tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54977292011-04-21T12:11:23.609-06:00Johnny C and the Sunshine BlogI've had this thing for so long I can't even remember most of it.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.comBlogger5341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-27186231493993351002007-03-08T01:28:00.000-06:002007-03-08T01:45:42.541-06:00Where'd the words go?Lately, whenever I've tried to pick up a pen or experimentally prod the keys of my typewriter in an attempt to coax some words out, I've failed. Usually rather miserably, to boot. For some reason, the words just don't come as easily anymore.As someone who strives to be a lyricist, a poet, an author and a generally thoughtful individual, I can tell you that this is not a good feeling to have. In Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1163645475264150522006-11-15T20:51:00.000-06:002006-11-15T20:51:21.086-06:00Ok, so a man walks into a talent agent's office.He walks up to the desk, takes his hat in hand and says emphatically, "Sir, do I have an act for you."The agent tries to explain that his time is very valuable and that he doesn't have time to talk to everyone who comes through. His pen is still in hand."It'll only be a minute of your time," pleads the man. "I've got a great family act that will Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1149470666337094702006-06-04T19:22:00.000-06:002006-06-04T19:24:27.453-06:00My birthday is this Tuesday.It feels very weird to be turning 18. I'm not sure why.Oh well. Lottery ticket, here I come!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1148317809486009242006-05-22T11:07:00.000-06:002006-05-22T11:10:15.850-06:00I liked blink-182. I mean, the band, yeah, but the self-titled record especially. It was a great foray into some darker post-punk stuff, clever and moody, but restrained by pop sensibility.Angels And Airwaves is one of those things. Tom Delonge's new band attempts to craft some darker post-punk, but it lacks the cleverness of b182's swan song - and has no restraint behind it (for the time being, Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1148095964169477522006-05-19T21:31:00.000-06:002006-05-19T21:32:44.613-06:00I am so incredibly tired. Grade 12 is a tough year. I am, however, registered for classes at the U of R now. The future is hooray!Oh God. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I'm pretty tied up.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1144210523110736132006-04-04T22:15:00.000-06:002006-04-04T22:15:23.623-06:00New story at TheFortunateSun.com. It's called "Parkade." Parts of it are actually funny. This is a skill I'm learning.Tomorrow "We Got Snakes" gets full production treatment. Cheers for it!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1143502203039533842006-03-27T17:30:00.000-06:002006-03-27T17:30:03.416-06:00I did my first shift for the Blue Mantle on Saturday. Talk about your soul-rending jobs; I love it but is it ever going to be draining. I saw a girl who, due to what appeared to have been a violent attack, could not close her mouth. Gah. Anyways, I'll be going back probably starting next Tuesday. Wish me luck.Also, the Riffel play starts this week. Wish everyone else luck; I've got the luck but Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1143153032371790352006-03-23T16:30:00.000-06:002006-03-23T16:30:32.686-06:00I've written a song for the Snakes On A Plane songwriting contest. It should be up this weekend on TheFortunateSun.com along with a little bit more content.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1142192975203803802006-03-12T13:49:00.000-06:002006-03-12T13:49:35.680-06:00Have you been keeping up with this Quebec Tim Horton's Cup thing?It's fucking insane!Here's a brief recap: a girl found a Tim Horton's cup in her school's garbage. She tried to unroll the rim, but couldn't, so she got an older student to help. They won a Rav4. The families began fighting - well, no. The older girl's parents want the entire prize, since their daughter - bear with me through this Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1141966949278587222006-03-09T23:02:00.000-06:002006-03-09T23:02:29.513-06:00Jammed with a drummer, Jeremy, tonight. It went fantastically well. Afterwards we talked about how open I am to input about songs.It's a tricky thing, you know? The problem with it is, a song is a very personal creation. I haven't encountered that line yet, but I know where there's a line that my first reaction will be "you're messing with my stuff" when it gets crossed.And there's a huge Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1141622438731248542006-03-05T23:20:00.000-06:002006-03-05T23:20:48.253-06:00I TOLD you that Crash was good. Although, from what I hear, this year was one of those years where a bunch of otherwise landslide movies were pitted against one another. I think mostly the right movies probably won - though a little acting recognition for Brokeback Mountain wouldn't have hurt.Anyways, good weekend. Looking forward to the next couple of weeks, except for my education profile. Gah.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1141275760556663932006-03-01T22:56:00.000-06:002006-03-01T23:02:40.820-06:00I totally had something to post about but forgot.I'll just go with this, I guess. I went to an awesome event last weekend called YouthQuake, and while I have a lot of trouble getting as much out of big events like it, it was very well-done, thoughtful. I can see how a lot of people would find it powerful, and maybe I'll feel the same way next year.In more faith news, Lent is starting, and once Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1139640229166576762006-02-11T00:34:00.000-06:002006-02-11T00:43:49.416-06:00Okay, so I didn't get in a pop-culture recap. Who can blame me? 2006, for one, has been ten times more interesting. CSI jumps the shark... finally (I didn't watch this week's episode, but apparently it was the stupids)? Hilary Duff suddenly looks like a scary, scary Kylie Minogue? Speaking of Minogues, Dannii Minogue becomes the latest celebrity to violate the "no-touching" rule at strip clubs (Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1137274382604633552006-01-14T15:33:00.000-06:002006-01-14T15:33:02.840-06:00So far, I think the best wtf-moment of 2006 is Gordon Downie's Amazon Recommendation list. Seriously, check it out. Weird, huh?Oh, and apparently bestseller A Million Little Pieces by James Frey is entirely bullshit.Look. I have no problem with people writing stories. Where I start to have a problem with it is when people don't acknowledge that they're fabrications - at least, not until they're Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1136266725975428102006-01-02T20:15:00.000-06:002006-01-03T17:12:37.126-06:00PRE-LIST RAMBLE: Firstly, his post won't be completed until I get workin' and splice out individual sections from songs (about one per album).Secondly, I found it incredibly difficult to come up with a top list this year. It's been a great year in indie music, but what I tried to do was come up with a list of what I felt were simply the ten strongest albums. Though I'm certain that some of the Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1134329649571738712005-12-11T13:10:00.000-06:002005-12-11T13:34:59.970-06:00This is the second last post before the end of this calendar year on Johnny C and the Sunshine Blog, and so instead of being the top albums list that will keep you happy and warm through the holidays it is going to be a thoughtful, contemplative, and most importantly personal post.I've just got one real thing on my mind. This year I've finally realized and noticed the importance of charisma. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1133739155297764172005-12-04T16:46:00.000-06:002005-12-05T17:57:54.116-06:00So, Crash which is what I meant to say.It succeeds on three levels, I think.One, it succeeds as a study of racism. Sometimes it's heavy-handed, unfortunately; examples include the gun shop owner at the start of the film and Sandra Bullock's racist statements about a character whom my friends and I lovingly nicknamed "Key Guy." The latter statements, though somewhat justified by events in the filmJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1133077945321149682005-11-27T01:52:00.000-06:002005-11-27T01:52:25.490-06:00I watched "Crash" tonight. Not the Croenenberg one, but the new one, with Matt Dillon and Ludacris and such. One of the first lines makes a very sly reference to the Croenenberg film (and the novel written thirty years previous to its release), however. And that was pretty neat.It was really good, and I'll write about it later when I have more time.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1132023335218286442005-11-14T20:55:00.000-06:002005-11-14T20:55:35.293-06:00TheFortunateSun.com will be down a couple of days whilst I handle its domain fees. Gar.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1131751486550856742005-11-11T17:24:00.000-06:002005-11-11T17:24:46.603-06:00NEIL DIAMOND (click)Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1131748614733648282005-11-11T16:36:00.000-06:002005-11-11T16:36:54.786-06:00This week sucked ass. And I don't even get to see "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" tonight! That was the only thing which was going to cheer me up. Sigh.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1130983194353077872005-11-02T19:59:00.000-06:002005-11-02T19:59:54.416-06:00Acid Zen Wonder Paint has a version of the Afterlife which I really hope is the case.
Oh, and having weird stomach/digestive problems sucks major ass.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1130704511216636232005-10-30T14:35:00.000-06:002005-10-30T14:38:06.540-06:00DOOM is possibly the worst movie released this year. It's positively terrible. It's written badly, acted worse, and basically just a huge sprawling mess. Also a large amount of the plot relies on a twenty-fourth chromosome, which if I remember gives you Down's Syndrome, and not, as the movie reports, superpowers.Anyways, Calgary was pretty sweet. I'm considering going to school there if I can Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1130179668695037912005-10-24T12:47:00.000-06:002005-10-24T12:47:48.763-06:00IT LIVES
Seriously. New essay up. It's under "humourous" and titled "The Mystery Can." Enjoy, as it's months in the making.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1128642089238353242005-10-06T17:41:00.000-06:002005-10-06T17:41:29.273-06:00Laughter and etc.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1128483946541961472005-10-04T21:45:00.000-06:002005-10-04T21:45:46.546-06:00Guys, I'm not an asshole, really. It's just... I'm starting another blog. And this one should actually be engaging.
See, each day I'm a complete dick to someone. And I want it to stop. So from now on I'll be blogging occasions when I'm a jerk, in an effort to reduce them. My goal is to never have to post in that blog again.
It's going to be a long year.
Anyways, if you know me, please help me.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1127778311262931482005-09-26T17:45:00.000-06:002005-09-26T17:45:54.693-06:00I cleaned up the sidebar. A little. Yay!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1127713584026280712005-09-25T23:44:00.000-06:002005-09-25T23:46:24.033-06:00This actually popped up on my screen (gosh I hope the picture worked).Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1127537331891487172005-09-23T22:48:00.000-06:002005-09-23T22:48:51.956-06:00Tonight at the football game a rabbit ran across Taylor Field.
Mid-game.
For like three or four minutes.
I'm serious. It ran the whole length of the field (crowd cheering it on), bumbled around in the endzone, ran across the field again (crowd cheering again), darted back and forth, and wound up getting corralled off of the field (crowd exploded with cheering).
I'm honestly still not sure Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1127188652710766222005-09-19T21:57:00.000-06:002005-09-19T21:57:32.716-06:00Also, this mostly sums up my thoughts on the new Nintendo controller.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1127187420074001792005-09-19T21:37:00.000-06:002005-09-19T21:37:00.130-06:00New Scary Go Round shirts are good for a laugh at least, if you're like me and don't have the cash to buy them. Sigh.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1127106183029647922005-09-18T23:03:00.000-06:002005-09-18T23:03:03.093-06:00On Christian Music.
I want to air this out, since I guess people expect the opposite from me:
I don't like contemporary Christian music.
I don't mean that I don't like Christian music; in the right context, in the right doses, etc., it works. The right type of Christian music - that sort of airy, reverent folk music; or the worshipping music Cash and Dylan used to make, personal, deep, and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1126668115360046602005-09-13T21:21:00.000-06:002005-09-13T21:21:55.366-06:00On a more light-hearted note, I discovered this tonight. I'll admit that I love Banks' lyrics precisely because they're non-sequiturs; the best sort of angst is the inarticulate kind. But the article made me do nothing but laugh.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1126666345664905912005-09-13T20:52:00.000-06:002005-09-13T20:53:09.256-06:00You want to know what the best album of the year, the two-thousand and fifth Year Of Our Lord A.D. etc., is, thus far?The A-Frames' Black Forest is the most emotional music I've heard in a long time. Not emo-emotional, but it conjures up an emotion which is definite, an emotion so strong as to be almost tangible.The A-Frames have perfected scaring you in music.Seriously. If I had to pick a Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1126649558411765082005-09-13T16:12:00.000-06:002005-09-13T16:12:38.453-06:00Picked up The A-Frames' Black Forest and Bloc Party's Silent Alarm Remixed today. God I spend so much.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1125800743354425282005-09-03T20:25:00.000-06:002005-09-04T13:28:24.096-06:00There are a couple of things I have to get off of my chest right now, which are very blog-esque.The first is that I'm kind of depressed lately, as I think I may have lost some of my conversational skills during my tenure as music director out at camp. I'm only thinking this, really, and I don't know if I've ever put self-doubt on this blog before, but it kind of worries me. Lately I've been Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1124605151932881102005-08-21T00:19:00.000-06:002005-08-29T23:48:56.376-06:00Because I'm a jerk, I decided to do the little game idea posted here, maybe leave a link to this up for a week so that you can enjoy it whilst I'm gone, etcetera.Oh, and NO COPYING AND PASTING INTO GOOGLE. Cheating = bad. Besides, some of these are so obscure it won't even help. I'm not kidding, I've looked them up.1. "We rejoice 'cause the hurting is so painless"2. "I can heal the blind / I can Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1124578100416141792005-08-20T16:48:00.000-06:002005-08-20T16:48:20.486-06:00
Click the image. Do it and be glad.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1124483434139767552005-08-19T14:30:00.000-06:002005-08-19T14:30:34.203-06:00Oh man.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1124147289951025572005-08-15T17:08:00.000-06:002005-08-15T17:08:09.993-06:00So I actually bought The Woods today (see sidebar). I'd been previously enjoying it through quasi-legal means, but now I can honestly say that I own the album, and it's incredibly fantastic. The first noise you hear - the very first moment of sound on the album - is a loud drumstick click, followed by a blast of feedback. Suddenly, Sleater-Kinney launches into "The Fox," and from there it's a Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1124090385094681462005-08-15T01:19:00.000-06:002005-08-15T01:19:45.163-06:00A note about the most recent change to the blog template:
Chuck Palanhiuk's newest novel is not one I recommend because of the novel itself. Certainly, the novel helps to focus us on the theme, which is that humans suffer because they want the sympathy and glory that can come from it. (Nihilistic on first glance, but not really; it challenges us to break the cycle and alleviate suffering rather Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1124004994669335692005-08-14T01:36:00.000-06:002005-08-14T01:36:35.276-06:00Seriously? 6.8? I refuse to even acknowledge some of those points - the more oblique lyrics are pretty much what sets Buck apart from most hip-hop artists anyways. And besides, at this point we can pretty much agree that he's not a rapper so much as the modern equivalent of the talking-bluesman.
I dunno. I mean, yeah, it's not perfect, but 6.8? Maybe Pitchfork needs to re-evaluate its rating Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1123737215234376632005-08-10T23:13:00.000-06:002005-08-10T23:13:35.286-06:00New story up at TheFortunateSun.com. It's called "Coping."Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1123536273200327052005-08-08T15:24:00.000-06:002005-08-08T15:24:33.256-06:00Today, I bought two hundred dollars worth of CDs and one DVD. I would like you to read that sentence again, with italics in the important places, so as to grasp the magnitude of it.
Today, I bought two hundred dollars worth of CDs and one DVD.
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
Buck 65 - Secret House Against The World
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
The Postal Service - Give Up
Weezer - Pinkerton
The Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1120181298232055892005-06-30T19:28:00.000-06:002005-07-01T03:11:13.846-06:00Okay so I promised my top ten list but I couldn't decide ten so here's eleven:11) My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge10) Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days9) Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse8) The Waking Eyes - Video Sound7) The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat6) The Futureheads - s/t5) Franz Ferdinand - s/t4) Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine3) The Arcade Fire -Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1119918686847314542005-06-27T18:31:00.000-06:002005-06-27T18:31:26.896-06:00Also, apparently Tom Cruise finally went completely bonkers, declaring in a now-infamous Today Show interview that "pyschiatry is a pseudoscience." So uh go Scientology!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1119914791929131402005-06-27T17:26:00.000-06:002005-06-27T17:26:31.976-06:00Stylus Magazine, despite their grating "Rockism" thingers, always puts out solid interviews, and today's interview with Carlos D of Interpol is no exception. Of note is the fact that he confirms Interpol won't be re-entering the studio anytime soon. I gather that we should anticipate another long wait before the "really fantastic third record" he promises.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1119655047733423652005-06-24T17:17:00.000-06:002005-06-24T17:17:27.740-06:00Hilarious!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1119651981772916572005-06-24T16:26:00.000-06:002005-06-24T16:26:21.826-06:00TheFortunateSun.com is back online. My Inter-nets are safe courtesy of Racked Hosting.
In other news, awesome.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1119049443890212232005-06-17T17:04:00.000-06:002005-06-17T17:04:03.890-06:00On the subject of writing, Anacrusis is not just neat but, dare I say it, essential.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1119049018852647052005-06-17T16:56:00.000-06:002005-06-18T12:54:45.966-06:00New essay up over at TheFortunateSun.com, go check it out.EDIT [June 18, 2005]: I fixed the link so you can go read it; just having some server troubles, no worries.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1118722554474525742005-06-13T22:15:00.000-06:002005-06-13T22:15:54.550-06:00PostSecret is fabulous, like the rapper except spelled right.
Anyway, my final project (before leaving for Kenosee) is going to be a list of my 10 favourite albums from 2004. It was a conscious decision to wait this long before posting, based on the ideas that the best albums will have had time to gestate and hype will have died down, especially in the case of albums released in fourth-quarter Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1118699215005403442005-06-13T15:46:00.000-06:002005-06-13T15:46:55.063-06:00omgJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1118036278635743762005-06-05T23:36:00.000-06:002005-06-05T23:37:58.643-06:00Coffee and Cigarrettes is a damn good movie. Watch it.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1118024427447956092005-06-05T20:20:00.000-06:002005-06-05T20:20:27.520-06:00I don't know if I've mentioned this already, but I'm really proud of MuchMusic for endorsing media literacy - it's refreshing to see a channel which one would think entirely subsists on celebrity culture, but instead flies in the face of convention and attempts to deflate Western conceptions of societal worth. Take for example the recent special, The Star Machine, or today's Egos & Icons; it's Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1116195339611243822005-05-15T16:15:00.000-06:002005-05-20T23:36:27.450-06:00So, last Saturday, Jim, Rhiannon and I went to a concert. Or rather, we tried to go to a concert and failed miserably because it's at the Buffalo Lounge and apparently nobody knows where that is and it's not even listed in the phone book, dammit. Instead, we drove around for a couple of hours and then decided to go to Blockbuster and purchase one of their terrible B-movies.King Midas is one of Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1115526484713243312005-05-07T22:28:00.000-06:002005-05-07T22:29:00.853-06:00My staff orientation for camp was last night and this morning.Oh, I forgot to tell you guys: I'm spending most of July out at Kenosee as a music director. It's going to be pretty swell, but kiss blogging goodbye for that month.Anyway, it went pretty well. I'm very excited to spend a month out there with the people I met this weekend; I shouldn't drive this point in too much, but it's going to be Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1115167838175981372005-05-03T18:50:00.000-06:002005-05-03T18:54:38.326-06:00Dear Chad Michael Murray:Catcher In The Rye?Wait wait wait wait. You, who dated Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan, consider Salinger's portrait of a creative, endearing outsider whose biggest flaw is that he views everything as phony without considering that perhaps others have equally honest motives (and therefore not realizing that he, himself, is just as "phony" as everyone else) to be the best Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1115167178486599162005-05-03T18:39:00.000-06:002005-05-03T18:39:38.486-06:00Dear Rick Campanelli:
You are not allowed to immediately preface Paris Hilton's name with "The actors will be arriving." No. No.
Sincerely, John.
Dear American Idol:
Scott Savol (the no-talent, bearded dude with a criminal record) said "damn." Hahahahaha.
Sincerely, John.
Dear Mariah Carey:
Pop Cultured said you were making children's books.
Sincerely, John.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1115083767812877092005-05-02T19:29:00.000-06:002005-05-02T19:29:27.813-06:00This kid's going to have some awesome memories, and a pretty easy time coming up with projects about his past in high school.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1115083025929876702005-05-02T19:17:00.000-06:002005-05-02T19:17:05.930-06:00So in summary:
-hospitals are not fun unless you get to stay in a pediatric ward, suckers
-I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is splendourific
The latter especially applies. Anyone who levels complaints of vapidity against Conor Oberst, well, apparently has an entirely different definition of "vapid" than the rest of us. It's such a good album, full of beautiful, touching Americana. Go get it.
But Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1114721622031654702005-04-28T14:45:00.001-06:002005-04-28T14:53:42.033-06:00So in case you didn't hear, I was in the hospital since Sunday, with a bad case of strep pneumonia. The long and the short of it is, I'm out now, and I'd like to thank all of you who came and visited/sent your regards. Thanks for the support; I'm alive again.Regular blogging will resume on the weekend.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1114057297034865002005-04-20T22:21:00.000-06:002005-04-20T22:21:37.033-06:00Okay, so I went to the Weakerthans show last night. The Constantines opened, along with a fantastic local band called Sylvie. Sylvie put on a fantastic show of excited rock yelping, shrieking guitars, feedback, a synthesizer, and a bassist/vocalist who is a lady. All of these are excellent elements for a rock band to include since they make music interesting and usually AWESOME. Sylvie was no Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1113546744752653682005-04-15T00:32:00.000-06:002005-04-15T00:32:24.753-06:00doneskis.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1113155365343825052005-04-10T11:49:00.000-06:002005-04-10T11:49:25.343-06:00Oh, I forgot: Throwrag, the first opening act, will BLOW YOUR MIND if you see them live, and controller.controller is like a shot of the essence of the urge to dance into your veins.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1113155315050372412005-04-10T11:48:00.000-06:002005-04-10T11:48:35.050-06:00Death From Above 1979 are one of the best live acts you will ever see. The amount of energy coming off of the stage from just Jesse and Sebastien is incredible. Plus they went right from the second single, "Blood On Our Hands," into "Black History Month" which is probably one of my top ten songs of 2004.
Also they were kind enough to do this.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1112906382829039822005-04-07T14:39:00.000-06:002005-04-07T14:39:42.830-06:00On Twosday, I was sick and had to stay home. When I woke up near noon, I decided to turn on MuchMusic, having not really watched the channel in depth for a while. While I appreciated the amount of indie and underground music that comes on the air during the day, I felt the need to comment on a few things. Here are the things I commented on:
I wish k-os had lived up to his reputation as an Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1112503270480581592005-04-02T22:40:00.000-06:002005-04-02T22:41:10.480-06:00Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1112236231564718802005-03-30T20:30:00.000-06:002005-03-30T20:30:31.563-06:00Holy everloving God, Metric is possibly one of the greatest bands Canada has ever produced. Go... augh, go get Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? as fast as you fucking can.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1112228412592452682005-03-30T18:20:00.000-06:002005-03-30T18:20:12.593-06:00AHH
AHHH
AHHHHHHJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1111966645168762282005-03-27T17:36:00.000-06:002005-03-27T17:37:25.170-06:00How much space is between the two of you?Good: Hardly any.Bad: Lots.I just thought that question was hilarious/unneccessary.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1111814639628539502005-03-25T23:23:00.000-06:002005-03-25T23:23:59.626-06:00A NEW COMIC
WHAT IS GOING ONJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1111797028747674262005-03-25T18:30:00.000-06:002005-03-25T18:30:28.746-06:00Guys, I think that Garbage's song "Cherry Lips" is one of the funnest songs ever.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1111640068033600022005-03-23T22:54:00.000-06:002005-03-23T22:54:28.033-06:00Also holy shit.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1111632798010606832005-03-23T20:53:00.000-06:002005-03-23T20:53:18.010-06:00TASTE OF CHAOS WAS AWESOME
I PLAN TO VOCALLY RECORD MY STORIES SO YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEM
ALSO I HAVE CAPS-ITISJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1111019947030673502005-03-16T18:39:00.000-06:002005-03-16T18:39:07.030-06:00Go here and watch the trailer for "A Scanner Darkly." Yes, I know it stars Keanu Reeves. But watch the damn thing. It is Richard Linklater directing a Philip K. Dick novel. Pauly Shore could star for all I care, it looks friggin' awesome.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1110944261491408822005-03-15T21:37:00.000-06:002005-03-15T21:37:41.490-06:00Okay, so uh, in the first update in a while that has been the second in a week. All I have to say is, STRESS!
I had to bail out of a show because of play practice, and I still need to pay for another one. Also I keep spending my allowance like it comes off of a tree or something. Yarghghghg.
And, hm, what else is there? Oh yeah. An internet buddy o' mine from Michigan decided, on a whim, to addJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1110419929220097222005-03-09T19:58:00.000-06:002005-03-09T19:58:49.220-06:00You know, how the hell did this happen?
Just... how? Carelessness? Poor backup? Poor research? Poor surveillance? What?
The man was dangerous and anti-authority, they already knew that. Hell, the man stopped surveyors by placing a spike belt at the entrance to his property. So why did they send in two ill-prepared mounties, and then send two more after them? Just... man.
It makes me sick.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1109999022647150672005-03-04T23:03:00.000-06:002005-03-04T23:03:42.646-06:00I so did not update all week.
Anyway, there are a couple of things you ought to know about. One, I am considering dropping my rule on words like "can't" and "it's" since it really serves no purpose other than to make my writing look kind of funny.
Two, I have four - four - concerts to attend within a month-long span. From March 22 to (for the sake of tidiness, I will say) April 22, I get to go Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1109379355246553602005-02-25T18:54:00.000-06:002005-02-25T18:55:55.246-06:00Who is gone for the weekend on the best thing ever?*I am gone for the weekend on the best thing ever.Leave a message.*may not be best thing ever, but it is pretty damn good.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1109027110145166362005-02-21T17:05:00.000-06:002005-02-21T17:05:10.146-06:00At Home And Abroad
in the wiggle of your hips
and the gloss around your lips
there are waves from a ship
i'm gonna take you on a trip
to a dark and distant land
flying mountains, shining sand
close your eyes and take my hand
baby yeah it will be grand, oh
i am your man
i simply ask for this love in return
i am your man
set your life on fire watch it burn
just get ready for tonight
we are on Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1108965586507002962005-02-20T23:59:00.000-06:002005-02-20T23:59:46.506-06:00Love Will Bring You Down
I was sold into slavery
For just the right price
And the wind on my skin
Makes the feeling pretty nice
I've thought a lot about this
And it takes a lot to say
I need the softness of your kiss
But it remains just day to day
And I don't like the explanations
I don't like the made-up tan
And the whole of your creation
Has been buried in the sand
And it's buried deep down
Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1108752576409021682005-02-18T12:49:00.000-06:002005-02-18T12:49:36.410-06:00Happy Birthday, Steve and Amanda!
Dentists suck.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1108712166493533592005-02-18T01:36:00.000-06:002005-02-18T01:36:06.493-06:00Apparently, fictional superspy Sam Fisher fears mp3s and loves rock 'n' roll.
"Insipid" does not begin to describe it.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1108597386240669092005-02-16T17:43:00.000-06:002005-02-16T17:43:06.240-06:00So the Mars Volta's storybook for De-Loused In The Comatorium is available for free on line, and... and...
It is fucking UNREADABLE! My brain hurts! It is seriously like somebody put a newspaper into a fucking paper shredder and randomly assembled letters and words until they made sentences, and coherence be damned! Here is an actual quote:
"I'll fucking show them" gathered a light wind past Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1108262938896602732005-02-12T20:48:00.000-06:002005-02-12T20:48:58.896-06:00Best album title EVER.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1107994454234059252005-02-09T18:09:00.000-06:002005-02-09T18:14:14.233-06:00Okay, so Jim gave me a copy of Worlds Apart by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead, partially because he got it for free and already owned a copy, but mostly because he is one of the awesomest dudes alive. I am going to review it after a couple more spins.
Yes, I know I said that with U2 but, to be perfectly honest, I have listened to that record maybe three times. Maybe.
Anyways, Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1107318194985274052005-02-01T22:23:00.000-06:002005-02-01T22:23:14.986-06:00The budget chip review is finished. Soon I will post it in weekly instalments on TheFortunateSun.com.
That is all.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1106859389418533222005-01-27T14:56:00.000-06:002005-01-27T14:56:29.416-06:00So I have a new story up, entitled "Cave-In." I recommend reading it, since I hear that is what you do with stories. Enjoy, and let me know what you thought of it.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1106600318632022162005-01-24T14:58:00.000-06:002005-01-24T14:58:38.633-06:00[TheFortunateSun.com] All the heroes go down says:
Ashlee Simpson
OMGWTFBBQ - Can't you see what you've done to my heart? We spies, We slow hands. says:
oh
OMGWTFBBQ - Can't you see what you've done to my heart? We spies, We slow hands. says:
no
OMGWTFBBQ - Can't you see what you've done to my heart? We spies, We slow hands. says:
i don't usually pay attention to crapJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1106543287306396022005-01-23T23:07:00.000-06:002005-01-23T23:08:07.306-06:00So I guess John Titor put out a book. The message you should get from this is "somebody, somewhere, actually buys this stuff."Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1106519309300048812005-01-23T16:28:00.000-06:002005-01-23T16:28:29.300-06:00So Colin Farrel says - get ready for this - hiring a hooker is like ordering a pizza. All you have to do is treat them with respect and it is hunky dory!
This almost makes me want to vomit.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1106374120115810972005-01-22T00:08:00.000-06:002005-01-22T00:08:40.116-06:00So tonight I entered a contest to win an Interpol screenprint. All I had to do was select my favourite song off of Antics.
No WONDER it is a contest. Sheesh, that was hard.
(Antics is a fantastic album. Also, I am tired. Shut up.)Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1106012985410368332005-01-17T19:49:00.000-06:002005-01-17T19:49:45.410-06:00YES.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1105406732826146182005-01-10T19:25:00.000-06:002005-01-10T19:25:32.826-06:00So I was watching Fox, and a commercial came on for their investigative news. I fucking hate investigative news on Fox. Seriously. Like, there are not words to describe how angry it makes me.
He wanders around the city and pesters people with a camera and a microphone. This is not his hobby or like a little side thing for his personal website. No. It is his job. Fox fucking pays this man to go Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1105322103068757842005-01-09T18:34:00.000-06:002005-01-09T19:55:03.066-06:00What have I been doing for the last 2 weeks that I completely, COMPLETELY disregarded updating this website?
I have no idea. Maybe playing a bunch of Half-Life 2 has had something to do with it, but also maybe only having two nights since and including last Saturday free. I do, however, have some time now. Maybe a rant is a little overdue.
For one thing, I saw a bunch of folks from camp this Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1104567566859008372005-01-01T02:19:00.000-06:002005-01-01T02:19:26.860-06:00Happy new year, everyone! Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1104265973917616382004-12-28T14:32:00.000-06:002004-12-28T14:32:53.916-06:00So apparently it is Rhiannon's birthday. I think I speak for all of us when I say
ABOUT DAMN TIME
SHEESH
Happy birthday, Rhiannon!
Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1104193654136370382004-12-27T18:27:00.000-06:002004-12-27T18:27:34.136-06:00Okay, so I bought Half-Life 2 with the money I got for Christmas. It is many many levels of sheer awesomeness. When I recover sufficiently from the shock of it, I will write up about it.
Happy holidays!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497729.post-1103873279529370792004-12-24T01:27:00.000-06:002004-12-24T01:27:59.530-06:00What do I want for Christmas?
Some socks would be nice.
A Chocolate Orange.
A new book or, actually, make that an old book.
A movie I have not seen.
An album I have not heard.
Calmness and serenity.
Joyful celebration.
Nostalgia.
Inspiration.
My muse's love.
My muse's happiness.
My family's love.
My family's happiness.
My friends' happiness.
My enemies' happiness.
Everyone's joy.
Everyone's Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299466955145162288noreply@blogger.com0