google maps, boston and cold communication

i've had so many great times in boston but they have all been negated by this one trip. i understand its an old city (so is nyc). just like london the urban planning (or lack there of) was done in the 1600-1700's. i get it. seriously. BUT, you have got to be kidding me! try getting around harvard sq. coming from the west. thing is on google maps brattle st doesnt appear on the direction list. this is def. a google issues, get on it, you're worth a billion and this is a big city! the streets just randomly change name and the amount of notice one gets from the signs is about negative 5 seconds. also, i swear that most of the street signs have been stolen. what the fuck? also, nice one having a big movie shoot on that silly looking new bridge (name?), same day as a red sox playoff game. who is running the show here, ashton kutcher and we've all been punked? oh yeah, not to mention that harvard sq is closes as well for a street market (the reason i was there). any boston, you're one of the most transient cities in the country, grt your shit together or just keep being jealous of nyc.

i have a weird phone aversion. its clinical. i hate talking on the phone. i use email and text, which to be honest has held me back a bit. i have an observation regarding such cold communication. people dont answer questions they dont want to. im guilty. i dont know, i guess the modern age is designed to avoid confrontation and completely misinterpret the simplelest things. i have more to write about this but my phones about to die

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greed is terrorism

the new gay for johnny depp album has a lyric (read:statement) that i had my engineers 10 year old nephew speak..."greed is terrorism". it'll be out on nov 30th in the UK...just saying. anyway, i thought that having a child say this would have far more impact than me. the rest of the "song" has spoken word of the ethics of the nyse and the patriot act simultaneously. doesn't really make a point if you can't understand it but so goes punk rock. now, the 13 people that read this know.

i saw the new michael moore movie tonight. on day 6 of sober october, i finally hit the point of going to a movie by myself. it's only the second time i've ever done this. i'm always very skeptical of moore's films as they always seem as filled with lefty propaganda as a fox news broadcast is with the views of the right. i won't get into my opinions of his past films, just his current. contrary to most of the reviews i've seen, i really feel this was his best. being a self proclaimed "social democrat", i found many of the points made in this movie to be spot on. moore is essentially calling for a revolution but not the military kind, this isn't the 18th century. he is calling for a new system, one that has learned from the mistakes of it's predecessors. democracy is essentially an experiment that is ever evolving but never forgets the basic rights established by our founding fathers.

i'm not an expert of any sort so i won't embarrass myself by trying to act like one. i will simply say that domestic terrorism is real and it's head quarters is just across river away from me. to paraphrase a part of the movie, in a free market system, you can strive for riches and may succeed or fail. thing is, it seems that by definition, in a free market system if you fail, you should fail. you don't get reimbursed for your gamble like wall street did. i understand that there was a risk of a meltdown, but the people responsible for all this should at least be held accountable, not become treasury secretaries and get bonuses. all these people should be in jail. i live very simply and after seeing this movie, i'm kind of glad i have. greed is terrorism.

did anyone else see the piece on "horrorcore" that appeared on ac360 last night? some disturbed kid killed an entire family. he is into "horrorcore". this is the genre made famous by the genius of the insane clown posse. i don't want to be judgemental...wait, yes i do. have you ever scene the juggalo fest video on youtube? search it. fucking amazing! hip hop invaded middle america white culture but the elements of hessian metal still lingered....enter a bunch of dude in clown make-up rapping about killing people. it's a video game set to a cave man drum beat. that's a no lose. i'm certainly not blaming icp or giving them any credit at all, but they are lapping this up i'm sure. the whole thing made me sad, but i watched it like a trained monkey, guess i'm no better.

stay rock

it might get loud in sober october

NYC is a drinkers town. i'd say only london really rivals it in sheer consumption and cultural acceptance. public transportation and cheap options (at least in brooklyn) make it an imbibers dream. recently, my late nights (mostly working behind the bar) and afternoon "mornings" have grown tiresome. a few friends of mine decided to use the convenient rhyme to their bodies advantage and take on a "sober october". with my impending tours and general need to improve my well being, i decided to join them. i'm 5 days in and i'm nearly manic with energy. i made a soup yesterday! what the fuck? i feel great. although, i'm weary of the future, bender rhymes with november....haha.

i saw the documentary "it might get loud" last night. the movie focuses on the careers of jimmy page, the edge and jack white. they get in a room and talk shop, play each others songs then edge and jack worship jimmy page. i could've watched this movie for 3 hours. i loved the jp interviews. his story is a history of rock n roll. edge is quickly becoming my favorite guitar player alive. his playing really reflects his personality, humble and earnest. jack white, was out of his league and it was really obvious that the film maker was a friend of his. i don't want to be overly negative but the guy even admits that the white stripes "got away with it." he admits that the image was a distraction from that fact they were just a blues rock band and a sloppy one at that. i appreciate that he admits all this and i also appreciate what the white stripes did for the indie scene. without them breaking through, things might be very different these days but it doesn't negate the obvious fact that as humble as he was, he should not be in a movie with legends. he's a lucky, lucky guy and his impact is felt, but in no way the way that zep or u2 will be forever. then i got to thinking, who else could they have gotten for the modern era? so many options were tossed around but they were either too obscure (graham coxon of blur) or too mentally insane (eddie van halen). i guess jack white worked.

got a few new records:

doomriders: fucking awesome! heavy sludge a la older baroness.

baroness - blue album : jury still out on this one. i'll get back to you.

megadeth- endgame: megadave seems like they are pulling a "death magnetic" and playing on the fans need for nostalgia. makes sense really. i only gave one good listen and besides some really hoaky lyrics, it's a good record. the guitar solos are amazing. thrash has been back in style for a few years now so why not have the masters play it again.

muse - the resistance: fuck everyone, i love the obvious queen rip off's and the symphony.