Sorry my two readers. I have been working my butt off, trying to flirt with the 8-1 ratio of women at work (how can so many women already be married or have a boyfriend?) and shaping up my life. I do work on the side for my friend Amber and her company. I don't do much really, but again I try and flirt with as many women as possible (again, how can every women have a boyfriend or husband? This is a prime location, correct?). I'll just keep on, keepin' on. She invited me to the Taste of Colorado, which was more like Terrence and Amber Getting Drunk at the Taste of Colorado. We consumed about fifty-six beers in three days. I took an empty suitcase to Argonaut on Sat. and dragged thirty-six beers to our booth, bribed a vendor for $3 of ice, and cooled off with lukecold Pabst in travel coffee mugs. We got to view Night Ranger (the drummer is the one that sings "Sister Christian". I was sitting there thinking shenanigans, until my hazy eyes fixed on the drummer mouthing the words I heard) and Survivor while sucking down the blue ribbon delight of Pabst and lighting lighters. It was awesome.


In sadder news, one of my friends passed away. Peter Tai Baumann crashed his semi-truck on I-70 and died in the accident. I remember seeing the crash on the news and not thinking I knew the driver. Pete was a founder of my team, DFA, and we will be wearing armbands and having a moment to remember him during our first game on Sunday the 16th.


During Rapids games, Dicks Sporting Goods Stadium plays Sandstorm for the warm up. I am going to have a drink for my friend Pete during this song on Sunday. I'll blame the awful tasting beer on any fluid that may come out of my face.

RIP Pete

Crazy Logic

Terrence, you are goofy!

Heya!

I've been working my butt off, and am loving it. I even volunteered for the Broncos Blood Drive For Life. Me, volunteer, are you kidding? Nope, I did it. I am even going to donate blood on Sept. 14th for my first time. Cool, huh? I am so excited, I made a silly video for YouTube. Here is the link.
I also got to meet all of the Colorado Rapids players and have lunch with them. I got my three favorite players and the coach to sign my shirt! I'll post the photo's as soon as I get 'em.

Finally...

It is about time I got a job: I found out that I was getting bad references, that previous managers couldn't remember my employment, that my petty misdemeanor is not petty to some, and that my credit has been checked thirty-seven times since October. This was a struggle that took its toll on my body and landed me in the hospital after the paramedics visited my apartment twice in less than twenty-four hours. The second time having them hog-tie me down to the ground, so I would not injure them or myself, after breaking through my screen- door to give me 1200 grams of glucose (This amount is phenomenal. This is how much sugar you should only consume during an entire month).
In the emergency room, I waited four hours for the doctor's to tell me, "If you don't know what happened, we don't know what happened". But I had my iPod and this is what I heard...

1. "Choking Tara (Creamy Version)"- Guided By Voices. I don't own too many GBV albums, okay none at all, but I know that they are important in Indie Rock history (look, they are the first band mentioned in the U.S. lo-fi movement of the nineties) and this is a fine single for listening to in E.R's.


2. "Speak Low"- Charlie Haden. This is from the soundtrack to September Songs, the movie about Kurt Weill, you know, the guy that wrote "Whisky Bar", that The Doors covered? It is a slow song, and I don't speak German, so the lyrics are lost on my ignorant brain. I haven't seen this movie, and I don't know anybody who has.


3. "Dig It A Hole"- U-Men. Again with the soundtracks. This too is from a movie, Hype!, I haven't seen. Quick punk song.


4. "Radio 1"- Air. I actually own this album on vinyl, but got this version from CMJ. This is my favorite album by Air, and everyone else's least favorite. People are fucking stupid, this is a perfect album.


5. "Can't Fight It"- Bob Mould. This is from the No Alternative album for Aids research. I'll be honest and say I like him better with Husker Du, but people can change without my permission.


6. "Has It Come To This?"- The Streets. Mike Skinner makes me want to rap. It is all slang with a a repetitious beat that works on every level. I still think Grime is a silly word, but so was Grunge, right?


7. "Let Me Put It Next To You"- The Soft Boys. I finally smiled when this song came on. I love this group, their albums, their songs, and this was when I felt better about my situation. I just put it in the perspective that I don't have cancer, or that I still have a roof over my head, that I own an iPod...


8. "Hold Onto The Rail"- The Clean. I hate that iTunes places the wrong album art when these song play, but this is an album that I would place in my top fifty, no, twenty... hell, my top ten favorite albums. Go buy The Clean's Compilation. You will be complete after that.


9. "All Or Nothing"- The Small Faces. Where were you when this song was made? I was an itch in my Daddy's pants... sorry. This is a ballad type of lyric that I find myself promising women too, but never fulfilling what I say.


10. "Twist"- Goldfrapp. Alsion Goldfrapp would make me sing the previous song's words without fail. Look at her!

All right, that is all I have to write about. I did listen to "Green Onion's" by Booker T, and this song reminds me of Joe Valentino, because he told me about them opening up for Neil Young and then being Neil's backing band, as well.

Oh, yeah. I got my job at Bonfils Blood Center.

Soccer and Coffee

My team voted me player of the year! I am very, very proud to have been chosen. I wasn't quite positive, but now I will play in the summer league. Wish me luck!

How addicted am I?

I am 88% Addicted to Coffee

I get to see King Kong tomorrow! How did I find out about this band? Easy: On page 149 of Spin Alternative Record Guide, Laetitia Sadier listed her Top Ten Alt. albums with King Kong's Funny Farm as #7.
Ima' gonna' drink a cup-o-joe now.

Cyclical

Aha! I don't have any magical powers, but it just so happens that the first band I ever wrote about is getting back together, and Insound has a release of all their music on a new 2-disc set called, Colossal Youth and the Collected Works of the Young Marble Giants. Now I'll repeat that I had nothing to do with the return of this band, but the next time I speak with a hottie, she'll look at my innocent face and undoubtedly believe it. You can hear some of their new music here, I guess. And this info came to me via: CMJ. (Sources like to be cited)

Human Behaviour