In The House

Voicemail transcript (two days ago): Back from the dead. Meow Meow. This is Mister Mckell speaking from the grave. I’ll talk to you soon. Peace.

Text message (yesterday): Happy Thanks Niggins. Numbs in the House. I’ll be in effect soon, yo. Luv McKell. 

Happy Tofurki Day!

"Is that Taco Pie you are eating?" 

DAGO's week in review

Actually, I think it’s been a couple of weeks? Let’s get into it…

Numbs: We are seriously a few weeks away from the “Nfinity” launch. We placed an ad in Slug Mag that shows the release date of 12/12. All that’s left are the solo songs…mine, shanty’s and roo’s. If the UD and Chuck D spots come in after the mastering then we will have to release either a MAXI Single (can you dig it?) or WAX. That might be kinda cool though…for DJ’s and who not to have those JAWNS on vinyl. Meanwhile, the “big” alternative radio station in Utah, X96 released their yearly local music CD, “Live And Local”. This is volume three and they put one of our tunes on there as the third track. The thing is…they put the title as “Explicit”? and the name of the song is “Heavy Handed”. I think the reason for the confusion was that on the print out (not hand written) slip that I turned in with it…it said “Heavy Handed- Explicit”. I know my hand writing is borderline unintelligible but come on…it was Arial size 16 font. Either way, we are on it and the contact info in the sleeve is on point.

The 9 to 5: Less is more. I report to a new supervisor starting this Friday. I need to learn NOT to rebel rouse at work and just stay neutral. Just reply with a 10-4 good buddy and let that be that. Why was I so naïve thinking I could change things. They tell me they want to know what’s wrong with how things ARE but that is just rhetoric. It’s like asking someone how their weekend was. Why? So they can tell you about there OWN weekend. It’s not a matter of not caring, I care. Some people still think knowledge is power.

Shenanigans: Elektra is a hoot. I’m going to miss spending Tofurki Day with her. She says the CRAZIEST things…her ranting lately consists of telling people in public that they shouldn’t have their Christmas stuff out yet because it’s not even Thanksgiving. She gets very verbal with the coffee shop workers, people at the post office and random humans at the grocery store. She is so outspoken and I LOVE it. Great kid. I have been so blessed.

Kdawg invited me to her parents for T-Day. She is so sweet and special and this meant a lot to me. Lucia the Madre likes to have Holidays not on the Holiday calendar day. It bugs me but she has done this like forever so I feel that I have gotten used to it. This might be the reason that I view these days as just another day. I don’t appreciate my time off like I should. It will be FUN fo sho and I am looking forward to it.

Some peeps from work, K-Dizzle and myself attended a Utah Jazz outing last night. The night was filled with overcoming a 16 point deficit (Go Jazz!), cheese fries, Irish Car Bombs, Evolution, high fives, throwing popcorn at people we didn’t know, kisses, spilled beer, falling down on the hard concrete and free mini-basketballs. I LOVE going to basketball games…I have a BLAST every time. The only downside…the Delta Center isn’t the D.C. anymore it is now Energy Solutions Arena. They should at least call it the E.S.A., it has a better ring to it. Enjoy the pictures…

Peace-DAG!

Current Likes: Jay-Z “Kingdom Come”, The Prestige (I need to see it again), Irish Car Bombs, The Utah Jazz (stay healthy yall!) & the term “Back To Basics”

Dislikes: Kramer and his racial tirade…”He’s a n*gger, He’s a n*gger…get him out of here”, FOX News (GOP Propaganda) & the Lack of PS3’s (this is done on purpose, I’ll wait for the price drop next year).
 

In honor of the Wii!

Magic Trick

I went with K-Dawg last night to peep The Prestige. I have to say this might be the best movie I have seen this year. Chris Nolan is one of my FAVORITE directors and the guy just knows how to tell stories. This flick has layers. It is a shifting hall of mirrors. Not only is it a movie about magic tricks it is also a tale of obsession. I need to see this one again. I cannot stop thinking about how GREAT it was (is). Smart movies are dope! Peace- DAG! 

Geek Out

I'm rocking this game in my PSP. I'm about three hours deep into it and I'm already GEEK-ing out. A GREAT action RPG...Right now in my team I have Iron Man, Spiderman (with the black symbiote), Elektra and Wolverine. Don't front and pick this one up... 

Inspiration needs disease, injury and madness. Maybe people have to suffer before they can risk doing what they love. I miss my days that do not start with an alarm clock and end with the television. No investment is yours forever.

DAGO's week in review

Man, it’s been quite the last couple of weeks. I have been struggling keeping my head above water and my balancing act is getting tiresome. Where do I start…

Elektra had her 6th birthday bash at C.E.C. and a fun time was had by all. The party seemed to flow better then the previous years and I’m not sure if it had anything to do with the location or just the dynamics of where my life has taken me. She seemed to really like the robots and she got a birthday dance with the Mr Chuck (A.K.A. person in RAT suit). I still cannot believe that she is SIX, crazy.

Work has been pretty much more of the same. Even the Garden Of Eden was just a big fancy cage. You’ll be a slave for the rest of your life unless you bite the apple. I really do need to explode my comfort zone. I have been at CRE for a little over five years now…When do I get a sabbatical?

We finished out the last of the NUMBS shows in October. Saying it was a steady ride would be lying. I had a revelation last week. The revelation was that if Roo, Shanty and I do not finish this album it will never get done. We are so very close and I want to wrap this up so I can move ahead with my other projects that need my time as well. It seems with all the turmoil that has been going on lately that we are getting some opportunities that seem too good to be true (pinch me)…this is an email response that Chuck D (That’s right…from the group Public Enemy) sent me last week when I asked him about a possible collabo…

*Just let me know Mark NFL ( NUMBS 4 life)send me an example and i'll mimic a mp3 back at ya...setting up indie store...digital connect on SLAM...will get back atchapeacechuck*

So yeah it looks like he is in…and this one is from Dizzy (Ugly Duckling)…

*I leave for europe on tuesday! if you could send an mp3 to this email that would be great!*

If we pull both of these off I will be AMAZED! I have MAD respect for P.E. and U.D. and to get them on a Numbs disc would be too much. Chuck D is one of the reasons I started writing raps. I’ll let you know how these pan out.

***A couple of questions…Have we gone as far as talent or fortune will take us? Do we need to find more sensible pursuits? Maybe I need to arrive at acceptance. Acceptance of limits and mortality. I dunno…

On the health front…I am currently weighing in at 149lbs and sticking to the vegetarian diet that I started a couple of months ago. The cold I had is almost gonzo but I’m still hacking a bit (lung cheese). I have been walking a lot more instead of using the Blazer and the sit up/push up ritual in the AM is getting easier to do.

I voted today. I know that living in a RED state really means my vote doesn’t count but I did it anyways. I’m not down with the G.O.P. and I think Orrin Hatch is an embarrassment. Not only a political embarrassment but a musical one as well. Do you know he has been in that senate seat for 30 years! (first elected in 1976) WTF? This country has been turning into the Galactic Empire for the last little bit now and it’s time for a JEDI REBELLION! FUCKABUSH!

Laters- DAG!

P.S. Did you see the Dolphins beat the Bears this past Sunday (31-13)...yeah, I know they are 2-6 but that felt good. Oh yeah, the Utah Jazz are still 4-0...just stay healthy this year and it will be AIGHT!

Current Likes: The Audacity Of Hope by Barack Obama, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, The warm November Utah weather, The Original Pancake House’s “Pumpkin Pancakes” & Borat.

Dislikes: The last mini-season episode of “Lost” is tomorrow night and the show won’t be back on until Feb 2007, The Grand Ol’ Party & People who work at movie theatres that put “Censored” sticky notes over parts of movie posters INSIDE the movie theatre (If you don’t like what is on the poster then DON'T HANG IT UP!). 

14 Days

Some of us know our limits, others don’t. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate and the third is routine. After that the clothes just come off. It’s a demon. It’s self destruction. It’s a craving. It’s a space between desire and pleasure. Between wanting and having. I know this because I speak from experience.

I remember the time when I needed you the most and you were there. Besides my family there were only a few people who stood by me a hundred percent and you were one of them. I will NEVER turn my back on you no matter what. You are my brother, my family. I love you. Stay safe and god bless…

-DAG!

“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism“- Carl Jung 

The Invasion...

The E has landed! Run for your lives!!!