born in the wrong lifetime

this is probably the time that a person should NOT write a blog, right? probably. oh well, that's just what i'm gonna do. i'm about as tired as i could possibly be. my eyelids might as well be propped open with toothpicks. it's actually a bit muggy feeling right now in los angeles - or that just might be me sweating from drinking 3 cups of black coffee in the past 7 minutes. like i said, i'm dog tired. i sat in 3 hours of traffic today - never really commuted alllllll the way across town in rush hour traffic for any reason before, but today i had to do some random work for an unnamed music television network. while the band is recording this ep, we all take odd jobs doing whatever it is we can do to pay the bills. starving musicians. so anyways, i had to do some silly work for a tv channel. job was kinda odd, but the catering was great. here's the kicker though - while inside the place, my car got towed. i've never had my car towed in my life - until today. so of course i had to go searching for its whereabouts. but life always likes to throw a little extra at us from time to time. so here is the background to the next part - my cel phone stopped working a month ago. no big deal as it was under warranty. i got a new one sent to me. HOWEVER, it keeps shutting off and not turning back on no matter what i do. so of course, it decides to shut off at the exact moment that i realize my car is towed. i had to borrow an iphone (which i've never used before) to call all the numbers listed on the signs telling me where my car might be towed to. 4 out of 4 numbers are disconnected so i walk to the nearest towing place and no one is there to open the door. i ask around and find another garage that i hitch hike to and finally, after paying $187, i got it back with big yellow letters written on the windshield. it's a crazy world we live in when i have to pay $187 for the privilege of driving my car that costs $69 to fill up the gas tank. (i remember my first car - it was a subcompact - but i used to drive to see this girl all the time and it cost $8 to fill the tank and that lasted over a week). so anyways, forgive my random rambling. THE point i am trying to make is this - people say we are progressing. everyone says that technology and change make the world a better place. maybe that's true, but i'm just not sure. sometimes i feel like i was born in the wrong lifetime. when things were simpler were they better? medical technologies were less, but people were not stuffed full of antibiotics. there were no cell phones, but people talked more. there was no internet but there were books. tell me if i'm wrong. life just seemed simpler...

again, sorry if this made no sense. probably should have waited to post this.
b

what IS last.fm ??? do tell!

someone told us that we need to get hip to all of these internet music site things going around so we are doing just that. the problem is, we don't know what a LAST.FM is or what it is for. we put some tunes up on there, but beyond that, I have no clue what it is. could someone fill me in???

DEAD PIONEERS AT LAST.FM
DEAD PIONEERS AT LAST.FM
DEAD PIONEERS AT LAST.FM
DEAD PIONEERS AT LAST.FM

Lyrics - Headin' That Way (part 1)

And here's the lyrics for Headin't That Way (part 1). Now keep in mind, this song has a part two. So, that being said, the storyline just sorta cuts off here. There's an ending to the plot but you won't know it until you hear the rest of the tune.


Headin’ That Way Tonight (part 1)

I’ll hop a train to Memphis with nothing but my coat cause I done got the urge to roam.
I’ll reach town tomorrow and soon everyone will know that someone special come to town.

Cause I’m headin’ that way. I’m headin’ that way.
I’m headed that way. I’m headin’ that way tonight.

Now you can tell a gambler when you see certain folk.
I play to win so here’s a toast:
I drink to all the big shots who spin the wheel and smoke.
When I walk out, you’ll all be broke.

Cause I’m headin’ that way. I’m headin’ that way.
I’m headed that way. I’m headin’ that way tonight.

So now I’m livin’ uptown. The money comes in droves.
Yeah, I’m a corporate CEO.
I’ll run you out of business but never out of blow since up’s the only way I know.

Cause I’m headin’ that way. I’m headin’ that way.
I’m headed that way. I’m headin’ that way tonight.

While I was striding up town you were shamblin’ down on the wrong side of the road.
Damned you went your way, I was proud to be going mine.
But fate done flipped me like a stone.

Now I’m headin’ that way. I’m headin’ that way.
I’m headed that way. I’m headin’ that way tonight.

Lyrics - Cyanide Moonshine

well, seems we've had some requests for the lyrics to the current tunes up on our myspace. i thought i'd oblige you all. here they be.

Cyanide Moonshine

Everybody’s talkin’. They’s wishin’ I was gone.
Everybody else is doing everybody wrong.
Well alright. I’m done hangin’ round.
I don’t need no needle, and I don’t need no pills.
And I don’t need no doctor to tell me how I feel.
Alright, you can keep the bill.

I been drinkin’ poison and hopin’ you’d fall ill.

So maybe I’m an angel. Maybe I’m a thief.
Maybe I’m a beggar that you walk by on the street.
Alright, you cut off both my wings.
Sell me for a nickel. The devil’s gotta earn.
I don’t need no banker to tell me what I’m worth.
It’s alright. Some folks they never learn.

You’re eating fire and praying I get burnt.

Everybody’s selfish. They’s wishin’ I was dead.
Wore out my welcome when I gave ‘em all I had.
It’s alright. I’ve already left.
All the head honchos of some God forsaken scene
run me outta’ my town in my own black limousine.
But I’m alright. Come on. Take everything.

Like stealin’ flowers from the graves of the deceased.
Like doin’ nothin and takin’ claim for everything.
Like getting married without payin’ for the ring.

wow! this thing looks pretty good.

a simple blog layout, but boy do i LIKE it! took me awhile and i'm still finishing 'er up but I'm almost there. for a band dude trying to design myself, i'm gonna say i did pretty well. any webbies wanna tell me i'm wrong? (i'll fight ya!!)

PAT ON THE BACK!!

cheers,
b

mamas don't let your babies grow up to be bloggers

well, Dead Pioneers (the band) has entered the blogosphere. Is that a word? What does this even mean? what am I talking about? I guess you will all find out soon enough. We'll make this a place to air out our thoughts and our compulsive need to elaborate on random topics. Or maybe we'll just shoot the proverbial crap? You be the judge. But since we've never had a blog before, we'll be expectin' your critiques and participation. What good is a blogger without bloggies (and why do I keep making up words?)

stay tuned for much more.