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Joey

i dont feel tardy.

About Me

civilian life means nothing to me.

My Interests

softball, baseball, picking on PQ, vegetarianism, orange juice, babies' funerals, history, dark comedy.

Music:

beat buttons. billy bragg. blind guardian. born against. nick cave. d4. dylan. gil scott-heron. hot snakes. husker du. jawbreaker. i-spy. minutemen. propagandhi. springsteen. strikeforce diablo. team dresch. van halen. the wipers.

Movies:

The Deer Hunter, Breaking The Waves, Ordinary People, Burnt By The Sun, Dancer In The Dark, Missing, Major League

Books:

nonfiction; mostly books about how white men are bad. because we are.

Heroes:

hmm, how about this guy when healthy:

My Blog

fiya tour-washington, dc

so... still good times. nyc was upsand downs, the ups being good shows in long island and brooklyn (with tons of ex-gvl friends in attendance) and a mets-reds game, and the low being an attempt by pro...
Posted by Joey on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:32:00 PST

fiya tour-pittsburgh,pa

the old steel city. we're having fun. since Minn,hmm... we've played in milwaukee, where we had a good basement show, some outstanding hosts, vegetarian brautwursts, a wild night of kareoke in what us...
Posted by Joey on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:10:00 PST

fiya tour update-Minneapolis, MN

hey friends/lurkers. update from the fiya 2007 "why do we still do this?" summer tour. things are going well. lots of house shows, good peoples, reunions with old friends. we're trying new beers, and...
Posted by Joey on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:07:00 PST

An open letter to both Ryan Francis and Patrick Kensington Quinney.

Dear sirs, i'm sorry to tell you, but your blessed Astros (why the fuck do you even like the Astros?) will not be making the playoffs this year. Why, you ask? Oh, just the 2007 Cincinnati Reds. I may ...
Posted by Joey on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:49:00 PST

it dont matter much....

....i know..... but in the world cup, flipping by on the tv, i find myself rooting for the underdogs. i'm pullin for former colonies/puppet states against all former colonial powers/superpowers, and t...
Posted by Joey on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:42:00 PST

anti-war

so, if you're like me, you've probably been watching the war coverage from a distance, and sickened by all the lies and deception. you try to block it out of your daily life because it's fucking depre...
Posted by Joey on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:03:00 PST

now i feel american!

yeah, buddy. so, my loan statement says that by the end of this AA degree i'll be getting in june, i'll owe the federal government about $19,000. feel it. love it. luckily, i dont believe in credi...
Posted by Joey on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:17:00 PST

vital reads

i've been reading some incredible accounts of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and i encourage you to do the same, in order to gain some understanding. fascinating, horrific, candid accounts of complicity i...
Posted by Joey on Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:49:00 PST

bremen, de

fine german squat here, very inspiring. again, we've been treated amazingly well. people demanding 14 song sets have become the norm, and i like it.  a similar squat we played in nijmegen, nether...
Posted by Joey on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

london, UK

it's hot. real hot. i'm from fla, and that's not supposed to be right. i was expecting fog, rain, and lots of umbrellas. we have been treated so damn well over here, it's kind of disgusting. it make...
Posted by Joey on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST