whoopy dang voice messages #1
so i thought this would be fun. call the whoopy dang hotline 859-652-3834 . i will post your messages
Metromix Interview
Ha. perhaps im not the best spokesperson for the band. perhaps i am...i will let you decide...either way we got an interview in print with a paper....and i think any publicity is good publicity...a little worried about the backlash maybe from the strasse haus.....but at least ill know who it is. here you go...check it out..Thanks to Allison Catse for writing this btw
December 1, 2010
Where: Southgate House, 24 E. Third St.Newport. Price: Free
Information: 859-431-2201, www.southgatehouse.com
Meet the band: Oso Bear
By Allison Cayse
Special to MetromixDecember 1, 2010
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Oso Bear
Members: Chris Bowling, guitar/vox; Ben Cochran, guitar; Matt Kaliin, bass; George Marshall Jenkins IV, drums
Hometown: Covington
Latest project: six-song EP unofficially titled “Whoopy-Dang!”
Sound like: rock ‘n’ roll with a Southern bent
Hometown: Covington
Latest project: six-song EP unofficially titled “Whoopy-Dang!”
Sound like: rock ‘n’ roll with a Southern bent
Oso Bear is a collection of Kentucky natives who like to rock hard and party hard and who have become well-known locally for the energy and vigor of their live shows. When the band first started playing about two years ago, they were actually kicked out of a couple of venues for being too loud. But these days, the band draws a loyal crowd who shares its enthusiasm for loud rock ‘n’ roll. We spoke to drummer George Marshall Jenkins IV about the band’s new EP, the party-lifestyle in Covington and, of course, about bears.
So what’s the story behind your name? It’s essentially Spanish Bear English Bear. Do you guys just like bears a lot?
Jenkins: [laughs] Ohhh. Spanish Bear, English Bear. Yeah. It’s one of those things. … I guess in our minds it just sounded cool. Band names, nowadays, seem like the least important things, you know. So there’s no real story behind it, except that it just sounded cool, just one of those drunken things.
Can you tell me about your new release?
Jenkins: Yeah, we put out a six-song EP back in October. We call it — I guess the unofficial name of it is “Whoopy-Dang!” which is something that people have started to say at our shows. It’s kind of like, instead of yelling out “Yeah!” or “Whoo!” people yell out “Whoopy-Dang!” We actually recorded nine songs with this guy, this other guy named Ben Cochran, who is no relation to our Ben Cochran. We started out recording nine songs with him, scrapped three of them and just put out six. Oh, and he’s got a studio called Soap Floats. He’s done stuff with The Harlequins and Duppy A’ Jamba.
I have to ask, how did your fans start saying “Whoopy-Dang!”?
Jenkins: [laughs] We all live together in Covington and it all kind of started like … we were actually going to copyright the name to make T-shirts and have clothing lines that said “Whoopy-Dang!” across them, because it’s something that you yell when you’re highly intoxicated or having a good time. So that was pretty much how that got started. Ben, our bass player, actually started saying it, and then it just caught on.
So you all live together in Covington? What’s that like?
Jenkins: Yeah, we all have a house together in MainStrasse [Village]. We live right behind the Strasse Haus. [laughs] Our house is permanently trashed [laughs again]. We become the afterparty on the weekends after the bars let out. It’s alright, the rent’s cheap, but you do have to hear a lot of crappy cover bands from the Strasse Haus.
Now you have to share an anecdote about this place!
Jenkins: Well, this past Wednesday, we played at the Down Under and then we had a Madonna dance party … and a little bit of Hall & Oates. We’ve had, I don’t know, there are always people over here on the weekends, but we’ve had a couple of really big things that have gotten — you have a hundred people in your house and you only know 30 of them!
Do you have any new projects you’re working on since putting out your EP?
Jenkins: We’ve got four new songs that we’re putting in our set. But right now we’re really just trying to sell the CD. We’ve gotten rid of nearly 300 of a 500 pressing. We probably play out about three times a month locally. So we’re just using the money that we make from playing shows and selling merchandise to buy a van, so hopefully we’ll get on —we’ve just submitted to South by Southwest, so hopefully, we’ll get on that.
Final question. What would you do if you met a bear in the wild?
Jenkins: [Laughs] I think the appropriate thing to do would be to play dead, but I think we would probably feed it. … (Long pause after some pondering) I would like to change the answer to the last question. If we saw a bear in the woods, we would get it drunk.
If you go:
When: 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. With The Satin Peaches and DJ EmpiricalIf you go:
Where: Southgate House, 24 E. Third St.Newport. Price: Free
Information: 859-431-2201, www.southgatehouse.com
NO MILK TODAY
for the past couple months i have been in shitty situation on the relationship front. its rough to have someone use your feelings and basically treat you unfair when all you want...is.....well you know. i will be fine i suppose its not like it was ever serious. its like dealing with death kinda. you know.....its over its done and you never want to see that person again but at the same time you also liked that person alot and you cant talk to them again. most people have told be....that it went on too long the way it was for me to be treated like that. and im not perfect. but i tried and thats all i can say. respect and trust are really crucial. and when someone else doesnt have that for you....its a bad situation all around. you start to question yourself. and you dont think clearly and start to make rash decisions. and then you just become someone who will do anything to try to make it different....i guess i have always been one to not admit its over when its over. i just thought that at my age i wouldnt have to deal with high school games. but i did. and thats that. sure we move on. the other person gets what they want...at the expense of hurting your feelings. and its done. its funny how shitty people can treat each other sometimes...maybe not funny...just sad...its hard to think but there are people out there that do not ever have to deal with this type of shit...they get a pass. i guess sometimes its just the company you keep.
Why does lack of sleep make you irritable?
right now i am annoyed. mostly by things i cant control. or have no say in. needless to say im upset. i cant really articulate it......because if i did...it would just cause more annoyance......but its there.....oh yes its there........seems like i spend more time frustrated here of late...trying to keep my cool...trying to change...trying to be compromising....and feeling like i am getting nowhere...or nothing in return. like...i can be all those things...but.....sometimes you just feel like its all for nothing. and once again....it is frustrating.
ALL THESE THINGS IVE DONE....IN THE PAST WEEK.
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| wine drunk at up over. chris thought i went to jail that night. |
QUITING. MAYBE
OSO BEAR HAS THEE SHOWS BOOKED IN NOVEMBER....SOMETHING I DIDNT WANT TO DO.....LEMME EXPLAIN....I WANNA PLAY MORE OUTTA TOWN SHOWS...WE NEED A VAN...WE ACTUALLY FOUND A VAN FOR 800 DOLLARS IN AWESOME SHAPE...WE JUST CANT AFFORD IT...WE ALWAYS SEE GOOD DEALS ON VANS AND WISH WE COULD BUY THEM...SO BASICALLY WE ARE GLUTTONS FOR PUNISHMENT. SO WE HAFTA PLAY SHOWS IN ORDER TO GET MONEY TO BUY A VAN SO WE CAN PLAY OUTTA TOWN SHOWS....TRUTH IS....THREE LOCAL SHOWS IN NOVEMBER...WE ARENT GONNA GET THAT MANY PEOPLE OUT TO THEM....YOU CANT JUST FLOOD THE SCENE LIKE THAT....I BUT LOOKING AT THE ANALYTICS AND OBSERVING ALL THE STATISTICS...IT MIGHT WORK OUT OKAY FOR US. BABA BUDANS SHOULD ATTRACT THE CLIFTON CROWD....BUT WE WILL LOSE THE COVINGTON CROWD........THE COMET....WE MIGHT GET ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE...BESIDES IT BEING A DIFFERENT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO HANGOUT..THEY HAVE GOOD FOOD THERE...AND ITS A PRETTY JIVE SPOT......THE THANKSGIVING EVE SHOW SHOULD BE THE DOGS BULLOCKS....IM HOPING THIS ONE IS A FULL ON PARTY..........THATS MY HOPES AND DREAMS.
THE CD RELEASE SHOW
drumkit that i have always wanted to maybe say or change.....one of them most important...is to keep the show rolling. in my opinion. a band on stage playing a song...stopping...playing another stopping...playing another stopping.....is just giving people a chance to walk away. so i always liked the idea of playing blocks of songs that in a way can run into each other. plenty of bands have done this through out history but the bands that did it and really stuck out in my head were bands like Elliott and fugazi. they first time i saw elliott i was amazed at how they were able to build these instrumental breaks into the songs using a midi player...
something that maybe now i could be able to do as a musician...and in the case of fugazi...they are still on a level of live playing i still try to obtain. they are the best around...and nothing is ever gonna bring them down.....so bottom line.....we were all stressed out..and when you are stressed out nothing is fun....blah blah....wah wah. so we practiced alot to prepare for the show...the week of...alot of people do not know what its like to go over the same songs again and again over and over at the same time dealing with two guitar players who have a.d.d. and will always start playing their guitars the moment you try to talk and make a point about something in a song..you start to lose your mind......you really do..and not to mention how loud it is...all this combined...............with the just wondering if there is gonna be a good turnout for the show...if we told enough people...if we hung enough fliers..if the cds are gonna be done in time.....wow....... so friday night screeching weasel plays...of course i have mixed feelings on this...one one hand...im stoked its screeching weasel...on the other hand...i paid 27.50 to see them play...not to mention..at one point i had three people going with me and due to people bailing i had one. Samantha...so i mean i guess i kinda didnt want to go...but was glad i did... for 27.50 they could have played longer. but thats the shape of punk.....to come. the next day we practiced at four. sound checked at six....then opened the doors to the show at eight pm. around 830 we started seeing people walk in.....and by ten the place was packed....i think we almost had 200 people there. lots of flannel. all the bands were amazing.....everything went as planned...so now the next step is to buy a van. to see the pictures.....i suppose you would have to befriend us on facebook.
THE HARDEST PART IS YET TO....COME.
ITS REALLY CRAZY MORE THAN EVER....I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGE IN WEATHER....EVEN THE CHANGE IN DAYLIGHT. I AM STARTING TO THINK I AM LIKE A BEAR...NOT BECAUSE I PLAY IN A BAND WITH A BEAR NAME..AND NO NOT A BEAR IN THE GAY SENSE...BUT I LIKE TO SLEEP. I DONT DO IT ALOT. LETS SCRATCH THAT..I LIKE TO LAY IN BED. NOT LIKE MOST PEOPLE I KNOW WHO LIKE TO LAY IN BED AND GENTLY WEEP. I LIKE TO LAY IN BED AND WATCH FOOTBALL WITH A GALLON OF ORANGE JUICE AND VARIOUS LITTLE DEBBIE SNACK CAKES. YES. THAT IS ME. TELL IM IM UNHEALTHY...I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME. BUT I JUST KINDA FEEL LIKE WHY? WHY BE HEALTHY? IS IT A CONTEST TO SEE WHO CAN REALLY LIVE THE LONGEST? MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL. TWO BANDS. TWO NIGHTS...AND HERE IS MY TAKE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BIG NAMES THAT ARE GONNA DRAW ANY SORT OF MAJOR CROWD. MIDPOINT IS ABOUT 20 VENUES THAT GET ABOUT 30-75 PEOPLE OUT TO A SHOW FOR THE WEEKEND. THURSDAY NIGHT, OSO BEAR PLAYED AT THE COURTYARD CAFE. WE SEEMED TO BE WELL RECEIVED BUT DIDNT REALLY PLAY TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS I HAD HOPED....I GUESS IN MY HEAD I I HAD BUILT IT UP.....OH WELL. STILL A GOOD SHOW. IM CONVINCED THAT OSO BEAR WAS MAD TO PLAY IN THE CORNER OF A BAR WITH ABOUT 60-70 PEOPLE DRINKING PBR AND HAVING A GOOD TIME. SEEMS LIKE WHENEVER WE PLAY A BIG STAGE IT REALLY DOESNT WORK OUT FOR US. SO...THURSDAY NIGHT....NOT TOO BUSY...BUT ALL IN ALL NOT A BAD NIGHT....THE NEXT NIGHT WAS LOVELY CRASH AT THE INNER PEACE CENTER. WE WERE ALL KINDA BUMMED ABOUT THE INNER PEACE CENTER...JUST SEEMED LIKE BECAUSE IT WASNT A VENUE..THAT MAYBE IT WOULDN'T REALLY BE A COOL PLAY TO PLAY. WRONG. WRONG WRONG. THE LOCATION WAS AWESOME. IT WAS RIGHT IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN. THEY HAD A STAGE. AND AN AWESOME SOUND SYSTEM. NOT TOO MENTION JELLO SHOTS AND TWO DOLLAR BUD SELECTS. WE HAD ALOT MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP THAN OSO BEAR DID...AND WE PLAY ONE OF OUR BEST SHOWS WEVE PLAYED SINCE I JOINED THE BAND. AT LEAST I THOUGHT SO....AND IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO GO OUT WITH OUR FIVE TO SIX MONTH HIATUS THAT WE ARE TAKING. THERE IS THIS DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE LYRIC THAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT LATELY AND HOW I INTERPRET IT. ITS SOMETHING TO THE TUNE OF "I THINK THAT ITS BRAINLESS TO ASSUME THAT MAKING CHANGES TO YOUR WINDOW'S VIEW WILL GET SOME NEW PERSPECTIVE" ITS FROM THE PHOTO ALBUM (MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD IT....MAYBE NOT) BUT ANYWAYS SEEMS LIKE SO OFTEN WE GET IN SOME SORT OF RUT AND THINK THE ANSWER IS TO MOVE AWAY...OR CHANGE OUR FRIENDS...GO ON A DIET...FIND RELIGION...WHATEVER.......AND PERHAPS IT IS BRAINLESS...OR PERHAPS WE HAVE BECOME SO DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER THAT WE JUST CANT HELP IT. BUT PERHAPS IT IS BRAINLESS....IM NOT EVEN SURE THE POINT I AM TRYING TO MAKE...PERHAPS IM JUST TRYING TO SOUND PROFOUND INSTEAD OF HILLBILLY. OH WELL. NO WAIT.....I JUST REMEMBERED....NO....NEVER MIND.....I LOST IT.....IM GAINING WEIGHT. MOSTLY FROM BEER...BUT PARTIALLY BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE HUNGOVER FOOD IS SO GOOD AND YOU EAT ALOT OF IT TO FEEL BETTER....SO I GUESS BEER IS THE COMPLETE REASON. DAMN YOU BEER. DAMN YOU.
Just a couple things to touch upon
I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A NEW SYSTEM OF GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION. I AM CALLING IT THE JENKINSLISH. BASICALLY YOU JUST GIVE A RATS ASS ABOUT TYPING....OR USING GRAMMAR. MAKE SURE YOUR SENTENCES ARE RUN ON. MAKE SURE THEERE IS ONE OT TWO MISPELLED WORD DUE TO TYPOS....MAKE SURE TO MAKE PEOPLE HAVE TO READ WHAT YOU WRITE TWICE....MAKE SIRE TO MAKE PEOPLE HAVE TO READ WHAT YOU WRITE TWICE.....SHIT....SEEMS LIKE IVE PERPETUALLY HAD A HEADACHE FOR THE PAST WEEK. DEALING WITH CD LAYOUT STUFF....DEALING WITH THE CD RELEASE SHOW. DEALING WITH TRYING TO BE EVERYTHING ELSE AND ALL I CAN BE....YOU ALL SONT REALIZE HOW HARD IT IS TO BE AWESOME SOMETIMES...LIKE KEEPING UP WITH MYSELF AND JUST GENERALLY BEING A BADASS...WALKING AROUND...KICKIN ASS...ALMOST LIKE A MERCENARY COVNGTON CRIME FIGHTER...ONLY IN FLANNEL OR A RAMONES T SHIRT. SEEMS LIKE THATS ALL I WEAR..AND THIS GREEN SHIRT THAT SAYS GARDEN STATE THAT I GOT AT TARGET. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN 8TH GRADE I REALLY USED TO CARE ABOUT HOW I LOOKED...WHICH WAS SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN ONE OF THE RAPPERS IN THIRD BASE...AND SOME R AND B SINGER WEARING SILK SHIRTS... MAN I WAS OBSESSED WITH THEM. I REMEMBERED I RACKED UP ON EIGHT OR NINE OF THEM FOR X MAS ONE YEAR. I FELT SO COOL. NOW... JEANS AND WHITE T SHIRT. FLANNEL..OR RAMONES SHIRT..THE TRUTH IS I DO NOT GO SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES. I JUST NEVER DO. MUCH LIKE I DO NOT SHOP FOR CDS ANYMORE. NOR DO I SHOP FOR VINYL. I HAVE AN IPOD. THATS ALL I NEED. MOST THE TIME I DO NOT LISTEN TO MUSIC AT THE HOUSE ANYMORE...NOT THE WAY I WANT TO AT LEAST....YOU KNOW.....SIT DOWN...MEDITATE...LISTEN TO SHELLAC....METROSHIFTER....FUGAZI....HOOVER...RODAN....MAYBE EVEN SLINT WHEN ITS TIME TO FOLLOW THE LIGHT...SLINT...MAN SORRY BUT ITS JUST OVER RATED. AND LOUISVILLE HOLDS ONTO IT. AT LEAST I ALWAYS FELT LIKE THEY DID...WHO KNOWS WHAT GOES ON IN LOUISVILLE ANYMORE. LAST TIME I WAS DOWN THERE WAS THE FIRST TIME I FELT LIKE I WASNT FROM THERE...COULD BE I JUST DO NOT CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THE CIVIC PRIDE I ONCE HAD FOR LOUISVILLE...IN SOME CASES CIVIC PRIDE CAN BE BAD. AT LEAST IT SHOULDN'T ONLY BE DIRECTED TO THE CITY YOU GREW UP IN...BECAUSE SEEMS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE..SOME PEOPLE DONT WANT TO LEAVE. BUT I KNOW THERE ARE COOLER CITIES THAN LOUISVILLE AND CINCINNATI...IVE BEEN TO THEM....I SHOP AT SAVE ALOT NOW. GROCERIES ARE REALLY CHEAP..AND IN A WAY IT MAKES KINDA INDIE/ALT FOR NOT SHOPPING AT THE MAINSTREAM PLACES LIKE KROGER AND MEIJER...I STILL SHOP AT WAL MART AND WILL CONTINUE TO JUST AS LONG AS THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO DONT BECAUSE OF ITS LOW PRICES....."EFF YOU MAN I LOVE PAYING 8 DOLLARS FOR A PACK OR ORGANIC COOKIES AT WHOLE FOODS".....NO EFF YOU..IM GONNA EAT THE 83 CENT VANILLA WAFERS THEY WRAP UP IN PLASTIC WRAP WITH GREEN BOLOGNA SANDWHICHES IN COUNTY JAIL...OH NO...HE WENT THERE....COUNTY JAIL.......JEFFERSON...HAMILTON.....KENTON...AND MEADE. WHO WILL BE THE NEXT LUCKY COUNTY.....I THINK GOING TO JAIL CASUALLY OVER THE WEEKEND IS MUCH LIKE GETTING A TATTOO THESE DAYS...I MEAN....ITS MORE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE....HEY JOHNNY WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEKEND...MEH....WENT TO JAIL.....COOL...MAN....TALK TO YOU LATER......BUT WHEN YOU PARENTS FIND OUT AND GIVE YOU THE GEORGE YOUR 30 LECTURE...YOU START TO TEAR UP...AND YOU JAW STARTS TO SHAKE....AND YOU CONVINCE THEM THE LECTURE HAS REALLY HIT CLOSE TO HOME....THEN YOU WAIT ABOUT TWO YEARS AND DO IT AGAIN....IM SO PUNK ( SOME OF YOU ARE READING GOING....OH SHIT HERE HE GOES)...THAT I GOTTA GO TO JAIL EVERY COUPLE YEARS JUST SO I CAN T REMIND MYSELF WHAT ITS LIKE TO LIVE IN AN OPPRESSIVE SOCIETY....ONE THAT OPPRESSES PUNKS LIKE ME...THAT GREW UP IN THE SUBURBS..AND WERE DYING TO LIVE IN LOW GENTRIFICATIONAL AREAS (MADE THAT WORD UP) YES......I AM THE ONE YOU KINDA WANT LIVING IN THE BAR DISTRICT BUT AT THE SAME TIME FEAR.....FEAR THE DRUNKENNESS..BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT I SAY TO YOU....I WONT REMEMBER IT..THEREFORE YOU CANT HOLD IT AGAINST ME. ALOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO PLAY THAT SHAME GAME WITH YOU IF YOU HAD A BAD NIGHT WITH ALCOHOL..THEY LIKE TO TELL YOU OH MAN..YOU GOT SO WASTED LAST NIGHT YOU CRAPPED IN SOMEONES CAR....BUT THEY ALWAYS MAKE IT SEEM WORSE THAN IT WAS... OVER DRAMATIC ABOUT DRINKING....I LOVE IT...BECAUSE HOPEFULLY I CAN CONVEY TO THEM...THAT I INTENTIONALLY CRAPPED IN THAT CAR...BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE FOR A GOOD MEMORY...ONE OF THOSE MEMORIES OF WHEN IM 75 YEARS OLD..I WILL TELL SOME KIDS THAT VOLUNTEERS AT A NURSING HOME..THAT I CRAPPED IN A CAR IN COVINGTON. NOW DID I REALLY DO THIS.....NO...THIS IS JUDY A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION. SOMEDAY I MIGHT. AND THEM WHATCHA GONNA DO...ILL MAKE SURE IM SOBER WHEN I DO IT THOUGH...SO THEN PEOPLE CANT SAY I HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM...HEY GEORGE...YOUR CAR BLEW UP WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING....MY DADS ANSWER....WELL GEORGE IF YOU DIDNT DRINK SO MUCH YOUR CAR WOULDN'T HAVE BLOWN UP...YES DAD..BUT YOU SEE..THE COPS FOUND C4 EXPLOSIVE UNDERNEATH MY CAR PLANTED BY MUSLIM EXTREMISTS...YES SON...MUSLIMS DONT DRINK..SO THEY ARE TAKING IT OUT ON YOU.....I COULD BREAK MY ARM PLAYING WITH A MODEL CAR AND IT WOULD BE BECAUSE I WAS DRUNK ACCORDING TO MY PARENTS.....THATS JUST THE RICHNESS OF LIFE...SOUND LIKE THE TITLE TO MY FIRST SOLO COUNTRY ALBUM...THE RICHNESS OF LIFE..A TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN WAY. SOMETIMES I GO BACK AND LISTEN TO SOME OF THE ALBUMS THAT REALLY SHAPED ME MUSICALLY INTO WHO I AM TODAY...AND I ALWAYS LOVE HOW I CAN HAVE THAT REMINISCENCE OF HOW PASSIONATE I WAS ABOUT THE MUSIC I WAS LISTENING TO...AND SOMETIMES FEEL SAD THAT I DONT FEEL THAT WAT ANYMORE..I MEAN. SURE TO YOU I MIGHT......BUT TO ME.... I MISS IT. I ALSO MISS MY LUNG CAPACITY...GOTTA QUIT...IM GONNA START ON THE PATCH..TOMORROW..OR THE NEXT WEEK.
like whoa
perhaps no the pretty flyer out there....but lemme explain....sike. it does look like walt disney did throw up on it.
i cannot explain how awesome it is to talk to bands who are playing 250 shows a year and hearing how they made their success. more than anything. it seems like an endurance test. valient thorr was amazing. they rock on a different level. i mean....i dont think its really something you listen to on cd...but you go to the show...and you hold your beer in the air....chain smoke...and rock. the guys in junius were really cool as well. they reminded me of a heavier elliott mixed with the deftones. but the drummer was pretty rad.
A REALLY COOL REVIEW.
THE FOLLOWING IS A REVIEW OSO BEAR RECEIVED IN CITY BEAT FOR MID POINT MUSIC FESTIVAL. I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY RADICAL. THE FLYER I MADE THIS MORNING BEFORE WORK. SO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. PLEASE WRITE ME AND TELL ME WHY YOU HATE IT. I WILL TELL YOU TO EAT MY SHORTS.
"Playing a mangy, boisterous brand of Rock & Roll that falls somewhere at the crossroads of Hard Rock, Punk and contemporary Southern/Roots Rock, this Northern Ky. foursome has been building a rep locally since forming just a year ago thanks to its tornadic live show. The group’s relentless pace and unkempt swagger makes them the dictionary definition of a dive-bar house band circa 2010, but don’t let the sonic steamroll lead you to believe it’s all just brute-force Knucklehead Rock — the slashing, infectious melodies and imaginative songwriting and guitar interplay reveal Oso Bear to be a talented band with the potential to go far. The band’s first EP release is due this fall. Dig It: Pre-Arena Rock Kings of Leon, a Southern-born-and-bred Replacements. (MB)"
i light the spark that ignites you.
someday i will have sideburns like martin van buren. more than likely. the hair to match. when you think about it. im kinda the martin van buren of northern kentucky.
college football is here.
oso bear gets more and more show offers her and outta town. we need to write more new songs.
mainstay last weekend was maybe you could say our first really really bad show. i dont think anyone noticed.
right now im bored with being social. seems like the same conversation in the same place at the same time i was having the conversation at the same place last week at the same time. does that make sense?
i am now into my fourth month without a cell phone. while everyone else seems to find it a major inconvenience...i am still not bothered by it at all.
i am trying to do a cd layout for the band. no idea what i am doing. so dont yell at me.
sometimes its weird living in a city you blatantly make fun of for being so shitty. but it has it moments. like driving home from work and seeing the new queen city tower...but also knowing you dont live in ohio.
i like covington more than i ever liked louisville. could be the people. could be the change of pace.i think its the change of pace.
ive been eating more pineapple than i ever have in recent years.
thats all ive got at the moment. just remember. martin van buren.
BLACKING OUT AND BEING 30
coming down to Louisville to play a show...as a non citizen was kinda a weird feeling. had a couple friends show up....but not nearly the people i expected. which is okay. one thing Ive learned in my "career" in playing music... particularly punk and less desirable rock n roll...is that your friends dont want to hear it. although...i might have to retract that statement with oso bear. we travel well. i think we had a total of 8 people from nky come down to Louisville to drink and shit. pretty rad really. anyways......the show was fun third street dive is a great place for music. and all was well. getting home at four in the morning kinda sucked, but Sundays are for sleeping.....and thats all i did.
sometimes i feel like the band is gonna take off to a point where i am gonna have to make decisions that could make or break me. like... giving up a job and everything else to take the risk of being a full time musician. something i have always wanted but have never been in the right situation (people) to do it with. playing 260 shows a year making 600 a night sounds pretty awesome but split that four way and pretty much forget about having any sort of meaningful relationship.....a house....a dog......i think when you romanticize about it... seems awesome. but when it comes down to actually doing it...and giving up everything to make the jump....you become hesitant...i am pretty committed to doing it...but on what level? thats what i dont know.
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