Went to check this out this morning to just see if I’m missing anything and was not expecting something of my own to be included among some of my absolute favorite records ever
Today I am 3 years sober. Sure I don’t feel like I’ve been “fun Thom” in all that time and I’ve struggled in social situations, but I’m still alive so I’ll take it.
Not looking for attention or whatever I just want to document it but today I am 30 days alcohol free. I have swung back and forward with this over the last few years, long periods of sobriety followed by even long stretches deep in the trenches. I feel good right now though.
Here's a closer look at the
#cassette
package we did for Have a Nice Life's massive Deathconsciousness, courtesy of
@TheFlenser
.
💀 Printed O-Cards over the case
💀 Black opaque cassette case (CB-012)
💀 Black cassette shells (TONRBLACKSW) w/ white pad print
💀 Double-sided…
I was depressed a lot in college (who would’ve thought) and instead of feeding myself I’d use that money to buy CDs, being in that store always brought me so much joy, yesterday I visited the new (to me) location and they had my one of my records and I just can’t get over it.
I’ve kept a detailed archive of every show I’ve played, the other artist and every set list. I put together this 268 pg book featuring every flyer I could find (which were a lot) and the the archive list. Might print a big batch if anyone else is interested.
Favorite part of seeing Mount Eerie tonight was getting to witness these two teenagers in front of me give each other the same look, like they were both experiencing a life changing moment when Phil and company hit their first BIG chord of the evening,
I don’t have many words right now I mostly feel hollow but yesterday I had to make the decision to have Astrid put to sleep. Her kidneys were failing. She’s been with me since I was 19 years old. I hope she knew how loved she was the last 17 years.
In my mid 30s and still going to punk shows at sketchy locations means I still see cool shit like a band with a cello player playing through a big muff into a full stack
We started a label/art house!! PERPETUAL FLAME MINISTRIES LIVES
@flameperpetual
!! We’re putting on an insane festival in Chicago at Thalia Hall and we’re releasing my first album LET THE EVIL to vinyl!
TODAY SHALT THOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE.
Im a terrible writer but I tried my best to sum up the Boris full length discography for starters. Obviously it’s broad and my opinions probably differ from others or even yourself. Wish they used the picture with my cat named after Wata.
Went to a show in the middle of nowhere tonight and I’m happy to report no one learned how to set up or breakdown their gear in a timely manner or play appropriate set lengths.
First tour longer than an extended weekend since 2018. I’m sorry I’m not coming to your town/city/country unless it’s listed here. Playing a lot of new stuff before I record it.
Spent the day with a guitar in open g playing along to Low songs and just melting into the couch with heartbreak when not playing along.. Just moved myself to my bed and realized I was supposed to be in Brooklyn seeing Russian Circles tonight. Fuck.
So the new
@SprainBand
album makes me feel like I’m in my early 20s discovering an album/s that I just know is going to stick with me forever. It’s one of the greatest feelings of being a human.
The venue I’m playing in Columbus is a 10 minute walk to the houses that are on the cover of Below The House, should I offer to take any nerds like me who care about these things for a walk if they get to the show before doors? Like a little gloom field trip.
Spent a bit of time getting my dads acoustic back in playing shape, here’s a quick play through of one of the most beautiful songs ever by
@lowtheband
before I take it back to him tomorrow.
Went to a nascar race today and the best way I could describe it is that it was like if SunnO))) played through the largest & fast rotary speaker. It was zen like.
Was just informed by karla that when she came to bed last night I yelled out in my sleep “purple man get out of my room”. So it’s without saying I’m ready for this weekend.
I can honestly say that I have seen Have A Nice Life & Giles Corey more than anybody else and these last two nights they have been the best I have ever seen them
Worst part of the flooding is I just stared at the place I buried my cat in the yard a few months back and started crying because there is so much water over her.
Listen to Planning for Burial's cover of the classic Low track Murderer!
Flenser's Low cover album Your Voice Is Not Enough will be out in 2024 digitally and on vinyl for Series Members.
@inmemoryofthom
At 13 I watched my grief stricken grandfather allow cancer to take over his body after my grandmothers sudden death, he made his own funeral arrangements, he was ready, that was the most brutal thing I’ve ever witnessed
Planning a tour for next year, please suggest your bum fuck town with no infrastructure to support small DIY touring artist that is within an hour drive of somewhere more viable that id most likely have to drive 8 hours to get to that day
Welp probably burning a bridge with my sister cuz she said when she took the oath in thd military it was to protect us from threats foreign or domestic, I told her if she is equating protesters exercising their 1st amendment rights to domestic threats that she can get fucked.
My debut album “Leaving” came out 10 years ago today. I’ve been slowly writing about my feelings on it to be included in a box set that’s going to come out early next year. I slacked too hard with getting it together in time for it’s actual anniversary
Being nearly 40 with no kids and a good job means I’m flying to Seattle to see one of my all time favorite bands play their first show in 20+ years then a little over a month later I’ll see them again close to home.
Remember about a decade ago with Alessandro Cortini did a rundown of his NIN rig & created a holy genre by showing how he uses his 4 track as an instrument
We got 11 trick or treaters tonight which is the best year yet for us in our little neighborhood. Karla said we need to become the full size candy bar house.
Kid stocking produce in my super small town grocery store started talking to me because they noticed my glow PT2 bootleg hoodie, mid conversation they asked me if I have ever heard of the band Have A Nice Life. I left with a smile.
No cheating - your Quietus style Bakers Dozen. 13 albums (off the top of your head) to know you by. Not looking for a perfect list, looking for a list that you instantly regret posting because you then remember something else.
Sometimes you find out you’re other sister is pro-Trump and get in a big argument about antifa & blm and you end up screaming fuck you in their face and getting in your car to drive home. This shit is serious.
Dudes I work with made the fatal mistake of telling the aging rocker the name I perform under so he was pulling up videos in the shop, and kept asking why it’s only focusing on me and how come it took me 5 minutes before I started singing anything.
You’re an artist after the gig you need to be able to rest properly for the coming drive/performance. I’ll stay in your trailer or a van with a baseball bat and protect your gear/merch while you sleep in your hotel.
If anyone was wondering my dads only criticism of my set was that the lighting was too dark. He did give me a huge high five after my set. And I’m apparently going to be giving his acoustic guitar a thorough set up for the first time in 27 years.
I put out my first record almost 11 years ago. It’s been out of print for half a decade now. So corporate is reissuing it with a bunch of extra goodies. You can preorder it over at bandcamp or direct from the main office.
Next time anyone asks when the next album comes out I’m gonna send them the list of all the stuff I’m repairing around the house and my days off and ask if they could come help me knock some of it out so I’ll have more time to play my guitars into microphones.
I don’t like when dudes at work tell new apprentices that I make music because then they want to talk to me and I don’t want to talk to them about that at all.
I finished writing it and It has a name and I’ll get around to recording it this summer but i wanted to do something special for the flenzcup so I played LP4 front to back tonight. Sorry I didn’t play the hits tonight.
Felt bad mentally all day instead of turning to alcohol, I added a fresh baked cookie to the 1/4 pint of ice cream I have left the filled the rest with whip cream. All in all I’m still killing myself but this atleast makes me feel better.
So I just found out the weird whistle hissing sound I kept hearing during my set last night that I thought was something weird with the amps I borrowed last night were in fact ppl doing whip it’s during my set.
Multiple people who attended the the L.A. Philharmonic concert reported hearing a woman letting out a ‘loud full body orgasm’ during Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony
Sometimes you just need to play a set that is 100% designed to not win over new fans but is totally for you and anyone else that has been here for it for awhile
My parents have never seen PFB live should I invite them to a hometown show where I’m going to improvise some weird synth drones tomorrow night on the eve of my 35th birthday where I’ll most likely be on s bunch of mushrooms
Haven’t really talked about it but up until this weekend I had been 3 weeks alcohol free, I had a few drinks this weekend with friends, I didn’t go hard but I realized I really don’t like it anymore & have been enjoying being sober.
As the months go on I’m starting to realize I don’t miss playing shows but I really miss going through small towns in the middle of nowhere and wondering what was the thing that made ppl settle there to begin with.
Just went and picked up a brand new Neil young record as well as a 9 disc David Bowie boxset while wearing a Tom Petty bootleg shirt that says “sell your computer buy a guitar” on the back. This is my ultimate boomer moment.