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august west

My only weakness is hungry and sleepy.

About Me


Old man down, way down down,
down by the docks of the city.
Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime,
a dime for a cup of coffee.
I got no dime but I got some time,
time to hear his story.

My name is August West
and I love my Pearly Baker best.
More than my wine.
More than my wine.
More than my maker,
though he’s no friend of mine.


"Wharf Rat" by the Grateful Dead

Antoine Dufour - "Reality"

From 3:30 on is just incredible.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/16/2005
Band Members:
Me
Guitar
Passport?

David Hasselhoff - Lead Bass

Henry Teagan - Backup Bass

Influences:
Jack Johnson
Elliott Smith
things that are funny/sad
things that are things, or stuff
The Beatles
Beck
Ben Kweller
women
The Shins
Wilco
Pinback
Mason Jennings
mi familia
Ray Charles
Miles Davis
the weather
Bobby McFerrin
Seu Jorge
nature
foreign lands
John Mayer
The Flaming Lips
late nights
J. Timberlake
Minus the Bear

Sounds Like:
Wa-woo-wee-wa.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

My head just exploded.

I just saw the two best videos on the internet, both in the same day. Thank you Earth for Japanese television and narcissistic roid-heads. ...
Posted by august west on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:41:00 PST

The weather.

There are few things more exciting to me than the anticipation of a giant winter storm. The one that is going to hit California late late tonight is going to be one of the strongest in a long time. I ...
Posted by august west on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:27:00 PST

A mathematical analysis of rap music.

These things are amazing. ...
Posted by august west on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:33:00 PST

What is the What?

What is the WhatThis book tells the story of Valentino Achak Deng, one of Sudan's "Lost Boys" (Wikipedia link). Valentino told his story over several years to Dave Eggers, who organized and novelized ...
Posted by august west on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:17:00 PST

"The day I fought Leonard Tinney"

 Every once in awhile I write short stories for the hell of it. I'm going to start posting some of them here.   They tell CIA operatives during training that upon entering any room they s...
Posted by august west on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:22:00 PST

A new generation.

A couple days ago I was in the middle of a suburban Target store when a mother told her obnoxious four year old son to "shut the fuck up." Her immediate apology to the child and everyone who witnessed...
Posted by august west on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:36:00 PST

Kissing girls is f*^&%...

Every once in awhile a man is entitled to a blog that is just some random thoughts... Well, actually that's pretty much all of my blogs... Anyways...- I think I'm going to name my first son "Daddy." I...
Posted by august west on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:59:00 PST

Pints of Guinness make you stronger.

Here are some random videos from the trip to Europe. I'll try and add some more as I sort through everything. First is the hotel we stayed at for a couple nights in London. For around $120 US you can ...
Posted by august west on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:49:00 PST

The gas tank...

Some people live their lives like a car. They are equipped with this little gas tank inside of their body. This baby runs on shitty things like drama, attention, jealousy. Those kinds of fuels are of ...
Posted by august west on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:37:00 PST

Dave Eggers - Sellout (long)

The following blog is one of the best rants that I've ever read. It's for anyone who has ever criticized something for being too popular. One of my favorite authors, Dave Eggers, received an email int...
Posted by august west on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:19:00 PST