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joe

I am here for Friends

About Me

Music, traveling, fun, lawn chairs, music, friends,

"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance. Of how much you really want to do it. And you'll do it, despite rejection in the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods. And the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is." -Charles Bukowski

My Interests

friends, music, living,

I'd like to meet:

Bill Cosby, Ben Kweller, Brian Wilson, My evil twin

Music:

Beach Boys, 311, Ben Folds, Weezer, Rilo Kiley, Jack Johnson, Bright Eyes, Rancid, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ben Kweller, Sufjan Stevens, Velvet Underground, Motion City Soundtrack, Atmosphere, blink 182, The Good Life, Gnarls Barkley, Jenny Lewis, Beck, WoR, Nifty 250, Against Me!, VKS, Death Cab For Cutie, Simon And Garfunkel, The Shins, Sondre Lerche, Guster, Desaparecidos, Tilly and the Wall, The Sharks, Cursive, The Elected, Bear Country, Guster, Matt Costa, Jose Gonzalez, the Decemberists, Albert Hammond Jr., Jonathan Richman, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Marvin Gaye

Movies:

Wayne's World, Little Miss Sunshine

Television:

Seinfeld, Planet Earth, Animal Planet, Fairly Oddparents, How It's Made

Books:

harry potter, rats saw god, the perks of being a wallflower, the catcher in the rye, Kurt Vonnegut

Heroes:

Jumping Jack, Martin Luther King Jr.

My Blog

Senior Banquet Speech

So I tried out to give the speech at Commencement. I was the runner up, so they let me give it at the Senior Banquet. Somebody said they wanted to read it, so here it is. I tried to remember to add in...
Posted by joe on Tue, 29 May 2007 08:58:00 PST

Scholarship Essay

Hey. This is an essay I turned in to the National Writer's Association (or some association like that) to be considered for a scholarship. I haven't heard back from them, so I don't think I won, but I...
Posted by joe on Wed, 23 May 2007 06:21:00 PST

Come On Baby All I Really Wanna Do Is Dance With You

This is the very first song made by my new band.Flea Flan and the Wavy Tree Gang - Come On Baby All I Really Wanna Do Is Dance With YouI think I'm living in the twilight zoneThe times are leaving me b...
Posted by joe on Mon, 07 May 2007 07:54:00 PST

New Ish

I got text messaging now. It's kinda wack. I don't know if I like it or not. But the bottom line is, I am now available to recieve them. So all you people who never call me because you are intimidated...
Posted by joe on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:21:00 PST

Introducing.......my new band..............

That's right, children. I have a new band. It is in no way taking the place of Hot From Far, but it's still very awesome and important.We are called :    Flea Flan and the Wavy Tree Gan...
Posted by joe on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:40:00 PST

brand new just finished song: Modern Day

This is a song that I just finished. You might think you have seen it before because I put up a "rough draft" version on this Blog awhile ago. But this is the real version, and you can hear it at a Ho...
Posted by joe on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:11:00 PST

oooohh lord i am so bored

Who are your Top 8?1: Pete2: Jerad3: Ann4: Anthony5: Tracy6: Job7: Scott8: Hot From Far~Number 1~Is this person your best friend?: yesDo you know everything about them?: nopeWhy is this person number ...
Posted by joe on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:16:00 PST

If You Want

Hey, I knowI'm no G-FunkBut I can be a bridgeIf you wantDo you want some company?It's a long rideBut I'll be quietIf you wantBut if you wanna talkI'm hereAnd you can yell and screamright into my earAn...
Posted by joe on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:27:00 PST

I'd rather read backwards

No, I'm not dyslexicI'd just rather read backwardsSo I know all the endingsBefore I get worried aboutWho gets whatOr who gets whomOr if I ever get outOf this big open roomWith people surrounding meAnd...
Posted by joe on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:50:00 PST

new sonnnnnnng 10/19

well, here's something i made today. it's basically about how much trouble I have had writing songs lately, and how I've been wondering if it's even worth the time and trouble. See if you can make sen...
Posted by joe on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:41:00 PST