larry kubin

I thoroughly enjoyed two performances by Holy Fuck during South By Southwest. Here are some video clips I took. One is from the Wave Rooftop and the other is a complete performance of “Milkshake” in Austin’s KLRU Studio. According to Wikipedia:

“Holy Fuck is an experimental rock band from Toronto, Canada. They are a part of Dependent Music, a music label and artist collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994.

The band uses live instrumentation and miscellaneous instruments and non-instruments (including a 35 mm film sequencer, toy keyboards and toy phaser guns) to achieve electronic-sounding effects without the use of laptops or programmed backing tracks. According to Pitchfork Media, “The band was formed with the intent of creating the equivalent of modern electronic music without actually using the techniques—looping, splicing, programming and the like—of that music.”

Apparently I enjoy making these video montages. Tonight I put together some video from Ice Cube’s show at South By Southwest. Seeing him live meant a lot to me, since Lethal Injection was the first CD I ever owned. His set consisted primarily of hit singles like “We Be Clubbin’”, “Today Was a Good Day”, “Check Yo’self”, and N.W.A’s classic “Straight Outta Compton”. The show was free at Auditorium Shores and Talib Kweli opened — this is why I love Austin. I will be posting a lot of these videos in the near future, since I am creating a lot of them for a site about music festivals that I am working on.

I noticed it had been a while since I updated this site. Lately business has been accelerating and I have been spending more time just living than writing about it. I went ahead and knocked out a few posts tonight to start “catching up”. I still have a lot of cool adventures to write about if I ever get the chance, and I also have many more photos and videos, but these will have to wait.

Aside from the usual trips, concerts, and business stuff, I have been actively trading stocks lately and have been doing quite well at it. I have been swing trading breakouts and price patterns using technical analysis/charts. I plan to refine these methods with further practice. Wish me luck.

Mike, Louis, and I have been playing basketball every Tuesday and Thursday, and we now have another group of people who are playing so we have regular 3-on-3 games now. I am dominating them on the boards thanks to my impressive hops and superior reflexes.

Ashley has a fancy title now and can put the letters CCC-SLP behind her name if she so chooses. This means she is now “making that cheddar”. She also received her Vital Stim certification this past weekend, making her an expert on swallowing (I’m serious).

I had a birthday recently and am officially older. To celebrate, I ate an unlimited number of steaks with the gang at Fogo de Chao. Thanks to Louis for taking a picture of me pigging out.

Speaking of getting older, George Carlin died. Below is a quote I recently came across which is attributed to him:

“I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, start out dead and get it out of the way. Then you wake up in an old age home feeling better every day.. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, then, when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day. You work 40 years until you’re young enough to enjoy your retirement.

You drink alcohol, you party, you’re generally promiscuous and you get ready for High School. You go to primary school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a baby, then, you spend your last 9 months floating peacefully with luxuries like central heating, spa, room service on tap, larger quarters everyday, and finally you finish off as an orgasm.”

I tagged along with Ashley and her friends from Grad School as they celebrated Christine’s 26th birthday at Austin Karaoke. The place was cool in that each group got their own private room/booth and it was BYOB. While I was hesitant at first, I soon participated in nearly every song. I was told I “acted a fool”. I apologize for any embarrassment this may have caused for my loved ones. Highlights involved songs by Queen, Prince, and Madonna — these are always karaoke classics, so no surprises there. The low point was when it turned out that no one else was familiar with Patience by Guns ‘N Roses and I had to sing it by myself.