MONSTER JAM!

So in another demonstration of how much I love America I went to monster jam about a week and a half ago. It is pretty much as awesome as you expect with motor cross jumping, quad races, and of course monster trucks jumping cars and crushing a van. I also got to see graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee diggggggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

coming soon to a theater near you

Jonah Levy a poster for the worst romantic comedy you can imagine

i wonder...

I'm Nervous

I got called back to the final interview for being a teacher on the Peace Boat. Considering they only ever employ between 8 and 18 instructors per cruise, I figure I'm one of only so many. Anyway, the interview is this weekend in Tokyo, which I just came back from last week, and while its not particularly harrowing - a 10 minute demonstration lesson with 6 students, and a 15 minute interview with 3 or 4 interviewers - this is a super big deal for me. I almost hate getting call-backs cause then if I don't make it in its a million-times bigger of a let down.

Its been a while since I've been excited about any opportunity at all, much less one to circumnavigate the globe on a fucking cruise ship stopping at 30 some ports over the course of 3 months.

Hatebeak

This is a shitty grind band with a parrot thats the vocalist.

"I'm gonna make birdseed outta your face, with my foot... ain't no doubt in my mind, partner."

http://www.myspace.com/beak666

just do it

http://www.youtube.com/user/AmandahBerkowskiFan#p/u/14/dJg2tU_1Gb8

Go to Holland with Me

You may have noted this is also posted on facebook. This year's Roadburn Festival (the mecca of underground music festivals) is being curated by the almighty Sunn. Tickets go on sale in 4 days. Last year they sold out in like 12 minutes. Provided I can a.) land a ticket and b.) find someone to go with, total costs for me (coming from Japan) are:

Tickets - 175 euros, or ~$240
Camp ground - 72.50 euros, or ~$100
My plane ticket - ~95000 yen, or ~$1,138

What a great way to catch up with The One Stuck In The Land Of The Sun!

Everything in the range of heavy psychedelia/krautrock/drone/black metal/experimental jazz/avant-garde/doom metal will be present and blowing your ears off. The whole thing lasts from April 14 to april 18 '11.

website: http://www.roadburn.com/

Go! Go! Go!