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Tue Jun 17

The End.

I announce with much gladness the end of Ugly Yeti.   When Phil Elvrum suddenly stopped being ‘the Microphones’ and was  ‘Mt.  Eerie’, I was like, ’ why would you do that?  what if no one knows your new name and no one buys your music or listens to your albums?’    I’m sure these questions plagued me more than Phil.  I’ve never liked Mt. Eerie’s music as much as the Microphones but that’s beside the point.  I’m sure there’s some band in history that changed it’s name and got better.

I believe I’m more who I am in my other/newer blog Call Of The Wild I’ve been posting in recently than I am when I started posting stuff to Ugly Yeti. My last year in Chicago was tumultuous to say the least with temping and dealing with a big drug addiction (and not the good earthy kind) and a crazy rocky world of a relationship/friendship that resulted from that time of my life.

I’m going to try and incorporate things I might have posted on Ugly Yeti there but I’m hoping to be a bit more thoughtful about what I post. I don’t know how much in 6 weeks a person can claim to have changed but something in me has and I have 3 more months in Alaska.

The way that I’m built, I have to destroy things and then give lengthy explanations like I’m doing here which lead people to wonder why I’m giving too much information.  So yeah, that’s it.   I’m going to start following peeps from my other blog because I find something unique, intriguing, funny, entertaining about each of you and am glad that I know this slice of you that you share.

Peace and Love

-Jason

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Mon Jun 16

Falling Apart

I just noticed a new crack in my computer…  maybe it is a new computer that I need and not a trip to Iceland.   i’ll have to think about this one!
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Weird Stoned Cravings

I haven’t smoked in awhile but when I do I get odd cravings of things I feel I need to purchase.  When I’m in the city, it’s usually clothes, food or multimedia.  Today, I got smoked out and decided I really need a wolf’s tooth.  I’ll be damned if I didn’t walk out of our gift store just a few minutes ago with one.  Wolf’s tooth and chocolate.  I sometimes wonder what I’d be like as a pregnant woman.
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Sun Jun 15
I can’t predict how the future will really turn out but I’d like to make it to at least one music festival this year since I will most likely miss all others. This year is the 10th year anniversary of Iceland Airwaves.  I was there previously in 2004. First acts have been announced: “First off we have brazilian dance-rockers CSS, who are releasing their second album in the summer following their hugely succesful self titled debut of 2006. Fresh from supporting the The Kills on tour this spring, Those New Puritans (UK),  will not disapoint those who like nothing better than to ruin the new Hedi Slimane suit on a dancefloor, and their signed to Domino which has to be our second favourite label here at Airwaves HQ. Our favorite label has to be Moshi Moshi though, and from them we have Florence and the Machine (UK) one of the rockets being prepared for launch from NME missile platform, into the stratosphere of cool’n’hip. Those usually not on the rocket and dancefloor tip will appreciate the more refined tones of Final Fantasy (CA), or the beautifully melancholic pop of Stars Like Fleas (US). Sophisticated and yet something you can wiggle your tail to; Brooklyn band Dirty Projectors ooze confidence and craftmanship in their live performance. Never known to ignore out Nordic brethren, Planningtorock (DE),  Therese Aune (NO), Familjen (SE) will charm and enchant us with each of their versions of electronically based underground pop. Some might be thinking; “where are all the guitars?” Fear not, White Lies (UK) might well be the next Interpol.  Making the trek over the North-Atlantic from Canada are The Miracle Fortress and  the Wolf Parade’s new project The Handsome Furs. The Young Knives (UK) might be one of the young guns of the indie scene according to the UK music press. Going back to the electronic side off things, we have electro pop kings Junior Boys from Canada, club heroes Simian Mobile Disco. From Australia we have Pnau, who will certainly one  the stars of 2008. Blog stars Crystal Castles are another band from Canada who’ll most certainly put on a explosive show as will electro girl duo Robots In Disguise (UK). Looking at these Jerry Bouthier (UK), Boom Box and Kitsune resident dj will have his work cut out, keeping the energy levels at 11. But as always its probably the icelandic that will steal the show and blow the roofs of the venues.The loveable, lewd and not always so lucid local acts that have been confirmed are GusGus, Skakkamannage, Seabear, Retro Stefson, Dikta, Hjaltalín, Reykjavik, FM Belfast, Sprengjuhöllin, Dr.Spock, Dýrðin, Borko, Steed Lord, Glutus Maximus, Ghostigital. With more acts to be confirmed in the next weeks the 10th Airwaves promises to be the most action-packed and fun festival yet.

I can’t predict how the future will really turn out but I’d like to make it to at least one music festival this year since I will most likely miss all others. This year is the 10th year anniversary of Iceland Airwaves.  I was there previously in 2004.

First acts have been announced:

“First off we have brazilian dance-rockers CSS, who are releasing their second album in the summer following their hugely succesful self titled debut of 2006. Fresh from supporting the The Kills on tour this spring, Those New Puritans (UK),  will not disapoint those who like nothing better than to ruin the new Hedi Slimane suit on a dancefloor, and their signed to Domino which has to be our second favourite label here at Airwaves HQ. Our favorite label has to be Moshi Moshi though, and from them we have Florence and the Machine (UK) one of the rockets being prepared for launch from NME missile platform, into the stratosphere of cool’n’hip.

Those usually not on the rocket and dancefloor tip will appreciate the more refined tones of Final Fantasy (CA), or the beautifully melancholic pop of Stars Like Fleas (US). Sophisticated and yet something you can wiggle your tail to; Brooklyn band Dirty Projectors ooze confidence and craftmanship in their live performance.

Never known to ignore out Nordic brethren, Planningtorock (DE),  Therese Aune (NO), Familjen (SE) will charm and enchant us with each of their versions of electronically based underground pop.

Some might be thinking; “where are all the guitars?” Fear not, White Lies (UK) might well be the next Interpol.  Making the trek over the North-Atlantic from Canada are The Miracle Fortress and  the Wolf Parade’s new project The Handsome Furs. The Young Knives (UK) might be one of the young guns of the indie scene according to the UK music press.

Going back to the electronic side off things, we have electro pop kings Junior Boys from Canada, club heroes Simian Mobile Disco. From Australia we have Pnau, who will certainly one  the stars of 2008. Blog stars Crystal Castles are another band from Canada who’ll most certainly put on a explosive show as will electro girl duo Robots In Disguise (UK). Looking at these Jerry Bouthier (UK), Boom Box and Kitsune resident dj will have his work cut out, keeping the energy levels at 11.

But as always its probably the icelandic that will steal the show and blow the roofs of the venues.The loveable, lewd and not always so lucid local acts that have been confirmed are GusGus, Skakkamannage, Seabear, Retro Stefson, Dikta, Hjaltalín, Reykjavik, FM Belfast, Sprengjuhöllin, Dr.Spock, Dýrðin, Borko, Steed Lord, Glutus Maximus, Ghostigital. With more acts to be confirmed in the next weeks the 10th Airwaves promises to be the most action-packed and fun festival yet.

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Sat Jun 14
I went on a seven hour cruise of Prince William Sound yesterday out of Valdez, Alaska. Whales, sea otters, sea lions, seals, goats and glacier/iceberg pics all up at Call of The Wild
I went on a seven hour cruise of Prince William Sound yesterday out of Valdez, Alaska. Whales, sea otters, sea lions, seals, goats and glacier/iceberg pics all up at Call of The Wild
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Thu Jun 12
I put a lot of photos up at my other blog about my trip to Valdez yesterday
I put a lot of photos up at my other blog about my trip to Valdez yesterday
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Mon Jun 9

The White Van

‘The White Van’ is a story that someday I would tell my children/grandchildren… if such a thing were possible .   Instead I will tell other people’s children to scare them and make them behave.  The white van you see is the van that shows up at your door if you are a bad employee here.  They take you and your belongings about 15 miles down the road to the biggest town (about 500 people) and drop you off.  From there you hopefully have enough money or have people who love you enough to send you money to then take a shuttle to Anchorage which only runs twice a week.  In Anchorage, you then hopefully have enough money to fly home.    Though I most likely have nothing to fear, even though I was accused of causing quite a commotion in the vicinity of the ‘B’ building the other night after supposedly scoring a 9.5 after doing a triple axle off the railing of the buildings at 3 a.m.  (when I was sure I deserved a 10).  Security just laughs at me and tells me to behave or he’s going to have to start doing his job.   I ask my manager every day if the white van is coming for me… and she just looks at me and shakes her head and says  “oh Hoyos”  or “oh Nighthawk”.

Sadly the white van has come for 4 people in the past week.     People are dropping like flies and others are dropping like dead flies of illness.   One person was rumored dead or in jail after he took off hitchhiking.  He was finally found today in jail.  Someone lent him $300 and will probably not see that money ever again.  The White Van has his stuff all packed up if he ever makes it out of jail.

Everyday, the thought of the white van crosses my mind because what the fuck would I do if it came for me.  The people who have no money or no one to send them money become locals.   I’m starting to worry whether I want to make it here a full season.  The thought of being a local here is not my ideal situation.  It’s not that I don’t love Alaska.   It’s the people here.  The people here who don’t like people.  Who love isolation and guns..  This place has its demons.

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my 15 favs from the first half of 2008!  (in somewhat of an order) - Fleet Foxes  -  Sun Giant ep/Fleet Foxes lp- Animal Collective -  Water Curses ep/ Micromixe- Cut Copy -  In Ghost Color- Hercules and Love Affair - lp- Vampire Weekend - lp- Portishead - Third- Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in The Light- Matmos  -  Supreme Balloon- Clark - Turning Dragon- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig Lazarus Dig- Neon Neon - Stainless Style- Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel- Stereogum’s Tribute Album to Bjork’s Post- Autechre - Quaristice- Hot Chip - Made in the Dark runner ups:  Bon Iver -  For Emma, Forever Ago,   Cat Power - Jukebox, Mariah Care y  (she’d be higher up but I only ever listen to the same few songs and not whole album)

my 15 favs from the first half of 2008!  (in somewhat of an order)

- Fleet Foxes  -  Sun Giant ep/Fleet Foxes lp
- Animal Collective -  Water Curses ep/ Micromixe
- Cut Copy -  In Ghost Color
- Hercules and Love Affair - lp
- Vampire Weekend - lp
- Portishead - Third
- Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in The Light
- Matmos  -  Supreme Balloon
- Clark - Turning Dragon
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig Lazarus Dig
- Neon Neon - Stainless Style
- Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
- Stereogum’s Tribute Album to Bjork’s Post
- Autechre - Quaristice
- Hot Chip - Made in the Dark

runner ups:  Bon Iver -  For Emma, Forever Ago,   Cat Power - Jukebox, Mariah Care y  (she’d be higher up but I only ever listen to the same few songs and not whole album)

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theoriginaljoefisher: Earth from Mars — photo

theoriginaljoefisher:

Earth from Mars — photo
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toomuchawesome: For the record, I support the swan gown, and anything else Björk has ever done or will ever do I’ve always loved that swan dress. What the fuck else would she wear? She’s Bjork. (i think it’s more amazing that people don’tt get more worked up that someone is on a red carpet asking people  “who are you wearing?” while celebraties play dress up when Bjork comes through and makes fun of the whole event/establishment while wearing a swan dress and laying eggs on the red carpet   THAT’S PUNK!   The Killers isn’t punk. )

toomuchawesome:

For the record, I support the swan gown, and anything else Björk has ever done or will ever do

I’ve always loved that swan dress. What the fuck else would she wear? She’s Bjork.

(i think it’s more amazing that people don’tt get more worked up that someone is on a red carpet asking people  “who are you wearing?” while celebraties play dress up when Bjork comes through and makes fun of the whole event/establishment while wearing a swan dress and laying eggs on the red carpet   THAT’S PUNK!   The Killers isn’t punk. )

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