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About Me

(ODE TO B) B, you are above average. B, you have no pretension. B, you are clean. B, you are real. B, you have never kept anyone out of a college where the education is worth the price. B, you are honest. B, you are not a grade-grubber. B, you are more creative. B, you are more athletic. B, you care less for the standardized test. B, you are not anal. B, you smile more. B, your parents are not rich. B, you do not bullshit. B, you put less stress on the heart. B, you are more balanced. B, you do not think this American and Asian hamster-in-the-wheel race is really worth it. B, you take the right amount of vacation time each year. B, you are more humble, and therefore more spiritual. B, you are not a robot. B, you will do it later, when it should be done, because right now youâ€™re riding your bike. B, you donâ€™t beat the Aâ€™s on paper, but you always win in the interview. B, you put people before deadlines and rules. B, youâ€™re not down with pointless busywork. B, youâ€™d rather piss on red tape. B, you are not a conformist. B, you have a soul and you like to keep it. B, you donâ€™t play games. B, you read the fucking book you want to read. B, like Socrates, you know how much you do not know. B, you are unlike the Sophists, who knew everything and affected nothing. B, it has been you who has continually altered history and society. B, you have been my friend for years. B, you are so ineffably underappreciated. B, you have been made to feel so small when you are so fucking HUGE - David Wright

My Interests

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Member Since: 10/8/2005
Band Website: billysongs.com
Band Members: Billy Webster, Carl Basler, Brandon Flatley (Alumni - Jason Curry, Reuben Delatour, Tim Halliday, Jesse Maynard, Troy Messina, Ariel Odell, Asher Weiss)
Influences: KISS, The Beatles, Madonna, The Shins, Led Zeppelin, Jellyfish, U2, Cake, Ani difranco, Green Day, Frank Sinatra, Dave Smalley, Lee Lueken, Bob Dylan, Alkaline Trio, Elvis Costello, ALL, One Green, Elvis Presley, SoSoHuman, Donovan, PJ Harvey, Janes Addiction, Indigo Girls, Circle, REM, Queen, Tom Petty, Bob Marley, The Lemonheads, Electric Angels, Valhalla, Second Guess, Sour Puss, Liquid Bliss
Sounds Like:There are, as always, the beloved signature characteristics of your work: the limpid, angelic voice, the seeming effortlessness and balance in the structure of the songs, the accessible sentiment, the superb poetry, the trenchant perspective, the robust substance beneath the ethereal lyricism. - Ethan Dunne
Record Label: Skybeats Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Kids

I'll tell you what kids are thinking about. Because I think I know. Kids are thinking about the same thing they've always thought about. The thing kids get. The thing kids are. There are rare and beau...
Posted by Billy Webster on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:59:00 PST

Two New Songs To Suck On

As the summer equinox approaches, I am excited to throw two new recordings your way. The first is a tune called MY HOUR HAS NOT COME. I wrote it as a duet, inspired by the relationship between Mary Ma...
Posted by Billy Webster on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:27:00 PST

Ten Random Thoughts on Religion & Guinness

1. The woman who is equal to the man is also different from the man. 2. The hypostatic union of the Holy Spirit and Mary gives a permanent feminine quality to the Trinity. 3. Every time I thin...
Posted by Billy Webster on Mon, 26 May 2008 11:10:00 PST

Twenty Random Thoughts on Religion and PB&J

1. I do not need a teacher because all people are my teachers. 2. There may be Truth in the Church, but I'm not sure the Church is True. 3. We only know so much. 4. We learn to expend aggression in...
Posted by Billy Webster on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:03:00 PST

Buy BILLY CD's Today!!

Just wanted to let you know that I have three CD's available at CD Baby (an online music store with the best new independent music). "Eschaton" was recorded with the hottest little rock band in NYC an...
Posted by Billy Webster on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:29:00 PST

Ten Random Thoughts On Religion & Pie

1. It is more important to do the right thing than it is to have the right idea.2. The two great enemies of love are the fear of absorption (birth) and the fear of annihilation (death).3. As an organi...
Posted by Billy Webster on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:13:00 PST

When I was a kid...

...nobody wore bike helmets....playground equipment was made out of metal....there was only one fat kid....no one was allergic to peanuts.
Posted by Billy Webster on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:09:00 PST

The Three-In-One Man

The country is Russia. The newest weapon is the three-in-one man. What I mean is that this weapon is a break-dancer, karate expert, and DJ! Yin Yang Kumquat. He has a very dangerous mission. He has to...
Posted by Billy Webster on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:04:00 PST

Get To Know Tim Webster, Part One

My brother, Tim, has been many things to me over the years: Best Friend, Best Man, Teacher, Student, Inspiration, and occasional ESCHATON Drummer. He is also a literary wit. Please take ...
Posted by Billy Webster on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:49:00 PST

John's Balloons

John would love to fly naked in one of those hot-air balloons and just hang his balls over the great city of Louisville and then land in some field somewhere and just nude-walk out of that thing and i...
Posted by Billy Webster on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 06:49:00 PST