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Been a while yet again since I’ve blogged. This post contains photos from some of the things I’ve done this summer & a new mix.

You can also find all my/(our) music and my other work on my website…

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Unfriendly Fires

Unfriendly Fire In The Sky

Friendly Fires

Vegas

Groamville At The Viper Room

The Whiskey Saints playing Joxer Daly’s

Ettienne De Crecy

Congarock & Steve Aoki

De La Soul

R.I.P. The SHAW

The Whiskey Saints playing The House of Blues Hollywood

Random Warehouse Party, DJ using Ableton and APC40

Random Warehouse Party, Street Fighter Projection

This past weekend was the 4th of July. There was a huge shin-dig at Primitivo. Lots of food, fun, music & drinking. The Dave’s of The Whiskey Saints played. It was perhaps the best 4th ever!

After Primitivo, I went with the lovely & talented Rachael to a random, underground warehouse, drum&bass party. It was pretty sick! We stayed till we could see the sun outside. Sunday was a very lazy day. It was an AMAZING weekend. Perhaps the best I’ve had in a while…

Here are some new mixes from Tim & I. Enjoy…

You can also find all my/(our) music and my other work on my website…

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Last week was one to be remembered.

I went out and had some fun times with friends. The Whiskey Saints played and had a video release, which I was late for, but it was fun, none-the-less. Got back in the studio, only to realize that I need to spend more time in the studio. I have been lazy and unmotivated lately. I need some drive. I’ve had a lot of things and people on my mind, draggin me down. So, I need to focus and quit wasting time worrying about everything, especially when I have no control over it. I torture myself sometimes but I’m working on that. Like I said… FOCUS!!!

But that’s not what will go in down in history. (Now I am a very unsympathetic and cynical person, so pardon the lack of sympathy here…)

Before the weekend, Ed Mcmahon passed away. He was a beloved man, a bit before my time, but I still remember him from StarSearch & the Publishers Clearinghouse deal. Those were the days… Early in the week, it was reported that Farrah Fawcette died. In her day she was the epitome of hotness & even up until the day she died, she was a fox.

Before the news had had a chance to rest after that news, about five hours later, I saw a post on Twitter that said Michael Jackson was rushed to the hospital, & by the time I went to find out more about it, he too had passed away. That was very weird & for some reason not surprising news. Everyone was crazy with reporting about it as they usually are. It was all you heard about all day & his music was seemingly playing from a universal speaker, no matter where you were. I went to the Chinese restaurant next to work & “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” was playing!?

Now I grew up LOVING Michael Jackson! He was an incredible musician, talent, dancer & artist galore. I would listen to his music and watch him dance from as long as I can remember. He had an unfortunate life, despite being, perhaps the most famous person in the world. As he became less relative in popular culture, he seemingly began to become less in touch with reality and quite frankly, odd.

I think Sarah Silver man said it best today on Twitter, when she said…
“Had the scariest dream that Michael Jackson died& no one knew why& we all suddenly appreciated his talent& I thought, what good is that now?”

I plan on doing an MJ mix very soon. I’ll post ASAP, stay tuned.

Oh yeah… Me &Fink went to see Phoenix. The sound was INCREDIBLE!!!

The day finally came for the much anticipated Shawapalooza party. There were about 300 or more people expected. We were set. It was going to be the party to end all Shaw parties.

There were a good 100 people there by around 4PM and the police had come a few times, when the landlord showed up and told everyone they had to leave. It was quite the bummer. The Whiskey Saints & the super hyped debut performance of the Buck Juan Criz, had not even happened yet. I must say that the police would definitely have come if that had happened.

Everyone left for a bit then about 70 or so people ended up coming back. It was a great time and everyone got re-tarded. Everyone came inside when it got dark and Sparrow & Mr. Goodling (Joel’s Dad). Played some songs and everyone sang. Drunken campfire singing, sans the fire.

Then it was time for The Buck Juan Criz show, inside. Everyone was super stoked & no one knew what to expect. Joel started things off. He rapped and introed all of us. People went nuts. Then we started the show. The first track is destined to make people get Buck wild, hence our name. We actually did the show out of order, but it didn’t matter. I must say I think people were impressed. I hope to keep the Criz workin on new shiz. We’re doin big things

Tim jumped on the decks for a few hours then we took turns spinning for a while. People got crazier & crazier as the night went on. It seemed like people just kept showing up. Our spinning turned into more of a spectator event than a dance party as it got later, but it was still fun. Over all the party, though it did not go as planned, was quite a time. I wonder where the homies are gonna move to now?