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About Me

Born in Lubbock, TX, on September 7, 1936, Joel "Waffletots" Holley (he later dropped the "e") was the youngest of four children. A natural musician from a musical family, he was proficient on guitar, banjo, and mandolin by age 15 and was forced by his family to join their family band, "The Headgear", for their highly acclaimed Swedish tour, which later found all three of his siblings addicted to cocaine and blonde people. LAter in life, Joel worked as part of a duo with his boyhood friend Bob Barker, with whom he had also started writing songs. They were definitely not gay together, they just liked coming together late at night to write poetry behind closed doors. By the mid-'50s, Waffletots & Bob, as they billed themselves, were playing what they called "western and bop". The set involved a routine in which "Waffletots" would throw out his sunglasses to the crowd, which at that time, was only his parents. They collected several pairs of his sunglasses and later re-gifted them to distant friends and family.
Joel, in particular, was listening to a lot of blues and R&B and finding it compatible with his self-loathing lifestyle, which often saw him beating himself in the face late at night with large tuna fish. Waffletots & Bob played as an opening act for Elvis when he played the area around Lubbock in early 1955, and Joel saw the future direction of his life and career. Upon realizing he could see the future, he ditched out on this future career as a rockstar to become a fortune teller. To this day he travels with the Shriner's family circus.
Oh - I also play music in YOU ARE A WEAPON
and make Solo noise as The Egad Star .

My Interests

I am really into Yoga and swordplay. I am currently training to become an elite soldier in the spanish galleon, sailing the high seas looking for plunder.

I'd like to meet:

The un-bitter-er. The un-boring-er. The un-analytical-er. The un-embarassment-er. The un-do-er.

Music:

I hate music, I don 't like any music at all. All music is bad.

Movies:

Documentaries about the elusive Octopus.

Television:

Family channel, 24/7.

Books:

"News Tyme" and other fine publications available at A&W's along the alberta highway.

Heroes:

Anyone who can just live. Live without thinking or analyzing or contemplating or questioning, anyone who can just exist and never think about it.

My Blog

The dentist, and cardboard cuts

Some people say there are few things worse than papercuts. Having worked in an accounting office, I can say in complete honesty that there are worse things...like working in an accounting office, or, ...
Posted by Tricycle on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:15:00 PST

Things to do before I die.

I figured that I seriously need some motivation in life. I need some sort of lofty goals to strive for, because you only live once and I sort of feel like I'm wasting it. I think everyone feels that w...
Posted by Tricycle on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:59:00 PST

Hector.

You might remember a story I shared awhile back about my encounter with Paul. Paul is a young man with downs syndrome, who tickled me on the bus ride home one time. If you haven't read it, this story ...
Posted by Tricycle on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:16:00 PST

The internet is a wonderful place.

For more great idioms by kids, visit THIS WEBSITE...
Posted by Tricycle on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:30:00 PST

Veggie Sandwiches...and Gone With The Wind.

Ask my Mom. I have literally hated having the wind in my face since I was too young to walk.Like, I seriously can't stand it - it makes your eyelashes flutter, blows your hair asunder, chills your fac...
Posted by Tricycle on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:58:00 PST

Just when you thought kids couldn't get creepier

There's some weirdo in my Management class named Lorne. I am debating whether or not I think Lorne is gay. I at first assumed no because he has pictures of girls all over his laptop - then I realized ...
Posted by Tricycle on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:58:00 PST

Are you good at lying and deceiving? Write a textbook.

Namely, an Accounting textbook. It says here in black and white that Property Taxes and Building Expenses SHOULD factor in to Manufacturing Overhead Costs. But do not be fooled by this seemingly strai...
Posted by Tricycle on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:15:00 PST

Proof that Danko Jones should not make music

For the jury: please read the following closely to fully understand the case in question. It is my belief that Danko Jones has actually set musical expression back 50 years or more."Lovercall" By Dank...
Posted by Tricycle on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:58:00 PST

If you ain't got nothin' nice to say

Don't say anything at all. It's been a quiet few days.
Posted by Tricycle on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:27:00 PST

My friend's house caught on fire.

Now all his crap is burned up and he has nowhere to live in NW Calgary, making attending U of C pretty tough (his family is all in Okotoks).He is the last person who deserves having his house burned d...
Posted by Tricycle on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:25:00 PST