Gauze- Uh Update

Just to let you all know. The Gaza album will be pushed back a few days and should be available the 3rd or 4th of November. I know you can't wait and you're salivating all over your dirty Chucks. Don't worry it will be here SOON!

Da Boof

Building a vocal booth 101: If you are unable to do this at your house, use all necessary methods of charm to convince a friend to build it at his. Example: Translu drummer Ryan Marks just so happened to have a small add-on room extending from his garage that he used to practice in. Over the last few years it has been somewhat neglected so why not put some good use to it right? Since Translu is working on releasing an EP soon, having a local, free-of-charge vocal recording facility is a benefit and necessity. Ryan agrees so last night Sam and I began the insulation process by encasing whole room with used carpet padding. Cheap and easy is the key here. Soon we'll be swapping out Ryan's hollow door with something solid to further entrap our melodious vocal exploits. Following that we plan to gut the adjacent closet, add a sound proof window and add a workspace area in said closet. Here are some photos of the one and only drunken craftsmen in our first stages of Ryan's drum room/waste of space to vocal booth extravaganza transformation.

The Spoon The Catalyst and The Midwife

Very very interesting night last night. Hip Kitty in Claremont. My brothers the "Golden Boys Quartet." Sean P. Bella Rouge. Sister Rogers. Of course I was there to see Golden Boys and Sean (I wasn't aware of the other bands that were playing) but I ended up running into a lot of people I haven't seen in awhile. Music was amazing. Little biased towards Golden Boys since they're my brothers but nonetheless everyone was great. Had a string of insightful conversations with the father of two of the Golden's (my surrogate father as well). He spoke passionately about allowing creative forces to BE and flow through us. About aiming high and spreading the love of your creative and positive impulses to all. He spoke of himself as "the spoon" that exist to stir the pot of the various creative entities he has been blessed to know. I get excited whenever I notice someone noticing what I'm noticing. Things are changing and the collective awareness of the undefinable changes are unifying. I personally don't wish to contrive a change. Just want to BE in it. As a catalyst. A midwife.

http://www.myspace.com/goldenboyquartet

We'll be here in December and the saga will begin!

-Livin' Astro

Tee Dogs

Let me start this off by letting you know that Trader Joe's has $2.99 six packs. They may not be your favorite brand of piss water but seriously; $3 six packs are amazing. Anyhoo, golf kicks ass. Actually riding around in carts in lush green grass drinking beer kicks ass. Kevin from Golden Boys works at the Rancho Verde Golf Course in Rialto and was kind enough to let his degenerate friends put his job on the line for a couple of hours of golf hooliganism. Even Pablo from Grimey Dynasty showed face to play a few holes. Thanks again Kev. Here are some photos of Steven and I out on the course doing our retiree impressions. Check out Steven's killer hat.