Me Coming Home in My Favorite Sweater

I know it's too big now, but Autumn makes me happy because I can wear
my Penguin zipper cardigan. GQ had this short thing about Penguin
coats this month, but this thing is vintage and wonderful.

Murder Your Ear Drums

The Murder Bros. and The Smell of Death are playing on Saturday for a
Hallow's E'en celebration.

Job Search

I had a job interview yesterday. This is what I wore. It was a phone
interview, but I dress for those too. I'm really excited about the
job. I think I'd be great at it. Plus, I think I'd enjoy it. I hope I
get it. I feel really good about the interview, so maybe I will.

Our Pumpkin

I carved it to look like an abstract owl.

Pumpkin Getters!

Mary and Jack at the "pumpkin patch."

We Bought Pumpkins

We bought a warty one and a tall skinny one at the Frontier Culture
Museum. 70% of the moola goes to the Navajo tribe. And the rest goes
to an inoffensive church and the museum itself. Nice!

Murder Bros. Recording

We recorded a demo last night in what once was a fire engine garage.
We recorded on a Korg 3200 that I don't really know how to use at all,
Lee Harris helped out and I hope he'll help us master the thing soon
so we can post it and have it available at our next show: 30th of
October. Excited! We haven't even heard it yet!

Visible Hangman

Hanging at one of the parties this evening. Hallowe'en.

My favorite sweater

Even though it doesn't fit anymore, this Penguin sweater I picked up
in Oakland like four years ago in a second hand shop on College Ave
isn't favorite sweater in the world and I will continue to wear it no
matter what.

Murder Bros. Heroes cover

Another video of the Murder Bros.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFrrN5yJD-c&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Jack Morgan
www.trainwreckunion.com

Murder Bros. Duallah, Don't Do It

The Murder Bros. Had a visitor with an iPhone 3GS. She took videos in
the murder basement.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqQUSD9CuQQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Jack Morgan
www.trainwreckunion.com

Johnny Knoxville's Jacket

We saw Jack Ass 3D this weekend. It was delightful in a way that all
the Jack Ass movies and tv episodes and spin-offs are. And, as the
title clues you in for, it's in 3D, which shows you really how far the
Jack Ass empire has come. Oh how the crew has grown up with the likes
of me, hooked at the age of fourteen, the first year my family had MTV
and the first year I heard of Johnny Knoxville and saw his awesome
jacket.

I always thought "what a cool jacket." It looked oddly familiar and I
wanted one. Until this weekend, when in the last scene in what
certainly must be his last Jack Ass movie he wore his famous jacket. I
was like, "Dude! That's the jacket from Easy Rider!"

Looking for a Job, Playing the Blame Game, Getting a Healthy Drummer, and Running for My Life!

I'm applying for more jobs, some of them seem really awesome, and I can't wait to start working. This week, I've spent a great deal of time looking for jobs that fit my skill sets, but people keep telling me I should apply to do things I don't want to do. I haven't really done that. I just want to do something I'll be good at, and I don't think that's too much to ask.

The Café is still closed. I blame the inspectors of Staunton. It's hard to get them to return calls or just stick to one story. It's very frustrating, and I don't know what to do with that. With any luck, today's meeting with the inspectors will go well, and we will all be happier next week.

Pablo, the drummer for the Murder Bros., is finally getting better. He's been sick all week and unable to practice, which is also a source of frustration because I want our show on October 30th to be perfect. I'm probably stressing a little too much about that, though. I'd really like to be practicing because I feel better about life after playing music.

I've been doing art in my basement. Some pretty cool stuff I can't wait to share with the world.

It's getting colder in Staunton, and I found out today that my running clothes from this time last year are much bigger on me this time this year. It's great that I'm losing flab, but I don't have any money to buy new gear. My gear makes me look a little like Puff Daddy circa 1996. It's not a good look for me, baggy jogging outfits. It's a tough life.

I will run 20 miles this Sunday. That's the plan, weather permitting. I'm going to wake up early and just head out for the longest run of my life thus far. In two weeks, I want to run a marathon. Not a race, but a clean run. I want to get a lot faster before I run in a huge group like the NY Marathon. Plus, the ultimate goal is to rock an Iron Man next year, and I haven't started swimming or cycling due to a lack of funds. I figure, for now, if I get super fast at marathoning, an Iron Man will be that much easier.

Cue Rocky Montage!

Living in Staunton while Fighting with Wife

Men and women fight. They have bad days for whatever reasons and then
one treats the other like shit, and then they fight. That fact of life
would not be so difficult to cope with were I not living in Staunton.

I feel like I've tried to make the best of living here. I worked in
theatre, started a magazine, managed a political campaign, threw my
name in for city council, had 2 telephone interviews and an all-day
interview with a freaky corporation, helped start the Staunton Young
Dems... I've done a lot. I worked on a carnival and helped at the
cafe. There's been so much going on, and yet, I've got nothing to show
for it. I feel like I'm living in a place where no one appreciates
anything. Where no one cares about anything new or different. Of
course, I'm wrong, but that's how it feels a lot of the time. All
those things I mentioned I've done since living here feel like
failures. Like I'm spinning my wheels.

And I'm broke.

So when I fight with my wife, I can't stay away from repeating this
question in my mind: "what the hell am I doing in a place that makes
me feel this way?"

I love being in the Murder Bros., but we're all so broke it's hard to
get it all together. I don't want to be living the same day every day
of my life, and there are just no opporunities here... so far.

I'm just ranting now, so I'll stop. I'm just another jerk whining
about being poor.

Misfire

I didn't get the job I really wanted. I guess I did not fit in with their corporate culture. It's difficult to say what they didn't like about me. I thought I would have been a great addition to their team. Anyway, back to the grinders.

Goings on around Here

On Tuesday I was subjected to the longest interview process I've ever
endured. It was filled with interesting and cool people I hope thought
I was interesting and cool.

I feel like I would really fit in there and that I could do some great
work there. Yesterday, I filled my day worrying about whether they all
liked me. It's difficult to guage how an interview went when it's an
all-day deal with several different stake-holders. My only respite was
Murder Bros. Practice, but even at Pablo's house, I was preoccupied
with thought of how great it would be to land a job I would love.

Jack Morgan
www.trainwreckunion.com

This Weekend's Party

Marc is uncharacteristically underdressed. I'm wearing my vintage
Italian jacket I picked up in Venice, my new favorite article of
clothing.

I'm holding the longest cigar ever. It's called the AB Maxx, and the
type of cigar is an ego. A great medium interminable smoke (over 2
hours). I forget what Marc is smoking.

This Weekend's Party

Chris kept blocking a clear shot of his wife, but still there are at
least four bands represented in this pic.

A ton of denim, a green hoodie, a blue one, and band shirts. I've
never had a hoodie that wasn't black, and haven't worn a denim jacket
since jr. high; I think I'd like to change that.

This Weekend's Party

Kelly S. Looking very fashionable at the end of the night, embracing
the sparkling Virginian white and denim jacket-as-evening-wear trends.