Wednesday, June 22, 2011

California Songs Word Search!

In honor of the big day, I've devised the following word search...

Enjoy!


WORD SEARCH



You can watch tonight's webcast online at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/california-songs-live

ANSWER KEY:

Monday, June 13, 2011

The Venice Beach Haircut

I keep going through phases where I want to be one of these cool musicians I'm always seeing in Hollywood with long hair, body jewlery, and a tattoo of some chinese word that means 'love', or 'namaste', or 'gullible tourist' on my shoulder. I'll start to grow my hair out for a little while, but after about two months I wake up, look in the mirror, and the same thought always comes to mind: Nah. I then rush out to have a professional remove the bird nest from my head. That's usually where my Sunset Boulevard rocker fantasy ends. This summer, I'm going to be performing weekly on the Sunset strip, and with my clean clothes and short hair I'm sure I'll stand out like an Osborne in a Mormon temple.

Yesterday I got what I’m calling a “Venice Beach” haircut, which is different from a normal haircut as demonstrated by the following transcript:

THE NORMAL HAIRCUT:
(I sit in the chair)
Stylist: what are we thinking today? Trim the length, thin it out, clean up the sides and the back?
Me: Perfect.

THE VENICE BEACH HAIRCUT:
(I walk in and sit. The receptionist offers me a glass of wine, and when I politely decline, gives me a dirty look)

Stylist (usually named Cleotitus, Raspberry, or Phillip): I know you came for a 'haircut', but let's try something different. Let’s listen to what your hair wants. Your hair is saying to me, whoa, that sometimes the left side doesn't want what the right wants, you know what I'm saying? (wields large scissors). How does this all sound?

Me: I'll take that glass of wine.

I won't burden you with the picture. Suffice it to say that I feel like a mix between a hipster and the victim of a lawnmower accident. I kind of like it.