The evening skate sessions in Round Rock continue to gain heat as the outside temps drop. James Juneau is laying down some layback smith grinds over the loveseat that inspired Travis Burke to reference the deceased Blaize Blouin. Transplant-from-Dallas, Graham pulled a no-pads backside ollie-tailslide in the deep end. That was not long after his backside smith from deep to shallow over the loveseat the other day. The kid rips.No photos of these stunts, though, because my flash batteries need recharging. Speaking of Round Rock illumination, the new deal with the lights has them shutting off at 11:00 and except for one on the bowl that turns off 15 minutes later. Trash is becoming something of a problem again…
Maker’s Faire is this weekend. I lack the words to describe this conceptual event, except to say that Lee Brooks is supposed to be there demonstrating how to build a cradle with just a shovel, wheel barrow, and 4,200 bags of Quikrete.
If I didn’t know better, I would say the music industry is inhabited by a huge pack of marsupial wolves. Like the now-extinct Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger), these people are unpredictably eccentric to the maximum. Our profit-obsessed forefathers would most certainly have put a bounty on them for stunts like the one Radiohead just pulled by releasing their new album via download at whatever price their fans want to pay. Some fans of Oklahoma’s Flaming Lips want a bounty on Wayne’s head right now for them taking payola from Big Tobacco to help recruit future cancer patients on their current tour. Finally, Billy Corrigan broke up the Smashing Pumpkins years ago saying, “…. the way the culture is and stuff, it’s hard to keep trying to fight the good fight against the Britneys.” Since then, the Pumpkins have turned the tables on Ms. Spears with such cruelty that the ex-diva shaved her head (and vagine) Corrigan-style in an attempt to placate her career-destroyer. Billy and the reunited Smashing Pumkins play the Backyard November 2nd. And on top of all this, the Angry Samoans will sing a song about poking your eyes out in Waterloo Park on November 3rd at the Fun Fun Fun Fest!
