The pond is being crossed.

I'll see you in a few weeks America. We'll be over there with our friends in Blacklisted and Soul Control. Bjorn is coming with us too. I'm excited. No phone over there. Just an Ipod and some books.

If you want to get in touch, message me on myspace or email me at nickwreck@gmail.com.

12/28: Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Bitterzoet 
12/29: Munster, Germany @ Baracke
12/31: Rosswein, Germany @ Juha 
01/01: Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang 
01/02: Linkoping, Sweden @ Skylten 
01/04: Helsinki, Finland @ Semifinal 
01/05: Jyvaskyla, Finland @ Lutakko 
01/06: Tampere, Finland @ Vastavirta 
01/08: Berlin, Germany @ Cassiopeia 
01/09: Warsaw, Poland @ Radio Luxemburg 
01/10: Prague, Czech Republic @ 007 
01/11: Nurnberg, Germany @ Z-Bau 
01/12: Venice, Italy @ Rivolta 
01/13: Luzern, Switzerland @ Sedel 
01/15: Barcelona, Spain @ AP Vallarca 
01/16: Madrid, Spain @ Barracudas
01/17: Toulouse, France @ le Caravan Serail
01/18: Trier, Germany @ Exhaus
01/19: Essen, Germany @ Cafe Nova 
01/20: London, UK @ Underworld 
01/21: Cardiff, UK @ Lepub 
01/22: Manchester, UK @ Star And Garter 
01/23: Dublin, Ireland @ Eamonn Dorans
01/24: Belfast, Ireland @ Bunker 
01/25: Leeds, UK @ Josephs Well
01/26: Hitchin, UK @ Club 85 
01/27: Birmingham, UK @ Irish Club 

I fly back January 29th. February is dumb anyways. When I get back, things will be a lot different, hopefully.

Peace.

I've had this blog for a month?

Ok so here is another installment of "Watching My Brothers Movies.' I got a nice stack this week that included the movie Open Water (2003). I had been avoiding this movie for obvious reasons. One being its going to suck. But every movie can't be Armageddon, and today was my lucky day. So lets go over the plot. A couple, past their Cancun spring-break days, takes time away from their busy work lives to take a tropical vacation. What can you do as a 30+ couple on vacation besides scuba dive? Bocce? Now obviously the only thing between you getting left behind at the "magical kingdom" dive spot, and going back to your resort to have an oversized margarita and meaningless sex is a guy with a clip board probably playing MASH. (I always got the shack) Hey, I'd trust him. Whoops, you're stuck in the middle of the Ocean now, bummer. About 20 minutes later I'm bored and writing this. My guess is these losers die. Although, I did hear there is a second one. Too bad you won't be reading about it on here.

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), seems a bit more promising. I might recap later.

My, Gentleman's Quarterly

For the past six months or so I've been receiving the magazine GQ, or Gentleman's Quarterly. Regardless of what you may think or have heard previously, it's a rather informative magazine. Recently the December 2007 issue arrived to my doorstep. On the front cover and within its binds were "The Years Big Winners".

This list included Kanye West, Alex Rodriguez and Bill Clinton.

Oddly enough, I have a different list.

Andy Rice-
This booking agent powerhouse made the big move from Seattle to Boston to land himself in one of the most prestigious households this side of the Mason Dixon line. He will now be forced to drink md 20/20 on weeknights and wait for Jeff to listen to Crime In Stereo's "...Is Dead" in its entirety before he can take a shower. The anticipation is even killing me, I need a Xanax.

Taylor Sullivan-
This year has been huge for "Taybird". He recently "punk'd" Jeff for the $50 he owed him right before he left for lovely Puerto Rico. And only earlier this year I over heard talks between Tay and a womenfriend (not to be named here!) about trading some Uggs, for who knows what... wow! Not to be outdone by the goatee he was sporting just in time for the winter cold. I expect nothing but the same in '08 from "Taybird".

Sean McNeil-
There are guys who are top performers, and are constantly on lists like these, year in and year out. Sean, is one of them. He's a big winner not only because he downed an entire caffeine free Diet Coke and then muttered a few second later ".....this isn't beer?", but, in the wee months of this year Sean really began to shine. It was a cold night in the North End, Sean had one too many pitchers of Newcastle Brown Ale, and upper decked Jeff's toilet with puke. This was after he ran out of the bar with the waitress he was trying to impress worked at, so she didn't see him puke. As a brilliant man once put it, "So... you're sayin' theres a chance." Yes, yes there is. THAT, ladies and gentleman, is a man at the top of his game.

There's so many more people I'd love to acknowledge here, but only have time for these big three today. If you feel shorted, or feel like you should be a part of the list as one of "This Years Big Winners", drop me a line. Until then, keep your shoes tied tight and grab an md 20/20. Maybe YOU, can make the list in '08.