NYC [updated]

Went to NYC last weekend to hang before I head back to Cali. Deebo came down from Albany, sick times. Got to see Guav (who brought me an amazing present, photos soon), Grez, Buske and Julie.
Updated with pics from Guav’s Flickr

Grez tattooed me…

finally got the letters…

and let Buske try his hand on my shitty leg…

and let Guav sign his masterpiece.

The 1000% Bearbrick from Guav… he carried this thing out on the subway mind you.

Johnny Rockets

Houston Airport…

Sitting at the Houston airport, halfway through my journey to Boston. I’ve had an turbulent week as and I am really not used to feeling of anxiousness about what my future holds. It’s not that I haven’t picked up and moved before, just never with this level of uncertainty. The move to Boston, which ironically happened 5 years ago this month, went really smoothly as I knew where I was living and who I was living with, and if I had to replace Kenn24, Ezra and Billy, Tre was the perfect fit…
I loved my time in Boston, I do feel it’s time to move on…
As it stands now, I don’t know how long I will be back in Boston, I have no idea where I will be living in NorCal…

I somehow have always been blessed with the best of friends…
and over the past few days I have hung with some great people-
RJ, Shalon, Lisa, Kim, Davey, Alex and so many more.

I did return to going to shows, which I almost all but stopped doing in Boston. In the past two days I went to 3 shows and saw some great bands, Wolves & Thieves (fucking great), Fucked Up, and Anal Cunt, who by the way fucking sucked… the best part was we somehow convinced Shalon to come to A.C. instead of working on her school work by just reading her the song titles… A.C. truly sucked but highlight of the show was Shalon standing in the back writing her own A.C.ish songs on her iPhone, I give you-

When you suck your boyfriend’s dick
Does it taste like shit?
I bet it does
You fucking bitch

He fucks guys all night
While you’re at home
Flicking your bean
All alone

If you shaved your head
And looked like a bear
Maybe he’d fuck you
In your armpit hair

Probably not
You crappy fuck
After his dick sees pussy
It smells like my cunt

Matt Miller turns 30

Matt and I somewhere in the US on an MPB tour

Myself, Cody, Matt and Dan in Syracuse at Hellfest 2001

Ezra, Matt, Sean and Billy in Chicago

Matt, myself and Justin…

Aubry, Matt, Wendy and Wes in the background at C12

Matt and Daniel in San Diego

Happy Birthday Matt Miller!

Feds can seize travelers’ electronics

“As of July 16, US federal agents have the power to seize travelers’ laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for however long they want, says a Friday report. The seizures do not require a suspicion of wrongdoing, and are aimed to counter terrorism, with the new policies passed by two Department of Homeland Security agencies. The contents of the confiscated laptops and electronics can then be shared with not only other agencies, but private entities in order to decrypt the data they contain.
DHS officials maintain the new policies allow federal agents to take any hard drives, flash drives, cell phones, iPods, pagers, beepers and video or audio tapes, as well as books and any written materials from any person entering the USA, US citizens included. While the measures were being practiced before they were made public in mid-July, pressure from civil rights and business travel groups made the government admit the existence new policies.

To protect sensitive business information and privileged material, such as between lawyers and clients, the policies require agents to destroy any copies of the data they acquire once a review is complete and there is no more probable cause to leave the information on file.”

From Electonista
This should be fun for touring bands returning home…