Get Video Matt on MTV

Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in TV, Videos

Our little boy, Video Matt, is all growed up. You can tell by all his tattoos. Anyways, he’s trying to stretch his wings and fly, and has entered himself into the running to be a host on MTV

Smoking, Stress, Obama and Pedophile Killers

Posted on 13. Oct, 2008 by spencer in Crime, Lifestyle

Smoking. I set my cut-off date to stop smoking cigarettes at June 26th, 2008, and so far I’ve kept to my goal. Despite my girlfriend, band mates and friends who still smoke, I’ve held strong, never taking one single drag since I quit. But damn me, I still really want a cigarette, especially after a bad gig, rehearsal or one too many adult beverages. I sympathize with Bill Hicks entirely when he said:
It is hard to quit smoking. Every one of them looks real good to me right about now. [...]

“Excuse me sir, could you spare a cigarette?”

Posted on 04. Jun, 2008 by spencer in Art, Comedy, Idiocy, Music

So there’s this bum hangout right around the corner from the Synthesis office. It’s like this shelter for young adults who want to sit around all day smoking cigarettes and hanging on the couch in the air conditioning with their pit bull mix instead of, well, anything else. Today on my way to get coffee, Dain and I walked by this young derelict who asks, almost as an afterthought, if he could bum a cigarette. It might have been a cold move, but this was my response:

I think singing [...]