Hands down: my favorite drummer (no offense to the many other great drummers I have known)

I've known this suave cat for at least twenty years. We were in high school together. I saw his bands (Stewface, Resol, Dart 360, Mercury Birds, Red Fang) more times than I could count. I'm sure I have permanent ear damage from standing five feet away as he pounded his drums in small living rooms, basements, and clubs—most recently in October.

This snap is from a Mercury Birds show on Van Ness Ave in the Mission district, SF. I believe it was the summer of '99. Those were good days, the best days.

My Lovely Wife

Today is my wedding anniversary with my lovely wife. 4 years married, 10 years unmarried. Every day I am amazed by her generosity, her caring, and her gentleness. She has a grace about her that draws people in to her warming presence. Her beauty and style make me blush and giddy. I feel so fortunate to be loved and cared by her. 

I love you my chicken.

Happy Anniversary.

A tale of two dongs!?

…sitting here with Seldomwright wondering about the veracity of the claim that the dongerator was first unearthed in my van on a cross-country-trip, with our model friend. History is a slippery subject. Was Chocolate Jelly Love the same implement that fell—it was taped to the ceiling—onto a certain friend with a commemorative Waffle House tattoo while his future wife was, well, in the act of, use your imagination? There's a "firm" memory of washing a similar—but possibly "caucasian?"—dong off after it had been moshed on at a show and used in a tasteless "Princess and the Pea" hoax at Morehead Ave.?

Any takers? Let's not cower in revisionist history here! Are we talking multiple dongs? Did Divide and Conquer—no pun intended—have a separate device on tour at some point? Have the myths merged?

Name that model...

...and he'll wash your dishes naked

This is how we do it....

There are always many memorable get-together' s. This is usually the best part.

Golden Gate

For years, Golden Gate shopping center in Greensboro harbored one of the most awesomist skate spots ever. In the center of the parking lot stood a lonely photo mat that offered a banked handicap ramp which  lent itself to numerous lofty ollies. It is Golden Gate that Darnel claims it's the first time he ever saw/met me. I had long green hair. We sessioned GG for hours upon hours. Boards were broken, Legs were broken, Ego's were broken. For me, one of the best feelings in the world was hurling myself down that parking lot, setting up for the bank, and then cranking a straight up floater through the summer air. 

11 Years of puttin in work. Ring a ding ding dong with Choclate Jelly Love

So in 1999 the item in question came into our possession in all of its ridiculousness. To make a long story short, the initial pass off was to maggotbrain into his vw van when he was moving across country. Only to be discovered when the van broke down and they needed to unpack the van. Other notable events were passed off to friends into their vans upon sad departures from long adventures, birthday gags, lost in Utah and into luggage. The infamous pass off happened in 2002, when victro received "Chocolate jelly love" in his carry on luggage in our post 9/11 world. One can only imagine his surprise when it was found in his luggage by the TSA.
Now, to top this, only one person was left and due for a donging, mixmasterfresh. His love of Chocolate chip cookies could only be fulfilled with the help of Darnell and partners. His surprise was awarded when he opened his chocolate chip cookie cake in the privacy of his home directly before his dad showed up for the weekend. Christmas dong.

This photo was the last place the dong was seen before mixmaster got it. Someones house who in a fit of rage put it with this guy who has big balls.

You know it's forever, right? "…Barf"

Something from the archives. A little beer, a little whiskey, 473 top shelf action: True 'til deaf.

Photocopied Chaos

Found some strange photocopied photos of New Years 1999/2000 (Oak Island, NC). Blasts from the past for sure. I know it seems impossible now, with people having kids and contacts being lost, but I would love to see the friends we had 10 years ago reconnect at another New Years. Until that happens, I've got photo's and memories.

Dance with me, Come on dance with me baby

All this talk lately of New Year's about who can come to the beach and who can't has inspired me to post a couple of dance moves by pac-ass. This New Years won't be the same without you's guy's. 

video by WBS

2006 on Dellwood