Downtown Chinatown
Rode my bike to the subway station and took the train to downtown L.A. yesterday to get "lost". (Walking ideas=good ideas). Had my iPod, listened to: Pink Floyd: Meddle, Led Zeppelin: In Through the Out Door, and band rehearsals. Wandered around Chinatown, my new favorite place. Lots of urban energy, color, culture, interesting details. Wish I had brought my camera, my picture eye saw lots of good shots. Bought some purple chinese pajamas, and stopped in restaurant called Yang Chow for some spicy beef and lots of green tea. Wanted to get acupuncture, never have before, and have been curious about it lately, but the lady I was asking about it had a weird vibe, and thought I'd give the job of poking needles into me to someone else. Scribbled alot of words, titles, phrases that interested me. No complete songs, but a page on how we have been conditioned to feel "alive" only when we are consuming. Buying, eating, devouring. Our self images are fortified by logos and an ad campaigns.
"the things you own end up owning you" ... Tyler Durden
Since I didn't have a camera, here is my walk: Bamboo plant, money tree, severed duck feet, sun-wrinkles, parasols, clustered buyers, ginsing root barrels, seaweed smell, heavy hot sun, smiles, dragons, dragons, dragons.
From there I walked Broadway toward Civic Center and went to the library. Went looking for books on Ouija Boards, but the two I wanted were mysteriously missing. Did some lyric "research". Found some really interesting stuff on Edgar Cayce. He was a man in the early days of the last century who would go into trances and give medical diagnoses. The kicker is that he was 90% correct, and had no medical knowledge. He "treated" something like 30,000 cases, and cured himself of an odd form of laryngitis while being hynotized, and foresaw the date of his own death, (he missed only by a couple days). Very interesting, will have to reasearch him more. Pissed that they didn't have the books I wanted, but tried to keep in mind, that everything is happening as it should. Always. Just because something doesn't unfold according to my plan, that doesn't make it invalid. Quite the opposite. Usually the unforseen, the accident, and the use of that moment, in the moment, make the best outcomes. Hard to remember, but very true.
Got back on the train, headed back to the Valley, and biked it home. Discovered that I should have worn sunblock.
Comments
do NOT change your style. This is much more interesting that polished bullshit to create or maintain the illusion of being a rockstar. Keep it real here, and save the smoke and mirrors for the official band site and the media.
Be sure to enjoy these simple days were you can still ride the subway downtown. Once things get rolling, you may not be able to do that as easily again. For you, there are the days.
Tre
Posted by: Tre | August 6, 2004 04:02 PM
Haha dude you put my two favorite tracks off Ones and Zeros on your site. Daddy Boy is and has always been so totally first. It's the one song that I use when I'm stressed out and need to calm down (either by listening to its beauty or pretending to play along...)
Posted by: Eddyspeeder | August 7, 2004 01:44 PM
heLLo!
My first post here.
Really lookin forward to hearing your new stuff.
Having a walk with the iPod is something I really like too at the moment.
Good LucK Steve
FreAk*
Posted by: theFreAk6767 | August 8, 2004 04:02 PM
hey, my first time posting too. was going to comment on how the mtv post you wrote made me giggle, how you said you weren't good at talking about music you didn't like. i know that feeling. i was a humble college dj and got in trouble all the time with the manager for that sort of thing. like accidently on purpose 'smashing' a record i hated..just sound effects on the air.
onto this edgar cayce stuff, i have read loads about him.
think i have a few books around too, it is fascinating.
used to live in san fran and their library had a huge seperate occult section. if you're up that way, check it out for your research.
as far as the ouija board, i've used it once with friends and had a terrible experience, and my friend had used it also and had a terrible experience. so maybe it's better you didn't find those books.
take care.
lisa
xxxx
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Posted by: uncletupelo | August 11, 2004 11:29 AM
Hey Steve!
Remember me? Monta Vista. I recently found your site. Anyway, you mentioned being curious about acupuncture so I thought I'd jump in. I am close to finishing acupuncture school. If my schedule and your schedule works out I'd love to work on you when you tour. I know/practice two types of massage and acupuncture.
email me. Let me know if you're interested.
Also, do you keep in touch with Mike R. What's he up to?
Greg
Posted by: Greg Klein | August 11, 2004 01:00 PM
Hi Steve. Just wanted to drop by to compliment you on the intro for The Panic Channel site. Dave said you created it. Nice work! I really think it's perfect.
Dana
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