It’s been a while…
…since I’ve posted, but here is an update of what I’ve been doing:
- I have written a new track, with vocals by my really good friend, @superhootie. You can listen to it here.
- I have recorded 3 new Digeum mixes. (06Q, 06S and 06X). Check them out on the Digeum link in the navigation section.
- I helped my friend Janelle and Mikey with their gameshow Chaos Contest, providing music for the show.
- I will be helping Janelle with Chaos Contest once again on Wednesday. It is at Fattys, on 8th and Idaho in Downtown Boise. The fun begins at 8PM. I guarantee fun.
- I was asked to join a local band as the lead vocalist. No details on this just yet, but I will update when I have more information.
- Digeum will be celebrating 3 years of mixes. Our first mix was recorded on Sept. 4, 2008. We will have recorded 156 mixes in those 3 years. I am so proud to be a part of that.
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Check it out here: http://www.digeum.org/2011/05/25/mix-session-06j/
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Shannon’s birthay bash!
Last night, we celebrated my friend Shannon Morgan’s birthday! (Her birthday was actually a couple of weeks ago, but she was mired in Finals, so we had to wait.)
The festivities started at 8PM, at Fattys Bar. We hung out there for a short time and waited for people to show up. We then moved to The Lobby. We played there for a few hours. Had some drinks and some dancing.
Then, Shannon, Brent and I walked over to The Matador and had some good food and good fun. I made sure Shannon home safely and went home, myself. It was a great evening of fun and friends. Nights like that are what I love about Boise!
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Last night, was Pole-a-palooza 2011 at Ophidia Stuido.
Ophidia Studio is owned and ran by my friends Allison and James. They have classes in Pole dancing, Zumba, burlesque dancing and others with an emphasis on fitness. The event was to show off the dancing skills of their instructors and students. Plus, they used this opportunity to announce the new class they’re offering, Aerial Yoga.
I mixed some house music before, after and between dancing events. Everything went very smoothly and I believe it was a great success. All of the dancers were really awesome and we all had a great time. I would like to thanks Allison, James and everyone else at Ophidia Studio for giving me this great opportunity.
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Yesterday, an event occured called Modern Art, at the Modern Hotel as part of the Cinqo de Mayo festivities in Boise. At this event, I, along with about 20 to 30 other people of all ages performed in a Flashmob which we took to calling Flashdance.
The idea is, as described by the originator and co-choreographer of the dance, Janelle Wilson: What if a bunch of people get together and suddenly start doing the same dance, like they do in musicals.
Janelle also created the music mix, which includes popular 90’s songs Vogue (Madonna), Everybody Dance Now (C+C Music Factory), Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) and Rhythm Nation (Janet Jackson). We have been rehearsing for this for about a month now. I am so glad I got involved with this and this will be a happy memory for me for a long time to come.
Thanks to Janelle, the Modern Hotel and Bar and everyone else who came together to make this thing happen.
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Local Scene: The Naughties
Just about every Thursday, you can find me at Tom Grainey’s in DT Boise, to see The Naughties perform. They are a local band, fronted by my friend Jeran Dahlquist (the guy with the blond mohawk). They are definitely not your typical cover band. As Jeran explained to me recently, their goal is to make you discover bands that you might not otherwise listen to to discover great new music. Expect to hear everything from Kings of Leon to Electric Light Orchestra being played at a Naughties set.
A couple of highlights:
- A great version of the Fratellis’ Henrietta. This is one case where I have become interested in a band based on a listening to the Naughties.
- A medelly of the Teddybears’ Punkrocker and Dead Kennedys’ Too Drunk to Fuck.
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BSF (Birthday Sunday Funday)
This weekend, we ended up celebrating the birthdays of several people, myself included. Here is the list of people who were born around the same time that I hung out with this Sunday: Jeran, Larz, Chris, Josh, Jenny, Stella. (And, as I said, me.)
We started off at brunch at 36th Street Bistro. The food was good, but not great (we think they were a little understaffed for Sunday brunch). We then moved the party to The Lift, where we had a few drinks (or, at least, I had a few drinks) and some fun conversation on the patio. I went home for a couple of hours before heading down to Flying Pie for pizza and then we went to Club 44 for karaoke and a lot more drinks.
I took Monday off work, so I could recover. I pretty much spent all of Monday sleeping/relaxing so it was kind of a nice change of pace.
I got to hang out with some of my favorite people and had a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us.
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Chaos Contest at Fattys
Last night, I was a contestant in a very fun gameshow called Chaos Contest. This happened at Fattys Bar in Boise. There were three teams of four competing in five rounds which were judged by a panel of three people. It was hosted by Janelle Wilson and Mikey Pullman.
We performed crazy stunts such as a bad-dance-off and a dirty haiku competition. My team, the Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious Intermediate Renaissance League of Treasure Valley (we went with the longest name we could think of, which garnered plenty of “Fuck You’s” from Janelle) didn’t win, but it seems like everyone competing and all of the audience had a great time.
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40 years ago…
…the world recieved the gift of ME! (That sounds so pretentious!)
It’s astounding how people are so surprised at my age when I tell them. However, it is true that I am 40 as of yesterday.
To celebrate, I went to my favorite bar on Sunday night, Club 44 for some karaoke with a few of my friends. I sang some songs and had a great time. When midnight came around, I was treated to the 44’s birthday tradition. That is to say, a blow job shot held between the legs of…well…someone. In my case, my friend Kristal graciously volunteered. The idea is to grab the shot glass with your mouth without using your hands at all. I’ve seen many people fail at this, so I was a little concerned when it was my turn. I didn’t want to spill the shot all over Kristal.
However, I got my mouth around the shot glass and drank it down like a champ! I stayed out a little too late, but I really enjoyed myself that night and was only mildly tired at work the next day.
After work, I came home for a quick dinner and then went to rehearsal for the dance Flash Mob I’m going to participate in. This rehearsal was at the Eagle Performing Arts Center in Eagle, Idaho. I was a little late getting there, because my phone’s navigation wasn’t being very nice to me. I finally found the place and had a good rehearsal. It was really hot in the rehearsal space, so I got a good sweat going.
After that, I spent the rest of my birthday relaxing at home.
The real party is going to happen next Sunday. We’re combining my birthday celebration with my friends Larz, Jeran and Chris who were all born around the same time.
Also, coming up this week:
Tomorrow: Chaos Contest at Fatty’s. This is an improv game show hosted by my friend Janelle. I have decided to be a contestant, so it should be fun. I’m not sure what to expect, so I’m a little nervous but excited.
Thursday: The usual. The Naughties performing at Tom Graineys. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again! I love this band. They always provide a great time and I have fun whenever I go to their shows.
To leave you, here is the latest mix my boy Apollo Lee recorded for my birthday. It is a great mix. If you look closely at the tracklist, you might see a secret message.
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Last night, I was hanging around at home when I see that Donald Glover tweeted out (I follow him on Twitter) that he and his band had stopped in Boise on their way through and wondered if people would be interested in seeing them do a short set. He announced that he was at Chandler’s Steakhouse and would be starting a set at 11:00 P.M.
So, I get dressed and drive to DT Boise as quickly as possible. Some of my friends were already there, so I pull up a chair and we hang around. Before too long, the band sets up and they start playing. It was a short 6 or 7 song set. The highlight of the set was the final song which he freestyled. The drummer asked Donald what he wanted, and he started beatboxing a beat, and the band just joins in. Donald then drops an awesome freestyle. Afterword, I got the chance to to say Hi and tell him that it was awesome.
I love that this happened. This is exactly what makes Twitter such an awesome social tool. Before I had Twitter, I would never have noticed that something like this was happening.
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