On firewood and the durability of plate glass windows

We played our video launch party at the darkroom in Christchurch on Saturday night. By all accounts, it went well. I say that because I don’t really know. Yes, I was there, but barely conscious. I was in a state of extreme inebriation. This isn’t something I am at all proud of - I say this as someone trying to justify their own actions, rather than a 20 year-old boasting of their proficiency at pilfering Jack Daniels then inhaling it in a suburban park. While I am ashamed of my drunkenness, that is just something for me and my liver to deal with. However, it has financial repercussions.

On the way out of the bar, I attempted to bounce-pass a log of firewood through the front window of the bar.

While I failed to successfully complete the pass, I did manage to introduce a large crack to the glass, one which requires the whole pane to be replaced. As the pane is very large (2 metres tall, almost a metre wide) and very strong (not strong enough to repel a wedge of Nelson’s finest pinus radiata) it is going to cost a large amount to replace. More than I can really afford at this point in time.

So, dear fan, dear reader, dear follower on twitter who has mistakenly clicked on this link, I am appealing to you, to your good heart, for your charity. Lots of people have listened, streamed or downloaded my music in the last wee while, but few have given anything. I want my music to be out there, to be heard. But it’s not as though I make any money from it - indeed, after incidents like this, I am actively losing hundreds of dollars in my forlorn quest to entertain. So if you have enjoyed anything I’ve released lately, I could really do with a few coins coming in.

I also have stuff for sale - a cd, a 7” record, and a t-shirt. Maybe you want one of them? They are available via the bandcamp site, but if you want to make a donation, I’ll send you something if it’s over a certain amount. If you donate $10, I’ll send my “Microarray” EP. For $20, I’ll send the cd and the 7” of “The Music Never Dies”. And for $40, I’ll send the cd, the 7” AND an Ed Muzik Gaga shirt. If you are feeling super generous / don’t know what to do with your money, then I’ll come and play a show at your place (in the greater Christchurch region) if you put $100 into the hat.

EDIT: I should have made it more clear, but the way to actually donate some money is by going over to bandcamp, and using the pay as you like process. 

2 months ago  /  1 note

We are playing a show tomorrow. I kid you not

Did I mentioned that we’re playing tomorrow night at darkroom with Sleepy Age? That’s a rhetorical question, I know I have, over and over again, but I am a one man promo machine, so it’s kind of my responsibility to keep bumping and bumping until you’re all thoroughly sick of me talking bout it so you leave the group or go live in a cave or cut off both your ears and sellotape your eyes shut. But seriously, playing tomorrow night. It could quite feasibly be our last show in CHCH for forever. Serious. 

2 months ago  /  0 notes

Now that I’ve seen Parks and Recreation, I feel like I “get” tumblr about 50% more

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