LIsten to some new music

http://www.myspace.com/thefamilychomp

Go there and you will see what needs to be seen. As well as hearing what needs to be heard.


Also try reading a book and telling me what you thought about it.

In Stead

I wrote this today with my buddy Andy.

Choking Dog

There aren't many more things scarier than when you walk into a loved ones house and their dog is choking. It makes one scared stiff. However, when the trouble is over and the coast is clear there is an overwhelming sense of forgiveness to life and one goes back to thinking everything in life is fine, and we will never lose the ones we love.

This weekend I had a great time going to see Kris Keyes band Crail. If you like rock check them out. I certainly had a great time. Kris looks great in a pimp outfit. I was his roadie for the show, but I didn't do much. All I really did was drink beer and after a bit I went outside of the club to hand him his microphone. He wanted to start singing from outside which was interesting.

At the show we saw another band that impressed me called Superbug. They did some great covers and their bass player had a bright gold jumpsuit on. All he needed to complete the outfit were some roller skates. Worcester was a great time and I hope to go back there sometime soon.

If anyone wants me to come and see their band and talk about them send me an email to Jamesneurath@gmail.com.

Later this week I will be buying a CD and reviewing it. If you would like your band reviewed send me an email.

Also I will be posing a philosophical question sometime this week. Both of those will become weekly posts.

Read some books and tell me about them.

snow way

I have spent almost all of today sitting on my couch in front of my computer trying to find ways to get paid to be a writer. It is extremely difficult so far. If anyone out there needs a professional writer on staff let me know.

Know let's get serious. I have been reading this book lately and wanted to tell my readers about it. It is called Tripmaster Monkey - his fake book. It's by Maxine Hong Kingston. It is a piece of fiction about a young hippie who wants to put on a play about his Chinese heritage. It is a brilliant piece of work and I wrote Mrs. Kingston a letter and I am waiting for her answer. When I get it I'll post it on this blog.

Check out TheFamilyChomp.com.

Read some poetry. If everybody bought just one of my books (when I write one) I could buy my mother the convertible she deserves.

Hippism

A lot of people around me call me a hippie.

Others call me worse things. Others call me James.

However, if you think that being a hippie is wrong. I don't really care. Lately, I am striving not to eat meat. In a world where the human race can sustain itself without killing other creatures I think it is imperative that such practices of killing innocent beings should be stopped.

For a healthy tip, next time you want a snack go to your local grocery and get some ripe fruit. It usually isn't even that ripe because in huge, over priced grocery stores where the workers barely make anything they are not properly trained in fruit and vegetable care. Also the fruit will be marked down to a large degree. So get off your ass and stop killing cows. It's healthier, trust me.

Read some poetry as well boys and girls.

2 Ton Stomach Bug

I have been on my couch for far to long with a stomach virus and that makes me upset. Why can't my health be perfect at all times? I also had to miss John Dudek read his poetry which is always a bummer. However you can see his band 2 Ton Bug, which is a delight.

GO HERE - http://www.myspace.com/2tonbug.

Uh as well as you should check out this band called Wild Beasts, they can breathe under water. NO really they can. Basically they sound like a chill David Bowie getting some work done.

Read a book and get back to me.

Rad

This is my future.


If you are bored you need to check out Rad-dudes dot com. It is a perfect combination of everything that makes us wish we lived in the 80's. The best part about it is that it's free. You ever think about how much the internet would suck if we had to pay for it?

Go to the CT new wave film collective mixer tomorrow night at the Bristol Historical society. It will be perfect.

Andy's art will be up and it is an open bar.

oh my lord...
read a book.

CT new wave film mixer

That's me on the set of Sensory Perception. I had a beard then. I kinda have one now. That shot was in a bunker. Yes. A bunker.

If you have anything to do on Saturday, cancel it. Then get in your car and go to the Bristol Historical society. There you will enjoy an open bar, free food, and brilliant networking among the new wave of CT film makers. There will be trailers, film discussions with directors, and other topics all having to do with the film industry creating a new movement in CT. Also Andrew Mckinnon my great friend is showcasing some great works of Art. Also Linda Gin

I worked on a movie filmed in CT called Sensory Perception, check it out here - Sensoryperceptionmovie.com

Not much else going on around CT. I'm just fiddling with this here guitar and reading.