A few pictures…

Meanwhile, I have been listening to a lot of SongSuns, my brother’s side project along with Chris Hansen, a very talented friend of old. Check out www.myspace.com/songsuns. Mostly folk-oriented, catchy melodies, definitely Bowie-influenced…good stuff, you should listen to it. And consider purchasing the album as it is a name-your-own-price deal for the download (nod to Radiohead). Plus Nathan’s getting skinnier by the day, he could use the food money I reckon.

On an unrelated listening note, my current guilty pleasure is the new Lil’ Wayne album. Weezy.

I’ve gone to DC a number of times recently to visit Jeremy. Last time we witnessed a nude bike ride in protest of the gas prices and saw two homeless guys get into an all-out fist fight. And Adams Morgan of course brings its own adventures. Going to DC again this weekend for the 4th, O Say Can You See.

But I’m not packing heat, don’t worry.

Our producer John Painter has come up with a fun game. Take movie names and add “in my pants” to the end of them. Here are a few to get you started:

Great Expectations
Free Willy
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
No Country for Old Men
Outbreak

If you come up with some good ones, email me at john@shapiropeople.com (or leave a comment if you’re reading this on Facebook). I will pass them along.

I finally broke down and ordered a digital camera; maybe I’ll start posting some pictures on here. I feel like life is passing by and I should be documenting it in some fashion. Just an attempt to slow down for a second the moments that lurch forward through time like so many of my comrades in Adams Morgan at 3 a.m. with jumbo slices.

Awwww yeah

I went to Iceland in May. It was amazing. Had a ton of fun. A few tons actually.

Saw many amazing sites. I am away from my home computer right now so here are some pictures from the internets of some of the things I saw with my very own eyes.

that is strange. The computer that I am currently using will not allow me to  upload pictures.

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I will try to  put them up on this here site  when I get   the  cha cha cha  chance.

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I have been living in Washington DC for quite sometime now. Daniel just finally came to visit me recently. It took him long enough. He seemed to have a good time as evidenced by his smiling face. John and Carl come up to see me often which is nice. Nathan on the other hand has yet to come see me. He is a punk a** sh*t head.

I like living here. It is different, but mucho divertido.

I saw Robert Plant and Allison Krauss the other night. And Battles on Saturday.

I am going to see Dan Deacon tonight. should be fun.

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Current interests as follows:

Burmese Mountain Dogs

Brian Eno: Here come the warm jets and Another Green World. If you don’t own these you should.

David Bowie’s Low

Economics

Mindfulness

Dimethyltryptamine as it relates to the pineal gland and the abduction phenomenon.

Shadow Persons

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my future best friend:

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Dear Everybody,

I’m listening to it. As I’m writing about it. My friend and I made it. We celebrated because of it.
Go to http://www.myspace.com/songsuns and  http://www.facebook.com/pages/SongSuns/13347733373 to see it.

You can buy it.

What’s the cost of it?

You choose it.

Pay as much as you see fi it.

A dollar can buy it. Five dollars can buy it. Ten dollars can buy it.

A million dollars can purchase it. But that would be a bit exorbitanit.

I’m really really excited about it. Chris is really really excited about it.

We’re both stoked on it.

Hopefully you too will be all about it. Once you hear it. Go GET IT! I’ll personally send it.

Wait, what is it? Why are I going on so about it? Why won’t I tell you more about it?

Is it some type of secr it?

No that’s not it. Not at all it. You have to hear it.

Go to http://www.myspace.com/songsuns and hear some of it.

Buy the whole thing if you like it.
If you’re not sure, just pay a buck for it. A buck for all of it. All twelve glorious songs of it. It’s totally worth it.

You want the new full-length Shapiro album……..this will occupy you while you wait for it.

So that’s it. Please check it. Out it. Out it?

When I was going through puberty I had OW t it. I didn’t like it.

Love,
Me   it.

Hmm, what’s been goin’ on of late? Well, let’s see. Meeting new people, reconnecting with old friends. Starting to the learn the accordion. I dig it. March sucked. Well, March always sucks. My dad tells me if you make it through March, you’ll be good until next March. It’s always like cold and looking like it’s gonna rain, but it never really “rains” and just tempts you with sprinkles and flurries, but nothing ever happens. Yeah, if you can’t tell, I hate the month of March, which is funny cause I love the month of April, which is basically March’s next door neighbor. For me, it’s like Mr. Rogers and Hitler living next to each other, and like, I have to pass Hitler’s house on the way to Mr. Rogers’ house. And Hitler has all these swastikas on his front lawn and is pointing and taunting me, but I know once I make it to Mr. Rogers’ house, he’ll greet me with a smile and a glass of brandy. And maybe a cigar. Maybe. If I’m lucky.

What else? Tried to quit smoking, but I have seriously cut back drastically. That’s always good. Got a little sick for a couple months and couldn’t hang with friends for a while. Just slept alot. That sucked. Starting to get better now. For our live shows, if I’ve been a little lackluster, I’ve been suffering from some sort of chronic fatigue. I’m shaking it now, and hopefully will be up to 100% here in a couple weeks. I’m seriously feeling better, and I’m excited about that.

Oooh, I got economically stimulated by the government. I bought a fancy ipod touch; my first Ipod ever. That and I’m going to get a new bike. Personally, I think the stimulus package is silly, but feh, I’ll take the money and run with it.

Well, that’s all that’s new with me. I’ll try to keep this as updated at least as much as everyone else does. Just in case you care.

But I’m still jealous, Lydia.

Jeremy is in Iceland. I’m going to try to get him to post some amusing Icelandic anecdote on the site. But he gets distracted easily.

I’m going to the beach this week (thanks Wilkins family!) and I should come back several shades darker than I am now. Currently my skin is a color I have termed “Moonlight Cream.”

Music is coming, I swear. Live tracks on the Ecclesiastes card soon. Jeremy and Nathan made great progress on the full length on their last trip to Nashville. There is still much more to be done, but we are very pleased with how it’s coming together and we are anxious to get it into your hands. Here is a rare shot of Nathan and Jeremy at work in the studio:

My “who cares” philosophy is also largely influenced by Adam Baber. It may be a bit nihilistic, perhaps, but it makes everything easier.

“What time is the show?”
Who cares.

“When is the CD going to be done?”
Who cares.

“John, some random drunk dude just pushed you into the hotel pool.”
Who cares.

Actually that last one happened on Saturday at the Hyatt after the show at George Mason. I tried not to care. I would like to thank Jesse for sticking up for me though, as well as the hotel staff. Especially Charles. Thanks for hanging out. And to everyone else who made it a memorable night - Austin, Vanessa, Anthony, Joe, Carol, Justin, Justin’s friend (name? - sorry), Christina, Hyatt bartender…who am I forgetting…

Lots of shows since my last blog post. NC - good to see all our friends again. MACRoCK - always awesome. Blue Nile afterparty was fantastic. So many great bands I wish I could’ve seen. But awesome hanging out with the 50 or whatever people on our front porch. Thanks to Drew Worden for his kind words about the set. We actually recorded the set and we plan on releasing 2 live tracks on the Ecclesiastes card in the near future. If you have already bought the card and downloaded the three songs on there right now, you just use the remaining 2 credits for the 2 live tracks. We’ll let you know when they’re up.

Taste of Takoma - great to meet Colin and Marika (hope the spelling was close). And thanks to George Mason for treating us right as always. I met Ralph Nader after our set and while he didn’t come straight out and ask us to be his political “house band,” I could tell he was thinking it.

Nathan and Jeremy fly to Nashville this week to finish up some things. Who cares.