jason

Hey friends.
So It looks as though from now on you will be calling me "Sweatpants". That is of course unless I get more submissions for a stage/ nickname before a specific day*.
To get the ball rolling I've come up with a few of my own (7?)
1. Jason "Olive Oil" Pankratz
2. The Honey Warlock
3. Cats
4. Cage(d), Party
5. Cat
6. Cage(d), Nicholas
7. Humpty Dumpty
That's all I've got so far.

*On a completely unrelated note I'm starting a "choose the day that you can no longer submit nicknames for Jason" campaign.

If only I had a time machine. I would go back in time (redundant I know) and get a Quinzy song on the soundtrack of the popular early 80's "coming-of-age-teen-comedy-extravaganza-Fast-Times-At-Ridgemont-High".
I think that conversation would go a little something like this.

"Hey Cameron Crowe, why you gotta have Oingo Boingo on your soundtrack?"
"I dunno Jason. Where would you like your free copy of 'coming-of-age-teen-comedy-extravaganza-Fast-Times-At-Ridgemont-High', and your autographed cardboard cutout of Sean Penn's break out role as Joe Spicoli?"
"In the wood panelled den next to the beta max collection please."

Just for the record I would also be fine with replacing Joe Walsh's "Waffle Stomp" or Sammy Hagar's aptly titled "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", but that's neither here nor there.

Side Note: if you read my last entry you would have noticed a sad attempt at a nick/stage name. I would like to officially start the "Find Jason an awesome stage name" campaign. Open to everyone.

Thanks for caring.

Hello Friends.
There's a commercial on the television nowadays that talks about moments. I think that it's for a car, although by the time the commercial is over all I can think about is the fact that the dude with a cold doing the voice-over for the commercial just said the word moments 67 times! It's one of those words that once you hear it 67 times you start substituting other words for it in your mind so you can have a little variety.
eg 1:
actual commercial: "moments define you"
my commercial: "omelettes define you"
eg 2:
actual commercial: "embrace the moment"
my commercial: "embrace the omelette"

I think you get the point. That point being that I kinda want an omelette.
Until next time.
-Jason "the bass player" Pankratz

ps if anyone out there is good at making omelettes or knows a good omelette guy. give me a shout.
pps please make it an e-shout (I don't like loud noises)

Jason: "hey recycling bin"
Recycling Bin: " hey Jason, why are you being airplane spun into me?"
Jason: "I don't know recycling bin, but it appears that I am being pummelled with your insides."
Recycling Bin: "I hear recycling is the new garbage [stolen joke]"

The hypothetical conversation listed above could of happened/ did happen on the trip mentioned in the title. It was a joy and a success.

Toronto cradled us in it's sweet arms and gently fed us $1.50 hotdogs (street weasels) and $6 tequila shots (one each).
Enough praise cannot be heaped on those who helped us, kept us warm, and were just downright awesome to us. Thank you, we will be back faster than you can say "I think I just saw that guy get airplane spun into that recycling bin... no seriously."

-Jason