A Weekend Roundup ... YeeHaw!

My weekend started off pretty damn strong ... early with Thursday night, as I went to the Lizard Lounge

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for Church night, a thrash-style, Gothic missive to the days back when Bauhaus, Type O Negative, Nine Inch Nails and My Life With Thrill Kill Kult were at the peak of their heyday [to be fair, they still are tightly intricate and move you in ways that are deemed bizzare and taboo] ... noticing how they changed the place a little, but it was still dark, diverse and deeply daring ... a trio of couples that came in to do disco moves noted that the music DIDN'T quite match, but I wanted so much to tell them " It doesn't really matter. Not many people here are professional dancers. God knows I'm not! "

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... It started about 10ish, though the doors were open at least by 9 pm that night [and I thought, My God, I'm late!] ... the music was pumping as various videos of horror slid across the screen along with elaborate cutout effects of women stripping and touching each other [various hallucigenic colorish styles] and strobing patterns. Very cool and extremely gothic. Dj Angry John was at the helm of the room [I believe the large room rather than the smaller, Egyptian themed room]. The smoke was lining the air and the dancing was hot, intense and like a community of vampiristic oneness. Very much like an Anne Rice novel based at a rave sponsored by HP Lovecraft with music from Marilyn Manson. I pumped to full speed and felt my heart wanting to explode, then I found myself outside, walking among the goth kids sitting, smoking and shooting shit with other fellow goth kids, comparing leather pumps with stitched on white vinyls skulls and 5 inch heels to others, who said that the pumps were actually borrowed and " how do you like my fishnets? " ... But for a guy who was 36 and no longer 23, the three hours of fast, pumped thrash/goth/stylized german sidestepping/mosh, without the most pit/even twist dancing [see what I mean when I say I can't dance worth a shit?]... I was sweating off 15 pounds of sweat under a FUCKYOU Dragonfly hoodie and ready to die. So I went home. To five hours of sleep, then 5 hours of work. Then a quick nap and I just decided to go to Final Friday at Gypsy Tea Room

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and saw the lineup : Dow Jones, Boondox, Thesis & Music Theory [they had a substitute, but it still was hotter than a Texas Sunday fire-burning stove!], ATP with Mista Long, A-1, Hi-Jocker and Main Thang [all tied in with DJ B Smoove working the Technics and also Scion sponsorship and some really awesome artwork from the two guys who painted that night and also designed the tight tees for it! It was a supertight night and rocked the hip hop off the floor and into the air! Speakin' of Ms. Thesis, check out this broadcast. You won't be disappointed :

Texas Gig's Interview With Thesis

and, hopefully with her blessing, this bulletin :
A Little good press never hurt anyone...
Body: Hey Everybody,

Just wanted to tell u to check out the interview at Texasgigs.com. Its my first interview in a few years. The first since completing Heaven's Lemonade. The other one was Cousin Lenny on 89.3 in '04. I'm kinda a rookie at this, but hey gotta start somewhere.

http://www.texasgigs.com/podcasts/texas-gigs/2006/jul/24/interview-thesis/

Also if you're thirsty get your Heaven's Lemonade at CDbaby.com in the New Soul Releases or click

http://cdbaby.com/cd/thesismusic

And...This month I am one of the artists featured on the website for the clothing line Daunda which launched on April 15th (my birthday!)) of this year. Daunda is an up and coming hip hop and urban inspired clothing line. Hot tees ya'll. Will, the designer and co-owner of the line also designed the Heaven's Lemonade logo (the lemon... with the wings... and halo..yep that was him.) What up Trina (co-owner and sis). So check it if u get the time...

http://www.daunda.com/artist.html

Woohooo!!! Hip Hip....Hooray!!!! Yesss!!!!!

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The night was intensely Hip Hop and Neo Soul, which was what it was supposed to be! The whole experience proved that most times, the smaller venues are worth more than big arena concerts and Paloozas out the ass!
All this and David Johansen from the New York Dolls on Fresh Air [KERA 90.1] being interviewed ... he is off the map when it comes to cool! There is not enough cool to equal how cool he is!!! He makes Fonzie more like Steve Urkel!
Well, I am back to the novel. But I am expecting everyone to have a super weekend!



Remember : You are the one that counts. Period.


dr phibes


P.S. Also caught The Triggermen !! Eminem has nothin' on them !!