The one thing I learned last week was even though I say that I have no friends in Appleton, a lot of people here like me (for some reason).
So in hanging out with random fools this past week I've gained a new respect for this shitty little town I've spent the last 20 years in.
That being said I'm putting together a little love note to my city, in the form of a new short film.
It also happens to be a little love note to something else.
Which is where the actual plot of the short comes in.
No need to get into that.
The ideas that went into this script having been blocking all progress on the feature-length I've been writing for the past month. Hopefully by shooting this metaphorical load I'll be able to jump back into that mess.
A call to anyone in butt-fuck Appleton, WI:
you can be in this tragedy if you want.
If you're like me and hate being on film (even though it looks like I'm going to force myself into the male lead role.) you can help out other ways.
Musician? Send me your song, and I'll probably shove it in.
Handy with a camera? I will suck off anyone willing to take over shooting responsibilities.
Also, I'm cramming as much blatant visual shout-outs as I can (without turning this beast into a tourist video) so let me know what your favorite spot in Appleton is.
I know it's already August, but this is a short, so I'm planning on having it done before summer ends.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
(500) Days Of Summer
I know I'm an indie bitch, but I really want to see (500) Days Of Summer. I'm one of those people that's super into Zooey Deschanel. She's probably the perfect girl.
Wisconsin sucks and I'll probably not get to see it until it comes out on DVD.
Wisconsin sucks and I'll probably not get to see it until it comes out on DVD.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Rank (Not The Smiths Album)
In an effort to get more posts up here, I'm going to try another feature.
The Name Ten Things feature is kind of a pain and might be dying, so this one is going to be easier for me to do.
All I'm going to do is Rank shit.
This week...
Rank the members of the Wu-Tang Clan:
1) Method Man
2) ODB
3) GZA
4) Inspectah Deck
5) Masta Killa
6) Raekwon
7) U-God
8) RZA
9) Ghostface Killah
The Name Ten Things feature is kind of a pain and might be dying, so this one is going to be easier for me to do.
All I'm going to do is Rank shit.
This week...
Rank the members of the Wu-Tang Clan:
1) Method Man
2) ODB
3) GZA
4) Inspectah Deck
5) Masta Killa
6) Raekwon
7) U-God
8) RZA
9) Ghostface Killah
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Beard Growth
I'm on week two of my most recent attempt at beard growth.
Every past try didn't really go well, but I've never given it a full 6 weeks.
Hopefully I can stay strong and at least get that far, but it doesn't look too good.
Maybe I just don't have enough manliness to grow a full beard.
I'm no Grizzly Adams.
If god wasn't such a fuck-up he would have made me like the play-doh hair salon people. Then I could just push down on myself and grow super long facial hair. I think the head hair would go with it, but I could always cut that shit off. Way too drop the ball on that one god.
We'll see how the next 4 weeks go.
Every past try didn't really go well, but I've never given it a full 6 weeks.
Hopefully I can stay strong and at least get that far, but it doesn't look too good.
Maybe I just don't have enough manliness to grow a full beard.
I'm no Grizzly Adams.
If god wasn't such a fuck-up he would have made me like the play-doh hair salon people. Then I could just push down on myself and grow super long facial hair. I think the head hair would go with it, but I could always cut that shit off. Way too drop the ball on that one god.
We'll see how the next 4 weeks go.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Yo Dawg. I heard you like blogs, so we put a blog in your blog so you can blog when you blog.
Now that it's over I can describe my busy weekend.
On Thursday some friends on tour came here. I was going to have them play in my basement, but we ended up going to Harmony instead. They played open mic and it went really good. Dudes sold mad CDs. Afterwards we hung out on the ave and Matt put together a bike for this girl he was trying to get with. I got home early enough to get 30 minutes of sleep.
Friday I woke up at 3a.m. to work. I don't remember working at all. I got home and we headed downtown to meet up with Matt and Brandon, since they stayed at that girl's house. They were supposed to roll out and play in Milwaukee on Friday night, but opted to chill in Appleton for another night and ended up getting a show at Harmony. The whole day was spent in downtown Appleton. After much Herberts&Gerberts and a failed attempt to get into the Houdini Museum, we kicked it at Heid's music for what seemed like hours (because it was hours.) That night they kicked the shit out of Harmony with a set that included just a little bit of scat. There was a hot girl working at Harmony and we went with her to a fire. My friend Steve was here from Madison and I watched him play piano like Randy Newman for a while. Mike was there smokin' his pipe as well. All the girls left the fire super early and Matt got completely lit. In the van he told everyone how much he loves us.
Saturday was a sleep catch-up day. I had basically been awake for 36 hours straight. The guys showered and got ready to drive down to Rockwell, IL. There was a minor van problem and they had to buy a new battery. The next thing I know it was 5:00 p.m. I ate and went down to Harmony (again) to see my friends from Madison play with Billy Rayson. The show was real good. I totally hated shows for a while, but this weekend may have pulled me out of that. After the high school reunion of a show, we walked around college ave, at one point breaking into an awkward rendition of "White Christmas." I got home and found out that my dress shoes stained the fuck out of my socks though.
It was a fun weekend. This week will be pretty tame. Having coffee with some people and then maybe a party on Saturday. Check out my friend's bands:
http://www.myspace.com/grizzlyjberry
http://www.myspace.com/weareavocados
http://www.myspace.com/billyraysonmusic
On Thursday some friends on tour came here. I was going to have them play in my basement, but we ended up going to Harmony instead. They played open mic and it went really good. Dudes sold mad CDs. Afterwards we hung out on the ave and Matt put together a bike for this girl he was trying to get with. I got home early enough to get 30 minutes of sleep.
Friday I woke up at 3a.m. to work. I don't remember working at all. I got home and we headed downtown to meet up with Matt and Brandon, since they stayed at that girl's house. They were supposed to roll out and play in Milwaukee on Friday night, but opted to chill in Appleton for another night and ended up getting a show at Harmony. The whole day was spent in downtown Appleton. After much Herberts&Gerberts and a failed attempt to get into the Houdini Museum, we kicked it at Heid's music for what seemed like hours (because it was hours.) That night they kicked the shit out of Harmony with a set that included just a little bit of scat. There was a hot girl working at Harmony and we went with her to a fire. My friend Steve was here from Madison and I watched him play piano like Randy Newman for a while. Mike was there smokin' his pipe as well. All the girls left the fire super early and Matt got completely lit. In the van he told everyone how much he loves us.
Saturday was a sleep catch-up day. I had basically been awake for 36 hours straight. The guys showered and got ready to drive down to Rockwell, IL. There was a minor van problem and they had to buy a new battery. The next thing I know it was 5:00 p.m. I ate and went down to Harmony (again) to see my friends from Madison play with Billy Rayson. The show was real good. I totally hated shows for a while, but this weekend may have pulled me out of that. After the high school reunion of a show, we walked around college ave, at one point breaking into an awkward rendition of "White Christmas." I got home and found out that my dress shoes stained the fuck out of my socks though.
It was a fun weekend. This week will be pretty tame. Having coffee with some people and then maybe a party on Saturday. Check out my friend's bands:
http://www.myspace.com/grizzlyjberry
http://www.myspace.com/weareavocados
http://www.myspace.com/billyraysonmusic
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Name Ten Things
It's officially saturday for another 25 minutes.
Time for this week's "Name Ten Things"
I've got a big stack of books that I want to read. I own them, but haven't read them yet. Time to put down the comics and do some real reading.
Name Ten Books I'm Planning On Reading Soon
1) A Moveable Feast By Ernest Hemingway (about halfway finished)
2) Silent Bob Speaks By Kevin Smith
3) The Cinema Book No author listed
4) To The Lighthouse By Virginia Woolf
5) This Side Of Paradise By F. Scott Fitzgerald
6) How Not To Write A Screenplay By Denny Martin Flinn
7) The Cantos Of Ezra Pound By Ezra Pound
8) The Red And The Black By Stendhal
9) If Chins Could Kill By Bruce Campbell
10) Talking Pictures By Sylvia Shorris and Marion Abbott Bundy
Time for this week's "Name Ten Things"
I've got a big stack of books that I want to read. I own them, but haven't read them yet. Time to put down the comics and do some real reading.
Name Ten Books I'm Planning On Reading Soon
1) A Moveable Feast By Ernest Hemingway (about halfway finished)
2) Silent Bob Speaks By Kevin Smith
3) The Cinema Book No author listed
4) To The Lighthouse By Virginia Woolf
5) This Side Of Paradise By F. Scott Fitzgerald
6) How Not To Write A Screenplay By Denny Martin Flinn
7) The Cantos Of Ezra Pound By Ezra Pound
8) The Red And The Black By Stendhal
9) If Chins Could Kill By Bruce Campbell
10) Talking Pictures By Sylvia Shorris and Marion Abbott Bundy
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