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Michael

michael_ivins

About Me

Flaming Lips bass player and electronics tinkerer.

My Interests

Movies:

Star Wars (Episode IV), Once Upon A Time In America, The Wizard Of Oz, Apocalypse Now!

Television:

Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica (New Series)

Books:

The Wizard Of Oz series, The End Of Faith

My Blog

12/15/06 Wow....that was a big gap!

Hey all,It got a little cuckcoo bananas there for a while! I'll try to catch up on what's been going on and I'll definately pick up from here.More soon.
Posted by Michael on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:27:00 PST

Toronto 9/9

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorr...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:57:00 PST

8/27

Whew....A day off!! Nice to sleep in a non moving bed.It's been great fun so far. Maybe a little too much excitement with the storm in St. Paul...Off to Columbus later tonight. I get to spend a night ...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:54:00 PST

On Our Way

On the bus, finally, heading up to St. Paul for the first show on this run. Wireless on the road!!! Wicked!More Soon.
Posted by Michael on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:15:00 PST

OKC 8/21 (morning)

The UFO has finally taken shape! Some final tinkering needs to be done...but I think we're set to land it in OKC on Sept 15.Oops...it's raining againBTW, some video evidence of our Japan Karaoke shena...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:30:00 PST

And Then The Rain Comes...OKC 8/19

We're about 1/2 done and it starts pouring rain bringing UFO construction to a grinding halt this evening. We'll see what effect water has on the UFO building material. Hopefully, it'll stop raining b...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 09:33:00 PST

OKC 8/19

Non-stop UFO production...lotsa trips back and forth to the hardware store. I think we're getting somewhere.In for a long day today...not supposed to be so hot, only 101, that'll be nice...it's suppos...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 06:34:00 PST

Early AM 8/16

Well, the UFO doesn't start 'till later today. But I kept busy fixing some gear and getting an SVT 8x10 cabinet for my bass set-up (which I'm in the process of being painted orange to fit in with the ...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:08:00 PST

Back in OKC 8/15

I think I'm back in time zone sync. Sometimes the time change going to and from Japan throws me for a loop. Very confusing, especially for calls home (thank you Skype!).Of course the first thing I did...
Posted by Michael on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:17:00 PST

O(ooooooffffff)saka 8/14

Wow! Karaoke 2 nights in a row...I'm not sure how I survived, and of course there is no photographic evidence again...oh well. Getting ready to head to the airport to return to OKC and build a UFO.I'l...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:25:00 PST