rusty old dusties: 2

9.29.2006

Rusty dusties

Recently I resurrected an old PC, looks like the Terminator all ripped up. I got the dusty thing going and found quite the time capsule. Old pictures, old writing [god I was dumb, good thing I've learned all my lessons [sic]], and tons of old TWF goof. This old flier is from 2006. 3.5 years ago. Elderly brats.

And, yeah, do I remember anything from this show? Who knows? I think we knew one of the guys in North Atlantic, maybe from Tokyo Rose. There is definitely footage from this show on Youtube somewhere, not of us. That's a lot of bands, must have been a long show.

a pound of cure

Hi, my name is David and I'm addicted to never backing up my files.

(now you say: "Hi, David!" You're trying to make me feel safe and welcome.)

Hi. It's true. I don't backup files. I suffer from pathological optimism, so I don't see the point in making copies of my work. What's the worst that could happen?

It turns out that the worst that could happen is actually pretty bad. Because of a power surge on my laptop's USB port, I recently lost:

• all of the recordings from TWF's last release.
• all of the recordings from TWB's last release.
• any song idea, sketch or demo recorded in the last year.
• a sample library meticulously curated and groomed over the last six years.

Needless to say, I was a little despondent about the melt down. It was bad enough that I couldn't even pick up a musical instrument or launch Ableton Live for over a month. But then, in the midst of my preparations for hari-kari, it came to me. Linux. The Little Operating System that Could. It had saved my ass more than once before--maybe it could save the day again. So I booted up into Ubuntu, plugged in the drive, and the OS recognized it (where Windows had just frozen in protest). I launched a terminal, and after a typed flurry of "ls", "cp", and "sudo mkdir" I had recovered my drive.

Please. Learn from my plight. Friends don't let friends not backup their hard drives.

Nibbles, Stay Off The Counter-Top Vegetable Sizzle

Nibbles, Stay Off The Counter-Top Vegetable Sizzle



Prep Time: pretty quick
Cook Time: whenever the vegetables taste right, check with fork
Ready In: go!

Servings: if more people come over, double or triple this recipe

Ingredients:

1 red onion
1 green pepper
mushrooms
3 cloves garlic
1 can o'corn
good amount of butter, 3 scoops, dollops
salt, pepper to taste
Parmesan cheese
Nibbles the cat
music

Directions:

Get the skillet, lather it up with butter. Cut up and throw in the green pepper and garlic first. While they're sizzling and cooking, [because you've got the burner going heavy] cut up the mushrooms and onion, throw those in. Put on the Ozark Mountain Daredevils or maybe the Stones. Bust open the can of corn, drain it, and throw in those little yellow beads. Salt and pepper the whole thing, stir it up. Make sure Nibbles the cat is getting on the table when she's not supposed to, or running from one end of the house to the other, a nutjob. Once the vegetables are all tender, lower the heat, spray with Parmesan cheese, and eat it.

charcoal suits.

Hello boys and girls, hope all is well, wherever you may be. I'm currently at a coffee shop pondering the strange spatial-demographics of Washington, DC. (Actually, just the strangeness of DC in general.) I find myself hovering uneasily in the repulsive equilibrium between the Todd-and-Ashley culture of Georgetown, the awkward suit-and-tie crowd scurrying around Capitol Hill, and the depressing suburban sprawl of the Maryland counties. If you tilt your head just right and lean at precisely the correct angle, it almost feels like you're somewhere normal.

Anyways, I'm posting to let ya'll know about the review of our latest release in this month's Little Village. Check it out here:

It's interesting that they interpreted it as two mini-suites. We certainly didn't frame it that way. That's the beauty of music, I suppose. Something different for every listener.

be well.
twf.

Recipe: 'Don't Forget To Feed the Fish Breakfast'

This dish was created 10.07.09 in the late hours of the night. It is titled, "Don't Forget To Feed The Fish Breakfast" and is a variation on a traditional "Camper's Breakfast".

Ingredients [these can be omitted as you see fit, ditto with additions. remix, mashup, mashed potatoes, fuck it up and give it a name].

8 red potatoes
half a fat onion
1 bell pepper, any color is great, I happened to use a greenie
3 stalks of green kale - mmmmmmm
salt and pepper
cheese
3 cloves of garlic [or more, garlic is typically great for a human body]
3 eggs

Cut up the potatoes hash brown style and cook them up in a skillet with a little oil. These take the longest to cook, so make sure you get them good and crispy. Add the onion, pepper, kale, salt/pepper, garlic. Mash it all down so it bakes good - when it gets crispy on the bottom, cut it into fourths and flip them over, keep doing this until you get hash browns.



Crack the eggs and droop them over the big hash cookie. When the egg whites are white, sprinkle some cheese over the top to melt. You're done.



Cut it up, dish it out, and watch Twin Peaks while you feast. Then don't forget to feed the fish before you go to bed. They're hungry too.

A Chorky Approved Message

In completely related news, our better half, The Wandering Bears, have put up 4 songs. They can be downloaded, free[dom] at:

www.thewanderingbears.com

And now to my scheduled post, selected dialogue from Hawk and Dove #1 '97.

Setup: The two characters have just met for the first time, and are driving through town after busting up a dive bar, trying to decide what to listen to.

Hawk: Soooo...You dig Nine Inch Nails?
Dove: Puh-leez. Got any Guns 'n' Roses?
Hawk: Those crypto-fascists? Why don't I just play the Horst Wessel song? I got Incredible String Band, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins...
Dove: I get it -- you're the last hippie.
Hawk: Ouch! Hey, lady -- I got a work ethic! So what's a nice girl like you doing in the Air Force?

And curtain.