Blog From Esoterica

Companion Blog to the web music magazine, Echo From Esoterica, created by its editor Jason Thompson.

Friday, June 21, 2002

Severely annoying shit:

Chicks who want to fuck Neil Gaiman because their fanatical fandom never lets them gasp a breath of reality.

Chicks who think Belle and Sebastian are dreamy. Belle and Sebastian suck ass. 'Nuff said.

Good news, good news. I now have all the music tracks completed for my next CD. This went by in literally a whirlwind of creative output. Dunno why it happened so fast, when my last album, Black Cow took three years. But it's great to have been able to get this done efficiently. I have 11 tracks slated, and all I have to do is the vocal bits now and it'll be ready for mix down and production. I think it's a new, interesting sound for me. Black Cow had a lot of good instrumental electronica tunes on it with kooky samples, and this one won't have that. If anything, there will be only one or two instrumental songs this time, but that may not be the case, either, as I may put some kind of vocals on them. I think this set of songs feels a lot fresher, probably because they are indeed all new, and half weren't sitting around for a few years like the last album. I'll keep you updated. Also have to get cracking on laying out the July issue of Echo From Esoterica.

Tuesday, June 18, 2002

Here's a game you all can play that's a lot of fun. I call it Free Groceries. Now you can play this at any kind of store, but usually it's best if you're around a Wal-Mart or big supermarket or whatever. All you have to do is casually check out the areas where the carts are returned in these stores' parking lots. Many times forgetful shoppers will leave behind groovy items in the bottom of their returned carts. So far I have scored a huge container of Tide detergent that would have cost me about 12 bucks, and a 12 pack of Scott tissue that isn't too soft, but hey, free TP is free TP, right?

Now don't feel bad about claiming your supermarket treasure. If you don't, someone else will. And if you think you're going to get a big reward for turning the shit in, then think again. You'll get a polie "thank you" and the shit will be restocked and resold. You might get a ten percent off coupon, but what will that cover, except your sales tax? Go for the free goodies, I say!