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I Started A Joke (The Wallflowers)

I started a joke. Which started the whole world crying.

But I didn't see that the joke was on me.

Oh, no, I started to cry. Which started the whole world laughing.

Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

I looked at the skies. Running my hands over my eyes.

And I fell out of bed. Hurting my heads from things that I said.

Till I finally died. Which started the whole world living.

Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

I looked at the skies. Running my hands over my eyes.

And I fell out of bed. Hurting my head from things that I said.

Till I finally died. Which started the whole world living.

Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

Oh, no, that the joke was on me. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Pretty sure this is a Bee Gees tune.

Thanks to all who are interested in coming early to catch our set. We're excited to be on this bill. As Brodie said, the Fat Cats will be on at their usual 12am. I would say that a logical schedule would be 10-11-12 for the three bands, but jam shows usually don't get started that early...why don't you all help us change that so we can get started at 10 and play a healthy set? Thanks!

Hamilton's part of the GTA, right? Come see the Achievers, Slowcoaster and the Fat Cats at Casbah.

Wed at PJ's is an open stage, not open jam. i.e. no drums.

What's your deal, rustle? Are you any good?

It was just a lame play on a lyric.

She was underwhelmed

If that's a word

I know it's not

'Cause I looked it up

That's one of those skills

That I learned in my school

I was overwhelmed

And I'm sure of that one

'Cause I learned it

Back in grade school

When I was young

She said, "You is funny"

I said, "You are funny"

She said, "Thank you"

And I said, "Never mind"

And she rolled her eyes

Her beautiful eyes

The point is not the grammar

It's the feeling

That is certainly in my heart

But not in hers

But not in hers

But not in hers

But not in hers

We were talkin' about people

That eat meat

I felt like an ass

'Cause I was one

She said, "It's okay"

But I felt like

I just ate my young

She's obviously

A person with a cause

I told her that

I don't smoke or drink

She told me to loosen up

On her way to the L.C.

She skips her classes

And gets good grades

I go to my courses

Rain or shine

She's passed her classes

While I attend mine

While I attend mine

While I attend mine

While I attend

She wrote out a story

About her life

I think it included

Something about me

I'm not sure of that

But I'm sure of one thing

Her spelling's atrocious

She told me to read

Between the lines

And tell her exactly

What I got out of it

I told her affection had two F's

Especially when

You're dealing with me

I usually notice

All the little things

Once time I was proud of it

She says it's annoying

She cursed me up and down

And rolled her R's

(Her beautiful R's)

She says I'm caught up

In triviality

All I really wanna know

Is what she thinks of me

I think my love for her

Makes me miss the point

I miss the point

I miss the point

I miss the point

I miss the point

I miss the point

I miss the point

Hey mister

Congratulations PWeen and Fam!

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So did I:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/underwhelmed

Come on, Jaimoe, I threw that one at you cause I expected you to get it. You know, liking rock and roll and working for MuchMusic and all.

The Sweet Homewreckers http://www.thesweethomewreckers.com/

The Homewreckers are awesome, you should go see them!

underwhelmed

if that's a word. I know it's not, cause I looked it up.

Hi Guys' date=' I Will Be 43 Years Old On Feb 16th 2007. I've Been Thinking Up Rock And Pop Song Ideas For Almost 22 Years. I Have 142 Partial-Completed Songs. My Songwriting Style Is A Combination Of The Who, STP, Van Hagar, Some Beatles, Monkees, CSNY, Eagles, CCR, Oasis, Van Halen And Motley Crue.[/quote']

I love that Van Hagar and Van Halen are considered two separate musical entities...but don't worry, he derives influence from both. Moreso from Van Hagar, though, that's why they're first on the list.

I think it's now clear to me that I must move to New Jersey to be closer to this visionary who will soon facilitate my ascent to my own massive Beatles-esque fame. Eat my dust, suckers.

Dude. The Rehearsal Factory. Gorgeous rooms. Somewhat central. We split a monthly room with a few other bands. It's on Geary, West of Dufferin, just north of Dupont. Their hourly rooms are really nice too, with seriously good gear (for a rehearsal place, anyway).

Dig it: http://www.rehearsalfactory.com/

Those Martin guys are cool. Art & Lutherie also makes a small guitar, and I believe they're a Canadian company. I would bet theirs is cheaper than the Martin:

http://www.artandlutherieguitars.com/amis.htm

I'm sitting in with my former Surly Young Bucks bandmates Max Kerman and Dan Griffin at the Ceilidh House in Hess Village tonight (George Street). I'm playing pedal steel and possibly some electric guitar, and we'll be belting out all the old hits, and some new ones, and covers. We're on at 11. Not sure of the cover, it's a fundraiser. Come on down if you've got nothing else to do.

Smart, melodic rock and roll played well.

That's Charlemagne all over, too. Three great bands, this bill should be a tour.

I played in Waterloo last night as part of the GO! Festival with Tiiu Millistver, feat. Deeps on bass and Brooks on guitar and pedal steel. The headlining band was this OUTRAGEOUS trio from Saskatoon called the Cracker Cats. They killed this little room we were playing in. They are serious players with killer high-lonesome harmonies. The music is a Tom Waits-informed bluegrass, sometimes slow and gypsy-style and other times fast and furious, but definately dark. The banjo picker alone is worth going to see!

Music at http://www.myspace.com/thecrackercats

They're playing tonight at the Global Village Backpacker's Hostel, corner of King and Spadina. $5 cover. They're from Saskatoon and flying home tomorrow, don't miss them!

Good gracious, the show is tonight! We're on around 11! Here's the friggin mind-blowing line-up!

Dan Griffin - vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin

Dave Griffin - acoustic guitar

Mike Acheson - electric and upright bass, vocal

Adam Melnick - piano, Rhodes, B3

Aaron Goldstein - pedal steel guitar

Tim Oxford - drums

Also featuring a guest appearance by Dan's dad Mike Griffin on fiddle

This band is the shit, no foolin'! If you missed the Surly Young Bucks in our heyday, this is an amped-up version thereof!

Come on out!

Hey man, you've got some great ideas. This tune 'Highway' is a well-written song. Get yourself a band together!

Just got home from the last rehearsal. This is by far the most talented band I've ever played with. Tomorrow is going to be good. Come on out.

I saw Jer with the Sean MacDonald Band at the Casbah last week and it was sweet. I was going to try and get to the Rodriguez show at the Drake on Thursday but the ridiculous storm kept me away.

Jeremy spoke very highly of this Rodriguez project in particular. If I was in Ottawa, that's where I'd be tonight.

We just got back from an awesome rehearsal with Dan. This show is going to be a goooooood time.

With this article though, the ignorance shown by someone referring to something as gay is staggering. I don't know how many times certain folks on here(zero) have gone on tangents calling everything gay or faggy in a derogitory way, and then think that this can be justified by saying that gay really means stupid or lame. What??? Try that excuse with any other minority and see what the reaction is.

In this case though they are going overboard.

I agree on both accounts (i.e. that I'm appalled by how widespread the term remains, and that in this case things have gone overboard).

A guy at work was making seriously inappropriate remarks about Jews to me (I'm Jewish) and another Jewish employee. I don't think he meant real harm but he was saying some offensive stuff...at least, we discussed it and we were offended by it. And really, I'm not a terribly sensitive guy when it comes to this stuff. So we took it to the boss and told him we didn't want to start any trouble, but this dude was crossing the line with these remarks almost daily. The boss basically told us we should lighten up on the issue because, he said, most people say things 'like that' that they don't mean, and gave the example of calling things 'gay' to mean 'bad'. I let the issue drop but should have told him that nobody I know uses 'gay' to mean 'bad' anymore, it's just common sense.

Today I had to drive up the street from work. The drive can take less than two minutes if you get all the green lights (I think there are three). IT TOOK ME MORE THAN TWO HOURS, from 3:30 until about 5:40 this afternoon.

Map of my ridiculous journey

At one point a woman in the opposite lanes rolled down her window, grabbed some snow from the top of her car and playfully lobbed a snowball at my truck. We had a friendly back-and-forth snowball fight for about 10 minutes (traffic wasn't moving). Definitely a fun spirit-lifter in a shitty traffic jam.

Man I have a roommate fucking me over for utilities. They're all in my name and he hasn't forked over his share in MONTHS. I'm taking the hit for him every month and it's fucking frustrating as shit. I feel your pain man.

Your solution should be to move to Hamilton. It's what everybody who's anybody is doing.

Article in this week's View

Fine work once again Mr. Shapiro

http://viewmag.com/viewstory.php?storyid=4993

Dan's going to be on Ric Taylor's show Friday afternoon around 5pm. 93.3FM in Hamilton or http://cfmu.mcmaster.ca online.

Happy birthday buddy!