In Memoriam: Olive Cargo Pants, 2005-2010

We gather here today to celebrate the illustrious career of my olive cargo trousers. If you know me, you also know these pants. Not only good pants, but the greatest to have ever held my package or grazed upon my buttocks. These pants were my staple, my outfit, my Simpsons character.



To emphasize how important these pants were to the team, they were the Jeter of all my clothes; clutch.

I have no idea who stitched them or even where we met, they just always seemed to be.

Captain Reliable.

I know that there are millions of pairs of olive cargos in the world, but none quite as special as you, pants. You are the perfect combination of rugged softness and comfort. Hell, there were weeks that went by where I only wore you - day in, day out.

That's what makes this retirement so difficult.

I will indeed search out a replacement for you, but they will not feel the same, play the same.

Lastly, I must issue my most sincere, heartfelt apology to you for ruining you that night when I spilled the entire top of a pizza into your lap. That never really came out.

I wore you today for your victory lap, despite knowing everyone could see the battle scars of yore.

You have played your career to a fare-thee-well. Your number will be hung with honor.

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Totally forgot...

I can't believe I forgot about this. Here's to you, Bret - I feel your pain. Here's an old cover I once did of "Talk Dirty To Me" by Wolfman Crack. Thanks to Dave Parker for the brilliant artwork.

Talk Dirty To Me by johnemeadows

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HC Blues

EFF YEAH! So glad I found a hosting site with an embeddable player. Let's hope this works. Thanks, SoundCloud! (plus it looks way cooler than the old one, complete with picture of the dynamics)

I've been laid out the past few days after some minor surgery, which means painkillers. This is last night's result. It's awful blues wankery - but that's kinda what narcotics are all about now, isn't it?

Hydrocodone Blues by johnemeadows




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Distortions

"robot p-370" d/l





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Rack finally emptied!

I know what you're thinking: dork for playing Scrabble, and childish, offensive to boot. But no! You see, aside from what should have been an 82 point grab (rejected the word),I'm the gayface - all happy because I straightened the music mess over here.

You see, Google no longer supports the embedded players I love(d) to use, so I had to explore other options. Now the back catalog (and everything posted in the future) will have to be links, until I find a better way.

Also, most of what I had posted here is neatly put together for your enjoyment here as well. More to come.
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site issues...

something has rendered the embedded music players useless, it seems. I'll need some time to figure this out - until then, apologies. what do I know about this stuff?

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New Music Video

mri #2 from John M on Vimeo.

Although I've made some videos, I've never made a music video until now. I decided to start off by paying homage to a project that never fully came to fruition. In early 2007 I had 'made it my mission' to start a band with my friend Lisa that would base itself within the tones heard during MRIs. I only completed roughly 1/3 of the intended hour-long "MRI Suite" before losing sight of and abandoning it. Not long ago, she also brought my attention to the fact that someone who's famous has recently done the exact thing, at least in subject matter. In hindsight, she was smarter about how she went about it. Who really wants to hear MRI tones? I know I do, but what do I know?

Here's the MMX remix of "mri #2", complete with autotune for the kids. I think it added to the feel, actually.

Thanks for everything, Lisa. Ahh, what could have been. We would've kicked ass.

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