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Gregory

STILL G.R.E.

About Me


-I brutally have no short term memory.

My Interests

SKUNKS, Beard, Boots, Beer, Spelling, Punctuation, Tambourine, Breakfasts, Sushi, Pistachios, Detroit Ruins, The Year 1963, Anything made in the year 1963, Pilsner, White Socks, Piano, Hardwood Floors, The Onion, Sleep, Old Stuff. Also, I love air conditioning and dill pickle chips. Together. And hot wings.

I'd like to meet:

Emmylou Harris, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Robert Pollard, and Tom Waits.
Oh, wait. I did.
AWESOME
Ok, LOU REED.

Music:

Well it's all right /
Love is what you want /
Flying saucer take me away /
Give me your daughter !

Movies:

SNAKES ON A PLANE, Buffalo ' 66, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Walk The Line, Smokey and the Bandit, Thunder Road, Neil Young : Heart Of Gold, Major League, Ghost World, It's All Gone Pete Tong, FUBAR, The Last Waltz, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Weird Science, Used Cars, Caddyshack, Fearless Freaks, Spellbound, Super Troopers, High Fidelity, Hustle And Flow, Midnight Cowboy, Cannonball Run, Indiana Jones, Easy Rider, Napolean Dynamite, Swingers, The Great Escape, Virgin Suicides, Almost Famous, 24hr Party People, School Of Rock, Lost In Translation, The Jerk, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Zoolander, Best In Show, Waiting For Guffman, Spinal Tap, Shawn / Dawn Of The Dead, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Rushmore, Life Aquatic, Royal Tennenbaums, The Party, Team America, Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, 8 Mile.

Books:

Currently reading The Psychic Soviet by Ian Svenonius, Londonstani by Gautam Malkani... other favorites include Helter Skelter by Vincent T. Bugliosi, I Me Mine by George Harrison, Hell's Angel by Sonny Barger, The Pigeon, The Double Bass, and Perfume by Patrick Suskind, The Dirt by Motley Crue.

Heroes:

My Dad Jim, Great Uncle Jack Avison, Gordon Lightfoot, Steve McQueen, Mike Nelson, Wayne Coyne, John Fogerty, Andrew Pearson, Fred Herzog, Lou Reed.

My Blog

On The Road Again...

Hey!As some of you know, I'll be playing piano in Jason Collett's band for some upcoming touring while Sloan is staying home for a bit... I've only lived in Toronto for a short time but already cabin ...
Posted by Gregory on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:24:00 PST

TOP 20 THINGS ABOUT VANCOUVER THAT CAN FUCK OFF

FUCK OFF LIST1.OLYMPICS2.CAMBIE ST SKYTRAIN3.CONDOS4.CONSTRUCTION5.TEARING DOWN RAD BUILDINGS6.FRASER VALLEY7.DEATH OF RICHARDS8.DEATH OF STARFISH9.DEATH OF TOWN PUMP10.DEATH OF LAMPLIGHTER11.DEATH OF...
Posted by Gregory on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:21:00 PST

Australia Pt. IV ~ Gravol? WHAT'S THAT?

So I hop in Laura's car, it's cold and wet out, but in the car it's all hot and steamy, and we can't see shit. She's got Dinosaur Jr on the stereo and that's great... Unfortunatley the mix of wine, co...
Posted by Gregory on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:45:00 PST

Australia Pt. III ~ "If I buy 'something', will you eat it?"

Snapped some more test shots of my camera out front waiting for everyone to come out, it was pretty early but I had no trouble getting up I think. Off to the airport, and I bought a postcard and sent ...
Posted by Gregory on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:29:00 PST

Top 50 Ways NOT To Be A Douchebag.

DISCLAIMER : ( these are only guidelines.)( I am not suggesting that I am perfect, or even that I am not a douchebag. I have gone against MOST of these guidelines at one time or another in my life... ...
Posted by Gregory on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:46:00 PST

I bought a bicycle helmet today.

It was a difficult thing to do. A bike helmet is not cool. But I finally decided that being a vegetable and/or dead was less cool. It's a compromise, I guess. Someone told me once that a good compromi...
Posted by Gregory on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:49:00 PST

Australia Pt. II ~ "iPod on SALE for $499?"

So I left off I think waking up day 2 in Brisbane, which was Thursday morning I think. First show day of this trip. I went down to the lobby, I think I was one of the last to make it down, and everyon...
Posted by Gregory on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:46:00 PST

the Length of Blogs vs. The Speed of Cattle?

ok...I've been re-reding my tour journals... are they too long?It's honestly mostly so I can remember all the shit I'm doing, and I'm thrilled anyone else gives a shit about reading it too.. (over 700...
Posted by Gregory on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:18:00 PST

Australia Pt. I ~ "Wolf Blass? SHIT Blass!"

So... I left off arriving at the airport in Vancouver for our LA flight... We get there in our big black town cars and it's all going well. Checking in is normal, etc... The boys all go for beers, I ...
Posted by Gregory on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:55:00 PST

let me tell you about my dream last night.

I'm driving a car very similar to my dad's old 1929 Cadillac down a twisty hill, and there's lots of road work and construction, with pylons and chain link fences everywhere. As I go further down the ...
Posted by Gregory on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:20:00 PST