Concert V: Recyclates: July 12, 2008, 8 p.m...Greenpoint Reformed Church...136 Milton St...Brooklyn, NY 11222...Off Greenpoint Ave stop on the G. $7, $4 with a canned good. Works by Beth Price, Marie Valigorsky, J.J. Beck, Heather Sommerlad, Roko Djokovic...All Green Fashion Show by Margaret Thees, followed by a performance of Brooklyn's own legendary Jesse Alejandro and the Big Fatt!
Dig the cereal references. Unfortunately, because my parents never let me have sugary cereal and your referencing them induced a sharp pang of childhood trauma, you are disqualified from the sandwich contest. You insensitive prick.
THE CONTEST: Listen to our music @ myspace. com/thebigfatt. Send us a description of what you think our music sounds like. The best description wins a sandwich made in front of you or shipped to your door, depending on your location. All descriptions should be submitted via comment or message to myspace. com/thebigfatt. The deadline is June 15th.
THE DESCRIPTION: Don't use adverbs. Avoid abstractions. As William Carlos Williams once choked out between sausage stuffing sessions, "No ideas but in things."
Here's an example of a good description:
"The Big Fatt sound like a steel folding chair smashing a professional wrestler's skull. Repeatedly."
Here's a bad description:
"The Big Fatt suck really really badly. Fuck you Jesse. You fucking suck gently upon all that is gently suckable."
THE SANDWICH: Whatever you want, we'll make it. Pastrami, velveeta, iceberg lettuce, fried potato wedges, powdered milk... if it fits between two pieces of bread, you can ask for it.
Entrance into this contest is not limited to residents of New York City. Out of state winners will have the sandwich of their dreams promptly shipped to them via express mail.
Hey, everything's pretty good over here. I'm glad you liked your Ft. Worth gig. SXSW was fun this year, no big hooplah over closed-down parties or anything. And our band is working on recording our first album, for real this time.
I caught another one yesterday...on the back of an old Ford Pickup "Caution: Stunt Driver". It wasn't all that funny until Mike said "Huh. Student Driver?!" and then I laughed at him b/c he can't read...illiteracy, it's the latest craze.
40 times a day! We're like celebrities (celebrities that will never sell out by participating in a reality show on VH1--until the interest really drops and we get a decent offer). I hope that we get to see you guys soon, I feel like we sort of officially became a bigger family while we were in VT and I want to be able to show the little bubba off to all of my dearest. PS-don't get all awkward about this but "The Pacifist" is on his nightie night mix. Rad.
Hey Sam, how are you? I miss you. I hope everything is going well. I heard you heard about the Costa Rica trip...yeah, too bad you can't fit inside my back pack, or rather...too bad I'm not strong enough to carry you in my backpack. Next time. Are you in NYC? I plan to stop by in May.
greetings from Kansas City! Hope you guys had an enjoyable flight back and everything worked out splendidly. The show last night was fun and I think Wighead's Jeff and Tony are backing us up tonight- we'll see! You are missed and we can't wait to see you on the 8th!
hey sam, wish i could have heard you and tavo, but had to work....so it is. trifles. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=321254021&MyToken=621f77ec-c3b8-4537-b89c-c184db981058
It's pretty awkward, any way you look at it...for the record, he doesn't do that very often, perhaps b/c the one time that I encouraged him to put his ear to my tum-tum to see if he could hear the heartbeat, the baby kicked him hard in the face. Like mother like son.
saw the conor the bright eye in worcester last night. freaking incredible set... you coming home for turkey?! i have vacation from school AND WORK. i can't effing wait.
I'll try to catch that show, thanks. Your suggestions have been spot-on so far. I'm not a big Man Man fan, but they're entertaining for exactly 17 minutes, and that's good enough.
Hope you're well, I'm digging the album, especially the drumming on three of the tracks...such sublime percussion...
bark like a dog? maybe. I'd rather bark like a goose.
I'm leaving this week for the grand West Virginian hill country. Figure it's bout time I get hitched to a sweet little cousin-girl of mine. I'll be back on the 1st of august, so anytime after that, I'm down.
Hey Sam... Just thought about you today cuz I heard this cool band on the street, and they sounded like a sub-par you. And also, they had funny beards. :) hope you are doing well.
