WHOA!!!!!!!
“9/29 THUR- @Ralphs Diner, Worcester, Upstairs, everyones favorite post
apocalyptic mystery band, “This Was Hyper Section” is playing for a
hurricane Katrina benefit show. I believe the cover is a $5 dollar
donation. We are going on second, so don’t be too late!”

“this was hypersection” is a worcester mystery band, the first to play outside of the one-time mystery band showcase! BONKERRRRRRRRRZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!

last night we went to see pirate snakes 2, which is a musical that jeremy, amil, and jack the ultimate fighter put on. other bands played too, most notably heat bag, which is ren, zach, and carlos from russian tsarcasm. carlos recently moved to providence and he’s already in different bands with about 40% of the population, and all the bands rule. he has a really good way of writing songs, and singing them– a real casual wit and insight matched with a very individual sound. deer tick played also, but broke a string after only one song and quit. but the song was “goodnight irene”, so that goes a long way. with me anyway.

oh, i added some stuff to the want list- potentiometers, multivitamins, and fabric with printed figures or animals (such as superhero sheets or forest scenes). as always, if you can come through with a back-scratch i’ll counterscratch you bet.

went to a party tonight and was talking to kpars’ old film teacher about “mean art” that makes you feel bad after watching it. i brought up texas chainsaw massacre and no one in the group had seen it! he said “i don’t like horror movies” and quickly lost interest when i told him that violent media like horror films and death metal were very important because they are the only popular art forms that get artistic carte blanche. texas chainsaw massacre is an amazing movie, it was made on a showstring, and it’s astounding the effects achieved with creative sound, editing, and mise en scene or whatever. i feel like it’s rare that i call anyone out here, but ben russell, i do not trust you, and if you do not see texas chainsaw massacre (the original) soon (alone, loud, and in the dark), i will continue to not trust you, and you will continue to be an uncaring and lazy film teacher. i mean, it’s not the greatest movie in the world, but it is great, and moreover it’s important! GWP!

yesterday at the show pete z from sinaloa gave me a dvd of edited footage from the last show at tyndall ave (where the anton bordman boys used to live, among others). well, i know i just said that cameras are usually a bummer at shows, but i guess it was pretty nice to have this document of this one show. anton bordman, the body, halo perfecto, manbeard, reddrum, and the insides all played, as did your humble narrator, and moreover it was my first show as a solo performer and i played in the bathroom and i had a really good time. on the video i eat poprocks and drink a beer and play a song that incorporates sounds from my belly. it was real nice to see everyone’s fresh faces, and to see the now-defunct anton bordman. thanks pete.

tonight was that show at mass art and it was good, especially throne of blood (pippi emerged from a coffin) and the lazy magnet set, where jeremy showed a movie he and jo dery had made that was the story told on the 7″. also we got burritos, it was good.

my new pet peeve is people taking lots of pictures during shows, and while it didn’t happen too much tonight, there were moments during the tiny hawks set when three different flash cameras were each taking a picture every 30 seconds. bummerrrrrrrrrrr. it was really bad two nights ago at the wolf eyes / prurient / kites / work 2 death show. prurient was playing (in standard shirtless mode screaming into two mics that were feeding into a mixer then a huge stack) and a horseshoe of people surrounded him. i was far on one side and on the polar opposite side, some nurd was seriously taking a big-league flash in my face every 4 seconds. not cool! in addition to hurting people’s eyes, taking too many pictures at a show pulls you out of the show, and you can’t really participate. also, every time the flash goes off, that moment freezes in a person’s mind and they’re forced to see the picture as you selected it. this goes for camcorders too! occasionally it’s ok, but generally it’s bad taste!

oh, about that show: wolf eyes was boring, kites ruled (he played for a really long time, constantly moving, and dancing, and cutting it off and bringing it back… really great), prurient i honestly couldn’t pay attention too i was so mad, and work 2 death was a work/death heart 2 heart collab that was a noise theatre about having an overbearing boss and quitting your job (or that’s what i took out of it)… obviously awesome.

gonna eat some pasta and go to bed. it’s officially autumn and good chilly sleeping weather with blankets and the windows open.

fujichia: we’re out to get us

are there any out there who can help in a lawyerly way? i really need help and some advice setting up my storefront, and a nice friend with a lawyer’s calm voice would go miles. email jacob at fujichia dot com.

just a little reminder- i’m playing in boston tomorrow with tiny hawks, mahi mahi, get killed, throne of blood, lazy magnet, and made in mexico. that’s right, seven bands! well it’s part of the n.e.s.t. fest so scooby doo. the doors open at 7:30, the show ends at 11:00. it’s at massart [map] happy now, brian?

uh-oh, downhill battle just blogged me in to outspace with this total multi-faceted blogjam! crud!

today i did more sewing, getting ready for the store, and watched the rest of the new battlestar gallactica dvds lazy genius burned for me. matt, you have to get me season 2, stat! the show is religious and scientific at the same time– it’s singularitirific!

last night i finished up a preliminary website for happy birthday mike leslie. if we’re going to open in two weeks, we need a lot of help, and the page details what we need. please if you can help out with any of these things, do it and do it fast.

the internet is back up in my house and not a minute too soon! the reader’s digest is out to subscribers but doesn’t get to teh sture until thursday i guess. but i’m so antsy! friend of fujichia kickball katy is in the news, wearing her fujichia t-shirt (the picture on the website is small, but she says it’s clear as the nose on one’s face in the print copy). it’s george washington myers’s birthday today– happy 35! and speaking of birthdays, the store that me and mike are opening up, “happy birthday mike leslie” is full steam ahead! mike is scouting out locations for a last-minute october opening, and i’m calling out to all the makers i like to get in contact with me! also, if anyone has any brainstorm ideas for a store, i’d love to hear them. so far the best are the idea “costume rentals” from josh tumblecat and the idea “janky plantetarium” from kpars. also “pinatas”, from me. zoooooooom!!!!!!!

attention reader’s digest reader and others. special special on stuffed animal sales! for a scant $12 for anywhere in the usa i will send you a parakeet like this one, that clips to your shoulder and hangs out with you. email jacob at fujichia dot com to reserve yours! this is a limited time offer on account of being featured in reader’s digest this month! yow!