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May 22, 2007

THIS is our Emergency

What would you do, when your angels have all flown away?

Please don't break up! You guys are WAY too awesome!!! I want to see you play again, without buying a Plane ticket to Seattle!

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May 8, 2007

A Shout Out for a Good Band

Every once in a while I get this bug up my ass where I want to play in a band again. Invariably, it always ends up with me losing interest or being ridiculously busy with work or something like that. Last year I went on an audition with a band called City-State that contacted me off a guitarist available ad I posted on Craigslist. I checked out their live set at Galaxy Hut, and they were very very good. I spent 2 weeks practicing for my audition, working nightly on the material they sent - it was the most dedication I'd put into an audition...um, ever. The songs were very well crafted, and the guitarist I was auditioning to replace (who was moving) has a very unique style. Well, the audition went alright - but I didn't land the gig. This was probably the first time that I was really disappointed in not ending up with a band I auditioned for.

Well their new album is being released very soon. You can hear two of the tracks here on their myspace page. They have a CD Release party coming up at the Black Cat. Go! I wish I could - but I must be here in Richmond. Doh.

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May 4, 2007

The Tyranny of the Park Police!!!

Some of you may remember when I received a ticket from the Park Police for drinking a beer on the Mall. It was extremely difficult to get it paid - there was nowhere to mail it, and the stations listed on the ticket were wrong. When I ended up paying it, it ended up being a part of a first date (long story...)

Well it looks like I'm not the only one who has ticket troubles with the Park Police.

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May 3, 2007

How a Poodle Cut Short my TV Career

I had the pleasure of portraying an extra for a miniseries about the life of John Adams which will be appearing on HBO at some point in 2008 (Why must I wait for this AND Battlestar Galactica?!!!???). I was surprised to find them shooting in Richmond, until I realized that proximity to Williamsburg and old stuff in general made this make some sense. So on a day that the Queen was visiting the General Assembly, I was shvitzing in a warehouse in the suburbs, dressed in 18th century garb. We spent the day shooting & reshooting one particular scene, getting many angles as any good director is wont to do.

I knew it was going to be a long day, so I made arrangements with a friend of mine to walk the dog. My friend's boyfriend (who also happens to be a good friend of mine) was the one who initially commented that "Julius looks like a Muppet." This blurry photograph is conclusive proof that Julius is a Muppet. I choose the smaller Flickr size because the image is more defined.

You see? Muppet.

So I'm checking my Voicemails on the set, and I find one from my dog-walking friend telling me that she can't get the door to my apartment open. I call her, and we determine that she didn't turn it all the way to unlock the door. Well - actually she did. The lock was broken. We knew for sure it was broken when she went back and the barrel of the lock mechanism stayed with the key, rather than the door. And the door is still locked. This is good in that nobody could break in and steal my valuable Simpsons DVDs or my Hotel Keycard Collection. But this is bad because there is a doggie that probably needs to go to the bathroom hanging out, wanting company.

After a conversation with both my friend & the maintenance dude, I hauled arse back and met up with the maintenance guy to get the situation resolved. This did mean I had to curtail my acting debut, but alas sometimes these things come up.

I was amused that as I was changing out of costume, several people reminded me to have my wig taken off. Except that I wasn't wearing a wig - they just put rolls in my hair. Awesome.

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