John’s Crawlspace

Some friends and I saw Aesop Rock at the Starlight Ballroom this past Saturday night. I may be wrong on this, as I just woke up, but I’m pretty sure this is the first hip-hop concert that I’ve gone to. Anyway, it was a really cool show. Blockhead played first, just doing beats, and that was pretty cool. Then Cage came out. I have been listening to him for longer than Aesop Rock actually, probably 4 years or so, so I know the majority of his songs, and it was definitely cool to see him. He and Yak Ballz were on stage at the same time, but the majority of the stuff they did was Cage material. Then Aesop came out with Rob Sonic. I was in the very front for the entire show, so that was definitely cool, getting to shake Aesop Rock’s hand and being a foot or two away from all the artists while they were performing… And getting on stage during the last song. I wasn’t sure if I’d really like seeing a hip-hop show live, but it was definitely cool. And that venue was cool too, I’d definitely see a show there again.

So I was trying to return some ammo to Wal-Mart the other day. Before I knew it, the SWAT team was there. Apparently they weren’t too happy with me because I threatened to kill some of the employees. What gives?

I’ve been having problems with my iPod Nano lately. I use it mainly for running, since it only holds 2GB of music. Anyway, I realized there was an Apple Store near me, so I decided to take it in there and have them look at it. I wasn’t expecting much really, but I figured it was worth a shot. The first thing the guy did was look up the iPod’s serial number in the database. He noticed that it was registered to the email address ‘ballhair at gmail dot com’, said “hmmm… that’s an interesting email address” and gave me a strange look. I use that address for stuff that could potentially sell my email address or send me 30 things a day that I don’t want - So I have had to confirm it on the phone with technical support companies and the like before, and it’s usually equally amusing. Anyway, he looked at the iPod for a minute after I told him the problem, then he turned around, opened a drawer, took a new iPod out, had me sign a paper, and handed me a brand new iPod. I couldn’t believe it. Keep in mind I was within the warranty period, but I wasn’t expecting it to be that easy. I have to hand it to Apple, that’s pretty awesome that they treat their customers that well. While I was their, I played with some of the new iPods. The ‘cover flow‘ feature is pretty cool. I wouldn’t buy a new iPod just for that feature though. Also, the new iPod Nanos are kind of bulky… I think I like the design of the old ones better, though it is kind of cool that the newer ones play video.

This video would be a whole lot better if it was set to death metal… Anyone agree?

Speaking of death metal, the new Black Dahlia Murder album made it’s way onto the web. It’s called “Nocturnal”, and you can download it here. It hits stores September 18th.

Yesterday my girlfriend of almost 2 years told me that she thinks we need time apart, and that she wants to see other people. Ouch. Yeah, I know what that means, but I’m sure you’ll all remind me anyway. Having said that, I hope you all had a better 9/11 than me. You know I always like to end things on a high note, so…

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