NEVER HANG UP YOUR BOOTS

Into dark waters flow - bad dreams of long ago

2011-10-30T08:51:00.000-07:00

This summer I ventured from Toronto to Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Fargo, NYC and beyond. Finally I have decided to share the images of this journey.

Well it's too hot to sleep, and I'm too cold to heat

2011-08-16T09:17:00.000-07:00

NYC ROAD TRIP:

BOSTON BUTT

CONFINES

BACK IN TORONTO:

A VISIT FROM TIMMY THE TEXTER TURD

HANGING WITH BRUNO

THATS IT FOR NOW.

She'll let you walk the street beside her But when she wants she'll pass you by

2011-07-22T12:39:00.000-07:00

Visit from the Aussies

July long weekend and beyond

Boston invasion. Free Spirit

guy on the left is a sick rapper.

summer

Ribfest

Lunch with Jonah & Woron

Take you on another level, Get you dancing with the Devil

2011-06-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

Pre Texas: Lex came for a visit.

Tony found a new instrument for Omegas.

Austin Texas, Chaos in Tejas:

Timmy's life

Tacos with friends.

my kind of town

Boat party

Tiiimmmmyyyy

DOOM on a boat:

One of the best shows of the weekend.

craig arms.

Danimal the caged animal

Boston poolside.

Biff and his children

Lots of cool Winnipeg people were in town too.

Jim Jims. mmmm

Mr. Ian D

Went and saw Youth of Today because I'm straight edge.

Greg is not straight edge. Pic above is only worth posting for Yannicks facial expression

My main man Spencer and Alexandra.

IWLTBD BROS

Im not a big swimmer but this is one of the most majestical places I have ever been to.

Got to spend some time with Dani G before she took off to Europe.

post Texas:

Somewhere I lost connections, ran out of songs to play.

2011-05-29T17:53:00.001-07:00

My Bday BBQ, not too many pics was busy stuffing my face with watermelon.

Road trip to Montreal with Greg & Zoe to see Zero Boys and Tara Castellano.

Kobiiii

and now im off to ATX, bye.

We learned more from a three minute record than we ever did in school

2011-05-18T15:51:00.000-07:00

Another over due post. Random happenings here in Toronto, cool shows, cool visitors. whatever here you go.

Jonah gets a haircut.

Sadly Dave Quirk moved away. :(

Night Birds played a very cool fun show.

Then we had a party to say good bye to Dave.

Murphy came.

Saw these guys : Chucky and I have known each other for over 6years. Wild.

Tyson came for a visit with Jan:

Road trip to Montreal for Career Suicide:

Back in Toronto:

Lyndall is the cutest.

Attended a bonfire for Michelle's bday.

Grace moved back to the Prairies for the summer which sucks.

Chillin roof top style:

poodle cat

Warrens bday extravaganza!

Visit from one of my favourite Manitobans:

thats it for now.

Just about a year ago, I set out on the road, Seekin' my fame and fortune, lookin' for a pot of gold

2011-04-09T17:09:00.000-07:00

WOah this took me a really long time to post. Here's some things that have been going on over the last couple months. I will have another blog post shortly.

Jonah's sock:

I went to Saskatoon. Kelsey pictured below I have known since kindergarten

Pat

I got a tattoo

Me & G

Steve & Leslie

Me & my Grandfather

one love

Meaghan was in town wearing leather short shorts

Lunch at Hibiscus

My home girl Natalie was in town!

Yannick & Jay at the Omegas gig

Sandy being a slurpy fiend

Brandon's surprise bday party. I think Greg Denton is more excited than anyone

the end for now.

I never let on that I was on a sinking ship, I never let on that I was going down

2011-03-16T09:33:00.000-07:00

Went on a trip:

Went to Vancouver.

Davey and I randomly ran into Avrinder. So crazy

This dog is the best.

This is funny because orphans dont have souls.

Made burritos with Zach and Davey.

Davey has been my friend for a million years. He has a new hobby

Me & Kimbo

Oldest & dearest of friends.

Saw this band called Needles and Pins. pretty good stuff

lots of pals were at the show

I hung out for a bit with crazy ass Miss Hooey. <3

Then went back to Seattle:

Where we won trivia night!

ate this massive vegan breakfast

Went to this awesome park. Wish I could have spent more time here.

Our victory meal

Im so glad I got to spend time with Mo. Everyone loves her probably because

she is so amazing!

and this is the high school Jimi Hendrix and Lane Staley attended. pretty coooool

I hope I get to go back to Seattle soon.

"I'm just a fucked up girl looking for my own piece of mind"

2011-03-13T22:25:00.000-07:00

Lord when will it be over?

2011-03-01T07:12:00.000-08:00

This is my anthem

So if a stranger calls you Don't let him whisper his name

2011-02-22T08:23:00.000-08:00

Went on a little mini vacation to Boston & NYC big surprise.

Had lunch with my lovely pal Danielle.

Later I tried a new sandwich place in Harvard Sq that was actually really great!

Best french fries. This is Sean and Kate. Sean likes mid 90s hc a lot.

This is Ashley. I have known her maybe the longest out of anyone from New England

This Boston Strangler and they are fucking great.

people went ape shit

This is Doug. Doug is the nicest human being. He hooks me up with Mochi ice cream and bubble tea.

This is Danielle. Her leg is broken I hope it heals at rapid speed so she can walk to Toronto

This is J.R , Danielle and Sassy. They look good.

These are kids from Portland, ME. Zach is the best (left)

These are some cool dudettes and dudes from Boston.

This is Omegas

This is Government Warning. One of the best punk bands from the last decade. Maybe two decades.

This is CC being a sour puss

Then I went to NYC. These a vegan red velvet cupcakes

This is Ian enjoying one.

This is Alex D.

This is Brandon and Lauren. Best couple.

These are some freaks from Toronto who were also in NYC

Lauren wearing my dumb winter hat.

The end.

Hey C'mon gonna hear the sun tonight, tonight.

2011-02-16T06:28:00.000-08:00

Black and white because I feel like it.

I told you I wanna be just like you, you laughed cuz you always wanted to be somebody else.

2011-02-08T12:20:00.000-08:00

Got through a pretty tough week only to have an amazing weekend with friends.

Giant snowflakes.

Sean and Danny were a part of the Vancouver crew that invaded Toronto for a very fun filled weekend. They are two of my favorites.

Danielle had fun too

They reason for all the fun was in celebration of Matty's Bday (middle)

Ladyhawk played with some other cool bands too.

Afterwards we danced to rap music

then at about 7am we walked to Tim Hortons.

Sunday night I went to see Best Coast

Monday Michelle Hooey was in town. I went for lunch with her and disco D

Monday night. Jurtice was in town. Met up with him and Dani B.

Now I need a nap.

I'm a mad man , you're a mad man.

2011-02-07T08:10:00.000-08:00

Finally got the message and it's making sense the grass is greener on both sides of the fence

2011-02-01T10:42:00.000-08:00

In a perfect world...

2011-01-25T12:26:00.001-08:00

...I would spend every day here

Think that you grew stronger there

2011-01-15T18:09:00.000-08:00

Various on goings in Toronto:

Beautiful one I wanna go where you are

2011-01-12T23:24:00.000-08:00

I went on a plane to California:

I landed in Orange County and saw this license plate

I hung out with my dear friend Mark who had all kinds of cool things to show

me. You should check out his website www.crudebehavior.net

I went for delicious veggie tacos with my friend Adam

I hung out with lovely Nicole who transplanted there from WPG

We ate the greasiest pizza ever

I hung out on the pier

Me and my Lemmy boots

I saw Dry Rot play in Long Beach

Then I went to LA

These were my gracious hosts for part of my trip

My friend Cory and I. J'nowha mean

I saw Mammoth Grinder play a concert event. Got to chill with my favorite texans

Was walking down the street saw these people doing some kind of press thing.

This girl showed me her tattoo. lol

They let me take my pic in front of this

Then I spent the next two days hanging with Killer Kelly

We ate at California Vegan a lot and climbed a mountain. kelly lives in the hotel where Janis Joplin died. cool fact.

I bought these records

Now I'm at home. Some of the photos i took didnt load on here. but whatever.

I hope I go back to California again soon. I had a real nice time

I can piss away my cash but my time I can't get back

2011-01-02T21:29:00.000-08:00

Cat in a faux furry hat.

Urban Blight ( vids of UB and MM to follow in another post)

Friendship means sharing

Mad Men

NYE @ Zoe's :

Jonah & Cressida looking lovely

Sandy manning the bar

Lyndall laughing or crying. it's all the same in the end

Steve & Michelle

Dave Quirk the party animal

Zoe ( gracious hostess ) and Fran.

Lyndall and Greg being the cutest

Brandon being blurry

Lyndsey and I

Mr. Tong

On the walk home at like 5am some guy gave me this.

Giancarlo was in town (right) went for brunch with him and Asl (left)

Second day of the new year was completed with this bad boy which

I shared with Jonah and Cressida.

Here we are again. the best of 2010

2010-12-29T19:33:00.000-08:00

It was hard but here are my favorites of 2010. I took it very seriously this year:

#10. Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Rush to Relax

This Austrailian garage rock group could do no wrong in my books. Filled with enough cutesy songs that half make me wanna puke half make me swoon. " I can be a jerk" and " Gentleman" are of the same vein of " I wanna be your boyfriend" - Ramones and any love song that the Descendents wrote that make punk girls wet with the idea of men who could really love them. Also a big fan of the ocean sounds at the end.

great record.

#9 Kylma Sota- 10 Tracks

I'm pretty sure my friend Tyson told me to get this and that I would love it. He likes to be right a lot of the time and this time he was. Dirty Finnish hardcore punk. Listen to it

#8 Free Spirit - Free yourself

I'm not sure why Free Spirit doesn't either make an entrance on stage to Free your mind by En vogue or at least cover it because that is ALWAYS what pops into my head when people talk about Free Spirit. Let me tell you the people are talking. This is one the best HC releases of the year. Rips hard.

# 7 Urban Blight - Total War

One of the redeeming things about my move to Toronto is that I now get to see

bands like Urban Blight play. This record, this band makes me want to mosh...but I won't.

#6 Scapegoat - Tour tape

I listen to this tape and I want to do all kinds of un lady like things like punch people.

I love the goat. I wish I had multiple copies so I could hand them out like halloween candy. If you aren't into it you don't count.

#5 Masshysteri - S/T

When the first Masshysteri record came out I had high expectations. I was a big fan of the Vicious and I was a little disappointed hearing the new band. When this came out I thought I'd give it another chance. I was pleasantly surprised. A little darker, Sad riffs may not be a real term but they are there , still the same kind of poppy swedish vocals. I don't even care what they are singing about. Could be about killing kittens still nice to my ears.

#4 Wild Nothing - Gemini

I saw this record on a shelf at Hits and Misses. I had no idea what it was when I purchased it but I liked the way it looked. Indie shoe gaze wonderfulness. Played on repeat whenever I was feeling blue. or feeling nothing at all. Perfect music for staring at a wall.

#3 Innumerable Forms - Dark Worship

In my mind I like to think of a Scandinavian death metal god belting out these tunes. If I didn't know better I might believe it. I played this before every metal concert at the venue I worked at, put it on a handful of mix cds, played it in the record store, in the shower.. no but seriously

this is a very heavy record on heavy rotation during 2010. deserving of my number 3 spot.

#2 Slices - Cruising

First of all this is the worst album cover of 2010. If I hadn't already previously loved Slices other releases I would never have touched this thing. But you know don't judge a book by its cover or whatever.. Noisy and loud. Maybe i'll get to see them play in 2011.

#1 Boston Strangler - Demo

It's no real shocker that I love Boston and Straight Edge. This Demo is so fucking sick.

The beginning and end of "Outcast" give me goosebumps. Makes me want to be 15 again and moshing in my room. " If I was you" is some locals only shit but whatever it has an ill laughing part and I back most songs with laughing parts. I suppose I don't have to review every song on this demo. You'll hear it for yourself if you know whats good for you. Ive wanted to see these guys live for sometime and I hope that time is soon. xxx

In the night I am real

2010-12-23T19:31:00.000-08:00

The week before i left for NYC Adam Done happened to be in town. It was nice to have him around.

deciding over mini bananas or reg size.

I ate some cake

Then I went to NYC & Philly

Saw some bagels in a tree

Went to Kelly's apartment. read a silly xmas card from her mom.

I wanted to buy this so bad but it was $100 yikes

Doug & I. the bonds of friendship

Dani and I spend too much time apart. my biggest regret of the weekend was barely seeing her.

Cool Carms, Cool Doug

Wax biff

a special mammal named Danimal

CC made an oopsie

and he made a new friend

and he found a way to be happy

I cant remember this dogs name but i did like his charlie brown sweater.

Then I went to philly

I ate some vegan cake

I hung out with my homegirl Erin.

Then I went back to Brooklyn.

The END

CXA shows were awesome. so much fun.

darkness prevails

2010-12-13T20:36:00.000-08:00

One day i decided it was time to have black hair again.

Now I have black hair again.

How are you so burnt when you're barely on fire?

2010-12-06T20:39:00.000-08:00

Here is a blog for your viewing pleasure.

Martin in town:

bball:

Nomos:

Hits and Misses record store opening:

Friends being festive:

cool cats:

Hanging out with scott wade and beeps:

Wpg ladies:

Late night snacks with Pat:

My work Xmas Party:

I dont feel bad about letting you go, I just feel sad about letting you know

2010-12-01T09:05:00.000-08:00

Some stupid fun with my homegirl Tara (* don't worry its not real fur my dome):

It'll end in tears

2010-11-19T14:15:00.000-08:00

BEST OF MY BEST FRIENDS #1 TY GUY

2010-11-14T18:21:00.000-08:00

Tyson and I have been friends for quite a few years. Some things you should know :

- He loves to eat creatures from the sea

- He is proud of his Ukrainian heritage and can do traditional dances

- He is one of the best

These are in no chronological order ( couldnt find the classic picture of him puking though) :

A brief interview with Tyson:

Me: 3 best things to do with pals

Tyson :eat drink be gay obv

Me : ok name three great movies about friends

Tyson:can you hurry up? I want to make a pizza and watch gossip girl

what the fuck? you know I don't like party movies. Fubarx3

Me: ok ok

one more. ummmmm three musical artists you listened to this week

Tyson :judas iscariot, gucci, waka

I'm going to make a pizza now. I can't wait to get so nostalgic

Head like a hole, black as your soul

2010-11-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

This is my new friend ET. We look very similar

if you look closely you can see Ernest goes to camp on the screen and tear drops falling from Josh's eyes.

This is a rootbeer float

This is Tara who was in town for one spooky night.

walking home with Danielle

I didnt have my white gloves on for this photo. Tara and Spencer's costumes were so awesome

I borrowed one the next night

Parts & labour.

A rock feels no pain and an island never cries

Pumpkin guts

I carved the mouth on the one on the left.

HAlloween night:

My friend Dave grohl. He lost his bra though

Mix Cd mania. if you are lucky you might just get one of my personalized one of a kind pieces of art.

Thats it. Life's pretty boring otherwise.

2010-10-24T19:04:00.001-07:00

Oh my my oh hell yes, you got to put on that party dress.

2010-10-19T18:11:00.001-07:00

Here's what i've been up to world:

Watching Mark get drunk

Watched SWANS play

I went to religious material. A very fun soul and rock n roll dance party/ birthday celebration

I walk through the park everyday

I hung out with this dog.

I went to Sara's for a nice thanksgiving dinner

I went to Dyanna's for another nice dinner

I went to Viks birthday.

I watched Danielle get drunk ( real quick)

I watched this cool guy italian play old girl group jams

I watched a basketball game. ( This is Jesus Shuttlesworth)

I went to the basketball game with Pat

I went to Boston (again)

I hung out with Brendan who is a wax figure

I watched Danielle get a really cool new look

I hung out with Uncle CC

I celebrated the birth of a nation ( I mean a wonderful lady who loves to shove things in her mouth)

I ate a cupcake with my name on it

I hung out with Kerry and Lil Danimal

And that is the end of party time.

And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes

2010-09-28T08:48:00.000-07:00

Having a good time. Meaghan was in town briefly last week. We hung out at her

bougie hotel then met up with some friends.

Then it was the weekend of Tara!!! She came into town from Montreal

and the fun began.

If you aren't siked. we arent friends.

Jonah and Cressida 's reception

Free Pizza

Taco night

...And then she left. but she will be back. Best weekend! Best friends.