Hi...

Dude, I've TOTALLY not been updating my blog! What's wrong with me?! Well... I've been busy! So now! I've had a few things holding me back. Some are Cruel Music related, and some are not. Most notably... We bought a new double-wide trailer back in June! We've been homeless for over two years since the fire. The explosion was finally determined to not be the gas company's fault, so we figured it'd be safe to go back up on our land, and that's what we're going to do. We bought the trailer almost two months ago, and it's been sitting on our land for a month, but we're not living in it yet. Turns out there's a lot of work involved in preparing a double-wide trailer for living conditions. My dad has been doing the plumbing work for us. He came out of retirement for one last job. He's still got a few more things here and there to tie up with the plumbing, and then all we'll need is the heat pump, skirting, and steps to be delivered. It shouldn't be much longer!

Current Events

2011

I haven't really posted anything on here for a while. Maybe I'm lazy. Maybe I'm busy. It's according to who you ask, and what day it is. Brandon hit his "terrible two's" the day after he turned one year old. That's been a blast. Honestly... No, really! Who wouldn't love a toddler screaming for no reason at all for 20 hours a day? And, it's really cool, too, because he's still up 'till 4:00 every night. Constantly breaking stuff, climbing, and... Did I mention CONSTANTLY SCREAMING?

I'm addicted to "Red Dead Redemption." What little free time I do get is going toward that game. It's great. I'm kinda like a slacker, teenager all over again!

Ummm... What else have I not been writing about? Oh, there's the fact that one of the store managers hates me, and we fight every time we get around each other. That's fun, right?

Still house hunting, after two years. That's not been going so good, either. We found out this past Friday that the bank is the devil. We thought we finally found a place, and the bank turned us down.

Cruel Music? Well, believe it, or not, I'm actually finding time to work on that, too. I'm not being completely lazy in 2011. I've still managed to record a couple new WDN albums. I thought it was about that time, since WDN was silent in 2010. I've been working on some stuff with Brandon. It'll eventually surface as the new Ultrapoop album. There's a new compilation in the works, too. I was hoping to have it done in April, but that's looking a little questionable now. I'm always working on digitally remastering Cruel Music classics. There will probably be some sort of compilation coming out of that mess soon, too. I'm going to do another musical biography-type thing sometime this year, too. The first one was, surprisingly, quite a hit. I'm working on a new band's debut album, too. More on that some other time...

Talkin' On The Phone, 3-28-11.

EXCLUSIVE! Antiseptic Anxiety Performance

January Joyce Gail Sighting

That Old Drunk Man And Earl

Hobo Captured On Tape!

3 Santas Press Release

Keeping with the Cruel Music Christmas Karaoke tradition, which started way back in 1993, 3 Santas released their fourth karaoke album on December 23. The album is a departure from the band's previous three releases. It does not feature any Christmas songs. Though this may come as a surprise to their fans, the band did not have any other choice, because they have covered every Christmas song known to man. The thirteen songs featured on their new album, "Karaoke For The Masses," is the result of a poll from this very website a few months ago called "What songs would you like 3 Santas to record?" Strangely enough, there were a lot of votes for Elvis songs. Keep an eye on your mailbox, because the new 3 Santas album will be shipping this week.

merry CHRIST mas!

Hey, Merry Christmas from all of our's to all of your's!

Brandon's First Encounter With Santa

Santa looks like he's afraid of him!

Brandon's Favorite Commercial

All Is Calm, All Is Bright

I've not been getting online much these days. It's not just a lack of posting on the blog. I've been busy being a daddy, and doing daddy things. Don't be fooled, though. I've been recording music. Yeah, actual, real music! Here's the lo-down:
Newly released, as of 11-28-10 - "The Life And Times Of Junebugg Fewget."
Coming very soon - 3 Santas' fourth album (No title as of yet).
Hopefully before the end of the year - New WDN stuff.
Early 2011 - New Ultrapoop.
I've been juggling three or four projects at a time for the better part of the year.

Hey, while I'm thinking about it, hello to all of our friends in Russia and Greece. HELLO, RUSSIA! HELLO, GREECE! Yeah, seriously. Turns out the Cruel Music has a fan base over there. Who would've thunk it?! It's true, though. My blogspot.com dashboard stats thingy told me so a couple weeks ago.

Brandon's First Time Riding Horsey

Future Drummer!

Buckethead!

Signs Of Life

I've been tied up with learning how to be a daddy these last few months. But, Cruel Music's vacation is finally over. I've actually been recording new stuff! The Coffee Quarters' debut album, "2012" was released to the masses a couple days ago. If you haven't heard it yet, you should. It just might save your life! The Coffee Quarters was formed in 1994, and it took them 16 years to record anything. The band is confident that after that little ice-breaker that it will record stuff on a more regular basis now. Also in the works for Cruel Music are new albums by Junebugg Fewget, Ultrapoop, the ever-present WDN, and 3 Santas (hey, we're well into the "ber" months now, so it's time to start getting ready for Christmas!). Watch this space...

15 Albums That Changed (Y)Our World

The rules: Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen albums you've heard that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Tag fifteen friends, including me, because I'm interested in seeing what albums my friends choose. (To do this, go to your Notes tab on your profile page, paste rules in a new note, cast your fifteen picks, and tag people in the note--upper righthand side.)

1. Nirvana "Nevermind"
2. Guns N' Roses "Appetite For Destruction"
3. Metallica "Metallica"
4. The Beatles "Rubber Soul"
5. Pink Floyd "The Wall"
6. Elvis Presley "'56"
7. Motley Crue "Dr. Feelgood"
8. Def Leppard "Pyromania"
9. The Doors "The Doors"
10. Queens Of The Stone Age "Songs For The Deaf"
11. Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral"
12. Pearl Jam "Vitalogy"
13. Faith No More "The Real Thing"
14. Aerosmith "Pump"
15. Tool "Lateralus"

Dayton Trip 2010

Day One (Saturday, September 18, 2010)

We were planning on leaving around 12:00, but we were late, as usual. I think it was around 3:30 or 4 when we finally left Chatty. I wanted to take (the more scenic) Route 23, so I could take Denise and Brandon to see Yatesville Lake, near Louisa, KY, for their first time. After our 30-minute break we got back on 23, and were really close to Ashland, KY (our "halfway there marker") when, all of a sudden, a huge car wreck detoured us. We had to turn around, and go all the way back to Fort Gay, and go down Route 52 on the West Virginia side of the river... Delaying us for about an hour and a half! After putting a fussy baby to sleep, and changing four or five dirty diapers, and eating we made it to Dayton at about 11:45. We could have made it halfway to Alaska in that time!

Day Two

We bought this nifty little portable broadband modem for our new laptop (which we bought on September 15) at Radio Shack. Then, we went to Jack's Pet Shop. Brandon was scared to death of the cats and dogs there, but he loved the fish. We had to go to the next-door Walmart to buy a few things, and looked at some more fish in there (I'm planning on buying a big fish tank as soon as possible. I miss having fish!). We topped off the evening with a romantic dinner at Big Boy (Man, them hot fudge cakes is tasty!).

Day Three

We went to the HUGE Fairfield Commons Mall. We bought a few outfits for Brandon, went in a pet shop called "Fetch," looked at the funny stuff in Spencer's Gifts, and went to a cool hippy-trippy shop called "Nirvana." Then, we went back to our ever-present Walmart.

Day Four

Quiet day. We just sat around and took it easy, for the most part. We went to a park near Denise's mom's house. Brandon loves swings! And later on this day, September 21, Brandon learned how to crawl!

Day Five

We went to the Newport Aquarium in Newport, KY (right across the river from Cincinnati, OH). As much as Brandon loves swinging, he loves fishes even more! He kept slapping the tanks, and saying, "Fishes, fishes, fishes!" Afterward, we went in some little Newport shops. I got tons of candy in the candy shop, and one of the best ice cream cones I've ever had in my life at Cold Stone Creamery. OREO OVERLOAD!!! The drive back to Dayton was a pain! Rush hour...

Day Six