer & rent, some people went on tour and never came back, and for a while, it felt like Vancouver would suffer this exodus forever. True, it ain't cheap living.
But what happens if everyone moved away? What if no one cared about house shows anymore? Just one more boring city with a lot of bars but no buddies.
At least that's how I see it, but I suffer my privileges and maybe I see it with posi-tinted glasses.
I've stopped trying to convince my friends that it's okay to live here. Here are some aspects that have been making Vancouver more than okay in the past year:

1. THE ALF HOUSE
Despite suffering through a decade of sweaty kids puking on moldy walls, fires, floods, shits in the bathtub, broken windows and winters without heat, this house miraculously is still standing. There must be something in that old cracked foundation. The recent influx of Albertans saw the demise of the house's namesake, the 604-ALF-CAT1 phone number. But there are still shows and they are still all ages and the neighbors are still cool. I keep saying I give it another couple years.
A decade! I don't know the record for longest running punk house, but it's gotta be up there.

2. THE CHATEAU
Now a close second to Alf, this remains one of the only other houses that does shows. The living room is the perfect amount of space, with the adjoining front hall adding a lovely addition to any idiot riding the mosh wave. I can't remember exactly when this house started, probably 2005? But since the Library House is gone, it seems to be the only hope of house show after the Alf House.

3. SECRET LOCATION
One of my favorites. A bigger space to house better parties and in case you feel too healthy, you can go smoke upstairs for five seconds and develop all kinds of problems. Also home to jam spaces and NITE PRISON, which is Jesse who records bands and rules.

4. OUTDOOR SHOWS YEAR-ROUND
Parking garages, under bridges, backyards. Even in January there are kids who are stoked to load up with handwarmers and hang out in an echoey cement fortress and nod their heads like they can hear the band!
There's nothing like a good backyard show, when some lady carrying her groceries through the alley for a 'change of scenery', walks wide-eyed past the gazes of 150 kids dressed in black, wasted, at 1pm on a Sunday.

5. GARBAGE MOUNTAIN
I've only been to one show here since it started up, but it rules. Located in the remaining industrial area that's close enough to bike too, Garbage Mtn. comes complete with courtyard to smoke in, front room to merch in, and space for bands and friends to create the stoke and let it loose to party.

6. THE ASTORIA
I guess I wanted to avoid mentioning bars, but really, the Astoria is still cheap, my friends still put on shows there (notably FAITHFUL NEIGHBOURS, something like every third Wednesday, all show proceeds go to social organizations on the DTES, and newer nights like DIRTY FOR THE KIDS, brought to you by local heroes, NU SENSAE, and PEACE IN THE PIT, which has it's first show upcoming in February and is put on by MJ, you know, the lady that puts on ripping shows for touring bands like PURPLE RHINESTONE EAGLE from Portland?) so really this place is worth mentioning. The beers are cheap enough, and on a quiet night, the pool tables are superb.

(note: Sorry if the links are all facebook. I sometimes wish we could all revert back to webpages and listservs.)

I guess these are all venues, and obviously there are other things that make up this city, the bands, and individual people doing rad stuff, but they are too many to name and I feel like I alone could not do them justice in a shitty blog review.

been awhile

2011-01-23T12:01:00.000-08:00

what happened?

I went away to bird camp for a month and a half, then traveled back with a good friend, starting out with a week of Winnipeg, of swimming in rock quarries, drinking by mosquito-ridden riversides, sweaty bike rides to Garbage Hill, and getting a chance to check out some shows. Big thanks to Bean, Alden, Sissy and Sara for making Winnipeg ruling.

This is Garbage Hill, the biggest hill in Wpg.

BORN BAD,
Hardcore from Winnipeg

HEAD HITS CONCRETE,
Grindcore from Winnipeg

oh and in case you forgot about KURSK, here's an okay video of them playing at 453 Young in Winnipeg

East Coast tour with SURROGATE ACTIVITY. This video taken by Hari, sums up August.

We played with some awesome bands. Here are some EXAMPLES.

SURROGATE ACTIVITY
Pop-punk from St. John's, Newfoundland

WEAK LINK
Hardcore from St. John's, Newfoundland
http://www.myspace.com/weaklink709

HONKY HORN & BAD MOUTH
Brooklyn, NYC

(note: The alternative title for the posting could be "My Cat Fell Ten Stories While I was in Brooklyn and Now I'm Broke and In Debt to my Friends and Family.")

next time: Why Vancouver Rules

Oh, hi.

2010-04-22T17:48:00.000-07:00

I'm taking this time now, 42 minutes before my final exam of my second semester, to update this. It's been awhile.

I quit Budgies in March to focus more on living off student loans and lying around my apartment, fantasizing about level building and the slowly dying plants that I could better position.

I also started playing in a band. We changed our name three times, played some shows, got a bass player and now we are going on tour with this band from Newfoundland, called SURROGATE ACTIVITY. This band is comprised of, my best friend/roommate circa 2006, Juls Generic, her partner Steve, and a bass player whom I have yet to meet.

There have been some good shows around Vancouver lately, none of which I have written about on here, alas.

In one week I am going away to volunteer at a bird observatory in Thunder Bay, Ontario. On May 3rd I will wake up an hour before sunrise, search desperately for something resembling coffee, put on jeans that are too hot or shorts that are too tattered, and climb a 20-metre ladder to an observation tower and sit there looking for migratory birds. I will do this every day for a month and 8 days, then I will go back to Vancouver and spend every day on the beach.

If you're in Vancouver this weekend, you should check out these shows:

first fridays december 4th

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2009-10-16T21:50:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 7TH - OFF WITH THEIR HEADS/YOUTH BRIGADE/BOUNCING SOULS

2009-10-04T23:14:00.000-07:00

NOVEMBER 15th

2009-10-02T20:02:00.001-07:00

TYNFB

2009-10-01T20:08:00.000-07:00

the month at a glance

2009-09-21T09:04:00.000-07:00

UPCOMING SHOWS

///////////////////////////September///////////////////////

--TUESDAY 22nd--

Boosh Tuesdays w.
TIGHT SOLID
FINE MIST
WILD PALMS
@COBALT 9pm $5 No Minors

--FRIDAY 25th--

MASS GRAVE
99 PROBLEMS
NU SENSAE
UNFUN
@APC 8pm All Ages

MODE MODERNE
PETROLEUM BY-PRODUCTS
COSMETICS
@ 467 POWELL (above the Meat Shop) 11pm

--SATURDAY 26th--

DISTORT VANCOUVER w.
HELLSHOCK
DEATHRAID
NERVESKADE
RIPPER
SPECTRES
UNFUN
FEAR OF TOMORROW
@ RICKSHAW THEATRE 3pm $10 All Ages (Early Show!!!)

SUBHUMANS
@ COBALT 10pm No Minors

DEAD GHOSTS
MANIC ATTRACTS
THE SUSPICIONS
@ ASTORIA 10pm No Minors $5

--TUESDAY 29th--

Last Boosh Tuesday Ever!!! w.

B-LINES
NU SENSAE
TWO CABINS
@ COBALT 10PM $5 No Minors

--WEDNESDAY 30th--

B-LINES
HEALTHY STUDENTS
KEEP TIDY
@MEDIA CLUB 9pm No Minors

////////////////October/////////////

--WEDNESDAY 7th--

YOUTH BRIGADE
BOUNCING SOULS
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
@ RICKSHAW THEATRE (All Ages?)

--THURSDAY Oct 8th--

TRANZMITORS
HARD FEELINGS
PLUS PERFECT
@ HONEY LOUNGE No Minors

CONGRESS
@ BOURBON (BlastRamp) 10pm No Minors

--FRIDAY 9th--

VAPID
QUIET KIDS
AK747S
@PATS PUB 9pm No Minors

--SATURDAY 17th--

DEFEKTORS
WHITE LUNG
RANDOM CUTS
@ASTORIA 9pm

know of anything else? please post comment.

xolegs

2009-09-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

I would like to live here next year.

2009-09-02T15:15:00.000-07:00

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2009-07-17T09:54:00.000-07:00

i am going to try and keep this updated again. get into it.

UNFUN at the Alf House last night, the actual camera work is questionable, but its mostly the recording of the song I was going for. Or whatever.

first tab attempt

2009-07-09T00:36:00.000-07:00

well, it kind of works.
the lyrics are a bit hard to determine in some parts of this song,
but i did my best.

FROM A TOWER - THORNS OF LIFE

CAPO on 7th fret

G F# Em
heaven just got your postcard
G F# Em
my dear veronica
G F# Em
we are blessed and powerless
F G C
wherever we turn we win
so this.....

(can't figure the lyrics out here)

C G F
.....wants to waste time beside you
F G C
if you storm this tower, bring your bells
G F# Em
i am that mad bastille
G F# Em
twelve residences to see your fires
G F# Em
we cheer inside
F G
cheer for you fire breather
F G
now i dont know you well
C G F
but i know enough to tell you that
F G C
you can storm this tower or just lay it down

G F# Em
and i do build you up preciptittously
G F# Em
two upward peaks
F G
you never claimed to be
F G
cause humans will fill
C G F
any void with their hopes and distortions
F G C
its not so bad just to sing from a tower
Em F
and i hope we don't change too much
Am
without checking in
Em
but if you should
F
theres that to look forward to
G
my veronica

(harmonica while strumming G F# Em)

G F# Em
and i found your black power earrings
exactly where you hid them
this too is a postcard
F G
for a bloodless revolution
F G
now i don't know you well
C G F
i know just enough to tell you that
G
when you get back
C
we can be how we want

some places

2009-07-08T16:59:00.000-07:00

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R.I.P.

obsessed with street view

2009-07-08T16:56:00.001-07:00

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2009-06-01T12:09:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow Night at the Cobalt

2009-06-01T12:02:00.000-07:00

Shake off your sunstroke and show off your tan...

REVELSTOKE (http://www.myspace.com/wizardsofrevelstoke)

BRONTOSAURUS(http://www.myspace.com/brontoband)

DOUBLEWIDE (http://www.myspace.com/doublewidetrailer)

5 dollars. 9pm.
3 dollar beers.
Until 1am, so y'all can get to bed early.

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2009-05-07T17:03:00.000-07:00

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and

M-BLANKET

2009-04-15T20:22:00.000-07:00

stoked on some bands:

http://www.myspace.com/needlesxpins

http://www.myspace.com/unfun

http://www.myspace.com/totalabuse

cool.

2009-04-02T15:47:00.001-07:00

p.s.

2009-04-02T15:29:00.001-07:00

remember when psuedo-famous dudes would email me about posting shows on this blog? and now look, back to the ol' run of the mill opendiary.com circa 2002 diary ranting. im a little ashamed.

anyway, check out this show.

2009-03-22T19:52:00.001-07:00

I have been getting excited lately on the rad people in my life, and new rad people in my life, and the idea of summer hang outs, bonfires and beers, and swimming.

Yesterday was the first day of spring. I was super tired after a lovely party of friends, woke up at Kolin and Jenna's, and busted down to Budgies, grabbed some tip money, had breakfast with Cheylene at Nice Cafe.

I'm stoked that I'm at a place in my life where I can be super casual about crushing. It makes it so much easier to go about my life, instead of getting all my hopes up, only ot have them severely pummeled with heartache. I'm also glad that I can prioritize my friends and hanging to come way before dudes and all that shit.

So after Nice Cafe, I walked around with Todd and Leelers. We threw some parachute men off park benches, discussed the idea of a skid summer house, went to Skidsgate and bought dollar store shit.

And we went to Dairy Queen and ate CHEESEBURGERS! 3 for 5 dollars. Amazing Sweet Deals.
I bought a straw hat.

And now for some pictures.

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http://ryanwalterwagner.blogspot.com

I have been dreaming about you every night

2009-03-11T14:56:00.000-07:00

I have been shit at updating this at all. It seems I can take the little things I do with my life and give them such grand importance that they squeeze everything else out.

I am swearing off love, if not forever, then for a long time. I think it's all kind of bullshit. A made up sitcom feeding idea that in reality is just a lot of people compromising themselves. Maybe I've just surpassed cynicism and entered into a new realm of bitterness.

I am getting old.

I want trains. I want campfires on the beach. I want to eat stolen avocados and fall asleep in a ditch by the tracks and wake up every time I hear an engine downgrading and the rattle of empty grainers.

I want SUMMER.

2009-03-06T00:30:00.001-08:00

2009-02-12T21:32:00.000-08:00

2009-02-05T20:54:00.000-08:00

After a short month in Wales, including a week in London, with Andrea and Seth, I'm finally back home.

Funny how traveling can affect the way you view a hometown upon return. As soon as I got back, besides getting the flu and dealing with bills and my cat Benny going through heat, I felt quite motivated to do shit with my life.

-I went to Vancouver Community College today to sign up for math upgrades.
-I started booking BOOSH TUESDAYS for the end of February.
-I called the various institutions to whom I owed substantial fees (Terasen Gas, BC Hydro, Bell Mobility, My Father) to explain my financial (or lack thereof) situation.
-My friend Kurtis and I discovered the new diner a block away from my apartment has the best breakfast sausage in the world, coupled together with the douchey looking clientele that is Railtown.

While I was away I contracted this nasty MRSA infection on my butt. I thought it was a spider bite, the Liverpool St. Station NHS Walk-In Centre nurse said it was probably an in-grown hair.
The doctors made fun of me, "A spider? It wasn't about this big with black fuzzy hair, was it?"
They don't get spider bites in Wales.

I've developed a serious relationship with the Waves Coffee in Chinatown. The bathroom is blacklit but theres so many glowing bits of toilet paper everywhere that it kind of resembles one of those space exhibits for kids at Science World. Except you wouldn't let kids in because instead of absorbing knowledge about outerspace, they'd be absorbing hepatitis through the toilet seat.
They are into techno here. I always wonder if chain places like this are restricted to The Beat 93FM or if the employees are left to make these terrible decisions on their own.

There we go. Now it will be another month before I update this.

2009-01-05T23:40:00.001-08:00

I realize now that I suck at updating, I get stoked on things in waves. Right now the tide is out. Sorry. Talk soon.

Love
Legs

Sparks got too rad

2008-12-21T01:45:00.000-08:00

MillerCoors LLC will stop producing and marketing caffeinated alcoholic drinks, including the current formulation of its top-selling Sparks brand, under a settlement with more than a dozen state attorneys general.

The beer giant had come under fire from attorneys general and consumer-advocacy groups for allegedly targeting underage drinkers through its marketing of Sparks.

“Attorneys general from around the country are gravely concerned about pre-mixed alcoholic energy drinks because these products are dangerous and look and taste like popular non-alcoholic energy drinks,” Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe said in a prepared statement.

Today’s settlement specifically addresses concerns about the marketing of Sparks. Although MillerCoors denied acting improperly, it agreed to make some major changes. These include:

Stop using images that imply power (battery-themed +/- symbols on the can) and that appeal to underage youth to market the product.

Not renewing its contract with William Ocean (I’ll be doing a post on him soon), a MillerCoors-sponsored air guitarist who back flips onto an opened can of Sparks at his shows.

Immediately discontinue the Sparks website.

Reformulate Sparks brand products without caffeine or other stimulants and agreed not to produce any other caffeinated alcohol beverages in the future.

(article stolen from http://thegrip.wordpress.com)

2008-12-17T21:47:00.000-08:00

2008-12-17T21:04:00.000-08:00

Nasal sebum

Nasal sebum, also known as Nose grease/oil, is grease removed from the surface of the human nose. The pores of the lateral creases (where the nose joins the face) of the exterior of the nose create and store more oil and grease than pores elsewhere on the human body, forming a readily available source of small quantities of grease or oil. The grease is a particularly oily form of sebum, thought to contain more squalene (C₃₀H₅₀) than the secretions from other parts of the skin. It is notable because nose grease is a convenient durable lubricant with additional surprising applications.

Nose grease can be used to minimize scratches in optical surfaces, for example when cleaning photographic negatives.^[1] Observatory lore holds that nose grease was used to reduce stray light and reflections in transmissive telescopes before the development of vacuum antireflective coatings.^[2] The antireflective properties are due in part to the fact that the nose oil fills small cracks and scratches and forms a smooth, polished surface, and in part to the low index of refraction of the oil, which can reduce surface reflection from transmissive optics that have a high index of refraction. The same effect is sometimes used by numismatic hobbyists to alter the apparent grade of slightly worn coins.^[3]

Nose grease has mild antifoaming properties and can be used to break down a high head on freshly poured beer or soft drinks. Wiping nose grease onto one's finger and then touching or stirring the foam causes it to dissipate rapidly.^{[citation needed]}

Nose grease has also been used as a lubricant when playing the banjo. It can lubricate fingers for slides with the fingering hand, or to lubricate picks so they do not 'stick' to the strings when playing.

Hard-to-make Financial Decisions

2008-12-15T19:33:00.000-08:00

7 FOOT WATERFALL - $500 (CHILLIWACK)

Reply to: sale-956708266@craigslist.org ^[?]
Date: 2008-12-13, 12:26PM PST

This is a 7ft waterfall ordered from california.We have had it 5 years,and it retails for $3200 plus taxes brand new. It is excellent working condition,but does have damage to it that does not effect the operation of this beauty,but asthetically not 100%. The dimensios are 7ft tall by 33 inches wide and 16 inches deep.To warm up this cascading waterfall add some topiere or green plantation and cover most of the side where the repair was made or veneer all 3 sides with new fibre glass or thin wood veneer.If your remotely handy not hard to do.My price reflects the imperfections.Serious inquiries only!

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Boosh at the Alf House

2008-12-10T19:13:00.000-08:00

I figured I'd stay away from diary-like entries, because that is so livejournal 2001 right? But after reading a lot of Mish's hilarious anecdotes, I realized that our lives are way more awesome than we think they are. And we better start documenting now, dammit.

I have a terrible sickness (that happened suspiciously after smoking weed, more than I have in about two years) and it includes uncontrollable coughing, followed by the upheaval of some pieces of my esophagus or something, and consistent sneezy face.

But I just had three codeine and thanks to Kati J am feeling much better.

So MJ and I have started these nights called Boosh Tuesdays, which we usually host at the Cobalt, but due to double booking, and me forgetting about the double booking, it was held at the Alf House for the December 9th show, featuring DICHOTOMY, 99 PROBLEMS, WAR HERO, and NU SENSAE.

What is it with these kids who show up at 8pm, already wasted, wearing their mom's fake crushed velvet blouse as if they were pants, and completely disregard the fact that other people are existing around them. These kids amaze me. If they're not being too aggressive when bands are playing, they're puking in the bathtub and not telling anyone about it. I don't think they realize that people actually live in that house and conduct daily life routines.

So anyway, a lot of people showed up and the kitchen was unbearably packed as per usual. 99 PROBLEMS played their best set ever in my opinion, and NU SENSAE opened with a new song I believe, totally awesome long intro. I was stoked.

WAR HERO's vocalist Tommy is so high energy it makes me feel like a crochety old woman. Serious, that guy flails around and falls into stuff like he won't even bruise up the next day. He probably doesn't.

I love shows at the Alf house.

The best was when some kid showed up from the suburbs, and was getting a tour of the house. Upon finding Juls and others in her room (was it her room at that time?) smoking some weed, he goes,

"Why do you live like this, is it for the culture?"

To which Juls replied, "Uh, I guess so."

Now, due to a crazy neighbour who likes to chase tenants out with a baseball bat, the house is undergoing continued inspections from the city, the health inspector, the landlords, everyone.
That crazy multiple-restaurant owning douchebag wants that house gone ASAP. Too bad the landlords are stoked to have punks live there for as long as possible! Who else would pay 1300/month? Definitely not baseball bat weilding idiots like that guy.

glamour shots

2008-12-07T09:41:00.001-08:00

nimoy's big crush on l.o.t.r.

2008-12-03T01:39:00.000-08:00

Wales

2008-12-02T11:19:00.000-08:00

I will be leaving for Wales on the 29th of December. In a preemptive effort to enjoy myself, I decided to search for anything punk or rad, or both, going on.

And then I found this.

CIRCLE OF ONE
Brynmawr rockers returning to Wales.
+ Thyrd Eye
Dark energetic angry yet melodic rock.
+ Die! Chihuahua Die!
Rock, die, then rock some more.

Saturday 22nd November
Doors 8.00pm til late
Entry £4 / £3 flyer
plus free shot on entry

I also found this bar in Cardiff called Barfly, that has drink specials such as, shots of Jager for 1 pound, and bottles of beer for 1 pound.

So I guess regardless of if any of these silly shows with stupid sounding bands are any good,
I won't really be in a sober state of mind to care and I'll have enough money to find my way to my grandma's house in the morning.

So cute you'll puke

2008-12-02T00:57:00.000-08:00

T.M.P. Philadelphia

2008-12-01T21:58:00.000-08:00