Things The Money Beets Won't Do.

The Money Beets have really matured over the last few months. And as our fan base has nearly tripled, I feel it appropriate to list the things The Money Beets just won't do. This way, as future shows occur, fans will know our limits.....

- We will never ever ever have Taylor sing. This is the first and in my mind, most important rule. A close second is having me ever ever play the guitar.

- Safe to say we will never introduce a harp into The Money Beets. Harps are soft, and we all know The Money Beets are "bad to the bone".

- We will never again refer to The Money Beets as "bad to the bone".

- We will never do two chicks at the same time, no matter how many millions we accumulate.

- We will never let Alex McBratney manage our careers.

- We will never play a show outside of some one's home. We play for the fans, and our fans are at home.

- We will never break a guitar or drum set after we play a show. That crap is expensive.

- We will not allow any fantasy sports banter with our fans between songs. We do however reserve the right to sing about fantasy sports.

- We will not allow anyone watching to not have an alcoholic beverage in their hand.

- We will not allow Brandon to any of our shows. Screw that guy.

- We will never sing songs with the words Love, Forever or Ladies in the title.

- We will never allow anyone outside of myself Taylor or Ethan to join The Money Beets.

-We will never charge.......too much at the door. Is $20 too much?

- We will never take song requests. We are the damn artists, now shut up and listen to us make magic with our fingers.

- We will never do heroin(this excludes Ethan).

- We will never sign autographs. Not because we don't want to but because no one will ask.

- We will not sell our t-shirts. If you actually want one it is yours.

- We will never use lines such as "this one's for the ladies" or "don't forget to tip your waitress"

- We will not do encores. When we are done, we are done. That's it. Game over. Thanks for playing.


Taylor feel free to add more.........

I'm out of touch with reality

About a year and a half ago I bought tickets to see Explosions in the Sky at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. After expressing my excitement at getting tickets to this show, a friend of mine responded that it really isn't that hard to get tickets to an EITS concert. This is one of the more distinct experiences I've had where how amazingly good a band is does not affect how the world views them and also reveals to me how out of touch I am with what the world really likes. In my mind, EITS is one of the best bands in the world right now. It amazes me that they don't sell out every show and become the Dethklok of reality. The point is that I am completely oblivious as to what the world thinks is good music.

Here are my top 3 bands that I apparently have an unworldly obsession for:

1. Explosions in the Sky: the world needs to get on board.

2. Belle and Sebastian: After thinking about my experiences with EITS, I tried to think of anyone other than myself that loves Belle and Sebastian. As far as I know, it's just Kyle Gladden (who introduced me to Belle and Sebastian) and Justin Bragg who love these guys. And I'm not just saying that I like any particular song or even an album; I have and love every album they've put out. Either the world's crazy or I'm crazy.

3. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Even Brian won't back me up on this one. I love these guys. My good friend Jeff from law school got me more into them. Take Them On, On Your Own is the album to listen to if you want to give them a chance.

Also, I climbed Mount Whitney yesterday.

Cantaloupe is a whore

Top five filler fruits in fruit salads:

1. Honeydew melon: Honeydew has no flavor unless slime is a flavor and I only think people put it in fruit salad because it's a different color than the other fruits.
2. Cantaloupe: This is the orange version of Honeydew.
3. Pears: Pears are like apples except worse in every possible way.
4. Apples: Chopped up apples in a fruit salad are such an afterthought. Plus, they're harder than the other fruits and they get brown and nasty looking.
5. Grapes: Totally annoying unless you cut them in half. On the other hand, if you cut them in half you're spending way too much time making a fricking fruit salad.

The ideal fruit salad is watermelon, pineapple, any and every kind of berry, and maybe some orange or peach if you're in a crazy mood.

Point of debate: bananas?

See also:

http://xkcd.com/388/


I actually prefer red apples to green ones.

Tonight's softball game

Yard.

That is all.

-T

Electric Six

I don't really know how to explain them. But wow. Reminds me a bit of The Darkness. This video is creepy.

This one is hilarious.

The Money Beets don't need to sound like this. But I want our music videos to be on par with this stuff. Oh yes, we are making music videos.

You too can create your own band...

- Go here to determine your band name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
- Repeat to determine your album title
- Repeat 12 more times to get your song titles

Band Name: Killing Time(Death Metal?)

Album Name: Vladimir Gabulov

1. White-Coated Titi

2. Hartennes-et-Taux

3. Tim Cook

4. Global Broadcast Service

5. Mantasoa

6. Mogorogea River

7. Luke Schenn(nice I got a hockey player in there)

8. Bill Gray's

9. Abdul Ghafar(Afghan mujahideen fighter)

10. Federal Correctional Institute, Tallahassee

11. List of geological features on Ganymede

12. Mike Peters

I don't see how my band wouldn't make it with such hits as Abdul Ghafar(Afghan mujahideen fighter), Global Broadcast Service, and who could forget the classic Mike Peters.

Somebody is watching me and writing a blog about my life

Somebody is watching me and writing Stuff White People Like about my life.

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/full-list-of-stuff-white-people-like/

There are some exceptions: I don't like Barack Obama and I don't hate my parents. For the most part though this list is about me, which means of course that I am not a beautiful and unique snowflake. Apparently I am genetically predisposed to love indie music and Arrested Development.

Top Ten albums

For the sake of starting some conversation, here is my all-time, desert-island top ten albums of all time.

1. Clarity - Jimmy Eat World
2. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
3. The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place - Explosions in the Sky
4. The White Album - The Beatles
5. Kid A - Radiohead
6. OK Computer - Radiohead
7. Takk... - Sigur Ros
8. Funeral - The Arcade Fire
9. Led Zeppelin - IV
10. Pinkerton - Weezer

I'm throwing Pinkerton in there because (A) I love that album, (B) I want to mix things up, and (C) when I realize what great album I'm blatantly forgetting, I'll have a spot for it.

Albums not in my top ten and why:

Joshua Tree - U2: Overrated. Granted there are maybe five absolutely amazing songs on that album, I don't think it is as great as every college student who is finally getting into music thinks it is. Though if one album needs to be the best selling album of all time I would rather it be Joshua Tree than anything by Pink Floyd. There are a number of albums that contain one or two lights-out, awesome songs that are on albums that don't have the follow through. Examples: Fever to Tell - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Y Control" is an amazing song. I love Karen O for this song; Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol, "Stella Was a Diver and She's Always Down," and I'm not just saying this because Brian and Ethan always sing it to me, "Tay-LA! Tay-La-HA!" Awesome song but the album doesn't quite get there.

Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkle: Outdated. This is a great album but the problem is that musicians have been standing on Simon and Garfunkle's shoulders for decades now and are making better music, regardless of the fact that certain artists are indebted to them for blah blah blah. I used to insist on putting Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys in my top ten list but similarly have decided that it was more of an innovative landmark album than an album that will stand the test of time. Note also that the White Album and nearly any album by Led Zeppelin are still relevant today.

Points for debate:
Did I pick the right Zeppelin album?
Does Radiohead deserve two spots in the top ten over other albums?

Brian's Top 10 Pinback Songs

1 - June

2 - Loro

3 - Boo

4 - Your Sickness

5 - Tres

6 - Forced Motion

7 - Grey Machine

8 - Manchuria

9 - Lyon

10 - The Yellow Ones