miseryXchord ♫

...AKA, considering the disturbing trends I've been seeing in casual language on Buzznet, MySpace, other sites, and the real world, it's time for a new installment of "Experiments in Social Theory!"

So, yeah, my college science credits were in Nutrition, and Human Sexuality (how cliche is it to take the college sex-ed course to fulfill a transfer credit?) and one of my projects involved listing EVERY gender-based derogatory epithet I could think of (the main conclusion was that I probably know way too many derogatory epithets)

It seems like the level of casual profanity and personal attacks has been rising (I have to constantly monitor and delete comments on my YouTube videos because of people who drop in only to say how much they hate the band and/or that anyone leaving a positive comment is a "fag", "bitch", shithead", "dumbass", "whore", "should fucking die", etc.

When did it become acceptible to scream profanity at complete strangers in public? Is it just easier to get away with rude behavior when someone is hiding behind a computer screen? Or is the Internet is just a window into how they act in "the real world" now?

More disturbing is that most of the profanity is based on comparing the target to something weak, stupid, inept... by comparing them to a woman or homosexual. (not that that hasn't been the state of things for a very long time, but certain words seem to be making a comeback)

Even more disturbing, much of it, and the most vitriolic of it, is coming from young people and teens.

What I hope is that you'll want to contribute to this project by sharing your own lists/suggestions/views by posting it in this journal's comment section...

(if anything pops up that is abusive to anyone posting here, consider your post deleted and yourself blocked)

Have no idea what a word is supposed to mean? Look it up on the Urban Dictionary

My post Tiger Army sniffles have morphed over the past few hours into an excrutiatingly raspy sore throat, so all my projects other than maybe some random photo editing are on hold for the weekend.... I cannot afford to get -really-sick and end up with pneumonia again (December 06 sucked).

Thank you for the profanity, hold that thought and we'll pick up again next week ;P

Please go check out my concert photos on the other profile if you have the time. Except for forgetting the crappypointandshoot was set at way too high an ISO I'm really happy with how the ones I took @ Viva Hate with the camera practically in Matt's face (2-3 feet, tops) turned out. They were playing on one of those 3+' tall riser-stage-deals set up in an industrial-type space and if I wanted shots from the front I had to sit on the edge of the stage and shoot at point blank because I couldn't see over anyone's heads. I'm really happy with how the new VR 55-200mm DX lens performed for Tiger Army and D&D (couldn't use it @ Hate because I have to be at least 5 feet from the subject). I was sure all the shots were screwed up but it turns out it was double vision + a not too great viewscreen on my camera once I downloaded them and could see them enlarged...

My chest hurts, so I'm going to go off and be miserable offline now.

~Misery

Misery's Wonderful Life of DOOM Concert photos, tour journals and video-blogs ...there are better Scenes to discover...

-In not too many hours I'm leaving for a new concert trip (Mayhem commences NOW!) ... I'm heading down to San Diego to photograph Tiger Army (along with fellow Kamikaze photographer Liz Bouras/Sistinas who is again giving me crash space tonight...) ...which is extremely important as the next morning I'm back on the bus and on my way to Las Vegas to photo (and just enjoy! :) a performance by Viva Hate playing during the 10th Annual Punk Rock Bowling weekend (wishing luck to Greg Utter's team!). If I'm really lucky I might be able to take the shuttle out to Sam's Town and get some shots of the tournament, too... So now I need to stop procrastinating and start packing. My new VR lens arrived and should be a lot of help shooting under the weird lighting conditions at shows... with my karma I'll go to use it and find out I got (another) defective lens. I'm still hopeful. (and speaking of hope, hopefully before the next concert trip I'll have my Buzznet phone and be able to send in videos/photos from the road :-D ) If you get out to either of the shows, please come up and introduce yourself!

It's the notes section!

01.18.2008  6:59AM: I am smitten with my new VR lens. Oh golly, it's awesome... for those who want the details of the love affair, I've been shooting with (primary camera) a Nikon D50, mainly using the 55-200 DX Nikkor lens I got with it, and VR lenses weren't available at that time.

It's a decent lens, except in the dark with red stage lights and fog machines (plus it never worked right after my stalker kicked the shit out of my camera bag, ruining the autofocus on my other lens completely). Consequently, it couldn't shoot fast enough to prevent blurring and motion in low light levels.

With Nikon's new AF-5 DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6 G H-ED (basically a better version of what I was using), it compensates and you can supposedly shoot up to 4 shutter speeds lower than the regular lens in lower light levels. I guess I'll be finding that out tonight (I don't recommend testing new camera equipment AT a concert/event you're shooting, although it seems like I always am, but the new lens just arrived in the mail and this is the first time I can try it under concert conditions.)

Wow, my camera bag is getting heavy. I need to remember to stop and buy a ton of batteries for my backup camera, too. I need a new backpack :P

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01.18.2008  7:12AM:  I'm not supposed to be on Buzznet but I'm clearing space on my harddrive and burning cds because I still need to empty a couple of memory cards so I can reuse them... I can't believe they used to put 30GB hard drives in Emacs and it was a big deal...

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01.18.2008  11:56AM: As soon as my hair dries, I'm out the door... photos and travel stories should start showing up Sunday night on Misery's Wonderful life of DOOM... unless I meet the punk of my dreams and elope to points unknown...

Yeah, THAT'S so gonna happen :-P

If it does, I'll take lots of photos :-)

...to a Myspace Scene wannabe trying to hijack MY PARADE (LINK) on the Be Big on Buzznet forum...


Y'know, if he'd ever bothered to READ WHAT MARK WROTE up there where he explains why I was "the chosen one", or read the topic I submitted for my entry,  INSTEAD OF USING MY CONGRADULATORY TOPIC AS A PERSONAL ADVERTISMENT SPACE, he'd know I wasn't picked because of how many photos I took of myself, how many pseudo-celebrities I know on Myspace, how many people suck up to me (but I don't use the F-word/fan!), how many h8rz I've pissed off and blown off

(I'm more famous than Jeffree Star in the REAL WORLD and I've never got hate mail... (am I doing something wrong??)... I didn't name drop scene people and photographers who take their photos, and above all I DIDN"T MAKE ENDLESS POSTS ABOUT HOW I WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING SOMEDAY, just all of you WAIT AND SEE, you'll all BE SORRY when I'm famous and you want to adore me and think of how badly you treated me when I was nothing!!!!

I already AM something. And I LIKE who I am. My life is FAR from perfect and is downright miserable sometimes, but I HAVE a life. I don't have to hire photographers to make me look like I have a life. I don't have to name drop "celebrities" and post pathetic image captures of them replying to my Internet comments and act like it makes them my most bestest friend, compatriot and admirer. I don't latch onto people like a leech and use their notability to promote myself. I know REAL celebrities, and they don't need to whore themselves out on Myspace and Stickam to be well known and respected. They got that from DOING SOMETHING and earning people's respect and admiration, not by posting badly composed photos of themselves with plastic toys and cupcakes.

 I don't have to try to impress people by talking about what I'm GOING to do, I just do it and then share it with my friends and anyone who's interested in looking... I don't TELL THEM how much they're supposed to love it and bask in my wonderfulness (okay, maybe just not that much ;-P)

I thoroughly expect you to NOT GET IT and to continue to NOT GET IT, but have the decency to go NOT GET IT somewhere the hell else.

Shotguns and Machetes!
XOXOX
~MiseryXchord

Announcement from Tiger Army -



"Geoff Kresge has returned as the stand-up bassist for Tiger Army -- this is a name that will no doubt be familiar to Tiger Army fans, Kresge performed all live shows with the band from 1999 to mid-2004, as well as performing on the band's second and third albums.  Jeff Roffredo has left the band as a friend, to pursue other interests. 

Kresge says, "I don't think people understand what a difficult decision it was for me to make when I left the band in late 2004, or that it may or may not have been for the reasons that the fans have heard or read about.  Being given the opportunity to rejoin the band is an exciting prospect!"  Nick 13, Geoff Kresge and James Meza hit the road in the U.S. this week, check out Tourdates for ticket links and all other info..."


Tiger Army @ House of Blues, Hollywood 2004

Tiger Army in Australia! Tiger Army returns to Oz for their eagerly anticipated second-ever Australian headlining tour! Don't miss Tiger Army's first visit down under since 2005! Dates & ticket info are now up at Tourdates! Keep an eye out for a possible New Zealand show!

Tiger Army in Japan! At long last, Tiger Army will return to Japan in March, 2008! This headlining tour will be the first since the band's first-ever visit in 2001! Supporting on all dates will be longtime friends and Japanese psychobilly legends "Battle of Ninjamanz." The tour consist of five dates: Fukuoka, Anjo, Osaka, Tokyo and Kawasaki. Please see Tourdates for more information!

For the most up to date list of tourdates and ticket information, visit the Tiger Army website        

US TOUR 2008:
1/15/08 Fresno, CA @ The Exit (formerly The Belmont)
1/16/08 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew
1/18/08 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
1/19/08 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
1/22/08 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
1/23/08 Corpus Christi, TX @ House Of Rock
1/25/08 New Orleans, LA @ The Parish/H.O.B.
1/26/08 Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar
1/27/08 Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird Live
1/29/08 Charlotte, NC @ The Casbah
1/30/08 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
2/01/08 Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants
2/02/08 Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter Club
2/04/08 Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
2/05/08 Tulsa, OK @ Bob's at Cain's Ballroom
2/07/08 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
2/08/08 Flagstaff, AZ @ Studio 111
2/09/08 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues/Mandalay Bay
2/23/08 Costa Mesa, CA Musink Festival

AUSTRALIA 2008:

7 March 2008 (Friday) -- Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA @ Coolangatta Hotel
8 March 2008 (Saturday) -- Brisbane, AUSTRALIA @ The Zoo
9 March 2008 (Sunday) -- Sydney, AUSTRALIA @ The Metro
12 March 2008 (Wednesday) -- Adelaide, AUSTRALIA @ Fowlers Live
14 March 2008 (Friday) -- Melbourne, AUSTRALIA @ The Hi-Fi

JAPAN 2008:

2008 March 19 (Wednesday) -- Fukuoka, JAPAN @ CB
2008 March 20 (Thursday) -- Anjo, JAPAN @ Radio Club
2008 March 21 (Friday) -- Osaka, JAPAN @ Pipe 69
2008 March 22 (Saturday) -- Tokyo, JAPAN @ Earth Dom
2008 March 23 (Sunday) -- Kawasaki, JAPAN @ Club Citta (Festival)

EUROPE 2008:

2 April 2008 (Wednesday) -- London, ENGLAND @ Mean Fiddler / Astoria 2
4 April 2008 (Friday) -- Milan, ITALY @ Musicdrome (ex-Transilvania)
5 April 2008 (Saturday) -- "21st Satanic Stomp" Psychobilly Festival @ Townhall Lichtenfels, GERMANY
6 April 2008 (Sunday) -- Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Arena Wien
8 April 2008 (Tuesday) -- Helsinki, FINLAND @ Tavastia
9 April 2008 (Wednesday) -- Helsinki, FINLAND @ Tavastia
10 April 2008 (Thursday) -- Stockholm, SWEDEN @ Debaser Medis
11 April 2008 (Friday) -- Malmo, SWEDEN @ KB

T♠A♠N♠D

More sleep-deprived madness... lots of updates... and a few new ones appeared over the weekend...

I can't send out more invites until I sit down and clean out my mailbox (ha), so some of them are somewhat underpopulated, but there's good media waiting for you in all of them...

	.cyberpunk From the time author Bruce Bethke first coined the term "Cyberpunk" in 1982, what Time Magazine once described as "A new counterculture... surfing the dark edges of the computer age" has spread to describe a dystopian spectrum of music, literature, film, social & political theory, style and subculture from the science fiction of William Gibson to Max Headroom and The Matrix to electronica, industrial and EBM.
	Cinematic Supporting Independent Film and Video
	the downward spiral all that is nine inch nails
	Viva Hate Psychobilly? Hard Rock? Punk? The sound of Viva Hate could be described as all (or none) of the above. Drawing on influences such as American country music, 70s arena rock, early-80s skate punk and death rock, modern psychobilly, and more, Viva Hate has come to rise above the trends of cookie-cutter pop and retro rehash. By distilling the ingredients of their influences, rather than watering them down, Viva Hate are prepared to carve out their own niche in the ever-growing musical underground.
	Wrecking Pit Psychos, Punks & Rockers For fans of the sound from bands such as Mad Sin, The Meteors, HorrorPops, Nekromantix, Tiger Army, Viva Hate, The Reverend Horton Heat, The Quakes, Guana Bats...
	EAST BAY PUNX Forum, media and live videos of East Bay/Oakland/Berkeley (and SF area, too) punk rock bands and people from today and yesterday. Support your local scene
	Insomnia Inc What do insomniacs do when they give up chasing their pillow and revel in their sleeplessness? Post your wakeful creations here...
	afireinside 2007 Tour Archive Collection of original photos and other media taken during AFI's 2007 concert performances by an International spectrum of fan photographers
	Daisuki J-Rock J-Rock, Visual-Kei, J-Pop, J-Punk, J-Ska
	DanceDanceDance It's all about the remixes...
	Meet My Mashups A group to share your original mashups, Sims, fan videos and movies
	SoCal PUNX Forum, links, media and live videos of Southern California punk rock bands and people from today and yesterday. Support your local scene!
	The Crash & Dash Kamikaze Photographer World Tour
	MiseryXchord Misery's online media collection

Viva Hate performing @ The Knitting Factory, Hollywood 03.17.2007

Photographs ©2007 Elizabeth V. Bouras
Sistinas on Buzznet
www.psychotica.net
www.vivahate.net

Viva Hate Psychobilly? Hard Rock? Punk? The sound of Viva Hate could be described as all (or none) of the above. Drawing on influences such as American country music, 70s arena rock, early-80s skate punk and death rock, modern psychobilly, and more, Viva Hate has come to rise above the trends of cookie-cutter pop and retro rehash. By distilling the ingredients of their influences, rather than watering them down, Viva Hate are prepared to carve out their own niche in the ever-growing musical underground.

Viva Hate is:
Geoff Kresge (upright bass): member of AFI from 1992-1997 (electric bass); Tiger Army (upright bass) and HorrorPops (guitar).
Matt "Wedge" Wedgley (lead vox), former singer of The Force and Circus Tents.
Eric Razo (guitar) of LA area band Henchmen
Greg "Utter" McEntee (drums) of $wingin' Utter$

Tiger Army performing at the first of two sold out shows on their headlining Razor's Kiss Tour @ the historic Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on 11.16.2007

Photographs ©2007 MiseryXchord
Rights Reserved
www.miseryxchord.com



Photo Gallery: Tiger Army @ The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles 11.16.2007

The memory card from my Nikon disappeared before I could download my image files ...these are from my back up point-and-shoot, Panasonic Lumex DMC-LZ7

(major edit from an earlier journal 12/10/07)

The Unseen performing @ The Vans Warped Tour, Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia MD 07.25.2007

Photographs ©2007 Elizabeth V. Bouras
Sistinas on Buzznet
www.psychotica.net
All Rights Reserved

I like the Buzznet Community page today...





And especially...

HorrorPops performing @ Alley Katz in Richmond VA on 09.30.2005

Photographs ©2005 Elizabeth V. Bouras
Sistinas on Buzznet
www.psychotica.net

The Unseen performing @ The Vans Warped Tour, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA 07.24.2007

Photographs ©2007 Elizabeth V. Bouras
Sistinas on Buzznet
www.psychotica.net

I found out about this via Neil Gaiman's blog...

Obituary @ The Telegraph.co.uk...
1:48pm GMT 03/01/2008

"George MacDonald Fraser, who died on Wednesday aged 82, revived in a long-running series of novels the career of one of fiction’s most infamous characters, Flashman.

The fag-roasting bully of Tom Brown’s Schooldays, Thomas Hughes’s 1857 tribute to Dr Arnold’s Rugby, was last seen being expelled for drunkenness. Age had not improved him. Fraser’s appropriation in 1969, Flashman, joyously confirmed him as a thoroughgoing rotter and cad of the first water.

The book and its 11 sequels purported to be the memoirs of General Sir Harry Flashman, VC, discovered in a saleroom at Ashby-de-la-Zouch and entrusted to Fraser for editing. This device allowed Fraser to pilot Flashman through a picaresque series of encounters with some of the choicest episodes of Victorian history..."

HorrorPops performing @ The Satellite Ballroom in Charlottesville VA on 09.10.2006

Photographs ©2006 Elizabeth V. Bouras
Sistinas on Buzznet
www.psychotica.net

The Koffin Kats  performing @ The Ottobar in Baltimore MD 11.30. 2007

Photographs ©2007 Elizabeth V. Bouras
Sistinas on Buzznet
www.psychotica.net

924 Gilman Street held it's first show on New Years Eve, December 31, 1986, with Christ On Parade, A.M.Q.A (Apple Maggot Quarantine Area), Silkworms, Soup & Impulse Manslaughter

Some of the most influential bands that have played at Gilman include: AFI, Bad Religion, Blatz, Crimpshrine, Dead Kennedys, Filth, Green Day, Isocracy, Jawbreaker, Link 80, The Mr. T Experience, Neurosis, The Offspring, Operation Ivy, The Ramones, Rancid, Samiam, Screeching Weasel, Screw 32, Sweet Baby, Tiger Army, and Tilt.

Operation Ivy (Jesse Michaels, Tim "Lint" Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Dave Mello, Pat Mello) formed in May of 1987, playing their first show in Dave Mello's garage on May 16th. The following night was what would become the first of many performances at The Gilman Street Project...



See these and more East Bay punk videos @ EAST BAY PUNX on Buzznet