I am currently in Huntington Beach and I am wearing a tight Speedo intentionally backwards.  I have a gig tonight in Hollywood.  I play guitar and sing in a band called The Villains Trust.  I am currently on tour playing a few solo shows out in Nor Cal, Portland, and LA looking to turn some people onto my tunage.  I am about ready to head to my gig and I just realized that I broke two of my strings during last nights show.  I don't have time to buy any strings so I am trying to decide what kind of a show I should put on tonight.  I was thinking of wearing a lab coat and maybe juggling punctured Coke cans while reciting my songs as intense flows or acting out my songs silently like I am playing a big game of Charades with the crowd.  I hope the crowd brings their thinking caps...and some coffee, it is going to be a long show yet very interactive and innovative.  

I have a photoshoot tomorrow with Nick Egan for some posters and potential album covers.  Nick is a legend. Nick is a rock n' roll filmmaker/photographer/videographer/artist that lives in the LA area.  Nick has worked with a ton of historic bands/musicians/ actors etc... so I am nervous because I am a nobody.  He has done album covers and music videos for the likes of Oasis, Mick Jagger, INXS, Sonic Youth, Duran Duran, and Iggy Pop to name a few. He got his start in college by designing album covers for The Clash...um yeah, that's pretty sick! I'm a huge fan. With that being said, I am not sure what to do with my facial hair.  I am currently sporting a large beard, by my standards, and I am questioning whether I should go with maybe a nice revolutionary war stache with Elvis-esque chops or leave it in it's natural state.  Tough call.  I will make sure that I post some of the pictures from the shoot so you can check them out.  

After the shoot it is back to the east for a while to play some shows, play some lacrosse, and  play dead in the unlikely event of a grizzly bear encounter.

Recycle (If you want to),

MP