Jay DeJour @ MindSay:

My friend Jay's new weblog.

" Don't name your band after a character from your favorite movie, book, or television show. While it may be tempting to name your band 'Klinger' or 'Principal Skinner,' there are probably a lot of high school kids that have already beaten you to the punch. Even worse is the dreaded book character name - I don't care how intellectual you consider yourself, naming your band 'Dorian Grey' or something of the like is the equivalent to getting the words 'art fag' tattooed across your forehead. In big frilly cursive letters."

WARMONGER EXPLAINS WAR TO PEACENIK ; (Author Unknown)


"WM: For the last time, we are invading Iraq because the world has called on Saddam Hussein to disarm, and he has failed to do so. He must now face the consequences.

PN: So, likewise, if the world called on us to do something, such as find a peaceful solution, we would have an obligation to listen?

WM: By "world", I meant the United Nations.

PN: So, we have an obligation to listen to the United Nations?

WM: By "United Nations" I meant the Security Council.

PN: So, we have an obligation to listen to the Security Council?

WM: I meant the majority of the Security Council.

PN: So, we have an obligation to listen to the majority of the Security Council?

WM: Well... there could be an unreasonable veto."

The Onion pulls an editorial by 'Roy' after he's attacked by tiger:

Luckily, Google has a cache. :)

"I do appreciate the kind words. If Siegfried were around, I'm sure he would appreciate them even more than I do. He loves to meet fans. Unfortunately, he had to rush home, because he's having work done on his indoor waterfall. It's really too bad he isn't here. He loves to talk about that dragon.
No, I had very little to do with it, to be perfectly honest. But of course, it takes the two of us to really make it come alive on stage. If I remember correctly, I helped to choreograph the number. I was influenced by the motion a cobra makes when it strikes... But the larger dragon concept really was Siegfried's. Though, it was my idea to give the dragon laser-beam eyes."


UPDATE: I think that the cache has expired. Too bad.

Dimension7's VideoRIOT is tomorrow

Dimension7 is the studio where I stayed when I was visiting San Fran and friend Ami Sun. They provided me with generous hospitality. If you're in the Bay Area, check out their 2nd Annual Video Riot tomorrow from 8-11 pm. At the corner of Folsom and Spear.

Click here for a quicktime video of last year.

I played my first set of live music in over two years last friday. It was at the Back Booth, here in Orlando, opening for the Berlin-based dub artist, and owner of the ~scape label, POLE. I thought it went pretty well. About 140 people came out for the show.

If you want, you can listen to a 15 minute MP3 sample of my live set.

Ian- Aug. 23