More Pine Hill Haints Fangirl Goofiness
Posted: May 20, 2012 Filed under: Bands I Love, General Music, Stick Figures | Tags: pine hill haints Leave a comment »After having gone to see the Pine Hill Haints live last night (that still doesn’t seem possible, but I think it really did happen), I remembered three more drawings I did that were directly inspired by them. Last Halloween, I listened to them all day long, and I felt like drawing something (after my work that the silly dayjob required was done, of course. Of course!), so I tried to draw what these songs looked like to me. These are as close as I could get…
There will be a new drawing soon, revolving around the aforementioned show as soon as I can collect my thoughts a little.
Music and Context
Posted: April 18, 2012 Filed under: Bands I Love, Dayjob, General Music, Rockstar, Stick Figures, Words | Tags: dayjob, pine hill haints, punk rock Leave a comment »I listen to a lot of traditional bluegrass (among other things) at work, and I’ve sometimes wondered who the younger people that come to my office think I am. Do they know/care of my extensive history and relationship with punk and indie and alternative and other kind of cool, interesting things? No, and no. Only once has anyone ever commented on something I was listening to, and it was not bluegrass, but early REM. He’s a good boy.
One other day at work, a younger person came to my office and asked if I could help her find someone’s office. As she was talking, the Pine Hill Haints (also not exactly bluegrass) record I was listening to, in all of its lo-fi glory, had a volume change when a bunch of people semi-spontaneously hoot and holler in between singing. It’s awesome. This is what resulted:
On The Topic of Pets
Posted: April 17, 2012 Filed under: Stick Figures, Words | Tags: cats, guilt, internal dialog Leave a comment »I love my cats. I also have a pervasive sense of Puritanical shame and guilt that shows itself in weird ways.
Chickosauri
Posted: April 6, 2012 Filed under: Stick Figures, Words | Tags: arty, chickens Leave a comment »We started out with 6 chicks, about 3 years ago. We’re now down to 2. They’re awesome, cool, and hilarious. Here’s a random thing about them:
Window, Fangs
Posted: April 6, 2012 Filed under: Dayjob, Stick Figures, Words | Tags: annoyances, vampire fangs, window Leave a comment »I have a nice office with a great big window that looks out on to the main walkway of my place of employment. It’s on the first floor, right near the main entrance. People sometimes come right up to my window and look in. Even once they realize they’re looking into an office with a “lady” working, they barely react. They’re not embarrassed or anything. It’s distracting, and annoying. A good friend of mine suggested I don some plastic vampire fangs some time this happens, and freak out the squares. I agreed, once I’m on my way out. I think this is how it will go:
Deodorant
Posted: April 6, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »I had reservations about putting this one online, but what the hell. I have since found deodorant that works the way it should – but getting here wasn’t easy.
I Love The Pine Hill Haints
Posted: April 5, 2012 Filed under: Bands I Love, General Music, Rockstar, Stick Figures, Words | Tags: daydreams, murder ballads, pine hill haints Leave a comment »When I hear new music that I fall in love with, this is what happens:
Office Crap Man
Posted: April 5, 2012 Filed under: Dayjob, Stick Figures, Words Leave a comment »Where I work, people are in and out all day long. A big part of my job is to just be there all day, and help people with whatever comes up, which I do. When I have to leave for an errand or lunch, I leave a note that says either specifically when I’ll be back, or a general idea (like “soon!” or “back when possible,” a.k.a., I don’t know how long this will take…). I don’t just leave and let everyone wonder what the hell I’m doing. So when the rare accusation of “You’re never here,” comes up, it makes me mad. This happened:
Pandora
Posted: April 2, 2012 Filed under: Bands I Love, General Music, Stick Figures, Words | Tags: amazing royal crowns, flat duo jets, rockabilly, surf rock, the old days, willie nelson Leave a comment »Pandora and I have a love-hate relationship with each other.
Grateful Dead.
Posted: April 2, 2012 Filed under: General Music, Stick Figures, Words Leave a comment »I really, really tried to like the Grateful Dead for years. It would have made my life then and now so much easier in many ways. Even this many years later, I have a physical response when I hear them, before actually knowing who it is. Example: Turn on the radio. Song is playing. Feel like I sprouted a thin film of dirt on me. “Ugh. Oh god…” I think silently to myself, as I reach for the channel turner. DJ comes on and announces the Grateful Dead. “Uncanny,” I think to myself.
All this said, I love my Deadhead friends. I wish I could relate to them on this particular music love. I tried so hard. This is my story…
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