| Number 27. |
[03 May 2004|01:26am] |
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I'd like to thank each and every last person who's helped to make this the best damn birthday I have yet experienced.
The bash at Shift was fucking awesome. So many great people came out. The vibe was absolutely phenomenal. People indeed had me thoroughly lubricated, with the beer and Jagermeister shots coming at me from all directions.
And yes, by the end of the night the tears were flowing. I'm a sentimental bastard. Especially when it comes to experiencing these kind of moments among friends, who also share the same passion for this city, it's people, it's music, and it's history. And of course the beer certainly doesn't hurt. But truthfully, though I was fubared outta my fucking tree, the eyes have been known to well up on sober occasions as well. And I'm certain such would have been the case with or without the alchohol. It was that incredible a feeling for me. And it lingers even now.
My apologies to anyone I may not have chatted with as much as they might have liked. With so much going on, such a tightly packed crowd, and the senses dulled (not to mention I've been without contact lenses for the last three weeks) in such a dark place, it proved to be somewhat of a challenge to keep up with everything.
Once again thank you all. For everything.
Here's to number 27!
Cheers,
~ Lusus.
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| 2 for one birthday bash at Shift! |
[26 Apr 2004|04:12pm] |
In case you may not have already heard, Casper and myself will be celebrating our birthdays together at Shift this Tuesday, the 27th. Being our birthday celebration, we're taking the night off (The better to get ourselves right fitshaced!).
Taking over the booth for us will be DJ's
Stryder
Evropa
Androidmedia
and Deathfetish
Cover is still only $3 (or a buck before 11:00 with flyer), and pints are still only $3.25!
Of course, the more the merrier. So please do come down and party your asses off with us!
Shift Tuesdays
@ Lick - 455 Abbot St
Doors at 9:00
~ Lusus.
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[27 Mar 2004|06:05pm] |
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| Dooeet! Dooeet now! |
[27 Mar 2004|06:02pm] |
New Shift setlists posted on Vancouver and GothicBC LJ Communities. On VanGoth on Yahoo Groups. And on The Smoking Pit on MSN Groups. And yes I'm too lazy and pressed for time to bother typing the stupid linky HTML type thinger. Go find one and check em out you bastiches.
I go now.
~ Lusus.
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| Don't call it a comeback. |
[07 Mar 2004|10:17pm] |
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The Cure - "Play For Today (live)" |
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For those not in the know, I have indeed begun spinning at Shift on a regular basis now. So come on down and see me you motherbitches!
Ahem. So yes. Here's a recap on all the great shit you've been missing... :P
~ 02.03.04 ~
: Radiohead - "Everything In It's Right Place (live @ BBC)"
: PJ Harvey - "The Wind"
: Recoil - "Chrome"
: Ninja Tunes - "The Crow"
: Rasputina - "Any Old Actress"
: Bauhaus - "Hollow Hills"
: Skinny Puppy - "Double Cross"
: The Cure - "The Figurehead"
: Sneaker Pimps - "Becoming X"
: Ninja Tunes - "Hextatic"
: Massive Attack - "Mezzanine"
: Akira Yamaoka - "Terror In The Depths Of Fog"
: 12 Rounds - "Bovine"
: Radiohead - "I Might Be Wrong"
: Bright Eyes - "Lover I Don't Have To Love"
: Smashing Pumpkins - "Pug"
: PJ Harvey - "Down By The Water"
: The Tea Party - "Underground"
: White Zombie - "Blood, Milk, And Sky"
: Finger 11 - "Slow Chemical"
: TooL - "Lateralus"
---
: Rob Zombie - "Bring Her Down (To Crippletown)"
: Stabbing Westward - "Drugstore"
: Wumpscut - "Deliverence"
: Funker Vogt - "Gunman (crossed)"
: The Faint - "Glass Danse"
: The Cure - "The Hanging Garden"
: Fields Of The Nephilim - "Chord Of Souls"
: Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
: Siouxsie and The Banshees - "Cities In Dust"
: Voltaire - "The Man Upstairs (Heavy Drama mix)"
: Misfits - "Saturday Night"
: Type O Negative - "I Don't Wanna Be Me"
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: Rasputina - "Tourniquet"
~ 02.10.04 ~
: Dust Brothers - "This Is Your Life (feat. Tyler Durden)
: The Tea Party - "Transmission"
: Tweaker - "Swamp"
: Wumpscut - "Christfuck"
: Suicide Commando - "Body Count Proceed"
: Nine Inch Nails - "Into The Void"
: Rob Zombie - "House Of 1000 Corpses"
: Misfits - "Saturday Night"
: Alice In Chains - "Would?"
: Queens Of The Stone Age - "No One Knows"
: Nirvana - "Dive"
: Dan Bern - "No Missing Link"
~ 02.24.04 ~
: aLUnARED - "Radiation"
: VNV Nation - "Carbon"
: Skinny Puppy - "Stairs And Flowers"
: Recoil - "Want"
: Tricky - "She Makes Me Wanna Die (Stereo MC's mix)"
: Swollen Members - "Deep End"
: Thom Yorke and PJ Harvey - "This Mess We're In"
: Hednoize - "The Road"
: Pixies - "Where Is My Mind?"
: Soundgarden - "Fourth Of July"
: System Of A Down - "Spiders"
: A Perfect Circle - "Rose"
: Two - "Water's Leaking"
: 16 Volt - "And I Go"
: Danzig - "Firemass"
: Fear Factory - "Scumgrief (Deep Dub Trauma mix)"
: Machines Of Loving Grace - "Suicide King"
: KMFDM - "Disobedience"
: Frontline Assembly - "Laughing Pain"
: Skinny Puppy - "Addiction"
: Nitzer Ebb - "Join In The Chant"
: Nine Inch Nails - "Terrible Lie"
: Left Spine Down - "Policy Of Hypocrisy"
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: Misfits - "Dig Up Her Bones"
: Fields Of The Nephilim - "Moonchild"
: Bauhaus - "The Passion Of Lovers"
: The Cure - "Fascination Street"
: Sisters Of Mercy - "More"
: Voltaire - "It's So Easy When You're Evil"
: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - "Red Right Hand"
: The Cult - "Fire Woman"
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: Revolting Cocks - "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
~ 03.03.04 ~
: Bjork - "Bachelorette"
: Fektion Fekler - "Anwanala"
: John Carpenter - Theme from "Halloween"
: Radiohead - "Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box"
: Tricky - "Christiansands"
: Rasputina - "Tourniquet"
: Voltaire - "God Thinks"
: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - "Do Ya Love Me"
: Bauhaus - "Double Dare"
: The Cure - "At Night"
: Massive Attack - "Teardrop"
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: Deftones - "Rx Queen"
: My Ruin - "Terror"
: Tweaker - "Jumper (F. Mephisto Oddessey)"
: Juno Reactor - "Conga Fury"
- (Fire Play Demonstration begins) -
: Bjork - "Cover Me (Dillinja mix)"
: Akira Yamaoka - "The Reverse Will"
: aLUnARED - "Killer In White"
- (Fire Play Demonstration ends) -
: Akira Yamaoka - "Terror In The Depths Of Fog"
: Chemical Brothers - "Orange Wedge"
: Covenant - "We Stand Alone"
: Das Ich - "Destillat (VNV Nation mix)"
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: Project Pitchfork - "Steel Rose (remix)"
: VNV Nation - "Fearless"
: Suicide Commando - "Love Breeds Suicide"
- (Prize Draw) -
: Voltaire - "Alchemy Mondays"
And that's all til this Tuesday. Will you be there..?
(nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more...)
~ Lusus.
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| Quote du jour. |
[07 Mar 2004|09:04pm] |
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"Over a million people have more money than sense."
Hah!
Too true.
~ Lusus.
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| Word bone connected to the Subconcious bone... |
[18 Feb 2004|03:36pm] |
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"Need depends on how much you can get."
Thank you Eve for this very enlightening tidbit of wisdom...
I love it when words just jump out at me like that.
Reminds me when something needs to be addressed...
Fun games to play:
Open a piece of writing at some random spot.
Anything - a book, a newspaper... even LJ.
Just read a random line wherever...
And see what it says to you.
Remember: words aren't simply absolute. Not just an end to justify the means. Consider them a trigger. Something to help pull the ideas out from your Subconcious - and allow yourself to decide what they mean to you...
~ Lusus.
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| Serendipity pops by for tea. |
[10 Feb 2004|04:35am] |
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"Learning
... is finding out what you already know
Doing
... is demonstrating that you know it
Teaching
... is reminding others that they know just as well as you
... you are all Learners, Doers, Teachers."
-- Richard Bach
'Illusions:
The Adventures of
a Reluctant Messiah'
Definitely the best book I've read since Starhawk's 'The Spiral Dance'.
... thank you Waylon.
~ Lusus.
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| Back to the DJ booth... |
[31 Jan 2004|05:08pm] |
Guess what?
I'm spinning at Shift this coming Tuesday!
February 3rd
Lick - 455 Abbot Street
$1 cover w/ flyer before 11:00
CHEAP drinks!
Hosted by Gennifer Holland, AKA d1v1ne Syn
And Casperella
I'll be spinning mainly alternative and old-school dark stuff.
Exploring a little further from my usual sets at Rez,
And perhaps even a little reminiscent of my days at Rebar.
Should be interesting.
I'm gonna play around a bit and try some really neat stuff I've never been able to play before.
Those of you who want something different will definitely be in for a treat.
So come check it out!
Hoping to see a few familiar faces... ;)
~ Lusus.
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| Transcending... |
[15 Jan 2004|05:55pm] |
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He searches for brighter spirits selling his anonymity door to door connect the dots each to each like following a trail of bread crumbs along a dusty floor that hasn't been swept in years favortism by a story well told does not appeal to this one searching for a cracked mirror uncovered by what vanity could not own without need for excuses and unslighted by the truth with scars shining in modest repose...
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| Been there, done that, burned the tee-shirt... |
[15 Jan 2004|05:49pm] |
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A shade between here and there the skies seem distant within this plane of thought from unknown sources the calling comes and tempts me to come from my hiding place out into the light of day with these hands that seek others to hold while shedding failures past these times of truth and revelation unsung among those who choose to punish themselves for invented crimes martyrdom the newest trend waiting for something when nothing has been done to earn it respect comes in the form of who knows who and how many piercings does it take to get to the center of an anti/pop star malcontent when all that we know is merely a reflection of what has been done before a pain so superficial its been given a label with twenty five percent off its ticket price and if you act now you'll recieve another reason not to bother with life at no extra charge...
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| One exception... it's for a good cause. |
[13 Jan 2004|10:46am] |
You are "Bowl of Oranges". You see life
to more than what most people do and you
genuinely care about people. You feel art and
music is the sure way of lifting your spirits.
You wish others could have appreciation like
you do, but, unfortunately, you are probably
the only one.
Which BRIGHT EYES song are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
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| Venue Schmenue! |
[03 Jan 2004|06:31pm] |
Venue?
VANUE?!?
WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING VENUE!!!
... okay, well maybe we do. But... not just now. Ya know why? Cuz we're HARD CORE!!!!
... but besides that, we also just like to party. And one day very soon we'd like to be back in a nice pimped out hang out joint where we can party even harder. What's more, we want to do said partying with you. Yes YOU. And everyone else that's ever helped Rez along in any way. The Entertainment is called RELENTLESS for very good reason. And that's because, even when it's in between homes, it lives. In the hearts of those who've become a part of it. DJ's... Promoters... Door staff... Security... and the people dancing and shooting the shit and partying it up with all of us. We're all connected. All of us are the blood that keeps the entity known as Resurrection alive.
And when we all stick together and make the best out of any situation we're given, we always manage to have one hell of a good time.
Come do it again with us. Tonite. Venue or no venue.
Every contribution you can make,
Even if it's only to be there with us.
We hope to see you...
THE BUILDING
#20 - 1218 5th Avenue
8:00 onward...
Donations appreciated but not nescessary.
Come and be merry.
Who says the New Year has to end yet.
It's only just the weekend!
:P
~ Lusus.
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| Not the One. |
[01 Jan 2004|08:43am] |
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I refuse to feel guilty for any wrongs I have not actually comitted, regardless of how sure others may be of such fictions. I don't have to fuck someone to develop a bond with them. And if you can't understand that, then it's not my fault. I feel the desire to apologize, as I am truly sorry if anyone must inflict so much suffering upon themselves. I'm sorry that I'm a caring individual whom so many fail to understand, merely because it would pose a challenge to do so. I wish to burden none with such a chore. So take it or leave it. But don't expect me to feel sorry for being honest. And if you can't handle my honesty, then don't provoke it...
~ Sean.
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| New Years Survey |
[28 Dec 2003|03:47am] |
1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Recorded a single.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I prefer setting goals rather than making any promises I may not be able to keep. One can never predict when the shit might hit the fan at random.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Surprisingly enough, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
Surprise.
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
10>31<03. Symbolizes a period when alot of things started coming together.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Attaining freedom.
9. What was your biggest failure of the year?
Momentarily giving up responsibility.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A little more illness than usual. But naught much else.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Food.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Bela the cat's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Human Civilzation seems to have a knack for it.
14.Where did most of your money go?
Food, Rent, and Transit.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing Rita for the first time. Creative projects.
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
"This Is Your Life", featuring Tyler Durden.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier I suppose.
ii. thinner or fatter? Not enough one way or the other for me to be concerned with either.
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Believing in myself.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Chasing skirts.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Same as always: putting on my best performance, pretending to care, for the sake of those who can't enjoy their own holiday if everyone isn't all celebrating it.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
WWE Smackdown.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
None that I can think of, or truly care to.
26. What was the best book you read?
I haven't read nearly enough this past year.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Bright Eyes.
28. What did you want and get?
An opportunity to record music, with the added opportunity to perform live further down the road.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Uhhh.... Pirates Of The Carribean I guess. Didn't see too many movies this year.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing monumental. I don't even remember actually. I was 26.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More companionship.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Fashion is lame ass.
34. What kept you sane?
Madness.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jesus Christ.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The one that never was and may never be if we continue to allow the media to decide what qualifies as "political issues" for us.
37. Who did you miss?
...
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Nardwar. His balls are huge.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003.
One can only expect and accept the consequences for whatever act or lack of action one takes within one's own little corner of reality.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"After all I've undergone, I will keep on..."
~ Lusus.
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| Random Holiday inspired query: |
[24 Dec 2003|11:32am] |
Has Type O Negative ever done a version of "You're A Mean One Mister Grinch"?
Cuz dude, that would rock!
Or Moonspell. That would kick some ass too...
~ Lusus.
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| To be aware of so many roads... |
[23 Dec 2003|10:55pm] |
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... my mind is far too crowded with these myriad realities.
~ Lusus.
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| TMI Syndrome? |
[23 Dec 2003|10:44pm] |
I think I want to hack my friends list to bits.
It's just that I'm suddenly extremely aware of how inundated I've become with too much information regarding everyone else's lives. There's just a point where it becomes overwhelming. I really don't need to know so much. If it's really all that important I can just ask, or people can tell me themselves. All I know is for some reason almost every time I look at the damn thing I come away from it feeling mentally exhausted, and/or depressed. And I can't stand it anymore. It's gotten to the point now that I find myself avoiding checking the thing for days, and dread what I might find on it when I finally do log in...
So yes, soon I think I'm going to do a drastic overhaul and start removing a good chunk of it. Please don't take it personally. I could just use the filters, but I think just wiping it clean alltogether would just be the best, rather than just sweeping everything under the rug or stuffing it all in the closet so to sepak. I'll probably end up keeping those who are most closely tied to my personal being. Others may just be added and removed arbitrarily, off and on, I don't know.
Sometimes I wish I could just forget I even have this damn thing. Other times I remember just how much of a therapeutic and handy thing it can be. One way or another it's begun to clutter up my life, and I can't deal with clutter. Clutter drives me nutsy fagen. That means crazy. So it has to go.
Others are free to keep me added to their lists, whether I have them added back or not. I still like to keep as many entries as possible open to public viewing, and am aware of how many people still read it even if I don't read their's.
Not sure when this LJ surgery will commence. But it will hopefully be soon. I just don't feel like doing it right now. And I'm at the family's so my time on the computer is limited. Soon though. Yes, soon...
~ Lusus.
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| In other news: |
[22 Dec 2003|11:03pm] |
Egocentric motherfuckers who always think they know everything fucking piss me off. No, you DON'T know what's going on. You don't know shit. Stop assuming that just because you know how to count that you're a fucking detective. I've had it up to here with people crucifying others just because they need a scapegoat for anything and everything that's ever made them discontent. Get your heads out of your asses and refrain from focusing so much on the lives of others when you have perfectly good enough ones of your own to entertain yourselves with.
... And that's all I have to say about that.
~ Lusus.
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