So I Let My Cellphone Drop Low Down Beneath The Driver's Seat...
"...and I pulled off on the shoulder and stared hard across at Mexico at some space station looking refinery. There was a puff of smoke like a dragon's cough off the tops of that factory. So me, I joked aloud, "I wonder if they make clouds?" instead of guns and robots and machinery, and I put my foot back on the pedal, and I pulled off really slow into the loneliness and the darkness of El Paso..."
~Jason Anderson, "El Paso"
March passed quickly. It was a busy month, but in a good way, for the most part.
3 / 9 -- Busman's Holiday, mulleigh, White Light Forest Choir @ The Cat Cave. Busman's Holiday consists of the sweetest people ever. They play some pretty great music too. I might be going to grad school in the town they're from. You can download their album for free (legally) here: http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/album/busmans-holiday/old-friends/
3 / 11 -- Biggest show I've set up to date. Defiance Ohio, This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, Toby Foster, The Wild, Savant, Outpatients @ The Cat Cave. There were well over 200 people crammed in our basement. Amazing show.
3 / 13 -- Small Talk @ The Garbage House. One of the last shows at that place. It was fun. Small Talk consists of my really good friend Alec, his brother, and Alex. Fun times and tea + Super Smash Brothers for N64 afterwards.
3 / 14 -- The Wild, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Campaign, Sundials, me @ The Cat Cave. All of the bands did well, but the show was poorly attended. And our basement was way muddy. Stupid leaky walls!
3 / 15 -- Hop Along, Lithuania, Dangerous Ponies, The Long Shadows @ WonderRoot. Another poorly attended show. Hop Along ruled, as always. There was a crust punk show at The Cat Cave that I missed to be here.
3 / 19 -- Maribelle, Earth Shaking Samba, John Wayne @ WonderRoot. Another poorly attended WonderRoot show. Maribelle did great, but the other bands were kinda meh. Waffle House at 3AM, and Aaron and Dara stayed the night. It was fun.
3 / 20 -- Flex Your Head, Outpatients, Matt Casciano, Josh Loner, me @ The Cat Cave. This my friend KT's birthday party. A bunch of people I didn't know from Lawrenceville were there (that's where KT, Johnny, and Bob are from), and I was the only non-Lawrenceville person playing. Kinda weird. Broke a string. Met some nice people though.
3 / 26 -- Senders, The Wild, Trench Party. Bad night. Blew a mixer. Small crowd. Alex's car got stolen. Got asked to play, but I feel like it would've been really awkward.
3 / 31 -- Jason Anderson, Your Favorite Mixtape, Jack Carter @ WonderRoot. Jason Anderson is one of the most beautiful, inspiring people I've ever had the pleasure of coming in contact with. Dianna and Edric played fun covers. Jack Carter did swell as well. You can download a ton of Jason's stuff on his website for free, but you really need to see him live: http://www.jasonandersonswebsite.com/albums.html
You can find videos from nearly all of these shows here: http://www.youtube.com/user/DakotaFloyd
Other things that happened: Decided to buy a new electric guitar soon, and am selling stuff in an attempt to make a little money. All prices negotiable:
* Peavey VK112 Tube Amp with footswitch - ~$300.
* Morley volume pedal - ~$50.
* Fender Tuner Pedal - ~$15
* Rogue 5-string banjo - ~$75 - 100
* Rogue a-style mandolin - ~$35
* Rogue 200w guitar amp - ~$125
* Oscar Schmidt Delta King semi-hollowbody electric guitar - ~$50
Got some new records and books. Started looking at grad schools. I think I want to get a Master's in Non-Profit Management.
As of now I have just over a month left at this miserable cesspool of a school until summer. I absolutely cannot motivate myself to do anything here. It’s getting ridiculous. A lot of people say they love college, but if given the opportunity I would graduate tomorrow. If I had the choice, actually, I would've graduated a year ago. At this point, I want to find somewhere to call “home,” whatever that means, and help build a community that I actually want to live in. I want to make new, real friends. Right now I feel so distant from everyone and everything I hold dear, and it’s driving me insane. I have terrible anxiety about everything these days. I'm constantly filled with ennui. I’m ready to start living a life I want to lead, not being strangled by someone else's shadow. I’m ready to start making progress instead of sitting here, stagnant on an apathetic campus in a dead beat town. But instead of simply moving on and doing the things I just mentioned, I'm attempting to mollify everyone's anger and assuage their anxieties about my discontent towards this terrible institution by staying. Doesn't make much sense does it? Guess it's just one of the many personality flaws that I have.
For more up-to-date updates, go here: http://www.dakotafloyd.com
~Jason Anderson, "El Paso"
March passed quickly. It was a busy month, but in a good way, for the most part.
3 / 9 -- Busman's Holiday, mulleigh, White Light Forest Choir @ The Cat Cave. Busman's Holiday consists of the sweetest people ever. They play some pretty great music too. I might be going to grad school in the town they're from. You can download their album for free (legally) here: http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/album/busmans-holiday/old-friends/
3 / 11 -- Biggest show I've set up to date. Defiance Ohio, This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, Toby Foster, The Wild, Savant, Outpatients @ The Cat Cave. There were well over 200 people crammed in our basement. Amazing show.
3 / 13 -- Small Talk @ The Garbage House. One of the last shows at that place. It was fun. Small Talk consists of my really good friend Alec, his brother, and Alex. Fun times and tea + Super Smash Brothers for N64 afterwards.
3 / 14 -- The Wild, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Campaign, Sundials, me @ The Cat Cave. All of the bands did well, but the show was poorly attended. And our basement was way muddy. Stupid leaky walls!
3 / 15 -- Hop Along, Lithuania, Dangerous Ponies, The Long Shadows @ WonderRoot. Another poorly attended show. Hop Along ruled, as always. There was a crust punk show at The Cat Cave that I missed to be here.
3 / 19 -- Maribelle, Earth Shaking Samba, John Wayne @ WonderRoot. Another poorly attended WonderRoot show. Maribelle did great, but the other bands were kinda meh. Waffle House at 3AM, and Aaron and Dara stayed the night. It was fun.
3 / 20 -- Flex Your Head, Outpatients, Matt Casciano, Josh Loner, me @ The Cat Cave. This my friend KT's birthday party. A bunch of people I didn't know from Lawrenceville were there (that's where KT, Johnny, and Bob are from), and I was the only non-Lawrenceville person playing. Kinda weird. Broke a string. Met some nice people though.
3 / 26 -- Senders, The Wild, Trench Party. Bad night. Blew a mixer. Small crowd. Alex's car got stolen. Got asked to play, but I feel like it would've been really awkward.
3 / 31 -- Jason Anderson, Your Favorite Mixtape, Jack Carter @ WonderRoot. Jason Anderson is one of the most beautiful, inspiring people I've ever had the pleasure of coming in contact with. Dianna and Edric played fun covers. Jack Carter did swell as well. You can download a ton of Jason's stuff on his website for free, but you really need to see him live: http://www.jasonandersonswebsite.com/albums.html
You can find videos from nearly all of these shows here: http://www.youtube.com/user/DakotaFloyd
Other things that happened: Decided to buy a new electric guitar soon, and am selling stuff in an attempt to make a little money. All prices negotiable:
* Peavey VK112 Tube Amp with footswitch - ~$300.
* Morley volume pedal - ~$50.
* Fender Tuner Pedal - ~$15
* Rogue 5-string banjo - ~$75 - 100
* Rogue a-style mandolin - ~$35
* Rogue 200w guitar amp - ~$125
* Oscar Schmidt Delta King semi-hollowbody electric guitar - ~$50
Got some new records and books. Started looking at grad schools. I think I want to get a Master's in Non-Profit Management.
As of now I have just over a month left at this miserable cesspool of a school until summer. I absolutely cannot motivate myself to do anything here. It’s getting ridiculous. A lot of people say they love college, but if given the opportunity I would graduate tomorrow. If I had the choice, actually, I would've graduated a year ago. At this point, I want to find somewhere to call “home,” whatever that means, and help build a community that I actually want to live in. I want to make new, real friends. Right now I feel so distant from everyone and everything I hold dear, and it’s driving me insane. I have terrible anxiety about everything these days. I'm constantly filled with ennui. I’m ready to start living a life I want to lead, not being strangled by someone else's shadow. I’m ready to start making progress instead of sitting here, stagnant on an apathetic campus in a dead beat town. But instead of simply moving on and doing the things I just mentioned, I'm attempting to mollify everyone's anger and assuage their anxieties about my discontent towards this terrible institution by staying. Doesn't make much sense does it? Guess it's just one of the many personality flaws that I have.
For more up-to-date updates, go here: http://www.dakotafloyd.com
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