times they are a radical

So things are returning to stasis. School has started and I’ve skipped a class or two accidentally or on purpose depending on how you look at it… fucking computer alarm clock. Scott’s coming home apparently, and I’m psyched. Carter’s back home and that’s good. Meg took off to Cali and that sucks. Fall’s coming. Fall reminds me of old friends and old habits. I remember sitting in the chilly october air in cutoff shorts and a hoodie with people I love as brothers, riding bikes far too little for our young adult body style. Fall reminds me of being too young to drink, but drinking anyway. Screaming at random people and hitting on girls because you dont give a fuck what her reaction is. haha.

Fall also means I’m going to be playing less shows and studying more. I’ve turned down or rescheduled ore shows in the last month than ever before. I have a checklist of thing’s I need to get for school and for basic living in order to make my sanity a priority.

• A new BMX bike. The point of this is to get my body moving and to get back to my roots while having a really really good time.
• A Nikon D200 with an MB-D200 Grip. I’m taking a digital photography class this semester and need to get a camera. I figure If I’m gonna go I might as well go all out? get somethingI’ll likely never have any need to replace.

• A new electric guitar. I’m not sure what but I’m looking at a standard Tele, or maybe an epiphone semi-hollow. I’m not sure yet to be honest. It’ll make gigging so much easier to be playing a guitar I can trust.

We found a busted water pipe this evening… that sucked. My floor is bubbling like a mofo. Speaking of my room, I fucking cleaned it today. It’s as clean as its ever been, and I’m pretty excited about it. I kind of moved some things around to ensure maximum happiness and space. It’s pretty awesome. Cleaning today was a few hours investment but it needed to be done so bad that I blew everything in my life off for it. Except going to target and out to lunch. I need to leave the house but I’m washing clothes and I’m broke. I’ll pass tonight. I’m gonna catch shit for it for the next month but I can’t help being poor.

anyhow this is the obligatory area where I post photos pertaining to my blog… here goes.

hermano’s

Steven Wasson and Patrick Meredith

Mitchell Washburn

Dusty Collier

road trip to springfield 99?

Why the hell is an octopus choking her?

I’ve been having a reoccurring dream. Not quite a nightmare but definitely not a good dream by any stretch of the word good. Here goes… I’m hiking, or walking on a trail to what seems to look like Mt. Rushmore. This place has lock boxes on it though, which I assume have been built into the rock. somehow I have a key to one of these boxes. I open up the box and it’s just a shit ton of money all rubber banded up. Millions. So like any rational human being I started stuffing money into my bag… I have a key so it must be ok. At this point a guy who looks like jack black shows up and starts being pretty nuts. says he’s gonna kill himself or some craziness. It was disturbing to say the least. I talk him down and he kind of dissappears. Anyhow, I start digging in and then I feel something, Its a file folder with a key taped to it. I dont remember what the file was exactly but it was from a female warning me of some sort of impendidn doom, it sucked. The key was to a legit, big lovk box on the floor level of locks. I put the key in and pull the box out of the wall. I dont remember what was in the box but I start to leave. Down the trail and at some point the guy who played Columbo steps out and talks to me. I act like nothings going on. We talk and I say I have to pee. he points me back the way I came and says “just go over there.” When I turn around I see nothing but cargo trailers and house trailers. So I take off. I remember Columbo warning me about something. I head home from whereever I am nd when I get there a woman who is apparently my significant other has her head engulfed by an octopus. she tells me something about getting away. from that point it becomes kind of fuzzy til the end. I know Columbo comes back and syas “do the right thing and the radio will tell you everythings okay.” So I take the money and accidentally drop the cash off the side of the mountain. I then walk into the woods and pee. I soon after end up in a car and I turn on the radio… some song thats classic rock ish I think plays and says. everythings okay…. it was pretty fucked.

Kennedy.

Man… more politics. It seems my life is just a flash of msnbc and a subscription to gallup.com lately. Watched a lot of the DNC. Ted Kennedy almost made me weep. WEEP I SAY! It’s crazy to see a dude with a fucking brain tumor being passionate about something while I’m too lazy to paint. Teddy K. > me.

While I was in texas I saw this piece of art that also made me want to weep. WEEP I SAY! It’s a piece by Yves Klein. Dry pigment on fabric stretched to a canvas (If I remember correctly.).

Monochrome Bleu (78.4"x62.6")

It doesn’t look like much on a blog. I’m color blind, or color deficient as I’m told, but this was the most brilliant color I’ve ever seen and I almost broke down… weak knees, tears, the whole nine. If you get a chance please please please go see the Menil Collection in Downtown Houston. Wanna se something by Warhol that isn’t a print? go there. Rauschenberg’s? done. Picasso? Got em. Basquiat? done and done (although I believe he’s part of a special show). Anyhow it’s pretty amazing.

There’s apparently a part across from the Menil gallery that the hipsters chil out at, I was told its because the “trees touch the ground.” I’m not so sure, but they did have this huge piece of awesomeness out in the lawn. I didnt get a name but if I find it I’ll post info.

This shit was huge!

If I were a hipster kid looking for a lawn… first thing I’d call dibsy’s on would be this thing. runing a close second though would be the Rothko Chapel. I didn’t get a chance to go in but it’s a Chapel apparently lined with Rothko’s work… who knew. Anyhow… awesome sculpture take two.

Rothko Chapel. Sheryl on the bench

Thats all I got now I think.

more soon.

-K

impromptu bris

It’s almost 3a.m. and I cant sleep… couldn’t sleep anyhow. maybe it was the yelling I felt like I had to do, maybe it’s all the strong iced tea I’ve been drinking. Whatever it is it sucks. About the time I turned the light down and felt ready to sleep I felt pretty tired. Now I’m blogging because I’m a dumbass.

sense of urgency.

I’ve never given a shit about elections really or politics or any of that jazz. I never really wanted to and couldnt fathom why on earth I would… then there were two terms of Bush jr. Now I get it. I personally get irritated every time he comes on the television or he pops up on my LCD. I just feel lied to and kind of hurt. I will admit, at first I was like “ok not the brightest guy, but acting like a normal dude is an appealing trait. Someone who might get me and my plight as a lower-middle class white kid in midde America. Shit has just consistently hit the fan though and I’ve been firmly against his policies, his readiness to tread on world law and his blatant stupidity. we need a change and I personally think we can be that change and help bring it about.

I’m thinking about a lot of things lately concerning my personal life. I don’t think getting involved with anyone is a good idea til I work out a lot of things I have going on, both internally and externally.

On a less serious note,here’s everything you need to know about September 6th. (I’m indulging myself in thinking people other than me give a shit.)

Cory Branan w/ By Hook or Crook Blackthorn Pub / Joplin, MO Sat., Sept. 6th 9pm / $4 / 21+ Cory Branan is a hell of a guy. He knows more about Ghostbusters than you and writes songs that could make Chuck Lidell weep. Comparisons aside I’ve personally seen Cory twice now and it doesn’t get old. This will be his second trip to Joplin, the first one in mid January kind of blew his mind (from what I hear). The Blackthorn was damn near capacity and everyone was psyched. Cory’s been on tour with the likes of Lucero, Drag the River(ex members of ALL and Armchair Martian) and The Whipsaws(AK). He has two full length albums and a seven inch under his belt that have all recieved critical acclaim and landed him spots on the Late Show and on countless pod-casts and radio interviews. Cory is truly one of my personal favorites and I hope you all come to the show and leave with a similar feeling. Mr. Branan is definitely worth your time. Quotes on Branan: “There’s a new breed of singer-songwriter—Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and now Cory Branan.” – Rolling Stone “Intense dynamics, deep humor, brave production and heavy songwriting: A new voice emerges to run with the greats.” – Playboy “Songwriting prodigy gives John Prine a run for the money.” – Billboard “…this isn’t your typical strummer.” – American Songwriter Here are some links to a couple youtube videos.

art is hard.

just went to an art department meeting and it was what I expect from faculty-student meetings. a lot of information in a short amount of time. Steve heckling people because apparently thats his “new thing.”

I’ve had a lot of time to think about some change going on and I think theyre good.

Cory Branan will be here in a couple weeks. I’ll be 25 the day before he pays here. That’ll be a damn good time. I just left Brian a voicemail, man I’m so terrible about checking mine. He called me a couple days ago and I never called back. Me=Dick.

I’m putting a BMX bike back together and I’m thinking about getting a fixy together next semester. we’ll see. I know my next purchase though. it looks something like this.

this is what I want... for now.

NewNewNew

Well.

This is my new blog.

I’m kind of using it as a social experiment for my second year of college. I figure I’ll update it with photos old and new and information on what I’m getting into with my art major and similar bullshit. I just took a trip to Houston and Austin to see family and play some music. I’m gonna post a few photos from that to start this thing off.

just seconds after his mommy took his loose tooth out.

Jason at a great little resturaunt Sheryl took us to.

Sheryl at the Vietnamese place.

Morgan didn't like the big pool so she got in the little one. a foot bath.

Ryan and Cory

Nathan at a resturaunt in ATX.

thats it for now.

thanks for looking.

-k