I Was Around

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

Foo — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:19:00 +0000

Back in Pgh. #fb #
I'm at Hot Metal Bridge Church (2700 Jane Street, Pittsburgh). http://4sq.com/9W2tSU #
I'm at Beehive Coffeehouse w/ @shadow. http://4sq.com/8cRKOA #
So, I wrote a guide on foursquare. What social media site should I write about next? #
@Kikirowr Are you going to Blackstone Raids or War Practice? #
@carolann3888 I love the place. Hot Metal is a community. in reply to carolann3888 #
With my logs, I just outlined the events I've attended since August. It makes me wonder if it was worth the loss of some privacy. #
I'm at Pittsburgh Athletic Association (4215 5th Ave, Lytton, Pittsburgh). http://4sq.com/bEiauG #
@mangogiraffe I know, I've been traveling. in reply to mangogiraffe #
Foo: Mouse Slayer. #fb #
I just unlocked the "Super User" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cAcIg2 #
I just unlocked the "Explorer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cmY4zx #
I'm at Tiki Lounge (2003 E Carson St, Pittsburgh). http://4sq.com/4rO0sq #
@safrosch Which nightclubs? I'm always interested in meeting people in the industry. #
I'm at Lava Lounge (2204 E Carson St, S 22nd and E Carson, Pittsburgh). http://4sq.com/65c3Zr #
@KellyWaddingham How's Mario's? #
@safrosch Are you in town? I'll stop by tomorrow and check it out. I'll be leaving back to NYC next week. in reply to safrosch #
@Kikirowr Luckily you are only 45 minutes away from Cooper's Lake, better known for Pennsic. in reply to Kikirowr #
@mangogiraffe Yes, I'll try to setup my work station tomorrow to finish up all the editing. in reply to mangogiraffe #
@rawrev I've been on the move, and will submit that and the marketing statistics asap. in reply to rawrev #
@margie2012 Wonderful club advice, heh. #
@Kikirowr Where to? in reply to Kikirowr #
It's 5am. I'm going to walk around and collect some four square badges on my way to coffee. #
I just unlocked the "Don't Stop Believin'" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cjxVra #
That was fast. Got the Karaoke badge in 5 minutes. Mario's -> Jeckle and Hyde's -> St. James Place. #
@Kikirowr Always on the move. Silver Gryphon is an awesome SCA group in that area. in reply to Kikirowr #
@schmutzCo How are you all? I hear you're headhunting for creativity. #
I use the Japanese work method: 90% research, 10% implementation. #
@NetwkPittsburgh Are you guys even local? #
It seems the old media finally caught up with this new media gun fighter. #
Andy Warhol, The Pens, and Lockerz have gathered more followers than me. #
Technically, I'm still the most followed individual in Pittsburgh. #
@EATerrell I'll just have to come up with an ingenious plan to get facebook fans now! in reply to EATerrell #
@FunkyDung None taken. I organize large punk rock concerts and write about social media. in reply to FunkyDung #
@FunkyDung I've produced events at Skatopia for the last few years and now work on NYC Punk Island. In between I help ~3-4 shows a week. in reply to FunkyDung #
@EATerrell Was it you I told I didn't watch The Inconvenient Truth because I wanted to read the facts first? in reply to EATerrell #
@EATerrell I finally watched it, and was unimpressed. #
@FunkyDung I cheated. in reply to FunkyDung #
@FunkyDung If you want I'll just finish the post that explains how I did it. in reply to FunkyDung #
I'm heading down to Station Square to get the "I'm on a Boat" badge on foursquare. Exploited. #
Here's CC-Enabled photos from Pittsburgh events from September '09-Today http://bit.ly/9nONVV #
I just unlocked the "I'm on a boat!" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/d68hjt #
I'm at Monroeville Mall (200 Monroeville Mall, Monroeville). http://4sq.com/6NARdP #
Huzzah. Most of the South Side venues are on board for the PGH Festival. #
It occurs to me that I should probably make the press release about MTV, Skatopia, Punk Island, and Foo Fest this early next week. #
Dear Bouncer at 1311: If the guy's suit or equipment costs more than your car, he's not there to drink. It's business. #
Tomorrow: Trip to WV to grab Photography and PA Equipment. Maybe make a t-shirt while I'm at it. #
@johnntwittee Dear spammer, please die. in reply to johnntwittee #
Amazing photos from the Riots in Greece over the debt crisis. http://bit.ly/9OFPpW #
@dd0s Your URL shortener is broken. in reply to dd0s #
@safrosch I dropped by last night and spoke with your humble manager. Hopefully we can schedule a meeting next week. in reply to safrosch #
On my way to West Virginia yo pick up the PA Equipment. #
@safrosch Oh, I'm booking a music festival along Carson Street in September. in reply to safrosch #
@safrosch Almost every venue at this point and 250+ bands. It will be a great follow up to NY Punk Island in June. in reply to safrosch #
Just grabbed the half the PA Systems from West Virginia and the lighting. Will go back next weekend for the other half. #
There's layers of dust on the power amps from Skatopia. I'll have to refurbish them tomorrow. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

Foo — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:19:00 +0000

Dear Internet, I listen to you too much. #
Tonight at the Terrordome: The V Boys, Layers/Quake, Unfun, Angryserfs, Jeff T. B., Screaming Females. #
I'm at terrordome (48th, haverford, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/beRvLu #
Juggalos put their CDs in the freezer to "preserve" them, so I am told. #
I'm at terrordome (48th, haverford, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/beRvLu #
Working on some social media plan called, "What you need, not what you want." #
Dick Cheney has fifth heart attack, only two horcruxes remaining. http://rt.nu/72nc61 #
@WeKnowWhoYouAre An 'apology' was posted on @iTzLuPo's Youtube profile 41 minutes ago. #
I rather fail on my own merits. #
@kevin143 That only proves Dick Cheney is eviler than he who shall not be named. in reply to kevin143 #
@robertncheek That came up when it was proposed I join a failed project. in reply to robertncheek #
Dick Cheney has several more horcruxes: http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/b61jv/ #
@robertncheek your welcome. I'll update it this weekend to include new badges. in reply to robertncheek #
47% of online adults use social networking sites, up from 37% in November 2008. #
Adult social media: 73% have a profile on Facebook, 48% have a profile on MySpace and 14% have a LinkedIn profile. #
Twitter now has 75m user accounts, but only around 15m are active users on a regular basis. #
In January, Twitter passed 1.2 billion tweets a month, averaging almost 40 million tweets per day. #
The activity on Twitter has doubled since August 2009. January 2010 had 16 times as many tweets as January 2009. #
Twitter users were tweeting 5,000 times a day in 2007. By 2008, that number was 300,000, and by 2009 it had grown to 2.5 million per day. #
Today, Twitter is seeing 50 million tweets per day—that's an average of 600 tweets per second. #
64% of Twitter’s users are aged 35 or older. The average Twitter user is 39 years old. #
Facebook now has more than 400 million active users. 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day. #
More than 100 million people actively using Facebook from their mobile devices every month. #
61% of Facebooks’s users are aged 35 or older. The average Facebook user is 38 years old. #
#FF @lboogie007 @toxictwins21 @c_a_souza @gracielavaldez1 @drguru @thindes @ddjango @robertncheek in reply to drguru #
@thindes How's Pittsburgh doing since the snow storm? in reply to thindes #
@thindes Also, Rock On for your scouting references. You're good in my book. in reply to thindes #
Ever wonder about SPAM Statistics? Want a graph for that? Well here it is: http://bit.ly/cKMhGj #
I'm at Green Line on Locust (4426 Locust St, at 45th & Locust, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/7WIzeV #
Benevolence is in the details. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

Foo — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:19:00 +0000

Almost done with the foursquare list. #
A complete @foursquare badge list. http://bit.ly/90PKg5 #foursquare #
Overheard: when people in the ghetto stop eating fried chicken, that's when you know the recession is kickin'. #
Overheard at concert: You can always turn it up. #
Tonight's set list: BSOM, #
Tonight's set list: BSOM, Infernal Stronghold, Question, Stomped On Sight, With Hunt. #
Re-Uploading 1171 Photos to Flickr due to quality issues. Flickr Uploadr sent them at 1/2 quality. Aperture 3 Uploader sucks. #fb #
Check out http://screwattack.com/videos/The-Only-Thing-I-Know ! #
I just unlocked the "Local" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/ajyBPv #
I'm at terrordome (48th, haverford, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/beRvLu #
Tonight's set list at the Terrordome Reading Rainbow, Beach Fossils, Christmas Island, and The Beets. #
@eit_nain_tin I'll be posting the photos on my blog and flickr later tonight. #
@WilliejHuff I heard. I wonder how bad the damage is. in reply to WilliejHuff #
@bebbles412 On the bright side no squatters died. in reply to bebbles412 #
Ah, a few days wasted. Now my flickr is back up to snuff, I can finally upload something new. #
Another day of phone calls followed by a night of bands. #
Just talked to @dropcards on the phone. A great indie company out of NJ. #
I'm at Penn college (College ave, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/aKRZ4Q #
I'm at The Barbary (951 N Frankford Ave, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/3EbnAC #
I'm at Cantina Dos Segundos (931 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/6y1iON #
I'm at Divine Lorraine Hotel. http://4sq.com/9KYPOT #
I just unlocked the "School Night" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/ca1rVR #
I'm at Philadelphia Museum of Art (2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/5eqkct #
@downloadcards You should file a trademark claim with Twitter, they're pretty good about transferring accounts to companies. in reply to downloadcards #
Just got off the phone with Brewce @Skatopia, he's back at the ranch resting from California. #
@mangogiraffe Aperture 3 has been consistently crashing for me. It's been an uphill battle in reply to mangogiraffe #
How to run Aperture 3 in 32-bit mode: http://bit.ly/9A8jE8 #
How to Disable Faces in Aperture 3 and fix the "Processing…" issue: http://bit.ly/bUhqPm #
@WilliejHuff I go where I am called. in reply to WilliejHuff #
If you want to change yourself, your friends are going to hold you back. #
Once you change, your friends will learn to accept it. #
Facebook seems to be having a lot of errors today. #
@Nolee79 The 'new' photo uploader has been broken for days. I've had to upload mine in segments. in reply to Nolee79 #
@cominback Ughh. That's exactly what I was thinking. in reply to cominback #
I chipped a tooth tonight when I took a direct punch to the face. #

How to Disable Faces in Aperture

Foo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:33:24 +0000

So, Apple Aperture 3.0 is ridden with bugs. One of the most annoying ones is that it becomes stuck processing… when Faces are in the queue. Even 32-bit mode won’t save you until you process the non-faces items first. So, you’ll need to disable faces for the time being.

How to disable Aperture Faces:

Go to the Aperture>Preferences menu and under the General tab.

Turn off Enable Faces.

Rock on.

Aperture 3 in 32-bit Mode

Foo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:43:04 +0000

I’ve lost several days to Aperture 3. In short, Apple should have done better. The Flickr export is sending photos at 1/2 resolution, Faces causes Aperture to hang or simply makes Aperture get stuck Processing… After some trial and error, this is what worked for me.

How to run Aperture 3 in 32-bit mode:

In order to use any plug-ins with Aperture 3 (currently), you will need to launch Aperture in 32-bit mode (in Snow Leopard).

To do this, go to Aperture, File > Get Info…, and select the “Open in 32-bit mode” checkbox.

This will be fixed as plug-in developers recompile their plugins.

(Note that using a plugin from 32-bit mode is supposed to cause Aperture 3 to quit and restart in 32-bit mode transparently—it will then restart in 64bit mode on next launch. YMMV)

via tychay

Hopefully this works for you.

Foursquare Badge List

Foo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:59:37 +0000

Complete and updated on: 2/14/10

If you’re like me and love collecting achievements, then foursquare will be no exception. You will not be able to collect them all as many of the badges are geo-specific and event oriented. However, most of the Active Badges can be achieved in a short amount of time.

As with any social media experiment, earn awards often and early!

Please take a moment to add me on foursquare.

Active Foursquare Badges

NOTE: The default text is replaced with the requirements when they are found.

NEWBIE

Awarded for your first check in.

ADVENTURER

Check in to 10 different venues.

EXPLORER

Check in to 25 different venues.

SUPERSTAR

Check in to 50 different venues.

BENDER

Check in 4 nights in a row.

CRUNKED

Check in 4 times in a night.

LOCAL

Check in at the same place 3x in a week.

SUPERUSER

Check in 30 times in a month.

PLAYER PLEASE

Check in with 3 members of the opposite sex.

SCHOOL NIGHT

Check in after 3am on a school night.

FAR FAR AWAY

(Geo-Dependant) Checking in outside the city “boundaries”.

BROOKLYN 4 LIFE

Check in 25+ times in Brooklyn, NY.

PHOTOGENIC

Check in 3 times with a venue having a photobooth.

SOCIALITE

“Keep this up and you’re going to end up on Valleywag with Julia Allison”

GOSSIP GIRL

“Spotted: A true foursquare socialite. Chuck Bass would be impressed. xoxo”

DOUCHEBAG

Achievement for checking into places tagged “douchebag”.

ANIMAL HOUSE

“Off the wagon appreciates your business. COLLEGE!”

ZIGGY’S WAGON

Check in with 3 food wagons.

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’

Check in to 3 venues tagged “karaoke” in a month.

GYM RAT

Check in to a gym 10 times in 30 days.

OVERSHARE

Check in 10 times in 12 hours.

TRAINSPOTTER

Check in with the SF BART 10 times.

JETSETTER

Check in to 5 airports.

16 CANDLES

Send 5 birthday shout outs.

ZOETROPE

Have 10 movie theater check ins .

PIZZAIOLO

Check in to 20 different pizza places.

JOBS

Check in to 3 Apple Stores.

WARHOL

Check in to 10 different venues tagged “gallery”

BABYSITTER

Check in to 10 playgrounds.

SWARM

Check in a spot with 50+ people.

SUPER MAYOR

Be the Mayor of 10 venues at once.

I’M ON A BOAT!

Check in to a venue tagged ‘boat’

Corporate Foursquare Badges

YARD BIRD

Congrats on mastering Harvard Yard on Foursquare! You’re looking (and acting) smarter all the time.

METRO

Thanks for Waking up with the Metro! You’ve checked in near Metro pickup locations on 3 different mornings!

JOURNAL METRO

Merci d’être matinal avec Métro! Félicitations! Vous avez déverrouillé le badge Métro.

THRIVING IRONY

Awarded for checking in to the Thriving Ivory Fillmore Show. (San Francisco)

BRAVO NEWBIE

Congratulations! You’ve taken your first step into the BRAVO world. (It’s not as scary as it sounds!)

REAL HOUSEWIFE

Way to drink, eat, shop, and spa like a Real Housewife!

TOP CHEF

You eat the best from hot dogs to haute cuisine. That’s 5 checkins at Zagat Rated spots!

FASHIONISTA

You’ve found the key to BRAVO’s Launch My Line insignia. Now, go find us some sales!

FOODIE

You eat the best from hot dogs to haute cuisine. That’s 5 checkins at Zagat Rated spots!

TRANSIT CHAMPION

Holy moly transit champ, You sure know how to get around Metro Vancouver! Thanks for going green and riding with TransLink!

VALENTINE’S DAY

Ooh la la! This is your 2nd checkin at a great date spot for Valentine’s Day.

NY TIMES OLYMPIAN

You’ve just checked into a venue recommended by The New York Times during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Go for the gold!

BOXEE FAN

You took the L train to Brooklyn to attend a software party! Pretty hardcore.

SxSW 2009 Badges

FAR FAR AWAY

Awarded for checking in outside of down town Austin.

PANEL NERD

Awarded for checking in 3 days in a row before noon.

SLUT

Awarded for checking in to 3 different hotels.

REDFORD

Nice job sneaking off to see some films (one of the best parts of SXSWi). Gold Badges unite!

PORKY

Awarded for checking into a BBQ restaurant.

TRIFECTA

Name-Brand Party Trifecta! You hit 3 of the big 6: Frog / Digg / Facebook / Goog / 32-Bit / The Decider

ENTOURAGE

Awarded when 10 friends checked in after you.

PV BENDER

Check in 3 nights at the PV House.

SURVIVAL

Check into the SxSW 2009 at some point.

DIGG SHINDIGG

Awarded for checking into the DIGG Party.

KARAOKE RV!

Awarded for checking into the Karaoke RV.

PARTY CRASHER

Awarded for checking into the BrightKite/Dandy ID Party. SPIES!

CES 2010 Badges

INTEL INSIDER

Intel would like to welcome you to CES! Remember, what happens in Vegas ends up on Foursquare, Twitter and Facebook. Drinks on us!

INTEL ALL EARS

Shhhhhhhhh! Otellini speaks! Intel + CES 2010 FTW!

INTEL WORK IT

Thanks for joining Intel at CES! Exercise that Core!

CES 2010

Awarded for checking in at CES 2010

Internet Week Badges

INTERNETZ WEEK

Awarded for checking in during Internet Week.

DOT COM BALLER

“Look at you in your fancy suit up on that fancy roof! You’re the Young Jeezy of the NY Tech scene!”

TRIFECTA

Name-Brand Party Trifecta! You hit 3 of the big 5: Ignite / Yelp / Digg/ Thrillist / College Humor / Webutante Ball!

I’M ON A BOAT!

Check in to a party at The Hotel on Rivington.

WEBBY

Awarded for checking in at the Webby Awards.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

Foo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:19:00 +0000

G7 nations pledge debt relief for quake-hit Haiti http://bit.ly/dlToZn #
Not dead and quite alive. #fb #
Finished the first batch of 1,000 photographs. This includes Kellee Maize CD Release and The Last Hope at the Cellar. #
Just finished the photos from the Dublin Rising Cancer Benefit. Now on to Wife Beater and Kelle Maize Christmas. #
My dear followers, how do you feel about watermarks on photography? I really want to avoid it, but people keep violating my CC License. #
@cait_lemaire Thanks for following me, doing anything great at this hour? #
Just finished Laura Stevens & The Cans, Belly Dance Bazaar, and Christmas Eve Eve photo sets. #
Heading to bed to get a jump on the morning. #
Graph of job loss under Bush vs Obama http://bit.ly/aB4rVQ #
Verizon is blocking @4chan. This can't end well. #
Heading out to get some lunch then will be uploading the work from last night. #
I love @Dropbox! So useful (and free too). http://tinyurl.com/yfxkle2 #
Analytics is about being less inaccurate than anyone else. -Matt Bailey #
Analytics Into Action Analytics according to Captain Kirk – http://bit.ly/aCwZwc #
The unanalyzed website is not worth hosting. – Matt Bailey #
Data integrity. Use more than one data packages for your analytics. @sitelogic (Matt Bailey) #
The (Original) Star Trek Enterprise started with a crew of 450, had 54 deaths over a 5 year mission or a 13.7% Mortality rate. #
Of 54 deaths in the original Star Trek series, 11% wore Yellow, 9% wore Blue, and 79% wore Red shirts. (@sitelogic) #
Forrester research showed that companies that brought in a full-time analyst had an ROI of 900-1200 percent. via @SiteLogic #
@alanna214 Yes, but we can statistically prove it. in reply to alanna214 #
Currently taking a backup of I Forge Iron. #
I am buying some goggles so I can say, "STAND BACK WHILE I USE THE GOOGLE!" #
Out of 334 photographs at the Star Fucking Hipsters show, I deleted 159. In other words, 48% of the photos. #
Snow. #
Google Buzz: Wave is the Future, Buzz is the Present. http://tcrn.ch/99ylqt #
Currently downloading Aperture 3. Let's see how long it takes to run facial recognition on 15,000 photos. #
@WilliejHuff I'm in Philadelphia dude. in reply to WilliejHuff #
@lucorico Any good book suggestions? in reply to lucorico #
Still rebuilding the Aperture library. #
Aperture 3 crashed at the end of the rebuild. It's now running face detection. #
Aperture crashed entire computer while building facial database. #
MTV Removes “Music Television” From Iconic Logo http://bit.ly/bBtxS7 #
Music Television is dead. Long live YouTube! http://bit.ly/bBtxS7 #
@FunkyDung Yes. You are right. in reply to FunkyDung #
RT @BAMcinematek: David Lynch meets George Lucas, as told by David Lynch. This is very funny. http://ow.ly/15YAW #
Iraq orders former Blackwater security guards out http://bit.ly/98Tzkz #
On a 2.16ghz iMac, Aperture 3 takes a second a photo to run facial recognition. I have hours to go still. #
I was really worried up until the part I realized it was all a dream. #
More rock, less pants. -Bucket Flush #
And that's when I realized I was the bad guy. #
@WilliejHuff You're talking about that silly screen burner? in reply to WilliejHuff #
Newgrounds. Surveying the land about. #
I just joined foursquare. Going to see how many check in's I can get with a bicycle. #
I'm at terrordome (48th, haverford, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/beRvLu #
I just unlocked the "Newbie" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aXBwAo #
I'm at SEPTA: 46th St Station (4620 Market St, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/6WBoD9 #
I'm at University City Science Center (3711 Market St, Suite 800, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/8XdQMp #
I'm at Drexel Rec Center (3401 Market St, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/8n149w #
I just unlocked the "Crunked" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cAiOjZ #
I'm at Temple University – Center City (1515 Market St., Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/6DyprJ #
I'm at cerulean arts (1355 ridge ave, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/9nH4xf #
I'm at Tiptop Playground (1050 N Front Street, Front and Richmond, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/dbWa9C #
I'm at Toothless Cat (1050 N. Hancock St, (on the Piazza), Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/4jeyAW #
I'm at Philadelphia Massage Arts Center (4th street, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/68R0Be #
Weird. I can't add new places on four square yet. Oh well. #
I'm at Jack's Firehouse (2130 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/8WOItG #
I'm at Philadelphia Museum of Art – Perelman Building (Fairmount Ave and Pennsylvania Ave, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/795ceA #
I'm at terrordome (48th, haverford, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/beRvLu #
Alright, foursquare is pretty simplistic. When biking make sure it's 5-10 minutes apart for each check in. #
I'll be listing the foursquare badges on my blog tomorrow. #
Anti-Olympic Protesters http://bit.ly/aJQuWD #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Foo — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:19:00 +0000

They didn't compromise their values, they just put a price tag on them. #
At the Beehive discussing plans with Metal Mary. #
In Harrisburgh in transit to Philadelphia. #fb #
Spent the night studying. I love research. #
Now that I'm in Philadelphia, I can finally catch up with posting. #
Hanging out with Slug Boa of NY Punk Island. #fb #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

Foo — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:19:00 +0000

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

Foo — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:15:19 +0000

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.