Well I'm home!! Let's chill yo...Baby Kate, I'm thinking of you. Uncle James is on his way!!!
Trip was susper awesome. Three weeks in Europe will do that. As far as our first day back, check Ashley's post, she explains it all in great detail.
I'm going to drink a cup of american coffee. Just a plain cup of Joe. In Europe if you ask for a cup of coffee you basically get a huge cup of espresso. It does the trick as far as getting your caffeine fix but sometimes you just need a plain ol' cup of Joe.
In other news dudes from Mercury Records ( the ones who flaked on us in Portland) want us to play a show in LA on the 9th of this month. One of them will be in LA "for sure" on that day and have gotten an opening slot that night at a venue called Chain Reaction. It's actually a pretty reputable club and would be sweet to play there but I feel like these guys f-ed last time and need to come to us now, on our own terms. I don't know, I'm poor from the trip, need to go back to work and shouldn't take off more time but... I don''t know, it'll work itself out I guess. I'm in a band which is a democratic thing, so if the other dudes say go, then I kind of have to. Yikes! Kind of feel like just being home for awhile. But what can you do??
Love.
James Ian MacMillan

"I'll be in Scotland before yee."

He he he...

Hope Is a Dangerous Thing...

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -HST

Jumpin' Jack Flash

I like the Rolling Stones. I grew up thinking that they were an overrated band from the past, a band that was only good for their time. But recently I've realized that they are rock n' roll. They created the swagger, the vibe, the "roll" in rock. Anytime you here some kid say they like "such and such band," what they're really saying is that they like The Rolling Stones.

Either The Stones, or The Beatles. The Beatles = music. The Stones = Rock.

5 Desert Island Movies...

Shaun of the Dead

English, Zombies, Funny as Hell, Simon Pegg.

Fight Club

Revolution, Awesome Director, Brilliant Script, Chuck Palahniuk wrote the story, and "Where's My Mind" from The Pixies plays at the end.

The Shawshank Redemption

Perfect Screenplay, Perfect Story, Tim Robbins, Plain ol' Badass.

Pulp Fiction

Super Cool.

The Birdcage

Funny as Hell, Robbin Williams. -In my opinion one of the funniest movies ever made.

( This was hard for me. There are so many other movies that are close to me heart & soul, but at this very moment these 5 will do.

-Aaahhh... Office Space, The Godfather(s) Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Waking Ned Devine, Kill Bill (s), Christmas Vacation, Biloxi Blues, O Brother Where Art Thou, Rushmore etc, etc, etc...

West Wing.

Ok, fine I like The West Wing!!! Alright?? Happy?? But I still think that it waters down the real truths about the white house and our relationship to the world. I like the stories, characters and direction of the show, but to make the ruling of the world into some kind of fun lovable tv show I do think is weird. At least they're a democratic administration on the show. And it is obvious that they are creating a white house staff on the show that's directly opposite of the one we have now, so maybe it'll make people want a better president. I just hope the average tv watching Joe doesn't assume that this is how it is in real life. In reality politics at such a high level is a cold, dark and evil thing. Period.
But maybe it's just a tv show. Maybe I need to not drink so much coffee.
Good night, and good luck,
Me.

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