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smokebreak

When up to our necks in shit, there's nothing left to do but sing. --S. Beckett

About Me


Trauma nursing.
Rock and roll.
Reading.
Not sleeping.
In the car: windows down, music up.

My Interests



I'd like to meet:

people who want to expose the corporates and feed them to the children.

G7 Welcoming Committee Records

Music:

Nightwish-Over the Hills

Iron Maiden-Different World

Local bands that you need to check out:

Ryan's Hope
Returner
North Lincoln
Across the Hall
Freshman Rhetoric
AndyDickTracyMorganFreeman
The Tease
Takeout (R.I.P.)
Spit For Athena
Small Brown Bike (R.I.P.)
Western Sieve

Movies:

good ones. scary ones. thinking ones.

Television:

I don't have a TV anymore. Like Martha says, "It's a good thing."
I do watch a lot of youtube, though.

Milk Inc.-Never Again

Books:

currently:

Hegemony or Survival-Noam Chomsky

Nursing journals and magazines

Heroes:

kill your heroes.

Helloween-I Want Out

My Blog

an age-old question...

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?  Then he is impotent.Is he able but not willing?  Then he is malevolent.Is he both able and willing?  Whence, then, evil?   ...
Posted by smokebreak on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:26:00 PST

This weekend in review:

Last night:  Saw Blue Oyster Cult.  Sweet show!Today:  Protested the Nazis in Kzoo.  Nobody, got hurt that I saw.  It was sweet.  Good turn-out.  I started a "Hitler...
Posted by smokebreak on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:22:00 PST

TCF/HOH tour diary from Ryan Horky

My Life on Tour With The Cartridge FamilyBy Ryan HorkyChronicling the Cartridge Family/Hell or Highwater "Act Locally" tour, June7th-11th 2007Alternate Names For our tour include:"Blow it Out Your Ass...
Posted by smokebreak on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:17:00 PST

4 days later...

just got back home.i look awesome.  i smell awesome.  your mom's awesome.party/show at jimmy's tomorrow.  check the HOH myspace for info.
Posted by smokebreak on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:32:00 PST

propagandhi

i saw propagandhi, hiretsukan, and GFK in chicago last night.  it was supremely good.it was so good in fact, that i quit playing guitar as of last night, and disbanded the band.  i've decide...
Posted by smokebreak on Sat, 26 May 2007 12:38:00 PST

Bad Hijab

Crackdown in Iran over dress codes ..>By Frances Harrison BBC News, Tehran ...
Posted by smokebreak on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:33:00 PST

Uncle Sam's Record Emporium TV spot!

Uncle Sam's Record Emporium:  A sweet local record store in Lansing.  Whether you like black metal, alt-country, old-school punk or other hard to find stuff, it's probably here, or can defni...
Posted by smokebreak on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:26:00 PST

Hometown Baghdad

This video comes from a series on youtube, covering the day to day lives of three guys living in Baghdad.  More videos @ youtube.com, search word : Hometown Baghdad.  Check it out: ...
Posted by smokebreak on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:50:00 PST

So who's ready for tour?

I am.  I just cut off all the sleeves to all of my t-shirts I packed for tour.  HOH on the road again.  No sleeves, no problems.www.myspace.com/hellorhighwater..>..>Mar 22 2007 ...
Posted by smokebreak on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:07:00 PST

News flash:

I like dance music. And watching the various versions and parodies of the Numa Numa dance that are up on You Tube.  I have lost many minutes, soon to be hours, of productive life time gawking at...
Posted by smokebreak on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:48:00 PST