fuckin' rockstar XV

Saturday Night: QUINCUNX headlined at CENTRAL SALOON in Pioneer Square!!

that means...they went on late...and I had too much time to drink...and since I counted doubles as singles and shots didn't count at all...I got too drunk. waaaaaaay too drunk.

I swayed to their set in a drunk haze...sitting down, head spinning...between songs. From what I recall they kicked ass...as usual. Kickass, ass-kickin' bassist Matt Bird ripping the usual kickass riffs.

aside from that: Nothing. All else is a blur.

fuckin' rockstar XIV

found this in the bottom of my purse scrawled on the back of a coaster...I was enjoying a lot of vodka cranberry cocktails that night...as I was one of the few people in the audience for the next phase of BATTLE OF THE BANDS:

August 15 show at the Mainstage on Lower Queen Anne
Quincunx is second up after Viva Civilian played what seemed like a really loooong set.
Quincunx plays together as "Quincunx" for the LAST TIME with a yoko ono (this sounds a little harsh...but like I said: I was pretty drunk...and although dude isn't breaking up the band...they are taking on a new name...) called kdlang or some such shit.
Kick-ass ass kicking bassist Matt Bird kicks the usual riffs...while the rest of the band deals with new back-up vocals and 2nd guitar (kdlang...riiiight).
(and here's where my writing is too drunk to read): I don't care who wis in this quazi comprehension. Quincunx totally kicks ass in the psycotic cuns aooki. (looks like one of my drunks texts, don't it? I have no idea what I was trying to say...)

Here's what I actually remember of the night:
I got really drunk. I high-fived Jessica, like a lot. I was wearing my Quincunx t-shirt and more than once pushed my boobs together to show someone my (ahem) shirt. Quincunx really did kick ass...it was a great set. the new guy was really good...and I told him afterwards that I was glad he didn't fuck everything up. Morgin took a bunch of pictures.

And I'm really bummed that Quincunx is changing their name.
REALLY REALLY FUCKING BUMMED.

You Deserve A Break Today

greasy loose ponytail
pulled back to expose a swollen cheek
and exhausted eyes
mother with swollen breasts
to match her belly
about to pop out another mouth
watches her stroller-bound son choke
on a hamburger
his arms flapping furiously
his head red
and much to large and smooth for a baby
(I figure he's close to 5 years old)
tears eek out of his eyes
eyes not really fixed on anything at all
his brother bored ignores this scene
the mother winces with palm flat
on her swollen cheek
(I imagine it's an abscess by her pained look)
she kicks the stroller,
splays her fingers into a panic'd fan a
and shakes both hands
in the choking child's face.
after an awkward moment he gasps-
and she stuffs another bite of burger
into his hole.

writing prompt 7-5-07: "feet are the new face"

ironically
we can finally see
where we've been
where we're going
and standing still
where we wait

finally my feet face
a concrete reality
our world is grey
covered in sheet slabs

our forests are the tree circle medians
the trees pitiful and choking
on fumes and grit from fuel
falling heavy in the air

dirt is something you buy in a bag
to fill a planter box
a box you fill with baby's breath
because dry: it's still beautiful

my feet face a sort of callous sadness
when they try to recall cool grass
beneath them

this
is the future our feet will witness.

Review of Saturday Night's Perform@Performat gig:

red wine and vegan donuts
are a delicious combination.
'nuff said.

Rant: Rainbow Fags

the thing about "PRIDE" is...
rainbows without unicorns
make me wanna puke.
I mean REALLY what's more gay
than a delicate stud with a
phallus pokin' outa its forehead
while it gallops and prances
thru a rainbow meadow...?
rainbow windsocks and flags
are the WORST!
What the FUCK!
who really needs a sock to know it's windy?
...and as far as the flag goes:
I gave up the Pledge of Allegiance
before anyone ever thought
to make it an issue.

Poor Man's Theatre: dreaming on the #10

I fell asleep on the bus
and dreamed
of a fat man eating a raw kidney
like an apple