Seven 9s and 10s

“Ed Koch / used to be the mayor / of New York City / of New York City / but now he does the People’s Court / the People’s Court / the People’s Court.”

-FMGreen, Destiny’s Toy.

A refrain from one of our oldest songs (~1997).

RIP, Ed.

I decided the best tribute I could offer Jim Marshall would be to go down to the basement in my rock and roll sweater and my poorly fitting rock and roll pants and my SUPER ROCK AND ROLL SLIPPERS and plug my Les Paul straight into my Marshall half-stack and play some rock and fucking roll.

So here’s me playing Go! from FMGreen’s 3-2-1 Go! EP.

Volume at 5… turned up to 11 at the end just to make sure the residents of the neighboring county could hear me clearly.

(Side note… the mic on the iPhone is impressively resilient. The SPL meter in front of me was registering 120+dB the entire time.)

High-res I don’t closely follow the IndyCar series but, as a general supporter of all forms of auto racing, I feel this loss. Racing is inherently dangerous and no matter the circumstances there will always be the potential for tremendous tragedy. The only solace one can find at a time like this is that Dan Wheldon, one of the best drivers in the world, lost his life while doing something he loved. Godspeed, Dan.

I don’t closely follow the IndyCar series but, as a general supporter of all forms of auto racing, I feel this loss. Racing is inherently dangerous and no matter the circumstances there will always be the potential for tremendous tragedy. The only solace one can find at a time like this is that Dan Wheldon, one of the best drivers in the world, lost his life while doing something he loved.

Godspeed, Dan.

High-res Well, that sucks. I met Mikey when I tagged along with WBER for an interview before weezer played at Runwayz in Buffalo on September 1, 2000*. It wouldn’t be long after that before he’d check out of the band due to serious drug and mental health troubles. His facebook page says he passed away unexpectedly, but I imagine people who knew him well won’t be surprised. I hate to make assumptions, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he - intentionally or not - took his own life**. He leaves behind a wife and two sons. Sad. For the past month he’s been posting some very raw stories about his history with weezer. They’re worth a read if you’re a weezer fan looking for some insight into the largely undocumented “‘97-‘01” period of the band. *Here’s a photo of Pat Wilson, myself, and Mikey following that interview. **It wouldn’t be the first attempt.

Well, that sucks.

I met Mikey when I tagged along with WBER for an interview before weezer played at Runwayz in Buffalo on September 1, 2000*. It wouldn’t be long after that before he’d check out of the band due to serious drug and mental health troubles.

His facebook page says he passed away unexpectedly, but I imagine people who knew him well won’t be surprised. I hate to make assumptions, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he - intentionally or not - took his own life**. He leaves behind a wife and two sons. Sad.

For the past month he’s been posting some very raw stories about his history with weezer. They’re worth a read if you’re a weezer fan looking for some insight into the largely undocumented “‘97-‘01” period of the band.

*Here’s a photo of Pat Wilson, myself, and Mikey following that interview.

**It wouldn’t be the first attempt.