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Gurn Blanston

My life is not your decoration. My life is my definition.

About Me

I'm here for only a few things. Finding new music, new ways to laugh, and keeping up with good friends, old and new. I work for a railroad. I go to concerts. I film concerts. I collect bootlegs. I collect Kozik vinyl, concert posters, rock art, nifty art prints, records, and beer steins. I fall asleep watching dvd commentary's, cartoons, and the wall. I want more tattoo's. I'm going to start homebrewing soon. I'm also giving circuit bending a try. Cornuts.MySpace Icons

My Interests

First and foremost: Music. Making music, attending live shows, fun, friends ( real and imaginative ), laughing, making YOU laugh, pizza, cards, quads, fire, making beer, thunder, lightning, wind, funky art, funky writing, bad jokes, good jokes, explosions, sarcasm, wit, bbq, rain, traveling, tattoo's, pretty lady eyes, old and new video games, circuit bending, a tasty ale or dark, or sometimes even a good Ole English 800.

I'd like to meet:

Steve Martin. . Zach Galifianakis. George Carlin. Mitch Hedberg ( these ones will have to wait )

Music:

In almost no particular order.........Melvins, Big Business, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Melt Banana, Fantomas, Triclops, Drunk Injuns, Toshi, Donita Sparks, DJ Shadow, Black Sabbath, Morgan Grace, Folk Implosion, Beatles, Dino Jr, Zeppelin, The Who, Hendrix, Tito & Tarantula, Ween, Flaming Lips, Johnny Rivers, Johhny Cash, 7 Year Bitch, C! BR, Masters Of Reality, Galactic, Gas Giant, Meat Puppets, Neil Young, Peeping Tom, Faith No More, Merle Haggard, Korpiklanni, L7, Harvey Milk, Rolling Stones, Acid King, Murder City Devils, Mudhoney, Tool, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Flipper, Wipers, Doors, The Cooper Temple Clause, Skeleton Key, RL Burnside, The Gits, Karp, No Talent, The Pixies, Soul Coughing, Ministry, Porn, Altamont, the Westside Story theme ( a friend turned me on to this song. It's beautiful ), the notes in my head, Guided By Voices, Type O Negative, Estradasphere, Breeders, Cows, Sublime, The Secret Machines, The Birthday Party, Alice Cooper, Super Sonic Soul Pimps, DescendantsSOME OF MY VIDEO: ALL SHOT BY ME!MELVINS @ GAMH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 6-17-08 "MATT-ALEC" & "SNAKE APPEAL"MELVINS 7-26-08 SEATTLE, WA "DOG ISLAND"TRICLOPS @ KENTON CLUB Portland, OR 8-13-08 "THE WORLDS FIRST RECREATIONAL CRACKSMOKER"TRICLOPS @ KENTON CLUB Portland, OR 8-13-08 "FREEDOM TICKLER"BIG BUSINESS BERBATI'S PAN PORTLAND, OR7-6-08 TO MANY CREEPSMELVINS SEATTLE, WA 7-26-08 BORIS

Movies:

Comedians of Comedy, The Matrix trilogy, Saw I-IV, The Jerk, Airplane, Pan's Labyrinth, Reno 911, most any Werner Herzog, Jackass, City of Lost Children, all Christopher Guest movies, documentaries, No Country For Old Men.....I have a pretty large movie library, but these are the most watched I guess.To many more to think about right now.

Television:

ATHF, Reno 911, Family Guy, Animal Planet, Discovery Chanel, Comedy Central, COPS, MMA, A&E, Tru, Planet Earth!, Simpsons, Kids In The Hall, Roasts, Letterman, Lost, anything that looks bizarre and interesting.

Books:

Calvin & Hobbes, True Crime, Choke, Mafia, Art, Photography, Biographies, Electroboy, Graphic novels, The Watchmen, Any HST, Burroughs, King, homebrewing books, and recently, books on tweaking instruments and circuit bending.

Heroes:

Those who think, live, love, and respect.

My Blog

Midwest blue

I'm stuck in Kansas.  Kansas City, Kansas.  I arrived here yesterday about 4:00 local time and have been bored shitless since.  Unlike recent travel, this is all business, no pleasure.&...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:07:00 PST

Watch the March of the HalfBabies

Recently, I discoverd a band from San Fran called Triclops!  They are playing here   PORTLAND at Kenton Club w/Barfeeders, Lopez, Rapids   August 13th, a wednesday.  Please come do...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:34:00 PST

More of the Hyper-Active Heart. Branching out.

I left a big chunk of time off of the last blog I wrote.  Mainly 1994-present.  It just seemed that by 94, I had found the direction that I would follow.  After knowing about the Melvin...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:52:00 PST

The Music, the Science, and the Hyper-Active Heart

There has come to be a kind of second wind in my life lately.  Lately being about two years ago I guess.  Getting out of a terrible realtionship and a family affair that just about introduce...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:12:00 PST

The ATP Nightmare Before Christmas lineup....so far.

CURATED BY MELVINSKILL ME TOMORROW »BUTTHOLE SURFERS »MASTODON »MELVINS »ISIS »NEIL HAMBURGER »DäLEK »BIG BUSINESS »THE DIRTBOMBS »THE BLACK HEART PROCESSI...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:45:00 PST

( Musically speaking) Life just keeps getting better

Holy shit.....        After completing 5 days on the road and watching four Melvins concerts, I thought I'd be dredging the pit of boredom once again until I see them in Decem...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:29:00 PST

A review of the Melvins at the Wonder Ballroom

  Compared to the last few days of shows, tonights kicked ass.  I did not film, as MrKilgore was, and I wanted to properly see a show for the first time in three years.  I stood di...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:44:00 PST

Summer concert lineup so far

I'm going to be pretty busy at the end of July/beginning of August.  Not bitching though.....   .. July 23   Melvins in Bend, OrJuly 24   Melvins  in Eugene, OrJ...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:25:00 PST

Scary Stupid Day Ahead

I just got done writing for a half hour, and Myspace took a shit and didn't wipe.  So it got lost.  I've been trying to figure out what to do for my birthday.  I hate my birthday, becau...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:11:00 PST

My San Fran trip review

This is what I posted on the Melvins board.....So some of it might not make sense unless your a hardcore Melvins geek.     okeee.....JUST got home about 15 minutes ago.  Not sure where ...
Posted by Gurn Blanston on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:49:00 PST