April 2009
42 posts
Dweeb.
Today was a day of new stuff for Matty. I decided to buy a few things to keep me busy/distracted since we’ll be doing a lot of flying to/from LA to do record-related things and to lots of other places for shows. I got the book House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski. I started it today and it’s already ptretty freaky. I’m stoked. I also got a new PSP and Resistance: Retribution...
March 2009
38 posts
Oh, US Airways...
…I used to hate you. I kinda still do, but you’re winning me back little by little. I’ll explain. First, I’ve had countless delayed flights with you. Second, I survived a lightning strike in one of your planes (which actually speaks well of the construction of your fleet, but I had to mention it). Third, $7 drinks and $15 for one bag. Really? Oh and the whole...
Matty T and Justy P be sippin’ coffee at the airpizzle awaitin’ sweet flights via US Air. Ugh.
my foot hurts
i’m perplexed. i played a rock show last night and it was a hell of a good time. but immediately after exiting stage, my foot fell apart. my left foot. not the daniel day lewis award winning film, but my actual left foot. i can’t walk right. tony, i feel your pain(just not nearly as bad, ha ha ha). i entered the school we were playing and walked by a bunch of students, holding...
Just like the old days..
Got up at 6:15 this morning, checked out of the hotel, and crammed ourselves in the van. We just hit McDonald’s (ew) and piled back in the van. We should be rolling into Arlington, TX in a few hours for show 2 of 2 for this run. Claudio did a fine fine job last night in Tulsa filling the gigantic shoes of Tony. It was like Tony but slightly more Chilean.
It’s snowing here in OK and...
rain or shine!!!
we’ve been hearing rumors that kids think the show tonight in tulsa is cancelled. THIS IS NOT TRUE!!! PASS IT ON!!! the show will go on and we will rock your asses. this is a fact. love and kisses.
-justin.
The world has turned...
So we are at around hour 14 of Todays fun drive 5000. Rockin out to weezer blue record good midnight tunes. Can’t wait till I am not in this van for more then 5 hours. So what’s new mother truckers not much here just stoked on the new music we have been writing can’t wait to make record 4 that seems so crazy to say. Thanks for coming along this ride with us. Stick around I think...
Holy crap the new Mastodon rules. It’s so prog! And Scott from Neurosis makes an appearance. Does it get better than this?
I’m at the RVA airport waiting to board my delayed 1st flight. We’re on our way to Tulsa for our 1st show since October 15, which was the last time I saw Jesse Johnson in person. Weird. The family’s reuniting for a few select days minus Tony Tony...
now it's my turn
about to board a plane and head to tulsa. keys to tulsa. anyone ever see that movie? i never did. don’t even know what it is about. ugh. insomnia for the last few days. can’t seem to sleep. sleep it off. walk it off. walk the dog. where my dogs at? who dat ninja? what? exactly.
-justin.
Travel day starts at 6 am
Sitting on a hot plane in Arizona waiting to debark my least favorite part of flying. Me and claudio are on our way to get the bands gear we stored in la. Then drive to Tulsa for a Small show there. You should come out if your anywhere near one of the only shows we will be playing untill we record our new record. Oh I think I get to get off this hot plane now.
In the future
Joshua
insomnia...
blows.
-justin.
lunch belly
yesterday i was working out with my trainer and she called me: lunch belly. her name is samy and she’s from brazil and says some fucked up shit. i couldn’t do this weird sit up with weights/punching across chest/twist thing because i’m fat and she calls me lunch belly. ”you know, like you just came from a lunch and it’s in your belly.” she also told me not...
claudio city soundtrack
yesterday josh and i had our first “practice” with claudio on drums. he did very well and even got down tony’s fills with incredible precision. josh and i were laughing about the possibility of anyone walking by the practice space and hearing us, thinking “who is this awful band doing shitty motion city soundtrack covers?” then it happened. some kids knocked on...
for a few dollars more...
let’s say i know this guy, right. he’s sorta got a date for this friday night. he’s been procrastinating a bit & it is now thursday & he has no idea where to go or what to do. he stumbles across a flyer that announces there is a double feature at the oak street: a fistful of dollars & for a few dollars more. clint eastwood. sergio leone. is it ok to just skip...
the dental hygienist
today i had mad work done on my teeth. ”mad” is urban slang for “a lot of.” it was my first time with a new dentist. r.i.p. rick copeland. he’s not dead. i just haven’t owned a car in 10 years and it’s hard to get to mahtomedi without wheels. ”wheels” is suburban slang for “automobile.” i have to say it was the most pleasant...
I quickly caved
I am full on Twittering now. Broken arm boredom prevails. In the past, I used Facebook and MySpace to just keep up with family and friends, didn’t and don’t accept friend requests from others. Twitter is up for anyone who cares to see what I’m up to and read awful jokes. I will do my best to answer any questions too.
twitter.com/tonythaxton
Tony
nonsense...bored...blog
While I don’t always agree with Justin’s opinions on movies, I am going to have to side with him about Southland Tales. Oddly, I just watched it last week. I think my apartment still stinks. I had a hard time telling if it was supposed to be serious or not. But, it wasn’t funny either. Just…bad.
I’m losing my mind with the broken arm boredom. I was against it...
southland tales
2nd worst movie ever made. i think i’m on a roll. it’s like a terrible adaptation of a mediocre philip k dick novel. i’m not sure if i was supposed to laugh at or feel something for any of the horribly conceived characters in this piece of utter fucking shit. i loved donnie darko. what happened? let’s cross our fingers and file it under sophomore slump. i am irate....
redemption
last night i watched letters from iwo jima. finally got the bad taste out of my head from a movie that shall forever remain unnamed. i’ve been utilizing ical up to the minute, organizing my medicine intake, shower time, book reading, lyric writing, kung fu watching, etc… it’s kind of ridiculous, but yesterday was quite productive. todays plans… write more lyrics, watch...
watchmen
worst movie ever made. there have been a lot of movies made. i have seen quite a few of them. this one is the worst movie i’ve ever seen. just how bad is it? the batman movies directed by joel schumacher are fucking oscar worthy compared to this piece of turd. yes, the previews looked terrible, but i thought i might be slightly entertained at the very least. the dialogue was terrible....
good morning sunshine.
So yeah, hello all internets. joshua here
hope all is well out there in TV land, things are good here i had very productive rock day yesterday. i finished our 4 songs for the week giving them there final tweaks and such. then out of nowhere i wrote two new songs and recorded them. i am hoping the dudes enjoy them. we will see they are tough critics. Weird thing is they are both a bit funky witch...
keep your Def Leppard jokes to yourself
Some of you may know this already, but for those of you that don’t, let me explain what I have been up to during MCS’ recent time off-writing period. I apologize in advance for the length of this blog.
On New Years Eve I went to a party with some friends in Glendale. Good times were had. Jokes were made. Games were played. Adult beverages were drank. Drunken? Drinked? Dranken?...
mary tyler moore
if you haven’t seen it, you should try and find it and do so. great television show. i’ve been trippin’ on it all week. season 1 that is. ed asner. cloris leachman. good stuff.
finally went to the doctor and she gave my a boatload of pharmaceuticals to ingest. but i think i’m starting to be on the up and up.
been writing lots of words that may or may not make it to...
Chillaxing
So, what the hell have I been up to since we last spoke?
A. Piano lessons
B. Backgammon
C. Planning a wedding
D. Hanging with friends
E. Visiting the family
F. Playing bass in Bazooka Christ
G. Getting stoked on MCS demos
H. Selling my record collection
If anyone is interested in buying some records, I am donating 10 percent of the sales to The Dear Jack Foundation.
Check...
i'm thinking about my dragon life.
this is justin. i have been sick for a week. therefore i have not much to say except, “dumb.” i rearranged the books on my shelf, got rid of hundreds of old video tapes and banashed several hundreds of old cd’s to the basement of the building where i now reside. you know what is awesome? peanut butter. you know what else? japanese silent films from the 30’s....
I wanna rock! (ROCK!)
yes, motion city soundtrack are alive… and mostly well. we’re writing songs, recording demos, scheduling all the stuff that needs to be scheduled to make a new record (yay), figuring out who we are as individuals, searching for bobby fischer, you know, life stuff with a little x-box live thrown in for good measure.
so last night as my sister was giving me a ride back to my house...
