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John Jughead Pierson

Weasels In A Box

About Me

I am the Guitarist and founding member of both Screeching Weasel and Even In Blackouts. I started this page so that I can put some of my current writings out their to be discussed, and to start literary dialogues.

My Interests

Music:

The Feelies, Nick Drake, Cat Stevens, Angry Samoans, Queen, Jethro Tull, The Weakerthans, Jim Croce, Donovan, Traffic, Circle Jerks, the Ramones, The Kinks, Crimpshrine, Moody Blues, The Elected, Eric Satie

Books:

Paul Auster: Leviathan, Invention Of Solitude, Oracle Nights Albert Camus: The Stranger, The Plague, Myth Of Sisyphus Milan Kundera: Life Is Elsewhere, Immortality John Toole: Confederacy Of Dunces Don Quixote: Cervantes Italo Calvino: The Baron In The Trees Thomas Bernhard: Gargoyles, yes Fydor Dostoevsky: Brothers Karamozov, Notes From Underground Knut Hamsun: Hunger Haruki Murakami: Wind-Up Bird Chronicles Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast Of Champions Thomas Hardy: Jude The Obscure Laurence Sterne: A Sentimental Journey

My Blog

Birthday?

So, I have a Birthday next week, I never care much for Birthdays, I'm ok with getting older I'm just not ok with the marking of time. I often forget what day it is, and if it's day or night.But this ...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:46:00 PST

EIB NEW Record Donation Campaign

Well EIB fans, it is that time again for a new Even In Blackouts Record, and once again we would like to create a record outside of the box.  We are going to fund the whole project removed from t...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:28:00 PST

To DC and surrounding Area

I will be in DC for 10 days starting January 3rd with my theater company The Neo-Futurists performing our show Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.  If you have never seen the show then DON'T ...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:08:00 PST

Searching for friends and family of Peter Flynn

I have just begun my second novel. It is a bio-auto-ography about myself and my friend Peter who has passed away. I am about to embark on a series of interviews with friends of mine and Peters. I a...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:21:00 PST

Fools Extended but see extra fools only this weekend!

The Fool (returns to his chair)  is extended two more weekends, but this is the last weekend to see all the great extra performers we have going on in the room adjacent to the theater.  Toni...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:34:00 PST

Fools has Extended

Hey!  By our own popular demand we have extended The Fool (returns to his chair) for two more weekends.  We will have a Friday and Saturday show on Oct. 5 and 6, and Oct. 12 and 13.And here ...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:59:00 PST

Teaching Neo Futurism

John Pierson and Bilal Dardai are teaching Neo-Futurist Performance workshop starting Sept. 30th. Can you include it in the eblast?Here is the class description:Neo-Futurist Performance WorkshopTaught...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:10:00 PST

Fools opening!!

Hey whoever is in Chicago is invited to come see the opening of my new show, The Fool (returns to his chair) at the Neo Futurarium. You can go here for more info www.neofuturists.orgWe are givng com...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:50:00 PST

Free Even In Blackouts show in Chicago

Hey Sunday August 5th Even In Blackouts is playing an over 21 FREE acoustic show atSimon's Tavern5210 N. Clark St. (5200N, 1600W)Chicago, IL 60640(773) 878-0894Our first set is at 9pm. We have a secon...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:42:00 PST

Jughead needs milk crates and will pay cash!

Hey everybody  for the new Neo Futurist show The Fool (returns to his chair) I need about 100 milk crates.   I need the durable kind that are actually used for milk or the like.  I...
Posted by John Jughead Pierson on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:19:00 PST