Ok well I have been thinking of growing my hair out lately. It’s starting to get to that point where it’s weird and I need to do something with it. So I bought some stuff called Murray’s.

Murray’s is this stuff that’s super thick almost the consistency of bees wax. It’s sold with all the ethnic hair products at your local store. It’s a fucking nightmare but it will hold your hair how ever you want it.

So I got some Murray’s and did a little experimenting tonight. I took some photos and decided to let my friends vote for my new hair style.

Click here to check out the styles and vote!

Merry Christmas everybody. I couldn’t get the shit i needed to do a xmas card this year. What a fucking production. So no card this year. Although some of you will be getting something funny in the mail, and some of you got actual heartfelt gifts

As for what i did.. Well we went to the guffys last night and ate dinner. It was maddogs birthday.

Today we opened presents. And went to see Life Aquatic. The whole gang went. It was real good, No Royal Tenenbaums, but good none the less.

We came back to my house and ate more food. We watched It’s a wonderful life and played with otis. (jens dog) He gave me a pretty good licken (on the face). It was fun having a dog around.

Lately i’ve been feeling like i’m gonna get an anvil dropped on my head. Sounds about right. So look for me walking on hawthorne looking up most of the time.

Sorry this posting is lame.. My writing efforts have been going into more important things lately.. Chet’s bio

It sucks to see your heroes get old and frail. I look in the mirror and see myself turning gray.

2004.. You were a mother fucker!

I’m sorry 2 belts is totally unnecessary. The only people that can get away with wearing 2 belts are also wearing hockey helmets.

Dang Michael Jackson is fucked.. It’s to bad. I love the Jackson 5

Check out what’s happened to his face!

Well tonight was punk rock karaoke. Maybe it seems lame but I was really looking forward to it. Basically a bunch of punk rock stars play live instruments, and you get up and sing.

Well some of you know I love to sing, and playing live is my most favorite thing in the world.

I was really looking forward to singing while Greg Hetson (one of my punk guitar heroes) played guitar.

I was a little worried about what to do as I have never sang infont of a big audience with out a guitar to hide behind before.

I got up and faced the drummer. The kick drum of Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie by black flag started thumping into my chest.

I started singing the words.

” Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie.. I need some more. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie don’t ask what for!”

I turned around and jumped on the monitor “1 2 3 4!” and the audience went off. I looked over and saw Hetson playing and I sang my fucken ass off.

I had no problem just having the mic. It’s was a one minute forty seven second blur!

I remember laying on my back at the end of the song with the mic cord wrapped around my neck and Eric from NOFX saying “Dude.. Your fucking awesome. Can you come up and sing again?”

Haha.. I said sure. And got off the stage.

I waited a little while and got back in line to sing “Red Tape” by the Circle Jerks. But I think I waited to long to get back into line and after 2 hours of playing the band said they were finished. So I didn’t get to sing again.

I waved goodbye to Eric Melvin as I left and he said “Hey.. Your an amazing singer”

Haha.. Ok so I’m a creep for posting this but it meant allot to hear him say that. I had a fucking great time. I wish I could play every night…

So here’s some pics from tonight

Well some of you know I tried out for a band called 800 Octane. I was really looking forward to playing with them. We got together and jammed last month. I thought it went really good. I knew a bunch of the songs and got along really well with the guys.

They were gonna try out some other drummers and then let me know. So today I got am email from Eric. Apparently they picked another drummer. That’s ok but one of the reasons I got from Eric was kinda confusing.

“Jim was a big, loud, flashy show-off kind of a drummer and that’s really not what you are about behind the drum kit. You are a little more subtle, a little more intricate and a little more power than flashiness.”

Now anyone that has seen me play drums, sing and play guitar, ride a bike knows that I’m the biggest showoff ever. When I read that I thought my head was gonna implode!

I, Jamie McParland wasn’t flashy enough? This is the guy at age 5 stood on top of his dresser and lip-synced and danced to kiss records while his family threw change at him wasn’t flashy enough?

The guy with a his penis on his birthday cake, the guy who rides bikes and does a sport founded on showing off wasn’t flashy enough?

HAHA!

So I called Eric to find out what the fuck he was talking about. Short of setting my cymbals on fire at the try out I don’t know how I could have been more flashy!

Anyway I talked to Eric and I guess they basically just like the other guys drumming better for them. That’s cool. I am a bit disappointed though. No hard feelings with the band. I really like the guys, and can’t blame them for picking the drummer they thought was best.

Not sure what I’m gonna do now as far as music is concerned. Guess I’m destined to be stuck in the basement. Ugh!

how fucken lazy do you have to be to own an electric can opener. I think i would rather have an electric ass wiper.

I love that the spell checker makes me seem smarter than i really am.

I sitting in a meeting right now across from a lady wearing a sweater with ducks and hearts knitted into it. The best part is she’s wearing socks with christmas trees and ducks. Holy fuck!

How do you wake up in the morning and say “Oh yea.. This is the shit. I’m rocken this today”