shapeseer

2009-04-17T00:37:00.000-07:00

ive got alot of questions that i dont have answers too...im pretty sure you do too....lets talk sometime

2009-04-03T16:32:00.000-07:00

2009-04-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

Set yourself apart for it is in you to do so. Perhaps its time to give yourself and ask for nothing but too be happy in the collective no more than an owl in the tree tops of the forest, every now and then or when called upon to do your "who who"...or your "hoo hoo" guess it all depends. All the while beneath you and above you various parts of you and us fill in the blanks...its a sound that must be right can only be right. That is...if it becomes so. Its one, we are one every micro and every macro movement sound feeling emotion is one the connectivity blows my mind. Its too big to complicated but always right. Why? I dont know? It just is. Its always right even when i think its wrong. When i swear its wrong god dammit its wrong! Nope its right...facing that and facing yourself isnt easy, but what is?....life is to look inside and face it all the good the bad...it ALL. Dont believe a word from the world cause you are the world at least your world and really thats all that there is. Love is the only thing worth living for..and whether you know it or not thats what keeps you alive. So breath it in you beautiful bastards.....breath it in! Make up your own mind on everything and anything do not be one of the 87% who follow...inside of you there are instructions that you need to follow and they are called instinct follow them at all times. Just saying. Pay attention.

2009-03-25T01:16:00.000-07:00

Yeah so ive been prompted by a friend to keep blogging cause...well...i haven't been just cause usually when i do its 4:17 in the morning and im fucked up beyond all belief. So its 4:17 and i figure its probably the best time write some something..yeah why not...CHRIST...where do i start really so much has happened in the last...oh? I dont know is it a year? Fuck nose (with the hand signals...figure it out)? Up and down..up and down story of my fucking life. I got to say it keeps things interesting...the table im writing on seems to slide away from me as write i think i have to tighten some screws on this bad boy its like a new born f'ing horse..yeah even im laughing about it....however im here and your not and its really not that funny if youre not me and havent been to the places i have tonight and seen the things i saw and smelled i smelled....yada walked in the shoes....dig? Right so the blog...
ok so positives...im supposed to concentrate on them right? Good cause i am and positive things seem to be happening asides from the regular musician bullshit ego and the i me and it gang. Yeah its a gang...scary gang at that and youre probably thinking multiple personality kev shit but no im not talking about multiple personalities im talking real people and band dynamics the difficulty of keeping one together. Its hard and i will admit that i often dream about me and an acoustic guitar...honest simple songs and a simpler life. I think life is tellin me something but it hasnt persuaded me fully yet? You know? When it does happen and it will.... i.... mean fuck its just a matter of time and i will love it and make millions and millions of dollars singing sad songs to rich fat girls with great personalities and spend my summers in Hawaii at Robin Masters Estate while Higgins is givin me shit for not servicing the ferrari and every now and then i will go to the club to hang with Rick and T.C. and work as a private investigator mostly representing beautiful rich women with tons of money who will no doubt end up falling in love with me....only to find at the end of every case that that was just a cruel play on my love and that i had been hoodwinked....and realize that my only true love who died in a tragic plane crash is the only girl i will ever love...or is it? Tune in next week for the dramatic conclusion...which will be followed by Simon and Simon except for the west where 60 minutes will asking some billionaire some silly questions about why he and John Kerry dont get along...all that and Andy Rooney...god bless him...until then try to love somebody

2009-03-15T23:38:00.000-07:00

Hi blog...ive missed you, ive been living life and ignoring you and im sorry..but ive been so busy....busy busy busy....ive got a stomach ache right now. I never have them but now i do...so it goes. Im just writing you to say life is good and were playing tons of shows.... everyone is different some are great some are not but i believe thats how life works?...up to this point anyhow? i have many many many stories in need to tell you and will in time but for now i have to go. Talk soon blog enjoy your time in the ether

kevin

2009-03-06T01:13:00.000-08:00

So after nearly 6 years of playing with my band ive learned alot. Alot about music alot about people alot about life and alot about me. I realized that you cant please everyone...something that i guess ive always known but.....faced with the challenge i have tried to. Right or wrong. Music is really way more than sound...its energy its honesty its confidence its emotion...and when that emotion is pure and unbridled...thats when it connects....we play this "rock" set seamlessly and we have for awhile but is that what people want? Is that what i want? I dont think so...or at least im not sure...what i want is to challenge myself..to be honest in every strum of my guitar and every word i say with every fiber of my..... here comes the cliche my "being"...cliche as it may be thats what i want. There are so many levels in life in anything that you do no matter who you are...your maybe the guy or gal who just picked up the guitar or just wrote a poem or just did your first roundhouse or just caught your first wave or just kissed a girl or just did you're first line of coke or... or ...or ...or whatever. The point is i think...and im not sure and maybe i need to qualify more than most but so be it. Its those moments where you are bigger than yourself...where life stands still...where life ceases to be anything a place where you dont think you just feel.. the place where you somehow became who you wanted to be a place without critics a place without "no"...your own little garden where you live life on your own terms....."the place"...weve all been there and we all want to go back, and i think we can...its elusive as fuck its like tv remote its hard to find sometimes you look under the cushions of your couch..the bathroom....wherever!.... and you try to retrace your steps and you cant find it and then...when your not looking there it is again. Touch it feel it take it all in whenever that moment comes cause you can never be sure when its coming back.

2009-01-19T21:30:00.000-08:00

Holy Cow!!! The power of television huh? Our Myspace is getting hammered after "the world wont wait" aired on CTV's Flashpoint on Friday and im delighted! I also played a Pullie Project show on Saturday night which was great i even sold all my T-shirts so i can eat...hooray! Anyhow things are good here its been along wait for this record but the wait is finally coming to an end....ive got some video of the PProject show and when i figure out how to get it up i will do so...there are a few tender tracks up on our myspace now from the upcoming release if you wanna take a listenclickhere

Heres a great photo taken By Meg Gribben from WGTS at our last Gig @ The Horseshoe in Toronto

Whats WGTS? Click Here

2009-01-15T13:44:00.000-08:00

Hi this is a pullie project related blog. We the dunes have been sluggin it out with "The man" for awhile but things are getting close to good again if you read the blog below you can get up to date....lets get back to the pullie project shall we?

Ok so the TPP now has merch and i know you want it cause i just do follow the link below to find out how to get yourself some swag.

pullieprojectmerchlink

pullie

2009-01-15T09:25:00.000-08:00

coollittlespotonusinnowmagazineclikit

2009-01-01T23:31:00.000-08:00

oh its so warm in here tell me the the truth no i dont like it
but its okay coming from you and you yeah its okay
just learning catching breath just smoking cigarettes just learning how to be the one i was before i left
trying to lose that man now...trying ...trying just trying
after fifteen years i guess what shows is what shows i dont like the shows and my nose it grows
but i cant get no happiness well not for long i write i song i dont like it
rub my face look in the mirror but not to long you know...no not too long you know
damn it girl what have you done to me damn it it girl what have you done to me
damn it girl
just got a ride from two streets away ten thousand miles from yesterday
a new face a smile a talk awhile a kenyan tiger in a cage selling real estate they say
you get what you want you know eventually so let it go
i would give a finger nail for a cold beer right now to compliment my buzzing fridge and the condiments
i would give a fuck for a beer right now to go with...well to go with what im going with yeah i plead the fifth its not for you to know
no its not for you to know
steady stream well not so steady learning how to forget already there before i ask the question jinxing me no its no connection no its no connection so put your pad away ok ok ok ok

yeah its ok

ok

2009-01-01T01:37:00.000-08:00

This is letter to the new year.

Hello new year be awesome ok?...ok....cause were gonna be hanging and it would be way cooler that way.

regards

Kevin

2008-12-06T02:17:00.000-08:00

got a grip but not too tight
just enough that it feels right
got a beating heart thats in step
close my eyes take a breath

wished a wish broke a string
opened up let it in
broke it down settled it in
made a friend with me again

funny how close it always is
right in front of you when you miss
you can only laugh
because who wants to cry

stick a needle in my eye

aye aye captain its your ship get a grip bust a lip ...sniff
reflect deflect
creature comforts
dreams dream dream dream dream dream dream dream
hah..yeah hah
rodeo
and its a long night in the city
the bloody city
popcorn wahoos and a million choices hah
yeah hah

2008-11-04T20:18:00.000-08:00

What a great day this is....a defining moment in history that we have all witnessed....i dont really know what to say....i guess it just makes me believe in life and good endless possibilities.....with this epic change hopefully we as people of the earth can focus our energies on helping instead of hating one another...coming together instead of dividing...life is good....and what do i really know i just write songs? Well...i know i feel inspired and thats really what the point is isnt it?

cheers and good night and heres to a new world!

pullie

2008-11-01T03:37:00.000-07:00

Thank fuck for ups and downs and reading the news and cocaine blues and new words and things that dont make sense until later and moms and running down streets waving your arms and conversations made for two and the space between when that was and when it gets to you and a lovers smile and a lovers kiss a new warm heart that could never miss, bullets!...daggers dropping...getting hit hating it.... winding down leaving town rolling eyes that come around...thank fuck for ups and downs the things that make my world go round...something that is never sure.... never sure...nope...im never really sure...thank fuck

2008-10-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

mmmmm.....yeah feel good tonight....rightly so felt in my heart left it on the stage, poured it thru my sweater....felt it getting bettter.....been writing it down been paying more attention killing peter pan...growing me a new stalk.

2008-09-29T21:06:00.000-07:00

hi:)

2008-08-04T17:25:00.001-07:00

2008-08-02T22:35:00.001-07:00

2008-07-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

Oh did i show you this? I mean c'mon how cool is this? Thats Garth Fucking Hudson of "The Band" man! Holy Shivers people this is big! Ok check it out im going to bed
coollinkandyesimaybecrazy

2008-06-04T21:24:00.000-07:00

wasnt sure i wanted to continue doing this anymore , oh yeah and were heading to jolly ole england in a few weeks for a show ...thats pretty cool....im not as mental as i was in the winter so i may be boring right now but rest assure its only a matter of time before my brain turns on me again.

too late

2008-05-05T21:10:00.000-07:00

Hi so are you ready to hear a new the song from the record? Well follow the link and if you havent already joined our facebook fan page please join up! We have posted a song called "ichange" and we thought we might give you a little taste of whats to come on this record which will be titled "subject to change". Thanks for all of your support everyone i know its cliche to say but its true with out you guys there would be no dunes smmooch!!! to all of you . We are really really really proud of this record and excited as hell for the world to hear it...so go have a listen.

ichangelink

night

pullie

2008-04-20T18:25:00.000-07:00

So spring is here and i myself feel good when the sunshines and the weather warms something in me changes a switch is flipped and life seems beautiful again. Theres so much too look forward to at the moment and the future to quote Tom Petty is "wide open". Were all really buzzing about the record glowing really....we had a chance to play it to some of our close friends and family and although their opinion is slightly biased the reactions are not "i like it" they are more like "holy fuck!" so with that kind of enthusiasm in the air you can imagine how we feel. In the past generally with other recordings i soon tired and really almost rejected my past work after not too long, but this, this is different its been almost 4 years since socializing with life was made and in that time ive gone through alot personally (ah poor baby) and i think learned alot as a result, about myself about others and the world in general. A few of us were talking last night and the expression "human condition" came up alot as a way of describing its worth or feel. The thing is, is that everything boils to down to love and respect, you have nothing if you're not loved and its this that makes us feel makes happy makes us cry makes us laugh makes us miss someone makes us human.. get the picture? Im not even sure what im trying to say but i really excited for the world to hear the album the which is titled "subject to change", and if you know me or the band you may understand why this is such fitting title.

A friend of mine just lost his father to cancer a week ago and it really stirred up some memories of the loss of my own father to cancer some 8 years ago now. The reception was pretty intense and i found myself dropping out alot of tears. Its tough seeing someone you know hurt. I know we all will float away one day or something like that and thats just the way it is ....life = death, i believe thats what makes people love one another i think i have said this before, I mean if we all lived forever love would not be as precious would it? So if you love someone tell them because you never know when if you might get another chance. Speaking of cancer if any of you around we do a free benefit show every June for the Canadian cancer society's relay for life. The event is at Forest Hill Memorial Park the dets are on our site. So if youre up to it come on out and take part. Ok thats it for me tonight have a great week.

pullie

2008-04-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

newyorktimesarticle

I got to say hats off to the New York Times for calling a spade a spade hopefully other media outlets will start following suit.

2008-04-16T20:10:00.000-07:00

ok so what i really want is to play with the flaming lips...my life then would be complete...you gotta dream right? im going after it

goodnight

pullie

2008-04-13T15:19:00.000-07:00

MillionDollarYouthShowTicketLink

2008-03-30T11:32:00.000-07:00

Just at the studio suuuuuuuuuppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr excited about things i think its shaping up to be pretty good. yeah!

pullie out

2008-03-28T21:37:00.001-07:00

I really have been sucking on the blogs i know, havent really been bearing my soul as i sometimes might. Ive had no chance to ive been begging for changenthe street corners and eating franks and beans and rolling my own cigarettes. The life of a songwriter fucking brilliant!!! Funny thing is i have almost learned how to survive on pennies a day and come across to people that im not really a bum. Also i now get offended when homeless people ask me for money because depending on the day they usually have more than me . Anyhow things can only go up from here. The good news is that the record is finished and we go down to the studio 2morrow for a couple of days to have a listen and basically take things out or maybe add a little spice here and there before the final mix. Im really fucking excited about it. Its taken along time to get here but here i am and here it comes. Again i think its a pretty dynamic album which is what we/i do but its, i think miles away from socializing w/ life. I think personally my writing has evolved and of course its basically a different band. There is no release date set as of yet but, as soon as i know i will let you know.

Played in Waterloo on wednesday with or friends Vacuity great band and even better guys and there girlfriends are awesome aswell. Our Show to me wasnt that great we hadnt had rehearsals since the Great Hall show so i felt a bit rusty and when i feel rusty i cant really deliver a show with my full passion, however Vacuity was stellar check them out www.vacuity.net you will like and then go out and by thier record and love it...its that simple. We ended up staying down there that night spent most of it at thier after party drinking, discussing conspiracy theories,singing, playing and carrying on (and im pretty sure i just talked and talked and wouldnt shut up, apparently thats what i do), they are nice people to do that with....very genuine and thats hard to find these days ...anywhere! Not much sleep was had and me and Lucky stayed at Johnny and Nikkis place and took the Greyhound back to T.O. the next afternoon, glamorous huh? Pete Nema Toronto rock photographer extrodanaire came down and took loads of phots and when he gets we will plost em...or post em. The future right now is wide open. I like it like that.

goodnight

pullie

2008-03-19T21:00:00.000-07:00

GO Obama!

2008-03-16T23:38:00.001-07:00

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

It is a licensed/all ages show.

Set times are 930, 1030, 1130. Slowking, The Dunes, Vacuity.

Starlight is located on King street in uptown Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 47 King Street North. 519.885.4970.
www.janebond.ca

Advance tickets can be purchased at:
Orange Monkey Music
5 Princess St. West
Waterloo, ON
(519) 886-0939

or

Encore Records
54 Queen Street South
Kitchener, ON
(519) 744-1370

or

ONLINE AT www.ticketweb.ca

Heres some cool phots courtesy of Madd Hatterre

2008-03-13T10:16:00.000-07:00

We got a pretty good review of our CMW Show by Chart Attack Magazine click below to have a look.
ChartAttackShowReview

This Saturday were with USS @ The Great Hall which is gonna be excellent and somewhat of a reunion. They are friends of ours and we share some history and common friends, im really looking forward to it. Tickets for this show are scarce they are mostly only available through Edge 102 however we do have some tickets available for our fans so please get in touch with me @ kevin@theduneslive.com and i will see if i can sort you out. Heres some pics from CMW courtesy of www.philogynist.ca.

2008-03-12T13:01:00.001-07:00

You need to see this

2008-03-09T20:50:00.000-07:00

Well we just played CMW and i got to share the stage with a legend....i sang "the shape im in" and "chest fever" supporting Garth Hudson of the band...yes i said "the band" a spiritual unforgettable moment that will be with me until the day that i die. I had a chance to hang with Garth and his wife Maud just awesome warm people really so cool and down to earth. When we left the stage i gave Garth a hug and he winked at me and in a tongue and cheek way he said to me "lets get a band together and go out on the road" this memory will not soon be forgotten. Cheers Garth!

Heres some video footage and some pics compliments of Maureen Smith and Peter Katz. Btw Peter Katz and his band are pretty awesome talented people check them out. PeterKatz.com

In the vid you see me on the left doing backing vocals for about 3 secs but just check out Garth doing his thing. I think John has a vid of me Singing "chest fever" i will post it when i can.

2008-03-03T20:57:00.000-08:00

Friday is gonna be awesomeness...wont you join me?

2008-02-27T08:04:00.000-08:00

Day 12 at the studio sorry for not blogging but my mind has been fully engulfed in the process....its a weird thing making a record highs and lows for sure some days things are very clear some days not so much but at this point now things could'nt be more clear everything seems to fitting naturally settling in thier right places and im pretty excited and tired we all are. The idea here was to make an album not just throw together a bunch of songs together and thats.....i think what we are doing... this record is one that needs to be listened to, front to back its a journey that we want to take you on a journey that you come out of basking in the sunlight......... alright i dont want to give too much away and ive got work to do...bye

2008-02-20T12:57:00.000-08:00

So you need to click the link for ticket info...someone big maybe playing after us i mean legendary cant say for sure but it might happen lets keep our fingers crossed.

clickheremyfriends

2008-02-16T10:23:00.000-08:00

Day 4 at the studio out here on the banks of Lake Huron in the middle of a cornfield a place that surely must be twinned with Fargo North Dakota. Weve successfully tracked 10 Drum Tracks 2 more to go which we will finish off sometime today and then move on to getting the bass bed tracks down. Siegy our co-producer is making our stay here awesome and it kinda helps that hes a genius engineer. So things are good so many ideas and possibilities are running through our minds its hard to contain, a kinda of creative information overload of sorts....really an exciting time...more news to come.

see ya

pullie

2008-02-11T11:45:00.000-08:00

2008-02-06T22:26:00.000-08:00

believe in yourself because nobody else will...and forget about what "they"say.....remember..."they" mean nothing and will leave nothing but a dilluted opinion thats stuck in thier own fear to make thier own opinion....too bad isnt it? Lets do better shall we?

2008-02-06T22:17:00.000-08:00

doves
a call to the coast
reflection
love lost
future ahead
something stuck in the soul
your face
your face
a break
a moment
a feeling
honesty
a call to you!!!
a sudden feeling of love...an unforgettable feeling of love however short it may be.....a feeling of love
a declaration of love from 2000 miles away...a feeling from a moment that just wont go away...hurray!! hur-fucking-ray!

pullie

2008-01-30T11:02:00.000-08:00

I have put up a music page on facebook called "the pullie project" its essentially my side thing...heartfelt little songs meant to make you feel something theres three songs there right now and many more will be added through time. One of the songs called "my dear" is playing fast on some peoples computers so if i sound like a chipmunk on that track, im letting you know, that is not the desired effect...funny enough people still have been saying nice things about it (thanks)...anyway im trying to come up with a solution until then roll the dice heres a link for ya.........

thepullieproject

2008-01-22T16:49:00.000-08:00

Hiya so i hope you checked out USS...brilliant huh? yip

Ok so to recap thanks first off to all you fine people who filled the Elmo to capacity on Saturday night you guys made it a very special one for sure...i think it could of been our best...ever! I personally am so pumped about the new year the studio is but weeks away and my mind is full of ideas and arrangements la ti da...so ive just created a dunes facebook music page and im asking you to join heres the link please cut and paste and join...pretty please

clickheremyfriends

thanks guys

pullie

2008-01-10T15:13:00.000-08:00

I am pumped!...coles notes...an old close friend of mine decided awhile back to start a label and her first artist was this guy named ash, she took me out to see ash many times and i can only say i was instantly taken by what he was able to make me feel through his performances, he is truly a musical genius with a heart of gold and who has been on this journey for sometime and now with the help of my old friend and friend matty woo things are starting to happen.... all round these great things could not happen to a greater collective of people...truly real....amazing people...yeah! so heres a link to barry taylors blog check it out and spread the word people! btw ash is now joined by Human Kebab (jay parsons) on the wheels of steel and they go by the name Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker

http://www.edge.ca/station/blog_barry.cfm#comm

i have written of the prowess of these people in the past so look out world here they come!

2008-01-08T20:14:00.001-08:00

So its official February 13th we hole up in a studio on the edge of lake huron and finish recording the follow up disc titled ______________.

Wanted

.......yeah im looking for a time machine preferably in good condition dont wanna get stuck in the stoneage or anything, either that or Delorion and a flux capaciter (mad scientist must be included or no deal) im willing to pay the going rate.

Book reviews- Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut- Read it!...now!
- Into the Wild- Jon Krakauer-read it to, hard to put this one down

Saw a few good movies too, check out - The Lady in the Water and damn that new Bourne movie is good too!

ok ...so i guess i will keep blogging

Ive been given access to a studio aswell through a friend , where with any luck i will get some of my little songs (pullie) recorded and packaged and then shipped all over the world where they will be recieved with rave reviews and requests that i play for the Queen, in Zimbabwe no less..... this would be the most convienient place as our tour schedules will be aligning best at this time as i will be finishing up my Ivory Coast or Cote D'Ivoire tour.... a place that i will be big!!!(Hasselhoff in Germany big) very big indeed,so big in fact that they will name one of thier cities after me, yip... its true, Yamoussoukro the capital city in the province of Lacs with a population of 362,244 people will come to be known as "Pullie" who knew? Of course it goes without saying that i will also be a "big deal" in the Galapogos Islands aswell as Cities like Buckhorn and Topeka Kansas where i will sing songs about coal and zinc mining and of course Francisco de Coronado the Spaniard who first stumbled upon it, but thats all in the future as for right now ive got to take a poop.....goodnight:)

pullie

p.s. im also thinking about giving punctuation a go this year ok bye

2007-12-31T03:02:00.000-08:00

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
Kurt Vonnegut

2007-12-31T00:39:00.001-08:00

ok so its super late night just came back from a super awesome jam with super awesome genuine people with good hearts and souls...bright souls....bright eyes...honest eyes...say no more..have a happy new year

2007-12-29T14:54:00.000-08:00

Holy cowabunga! Way too much festive stuff over the last few days my liver is shivering and needs a rest and so it will be. Had a great Christmas got to catch up with alot of friends and spent some quality time with my family. Got into some good conversations about life and love and ideals etc which is something im always trying to figure out, not sure if im getting any closer to figuring anything out but it is fun to talk.....anyway thats all i got

pullie

2007-12-25T14:28:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays i hope youre all happy and healthy and with the ones you love...i am and it feels good, just a little time in this environment is pretty centering...the ole love thing you know? Works everytime..... well thats it then hope you got lots of nice stuff almost Turkey time...oh before i go have you seen this guy? Inspiring!Human spirit triumphing brings a tear to the eye doesnt it? It may be better than "RUDY" getting into that final game.

all the best

pullie

2007-12-23T18:53:00.000-08:00

So there you have it, this is not gospel to me by any means it is simply what it is and it is thought provoking take from it what you will..if nothing else it forces you to look at things a little closer...for me im trying to understand who i am who we are and what the hell were doing here ...i dont know why i ve just always been fascinated with these questions maybe the chip in my head is malfunctioning....right?

pullie

2007-12-21T17:08:00.000-08:00

part 4

2007-12-19T23:46:00.000-08:00

love....love....what else is there?
its the only thing that makes us happy and its the only thing that brings us to our knees and its the only thing worthwhile in this life...because love is life...so love!!!and if you dont have it search for it because its out there and maybe it be very illusive or right under your nose but the thirst for love it always comes and never goes..hallelujah!and goodnight.

p to the u to the l to the l to the i to the e

2007-12-19T23:39:00.001-08:00

part 3

2007-12-18T15:33:00.001-08:00

part 2

2007-12-17T22:18:00.000-08:00

So im posting a 5 part series from a chapter in a movie that is more than a little bit interesting these clips are from the 3rd of three chapters in this documentary...im gonna post one a day there pretty short and they will be be posted in running order heres the first one(if you wanna see it the whole thing just you tube Zeitgeist) and prepare to be really enlightened and probably a little scared.

2007-12-17T19:34:00.000-08:00

By the way thanks to all of you great people who came to our first annual Holiday Bash pretty sure that was the best attended event that we have ever organized....and thanks for the food donations, thats gonna help alot of people out this Holiday season.You guys are AWESOME!

PULLIE

OUT

2007-12-17T00:15:00.000-08:00

please watch this and then tell your friends....you need to know this!!!

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

2007-12-13T22:20:00.000-08:00

late night just got back rehearsal ive been doing a bit of writing totally inspired from tonights rehearsal and sooooooooo looking forward to tommorow errr well i guess tonights show it 130 wow where does the time go?

see ya tonight!

pullie

2007-12-10T13:10:00.000-08:00

Ok im back from mars.....looking forward to Fridays show bigtime! If youre on our mailing list you will be given all the dets by tommorow as well as a Christmas Gift from us to you and instructions on what to do to obtain your gift we really hope you like it! We do! Ok so check your mailboxes tommorow and happy holidays!!!

pullie

2007-12-08T02:25:00.000-08:00

random idiotic transcedental slow breaking waves

experimental spermicide
its the love you cant deny
i walked up those stairs
i was looking everywhere
because i read a book that made me think
of love and life and all the things
yeah all the things the important things
it took me time to find these words
but all good things come to those who wait
i heard that once and so they say
but they say alot of things and i try not to listen
i like a melody i like a a groove
i like honesty and someone with nothing to prove
.....to me who- just- lets- it -be
no mystery
its in the eyes you know? you know?
the window to the soul did they look you in the eyes?
did they look you in the eyes?
did t-h-e-y l-o-o-k y-o-u in the eyes?
this is c.i.a. shit dont you know i read it in a book and a friend confirmed it so
so take your pictures off the wall and when you see....... that .......show....... pay a little more
attention before you say hello
when i say "say hello" i mean well........ i mean ?
just dont take it! ask some questions! ask what the fuck is going on?
or just pretend you are a pineapple farmer
based in vietnam
and if that dont make sense and your stuck .......thats your problem pal youre outta luck

ching ching

pullie

2007-12-07T12:01:00.000-08:00

Got me a couple of new Vonnegut books Cats Cradle and Bluebeard currently zipping through Cats....do yourself a favour and read some of his books they are awesome make you laugh make you think etc... Went to a little jam after rehearsal last night very good times indeed ,jamming with probably the most talented multi instrumentalists in the country aswell as being an all round good guy Derek Downham, the guys lives inside music its awe inspiring playing with that guy check out some of his bands Trophy The Beautiful Unknown or just his solo stuff i think you will like, alright chow for now.

note: some of the heavy or what may be percieved as being heavy shit that i write is really just stream of consciousness stuff that i just let out because im of the mind that everything means something so i just write what im thinking or feeling its a cathartic exercise try it yourself sometime. If they evoked any emotion or shock out of you the reader then they have served thier purpose...i can understand that some of what is written is pretty raw and sometimes im like do i want people to read this? But i push the publish button anyway cause it is what it is....here i am qualifying again...ive been called the constant qualifier by ....well..... you know who you are.

have a good weekend muchachos

PuLliE

2007-12-06T00:36:00.000-08:00

words and feeling

show some composure son
act like youve been here before
my hearts beating through my chest and i dont know what for
have another cigarette
have another up and down
bring the world a treasure chest
lets have a digital pow wow
do you really mean it yet?
are those the pictures in your head
just what you thought that they might be?
lets have a cigarette

isabella, isabella rossalini
when she spoke she said it best
oh yeah so brilliant.... to some, but a loser to the rest
and if i,
if i could make a guess
id like to make a guess
assuming we all do our best...consider
its not a wall its just a fence
but now the readers say this aint a holiday
yeah they say this aint a holiday this aint a holiday
what i meant to say
just doesnt matter anyway
its just a stream you know? know what i mean? i know you do
and im talikng, talking to you
so i apologize
i did not rationalize, i acted, reflex, instinctual press
i did not mean to say 90% of what i said, oh yeah i did
i did not mean to say 10% of what i said
the rest i did
and i wish you all the best with your cocaine and youre cigarettes
i hope you get out of where you went and get some smiles
and payback what was lent to you
theyre only words this much is true so i'll be me and you be you
stake your claim
there is no blame
its not my windmill anyway

2007-12-02T21:34:00.000-08:00

one foot in front of the next and repeat

I like it when it rains I like going for walks in the rain
theres nobody else around usually this is what appeals to me
staring at my feet and the pavement one foot in front of the next and repeat
theres a few people out some coming my way but
i dont make eye contact, that would mean i might have to say hello
and tonight on this cold rainy night i dont want to talk to anyone
tonight i want to think, no interruptions thanks....i continue along and now I imagine that my eyes are a lens's and this is a movie
and i begin to imagine the soundtrack to this particular scene
some sort of wandering jazz perhaps led by a sax
its the night after a large storm a night after a large soiree at my place
i spent most of the day in bed as i do from time to time
i dont feel too bad hangover wise, mentally pretty good kinda lethargic and reflective
sundays kind of do that to me always have, the end of the week and tommorow begins a new one
i continue along and notice that the pubs not open, strange i think to myself then i guess alot of places didn't open due to the storm
theres a model train store across the road must be one of the only ones in the city
i cant imagine there would be many of them and this ones been around for years well thats what the sign says anyway
never got into model trains myself i did like most boys enjoy those electric grand prix tracks, it was hot wheels who did it best the double loops were awesome
one foot in front of the next and repeat
i wonder what she's doing tonight i wonder if i made the right decision i wonder if im making the right decisions now
i wonder who goes to see Blade Runner "uncut" on a Sunday night at an old one screen movie theatre?
Maybe I'll head in there sometime its closeby would i go and see blade runner uncut? I dont know?
Note to self "check out scheds and showtimes there might be something good playing there"
one foot in front of the next and repeat
Lots restaurants along here they seem so lonely tonight i guess dinners over
i think to myself i'd kinda like to have my own little restaurant something romantic about the idea
theres some really big puddles on the sides of the road and i realize i could get pounded by a wave if im not careful
I lived above a store once so im now looking in the windows above the stores across the street and wondering
"what those apartments are like inside" theres a nice warm golden glow coming out of a few of them, i like warm glows
at the store i ask the man if i got pay $6.95 for this National Geographic intsead of $4.95 American with the Canadian buck so high now and he say yeah "are you sure" ...."yeah" he says "they dont change this one yet" ..."great!..oh well i still buy it some smokes the very fat Saturday Star and a 2litre bottle of coke....gimme some sugar!
"thanks see you later"....."bye have a goodnight" he says...im in no real rush alone with my thoughts i begin wondering about........
one foot in front of the next and repeat

pullie

2007-11-30T20:30:00.000-08:00

i cant hear a thing

its red wine on a cold night
now i take the train alone
to a place with notes smiles
and mics a place i feel at home
then its back to you and cigarettes
and what you see you might not get
you can give me more but i'll take less
dont tell the rest dont tell the rest
they may not approve
it wont impress
selling out or selling in so hard to tell as the light gets dim
just momentary momentum
as the idle hands write selfish lies
a picnic for our egos, a miasma lullaby
cant move in here theyre screaming! cant hear a thing
pop! its back.. then its out and gone
now 80 years ago you know
you know you never know
so you step your step as the others go with that fashionable flow
in a building in the cold blue theres the man who takes the stairs
out of breath a bulb comes on as he realizes ..........that sometimes........sometimes the flow doesnt go anywhere

pullie

2007-11-25T16:38:00.000-08:00

Jambo! Thats hello in Swahili learn something new here everyday dont you? Sometimes useless for sure but new nevertheless (im a fan of that word three words in one ...neat!) as per usual things have been quite interesting in my life the last little while we just came off a little road trip to Ottawa where we had a show @ the Live Lounge heres a little background- The Live Lounge is a rock venue owned by a radio station in Ottawa called live 88.5 if you live in O-town this is the station you need to be listening to theyve continue to give us heaps of support and airplay and we just plain love them we do (said in a drawly southeren accent) They really are innovators i mean how many other radio stations do you know that have bars to play in? Yeah none cause there arn't any..... these guys do it right...moving on. The show was a sell out we played with R-Mistake and a Kitchener Band called Jen Militia both very good the latter i would say was exceptional amazing presence and energy it was all there had a chance to meet and talk with Mike (lead singer) and a few other members...great people! We played pretty well i have it taped thanks to our video man from Ottawa you rock!!! Oh yeah also thanks to Nat McDonald for taking photos im gonna post them below...you Nat! You also rock!!!!!(5 exclaimation marks for you...count'em 5!) In sound check we sucked you know im a little well...neurotic or as some have suggested insane mental an idiot the list goes on and on and is getting bigger by the day howe-v-e-r!!! After reviewing the tape i have come to the conclusion that there are many things that live up in my head and one of them is delusion Yes!!! It is true i can be somewhat delusional (new one for the list) I am able to convince myself often that we suck and im glad to say that im recently of the opinion that even if we played a show that we considered our worst ever it would'nt suck and thats a good feeling to have...keep in mind that i may lose this feeling once ive had enough time to forget about this new opinion we'll see i guess.

Im almost sure that all the information ive gathered about woman over the years is useless...i know nothing...nothing...i think? its so hard to tell sometimes ive been a single guy for a little while now which is something that i dont neccesarily mind i think...i mean im pretty sure that im the King of failed relationships...im not feeling sorry for myself just the way it is
its so hard to find that balance you know where 2 people like each other the same amount just the same its usually lopsided some people i know just trod on and accept a less than fulfilling mudane existance with thier other i guess because they get comfortable or scared that theres nobody else out there they kinda settle you know? Many are afraid of being alone...because well...being alone can suck! I should know, but im not afraid of it i think it makes people stronger (or crazy)..kidding...where am i going with this? I dont know but to quote a wise man "becareful what you give up to early because youre not getting it back" I had to throw that one in there its so true im beginning to notice, you know whats sad is that im more afraid of love these days than lonliness i mean falling for someone is pressure filled you got so much to lose you know? Fuck i get the shakes just thinking about it, this i know is probably not the healthiest perspective but what am i gonna do? Im sure i'll figure it out one day .......actually you know what?.....thats bullshit im not sure i'll ever figure this stuff out...so i guess i'll just keeping writing songs and stories in the meantime...wish me luck....have a great week whoever you are.

pullie out

2007-11-11T10:05:00.000-08:00

ok i really dont know where to begin so much on my mind right now .... well lets start with last nights show, as you may or may not know we played a show last night with a band called "fiction plane" from the UK these guys have been opening for the "Police" for the last 6 months or so pretty big deal really and the lead singer, Joe is Stings son theyve been playing and touring for almost i believe 10 years or so and they are a great band and cool dudes we partied til the wee hours of the morning with them and actually Ian of "Billy Talent" (fucking love that band) and i thinks its Colm of Sum 41(also cool but not as cool as b.t. at least to me) anyway thats another story i will save that for later, ok so back to the show we were called last week about the gig by our booking agent and they said that they dig us or something or someone in thier camp dug us or whatever who knows so Tuesday we get the call that its on so were like cool couple rehearsals thurs fri thursday was pretty interesting i had a fit midway through rehearsal literally took my guitar of my shoulder threw it 10 feet at the wall and i mean fucking hurled it (mid song)it slammed against the wall (brian jonestown massacre styles yikes!) with a massive clanging and feedback as the amp was on and i walked out i think the boys were in shock...why did i do this you ask why? Truth told ive had alot on my mind of late many pressures of life pushing down on me so what was in actual fact a small disagreement loomed large in my mind and i finally snapped ...bigtime didnt last long i was back in the room 5 minutes later giving hugs and apologies but i really needed that really really did, i really just wanted to play a great show on saturday which was yesterday and guess what we did! We in my estimation blew the fucking doors off the place(awesome loving crowd i love you) really really happy with it we all were and weve been working our asses off to get here really really we have but its starting to really really (really really?)pay off, there is so much patience required in this business and that what it is you know a business sucks when art and commerce collide but thats life isnt it? a happy or unhappy medium can be found (pick one) its enough to drive a person slightly mad, i mean lets see ive lost cars apartments girlfriends dignity (at times) my cool friends a bunch of shit along the way but i think these are the sacrifices that you make its this for lack of a better term suffering that makes a band and makes songs and makes misery er i mean memories (kidding..or am i?), ok enough about that. So we sold tons of merch met great new freinds and fans signed a ton of cds and just a great reception great job satisfaction rating for last night im right now patting myself on the back picture it.......got it?...... ok moving on so Joe ...stings son pete the drummer super guy and Seeton the guitar player all good guys again though the drummer pete just a good soul not to say the others are not anyway ok so lets be fair youre dad is Sting ok picture that rocknroll royalty i mean the police! for christ sakes doesnt get any bigger than that so they say the apple doesnt fall very far from the tree and in this case it couldnt be true-er (not a real word for sure) Joe looks and sounds just like his dad its pretty uncanny he even play bass holy shit its like a fucking reincarnation of the former the band is tight and the songs were pretty good "two sisters" very cool song im not sure what im trying to say here really i guess that it was so much like his fathers stuff you would think there might be a departure you know a little bit to try and make it your own i dont know maybe thats just me and dont get me wrong man i have a lot of respect for him and the band i mean fuck hes obviously not doing it for the money and those guys have toured their asses of for years and years played every shit hole from here to timbuktu so you got to give'em props and i do....so this is the part where it gets funny to some or just embarrassing if youre me....... so the end of the night were all hanging packing up gear talking to fans in the foyer just goofing off really i have my vid camera out and im doing my best british interviewer voice joking around with our guys and Joe and Pete and Seeton of Fiction Plane just being a goof you know? what i do.... so were all going to the same party afterwards im filming the boys while were conversing about the adress yada yada yada right?enough said we go to the party good times good peeps got to chat with as i mentioned earlier ian from billy talent really nice guy anyway party is fun you know just hanging stop by luckys house late night because i gave his girlfriend my video camera when we left to go to the party...sooooooo im reviewing the tape early this morning (great show footage) and my goofing around footage and im fucking flabbergasted about what i hear so i rewind the tape and there it is ..."did i say? what! o boy" a complete freudian slip, and i mean bad think about all ive said about fiction plane hes stings son yada yada yada i mean he probably gets comparisons to his dad all the time and a bunch of crtiicism as it is right? keep this in mind ok? so as im reviewing the tape im following joe and seeton to the cab camera running discussing direction to the party and i in my britsh interviewer voice keep going on about fiction police's limo which was just a cab what!!!!!!!!!fiction police? what am i retarded? fiction police? yeah fiction police? and im so drunk i dont even skip a beat joe actually makes a crack at me calls me something or other an im completely oblivious to the whole thing.... fiction fucking police? (i got to laugh now it is pretty funny)im guessing he didnt like that too much only after the party and upon reviewing the tape did realize Joe wasnt all that talkative to me there probably because i called his band fiction police..im sure he thought i was cutting into him or slighting him and really it was completely innocent.......well that s my fiction police er fiction plane /police/sting story.....isnt life funny i never thought i might have a story involving sting in it well we must be doing something right...right?

pullie

2007-11-10T12:33:00.000-08:00

right then just gettin ready for this evenings show, looking forward to the affair should be a cracker i think from what ive seen we will be a good fit fiction plane and im really interested in seeing them....might have to take a few notes you know what i mean? thats what lifes all about learning yip hope you learned something today and hope to see you at the show tonight

adios

pullie

2007-11-05T21:35:00.000-08:00

Just back from seeing the "Waterboys" @ the danforth music hall and im totally inspired, fuck the bullshit!

night

pullie

2007-11-04T07:15:00.000-08:00

Movies thats where my mind is these days not watching making them got a few ideas i mulling over right now for my next project or maybe i will just do a video for one of my songs, the format would be just kinda a stop animation thing but im sure if it will be animated but im thinking 1000's of still frames put together in a running sequence anyway i probably shouldnt even be talking about until im a little more clear, i just woke up and realized i got an extra hour of sleep last night which was awesome weird dreams and some good creative ideas for some projects this morning while i was sort of half asleep, this usually when my best ideas materialize.

Ok to the weekend Fridaty we played the Horseshoe supporting Stag X for thier final peformance which really was superb i was talking to JT (Julian) lead singer (founder/frontman) and i asked him you know "how do you feel about all of this" i mean these guys had been together 10 plus years and done alot and he admitted to me that he was really starting to get emotional and remarked how hard this was gonna be and good on him there was so much support there for them ive never seen the Horseshoe that busy, people had flown in from Vancouver Calgary all over the place to catch this final show, he said he was pretty choked up about it, but i mean thats when you know youve done your job as an artist right? youve touched people in such away that youve made an impact however small or large that it may be youve made the connection! sweet!

Not much to report about our show wasnt really our night i think we put on a fairly strong performance considering some of the variables no sound check very little backing vocals in the mix and my own sinus problems, to quote the Dandy Warhols when its good its fun and when its not its funny.....good rule to live by and keep your sanity in this business otherwise theres no enjoyment at all you just end up over analyszing everything, best bet is to do a quick overview note it and " let it go" however this is all easier said than done and usually i carry this shit around for far to long and obsess over them....basically just because im mental...so it goes..

Potentially friday we maybe opening for a rocknroll superstars son big big big legendary guy supposed to find out tommorow could be fun...ok back to my movie brain

pullie

2007-10-29T18:37:00.000-07:00

Right then so looking forward to Friday night @ the Horseshoe Tavern here in Toronto so inspired i have been...yes so inspired i put together a wee film sort of for the event, fun to do albeit time consuming when youre new all the infos there were on @ 1130 sharp!

Love to see you!

pullie

oh yeah theres a little sneak peak into the newly recorded "let it go" wait for it people...its gonna be nice

2007-10-25T15:16:00.000-07:00

Hola amigos! So we were in the studio over the weekend in the outskirts of Goderich, the most beautiful studio i have ever had the pleasure having at my disposal weve got some pics and when i get off the boys i will post them.

We recorded 2 songs our poppy crowd pleaser "let it go" and a new incarnation of a song i wrote awhile back called "what will be" we worked with a guy named Siegfried Meier or just Siegy for short a multitalented musician in his own right and a super guy, the results you ask? Specfuckingtacular! We are so pleased with the way they came out, you know you play these songs night after night and they are there you know? But, now they are cemented into history there forever or as long as anybody wants to hear them, cant tell you how happy this makes me...out little contribution to culture...so this is just the start im really looking forward to have a full length tangible cd in my hands for all of you, to me this is the best writing i personally have done the arrangements that we have in mind really are for lack of a better term "fat free", theres alot of feeling and emotion in every word and thats the way it should be cant wait for you all to hear them!

November 2nd were gonna be @ The Horseshoe Tavern here in Toronto supporting Staggered Crossing at thier last ever show!
Sadly this is true youre probably gonna to get there early because all bets are this show is gonna be sold out be there by 10pm you should be in good shape i think were gonna hit the stage @ 10:30 (latest), these guys always have drawn well had a vids on Much and some hits on the radio its gonna be a great night gauranteed!

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pullie

2007-10-15T09:22:00.000-07:00

Well hello blog hope you had a good weekend i most certainly did...probably one of the better ones i have had in a little while...why you ask? Well much to do with Saturdays show, it was incroyable it is true playing to an almost full house @ the Elmo theres a certain energy in that room and the sound is usually superb as it was this night we actually had the pleasure of working with "Todd" Pilate's or pilotspeeds sound guy...perfect fit really did a fantastic job, it was great to hear the big ideas aswell very good band kinda coldplay esque which is cool and of course the beautiful unknown were as good as always great just to hang with those guys hadnt really done so since our tour, after show was a late one and then up frairley early as i went up to my nieces 12th birthday (where does the time go?)

So this weekend were heading down to London Ontario to begin recording our follow up Cd, ita been along time coming and i am as keen as i have ever been to do anything...i really wasnt to make something special and i think we will the songs are there im just fine tuning and tweaking some late comers....but then again in the studio things change on the first album for example the lyrics foro hurry up were completely different only when i got into the vocal booth did i rewrite the whole song ..just came to me...like "lost" aswell written the night before came to me like a laser beam..zap here you go..dont feel very creative on the writing side of things today...so im out

pullie

2007-10-11T13:49:00.000-07:00

Hey now!
Few things first off many thanks to the fine people of Kitchener Ontario for really makiing last weeks show there a memorable one...seriously thank you made our days! Cool venue aswell called the Boathouse...check it out if youre ever through there right on the water...oh yeah and thanks to Todd Donald and The Stars Here foro kicking things off.

OK so Tommorow night is the Elmocambo and i/we are looking very much forward to it The Beautiful Unknown will be previewing there recently completed full length album....we toured with these guys and they coome to play bigtime!

Ok then got to run

pullie

2007-09-29T17:49:00.000-07:00

So if you havent already noticed im up and down like a fu#king yoyo....tis true very rarely am i shall we centred however im working on it...i pretty much ike to say exactly whats on my mind....because....well to be blunt were all gonna die one day and i dont want to wish i hadnt said what i felt was right about this that or the other thing.....you know?

So new living quarters are workiing out very nicely kinda midtownish but its all good subways close and the company is good......did i mention theres a hot tub here? well there is and its sweet...come over anytime....the dunes took a wee trip down to Kitchener yesterday for a radio interview/performance which went very well indeed weve really been working on our harmonies and everything in general .......having Paul as a an ace drummer join us has was pretty awesome abd the fact that his voice harmoniizes with mine the result we think is quite nice....Johnny and lucky are also getting into the action.....wrote this song what will be..actually formatted it to fit...well no ...um .....i guess its sort of a rewrite or no its just been arranged differenty....jesus! sometime my brain she just dont work......im back now....so yeah this new arrangement is as Johnny would say UNREAL!....man.......well we like it gonna test it on ya'll..well some of ya'll who can make it out to the Elmocambo on the 12th of october....you should come its gonna be a great night of course we wil be joined by the super awesomeness of the Beautifu Unknown (Great band we toured with) and The Big Ideas......so where was i...oh yeah nowhere.....um......must say im really feeling the music again and i thinks its a direct corellation to our more regimented rehearsal sched...makes all the difference....im feeling good and im writing more.....i was feeling like shit for a bit some personal stuff breakups and such.....but all is good now...head is up heart is warm etc.

England yes England going back over next month for a few shows should be fun love the peope and the culture and the pubs...love the pubs...we are playing a showcase called "IN THIS CITY" in Manchester...never been but of course i know of all the lore....man u man city....i think the doves are from there and im pretty sure elbow is form there aswell...speaking of doves, do yourself a favour and get thier music....i fucking love it...just hits me in the right place i would recommend "lost souls" or and "the last broadcast"

back to england.....so were also gonna be back in london.... Yeah!fo r a show at the Barfly in Camden town good times...did i mention that we start work on our new Album in 2 weeks huh? huh? huh? well its true were heading down to london(ontario) on the 13th of oct to get things underway(thank you jesus or whatever)i be back again soon so have a wonderful night...sorry bout the spelling errors and poor punctuation....whose got time for all that? besides im and artist

pullie

2007-09-17T18:04:00.000-07:00

Ok then im very happy to say that we are on our and preparing to go back into the studio for our second effort a record that will be in many ways different than our first for obvious reasons as in the new line up and well....because i have learned alot and changed as we do as person and a writer i see things differently than i once did and this will reflect on the album to many of you faithful supporters you will be familiar with some of the new material like "let it go" and one or two others....i cant tell you how anxious i am to get started i really feel that we have an oppertunity to make something really special our arrangements are a little more streamlined theres less fat in the songs now not to say that there wont be a few spacey tracks on there aswell youre just going to have to wait and see ...at present the release date is scheduled for sometime early in the new year...as for now we will playinga few shows here and there and looks like we will flying over to the U.K. more specifically Manchester for a showcase next month and a few other dates looking like London for sure the rest are tba

October 12th's line up has changed at the Elmocambo as Tin Bangs had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict which is too bad however in there place as of right now will be our tour mates The Beautiful Unknown who if you have seen them you know are fucking brilliant...thier live show never fails to send shivers up my spine....we have some tricks up our sleeves aswell and have been working on some 4 part harmonies and other cool stuff lately that we hope to have stage ready for this show...also joining us that night are "Th Big Ideas" never played with them and really dont know what to expect however i have heard really good things about them....ok i have to go and detox some more this past weekend was out of control...as i do....bubeye

pullie

2007-09-12T19:14:00.001-07:00

i drew these things

i drew these things i drew these things when i was younger
when i was younger i was happy all the things i did made sense and all the world looked different then
the smells you know?.... i sometimes get them back again.... and then theyre gone
but when they come i take them in and close my eyes and pretend that im still young
it makes me happy for a moment i guess its better than not being happy at all
i drew these things..... i drew these things when i was younger before all the lies and anger
before i stood here .....now i stand here...its the question it always has been
what did they look like? well i dont know i cant explain but ive seen others just like them as ive crossed the plains and climbed the hills swam the seas and swallowed pills ate the shit and grown my hair laughed and cried and kissed and fell and hurt and hurt and disbelieved and lost and died a little inside....... yeah....died a little inside.

note:remember the sun does not go down its just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

thats tonights installment be sure to comeback soon and remember if youre drinking dont drive and if youre driving dont drink and be sure to to try the veal and have your pets spaded or nuttered

pullie

2007-09-09T10:11:00.000-07:00

Hello blog tis me just thought i would check in and say hello ive been quite busy the last little while i have moved so of course ive been busy doing you know moving stuff but rest assured im all safe and sound and in a nice warm place now and will be seeing you more often again ok then blog have a great day

pullie

2007-08-26T20:56:00.001-07:00

2007-08-22T19:39:00.000-07:00

boring...boring...boring....cant move cant sleep cant eat but i can drink and smoke and snort and forget for awhile but never for too long nope never for too long...i guess thats just the way it is love comes and goes and slows or grows....neil young put it best "only love can break your heart, try to be sure right from the start" no one wins when things dont work out noone! i must say im getting tired of trying...as much as i think i know....... i nothing absolutely nothing and whats worse is im continually knowing less and less...things like life and future and right and wrong are not as clear as they once were.....im harder now a product of bullshit...bullshit priorities skipping over what is actually important for bullshit self indulgent bullshit...blow up your t.v.

goodnight

pullie

2007-08-19T13:28:00.000-07:00

sadly this is somewaht accurate

***Your Birthdate: July 20***

You are a virtual roller coaster of emotions, and most people enjoy the ride.
Your mood tends to set the tone of the room, and when you're happy, this is a good thing.
When you get in a dark mood, watch out - it's very hard to get you out of it.
It's sometimes hard for you to cheer up, and your gloom can be contagious.

Your strength: Your warm heart

Your weakness: Trouble controlling your emotions

Your power color: Black

Your power symbol: Musical note

Your power month: February

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
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2007-08-12T20:52:00.000-07:00

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Funny Videos

2007-07-21T14:15:00.001-07:00

Well where do i start....i guess first off i want to thank all my friends who were at the show last night on my...ummm..18th birthday...i love you all and all the rest of the folks who showed up and holy shit there were alot of you...made us feel pretty special you did we really cant believe how packed it was in there despite the fact that everything was running behind....i guess its kinda weird we go away to the U.K. and are really well recieved then we come home and everyone and thier uncle is out to see us....this is a very good thing looks like we are heading back across the pond in October nothing confirmed yet but things are in the works.....right next i need to thank Devon Mark Brails and Reider for Filming the show (you guys are awesome!)thats right people 4 cameras great angles + all of your photos which we will be spliced in to the editing should make for a class dvd dont you think? Im guessing the editing is gonna take a wee while to do...all good things come to those who wait....so wait.....um its been a weird weekend well at least from thursday at my lovely friends label cd release (Kaitlyn mystery and romance ent.inc oh yeah and Matt Woo...this is an amazing new label that will take the world by storm thier first signing is U.S.S. BEST WRITER I KNOW CHECK IT) right so yeah i almost got in a fight through basically a broken telephone type situation...so stupid then i staed up all night called in to work at 3 am missed work the next day i believe i was almost fired on my birthday(but hell how heartless would you have to be to fire a guy on his Birthday?) granted i did pull a bonehead move....as i do sometimes i let them down and it wasnt cool...im learning here...always learning...learn learn learn....leaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnng...weird write the word learn a bunch of times and it doesnt make sense you know that weird thing when a word just doesnt seem right..anyway....i THINK LAST NIGHT WAS PRETTY FUCKIN GOOD really great line up great bands, oh the pretty things, modernboys and moderngirls, eden ants and germans check em all out buy thier shit go to thier shows buy them christmas presents...nice people they are and live in awesomeness rock....yeah that doesnt make sense i know but who cares...free thought it all counts , all means something and comes from somewhere thats what i think anyway...um check our myspace some u.k. vids or google the dunes u.k. tour for some live footage heres our opening song @ The Barfly Camden (London)...also were designing our new website right now should be up in 5weeks also people please send us those photos from last night ok ? do it! ha...vid time now

love

pullie

oh check what we found before last nights gig...smart guy isn't he? Dude if you read this thank you thank you very much very kind of you
http://www.blogto.com/music/2007/07/theirspace_the_dunes/

2007-07-16T19:08:00.000-07:00

the plot? i once used to be a man who had lost the the plot....but now it seems im all safe and healthy and living a good clean life ..well mostly...and im fucking bored....so im thinking maybe i should go off the deep end i mean when i was a semi junky i felt i mean really felt life and i wrote and i felt and i cried and thought about bad things like leaving this earth and every morning i woke up i wanted to put a hole through my wall or just go back to sleep and i couldnt eat...ok maybe things are good now...i'll shut up now...big show friday be there its my birth celebration

nevik

2007-07-12T21:28:00.000-07:00

"just tell me...i sometimes push my luck" ah nothing ah whatever...um ok so we finished the DA DA DUM DUM (to be said in a kinda of ominous big sort of way) U.K. tour and we are now safe and sound in our cradles ready for more breast feeding......ooh right which personality should o give you guys today? So anyway the tour was fucking magic (say that in a Scottish accent please) did you say it? ok say it AGAIN "fucking magic" good ....well it was ...and was quite hectic aswell my liver was very very busy...it would comment itself but its only a liver and livers cant talk stupids...duh....the weather was of course ppish so it goes but the people warm and the crowds were big and rowdy and the dunes were just right...yes let me repeat jussst riiight.....spent of the 2 weeks most of it in London our curve music rented us a "posh" as they like to say flat near Paddington station which we liked very much and made a complete mess of ..as we do.....anybody heard of a place called stringfellows? well we highly recommend it...we were taken there by our new Friends Mia and Jens for a fine night of oogling and Jack daniels and i woke with a really stuffy nose weird?....you know what theres just too much to get into i mean where do i start? precisely i dont fucking know so waht were gonna do is chuck up some live footage from shows and a bunch of pictures and you can do the math and i think i may start spelling waht like this everytime...it works ....waht you dont think it does? waht the hell do you know anyway...waht?....the dickens ...thats actually a funny story ask me when u see me...ok

i got to go to bed but check it out yo were playing the post british invasion show friday july 20th at the rivoli and we are wait for it .........................................thats enough waiting going to record a dvd /live disc for your listening and viewing pleasure and were also gonna throw in our favourite squirrel recipes and if you call know you will also recieve a ginsu knife package .....yes the real deal no imitations wait a second were gonna slash those prices in half but you must call now.........so heres the deal bring you digital cameras aswell(im assuming somebody actually reads this...hi mom!) and take tons of photos of yourself(naked bathroom shots only please ladies) your friends and us and were gonna splice them in to the film ok and then your gonna be on t.v.! yes its true and its my birthday that night aswell and as many of you know im really looking forward to turning 21 so its a no fucking brainer

waht

pullie

2007-06-30T09:24:00.000-07:00

So yesterday was a busy one we were up early after a very solid night of boozing with a few of my English friends Ben and Peter....needless to say we felt like shite upon waking up and it was off to the "London Calling" convention to sign boobies...well not really just some promo and shit like that.....then at about 1:30 we headed back to our flat along the way we were informed that 2 bombs had been found in the city and some of the tube lines had been shut down thankfully not ours........we got back to our flat regrouped then me Brian and Lucky took the tube to Kings Cross and then a taxi to pick up a few guitars that we were renting...i got a really nice Gibson Sg...very happy with it and then came all the way back home and once again regrouped packed up all our shit banner and all merch instruments yada yada yada and made our way up to Camden to our Barfly gig...Camden is a very cool place....i guess its almost like a cross between our Kensington Market and Queen west only way way cooler....The Barfly is the place to play in London period! This is were all foriegn bands break from everyones played there The Libertines Beck you name it.....so you can understand i was preety pumped i mean really ive been waiting all my life for this tour to happen and now here i was so there was no way i wasnt going to put every once of passion i had into this show........we loaded in and went for a bite our set time was @ 12midnight...perfect! Went to some cuban place and had a few mohitos and shot the shit did a whole bunch of laughing we were in pretty good spirits nice and loose a few hours earlier we were all tnsed from the days running around...i had a shit fit as i do...so it goes

11:30 we get back to the venue and it is a heaving see of people as a matter of fact it was sold out.......what can i say from here we hit the stage running hard and we literally had people dancing and pumping thier fists from our opener (cacophonic lullaby/never date an actor) we actually do have some footage we wanted to video the whole thing but we couldnt however we did get the first 13 mins of the show which i will try to get on here.....by the end of our set we were sweaty messes and the crowd was screaming for more fists pumping and cheering....i woould say last night was the greatest rock'n'roll night of my life so far it was pure magic!

so pics and vid to follow check out a funny vid we posted from a drunken night on our myspace...careful you might shit yourself

pullie

2007-06-28T11:02:00.000-07:00

Hey having a great time here in london on this our first day really....yesterday we were out whooping it up around paddington station...where we managed to meet probably a 1000 people....no shit....yeah we were out with our postcards doing some heavy promotion...good times and of course we managed to have a few pints in between...were just back from soundcheck @ The Cobden Club where we will be showcasing after the AIM awards afterparty doing an acoustic set...so good! Loving it over here we are going to try and add some photos and one fucking great little video clip that will make you you shit your pants

ok bye

pullie

2007-06-25T19:08:00.000-07:00

Right then the eve of the big U.K. pretty pumped but must admit i feel like shit some kinda of crazy sore throat ..yeah i know great fucking timing....anyhow got some good antibiotics goiing which is starting to kick in and im feeling much better than i was and im pretty confident i will be myself again come flight time.....ive been so frickinn busy preparing fo this wee tour i have hardly posted and i apologize.....we played a couple of shows this weekend friday night we were supporting the Canadian Cancer Society...it was our best ever performance gauranteed...we were able to engage the crowd and won them over in record time...there were actually folks from the surrounding builings who were not part of the event that were lured out when they heard us and came by to by some cd's...hi to all of our new friends we met that night...keep your chins up kids

After the show it was still fairly earlier and on the way home i stopped n=by my local for a few and ran into a few buddies one of which Garnett Armstrong (he designed our cd cover)anyway one thing led to another and then i was shitfaced back at a party playing acoustic to a barely concious but appreciative audience......saturday morning came quick i woke up at 10 40 am this happened to be ten minutes past the time i was to pick up grim as we were playing Subway beachfest w/ Thornley in Port Colborne...so things went down hill from there bigtime huge amounts of traffic...me severely hung over from my beer jagger redwine trifactor we showed up late like a half an hour for our set time thankfully they switched stuff around and the band who was ment to play after us played our slot....i played like shit couldnt hear a thing on the stage and had the shakes really bad...i am an idiot and im fully aware of this but im getting better...cool so london tommorow really looking forward to this got a bunch of friends i havent seen in quite somtime...you know who you are...a highlight for sure will be going back to Peebles Scotland..cant fucking wait ok more up dates as go...i bought a video camera so we just might have video updates!

pullie

2007-06-22T12:03:00.000-07:00

Check out this months "Classic Rock Magazine" (available world wide) theres a full page feature on us...oh and if you see it write me and tell me what its like alright?

Tonight Cancer Society Show come on out and lets raise some money to crush this horrible disease...please

pullie

2007-06-18T20:41:00.000-07:00

Holy Shit! Planning sucks but it will be worth it.....i/we are all pretty psyched for the tour...super busy with tasks so thats why im not posting much ...we had a photo shoot the other day...heres a photo or 2
bye

2007-06-11T21:26:00.000-07:00

right-e-o we are heading to jolly old England June 26th for a 2 week tour...this is good...we like this i will be posting the tour dates tommorow...looking forward to getting up to Scotland for a few days aswell catch up with my friends in those parts...im pretty excited...might have to have me a couple of bottles of buckfast whilst there.....but the whole reason for this tour is to blow some minds....so i guess we will have to do a bit of that aswell....ok

2007-05-28T19:36:00.002-07:00

holy shit where have i been...ive been abducted by fucking aliens cause i just looked at my computer and the last thing i remember was updating my blog and that was nearly 2 weeks ago....wow! they must have erased my memory and put a clone in my place here on earth..so...if i pissed anyone off in the last little while...not my fault wasnt me....must be some crazy u.v. lighting on the spaceships cause im tanned as fuck.....well turns out in my absence our label and manager has been working for us and we meaning the dunes are this close ...oh yeah you cant see what im doing but what im doing is putting my forefinger and thumb together just above my eye and im looking through the little gap that remains just short of me touching them together to illustrate how close i am to announcing a tour and its really fucking close need to confirm a few more things and then i will let you all know and its a good tour kinda dream like...yeah ive been calling for this one all me life...ok whatever more to come on this in time......hmmmm uh....thats all i got....oh yeah we played with the legend Derek Downham who sat in drums in Pauls absence so i want to thank him it was alot of fun he rocks but we very much miss our little drummer boy come home soon paulie come home soon and dont forget the absinthe.....ok i guess i got to catch up and see what i missed

take care comb your hair

pullie

2007-05-19T13:18:00.000-07:00

2007-05-13T17:21:00.000-07:00

wow friday was an excellent night great crowd great energy and great performances across the board from the jones on through to nurse the sea inside was very good aswell a really great sound and thier singer well is really good....for us i think for me anyway it may have been my favourite show to date i think were onto something here something really special and i think it eminates out to the audience and theres a great transfer of energy going on at shows....so thanks to al of you who came to support us it means more to us than you will ever know.

compromise well thats not something im willing to do when it comes to anything around the dunes and unfortunately its getting a little harder everyday because sometimes the people who work for and with us seem to think different things than we do which is ok i guess as long as its understood that really at the end of the day the dunes and only the dunes will decide whats best for the dunes.....as a dune what i want is to play 200 hundred shows a year because im sure once people see us they will be converted...it really is all about the music always has been were trying to do something great and in order to do that we really have to stick to our guns because sometimes people think they know whats best for you but have no clue about your vision.....good music comes from honesty and creativity its a very organic thing and then mix in some fine musicianship and great things can happen.....i think weve gotta go with our guts i think everyone should thats the only way....when someone tells you something is good or ok and you know its not youre not crazy youre probably just right anyway im rambling here....for the record we will never compromise our art..this is a promise as much as people may try to get us to.

Have a happy week

pullie

2007-05-06T18:48:00.000-07:00

Hey been in away in Mexico fro the last week surfing yip surfing fucking life changing stuff i almost feel like writing some jack johnson type songs....almost but note quite.....yeah so it was pretty amazing week many stories to tell to many for me to even get into right now definitly the most awesomeness came from surfing as a kid growing by the ocean i kinda messed with a board a few times but nothing serious its something ive often thought about giving a go and i think my years of metally riding waves helped me out ...i was up after the first half a dozen waves and craving that feeling of exhileration and freedom from that first time up...im no fucking pro for sure but i could see my self going on surf holidays in the future it was a great week got to hang with my bro aswell and met some interesting people...i will post a few pics when i get them from my friend she was the official photographer.....so now what? well time to get ready for a summer of rocknroll...yip very excited got lots of shows lined up....on a sour note the video we shot for calling all cars is something of a bust a saw it monday and in its current state is nowhere close for to being ready for public veiwing...unfortunately as i suspected all along somehow the idea was lost and im not sure it can be saved and im really fucking dissapointed by the whole situation...so fridays show will not be a video release party/show however it will be great as great as we can make it

pullie

2007-04-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

Not much to say...its very hard to look at the young beautiful faces of the victims of the VT massacre..so much to live for...makes me sick

why do we have guns?

2007-04-15T22:16:00.000-07:00

Aswell as going on rants last night i did a wee bit of music composing aswell it was one of those long overdue solitary nights just a bit of red wine cigarettes my guitar and my thoughts...i like these nights.

movie review

The U.S. vs John Lennon - see it!

2007-04-15T00:03:00.000-07:00

im not sure exactly what im supposed to be....i mean i do things ...lots of things....things that may make me "cool" to some of you and others that probably dont...are we defined by what we do...seems that way...i like doing everything and want to do/experience everything i can in this life...like writing things like this..so random fuckin strangers can either say im crazy or loveable smart or stupid or well what ever they want really...hopefully you random strangers have at least considered and contemplated stuff....one clone of a man with my own personal options thoughts.."one of a kind" oh what a marvel wouldnt you say only a billion or so more just like me in almost all ways except not.....have you ever...well....i mean......i sometimes think to myself im the first to drive down the street in my big van with a blue t-shirt on and chuck taylors on my feet smoking a brand new du maurier thinking about my friend who told me he used to sing back up for paul anka all the while worried as fuck about everything going on around me like money and my mom my sisters my brother my nieces and nephews and why did my dad have to die and why does anyone die or why does anyone live and will i ever really love like i did that one time and why is george bush running the free world, and why are "grown ups" liars and have i fed the fish...why do i even have fish.....im pretty sure that although im just like everybody else physically (you know what i mean) everything counts! every thought every word that i say or someone says makes us different and maybe just maybe theres a pin hole of light out there that i can stick my finger into it when it i see it and pull the it wide open (the blackness that is) and expose whats behind this mystery...yeah i know im dreaming right now youre saying either that or you think im fucking crazy...both are probably true but its my life and if this is what i think or even have somehow concocted these thoughts then...maybe....just maybe i can...i dont want to live a life unexplored and want answers i want expansion i want the truth...no i just want to think freely and play like ace freely(i think thats how you spell his name)or something i dont know , you know ? this is living...i think

2007-04-14T17:43:00.000-07:00

Well thats all for my favourite writer...Kurt Vonnegut is Dead...i cant say im that im sad really ...cause i would be lying(people are coming and going all the time in this world..one in one out one in one out etc...thats protocol)...i do however feel sympathy for the people who were close to him for thier loss...but you know i didnt know him personally so im not sad...read on please...i am grateful as all hell to have been directed to his writing though .....i think Slaughter house 5 was the first one i read about a decade ago or so i didnt really start to enjoy reading until i didnt have to do it...ask me to read something then and it wouldnt happen... life has been like that for me i kinda like to do things on my own terms and because i want to, not because somebody else wants me to...i think alot of people suffer from this same sort of thing...anyway i was looking a for a good book to read and i was friends with a local teacher who i used to drink pints with down @ my local pub and he suggested sh5...fucking loved it.....i have another friend who is particularily well read and i discovered that he too was a big fan of K V aswell and had pretty much every KV book written aswell as essays...so he used to lend(lend meaning i still have them..oops) them to me and by now i think ive absorbed 7 or 8, my fav to this point was breakfast of champions...funny a couple of months ago me and a friend of mine were sitting around my kitchen table with a bottle of wine smoking cigarettes and i was reading her b.o.c aloud cause i was right in the middle of it (basically thinking about it al the time jones to get back to it)and was telling her how great it was so thats how we spent our night, wine ,cigarettes and vonnegut...makes for a goodnight....b.o.c. is my favourite to this point...im actually gonna use something in that soon in my music (its a secret..sorry)...well...we all must die one day...we all know that..."so it goes"....i guess what im trying to say is that this guys writing really made sense to me...i got it..you know?...for me as a musician i can only hope (as i do) and strive (as i will) to achieve that with my music make a connection...have someone get it....make sense to someone.....like kv did to me. if you have never read anything of his i think you should...so below is and article to give you some idea of what this guy was all about(i though it was pretty good....im going to read now or perhaps write something amazing myself(with some wine and cigarettes)

ciau

Kurt Vonnegut: So it goes

Those three famous words from Slaughterhouse-Five hold the key to understanding the humanism that underpinned the late novelist's work

Alex Clark
Sunday April 15, 2007
The Observer

'If i should ever die, God forbid, I hope you will say "Kurt is up in Heaven now." That's my favourite joke.'
Jokes and death - and specifically jokes about death - are perhaps the simplest way of summing up the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut Jr, who died last Wednesday at the age of 84, some weeks after suffering a fall. The truth is necessarily more complex, but Vonnegut was a writer whose insistence on straight-talking - despite the superficial tricks and elaborations of his novels - became a central credo, a way of registering his anger and bewilderment at the harm visited upon innocents by nations, governments and corporations seeking to shore up their power through obfuscation and cant. If one of his aims was to provide a voice for those innocents, his method of making himself heard was both courageous and effective; he told us the hardest of truths, but in the gentlest, funniest and most amiable way he knew how. He was, to use his own word, a 'sap'.

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But he was a sap who had seen and survived dreadful events. In 1944, just a few months after his mother had committed suicide, he was taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge, where he was serving with the 106th Infantry Division of the US army. He was sent to Dresden and put to work in a factory that manufactured vitamins for pregnant women, and there he stayed until the Allies bombed the city in February 1945. Vonnegut escaped death by hiding in an underground meatlocker; when he emerged, he and his fellow prisoners were set to the hideous task of disinterring innumerable corpses from the devastation. It was, he later remarked with characteristic irony, an irony that dares us to be appalled by mere words in the face of truly appalling suffering, 'a terribly elaborate Easter egg hunt'.
It was also to provide him with the basis for his most celebrated novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, which appeared almost 25 years later and contained the phrase that became most closely associated with him and that could most fittingly serve as his epitaph: 'So it goes.' The words recur throughout the book each time a death is recorded and what they imply lies at the centre of any understanding of Vonnegut's work: fatalism, stoicism and the acceptance that no use will come of shrinking away when the worst has happened. Questioned repeatedly over the decades about whether he thought Dresden should have been bombed, Vonnegut's most significant response was that it had been bombed; the question for him was how one behaved after that.

Slaughterhouse-Five, whose alternative title is 'The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death', rejects a conventional narrative, presenting its episodes in deliberately jumbled and fragmentary fashion and introducing the perspective of the inhabitants of the planet Tralfamadore, for whom time is not linear; our ability to properly apprehend events such as Dresden, Vonnegut suggests, is hampered rather than enhanced by our insistence on placing them in a historical framework.

Vonnegut's influence was not confined to Slaughterhouse-Five, nor to his at times uneven attempts to weave elements of science fiction into mainstream novel-writing, as he also did in works such as Cat's Cradle (1963), his favourite of his own novels, and Breakfast of Champions (1973). He presented us with a determinedly humane, cheerfully pessimistic and fearfully optimistic vision of American society as seen by an outsider; by a man whose family had emigrated from Germany in the middle of the 19th century and whose fortunes, both financial and emotional, had been shaped by the best aspirations and worst excesses of the American dream. He could not have been less precious about his writing, even creating a fictional alter ego, science-fiction hack Kilgore Trout, whose prodigious output was doomed by his incompetent choice of a pornographer as a publisher. 'What is it about blow jobs and golf?' is Trout's bemused comment on the American national character.

Writing, Vonnegut said when reminiscing about his career as a youthful journalist, was just something he found he could do easily; and when he looked back at his books, he couldn't quite imagine how. In the late-life columns he wrote for the magazine In These Times, many of which were collected in his last book, A Man Without A Country: A Memoir of Life in George W Bush's America (2006), he sounded a cautionary note to the younger generation: 'If you really want to hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve to be a homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts.' It seems unlikely that Vonnegut wished to cause anyone hurt, nor that he lacked nerve, and he went into the arts with a bang. Now he leaves them. But certainly not with a whimper.

Vonnegut: 'Our Voltaire'

He said: 'I think novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as the Victorians misrepresented life by leaving out sex.'
A Man Without a Country

'New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.'
Breakfast of Champions

'My motives are political. I agree with Stalin and Hitler and Mussolini that the writer should serve his society. Mainly, I think they should be - and biologically have to be - agents of change.'
Playboy magazine

They said:

Graham Greene: 'One of the best living American writers.'

Michael Crichton: 'He writes about the most excruciatingly painful things. His novels have attacked our deepest fears of automation and the bomb, our deepest political guilts, our fiercest hatreds and loves. Nobody else writes books on these subjects; they are inaccessible to normal novelistic approaches.'

John Irving: 'He is our strongest writer, the most stubbornly imaginative. He is not anybody else, or even a version of anybody else, and he is a writer with a cause.'

Tom Wolfe: 'As a writer, I guess he's the closest thing we had to a Voltaire. He could be extremely funny, but there was a vein of iron always underneath it, which made him quite remarkable.'

Jay McInerney: 'He is a satirist with a heart, a moralist with a whoopee cushion.'

Gore Vidal: 'He was imaginative; our generation of writers didn't go in for imagination very much. Literary realism was the general style. Those of us who came out of the war in the 1940s made it sort of the official American prose, and it was often a bit on the dull side. Kurt was never dull.'

2007-04-12T19:44:00.000-07:00

It really is awesome to have the fans we do....we really didnt expect to have people come down to the edge studios to see us play but sure enough you guys were there...it really makes us feel what we are doing is worthwhile most of you came to both shows that night too fucking good!.....in short thank you so much!

and

just wanted to talk to you all about whats is and what has been going and what will be going on....so.....first of we just came back off a little tour with a band called "The Marble Index" which was a lot of fun theyre pretty cool dudes and write some great songs that seem to stick in your head forever (thats what happened to us "figure it out" .....) were actually heading up to Ottawa to play with them on the 26th of this month being April..cool.

Video

So we shot the video for "calling all cars" about ...well almost 5 weeks ago..so where is it? Thats what weve been saying almost everyday to our management..the stock answer was that oh they are tweaking it to perfection...ok? You know you can tweak something to perfection ones whole life but who wants to do that?...anyhow so the latest answer is that the editor in charge of cutting wasnt fulfilling the directors vision so they have asked someone else to cut it....fuck sakes! the old editor the guy they let go was a friend of mine too i dont think they know that anyhow it seems a bit of a mess and im not sure the director knows what he wants himself...i hope im wrong cause hes a cool dude but i must admit im a bit scared and on top of that i do know what i want being the fact that i wrote the song and know more of the feel/look that should be employed(you know what i mean)..yes i am ranting a bit im sorry i just feel that unfortunately im not being heard on this one....so give it a week or two and we shall see what we have lets keep our fingers crossed

Band

Since Todd parted the band due to being a Daddy we were delighted to find probably the most brilliant drummers in the city if not the country...i cant tell you how many shows weve played with him where fans and fellow musicians alike are in awe of him...oh yeah his name is Paul Barry and we are really excited to have him join us he along with precussion duties is a great arranger with a great ear for melody, highly creative and with him on our team we feel theres no stopping us..yay!
About the time Todd left we decided that the bass player who was with us at the time Since Chris's Departure due to babydom wasn't quite working out for whatever reasons these things are hard to explain all we can say about this matter is is that he wasnt the right guy for us albeit a top bass player and great guy in general. Sooo i went out on a limb and called an old friend who played bass with the now defunct band "Shaker" his name is John Dolinar and after just a few practices we all new he was our guy...he brings probably the best attitude to rehearsals everyday and his outlook on life his humor and work ethic and of course his skill as a player and performer made our decision simple.
Now that the band is rounded out and everbodys full and undivided attention is focused on writing great songs and giving great performances everytime we play and striving to blow each previous show out of the water we get ready to embark on a tour to the u.k. which from all accounts (yeah youve probably heard all this before) is going to happen in July.

fuck yeah!

oh and

check this out seems were giving stuff away this is up on the bell sympatico homepage

Enter to win a TNG Scooter from Sympatico.MSN and the Dunes!

Enter to win!

dont forget..if you love someone...tell them..life is short...

adios

2007-04-04T12:42:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah to simplify my life i am no longer using a cell phone get in touch with me @ kevin@theduneslive.com and i will call u back.

lifes more peaceful this way

2007-04-04T11:28:00.000-07:00

So im running a little late to pick up the guys for our little northern tour/expedition last Thursday its about 9:30 am i get to the bank but its not open yet i dont have that much gas in the van but i figure i can make it...i still have to go down to the office to pick up a box of cds to sell whilst away....hit the 407 no problem...hit the 404 and its really busy im eyeing my gas gage and it doesnt look pretty the highway is crawling but i ride it out im almost @ the 401 now the office is @ queen and carlaw so basically ive just got to go straight down the dvp....its at this moment i make a decision that im gonna run out of gas my only option to get off the highway now is to take the car pool lane onto the 401 ...not the direction i need to go but ive got to get off the and get gas somehow even if its out of the way so i veer off the 404 at the very last moment in to the carpool lane go through the tunnel and guess what?...yip cops ...waiting for people who are driving alone...fuck!
ok ok i say yeah you got me i know im not supposed to be here im not even going this way i tell the officer i point to my gas gage and give him my story which is the truth...he listens then points out im not wearing my seat belt...fuck!i give him my license and insurance ...couldnt find my ownership he says to look for it and bring it to him when i find it ..i do so i bring it to him...i reach the car and hand it to him he says "theres another problem" i say "great, what is it" he says "your license was suspended two days ago for an unpaid ticket"....i say "fuck!" he says "yip" ....................he tells me to go wait in the car and that hes calling a tow truck because im not allowed to drive from here with a suspended license .....im internally losing it im pleading with the guy no fucking dice though....he comes back to the van as im fuming says "bad day huh?" i didnt have much to say then he hands me 3 tickets no seat belt/using the car pool lane/ and driving with a suspended license....then i get towed and have to pay $100 to get let off the tow truck all this before 11am the boys met me and thankfully 2 of them have thier licenses and it was off to the north...thats my all time worst thursday morning story ever....

to add insult to injury i went and paid the fine yesterday but they tell me the courts and license office computers are not even linked up? what the fuck? like they cant do that? only everything they do coincides? what the fuck am i paying taxes for? so even though its paid i cant drive for four days all this because i didnt want to run out of gas and block traffic on one our highways ....bullshit!

Well the tour was really good supported the marble index good guys good songs there are a few funny stories but for now after telling the above i dont feel like telling them....in short stay of the logging roads.......we felt really good and sold more merch and stuff then usual i think we all finally feel like a band should which feels good.

remember i said i think aliens are trying to communicate with me through spam emails disguised as poetry intersecting my own thoughts advertising either viagra or windows software...good well heres a few of these weird poem things that im gettiing......

Not daring to oppose
Cascading snowflakes settle in the pines,
Event, the end of the painted road ends up
End of the comedy.
At San Biagio, in the most intense room
People might see to be the opening
Dismal, endless plain—
Blurring the terrain,
Is the moon to grow
Stunned in their voiceless way to be alive
This gap in time, this season not their own,
Amid the gloom, there, on the pole, stands black
The edge of that other square cut from the right
Sphinx of questioning substance, or a sort
Among us, only Alberti, then Sangallo,
Sought to contrive, intending to express
I. Arctic Scenery
Empty streets I come upon by chance,
Trampled snow is the only rose.

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What the Fuck? See what i mean...good news is they seem to be friendly aliens...in this gibberish lies the answers to unlocking all the secrets in the universe!......or maybe not

Saturday night we are EDGE STUDIOS 228 YOUNGE STREET 9PM SHARPE and THEN @ 10:45 we will be @ the OPERA HOUSE IN SUPPORT OF GERMANS AND THE JIMMY SWIFT BAND

 www.nufunk.ca presents
Saturday, April 7th The Jimmy Swift Band
OPERA HOUSE - 735 Queen St. E
w/ Special guests  Germans www.myspace.com/germans The Dunes www.myspace.com/thedunesrock DJ ?uesquecest $12 Advance
TICKETS OUTLETS: Soundscapes- 572 College, 416-537-1620 2 The Beat- 161 Spadina Ave – (416) 598-8120 Play De Record- 357A Yonge Street - (416) 586-0380  Rotate This- 620 Queen St. W – (416) 504-8447 Shanti Baba- 546 Queen St. W - (416) 504-5034 Sonic Temple- 5165 Yonge St - (416) 835-0035
Advance tickets also avail online at: www.nufunk.ca
 The Jimmy Swift Band have been forging their own path in Canadian Music for the past seven years. During this time their energetic and improvisational live show has helped the band develop a cult like following throughout Canada and the U.S.
They have performed 200 + shows a year for the past three years, selling out venues and packing dance floors across North America.
The JSB sound is so original that critics and fans have come up with a new genre to define it - Rocktronica. Coming out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, JSB consists of Craig Mercer on guitar, vocals, and effects,Aaron Collier on keyboards and effects, Mike MacDougall on bass, and Nick Wombolt on drums.
Each member brings their own strengths to a powerful sound which is greater than the sum of its parts. Their influences range from Daft Punk to Pink Floyd to Guns and Roses, and they meld aspects of these sounds together to create their original Rocktronica.  JSB are currently touring in support of their third studio album, Weight Of The World. For more check out:
www.thejimmyswiftband.com
 also

Germans www.myspace.com/germans

The Dunes www.myspace.com/thedunesrock

SEE YA

2007-03-27T21:56:00.000-07:00

Hey..yip im still alive....few things going on a wee tour up north thur fri sat up north with the "marble index" should be cool i dig those guys, however they didnt get back to us when we contacted them just to say hello yada yada i sincerley hope they aren't dicks, for thier sake..lol..(escalation game anyone?)...i digress...and then the 7th of april were playing THE OPERA HOUSE! w/ The Jimmy Swift Band if youve heard of these guys well then you know what kind of killer shit they do "rocktronica" 2 hour sets that blow minds and take you to places you never thought existed...you dont want to miss this one!!!

In other news i believe aliens are trying to contact me through babbling poetry that ties in with my thought waves sent in spam emails camaflouged as either viagra or windows word perfect adds? Yeah i know?Its weird? I will post a few and you tell me what you make of them. Other then that and ....of course the weight of the world pushing down on me and well..... the "man" always wanting money things r kosher.

Oh yeah the video for calling all cars should be (fingers crossed) up this week unless it sucks.....even if it does it will still be up....im hoping the opposite but you never know with these things...i think were in good hands...ok im gone..got to go summon some super extra special positive feeling/vibe feel the flow oh yeah this is right energy

pullie