censorship touches home (again)

so we (star fucking hipsters) were supposed to play @ death by audio tomorrow night, but today the wolves in blue came by and told the venue they couldn't allow us to play, if we did they'd shut the place down.  this is the latest in a long string of harrassment aimed at our guitar miracle worker and founding papi, stza, and it's the final straw for us all.  i guess we're really that much of a threat, as stza himself put: they've got guns and batons, and here we are, armed with guitars.

please come out and support our first amendment rights tomorrow night: we're going to be playing another venue, even closer to the city than before, but to get the address, you must contact us through the star fucking hipsters myspace page, or if you're a friend with my phone number, give a call.  please indicate in the subject line that the message is about the show, and we'll send over the info to you.  we'll be checking the page throughout the night and through tomorrow to make sure each and every one of you is able to make it there.

it sucks to have to do this, it's time consuming for everyone, and it's something that just shouldn't have to occur.  but as long as the nypd feels we're a threat, we'll have to find new and creative ways to get around them.  come out and stick it to em! hope to see you all there.  oh yeah, a couple things i'm able to tell you is that the show's cheap (only $6 !) and it's all ages.  see you there! 

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powwow in the bronx, or hell city fest
Current mood: romantic

there's a nice big powwow in the bronx next month, the same weekend as the hell city tattoo festival, so i'm trying to figure what to do... i guess if anybody's heading out ohio way, please contact.  otherwise, i'm going fishing.

we're done tracking as of tonight, so i'll be back in nyc by this time tomorrow.  a good thing, i guess.  i'm just not feeling ready to head back yet, things here on the left coast i'd like to do, people needing to be seen, etc.  whatever.  i'll be back tomorrow.  back to work, back to the same shit in the same toilet i call home, but back to some fine folks and good hidden places we go.

('i ain't gonna dance for you, when you're gone.  i'm gonna bleed me a rainbow and call it a day/ little black ray of sunshine, you're gonna miss these hands when the wind takes you back/ pray i ain't waiting at the other end'- nbh)

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tattoo joke
Current mood: chipper

this is a story told to me the year i apprenticed; for some reason, i couldn't get it out of my head this morning, so here goes:

this fellow, he drops dead of  a heart attack, and it's no wonder why, he's like 500 pounds, just a huge fucking bulk of a guy.  so his wife is getting some static at the morgue, cuz the folks there, they're having problems handling the corpse.

'we don't make a coffin that big', is what she's being told by every funeral home she's inquiring at.  the grieving widow who can't bury her dead husband, and all these pricks, professionals for the dead, they stare at him wide eyed, then turn to her and shrug.

at the last funeral home in the city she takes him to, the director says, 'i've got a specialist who deals with problems like this.'  he calls this guy in, and the specialist examines the body.  noticing the copious amount of ink in the fellow's skin, he asks the widow, 'what line of work was your husband in?'

'he was a tattoo artist,' she says.

the specialist, he snaps his fingers and says, 'problem solved'.

he gives the corpse an enema, and they bury him in a coffin the size of a shoebox.

(ba-dum dum, wocca wocca).

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california days

so i'm sitting on the couch of the living space in motor studios, a pretty incredible recording space in san francisco, california, recording the final vocals for star fucking hipsters with stergin crack, sound engineer jamie, and fat mike ( of noFX, my favorite band since dog knows when)... i feel like i won the lottery this month, even though i just hit my (insert middle digit here)th birthday, and started to feel that maybe, just maybe, i was getting too old for this... fuck it, though- you're only as old as you let yourself get, so i'm back on myspace, responding to the mail that's built up, going back out to shows, and trying not to feel older than i should- recovering is lifelong, when life throws long hard punches, but music's like the fountain of youth, and i'm still shedding on a regular, so i'm smiling.

it's the best feeling in the world, sitting here and listening to the good coming out of all this... i'm hoping everybody else is going to get even a little of what i'm feeling right now upon hearing the finals.  i don't know when we're releasing the album yet, but it looks like fat wreck is going to put it out (squee!), and it will be sometime before the end of the year.

the weather's beautiful here, 80 degree days, not a cloud in the sky... i'm waking up about 9am, having tea and smokes on the back porch in the morning sunlight, feeling great, healthy, sober, back to life.  we get into the studio early in the day, play tracks, swap ideas, see what works and what we can improve, and it's the best fuckin' thing i've been apart of in a long time. life smells good again.

mike really isn't fat, either. it's true!

other note: unfortunately, coming here to do this recording coincided with casa de chihuahua's tour, and along with some other difficulties, was not able to be on tour with them, so for you writing about the shows, please check the casa homepage for dates and times. i believe they're about to hit socal, if they're not already there, so west coasters be aware.  i'm pretty bummed about not being back on the bus, but i understand why and things had to work out this way.  but i'll be back playing with them in the future, so feel free to contact me in the future regarding washboard playing illegitimate children and whatnot.

if i haven't gotten back to you and your messages, sit tight- i'm not checking in enough, so it's kind of built up, out of control, and it may take a couple days, but i will write as soon as i can.

oh yeah- saw the subhumans play the santa cruz vfw the other night, and as always, they're fuckin' on top... the opener, la plebe, was amazing as well, not sure if they have a page up here, but check them out if you can, they're pretty gaddamned hot.  good looking fellows, too (hey, it don't hurt to be pretty sometimes).

i feel really good today, sorry for being so long winded, but it's exciting and i wanted to share that a little with you, if i could.  if anyone's here in norcal, drop a message, and maybe i'll see you while i'm here, we'll probably have a free day before i head back on the 21st.

paz

n

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damn the spam
Current mood: annoyed

i'm deleting the shit as fast as it comes, but i think it may be fighting a losing battle here. damn, it sucks, cuz i can't discern who's sending real videos vs junkmail pirated by some corporate sponsered hack dumping the shit onto my page, i'm afraid to open anything for the fear of a worm or virus, shit, now i'm getting sweaty over it...SIGH... must remain calm.
damn, is there any way to end this endless flood of bullshit penis lengthening treatments and friends who have crushes on you ads? any advice or solutions will be met with the greatest of thanks and aplomb. paz. n.

Currently watching : The L Word Season Two Disk 4 Season Finale + Bonus Features

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memoriam pax
Current mood: morose

my friend nick passed away in the early hours of this morning.

he was an amazing and kind person who never failed to make me laugh, and was always supportive when the shit hit the fan in my life. he is one of the few folks i consider my brother, my family, and the closest friend i've had in years whose death has shaken me in such a way. i still refuse to believe he's gone, but they tell me that it's for sure, no doubt about it, and it's going to be hell when it finally dawns.

always keep his strengths in mind, to his faults, a little blind.

to the common poor, brother- miye henela makocewana tu niye, and that's the truth of it.

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there’s no place like it (again)
Current mood: content

virginia was, unfortunately, a bust.  so i'm back home, and damned happy for it... i have a pretty good life here: cheap rent, working doing what i love, and although i may not make a whole lot of cash right now, i have the love of the best friends a crow could want.  i've got so much opportunity here, and no amount of beautiful country and hollow promises can change my heart for this place.  i feel i was deceived in a way, and as a result, i was very disenchanted with the whole deal.  anyways, i'm home, and i'm happy.

i've got some work hanging in an amazing group show, coming up on november 3rd, at alex grey's chapel of sacred mirrors.  i'll post the info and flyer tomorrow, and hope that everyone can make it out. 

if i haven't seen you yet, you can reach me through cassioppia, or call me, but only after seven.  i'll have a new in about a week, so please, if you contact me, send your , as my phone screen is busted and i can't read shit.

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news news news
Current mood: cheerful, but with a headache

casa de chihuahua is about to put out another album soon, so we're doing a bunch of shows, where you can come and hear some of our new stuff... the most recent is tonight, at zebulon (wythe between n3rd and metropolitan, in billysburg)... it starts after the fireworks, try to make it out.

we'll be on the east village radio saturday july 14th, stay tuned to eastvillageradio.com between 430 and 6pm, we'll be doing an interview, playing a couple live tunes and spinning a few from the albums, should be fun, and possibly full of incriminating evidence.  don't miss!

we're at the knitting factory july 26th, playing with sweet crude bill and the lighthouse nautical society, and another band i can't remember the name of... sweet crude is from the bay area, they're great and worth a listen, come and see them live with us on the 26th, the show is only $8, and the bathrooms are spacious, smells nice too...

the art is coming along, lots of new paintings to put up soon, most for sale, some already sold... and (finally) i'll be putting up some tattoo photos for the publis view here, got a nice back piece going, along with some smaller and stranger things on stranger parts...

i miss hanging out, let's grab a drink soon, perhaps a movie... doesn't matter.  i'd like to see you, contact me dammit!

paz

n

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wheels we call our home

in virginia, recording anohter album with the chihuahuas, i'm sitting at a desk listening to the rough takes of the tracks we put today... all is good so far, except we keep taking too many breaks, not enough production, wasting the sound engineer's time... i'll tell you personally what i think of this who;e deal, just ask if you've got a minute.

so i'm tattooing back at cassioppia (38 w 8th street, nyc), contact me there if you need some work, and i'll be more than happy to help you out.

always working damage control: no, i'm not sticking anything in my body that i shouldn't be, and have the prescription to prove it, so let's be civil, not jump so quickly to conclusions, especially if we haven't seen each other face to face recently. thanks for the concern, if that's what it truly comes to. you malicious folk can take it somewhere else, thanks kindly.

so i'll be back in the city june 1st, and hope everyone is doing great. after two months away from this machine, i have a lot of catching up to do with folks, so please be patient if i haven't gotten back in touch with you yet.
paz
n

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what a beautiful day- workspace changes
Current mood: 27 degrees, feels like 14

so i'm changing this page o mine here to a strictly work oriented deal, to post new pieces, a fair amount of shameless self promotion, and updates on the progress of upcoming shows, projects, and whatnot. i'll send over a link here to a new personal page, should anyone care to send personal messages, comments, etc., in the near future (ie, when i get unlazy and set it up).

i'm looking into lynchburg, va, as a spot to set up shop at... tattoos/ design studio/ gallery/ possible glass guild/screen printing station... it's been the most promising, as far as places here go- c'ville is saturated, and lynchburg has a great gathering of friendly faces and crusty companions with some great ideas. also, i think jerry falwell would probably not approve (lynchburg is his hometown), so it must be fate, or something very similar.

as far as nyc: i'll be in the area in about a week and a half, to get some badly needed rehearsal in with the chihuahuas, before we leave for tour on the 3rd of march... so anybody looking to connect up there should get in touch, and we can talk about the whens/wheres/hows before i leave.

can't wait to see all of you, we have some great shows set up, including the south carolina show with leftover crack and citizen fish, and the SXSW show, which rumor tells me we may be playing alongside flogging molly (i'm pissing myself as i write this).

i've got a question regarding sizing layouts for comic strips, so any comic artists/knowledgable fans who may have info, please get in touch (that means you, mr pop!)

love upon your good, cleanlier parts
n

Currently listening : One Way of Life: The Best of the Levellers By The Levellers Release date: 27 June, 2002

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