i had almost forgotten

but i went to memphis post 4th of july weekend. my big sis got married to a millionaire and i went to the wedding. it was at the graceland chapel. they had pictures of elvis in a paisley suit. pretty kick ass. i ate alot of food along the way. since i blew most of my money getting to memphis i pretty much ate at my dad's resturant in memphis, newly opened, called fat larry's. mainly because he's a fat dude that cooks a lot. and his name is larry. its mostly BBQ and heavily salted southern favorites. liver and onions etc. he brought his sweet potato fries with him from the last place and those are always a hit. i got the BBQ sampler plate, consisting of some pork shoulder, some ribs, and some brisquet. the man has perfected the brisquet. i keep telling him he needs to make his shoulder taste more like paynes, but he won't listen. white folks with a lot of money really like his BBQ so he won't mess with it. over all i'm down with it. its over and above anything else in that area of memphis or anything i can get in provo. i've said it over and over, if i want good bbq in provo i have to make it myself. supposedly big dane over at abg's knows what he's doing, but i've yet to try. we keep talking about cooking together, but who knows when either of us will have time. i also went to gus's world famous fried chicken...again...i have a tough time not going there when i'm home. i can't remember what i got, but it was like a 3 piece dark something or other. i also got the fried pickles and a slice of chess pie. if you haven't had, or heard of chess pie, make a quick trip down to memphis and grab a slice at gus's. my big sis is the only person i know who can make it better.
as for provo food i'm too poor to eat anywhere else but 7-11. and i eat their hot dogs with frequency. for a while there i could get a big gulp (my drink of choice in the summer is a mixture of 1 part limeade and 3 parts raspberry iced tea) and a hot dog for under 3 bux. mighty good deal if you ask me. i think the deal is over, but that isn't going to stop me, at least until school starts and uncle sam throws money at me for being 30 and still in college.

just thought of a new band name.

tickle fight.
if anyone uses it it has to be super gooey 60's girl pop. otherwise i'll sue.

update!

nothing has happened since last time. india palace, nicolitalia, sammy's, and beto's all still kick ass. except for the salt lake beto's. never ever go to the one on 4th south. i've been hosting a tons of shows for touring bands that no one comes to. in the last few months split reactions and other compound bands have played with:
box elders
vivian girls
duchess and the duke
the cheat
the shudders
and in a few weeks the mighty brimstone howl will be coming through town. they are by far one of my favorite bands to come through town.

oh yeah, i'm starting a record label for some of the bands that frequently play shows at the compound. expect a compilation cd here in the coming months, as well as a series of 7"s.
also i've learned to eat a hot dog and sing at the same time.

The Inhuman Eating Machine

My friend in oakland likes food more than me

still

so i'm pretty much doing the same stuff i was doing the last time i posted. my house is a little cleaner though. we've had some rad shows in the last few weeks. some local shows that went good and two touring shows:
vivian girls from brooklyn tore it up. we love them then two days later box elders from omaha played and those dudes are a blast.
nicolitalia is such a rad place to work. nick and i are close in age so i get all his old pop culture references everyone else misses, but i also have to listen to him sing paula abdul songs to me.
we're working on some new recipes in for the next menu which should be out in about 6-9 months. hope everyone decides to come by and say hello and get some pizza, especially during the day when i'm working and its super slow!

slowed down on the fishing, i went today with alicia and we caught a few, i broke my reel so i traded it back to sportsmans warehouse for a new one (i was still within 30 days of buying the broken one!) i will probably hit up provo river again tomorrow. i dunno, i'm like 30 in the hole from a stupid record distro who can't get their shit straight. and gas prices aren't helping. if anyone wants to donate to the get joey to work fund please feel free to drop by a few bucks...

update: i realized i'm a very typical bachelor.

i woke up to the sounds of norteno music and hammering and got out of bed today at like 10:00. i took a long pee. i went back to sleep and woke back up at 11:00. i made lunch plans with errin vegor and austin. we went to nicolitalia. as i waited for austin i listened to side 2 of clone defects shapes of venus lp and side one of the bad times st/lp. as i was sitting and listening i looked around my living room. there were stacks of seinfeld dvds on top of the tv, as well as daves glasses and cigarettes, dust was everywhere, my records are all out of order, dave is amassing an excellent sock collection at the end of the couch, the sleeping bag and pillows i used to stuff in the windows for soundproofing are still on my red chairs and the kitchen is a no fly zone. i keep telling myself i'm going to clean all this stuff up and austin knocked on the door: i promptly forgot all my plans for cleaning. nicolitalia was good. me and rob are going fishing later today.

employment

so i got myself a little job. its at nicolitalia. today was my first day and it was pretty good. nothing to crazy, like a lunch rush with about 10-15 orders. they got me working on a cash register, which is an all time first. then when i was leaving i got a calzone with eggplant peppers and sausage. quite delicious. i think he's going to start letting me book bands here soon...