Saturday, May 22, 2010

Riley the roomate

Dan comes home last night after not being at the house for a few days. Riley and I had just finished bro-ing out over some red dead revolver when i left the living room for somewhere around five minutes. i come back and ask "who wants to go hang out in Santa Barbara with all our friends!?" Riley quickly snaps, " f*** you, you're not my friend, i'll go without you." "what the hell? Are you being serious?" Just then Dan sheds some light on the situation. "i may or may not have brought up the video just now." "what the hell Dan!?" "Dude i didn't know he was gonna flip out" Riley is sitting on the couch kitty corner to me and Dan talking about him. "I can't believe you called me a little b**** on youtube." "Riley, i changed it." "Dan you suck." " yo i had no idea." "whatever." Me to Dan, "What did you even say to bring it up?" "I called him riley the roommate." "s*** dude hahahahaha" for those of you who are not up to date with the Holly house activities here is an update. A prank war started about seven or eight months ago when i put a bowl of mayonnaise under Riley's bed hoping it would eventually create a horrible smell. When Riley found it i told him it was Dan so Riley put it at the head of Dans bed, which was a sleeping bag at the time (we had only been moved in for a few months). Dan ended up sticking his hand in the bowl and things have been going on ever since. My most recent prank on Riley consisted of videoing him playing video games for the past five months and compiling a decent enough movie of him. it turned out better than i thought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTWAt5OWW-c

Title Fight interview




I got to spend some time with my friends it Title Fight this past weekend and had a chance to ask each one of them a few different questions. Not the most serious or informative interviews but you can really learn a lot about each one of their characters through the minute or so on camera. Nicest dudes, awesome music.
Riley and I run up to the van picking us up from some metro lot in the middle of LA. We are running late to the show. Its only Ben and Ned in the van but they were so happy for some reason.
Ben: yo I’m Rulio and I play drums in Title Fight.
Me: Ben, if you had to kill somebody in TF who would it be, quickly
(Ben answers with little hesitation)
Ben: Shane.
Me: what has been your biggest challenge as a band?
(Ben suddenly gets tired)
Ben: uhhhh, just keeping up with everything ya know.
Me: what is everything?
Ben: writing, recording, touring, having time for friends.
(Tom-Tom interrupts with new directions)
Me: whats up with that new record?
Ben: what’s up with it? Writing it. We have like six songs down and we are gonna write more when we get home. Hopefully record, maybe this summer who knows, coming out maybe next year.
Me: apples or oranges?
(I don’t give him time to answer)
Ned is driving so I couldn’t really here him well interviewing from the back seat. Through the windshield I started to notice the consistent flow of cars passing us by at least ten miles an hour. Ned must have slowed down to think during the questioning.
Ned: my name is Ned, and I play bass and sing in Title Fight.
Me: what are you current favorite bands?
Ned: like bands that play now or…
Ned: Alright currently I like… Tigers Jaw, Gypsy, I like All Is Fleeting, (fist pound) free Spirit, uhhh Foundation.
Me: Alright shut up. Favorite movies?
Ned: well my all time favorite movie is Surf Ninjas but I guess if I had to pick a grown up movie I’d say the outsiders. Or Shaw Shank Redemption.
Me: good choice. Apples or oranges?
Ned: Apples.
Jamie: hey I’m Jamie and I play guitar… and I sing too.
Me: if you had to kill someone in Title Fight who would it be?
Jamie: Shane, because then I would be the most handsome person in the band.
Shane: aw, I’ll take that.
Me: what has been TFs biggest challenge as a band?
Jamie: umm, graduating high school?
Me: did you do it?
Jamie: ya barley.
Me: you get to hang out with one celebrity, anyone you want, for one day. Who is it?
Jamie: ah this is tough um, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Me: you’re such a pervert.
Jamie: who else is there?? Who is crazy?? Robin Williams? Not Robin Williams! Bill Murray!! I saw him on the street once!
Me: last question invisibility or teleportation?
Jamie: invi…. Invisib….teleportation.
Shane gave me the least by far, not that he isn’t talkative and as friendly as the rest of the band. I must have just caught him off guard.
Shane: I’m Shane and I play guitar in Title Fight.
Me: Alright what are some current bands that you listen to?
Shane: um, Tegan and Sara, All Is Fleeting.
Me: one celebrity to hang out with?
Shane: ummmmm.. (Shane blanks)
Me: we’ll come back to that one. Describe your perfect girl.
Shane: (Blushes, then blanks)
Me: Back to the celebrity question.
Shane: Dude I don’t know haha.
Me: between Steven Seagal and Danny Glover.
Shane: Steven Seagal.
Me: apple or oranges.

to see the actually interview and some live footage from their show in San Fransisco check the video out on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpA-Lm9KXFo