Venicestock 2010 Poster

We got the poster in for Venicestock 2010.

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Why Did I Get Into This?

Why Did I Get Into This?

One of the most often asked questions I get is why did I start playing music. I usually have two answers which are a bit flippant and easy: 1) Girls, and 2) I was born this way.

The first response, is obvious. For some reason, girls like musicians. I figured if I can be ugly and still get the attention of pretty girls it would be ok. I remember taking my guitar to school in high school and practicing in the quad during lunch time. After a few minutes, a couple of girls would come and sit down next to me and eat their lunch and I’d chat with them a bit. Then a few minutes later, there would be another couple of girls. Well, it doesn’t take a psychology genius to figure how that could affect the thinking of a teenage male.

Since those formative years I’ve used my music to express these relationships I’ve had with girls, usually after the relationships have ended. So of course those songs tend to be a bit negative, but they helped express what I couldn’t have said without music. Obviously we all experience these feelings, and I’m glad that people have connected with those songs. That’s why I bother recording and releasing and promoting the songs after I’ve written them, so that you can have them too and connect with them.

The songs I’ve written this year have been more positive, forward, hopeful, etc. I wrote them for a girl that I’ve known for a couple of years. We had always just been friends but people had always asked me if there was something else between us, and if not, they suggested there should be. The Universe even conspired relentlessly in the matter. Anyway, I don’t want this blog to turn into an episode of Oprah so I won’t go into needless details, but have no fear dear reader, give me a situation like that and I’ll be there to fuck it up lickety-splitly. There was denial, a deception, a decoy, and probably a few other ‘d’ words to convolute the whole thing. But besides all that, and intertwined with all that, there were the songs.

At the end of the day, these new songs were failures and didn’t really do what I hoped they would do. The one time in my life I get romantic for a girl and I somehow manage to still mess it up. This girl and I barely even talk anymore, it’s not unfriendly, it’s just quiet and peaceful, and nothing makes me happier to see her smile when I run into her when I’m out and about. Her songs were meant for much more than that though, so I have a handful of shitty failure songs sitting around and I’m not sure what to do with them.

But let’s move on to the second answer I usually give when asked why I started playing music, 2) I was born this way. I’m a songwriter, and these are songs that I’ve written. I don’t have much say in the matter, the songs just form inside of me and then I play them. So despite however I might feel about them I think it’s time for me to turn them over to you.

Here are the demo versions of the songs, they’re kind of rough, but I hope you enjoy them:

http://www.reverbnation.com/saintjohn

Cheers,

SJ

Pacific Northwest Tour: Day 6 and 7

Days 6 and 7. Why does it have to end?

So much happened in seven days, I’ll never be able to describe the whole tour in a blog. Overall, it was an exciting adventure for all of us.

Most importantly, I have to tell you how awesome my band is, I dearly love them. Not only are they great musicians, but they really stepped up and pitched in to make this tour happen. I very often like to do impossible tasks with too little time, and Gabriel, Emma, and Luca were there right behind me doing whatever they could to help and it’s because of them that the tour was so successful. They rock from top to bottom.

Next, we are also very indebted to the folks that helped us get the heck out of town and offered encouragement from home. Just knowing that they were home keeping track of where we were and how we were doing and cheering us on helped give us tons of confidence. Thank you!

And then to all the folks we met on the road, at shows, at pubs, on the streets, cafés, gas stations, etc., and came out to connect with our music, you’re the reason why we packed that SUV to the point where we were all smashed in and drove too many hours in a day without knowing where we would be sleeping, eating, showering, peeing or pooping. We love playing music for you, plain and simple. We LOVE it.

It was really great to get out of LA for a week and meet and play for folks in NorCal and Oregon. I really like what they have going on in their towns and cities. The vibe they create is laid back, fun, kind, the food and beer is delicious, the scenery is gorgeous with all the trees, mountains, and rivers, and they really value music in their lives. The venues we played were friendly, professional, and committed to getting good music for their patrons. LA venues can learn a lot from the venues up north.

NorCal and Oregon, we’re coming back soon. I promise. We love your beer, we love your little hippie enclaves, we love your food, we love your vibe.

See you soon!

Love,

SJ

Pacific Northwest Tour: Day 5

Day 5, still alive!!!

Today was another sightseeing day. Gabriel and Emma went to a museum while Luca and I went eating and drinking. That’s not exactly true, but not exactly false either.

My friend Greg who lives in Portland came by and picked up me and Luca and we went to a couple of cool bars. We also tried some food at these carts that Portland has all around town, kind of like how Venice Beach has the food trucks that swarm around on popular nights. But these carts are here all the time. Surprisingly tasty and inexpensive, which is good for poor gypsies like ourselves.

One of the bars we went to had a large outdoor seating area with wooden beer hall style tables. Right where I sat down someone had carved a “Venice 13″ skull into the table. It was nice to have a little taste of home defaced coincidentally(?) right in front of me.

Our last show in Portland was interesting. We met one of the other bands and they graciously offered to put us up for the night. Ghost Town Waltz, you guys rock! One of our previous cellists was also in town by coincidence and she came to our show at the Ash Street Saloon. Meghan, it was great to see you! We really have liked everyone we’ve met in Portland so far, really good folks.

We’re off to Eugene for our last show up North on this tour. It’s a place called Sam Bond’s Garage and we’ve heard lots of great things about it so we’re looking forward to another fun show. I love living in Venice Beach, but LA just doesn’t have the great vibe for music that Portland does. Portland, rock on with what you’ve got, we’ll see you again soon!

All the best,

SJ

Pacific Northwest Tour: Day 4

Day 4 of the tour. The best yet. We had some time to wander around Portland, meet a lot of folks, get into a little trouble, play a couple of shows, etc.

First off, if you haven’t ever been to Portland, you have to go to Powell’s Books. It’s the biggest bookstore I’ve ever seen, it pretty much takes up a city block. They have everything, including free WiFi for me to update our tour journal right now.

We also found a great toy store which kept us occupied for about an hour with great stuff. Pictures attached.

The highlights of the day were our shows of course though. We had only planned one show at the Goodfoot Pub, which was a full set in-between a really great open mic night. The other players were much better than you’d see at any open mic in Los Angeles. After that show we hung out and met a bunch of cool folks and had some delicious local micro-brew beers and a slice of pizza that almost convinced me to only eat pizza for the rest of my life.

We then hightailed it over to another pub a few miles a way that we heard was having a great jam session that night. It was better than great, it was magical. The pub was called the Pub At The End Of The Universe. The layout of the place was so interesting with odd little rooms that led into each other and each one had really laid back folks just hanging out. Everyone was so friendly and eager to hear about Venice and I was interested to hear about what they all have going on in Portland. it was 1AM on a Monday night, and the place was packed with neighborhood folks just out for a good night. So good.

Oh, and the pub also had a delicious veggie lasagna with garlic bread and more micro-brews. Yes, I had two dinners.

Talk to you tomorrow, I hope the beginning of your Summer has been as fun as ours.

Cheers!

SJ

Pacific Northwest Tour: Day 3

Day 3. Holy smokes, this was the longest, most action-packed, draining, and rewarding day on the tour so far.

It started off with me waking up before everyone else and making tea. And when I say “making tea”, I mean “almost burning down our host’s home”. Fortunately, Gabriel woke up and saw the smoke coming off the stove and saved the day. The tea was still lovely.

We packed the SUV to head up from San Francisco to go to Portland. It was an 11 hour drive, and we saw some beautiful rivers, lakes, mountains, volcanoes, etc. Luca made more room in the back so we didn’t have to hear him complain as much. However, the Italian football team tied with New Zealand (congrats to all my Kiwi friends, great match!) and was despondent for the next couple of hours. We’re sure Italy will come back in the next match for a win…

We arrived in Portland and hung out at the venue for a bit. They had a vending machine for musicians with guitar strings, drum sticks, guitar cables, etc etc. Super cool. They also had Galaga, pinball machines, and really great local folks. Some of the other folks playing that night were exceptionally weird and wonderful (including a performance piece about the first monkey in space from the perspective of the monkey). The venue (Slabtown) asked us to come back and play a residency there and considering how much we really like Portland it sounds very very tempting.

Totally exhausted from the drive and the show we rolled back to the motel. Gabriel and I pretended to be a gay couple and then sneaked Emma and Luca in after so we didn’t have to pay extra. Touring on the cheap is not for the faint of heart.

We’re getting much tighter as a band, playing our derriers off, and having a lot of fun, which is exactly why we’re here.

Tomorrow we have the day off from traveling so we’ll have some time to explore Portland before our show that night.

All the best,

SJ

Pacific Northwest Tour: Day 2

Day two, muolto successful. We had a great time with our host family and headed later in the day to San Francisco. SF is such a great city, we need to come back many, many, many times. The Brain Wash was a bar/diner/laundromat (in the back). Just like SF, the Brain Wash was totally eclectic.

Emma should never be allowed to parallel park, unless of course we have an extra 3 hours to kill.

The crowd at the Brain Wash was really fun, dancing, grooving, drunk, young, old, just cool. After the show we headed out and Gabriel ate a whole pizza by himself. We’ll be heading out to by some larger pants for him tomorrow.

Sorry I don’t have more pictures, we had some technical difficulties with our camera. But we’ll definitely take more tomorrow on our way to Portland, Oregon.

Talk to you tomorrow!

SJ

PS. If you want to check out when/where we’re playing on this tour, go here: http://www.sjatr.com/shows

Pacific Northwest Tour: Day 1

Day 1 of our first tour was pretty rad. Emma tetris-ed all the gear in to the SUV miraculously, leaving Luca smashed into his seat. He’s actually about four inches shorter now from being squished in the back for so long.

We arrived in Berkeley and immediately headed over to Rasputin’s Record Shop and Amoeba Records. I spent about 2 hours going through the $1 vinyl bins. Oh man, they had some super good stuff.

We got to the venue and met some of the locals, super cool folks. One of my favourites was John, a gentleman that looked like an older version of my brother, he even acted a bit like him. He’s one of those guys that’s at the bar every night, playing darts and generally holding the walls up. The show at the Starry Plough was brilliant. It was Paul McCartney’s birthday so we made sure that we rocked ‘Why Don’t We Do It In The Road’ for a bit. The crowd was awesome and they made us feel like we were home.

After milling about after the show meeting folks and signing CDs etc., we headed over to Emma’s Aunt’s house, our host family for the Bay Area shows. Her little daughters drew a super cute welcome sign and put it up on the door for us. They were all lovely and super cool. They had chickens and mice and a dog and hermit crabs and fish. We had eggs for breakfast the next day laid by their chickens, really cool.

We’re getting ready for our Day 2 show, will update more soon.

Wish us luck!

Best,

SJ

What’s Going On?: June Gloom

Hanging out on the couch (as I have been for the past 3 weeks), waiting for the band to arrive for our Sunday acoustic rehearsal. They are stuck in traffic. I’ll give them a pass though, they did a great job at our gig on Friday.

It’s another June Gloom day here in Venice Beach, CA. Hopefully the haze will burn off in a bit so we can go back to our regularly scheduled Summer weather.

If you’re reading this and you were at our Galaxy Theatre show opening for Wang Chung on Friday, then I have to tell you thanks very much for your ridiculously nice applause and support! We had such a great time playing for you. The Wang Chung folks were great people too, lots of fun.

The World Cup is off to a pretty slow start. USA v ENG 1-1?!?!?!? I hope USA does very well since they are my adopted country, but being Canadian, ENG is my fallback team of choice since Canada can’t get its football/soccer act together. Luca (our drummer extraordinaire) is supporting his native Italy, but he can’t seem to stop diving to the floor long enough to wave his flag (for those of you who don’t get it, Italian players are notorious for diving during matches, pretending to be fouled and crying to the referee in hopes that the other team will get a yellow card). I have to say, for a country that pretends to be so macho, they’re pretty gay.

So now what? We have a NorthWest tour coming up in about a week. Hopefully that won’t be a huge mess, and even if it is I think it’ll be super fun. Are there any pretty girls in the NorthWest? Have guitar, will travel.

Here are some pictures from our show with Wang Chung:

Talk to you soon!

All the best,

SJ

What’s Going On?: Signs

Woke up, looked out the window, it’s a beautiful sunny Sunday morning and I saw a couple of dolphins surfacing and diving under some slow glassy waves. Sunday mornings don’t get much better than that.

I’ve spent most of the week horizontal due to a back injury. I have gained a lot of empathy for old people. Every single thing I do is painful, even coughing. And since there is no universal health care in this country and I can’t afford insurance we’re just crossing our fingers and hoping it fixes itself. I’m pretty sure it will fix itself, this morning it even feels a bit better. The yoga child’s pose has also been working wonders. This journal entry will be short though, I can’t sit up for too long until my back reminds me it prefers horizontalness. Anyway, I’m really bored of talking about my back, so…

I wrote a couple of new songs this week. I even managed to record a rough demo of one of them yesterday before my back demanded that gravity win. I put it in the bottom of this journal entry if you want to check it out.

I was also wrong this week. Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong. The Universe has been relentlessly giving me signs pointing me in a particular direction. Spooky and relentlessly, much much more than coincidence would allow. The folks that saw it from the outside even said “yeah, duh!”. So I finally gave in and went that direction, but it turns out it was the wrong direction. So I just shook my head, turned around, and walked back hoping that the Universe wouldn’t be too upset. I did everything I could though, maybe even too much. It makes no sense, but that’s the way it is. That muse is gone and I’ll be drawing from a different source now.

The computer that I use for recording and has my MP3 collection is also not working, but a friend has lent me her record player. I will never listen to an MP3 again. Listening to vinyl records on this player has been way too much fun. It feels like it’s 1970 in my living room right now. Hold on, I need to flip it to side four (it’s a 2 disc set) of CSN&Y 4 Way Street…

Ok, I’m back. I only have 5 records right now, will be venturing out to the record store once I’m mobile again.

Hahah. “OHIO” is now playing in my living room. Universe, you’re a funny mofo. Well, it’s a great song in any case.

We are opening a show for Wang Chung in a couple of weeks, if you’re in Southern California you should join us, it’s going to be huge fun. And it’s even more fun because you can get discounted tickets from us here: http://www.sjatr.com/wangchung

Lords, ladies, and gentlemen, have a happy week. I leave you with this (forgive the quality, it’s just a demo):

come closer

the long way out is over here
electricity pouring from the socket
carbon monoxide kisses
an alarm wired to my front pocket

come closer, it’ll be ok
let me whisper, it’ll be ok

i’ll pour salt around your bed
to keep the nightmares away
from the roof i’ll keep watch all around
until i don’t know night from day

come closer, come closer, it’ll be ok
let me whisper, let me whisper, it’ll be ok

i was holding on
lord knows i held it in
but if you’d asked the stars
they’d say i should win

come closer, come closer, it’ll be ok
let me whisper, let me whisper, it’ll be ok

All the best,

SJ

Photos: Danny’s in Venice

What’s Going On?: The Wind Finally Stopped

Ahoy!

It’s a truly gorgeous day here in Venice, California. We’ve had some very grey and windy days recently, the whistling and howling was relentless. I live in southern California, not northern Scotland, for a reason. But today is sunny and warm, and the ocean is a beautiful bluegreen.

I just got in from a bike ride on along the beach, it’s a great way to keep my heart pumping and gives me new sounds to build songs on. A friend recently gave this bike to me. It’s old and rusted and has no brakes, but it’s fun and fast, so I’m pretty sure it’s going to be the instrument of my death.

I babysat a couple of dogs for a friend yesterday. Good dogs. I’m still not in a position to have a dog of my own, but having these guys around is fun. They’re super smart and way too cute.

We’re giving away ‘Victory Tree’ this week as a free download:

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_2730551

Our tour manager is also booking shows for our West Coast tour and we’ve been rehearsing quite a bit to get in shape for it and the tons of shows we have coming up in May. It’ll be my first formal tour, so it’s going to be a lot of fun.

Well, I should get going, I have a song to write. I hope to see you soon.

All the best,

SJ
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Photos: Recent Shows, Mucking about in the studio, etc

What’s Going On?: Setec Astronomy

It’s been a busy week. We cleaned up our rehearsal studio, it looks about 1000 times better now. It’s in the basement of one of the oldest buildings in Venice and it’s just a really fun place to play. And the ghosts are finally getting used to the ruckus.

I wrote a new song that I like, it’s another silly love song. It’s Spring, what can I do?

I told a secret to somebody this week. It was my secret, so I didn’t break anybody’s confidence. Dunno if I should have said anything, but it seemed like that’s what the Universe wanted. Eventually I have to always tell the truth. The only reason I mention it here is because it actually has something to do with some recent songs and what they’re about.

We’ve been flirting with adding a couple new members to the band. We’ll see how they work out, it’s a lot of work to be in this band, we are a bit maniacal.

Check our show schedule, we have a whole bunch of shows coming up in May. We’re starting to work some new songs into the set also. It’s a lot of fun to flesh them out and to see how playing them live changes them.

We have a free download this week, it’s a song from ‘Mercy’ called ‘Part Of Me’:

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_2730587

Feel free to share that link and spread it around, I pretty much owe my whole career to cool folks like you telling your friends about my music, so please keep it up, I very much appreciate it!

Best,

SJ

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Weekly Ramblings

• Sometimes your body is a temple, and sometimes it's a stripper's pole. #
• Dearest father, who art in heaven, hallowed be this pain, the love we cannot know, only words away, starting fires in the rain. #
• The loudest rebel yell, from he that fell, it's been getting warm in here, and we know now who really created hell. #
• Will be ringing some bells tonight. #
• Did she notice when she devastated me, did she hear when I rose from the ashes. #
• I just realised I only follow three people on Twitter: a DJ, a soap star, and a yurt dwelling lawyer. Twitter is my psych profile. #
• My blood is Del Scorcho sauce. #
• Blinded. I can't see where my hope ends and you begin. #
• Here. #
• Oh man, I have a show in just a bit, if my band could see me in the shape I'm in, they'd be worried. #
• "only the good die young, that's what I said" #
• "always stop at the top" #
• "praying for the lovers in the Valley of the Gun" #

Weekly Ramblings

• I don't need it anymore. #
• should probably be locked away tonight. #
• No Internet en la casa. If it wasn't for my Twitter access on my iPhone I'd be back in the Dark Ages. #
• ./ xl1d #
• Hitchhiking down the high road. #
• "I was feeling no pain, feeling good in my brain" #
• Ha! I need a filter. An off-switch. Lies. Fear. Sanity. #
• It's the last bit of shameless honesty that I have. #
• Writing about things I can't write about. #

Saint John on Breakthrough Radio

http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=9895

Saint John’s interview starts a few minutes into the playback on that link.

Cheers!

Weekly Ramblings

• Trampoline Master #
• Trompoline Master #
• Those are the earthquakes I like. It kind of felt like skateboarding. #
• Finally home from a glorious evening of birthday fun. Thank you everyone, that was really good. Nap time. #
• Blue notes screaming in ecstasy around me for my birthday. Good start to the day. I'm going to sing and play some guitar momentarily. #
• I'll race you home. #
• I will consider my eyes useless if they don't get to see your face soon. #
• Ok. I'll go up next song. Not because I'm fearless, but because I have no sense. I can feel the possession coming on. #
• I need some support if I'm going to play. I wish my cellist didn't live so far away, I need to give her a musical booty call. #
• Ok, get me another beer and play another couple of songs and I'll see how I feel. Biding time, a comet might still fall through the roof. #
• Ha! I'm not playing hard to get. I'm playing 'you can't really be serious, I don't really need the humiliation at the moment'. #
• No sir. Not tonight, I pushed my luck playing with a few Blues folks way out of my league a few days ago. Besides, I don't have a guitar. #
• These old black men wielding guitars are like shaman. They know why I'm here. My shoulder is in searing agony, they want to make it worse. #
• This week appears to be Blues Week for me. I'm now in the darkest and smokiest speakeasy, playing sinister and redemptive blues. Moving in. #
• I'm guarding our gear in the back alley of the Cat Club. We go on in about 20min, but I'm not sure I can hold out against all these ruffians #
• I'm not going to name drop, but Michelle and I just rocked some blues with some of the best musicians ever. I'm going to be high for days. #
• Good God Almighty, The Rainbow Bar Blues Jam is jamming right now. We don't go on for a while, which is super fine with us. Rockin'. #
• Ok, now we are on our way to show #3 Rainbow Bar and Grill Blues Jam. #
• About to go on at KWVS 101.5 live. #
• Heading over to the Whaler for show #1 this evening. Chocolate ice cream before, and then we are on at 9. #
• @claysteward you need to post that on FB. in reply to claysteward #
• @claysteward hahahahahaha, I wonder who you're talking about…god I'm still laughing. in reply to claysteward #
• is this thing on? (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/8Q2E) #
• Testing Our Webcasting stuff… (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/8Q2E) #

Worldwide Calling Cards: Helsinki

Weekly Ramblings

• I wish my days weren't numbered. I'd like to put them all in a hat, jumble them up, and then pick them out at random. #
• Why am I flickering and why is the world moving so slow? Ah, I knew time wasn't a dimension. #
• Get The Indestructible Beat of Soweto and start a musical journey in ten different directions. #
• If you don't have any Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros in your music collection, then your collection is inadequate. #
• I'm in serious need of a chocolate milkshake. I wonder how long I can resist this addiction. #
• Mmmmmmmultiple meanings: I'm here for your soul. #
• Let's find ourselves lost, across this table, across oceans, across our hope, across this bed, across our hearts, let's find ourselves lost. #
• Nothing but glory and hopeful anticipation on this beautiful Sunday morning. Oh, and dolphins. AND eggy in a basket with a cup of tea. #
• I know I went a little overboard last night, but how did I wake up with a tan? #
• "is he serious?" "I don't know, I think so" "it's hard to tell with him" "is he high?" "yeah, but I don't think it matters with him" Shhhhh. #
• Walking and spilling bits of bones and souls and hearts from my pocket, my breadcrumbs back to you. #
• Ha. This will all be forgotten soon enough. #
• Hiding behind the truth. #
• Primum nil nocere #
• I don't think I can put you back in the bottle. #
• Dancing like Earth, she's dancing like fire, and we hear the joy sing through when she's preaching to the celestial choir. #
• I wish we had a DVR for supernovae. #
• I'd build you a castle in the sky but then you'd refuse to admit you have wings. #
• It appears entropy is subject to reverse psychology. #
• Somebody is making their way in, somebody wants to know, I've been trying to figure things out, so they won't have far to go. #
• Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho, Joshua fought the battle of Jericho and the walls came tumbling down. #
• I can tell I'm going to have shark dreams. I really don't like sharks. #
• I feel violated. Blissful soul violation. Like some perverted existential soul rape fantasy made real. #
• I keep walking by my mixing desk and looking at the 'record' button, but can't manage to press it. #
• Maybe you know something, and maybe you don't. The hard part is that sometimes it just doesn't matter either way. #

Weekly Ramblings

• Ms McNeil, my apparition is ready to see you. #
• My cup runneth over with sincere sarcasm. #
• Hunting the great originator. #
• I sang words you didn't know, with melodies you couldn't hear. Painted in colours you couldn't see, but you, you stood too near. #
• I was raised by ghosts. #
• You can sing in frequencies beyond your voice, beyond what any ear can hear. #
• I'm tired of my voice, sing to me. #
• Always dancing. #
• Accidentally intentionally peaceful this morning. #
• I could probably make a bazillion dollars selling plaid shirts at SXSW this week. #
• @Karolniai thank you Carolina! That means a lot to me. You can find more of my music here http://www.sjatr.com http://facebook.com/saintjohn in reply to Karolniai #
• Reconciling my existence. #
• Get ready to forgive me. #
• Childhood joy. "Keep feeling fascination", "this is my four leaf clover", "stay out of my shoes if you know what's good for you". I am 8. #
• Sunrise taken for granted. Not good. But sleep. Please. #
• Useless damned songs. #
• Up to no good. http://twitpic.com/18uwzk #

March/April 2010 SoCal Shows

Hey Folks! I have some shows coming up in the next few weeks around Southern California with some new songs and new band members to introduce you to. We also have a couple more radio shows soon. Yes, yes we do.

Weekly Ramblings

• It's 1985 today on the jukebox. #
• Take it. #
• Hark now, brothers and sisters, I will be singing out to you from USC's Radio, @KSCR. http://www.kscr.org today from 1-2PM PST. Turn it up. #
• @KSCR looking forward to our show with you guys tomorrow! in reply to KSCR #
• Scorpion Sunset http://twitpic.com/180esr #
• I'm going to be on USC's radio station this Friday at 1PM. http://www.kscr.org/ You can tune in online too. #
• A pretty girl with a golden heart, until then illusions on girls that are definitely not #
• Yes, I'm out of my mind. If you knew what was in there you'd get out too. #
• Turn it up. #

Photos from our live show at KSCR

We had a lovely time at our live show on KSCR. There were folks coming in and taking tons of pics, so I’m sure there will be up more later, especially the ones with my delicious chocolate milkshake!

Zombie Scorpions (A Photo Documentary)

Weekly Ramblings

• Tonight I will be showing off my Oscars dress and some new songs at the Dakota Lounge in Santa Monica at 10PM. #
• Yes, it's true. Sometimes I have to admit I have no idea what I was thinking. As long as we get some songs it's ok though. #
• @venicetheseries rad! hey Venice fans, my song Mercy was in this episode, please let me know if you dig it! cheers! in reply to venicetheseries #
• @crystalchappell excellent! Looking forward to seeing where my song ended up in the season finale! in reply to crystalchappell #
• Muddy Waters – Depeche Mode – Dire Straights – Smokey Robinson – The Band – Herbie Hancock – James Taylor. I know how this thing works. #
• I write songs so I can have theme songs for moments in my life without having to pay licensing fees to Van Morrison and the Beatles. #
• Steal it away, my dear, steal it away. #
• Say it. For the next few hours I'll know what you're talking about. #
• "I finally figured out what was what, it was the power of your heart" #
• Sunshine playing time. #

Weekly Ramblings

• Watching the tsunami from my rooftop. I suppose that's usually an odd thing to say. #
• Hold on, hold on, dig in tighter, let go, float down, there is no landing, always falling, we missed the ground. #
• I can see why you would think that. #
• Delicate like diamonds. #

Weekly Ramblings

• Converting my jetpack to biodiesel. #
• "Turn it up, turn it up, a little bit higher, radio, turn it up, thats enough, so you know, it's got soul" #
• Momentary lapse of mortality. #
• I forgot about my wings. #
• Do not know the things I know. Do not love the things I love. Do not do the things I have done. Just sing the songs I have sung. #

Weekly Ramblings

• I did it for fate. #
• Jonesing for a guitar, a microphone, and an audience with some lovely faces. PS. Mark this day, 13 Feb 2010, the day I said "jonesing". #
• Meet me at my treehouse. You bring the strawberries, I'll bring the napalm. #
• Gods played here. #
• Ha! Joyful rainbow supernova. Too late. #
• Lead me on. #
• Let that ship stay sunk, dissolving, eaten by the depths in the dark and quiet, nearly forgotten. The Sun on the horizon awaits me. #

Weekly Ramblings

• Hello square one. #
• heroine addict. #

Weekly Ramblings

• No no no. There is too much courage in this morning mist. There are explosives in my soul and they're wired to your smile. #
• A homeless lady is singing along with the music playing in the sandwich shop. Of course it's "Just The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby. #

Weekly Ramblings

• You'll still hear me knocking on your door when my bones are rolling in the wind on your porch. #
• Don't you know, who I am, you've looked into these eyes so many times, the ones that say yes, you, can. #
• I can't say any more, but I learned these words just to say to you, watching the moon as it sets, waking to diamonds of morning dew. #
• Don't you know, I have something for you, just rest your eyes, and I'll make your smile true. #
• Don't you know, who I am? You've looked into these eyes so many times, I'm your mirror in a man. #
• I can't say anymore, all my words are waiting for you, watching the Sun as it sets, only you could improve my view. #
• Don't you know, this'll all come around again, come around, I've been locked away, 'cause I'm the most hopeful of men. #
• Heaven is the sound of your footsteps on wet asphalt, stopping, turning around, and coming home. #
• I poured the cup of tea, the least I could do is drink it, it takes a lot to make this hope, so let's pause before we sink it. #

Weekly Ramblings

• Shhhh, don't mind me, I'm harmless. #
• Me and my public execution, sentenced to a smile's electrocution. #
• Ed Sullivan Presents: The Immortal Poets and Endless Optimism #
• Without you, any house I live in may as well be a hotel. #
• The universe has made quite a fuss over us. #
• Out of fashion out of time, I'll show her around this empire of mine #
• I'd come with roses, but that is what every simpleton supposes #
• There is no evidence, very few clues, I might be insane, but that isn't exactly news #
• Howling, laughing, wailing, whispering, stomping, shuffling, tapping, singing. But all you should hear is your name. #
• Another day of reckoning. #

Weekly Ramblings

• It looks like Orion is leaping into the ocean. #
• Many men have been led to their deaths from the singing of the siren Lorelei. I don't know why I've decided to start writing songs for her. #
• I like what you've done with the extra-dimensional light refraction triggered by 1000 year old karma. #
• Did I summon these demons or did they just appear #
• I don't know the laws here #
• Grabbed my cutters to get through the barbed wire #
• Devouring fuel for the fire #

Weekly Ramblings

• Come with me, Persephone #
• Women have two types of smiles. One that says "get in while you still can". And the other that says "get out while you still can". #
• Born. Again. #
• That tambourine is ridiculous. #
• There is one more thing that is supposed to happen. #
• If you help me put one foot in front of the other, I can be your higher power. #
• If you turn up my microphone too loud, I will go to jail. It is my patriotic duty. #
• Happy ghosts don't mind old guitar strings. They don't mind the whisky on your breath. They're still feeding you when you should starve. #
• Yes, I still feel that in my chest too. #

Weekly Ramblings

• I want you at my deathbed confession. #
• The god of 1008 faces, tied to your bedroom wall with red licorice laces, scratching out my sins with with anxious nails, forgiveness fails. #
• Take courage, young souls, not from your gods, your fathers, or heroes. Take courage from the marrow of fear, from inside, know it, and win #
• Happy Boxing Day comrades! #
• You can't see me when I've put the universe in my chest. #
• Impatient Supernova #
• One drop of rain, falling in the desert sky, I will not touch the ground. #
• On my way back to Venice. They won't let me take my parachute as a carryon bag. It's ok, I have my flying squirrel wings sewed on my jacket. #
• "All that I was looking for was somebody who looked like you" #

Weekly Ramblings

• All I want is a lifesize globe. #
• Sometimes the best way to enjoy something is to take it for granted. #
• I know it's impossible, that's why I'm doing it. #
• I just met someone from the planet Starka. #
• I will have everything. Except that. #

Weekly Ramblings

• Poisoning arrows with the sweat off your skin, we'll take full advantage of our late night sin #
• We don't know where it all went wrong, we keep peering out waiting for the dawn #
• "Baby when you walk you shake just like a willow tree" #
• Daggers for feathers, wings spread wide, they might glimmer in the sun, but they can't cross this divide. #
• Delightful curses, heavy blessings, you once knew, but now you're guessing. #
• it's not because you sold your soul, it's because of how little you got for it. #
• Who is the god and who is the mortal? #
• Too much red wine and your lips were too close. #
• A billion suns out tonight. Space pollen. #
• Bringing coal to Newcastle. #

Weekly Ramblings

• I need something to do. I keep getting myself into trouble. #
• Ha! They're not ghosts, I am. It's making more sense now. #
• The house is on fire, but she's so calm, twirling her hair in her fingers, it reminds her of prom. #
• mind experiments, memory tsunami, hard to breathe, clear out your past, clean up your soul, make contact. Soon. Now. It's still you and me. #
• A pretty girl with freckles laughing in the sunshine can cure any bad mood. #
• Taking the long way home. The moon has this little town lit up like daytime. #
• I eat Patak's curry sauce straight from the jar. #
• The Cure "Secrets" will be accompanying me for sunset today. And my black jelly bracelets. #
• She was a sweet reminder that I could be adored. #
• It's a blind date with planet Earth. Have some breath mints. #
• It's not a suicide note, just a notice to the postman of a serious change of address. #
• I heard their voices and I leapt. Heard their echoes in the chasm and thundering across the sky. I haven't landed. Falling or soaring? #
• One small bit, less than an atom, controls all of this, and we stamp our feet and curse a prayer for bliss. #
• These are my perfect metaphors I can't explain. #
• It's not important, but it does mean something. #
• I'm just a lie that you sometimes told, that I scratched in stone, afraid to be true, and afraid to be unknown. #
• I don't know how it happened, AND, I have the extra advantage in that I also don't care. #

Weekly Ramblings

• Sleep, boy, just sleep. #
• Remarkably quiet and clear this very early morning. Many many stars. #
• Welcome to the Universe: http://twitpic.com/qxy9z #
• Summer in Wintertime music: Red Rose Speedway. #
• But there is still time to make amends, and we can together aspire to greater ends. #
• They tried to climb up here and claw me down, but hear my chorus of laughter as they were struck to the ground. #
• There's really not much holding the Earth in place, please step a little lighter. #
• We'll cross that bridge when we burn it. #