Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home

About Me

Still going the best I can after 40 years. Rock and roll is killing my life as Rev/Vega said but not before the other things that are killing me: existance, stupidity and ignorance. A resident of Lenexa, Kansas (just west of Kansas City, MO) as of May 2006.
Music (creating it and writing about it), photography, the pursuit of the eternal clothing-optional party and being a wage slave have occupied my time since I bought a Sex Pistols "Holidays in the Sun" 45 from a former girlfriend in 1977 - yes, that's 1977. I may be older than you but I am probably in better shape than you. Nyah.
Otherwise, I have been married to the former Brenda Allen since June 2000, have a beautiful daughter, Sierra Vivian Munroe (born January 14, 2003), moved away from the suburban nightmare that is Connecticut in February 1999 to Portland, Maine. I miss my friends from the Anthrax but don't miss the state.
I wrote, edited, published, etc. the fanzine Chairs Missing from 1986 to 1996. Hopefully you have an issue.
I may be too straightforward for a lot of people out there - I have no tattoos or piercings (since I am convinced I wouldn't look any better with them so I'd rather put the money towards food, etc.), I don't have any cool rock'n'roll clothes and would rather meet Robert Pollard, Colin Newman or Clint Conley than Danzig, Peter Murphy or (insert rock douchebag here). Wait, I have met Robert Pollard, Colin Newman and Clint Conley. Call me dull and ordinary, I really don't give a rat's ass. I've heard it before and could care less about images.
I am convinced that MTV is responsible for dumbing down a generation of people far worse than any right-wing talk show host could. Also, all the crop of emo/MTV-friendly bands (Taking Back Sunday, ad nauseum) should be sent on a one-way flight to Iraq... with rifle targets on them... and "please kill me now" written in Arabic across their chests.

My Interests

Independent rock music, photography, Brazil, progressive concerns, Boston Red Sox, warm weather, most anything that engages the mind and body (get your mind out of the gutter).

I'd like to meet:

People into this indie-rock/punk stuff, if you not only remember but remember seeing Black Flag, Husker Du, Mission of Burma (Mk I), etc., we need to talk. Especially looking for those who frequented the clubs in CT: The Anthrax (Stamford and Norwalk), TK's, etc. Bonus Points if you can recite the address of Trash American Style without looking at whitepages.com.

Looking to talk with punk rock moms/dads about how they can balance being a "responsible" parent and still satisfy their r'n'r' side.

Also looking for anyone who lives in the Kansas City area for shows, and to discuss events.

And for some reason, I have the world's largest amount of bootleg Low, Swerverdriver and Mission of Burma recordings but could always use more - contact me.

Music:

Mission of Burma, Husker Du, 76% Uncertain, Wire, Gang of Four, Swervedriver, Mogwai, Minutemen, Maserati, Bedhead, The New Year, Codeine, Low, Explosions in the Sky, Stars of the Lid, Black Flag, Clash, Sex Pistols, all other 70's punk/post-punk, New Bomb Turks, Conifer, Gaunt, Pelican, Cinemechanica, Maserati, Russian Circles, Guided By Voices, Assuck, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, The Durutti Column, Aix En Klemm, Labradford, A. Dying Gymanst, Buzzcocks, The Wedding Present, Manic Hispanic, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Melvins, Suicide, Bitch Magnet, Shellac, Volcano Suns, A Certain Ratio, Joy Division, Galaxie 500, Crispy Ambulance, The For Carnation, Lewis Black, Engine Kid, Angry Samoans, Head of David, Sebadoh, Dino Jr., comedian Bob Marley, D.R.I., Didjits, Dwarves, A.O.D., Karp, Gore, Main, Loop, Elvis Costello (pre-1983), 10cc (original lineup), Didijits, Circle Jerks (1st 12"), Squirrel Bait, Lost Generation, Brian Eno, Spinanes, Government Issue, Jawbox, William S. Burroughs, PiL, Don Caballero, Johnboy, Moving Targets, Love 666 (2nd LP), Sorry, The Gloria Record, My Bloody Valentine, Chavez, The Crucifucks (1st LP), old-school CT HC (Vatican Commandos, NMOT, etc.), Monsterland and the post-punk Danbury CT bands, Arcwelder, Idaho, Neon From Candlelight, Shallow North Dakota, Legiao Urbana and other Brazilian post-punk outfits, way too many more to mention.

Movies:

rockumentaries like Not a Photograph, We Jam Econo, D.O.A., The Filth and the Fury, 24 Hour Party People, Dig!, Low in Europe, The History of the Undertones, Nirvana Live Tonight Sold Out, Punk!, etc. Non-rockumentary films: Das Boot, Marx Bros., Laurel & Hardy, Chaplin, 3 Stooges (sorry, guilty pleasure), The Legend of Ron Jeremy, Supersize Me, any Michael Moore, Clockwork Orange, amateur porn (especially the ones I was in), Faith Rewarded (OK, that's not a "movie" per se), etc.
By the way, I hate horror, gore, splatter, or "Faces of Death"-type films - I get sick watching nurses draw blood out of me, so give me good nude flesh still attached on the bones, thank you.

Television:

Laugh In, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Family Guy, Harold and the Purple Crayon.... but I mostly avoid TV and enjoy the real world (not that damn MTV show).

Books:

The Complete Peanuts series (best stuff is pre-1974), any Dennis the Menace, Andy Capp, Calvin & Hobbes, old B.C., Wizard of Id, Please Kill Me, Our Band Could Be Your Life, Win It For..., Surviving Grady, any Lester Bangs, William S. Burroughs, Charles Bukowski, etc.

Heroes:

My daughter Sierra (I hope the world's a better place to live in when you're an adult); my wife Brenda, creative non-hateful people, David Ortiz.

My Blog

Facts, Rumors and Exaggerations about Post-Rock Music

POST-ROCK MUSIC: A term to describe mostly all-instrumental rock music of an "indie" nature. Made by mostly Caucasian males who realize that vocalists and rock lyrics mostly suck. Will never be the "n...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:30:00 PST

Some 38pitches.com entries I'd like to see...

By now, most people who follow baseball and the Boston Red Sox know of the existence of 38pitches.com, Curt Schilling's blog (38 being the number he wears with the Sox, "pitches" because, well, he IS ...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Mon, 21 May 2007 05:12:00 PST

"Dougie's Going Deep Tonight" - Part II

This post appeared on the Sons of Sam Horn website on May 1, 2006, the day Mirabelli was traded BACK to Boston from San Diego (SD Padres' catcher Josh Bard was traded for Mirabelli in late '05/ea...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Wed, 16 May 2007 08:28:00 PST

"Dougie's Going Deep Tonight" - Part I

In honor of Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield having the lowest ERA before tonight's Red Sox game (oops, not so much lower now AFTER the game - better luck next time, Timmah); I decided to give...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Wed, 16 May 2007 08:16:00 PST

Repost of "The Good Guys Win/Sweep While The Bad Guys Lose - Badly" Bulletin

(Note: the reason for posting this in a blog is for "portfolio" purposes as lately I am hoping to be some sort of writer to supplement my income since I don't know anyone who can put me in adult films...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Sat, 12 May 2007 06:46:00 PST

That Japanese t-shirt...

As you may have guessed, I am wearing a shirt that says "Red Sox" in Japanese... well, I HOPE at least that's what it says. Who knows, maybe I'll be walking down the street one day and a Japanes...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Sun, 06 May 2007 09:39:00 PST

Good guys winning five of six games so far against the bad guys

In honor of the Boston Red Sox winning five of the six games played so far against Satan's Henchmen- I mean, the Noo Yawk Yank-me's, please groove on these lyrics I wrote to the tune of "New York, New...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:40:00 PST

a quick joke

Q: What do you get when you cross Jennifer Lopez and Oedipus?A: A bad-ass motherf*cker! Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:59:00 PST

update on me and my health

I seem to be OK although everytime I get a pain in my left arm (muscle strain) or my throat gets scratchy I think I am having a relapse or am having "the big one." Am I going to have to be like ...
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:27:00 PST

Americans, idle.

WARNING - if you are easily offended by a sick sense of humor (hopefully you aren't) - leave this blog now... For the rest of you... Let me say at the outset that I HATE "American Idol....
Posted by Boston, youre my (and Mission of Burma's) home on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 04:54:00 PST