Tuesday, June 28, 2011

stood looked and listened (no comma needed)

I stood at the door and I looked and I listened,
I looked and I stood and I listened and I looked.
Twice on before had I stood up and I listened;
Had I stood on and listened and I thought never more.
Yet there up again was the look that I listened
For the listen was be-stood, and be-stood it was broken.
Broken as before and before then it stood
As it spoke of the listen and it swore stood was good.
But the spoken was broken and the stood up fell down
So I took the door and then stood and left town.

Friday, June 24, 2011

live action random band generator

This is something that will probably shake things up a little bit.
It’s a live action random band generator.
Here’s how it works:
There will be 4 large jars labeled; “numbers”, “members”, “name” & “genre”

~The “numbers” jar will be filled with strips of paper each with the number 2, 3, 4 or 5 on them. This determines if the group will be a duo, trio, quartet or quintet.

~The “members” jar has strips with the names of any and all of the willing participating musicians. Dj’s, emcee’s, trombonists, bassists, opera singers or whatever. Any actual musician is welcome. 1 name will be pulled to fill each slot created by the “numbers” drawing.

~The “name” jar has strips of paper with a single word written on it. The band has to incorporate that word into their band name.

~And the “genre” jar is probably self-explanatory.

Now after the band lineup, and genre has been set, the group gets together to write and rehearse 8 – 10 original songs [maybe 1 cover could be allowed] that they will perform exactly 1 month later at a predetermined bar. At the beginning (or end) of the band’s set, the process begins again and the next band is generated to perform a month from then…and so on…
It’d be cool if it could be the same bar every time but I'm sure that this kinda thing will need to embrace flexibility.

Anyway the shows get recorded and perhaps a website can be set up with a page for each of the generated bands where interested parties can go listen to that particular band’s show.

I’ll gladly design flyers for each of the band’s shows.
Since I'm not in the BR currently, I can’t do a lot to help out on site but if people are interested I’ll do my best to help out in any way that I can.
Anybody interested?

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

vilis alius

Twisted, I missed it, I fell on my face.
Wished it, I fished to a pail of disgrace
Lifted the gifted so high on the mark
Blinded by hindsight, now low in the dark
Where was the other way out?
Where was the confident doubt?
Where was the luck tossed on fingertips crossed?
I remember I used to be lost.
Minute, by million, by sweet and by sun
Traffic and tailors, the bunch , ev’ry one
All put together in separate souls
While fingerprint fantasies lust uncontrolled.
Who was the autumnous spring?
The most inconsistent sure thing?
Wind reaped the sky from the ground
And I then forgot to be found.
I dance around this straight line
Buckle my throat to tail time.
Bound like the spine of the ghost.
Fear that I miss nothing most.