hippie'd out & high'd up in da hood

last wednesday was fucking surreal. me and joebonics show up to 1822 Hancock in the ghetto of Fishtown and were sketched the fuck out. no hipsters, no scenesters, no wanksters sitting outside the joint. just an empty ass hood vibe. once we worked up the balls to creep in, we saw art punk hippie kids standing around cooking what later turned out to be dope ass vegan grubbage. they waved us in with smiles as our out of town asses timidly asked if bands were playing. "yeah, uhhh, bands play here."... "are bands playing tonight?"... "yeah, bands are playing tonight." we fer real thought these kids were fucking with us. but they welcomed us with ice cold cans of Beast ICE, squirrel shaped cookies and mystery vegan jawns. it was a birthday party for this girl that lived there named Katrina. friends brought presents including beer and pizza, me and joe show up with two twisties of the dankest. she and her roomates were some of the nicest kids i've ever met, they blaze tree and put on shows at their home which they call Big Rock Candy Mountain. it's an old soap factory converted into a loft/living space. the floor had a huge hole in it where a gigantic vat used to be. bands rocked the fuck out that night in the basement below the hole. we were bummed that OCDJ bailed on the gig, but fuck it! i was stoked to see Future Islands and Tron Valdez. the Celebs killed it, contrary to joe giving them only half a thumb's up. hater. tiff and her friend evidently live blocks away and joined us for some psychedelic future shock dance action. those girls are silly as shit.

*i gots photos to post, but blogger.com is actin a foo right now, fuck 'em. soon to be updated.

with a little hate from my friends

(dan deacon, tron valdez -baltimore 11/3/07 imagery by D.P.)

i can't believe how fuckin pissed Alex was that night. it's one thing to hate someone's music, but don't hate on your friends for liking hateful music.
note to self: never invite Alex to a show which may involve electronic music. he will kick you while you're dancing, yell at ethnic cabbies, and be an absolute bonerkill.
despite the prevailing circumstances, me and d-dizzle maintained smiles while we grubbed on Nacho Mama's, crushed Natty Bohs, and geeked out to candy crunk punk shits. i gotta say it was a good day.


humpday in da illadel...possibly? maybe?



i know it's been a while. here's catching up...

nick catchdubs-waledance
future Islands-seize a shark
ocdj-please stop the hustle pt. 1
yeah yeah yeah's-Y control(the faint remix)
the death set-impossible(dan deacon remix)
timbaland-the way i are(haydn haydn remix)
you say party! we say die!-monster(RAC remix)
kanye west-flashing lights(mano uptempo remix)
twista + pharrell vs. escort-give it up(hoff's smoove remix)
the beastie boys-girls(DLake's baltimore boys & girls club remix)

good times having good times

(San Diego Zoo 8-31-07)

zoo day was crazy hot, most animals stayed away from the cameras to keep cool in the shade. koalas didnt give a fuck and were obviously my favorite. how fucking adorable is that nutsack! too bad the punk ass tiger on exhibition wasnt feelin it that day and you could only catch glimpses of his tail. whatever... on a positive note i ate a 10 dollar 2/3 lb. bacon cheesy super zooburger. shit was way bangin.
uhhhh, unrelated to zoo fest, the Amigo Spot restaurant in our hotel served the best beef/chicken combo Chimichanga east of the LA river. shit was mucho bangin' tambien! the rest of San Diego was spent at Mission Bay watching the sun set and smelling the shore funk. ahhhhh...




zoo fest 07 soundtrack sampler:
The Flaming Lips-Christmas at the Zoo
Simon & Garfunkel-At the Zoo
The Animals-Good times

bonus monkeys:
Arctic Monkeys-Diamonds Are Forever(live)

mickey mouse is dead, got kicked in the head

(Downtizzle Disnizzle-Anaheim, CA 8-27-07)

first stretch of the holiday was spent in Garden Grove/Little Saigon/Disney Anaheim/Stanton/Huntington Beach area, straight illin'... 4 variations of pho were enjoyed, wahoo's spicy fish tacos* were wolfed down, sample legos were stacked and excessive heat warnings were ignored; "we's tropical people".
oh, and the best fucking peaches and cream cheese stuffed french toast EVER!
do work son!

mpthrizzle: Subhumans-Mickey Mouse is...keepin it streets

*Nolen from Double Dagger used to reference fish tacos in socially conscious post-pop-whatever ish...well, maybe not fish tacos: Materials-Party Taco

i need a holiday

i'm going going, back back, to cali cali. the last time i was there to see terry was fucking epic. we ate pho 3000, i snapped ill street flicks, geeked out to Arcade Fire at the Greek theatre, and caught these two bums slippin...the first pic above was taken in Santa Monica. i wanted to take a picture of vast ocean but was distracted by these two homeless dudes smoking a bowl. they fer real did not give a fuck. later, 4 stupid ass bike cops cruised by and homeboy keeps on burnin'. "fuuck it!"

c'mon motherfucker: Big Poppa vs. Blue Eyes a la Dj Cappel & Smitty

extra noodles extra meats

by the time I finished dinner tonight, over 635 million people have eaten more than 25 billion pounds of calf brains, lamb tongue and pig scrotum since 1986. drop knowledge like bush drops bombs yo. do you have any obscure stats that are impossible to validate? post a fucking comment! most absurd wins a secret prize. just include yer email and social security number.
i got you.

McFatty MP3: Terror Fat Mouse vs. Joe Modest Squad