Barred for Life in SLC (and Farmington)

Here are some of the pictures from the photoshoot for Ebersole's Barred for Life book. There was a pretty puny showing at Nobrow- if the press had picked it up better there may have been more people sporting bars....but hey, we contacted all sorts of people and the City Weakly since the beginning of this year, asked some friends who might know some people....blah blah blah. Stewart and Stefan are totally cool and they were totally mellow about the whole thing. They stayed at our pad in Farmington and made killer fish tacos, which were delicious!! They got to take nice relaxing showers, and then in the morning we went back to Nobrow, and they got another girl, Echo, who's way cool, photographed and interviewed. Then they were off!! I hope the rest of the trip treats them well and we run into them somewhere down the line!! Best wishes to you guys--JiMi GeRm and Shelley Sidle-Owens

All the photos by Stewart Dean Ebersole
http://www.barred4life.blogspot.com/
http://barredforlife.net/
http://www.myspace.com/barredforlife
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barred-For-Life/45729878812?ref=ts

Thought for the day, after Dia de los Muertos has ended

"Death closes the gates of time, and opens those of eternity."
Capuchin-Friars

Passive Aggressive Laughter

Passive Aggressive Notes is "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over" AND a must-visit if you are ever in need of a mood-boost. The comments are also quite amusing!

My personal favorite is the anonymous rant against anonymity however, they are all very funny, and it isn't as if I have read every one.... yet :)

Street Art Illusions

chalk painting by Julian Beever


Check this out: ILLUSIONS

These pavement drawings are soo damn cool, and life-like! If you ever catch them in person and you are on the correct side of the artwork you will be stunned.....

Over 100 March Against Police Violence in Santa Rosa

The real news

The PE Starter Kit.........

The PE Starter Kit.........

The Craftzine Skele Cardigan Podcast

Here's a cool video on how to put an image in photoshop into black and white, and make into a knitting, or crochet chart. But you could chart it up for anything - mosiacs, leather working, etc.....
They are using a really cool skeleton as an example!! yay Craftzine! The Craftzine Skele Cardigan Podcast

Funnies........

Tales from the Shallow End of the Gene Pool

Shelley's favorite GBH photo....

My Photos Photo Gallery - Photo 37 of 44 by GBH - MySpace Photos

Upcycling Felted Arm Warmers

Arm warmers, make some for you and they are the bomb-gifts cuz they fit everyone, and everyone loves them! If you make them in black, and short then you can give them to anyone- men or women! Check this out...

Free Pattern

Must do FREE PATTERN from Knit on the Net

Catherine Wilson designed this lovely Monroe Wrap

Photo: Knit On the Net

Barred For Life is on the Road

Anyone in Portland OR who knows of a good venue- Tattoo shop, coffee shop, a show, a bar, (wut ever!) you guys have a date- OCT 28th- and no venue. Get ahold of Mr. Ebersole, he's on our friends list on FB and myspace, and contact him thru his myspace Barred For Life
he's on the road now (Germ or Shelley can pass a msg to him if u don't hear back)

Job Wanted

Job Wanted: I have many skills, talents & experience. I am now a freelance writer, artist, & gardener/landscaper.I'd like to continue working as an artist &writer- esp. fiber arts, painting, photography,sewing, & design. I've written about nutrition, health,sustainable lifestyles,yoga & exercise.I want to help make this world a better place through my work.Please contact me thru FB or this blog if you know of any opportunities. Thank you!!

FEAR

Look up "FEAR SLC Part 2" on You Tube
(the link's on our FB links tab, but it probably changed locations....)
for Lee Ving announcing Shelley and Jimi getting married

FEAR, D.I., Agent Orange, Bloodhook, Total Chaos, and Skint

FEAR, D.I., Agent Orange, Bloodhook, Total Chaos, and Skint played at Club Vegas 7.28.09
in SLC and there was a great turn-out and lotsa good people! Whitney Germaine took these pictures of Shelley and Jimi Germ at the show:

Letters

re-posting for Cline....

Here’s our friend Mike Cline, living currently in a medium security facility… (Mike on the left, waving hello) Looking for some cool punk-rockers and people to correspond with. Here’s the address, drop him a letter:

Michael Cline 13947-081, USP Florence, P.O. Box 7000, Florence, Colorado 81226

Just Say No/ Smack

A collage by Shelley Sidle/Staysik....

FEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4!

ya!!! Fuck ya!! Fear is coming to SLC. I've been checking every so often hoping that they'd come thru the City of Salt. Very coool!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mini- Massacre Guys Reunion

Jimi Germ singing w/ the MG's Reunion and a much deeper voice than the album!! :)

Massacre Guys, PooPeeD, Hans Monument, and Nurse Sherri

Massacre Guys Paul Krowas, Jon Shuman, James Shuman, and Jimi Germ Warfare on stage together for the first time in 25 years this Saturday at Burt's Tiki in SLC! Hans Monument and Nurse Sherri will also be playing and PooPeeD will enchant the crowd with his suave vocal stylings. DO NOT MISS THIS!

The Freeze, Dr. Know and Agent Orange!!!

May 21 2009

8:00P

at Burt's Tiki Lounge

MDC and then this gig...Yay!!!

Freeze on myspace

Dr. Know

Agent Orange

MDC is on their way!!!

MDC touring~~
Thu, 23 Apr 2009 8:00PM
Mohawk Place - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
Buffalo, New York

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 8:00PM
Belvedeves - CANCELLED BY POLICE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 8:00PM
Now that’s Class - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
Cleveland, Ohio

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 8:00PM
Blind Pig - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut, Hellsmouth
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 8:00PM
Bernie’s Distillery - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
Columbis, Ohio

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 8:00PM
The Mad Hatter - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
Covington, Kentucky

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 8:00PM
C. A. M. P.- MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
St. Louis, Missouri

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 8:00PM
The Emerson Theatre - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
Indianapolis, Indiana

Fri, 1 May 2009 8:00PM
Reggie’s - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
Chicago, Illinois

Sat, 2 May 2009 8:00PM
The Annex - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
Madison, Wisconsin

Sun, 3 May 2009 8:00PM
Triple Rock - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Mouth Sewn Shut
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mon, 4 May 2009 8:00PM
Vauderville Mews - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Des Moines, Iowa

Tue, 5 May 2009 8:00PM
The Box Awesome - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Lincoln, Nebraska

Wed, 6 May 2009 8:00PM
The Jackpot - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Lawerance, Kansas

Thu, 7 May 2009 8:00PM
The Anchor - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Wichita, Kansas

Fri, 8 May 2009 8:00PM
3 Kings Tavern - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Denver, Colorado

Sat, 9 May 2009 8:00PM
The Deluxe - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Fuck the Informer
Salt Lake City, Utah

Mon, 11 May 2009 8:00PM
The Liquid Lounge - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Boise, Idaho

Tue, 12 May 2009 8:00PM
The Cretin Hop - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Spokane, Washington

Wed, 13 May 2009 8:00PM
Oak Harbor Tavern - MDC, Embrace the Kill, Potbelly, Potty Mouth Society
Oak Harbor, Washington

Thu, 14 May 2009 8:00PM
The Bit Saloon - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Seattle, Washington

Fri, 15 May 2009 8:00PM
The Charleston - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Bremerton, Washington

Sat, 16 May 2009 8:00PM
American Legion Hall - MDC, Embrace the Kill
Port Townsend, Washington

Fri, 22 May 2009 9:00PM
Mc Minninville / Deluxe
Mcminninville, Oregon

Sat, 23 May 2009 9:00PM
Ash Street Saloon
Portland, Oregon

Anyone wanna hop over the pond for this one??

Adopt a Punk Rocker today!

Have you seen the adopt-a-coral reef, adopt-a-forest, adopta-this, adopta-that?
What about adopt a punk rocker:
Countless punk-rockers are unable to find work due to permanently altered appearances, inability to conform, criminal records or all of the above. Please give a ten-twenty- or thirty dollar tax-deductible donation and I assure you your modest pledge will be used to .... help a starving out-of-work hardcore punk rocker.
(special thanks to Bad Religion for some lyrics...)

Barred for Life and Skull a Day

If any of you have Black Flag bars tatt'd, there's a guy who's doing a book about people w/ the bars on them called Barred for Life- photos and interviews- he's on Facebook and myspace his name's Stewart and he seems pretty cool, so check it out. Oh and check out Skull a Day too (not related, but a cool site and book)!

Bozeman Montana Psychobilly Showdown

2009 Bozeman Montana Psychobilly Showdown

APRIL 24TH & 25TH 2009! BOZEMAN MONTANA! The flier will soon be up again...

The Peacocks Touring

March, 25 2009 08:00 PM - Wild at Heart, Berlin, -

March, 27 2009 08:00 PM - Gigantium with Volbeat, Aalborg, -

March, 28 2009 08:00 PM - NRGi Arena with Volbeat, Aarhus, -

April, 3 2009 08:00 PM - Sound ’n Arts, Bamberg, -

June, 4 2009 08:00 PM - Beauty Bar, Las Vegas, Nevada -

June, 5 2009 08:00 PM - Chasers, Phoenix, Arizona -

June, 6 2009 08:00 PM - Radio Room, San Diego, California -

June, 7 2009 08:00 PM - Ink’n’Iron Fest, Long Beach, California -

June, 8 2009 08:00 PM - Blank Club, San Jose, California -

June, 10 2009 08:00 PM - Satyricon, Portland, Oregon -

June, 11 2009 08:00 PM - Studio Seven, Seattle, Washington -

June, 12 2009 08:00 PM - Lucky Bar, Victoria, British Columbia -

June, 13 2009 08:00 PM - Car Show, Spokane, Washington -

June, 14 2009 08:00 PM - Other Side, Missoula, Montana -

June, 15 2009 08:00 PM - TBA, Bozeman, Montana -

June, 17 2009 08:00 PM - Cervantes, Denver, Colorado -

June, 19 2009 08:00 PM - Sundances, Prescott, Arizona -

June, 21 2009 08:00 PM - American Legion Post No. 79, Riverside, California -

July, 17 2009 08:00 PM - Radau am Stau Festival, Sömmeritz, -

July, 18 2009 08:00 PM - Mighty Sounds Festival, Olsi u Tabora (CZ), -

August, 21 2009 07:30 PM - Azfeszt, Nyírbátor, -

The Record Ranch

The Record Ranch, from their website:

"About The Record Ranch:
The Record Ranch is a place where music fans congregate to buy and sell vinyl, CDs, music memorabilia and anything else music-related. The site is run by collectors who also possess many years of brick and mortar record store experience as well as e-commerce/web development experience.

Our Mission:
Our aim is to cultivate a friendly, vibrant venue driven by both knowledgeable sellers and music fans worldwide. We obviously can't replace your neighborhood independent record store with a website (nor would we ever want to), but we hope to capture the intimate atmosphere and one-of-a-kind selection that goes hand in hand with independent record stores worldwide.

What we offer:

Sellers
•Free listings and stores! Three free images per listing too. You only pay final value fees and any listing extras.
•Options! No stringent requirements on shipping and payment methods.
•A bulk uploader to save you time. Just export your current inventory to a CSV file, then use our uploader to get your stock into The Record Ranch.
•An extensive category structure geared more towards serious fans/collectors.
•Completed auctions that stay on the site for a looong time. "

Transplants Tour Schedule

July-22 in Cincinati, OH at Riverbend Music Center Lot
July-23 in Chicago, IL at Tweeter Center
July-24 in Minneapolis, MN at Metrodome
July-26 in Buffalo, NY at Darien Lakes PAC
July-28 in Quebec City, PQ at Colisee Pepsi Parking Lot
July-29 in Montreal at TBA
July-30 in Barrie, ON at Molson Park
July-31 in Detroit, MI at Pontiac Silverdome
Aug-1 in Pittsburgh, PA at Post Gazette Pavilion
Aug-3 in Atlanta, GA at Hi Fi Amphitheatre Lot
Aug-4 in Jacksonville, FL at Jacksonville Fairgrounds
Aug-5 in Tampa, FL at Vinoy Park
Aug-6 in Pompano Beach, FL at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre Lot
Aug-7 in Orlando, FL at Tinker Field
Aug-8 in Charlotte, NC at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
Aug-9 in Virginia Beach, VA at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
Aug-10 in Washington, D.C. at Nissan Pavillion Lot
Aug-11 in Scranton, PA at Montage Mountain
Aug-12 in Camden, NJ at Tweeter Center
Aug-13 in New York City, NY at Randall's Island
Aug-14 in Englishtown, NJ at Old Bridge Township Raceway
Aug-15 in Northhampton, MA at Three County Fairgrounds

Mad Sin tour schedule

Mad Sin's page
Too bad they will skip the City of Salt...

Group Fiction continues....

Contribute 3 words to continue the story & keep it rolling- add your part in the comments, and it'll be up here in the story shortly. It is also on Facebook, so you can easily contribute to it this way group story on facebook on FB we are on the same name: Jimi Shelley Sidle-Owens

Our group story, so far (as of March 21):
One Rainy Evening I killed her, was I dreaming?
She got a glimpse- had she seen the black bandana?
Fifteen years ago I was old, she was young and so naive. Just my type! I remember she smelled like cherry wine and licorice. Her cigarette lit my hair aflame; balls of fire, eh. William Burroughs tried and he succeeded.

Victim's Willing

Is the reunion happening???

Victim's Willing is playing!

Well, Victim's Willing is going to play at Bob's Birthday Bash!!! Very cool. Victims on myspace

Bad Religion Touring Schedule

Mar 16 - Tucson, AZ
Mar 17 - Tempe, AZ

Mar 28 - Las Vegas, NV

Apr 3 - Osaka, JPN
Apr 4 - Nagoya, JPN
Apr 5 - Tokyo, JPN

Apr 9 - Honolulu, HI

Apr 18 - Merida, ESP

Vans Warped Tour:
Jun 26 TBA Pomona, CA
Jun 27 TBA San Francisco, CA
Jun 28 TBA Ventura, CA
Jun 30 TBA Phoenix, AZ
Jul 01 TBA Las Cruces, NM
Jul 02 TBA San Antonio, TX
Jul 03 TBA Houston, TX
Jul 05 TBA Dallas, TX
Jul 07 TBA Indianapolis, IN
Jul 08 TBA Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 09 TBA Cleveland, OH
Jul 10 TBA Toronto, ON
Jul 11 TBA Montreal, QC
Jul 12 TBA Hartford, CT
Jul 14 TBA Washington, DC
Jul 15 TBA Buffalo, NY
Jul 16 TBA Scranton, PA
Jul 17 TBA Camden, NJ
Jul 18 TBA Uniondale, NY
Jul 19 TBA Oceanport, NJ
Jul 21 TBA Boston, MA
Jul 22 TBA Virginia Beach, VA
Jul 23 TBA Charlotte, NC
Jul 24 TBA Orlando, FL
Jul 25 TBA Miami, FL
Jul 26 TBA Tampa, FL
Jul 28 TBA Atlanta, GA
Jul 29 TBA Cincinnati, OH
Jul 30 TBA Milwaukee, WI
Jul 31 TBA Detroit, MI
Aug 01 TBA Chicago, IL
Aug 02 TBA Minneapolis, MN
Aug 03 TBA St. Louis, MO
Aug 04 TBA Kansas City, MO
Aug 07 TBA Boise, ID
Aug 08 TBA Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 09 TBA Denver, CO
Aug 12 TBA Calgary, AB
Aug 14 TBA Vancouver, BC
Aug 15 TBA Seattle, WA
Aug 16 TBA Portland, OR

Rancid is Touring

Rancid Tour

USA/CANADA TOUR 2009 WITH RISE AGAINST
June 15 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Amph. @ Tower City
June 17 Quebec City, QC Agora
June 18 Montreal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau
June 19 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Civic Centre
June 22 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion
June 24 Detroit, MI @The Fillmore
June 26 St Paul, MN @Myth
July 06 Seattle, WA WAMU Theatre
July 08 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
July 10 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amph.
July 11 Inglewood, CA The Forum
July 13 Las Vegas, NV @The Joint
July 14 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amph
July 16 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
July 17 Austin, TX @Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
July 20 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
July 21 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
July 23 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
July 24 Baltimore, MD Ram's Head Live
July 25 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
July 28 Boston, MA House of Blues
July 29 Boston, MA House of Blues
July 30 Hamburg, NY Agri Center
July 31 Toronto, ON Molson Amph.

Making some money during recession times

There's a lot of scams out there, and I'm trying to find the ones that aren't scams! One way to make money online is by writing content articles and some will print creative writing too:

1- try going to ehow.com , and sign up for the writer's compensation program. Write articles, make friends in the network, and comment and rate other people's articles, who will usually return the favor. Some people claim to make hundreds to even a grand a month off their writing, but I (Germ and Staysik) haven't seen this happen yet.

2- try writing on a site similar to eHow, is Bukisa: some people say that they've made more money doing this, we haven't really seen this happen, but maybe it'll work for you!

3- another website, similar to the other two mentioned is Triond.
Also there's Suite 101- same deal: write online...

4- Try earning points by shopping, clicking on adds, and participating in surveys-- contact me through comments or send a message through the blog and I'll give you the information for it to get you signed up. There's also another company called Freeride that we haven't tried, but it may be worth the effort, who knows?

5- Think up ideas for domain names, and if yours is picked, you get paid $25! http://www.pickydomains.com

6- The other writing websites that, depending on who you talk to, are good ways to make money, but we've not yet tried. http://associatedcontent.com

7- About.com is always hiring for various guides and they seem to pay you well! Check with them frequently!

If you know of others, please tell us how you are doing, and what seems to work. It's hard times and we can all use the extra cash!! Good luck.

Heroin Bob's 50th Birthday coming up!

Johanna found a place to throw Bob's birthday party- it's coming in June- and so now there's time to plan and arrange for some bands and stuff; go to: http://bobs50thbirthdaybash.blogspot.com

Mc Sillies

For NCIS viewers:
We are making a little list of the names that DiNozzo calls McGee (this isn't comprehensive, by the way. More will be added later):
Mc Motherboard
Mc Geek
Mc Sidekick
Mc Cranky
Mc Tardy
Mc Cheat
Mc Flabby
Mc Freaky
Mc Muse
Mc Gnome
Mc Tim
Mc Flower Power
Mc Nerd
Mc Geekle
Mc Gruff
Mc Sneaky
Mc Lawyer
Mc Lovin'
Mc Probie
Mc Barf-bag
Mc Cranky
Mc Detail
Mc Zero
Mc Romeo
Mc Oz
Mc Shipmate
Mc Scout
Mc GPS
Mc Goo
Mc Kill Joy
Mc Google
Mc Giggles
Mc Gullible
Mc Soft-y
Mc Probious

Other names for Probie:
Probalicious

BBH Attack....

The 80's revival is getting just scary. Flipping through the channels today, we encountered a few frightening people- all of them had frightening Big Blonde Hairdo's. The first lady was a Tammy Faye Baker look-and-act-alike, Jan Crouch (sp?) on a religious channel. It was very very very disturbing. I think she could have hidden many people in her wig, and her make-up and acting was right out of the Tammy Faye Baker playbook! Then we switched the channel and a guy who was talking about some self-help thing had really big blonde hair, and was also scary. Two channels away was a Spanish channel, and a lady with a huge blonde wig was chasing these guys. The acting was almost as atrocious as the acting by Jan Crouch. We have decided that this was just taking the 80's nostalgia all too far, with the wrong things being brought into the focus. The attack of the Big Blonde Hairdo's is upon us...........................

RIP Alicia Wilcox

Alicia: you will always be remembered as such a sweet, insightful and cool friend, we'll miss you!

RIP Lux Interior

Group Story: Just three words

Contribute 3 words to continue the story & keep it rolling- add your part in the comments, and it'll be up here in the story shortly. It is also on Facebook, so you can easily contribute to it this way group story on facebook on FB we are on the same name: Jimi Shelley Sidle-Owens

Our group story, so far (as of March 21):
One Rainy Evening I killed her, was I dreaming?
She got a glimpse- had she seen the black bandana?
Fifteen years ago I was old, she was young and so naive. Just my type! I remember she smelled like cherry wine and licorice. Her cigarette lit my hair aflame; balls of fire, eh. William Burroughs tried and he succeeded.

Niña

Here's Niña-kitty, our little ex-feral kitty we found and rescued. She climbs trees higher than most houses, and survives in an area with three dogs (probably why she's such a great tree-climber)!

SLC Punx: The Real Story

Greetings from Utah, U.S.A. I am Jimi Germ & my cool and bad-to-the-bone honis “Staysik” Sidle….

Hence the name GERMASIDLE.