Keelhaul; Aaron Dallison, Will Scharf, Dana Embrose, Chris Smith Photo Hydra Head Records “I’m a grown man; I should stop talking about poop so much.” Will Scharf has little filter between what he thinks and what comes out of his mouth. It’s endearing, sometimes shocking, and occasionally filled with the wisdom only 20 plus years [...]

A few of my friends posted a very serious list of 25 things about themselves on Facebook last week. After seeing the thoughtfulness they put into their own, I decided to replicate: 1. While I have a few good ideas, I am very much without a clue as to what I’m going to do with [...]

Thoughts on a book I’m reading called New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye and it’s implications on the hardcore scene in Saint Louis. I found an interesting quote in chapter 4 of NBNJG, “I once read a quote that said: ‘If punk is “I won’t” then hardcore is “I will.“‘”  I wondered who Kauffman was quoting, [...]

I am in desperate for a musical outlet, yet seem rather impotent in terms of writing. I cannot seem to create music for myself, as well as accompaniment for others. Yet I also have an overwhelming desire to do so. What is this need to create? Are there other ways in which this manifests itself [...]

Wall of white noise Star wars space wars Like constant X-Wing lasers And the high pitched hum of a television set Ringing an A flat

I’m a sap.  I just finished reading Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff and it made me tear up.  I also think it made me want to adopt an older foster kid at some point in my life. God works through things I would never expect.  In the past he’s worked mostly through [...]