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Current mood:completely unmotivated
I was going through the draft folder in gmail today and came across a blog I'd started about a Peal show from July. I never finished it, and had completely forgotten it was ever started.
Its an interesting perspective on yourself reading a bit of unfinished and unreleased prose. It's like trying to remember the name of an actor from That One Movie, you know? You can picture him perfectly, and if you could only remember his name.... Memory excercise I guess. Trying to read from the volumes and volumes of information that is locked in the folds of your brain.
Anyway, here it is in all its' boring glory.
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6:40 AM Friday morning.
The only time I listen to RadioNow is first thing in the morning, and for only seconds at a time. The seconds between when the alarm clock-radio goes off, and when my brain registers that there is an annoying sound coming mere inches from my ears, proceeds to direct my hand to smack it back into submission.Ah, snoozing for another seven glorious minutes of sleep. The best seven minutes of sleep in my opinion, because it's almost like your cognizant that you're sleeping.
7:08 AM Four Snoozes Later
"Did that lyric say something about partying in Vegas" I remember thinking dismissively as I finally got out of bed. I didn't care enough to investigate any further. Plus, with that particular radio stations overly exclusive and predictive playlist, that song will be polluting the airwaves again Monday when I go through the same pedantic ritual. Wake up, brew coffee, shower, eat, drink coffee, commute to office (which today consists of walking to my studio in the basement).
12:15 PM
A 1981 blonde Mercedes sedan affectionately named "Blondie" pulls into my gravel driveway. Its' rear windows are completely blocked by the components of a disassembled drum kit. Matt is drumming for Peal today, so we'll ride early '80s German style since the van we used to rent from Brian Deer is for sale at Carmax and my '98 Blazer can't currently pump fuel.
I throw an acoustic guitar, a small, powder-blue, thrift-store suitcase and my pedal board into the car, jump into the front seat and we're off to Bloomington. Andy, who will be coming straight from work in Greenwood, and who has the rest of my gear already loaded into his car, will be meeting us down there.
4:45 PM
Together, unloaded, set-up and soundchecked, the three of us head to Walnut Street for one of our favorite Bloomington gig diversions, Japanais for some Sushi. It doesn't open until five, so we take shelter from the summer sun in the nearest bar, Kilroy's Sports and end up spending 45 minutes drinking draft beer and shots of whiskey with Shelby the bartender.
7:45 PM
Backstage at the IU Auditorium awaiting the cue for our short set, bellies full of raw fish, rice, seaweed, Japanese beer and Tennessee whiskey, we are introduced to none other than Miss Teen America. She asks us the name of our band, and says that she'll be helping Best Buddies with their fashion show this evening. Which is also the reason we're there, to provide the live soundtrack for the fashion show.
She has quite a larger entourage than us; two other beauty queens, an MTV producer and a camera/audio crew. Its quite a production moving them around backstage, and not at all discreet like the three piece rock band that we are tonight.
8:45 PM
"Right after the 'I Dream' speeches" Thats the only direction we've been given as to when our performance falls in the festivities.
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We really did meet Miss Teen America. She seemed a lot brighter than Miss South Carolina.
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Daylight
By Duncan Sheik
Release date: 27 August, 2002 |
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