killer
last weekend we played a great set in cleveland. one of our best in a little while despite a couple hiccups. that was a good practice set for this weekend’s showcase. this weekend we are going to atlanta for the atlanta music conference. it’s a huge event featuring lots and lots of bands. there will most likely be a couple record label people at our show. that doesn’t really mean anything though. we’ve probably played showcases for 100 different people at record labels, and only had one legitimate record deal. on the other hand if the odds are 1 in 50 i must be getting really close to number 2. i think though, that’s a gambler’s fallacy. gotta know your fallacies.
now here is some good news:
i shaved my mustache. if you come to a show and say hi to me, you’ll need a different icebreaker. although definitely one of my favorites, “hey it’s the much-blogged-about mustache!” won’t work anymore. instead let me suggest: “do you like gummi worms?”
i finally got a mac. it’s a black mac book. i bought it cuz stephen colbert has one. he’s my latest obsession and i’m trying to be like him. it is really not like me to get involved with a TV show. as a sort-of rule i just don’t watch a lot of TV or get into a series. but i just think this guy is about the funniest, quickest person on TV right now or in a long time and i can’t get enough. help me i’m watching TV.
i won a big graphic design/ad slogan contest. more later.
school at nku is going very well. i am getting smarter every day, which is the goal. i got recognized which was fun. if you have spent some of your life trying to be famous and somebody recognizes you it’s very exciting and affirming. although i know it appeals to all the worst parts of me but i just can’t help enjoying it slightly. anyway i was buying a parking pass and somebody says “are you joe hedges?” and it went from there. if you’re familiar with my music and you’ve seen me at school, go ahead and make a big scene of it and i’ll pay you five dollars. just wait until we’re in a really crowded place and then say “oh my god!” and whip out a CD or something. (i’m just kidding actually. i’ll pay you not to do that!)
but it is weird being a student. i don’t even talk about music at all. it’s hard to tell people about it without sounding sort of like an idiot. (in a stoner voice: “yeah dude, i’m in a killer band.”) so despite its being the biggest part of my identity i will divert from it at times and play up the other aspects of my life like art and graphic design or any interest really like (i swear this is true) old ghost rider comic books. not sure if that really saved me from looking like a nerd there. but see the problem is that the second the band thing comes up i feel a really intense need to justify it and say something like “yeah i had a record deal for a few years” or something that is obviously just begging for affirmation. it really would be better to say “my band is killer.” as you may have guessed by now, sometimes i don’t do well in social situations so i mostly walk to and from my places in my own world. but i am slowly making friends and acquaintances and all the people are very nice. i participate in class when i can and all my teachers have learned my name and smile at me passing in the hall. and most importantly i’m drawing some killer skulls. now i use the word killer with utmost seriousness. i can’t wait to show you my drawings.
we have been working on new songs in practice. a few that we feel are very good.
if you are counting, that’s five pieces of good news! and counting! at least, good news to me. i hope your world is in good shape.
