New Year's resolutions:

1) excercise more


2) take some college classes


3) brush up on Tagalog & Korean languages


4) try not to spend so much time online!

my current playlist, end of 2002


derri daugherty: a few unfinished songs


yoko ono: blueprint for a sunrise


shuggie otis: inspiration information


paul mccartney: driving rain


booker t. and the mg's: mclemore avenue


lost dogs: green room serenade part tour


adam again: ten songs by adam again


smashing pumpkins: machina II


moby: play


jimi hendrix: blues


red elvises: i wanna see you bellydance


shonen knife: strawberry sound


sonic youth: nyc ghosts and flowers


these are what i listen to while i'm on the computer


plus a large dose of national public radio, esp. thistle and shamrock

i asked zhenya of the red elvises recently why he was quitting the band. he sent me this response:

I do remember that I put that on the message board. But things got heavier. I just don't see any point in playing the Red Elvises' music the way we've done it in the past 3 yrs. It became very sloppy, no rehearsals, old songs, same old "wanna get laid -six pack o beer" type of "simple" topics. I think that's over for me; my soul needs something that I could share with people when I get on stage. True words, true feelings, not just a bunch of b.s. Sorry, but it just died for me.



"I Wanna See You Bellydance" was the only song that I really enjoyed playing the most. After Avi left it was pretty much an anti-musical trip; somewhat amusing or whatever, that's all. My new project will be missing the big red balalaika bass and the beer songs but it will say what I wanted to say from the bottom of my heart.



-Zhenya Rock

watch out for a new issue of the cutting edge, published by dan kennedy in orlando. i'm thinking he'll include a review of siamese connection. go to: geocities.com/baptisboy_46

just decided to update this now... i have a lot of free time during the xmas holidays. school starts again next week but i'll try to do what i can if i'm not too tired from chasing kindergarteners around the playground, pushing them on the swing, and giving free piggy back rides (or veggie back rides, to quote homer simpson). the children pay me in spicy cheetos, so i'm not complaining!