it's tough to say what is general and what is real and what is fantasy and what is actuality.
since my joining of myspace i have met many interesting people, some have become the best friends of my life and some have become distant blinks of memories.
i would like to say that i am in the happiest place of my life and the most heartbreakingly sad. i would say these things, but then i'd be talking to myself. so i'll type them.
i'm in between and all around. i am mine.
Music
anything played on a moog, the flaming lips, matt good, eels, arcade fire, swan lake, destroyer, joel plaskett, rilo kiley, wolf parade, death from above 1979, elliott smith, consumer goods, limblifter, 54-40, strokes, the quiffs, quinzy, death cab, ben folds, hugh dillon, mr t experience, nick drake, the elected, margot and the nuclear so and so's, moneen, ramones, carl newman, neko case, new pornographers, novillero, age of electric, nick lowe, the smugglers, frank black, muse, pixies, metric, paper moon, you say party we say die!, tokyo police club, pure, weakerthans, the stills, wolf parade, buck 65, neil young, dinosaur jr, john brion, hawksley workman, wilco, hot live guys, sean macdonald, queen, franz ferdinand, c'mon, the odds, embrace, snow patrol, arctic monkeys, subways, back alley murrays, weezer, soulwax, soul asylum, yeah yeah yeahs, rentals, velvet underground, brian jonestown massacre, bright eyes, sebadoh, lemonheads, shout out louds, elvis costello, talking heads, bob dylan, stevie wonder, led zeppelin, marvin gaye, the walkmen, the who, john lennon, george harrison, traveling willburies, the band, anything ian blurton produces, eric clapton, prince, nirvana, sloan, cat stevens, kinks, jim carrol band, the cars, frank sinatra, yaz, white stripes, stars, sonic youth, doves, beastie boys, pavement, regina spektor, wax mannequin, jesus and mary chain, mstrkrft, pearl jam, sandbox, rusty, salmonblaster, nicole byblow, bif naked, aimee mann, bjork, the first 3 radiohead records, dandy warhols, cat power, beck albums produced by nigel godrich, modest mouse, golden dogs, inbreds, lowest of the low, oasis, change of heart, cake, burnthe8track, pil, slow and probably more.
Movies
high fidelity, there will be blood, i am trying to break your heart, chasing amy, rules of attraction, eternal sunshine, american history x, american psycho, permanent midnight, stand by me, fight club, big lebowski, bringing out the dead, fearless freaks, crash, clerks, life aquatic, rushmore, bottle rocket, royal tennenbaums, hard core logo, last night, down in the valley, hell bent, stranger than paradise, tobey dammit, sex lies and videotape, thank you for smoking, slacker, batman begins, pulp fiction, kill bill(s), four rooms, once upon a time in mexico, el mariachi, from dusk til dawn, shawshank redemption, the following, the man who wasn't there, sullivan's travels, half nelson, little miss sunshine, killing zoe, hudsucker proxy, magnolia, boogie nights, punch drunk love, fargo, goonies, match point, breathless, repulsion, annie hall, broken flowers, the jacket, judgement night, license to drive, the 'burbs, goodfellas, the prestige, the departed, it's not just you murray!, a woman is not an island, heart of the world, coffee & cigarettes, united states of leland, children of men, smokin' aces
Television
veronica mars, arrested development, news radio, boy meets world, due south, rescue me, freaks n geeks, undeclared, simpsons, degrassi, south park, sopranos, the office
Books
bret easton ellis, jerry stahl, nick hornby, chuck klosterman, j.d. salinger, chuck palahniuk ... any of their stuff
stop motion animation experiment i photographed and edited - the song is by twotails from the album twotails sings the mp3s
features myself and my sister and her friend carly
another weird stop motion thing with very random photos - shoots i did for american flamewhip, the liptonians and fixxxing. song is by mitch goblin........
The trailer! Directed by Chad Tremblay. Written by Nicholas Friesen. Edited by Billy Slicer. Music by Josh Benoit. Camera by Wes Grycki, Chad Tremblay, Josh Benoit, BJ Verot. Starring Kaeleigh Ayre, Andrew Nolan, Victor Enns, Jen Zoratti, Lee Repko, Marc Evans, Drew Johnston, Leah Fraser, Dale Kibbens, Brett Hogan, Howard Curl, and more!
yet another stop motion weirdity - this time for merch table delite's song about my girlfriend's old room (although when i wrote it, it was about her then current room)
Who I'd like to meet: this is possibly the silliest part on here, i suppose it was when myspace was starting out and everyone was just meeting randos and i don't think that i've had a random stalkeroo in a while, maybe i'm due for one? this is all possible.
i think i've met everyone i've wanted to on here. i'm sure there are others. maybe there aren't. hmm. this darn thing did get me the job of a lifetime as well. we'll see if i fuck that up.
That's great you could make it to the show. Tom Cochrane is awesome. It was my first time hearing him live. It was also great to perform in my home town. I'm back in the TO preparing for my cross Canada tour. It will be a busy summer - but fun!! Katelyn Dawn
Hello Nick, hope everything is well on your side of the fence. You ought to have a listen to my new song I just recorded: 'They Didn't Think So' ... I will take only positive comments please
"I think it's awesome." "OK, good note Nick, good note."
Just popped in to wish you a merry one and drop off your present! Here's the video for my latest track "Put you away" Hope you enjoy it cause I lost the receipt.
Just wanted to let you know about our upcoming Paper Moon show! Thursday, Dec.4 at the Park Theatre, with Anne Walton and the Playing Cards Show starts at 7:30, and will be over by 9:30. All-ages! Tickets are $8 in advance available at Music Trader and the Park Theatre.
Hi Nick, I haven't heard from you in a while ... that's sweet that they're playing that song on KICK ... everything here is going great ... my new home fits in every way possible Thanks for the thoughts ;)
We definitely had a blast Nick! Great to meet you. You're an easy guy to work with. Looking forward to seeing the shots, and to see which ones get used for the layout. See ya on Friday...both you and Jen will be on the guestlist!
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