The official eye wear of December 2005. 
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Monday, January 02, 2006
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Damaged II
What happens when your older brother rolls into town whom you haven't seen in a year and hasn't been to your digs in five years?Why you throw down the gauntlet and get wasted.
Here's to more good times in 2006.
Damaged
What happens when the best man at your wedding - who you haven't talked to in a good year because he's getting divorced - rolls into town for a surprise visit because his father lives in North Carolina... and he comes with his soon-to-be ex wife?Why you throw down the gauntlet and get wasted.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
The Room of Spencer
And to think, I just had him clean it the other day.Notice "makeshift" drummer set in the left corner or the Ron Liberti signed rock poster above the bed.
What Is This?
Spencer art.Skateboard tricks. Notice the movement of the arms or the guy second from right with the pink deck who is doing the ollie. Or maybe it's the first guy? Or maybe it's a sequence!
Assessment
After my brother-in-law came over and assessed the damage, we took a trip to Home Depot for some roofing sealant slash caulk. Sealed the area around the exhaust piping and left the wet insulation to dry. Hope plywood dries out otherwise it'll need to be replaced. At least I didn't fall through the roof when I stood on it.
One More Time... Closer
I see many trips to Home Depot in my future...and a headache the size of Texas.
Shit
This is what greeted me this morning in the bathroom my sons use. It used to be a little brown spot. Then we got three solid days of rain.Happy, happy, joy, joy.
Guess I'll call the landlord.
Oh wait, I am the landlord, I own this place.
Shit. shit, double shit.
I think I'll take aliens up my nose over this type of home improvement.
And it's 38 degrees out.
The Aliens Are Coming
Or maybe they already came...
Had another mind blowing, yet harrowing, lucid dream last night.
This time I go to some weird compound lured by the guise of it being some family entertainment place a la Chuck E. Cheeses-meets-Seasame Street or something. Only once you get in there the kids are seperated from the adults. I have to go through these myriad of doors but they play it off funhouse funny like the beginning of Get Smart. At the last door I have to do some sort of light-in-the-eyeball ID check.
A mechanical woman's voice calls out your specs: "Greg Barbera, male, [there's some sort of escort waiting for me to enter and he says in unison w/ the voice], age 37."
I turn to him and say, "I've been here before. That's how you know."
He gives me a sheepish grin. I imagine they are going to up the dose on my amnesia meds this time. I now recall why my sinuses always hurt so bad, it's because the method they use to do whatever procedures they want to do involves entering via your nasal cavity. I shudder thinking about the pain of it all.
My recollection is patchy from here.
I know I took some sort of ferry to get to the place. But it was through the artic circle or some shit because all I remember is passing iceburgs and being frigidly cold and wondering where am I going because clearly there is no life here only to be greeted by some Mission District on ice neighborhood/city. Covered in 24hr darkness. Streetlight/car lights bouncing off the slushy, wet mess that seemed to be streets.
Had another mind blowing, yet harrowing, lucid dream last night.
This time I go to some weird compound lured by the guise of it being some family entertainment place a la Chuck E. Cheeses-meets-Seasame Street or something. Only once you get in there the kids are seperated from the adults. I have to go through these myriad of doors but they play it off funhouse funny like the beginning of Get Smart. At the last door I have to do some sort of light-in-the-eyeball ID check.
A mechanical woman's voice calls out your specs: "Greg Barbera, male, [there's some sort of escort waiting for me to enter and he says in unison w/ the voice], age 37."
I turn to him and say, "I've been here before. That's how you know."
He gives me a sheepish grin. I imagine they are going to up the dose on my amnesia meds this time. I now recall why my sinuses always hurt so bad, it's because the method they use to do whatever procedures they want to do involves entering via your nasal cavity. I shudder thinking about the pain of it all.
My recollection is patchy from here.
I know I took some sort of ferry to get to the place. But it was through the artic circle or some shit because all I remember is passing iceburgs and being frigidly cold and wondering where am I going because clearly there is no life here only to be greeted by some Mission District on ice neighborhood/city. Covered in 24hr darkness. Streetlight/car lights bouncing off the slushy, wet mess that seemed to be streets.
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Nightmares
Had incredible nightmares last night.
- One involved a elephant running lose in a suburban neighbor and headed right for the backyard cookout I was at. People screaming. Nowhere to turn. "Fate or luck is going to get me out of thsi one," I thought. Dream fades
- Second involves alien abduction. I am sleeping in my son Cole's bed. I sense something. Get up and look out the window. There's bright lights but it's not the street lamp. Too bright. I seek solace in the room. Only now I'm lying w/ Cole and my wife. We are looking at the stars out of a sky light. And then the bright lights come. A ship, which looks like an oil drilling rig laid on its side, hovers over the sky light. "Shit," I mumble. "It's here." And then scramble to get Cole and wife out of the room. I'm behind Cole and standing in the doorway looking back on my wife on the bed. "Get up!" I yell and reach for her hand. And then the window crashes and this mechanical arm comes reaching towards me. "It wants me," I say to the room not sure to whom. "What do you want?" I scream. "Answer these questions," says a voice from nowhere. Dream fades.
- Third one. Three of my best friends and a childhood neighbor break into my house. Armed robbery. They are surprised I am home and I am surprised they are trying to rob me. They are dressed in black like cat burglers yet their faces aren't covered. This is bad they say. They tie me up, slap duck tape across my face and inject me with a needle. To put me to sleep or to kill me I do not know. Dream fades.
Seems like a good time for some Black Flag:
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
I'm about
To have a nervous breakdown
My head really hurts
If I don't find a way out of here
I'm gonna go berserk 'cuz
I'm crazy and I'm hurt
Head on my shoulders
It's going...berserk
I hear the same old talk talk talk
The same old lines
Don't do me that today, yeah
If you know what's good for you you'll get out of my way 'cuz
I'm crazy and I'm hurt
Head on my shoulders
Going...berserk
I won't apologize
For acting outta line
You see the way I am
You leave any time you can 'cuz
I'm crazy and I'm hurt
Head on my shoulders
Going...berserk
Crazy! Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!
I don't care what you fuckin' do
I don't care what you fuckin' say
I'm so sick of everything
I just want to...die!
- One involved a elephant running lose in a suburban neighbor and headed right for the backyard cookout I was at. People screaming. Nowhere to turn. "Fate or luck is going to get me out of thsi one," I thought. Dream fades
- Second involves alien abduction. I am sleeping in my son Cole's bed. I sense something. Get up and look out the window. There's bright lights but it's not the street lamp. Too bright. I seek solace in the room. Only now I'm lying w/ Cole and my wife. We are looking at the stars out of a sky light. And then the bright lights come. A ship, which looks like an oil drilling rig laid on its side, hovers over the sky light. "Shit," I mumble. "It's here." And then scramble to get Cole and wife out of the room. I'm behind Cole and standing in the doorway looking back on my wife on the bed. "Get up!" I yell and reach for her hand. And then the window crashes and this mechanical arm comes reaching towards me. "It wants me," I say to the room not sure to whom. "What do you want?" I scream. "Answer these questions," says a voice from nowhere. Dream fades.
- Third one. Three of my best friends and a childhood neighbor break into my house. Armed robbery. They are surprised I am home and I am surprised they are trying to rob me. They are dressed in black like cat burglers yet their faces aren't covered. This is bad they say. They tie me up, slap duck tape across my face and inject me with a needle. To put me to sleep or to kill me I do not know. Dream fades.
Seems like a good time for some Black Flag:
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
I'm about
To have a nervous breakdown
My head really hurts
If I don't find a way out of here
I'm gonna go berserk 'cuz
I'm crazy and I'm hurt
Head on my shoulders
It's going...berserk
I hear the same old talk talk talk
The same old lines
Don't do me that today, yeah
If you know what's good for you you'll get out of my way 'cuz
I'm crazy and I'm hurt
Head on my shoulders
Going...berserk
I won't apologize
For acting outta line
You see the way I am
You leave any time you can 'cuz
I'm crazy and I'm hurt
Head on my shoulders
Going...berserk
Crazy! Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!
I don't care what you fuckin' do
I don't care what you fuckin' say
I'm so sick of everything
I just want to...die!
Thursday, December 01, 2005
If I Was A Podcaster!
Fortunate Son - CCR (just because my band Chest Pains is partaking in the local Minutemen tribute show at the Local 506 on 12/10 [www.local506.com] and I had to learn it)
The Time Flys - Teenage Is The Stoneage
Bonniwell Music Machine - Two Much (sometimes you just got to raid the vaults)
The Blazers - Nobody Told Me
Souled American - Notes Camp Fire
Blackheart Procession - Release My Heart
Tom Waits - Underground (inspired to play this because I heard it in the suppose-to-be-for-kiddies movie Robots but it really ain't a kid flick)
X - We're Desperate
Los Olividados - Don't Cry
Lyres - Gonna Find A New Love
Blowtops - Black Jebus
Mountain Goats - Alpha Desperation March
Odell Thompson - Georgia Buck
Supersuckers - Pretty Fucked Up
Electrick Frankenstein - It's All Moving Faster
Guided By Voices - Jane of The Waking Universe
Cheap Trick - Stiff Competition
Ween - Gabrielle
Beil Young - Hopeless
Built To Spill - Else
Yo La Tengo - False Ending
Polovo - Feathers Of Forgiveness
The Time Flys - Teenage Is The Stoneage
Bonniwell Music Machine - Two Much (sometimes you just got to raid the vaults)
The Blazers - Nobody Told Me
Souled American - Notes Camp Fire
Blackheart Procession - Release My Heart
Tom Waits - Underground (inspired to play this because I heard it in the suppose-to-be-for-kiddies movie Robots but it really ain't a kid flick)
X - We're Desperate
Los Olividados - Don't Cry
Lyres - Gonna Find A New Love
Blowtops - Black Jebus
Mountain Goats - Alpha Desperation March
Odell Thompson - Georgia Buck
Supersuckers - Pretty Fucked Up
Electrick Frankenstein - It's All Moving Faster
Guided By Voices - Jane of The Waking Universe
Cheap Trick - Stiff Competition
Ween - Gabrielle
Beil Young - Hopeless
Built To Spill - Else
Yo La Tengo - False Ending
Polovo - Feathers Of Forgiveness
When The Shit Hits The Fan
So my shitty sound-less PC died the weekend before thanksgiving.
I got drunk late one night and just listening to music...
I got drunk late one night and just listening to music...
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Mike Brainard Made A Movie
and he wants you to see it:
go to www.independentfilmforum.com
sign up to see movies
click on "Lookin' For Some Posse"
nuff said, pard'ner
go to www.independentfilmforum.com
sign up to see movies
click on "Lookin' For Some Posse"
nuff said, pard'ner
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
And Yet Still More Flipper!
Living For The Depression Lyrics
We're living for life to be the way we feel Not living for life, but the Death appeal Who wants a cancerous boring end when you can die from misery and following the trend? I say "Who cares anyway? Who listens to what I say?" This song rhymes and we play it in time And if you wanna live in Super Market Isles And take your vacation by flying for miles Take a day off and live in the lies While others work and capitalize I say "Who cares anyway? Who listens to what I say?" This song rhymes and we play it in time We're living like cockroaches in this place Sprayed with insecticide that leaves no trace And if we could crawl on you at night You could be sure we'd love to bite I say "Who cares anyway? Who listens to what I say?" This song rhymes and we play it in time I'm not living life to be A really cheap fucker like you Copout
We're living for life to be the way we feel Not living for life, but the Death appeal Who wants a cancerous boring end when you can die from misery and following the trend? I say "Who cares anyway? Who listens to what I say?" This song rhymes and we play it in time And if you wanna live in Super Market Isles And take your vacation by flying for miles Take a day off and live in the lies While others work and capitalize I say "Who cares anyway? Who listens to what I say?" This song rhymes and we play it in time We're living like cockroaches in this place Sprayed with insecticide that leaves no trace And if we could crawl on you at night You could be sure we'd love to bite I say "Who cares anyway? Who listens to what I say?" This song rhymes and we play it in time I'm not living life to be A really cheap fucker like you Copout
Someone Say Flipper?
The Way Of The World Lyrics
There are eyes that cannot see And fingers that cannot touch That's the way of the world There are dreams left empty and blank And legs that have ceased to walk That's the way of the world There are kisses undelivered Sighs and moans unuttered That's the way of the world There are hearts no longer beating And there are entrails spilled on the floor That's the way of the world
There are eyes that cannot see And fingers that cannot touch That's the way of the world There are dreams left empty and blank And legs that have ceased to walk That's the way of the world There are kisses undelivered Sighs and moans unuttered That's the way of the world There are hearts no longer beating And there are entrails spilled on the floor That's the way of the world
Moonshadow, Moonshadow
We had the moonshadow tonight.
I am an Aquarius, I get the fever sometimes at full moons.
Like real insane, howlin' shit.
Werewolves of London and shit.
Fucking moonshadow.
A shadow cast by the moon?
Do you know I almost went blind tonight from that shit?
[CAN YOU SAY SHIT ONE MORE TIME. GREG?-Ed]
Got the [CHEESEY] telescope out, the one Gramps gave the kids years ago and tried to peeps me some astrology. I'm into horoscopes to some extent (www.freewillastrology.com), so, so, so, so.... so I almost lost mytrain of thought but lookin' into a telescope aiming for moonshadows is almost like bringing a magnifying glass to an eclipse.
[WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS KID SAYIN?]
[HE'S NOT TALKING VAN MORRISON IS HE?]
[NO, MAYBE THE PROMISE RING?]
Who is Ed? And why is he in my head? Get him out. I don't want him there anymore.
[GREG, IT'S ME Ed. I'M JUST WONDERING, WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID?]
I am an Aquarius, I get the fever sometimes at full moons.
Like real insane, howlin' shit.
Werewolves of London and shit.
Fucking moonshadow.
A shadow cast by the moon?
Do you know I almost went blind tonight from that shit?
[CAN YOU SAY SHIT ONE MORE TIME. GREG?-Ed]
Got the [CHEESEY] telescope out, the one Gramps gave the kids years ago and tried to peeps me some astrology. I'm into horoscopes to some extent (www.freewillastrology.com), so, so, so, so.... so I almost lost mytrain of thought but lookin' into a telescope aiming for moonshadows is almost like bringing a magnifying glass to an eclipse.
[WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS KID SAYIN?]
[HE'S NOT TALKING VAN MORRISON IS HE?]
[NO, MAYBE THE PROMISE RING?]
Who is Ed? And why is he in my head? Get him out. I don't want him there anymore.
[GREG, IT'S ME Ed. I'M JUST WONDERING, WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID?]
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