Guitar center and mas films

Tomorrow I will be working with the film again at the old remington building in Middletown, CT.

Today I woke up at noon, mmmmmm. Then the gym was great. Some muscle head got very upset when he couldn't dead lift a lot so he screamed an obscenity and scared everyone in the place.He apologized very loudly and was quite embarrassed. Now I am sitting with Joey D in his basement updating this blog.

After the film job tomorrow I will be going to guitar center to hopefully buy a new acoustic - electric guitar. If you have any advice on that feel free to send it my way. Also if anyone wants to go I will be going around five. I have room in the van.

Today I jammed with Dennis and Eric. We have some good things in the works. I am very excited about this summer. You should be to.

I am thinking about organizing a hootenanny as well for sometime this summer. It will be presented by The Family Chomp and I want to get as many acoustic bands as possible. I want it to be at the Spartans club on the Chamberlain Highway. If you are interesting in helping me organize it or playing an acoustic act at it send me an email at JamesNeurath@gmail.com.

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REEFER MADNESS

The other day I went with Russ Martin to the Remington Building in Middletown. I did not expect anything like what he told me on the phone. He mentioned that we would be sorting film. He didn't tell me how amazing it would be.

At nine thirty in the morning I stepped into a door labeled Circus Tech. I don't really know what is technical about a circus, but it was an interesting door. After some dilapitated stairs I went up to a warehouse floor much like the one we filmed the Sensory Perception bunker scene last October. There were pallets and pallets of film. It turned out to be the personal collection of Elvin Feltner. Bitchin name.

Turns out he has a huge collection of 35mm and 16mm film that has been decomposing for years. Russ and I went thru about three pallets of them throwing out so many that had turned to vinegar and had become warped. I had been going thru a lot and was wondering why so many said "bridge" on them. I thought it was a tv show about bridges, but there were so many. When I asked what they were the lawyer that represented him said that Elvin had once owned the rights to film the national bridge championships. Yeah, the card game. People used to watch that on television. Riveting in my opinion

After throwing away lots of bridge I freaked out when I saw what was underneath all of them. It was an original 35mm copy of Reefer Madness made in 1936. I picked it up and when I showed it to the lawyer he almost went as crazy as me. I was so excited I was almost giddy. It takes a lot to get me giddy.

I held Reefer Madness in my hands. In my hands.

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Today

So I slept twelve hours last night. I don't know if that is a good thing or not. It just happened.

I want to tell you about a band I listened to today. I was happy about it. They are called Slightly Stoopid. They entertained me and you will love them. Or else.

Go to this website - http://www.slightlystoopid.com/ss.php?skin=2

Tomorrows adventure takes myself and Russ Martin (one of the people I work on the movie with, he used to drive Steven Seagal around) to the old Remington Warehouse in Middletown to rummage around some film archives.

When I experience it, I will let you know what it felt like.

Read a darn book.

A new week

My friends and I had a great time at Eli's the other night. We had Jalapeno poppers roulette style. You get about ten of them in a basket and one of them is injected with extremely hot sauce. I was lucky and didn't get one.

My friend Andy got his ass kicked when he got two hot ones ( they throw and in an extra for giggles sometimes) in a row. He loves hot food, but he got burned with those poppers. St. Patricks day was interesting. I drank some beer and sang some songs on a street. Also ate some corn beef and cabbage.

Last weekend I went to the Webster at saw House of Pain. Yeah that's right with Everlast. I didn't know that he was the lead singer of that band. The show was pretty good. Most of the people there were drunk and fat so the pit was kinda sad. Lots of sweat.

So I have decided to ask this question. What was the last book of poetry you read ? Also what did you think about it? If I like your answer I will be sending you a book of poetry. Hopefully you have read a book of poetry lately.

This week I have some things in store for you so stay tuned.

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Eli's

Myself and some of my friends are going to Eli Cannons tonight in Middletown for a little pre st. Patricks day celebration. Everyone that reads this should come and meet us there. I'll even let you buy me a drink. I bet you will enjoy it. They have lots of shenanigans and the wings are pretty sweet. Also, there are always televisions playing something cool like the original Clash of the Titans.

Just go.

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Metlife blows

If you didn't know a few months ago I was rear ended by some jerk in a truck and was pushed out onto the Berlin Turnpike. If you don't know what that is...well you probably do if you are my readers. One of my goals is to get some readers who don't know what the pike is.

So my beautiful buick was killed and with one check I got from metlife I purchased a well used tour van from a crook in Rhode Island. I'm keeping it together for the California trip I am planning this summer, but it gets expensive. I received a little letter from Metlife saying that they changed my case worker a third time. I guess some lay offs are abound at Metlife. I just want my check for my bodily injuries and my pain including suffering. With that I'll pay to get to the sunny shores west.


So today was a slightly lazy day of gym and then buying a new phone from Big John. If you don't know him, well he is pretty big, it even says so on his name tag.

I'm gonna go write now. I hope you are doing something like

READING A BOOK

My nearly broken nose

Here is a picture that I took of a sidewalk in front of the Gratedful Dead house in San Francisco.



Friday night a bunch of my buddies and I went up to Worcester Mass to see Dillinger Escape plan at the Palladium on Main street. We all crammed into my tour van and were stoked. I was so so stoked I could barely drive. However, when we got there the guys wanted hot dogs so we stepped into this little hole in the wall hot dog place next to the Palladium. One of the bands that was playing that night was in there. They are called Iwrestledabearonce. They were quiet, but laughed when the television had a show about people having capibaras for pets. If you don't know what one of those are you need to do something about it.

Later, we went into the show and the first band up was called Animals as leaders. I thought they were very talented musicians, but were pretty boring entertainers. After them were Iwrestledabearonce and my friends and I moshed pretty hard during their set. I am not the biggest fan of metal and I wouldn't say this band was amazing, but I did have a great time. The lead singer girl even wore a furby outfit.

After that it was a metal band called Darkest Hour. I also didn't think they were that great, but I crowd surfed for the first time and I was impressed by how strong the fans were holding me up. Sadly for me, when I jumped back into the crowd from the stage that I had been thrown onto I was dropped flat on my back.

To the crowds delight the next band was Dillinger and I really couldn't give you a definitive opinion of them. The pit went crazy when they started playing and the bouncers really couldn't do anything to calm it down. During the second song I was popped in the mouth and had to leave with a bloody nose. I was lucky and didn't lose any teeth. My buddy Chuck lost a good chunk of his front left one.

Overall I enjoyed the show, but I don't think I will be going to a metal show for awhile.


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THE Family Chomp

Here is a picture of a great man.

So the winner of this weeks question is Joe G. from Chadds Ford PA. His blog can be found here--->http://pansymeliketoday.blogspot.com/. I wish to see him again soon because when the Subverso crew went up to his house to play it was such a great time. His basement was alive with up and coming musicians and his father showed me a video of himself catching a big fish. The prize that Joe will be receiving is a surprise for him only and the only way to win is to keep answering questions!

It is starting to get warmer here in CT and that is a sign of the summer coming. I am excited about sandal weather and more bands to see. The American Bard idea of mine is just starting to get formed into something fluid and you will all be in on it if you keep reading my blog.

I also want to talk about The Family Chomp. It is a collective of artists in CT that make art and music and want to share it with you. We are going to have a contest soon for any band that enters has a chance to win a free CD cover art from Andrew Mckinnon -> IIIII.

CT Transit

Today I stood in the cold to try and catch a public bus at the end of my street. I stood on the Chamberlain Highway for thirty minutes. No bus. I was disappointed. However, I will try again when it gets a little warmer. I also am going to try hitchhiking. I don't believe that it is as dangerous as everyone says it is. My father tells me all the time about how much he did it when he was my age.

Not much going on besides practicing music and living off the government. So I want to start a new segment. It is called Wednesday question time. I will ask a question and if anyone can email me the answer they win a prize. The prize is a surprise, but you will enjoy it I promise.

This weeks question: Who wrote the original novel Frankenstien?

Please email me some answers soon.