Archive for January, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

// January 31st, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Media

  • Join the fun at 222 Ormsby tonight at 5pm – The Last Hope, Code Orange Kids, Edukators, Sock Market, & Homeless Gospel Choir #
  • "The revolution ain't free brother." Greg Mairs #
  • Thanks to Phat Man Dee, Joy Ike, and others – We raised $5,565 for the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund in just 5 hours. #
  • Being banned from clubs is not only a contest, but a requirement in my eyes. #
  • Please remember you can't be neutral on a moving train. Howard Zinn dies at 87 http://bit.ly/cXYqVd #
  • Tmobile has been dropping calls all day and is now down. I actually enjoy the serenity. #
  • @KatieSchurman Do you live on South Side? You should come to a party at our house sometime. #
  • I really should tweet more. #
  • I just missed a call from the ranch, I wonder what has them up so late. #
  • Kellee Maize hosts RESOLUTION tonight at FATE Lounge in Pittsburgh, PA. #
  • How to Report the News – http://bit.ly/dniWIz #
  • @lorinda1123 Thank you. in reply to lorinda1123 #
  • "It was here in Baltimore that Tupac received his training in the performance arts." I love british documentaries. #
  • I hope most of all myspace falls into obscurity. http://bit.ly/6Xc9Q9 #
  • Thank you Faded Industries for sponsoring Kellee Maize's CD Release along with other small businesses and myself. #
  • Kellee Maize is preforming to a packed house #fb #
  • "The cameraman dropped out due to self preservation." #
  • @commonwealthfam Late night promotion on social media is worthless, try during peak hours. #
  • Fear me: I get shit done. #
  • @drawclose Best use of "kthxbye" I've seen this year. in reply to drawclose #
  • I don't care who you think you are, at least I know who I am. #
  • "Anger is the first motion. It's what moves the self to act. There's no politics without anger." Simon Critchley #
  • iPhone, Bluetooth Keyboard, iPad Theme, Google Docs, & T-Mobile. My Macbook Nano is complete. #

Wifebeater, Pittsburgh’s Soul Harvesters

// January 31st, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Music


Wifebeater is a band without regrets. The Outlaw Trio wanders the known world looking for scraps of mercenary work to pay for their instrument’s upkeep. Weathered wanted posters serve more as a warning than apprehension request. Either way, housewives whisper tales of the modern day sirens luring kids into the wilderness of imagination.

Lock Up Your Kids

Louisiana natives tell tales of days lost in the bayou. Each story follows a similar pattern of events. While trudging through the murky waters, an upright bass captures the heartbeat. Two female voices entangle leafs with an eerie radiance. Eventually they would enter an enchanted campsite of lost boys and crust punks. The victims would awaken with the fire’s last ember. The only thing left were the songs etched onto their souls.

Locals call it, The Endless Night.

Kimi, Joe, and Reba, were once like you and me. One faithful day, they became love struck mid-performance, driven mad by a straightedge muse. Immediately after that performance, they vanished into the boxcars of a local train yard. Their names and instruments were all they retained.

Mad with music, Wifebeater rejects society. Legislators see them as a scourge on the rolling plains of existence – kids living beyond the law of civilized man. As they traveled the United States their legend grew. Women started throwing bread at passing boxcars as tribute for vagabond deities.

The Icy Hell Hounds of Keelut

While adventuring in the Great White North, Wifebeater was cornered in an icy cave by the famed Inuit Bounty Hunter, Keelut. He commanded hellish chimeras, polar bears crossed with huskies. Permanently snow blind, he used his heightened sense of hearing to locating the three rouge musicians.

The fight was as bitter as the cold that surrounding them. Joe wrestled half the unholy chimeras through sheer force of will. Kimi morphed into her animal spirit and accepted the challenge with a boisterous roar. Reba dauntlessly faced Keelut’s onslaught. Even Reba’s blessed guitar of relentless fury could not overcome Keelut’s poisoned soul.

Close to death, Wifebeater sang out to collapse the icy tomb. The crystalline roof crumbled and the floor gave into the breathless waters below. What happened after that moment is unclear. Three weeks later, polar bear like creatures were spotted on glaciers in the Hudson Bay and Wifebeater appeared in Pittsburgh.

I met Wifebeater in the cellar of an ancient church. The Code Orange Kids were playing, and The Edukators were negotiating the surrender of Comrade  Kangaroo. There is little documentation of that night, but I assure you of the following:

A death glare from Wifebeater can kill three flies, two birds, and a 1986 Ford Taurus. I survived, but a parked Nissan Sentra had gone to a better place. The car was promptly replaced with a bicycle, and nothing of value was lost.

The local shows after that blurred together. Wifebeater became local heroes with their soy-based leather tannery. Additionally, they unionized the bees to produce vegan friendly honey. Our paths often cross, for adventure’s muse never sleeps.

Wifebeater reminds us:
We are all vagabonds aimless and free.


Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

// January 24th, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Media

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

// January 17th, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Media

  • Vancouver Sun – Officials Using Chicken Dung to Dehumanize Homeless. http://bit.ly/57Lev8 #Olympics #
  • Tasers to be classified as deadly weapons in US. #abouttime http://bit.ly/7JlOJK #
  • If you are going to insult me, don't be cliche, come up with something original. #
  • What's your favorite British slang? #
  • But my friend, I am on a mission from god. Epic fail, or Epic win. Only Epic I can assure. #
  • I will be holding a donation drive soon to update my equipment for the 2010 Olympics. #
  • Snog, Blimey, This has gone trousers, Sod it, bullocks, cunt. That was the list of British Slang my friends recommended. #
  • Ricky Gervais, Conan O'Brian. Comedic gold. #
  • Should be online producing content the next few days. #
  • Getting to rest. #
  • Twitter’s Answer To Facebook Connect http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/15/twitter-facebook-connect/ #
  • Text Message Donations To Haiti Cross $10 Million; Companies Commit Immediate Funds http://bit.ly/4BbOjV #
  • @lvallana Amongst tragedy, technology really shines. in reply to lvallana #
  • @adamryanx Link me up to the Exist! pamphlet. #
  • Everything I need to know I learned from D&D http://bit.ly/7EXKZF #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

// January 10th, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Media

  • Got in from Philadelphia to hit up Hot Metal for some awesome music. After a much needed nap, I will review The Yes Men: Fix the World. #
  • I just had a dream where Brewce and I were driving without lights on a car; I asked if it was dangerous, he said only if you get caught. #
  • Now back at my secret lair, plans are being reviewed, revised, and put into action. #fb #
  • As mundane as it sounds, it's nice to have cleaned that refrigerator. #fb #
  • Working out and watching British Comedy. Is this life? #
  • Are you the Gatekeeper? I am the Keymaster. Demonoid Invitation Codes at my blog http://bit.ly/7ku5E0 #
  • @klmitch Thanks! in reply to klmitch #
  • #IranElection Ahmadinejad.ir was hacked. http://bit.ly/6YGXMv #
  • IRAN: Chinese activists to opposition: 'Go, Iranian friends! Go!' http://bit.ly/8QKcPO #
  • G20 Reflection: Protesters shouldn't discourage you, they are the disenfranchised of your failures. http://bit.ly/4vCvlJ #
  • @DeepLocal I'd love to visit your office sometime. #
  • Iran renews execution threat against protesters #iran #iranelection http://bit.ly/4uePhB #
  • Iceland Faces Renewed Crisis After Icesave Rejection (Reuters) – http://bit.ly/5WMBje #
  • Copenhagen 15 Summit Twitter Wordmap #cop15 #activism http://bit.ly/4uVCEu #
  • Today is the 30th anniversary of The Clash's London Calling. #
  • @baffled Good eye. in reply to baffled #
  • Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a double atomic bomb survivor and outspoken critic of nuclear weapons, has died. http://bit.ly/4Ezeb5 #
  • Hmm, 2010 Olympics… Better get plans in motion this next week if I plan to tweet about them. #
  • Nature's first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.
    Her early leaf's a flower;
    But only so an hour. #
  • Then leaf subsides to leaf,So Eden sank to grief,
    So dawn goes down to day,
    Nothing gold can stay. #
  • @W2Woodwards Looking forward to getting out west for the first time. in reply to W2Woodwards #
  • @centerdinPGH You could follow me, I live in Pittsburgh's South Side. in reply to centerdinPGH #
  • Pics: Wall Graffiti > Death to Khamenei http://bit.ly/785JlR #Iran #IranElection #
  • @JonKranz You rock, and are the 3rd result under 'failed artist' from your NPR article. I've been reading your blog this morning #
  • I have been kidnapped by bellydancers. #
  • The bellydancers are practicing veganism and playing industrial music. #

Copenhagen 15 Summit Twitter Wordmap

// January 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // Activism

Wordmap of @iwasaround on Twitter during the Copenhagen 15 Summit

December 2009 brought the Copenhagen 15 Summit and protesters trying to incite real change. Meanwhile, Iran took to the streets which meant certain death for a few, but the opportunity for the next generation to be scientists, thinkers, and teachers. Greece was in riots over their severe governmental distrust. The Gaza Strip also saw another round of violence. Locally, Pittsburgh City Paper held their awards ceremony and WYEP had a Holiday Hootenanny.

Cop15, I Was Around.

Sincerely,
Foo

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Demonoid Invitation Codes

// January 4th, 2010 // 328 Comments » // Social Media

Are you the Gatekeeper? I am The Keymaster.

Demonoid is a private BitTorrent tracker that only accepts new members referred by a Demonoid Invitation Code. Unlike The Pirate Bay, private trackers often require a minimum Upload:Download ratio making sure you’re a productive member of their community. The hope is this will result in higher quality material and file sharing.

Haven’t gotten into Demonoid yet? No problem. I’ll generate codes and send them out when I can.

Registration URL: http://www.Demonoid.com/register.php?with_invite=1

userXquz35aw7ajamec9per5frabrest5tr
userXhaz5quspabraru5utr9phu2tubretr
userXhebaqetruyavu2eprufreyac6juwew
userXjehe9rudesputreb8edrabrezaru5e
userXya8at6brafes96nu6wubrupufratam
userXdruneke88br724uqejevahufru74bu
Please comment with a valid email, I can send the invitation code to.

Total Invitations Sent to Date: 20+

I’m looking for a What.CD invite if you’re looking to trade.

Happy sharing.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

// January 3rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Media

  • @ajit8uk What's going on in Gaza? Isn't Iran the next revolution? in reply to ajit8uk #
  • Together we can achieve such great heights. Society is secondary to love. #
  • Heading to bed, NYC tomorrow with my Evil Twin. #
  • On my way to New York via Philly. #
  • @weeddude Yep. in reply to weeddude #
  • In New York's Chinatown. Rockin' #
  • Cops showed up, it's officially a party. #
  • Decided to stay in Philadelphia because Scott and Liz rock. #
  • Survived NYC, Mummers, and a horrendous rocky statue. The Evil Twin Adventure continues. #fb #
  • @anniething1 Not at all. in reply to anniething1 #
  • Happy Palindrome Day (01/02/2010)! #