Ok so we have been calling ourselves i since 1999, thats 10 years wow. Anyways i am not sure we were the first band, but needless to say we were on the verge of trademarking the band name. I mean we don't think we are gonna sell a ton of copies, but we did wanna be legit and maybe have a few albums on itunes or something. Well we were screwed over by our lawyer.

You hear it in books about the music industry etc, but it really happened to us.

We paid a lawyer a large sum of money (to us) to do a trademark search on our Band name i

He did the search, and told us that we were free to trademark it, so we were happy and began the process.

Now because we don't pay him as much money as some of the other clients do he doesnt put as much effort into it. So the process of trademarking starts. He sends the paperwork out to the USTP Office. Anyways a year goes by. We contact the lawyer and he informs us that it takes a long time to trademark, and for the paper work to be processed. So we pay him for this.

Time goes by again, leading to our Webster theater cd release habitat show. We are doing the booklet graphic design and artwork, and now we want to include our trademark number so we ( matt) checks the USTP website and sees that the trademark for our name is DEAD, (thats what they refer to it as) So he calls the office while we are doing the graphics for the cd. The office follows the paper trail and then reports back to us that the paperwork was sent to the lawyer many times, and he never responded to it.

Basically the lawyer screwed up the original search, didn't tell us that another music related service had already trademarked the name, and kept taking our money telling us that the paperwork was 'still being processed"

So we printed our cd with a name that we dont own yay!

if the other 'i' ever finds out that we are selling cd's they can sue us.

Bands, please for lack of better word, TRADEMARK YOUR FUCKING BAND NAME YOU LAZY FUCKS!!!

Now what should we do about our name?

Scott

Ok So i did an experiment. thanks to Mike Ormsby for this.

I had my friend Mike take two cd's of ours (blank tops no case etc) to work with him and pass the cd's out to two different people who he thought might like the music.

the first person he gave the cd to he told that person that the band was local

The second person he gave the cd to he told that person that the band was from england


So he asked each listener what they thought.

the first listener, who he told the band was local, didn't really care too much about the stuff.

the Second listener, who he told the band was from england, loved the music and said it was great, 'this band is fantastic, yada yada' then he told that listener it was local. the listener was shocked.

supposedly the two listeners have similar taste in music too.

Well if its in my own back yard it can't be good?

Think again.

Now i am not trying to pass off our band as all that, however it was really interesting to see the results, and this was 5 years ago too, and the recording was crappy.


Scott

Hey this is for all of you bands/musicians that are local and Have no fans like us!!
Copy and paste this to your page if you want, don't even put my name as the author, i don't give a shit.

The reason why local bands have no fans is because most local people think that because the band is local, then they must suck. This may or may not be true from a talent standpoint but check this out:

It's all about the illusion-

A. You think a band is cool if other people think so. no really music fan, you do.
(How many times have you liked a group because your friends showed it to you?)

B. If a band isn't on a real major Label they aren't a real band. This is false but in most people's minds its justified

C. if a band is on MTV and or has a video it means they are a real band
( When you see a band performing in a music video and there are a ton of fans at their 'show' its because they pay actors to be enthused fans. This makes you think its ok to like them. they do this with Sitcoms on tv by putting in samples of laughter so that you feel its ok to laugh because other 'people' are too)

D. Unless you see a band with umpteen thousand fans, they are not real, the more fans the more real

E. You need good graphic design on your cd's so that people think it is a real cd ( what the fuck does this have to do with the recording? Nothing at all. ) Likewise for photos and websites etc. and even recording quality is just a big bunch of BS. although recording quality IS valulable because it makes the music easier to listen to.


SO, when you see a band in a local setting, They MAY be a good band. Don't let the fact that the band is not surrounded by all of the above fool you into passing judgement without actually listening or watching the band.

Think about it when you go to a show and there are no people there to see the group it influences how you judge the music. When there are more people at the show you feel like its the 'place to be" It works just like a party. If you go to a party and there are not many people there you go, " this party is lame"....Why? Think about it.

Oh well what am i REALLY saying. Hmmm. support Local music and go see some local shows!

I am writing this blog to let people know that our band or whatever is back. Whatever that means is what that means, but the attitude, and desire to play has returned.

...........crickets...........

many times you have seen our band setup our stuff with minimal amps etc and sound like a stripped down version of ourselves. That is not us. we used to do that out of laziness, or cause of our equipment being broken.

And yes we are gonna do covers to make some extra cash. Why ? Because we need the money and would rather make money playing music then by working at Starbux on the weekends. I wanna have some extra cash around to buy another synth or effects box. I love shit like that, it inspires me.

So you think we are selling out if we do covers? Well given that we have never really made any money anyways how can you say we are selling out? Seriously how many stupid bands worry more about 'not selling out' than making music that they like? You think that your 'sound like everyone else music' is so pure and awesome that doing this or that would make you a sellout? Cmon. If Warner Brothers handed you 100 grand to wear a pink skirt in a video, you would do it. Then you would have 100 grand to buy a tour bus or whatever. Besides you already look like all the bands that have personal stylists anyways. I mean you bought your clothes at Hot Topic if your Metal or goth right, or the thrift store if your grunge? Your non sellout clothes made someone a lot of money!

I will define what sellout is ok?
If you change your music to fit into something that is not from yourself, or because you are getting paid to do it, THAT is selling out.

Besides its pretty easy to see phoniness anyways.

You cant expect to change styles of music to fit a genre of music thats selling well and expect to be any good at it. The people who have been breaking ground with that type of music have been doing it for years, and you think that you can do it as well? I don't think so.

So we are in Boot Camp right now doing what musicians ( is that what we call ourselves?) do, practicing, learning just how bad we suck all over. trying to get self illusioned enough to where we actually think we sound good. Pffft.


Scott

Blah, Blah Blah

It is not the destination, but the Journey in which you live for.

Seriously i feel sorry for bands that wanna and think they are gonna be rock stars!

there are millions of talented people out there looking to have the most selfish job in the world too, the only way you 'make it' (get paid lots of money to be a self promoting narcisstis asshole) is by being either connected, extremely lucky, or crazy good looking. AND you have to be talented too.

I dont have any of those, and the talent thing is questionable too.
And some days i feel so bad about the way i look that i have a hard time even getting my instrument on and stepping up to the mic. I think most people feel this way about themselves tho. And to be honest Males have it easy in the music industry anyways, cause you can be not perfect looking and be a performer. For Women its almost impossible. I mean look at Country music its disgusting. New pop country ought to be ashamed at the acts it puts out. I cant even think of one new female country singer who isnt totally perfect looking. Its embarrasing for Nashville.


You can be 'rock stars' now by simply making the best music you can and performing it to that degree. Besides Hip Hop is the way o the future anyways.

Scott

I am sitting in McKinnons Irish Pub, about to set up for a solo gig, and I am hooked up to Hartford's wireless internet technology. Cool. bad part is it is from 9:30 till 1:30
but cool all the same.


Scott

Hosted By: i
When: Friday Jul 13, 2007
at 6:00 PM
Where: Webster Theater
31 Webster St.
Hartford, CT 06114
United States
Description:
i

Click Here To View Event

[start]
yo rocket scientist
ill blow your mind with this
lyrical beatdown
fancy prom gown
pumping perfume all around
false sense aroma
waking up your coma
ill polish on your halo
clean britches
hot creased britches
givin sewing lessons
robert popes blessing
keepin joe guessin yo
thermal-dynamic cosines
hype fly bright dope rhymes
on the net with high five
saying no! to giant bongs,
flocks in throngs,
flippin steaks with tongs
watching king kong
beating brass gongs yo
yo beatin your drum set like the bongos
bucking like a guerilla in the congos
or a boa constricter
cause my starched shirt is stiffer
then your mamas avacados and mangos
cause brawney's back cause brawney's back yeah
cause brawney's back cause brawney's back yeah

solid gold in the place
like a can of mace
busting rhymes so white tying your shoe-lace
and if your girl steps up
im gonna hold her head up
and congratulate her cranberry-lemon cakes
now when they call me a chef they must be confused
cause i dont slice fruit i just straight abuse
run her fingers though her hair
i got flair
for the dramatic
adriactic
to much static
foaming at the mouth
stairing south
my caticlysmic mouth
carmel diaster
lyrical rhyming master
slingging words faster and faster and faster
then your average master
eating custard with mustard and blue cheese
with 30 dirty rakes and hoes next to tall weeds
begging please
do yard work with me
i just picked steve up from the ground
picked him up
took his crown
lyrical beatdown

sing it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
sing it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
sing it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
sing it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
say it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
say it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
scream it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
scream it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye

my daddy's got a rolex that hes gonna donate
you got a big ol' yard i wanna help rake
two cranky kids want me to babysit?
R-O-B-E-R-T-P-O-P-Es legit
rock star of the century
rocking in a jaguar or any fancy car
rolling donw the streets
tuning to the beats
singing
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
yea now i got a special treat for all you ladies
ill let you use my stroller to walk your babies
and you know i cant wait for your dog to have babies
oh! i got another trick up my sleeve
i'm gonna do your favorite hair style then leave
i got another ace in the hole ya know
.....im gonna Tivo your favorite show
and if your still not impressed
.....im gonna iron your vest
and and fold it in its place
and put flowers in your vase
and buy you a new couch
we're gonna vacumm your whole house

sing it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
sing it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
sing it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye
sing it
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I in your eye

[ad lib about fantastic, windex, craigs ironing abillities, oxyclean, billy mayes]

[end]

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