Been awhile since I posted a ukulele chord. I recently learned David Bowie’s Queen Bitch on the uke… click the more tab to see it and all the lyrics – (more…)

-I wish Websnark was Websnark again. It seems….. quiet there.

- Anyone shooting for newspaper syndication– it’s a lost cause. That system is failing and failing FAST. Don’t be foolish. Pioneer your own way.

- I don’t have an alcohol problem. But I do want to say, when you have two rum and cokes, it makes your cheeks feel numb. Yeah Yeah, I’m a lightweight, I know it. (well, two guinnesses and two rum and cokes— Believe me, after a week like I’ve had, you’d need it too.)

- The whole POPE thing had me thinking. #1 the media showed me how much of a fairy tale organized religion is. It’s a friggin farce. No offense to the religious among you. Seriously, I believe in God, but I think he’s not down with alot of what’s going on.

- I’ve come to the conclusion that I cannot ignore ghosts. I should just accept them, and know that I am not crazy. Perhaps they are guiding you in some way. Or just saying hello. Don’t ask.

- Bob gets on my nerves sometimes. But that’s ok. It’s healthy.

- I think I may be allergic to grass. My wife mowed the front lawn, making me feel like a woman– but I immediately had an allergy attack. Now, I have two ways to face this. Either I can bail and use it as an excuse to escape manual labor— Or I can face allergies dead on in a juggernaut way and totally SUCK IT UP. EFH U Allergies!!! I’m sick of missing the outside weather.

- When you’re kicked in the nuts, and punched in the face emotionally.. take it… suck it up. You’ll live to fight another day. Take your thumps. It makes you stronger.

Here’s another one of my favorite little ukulele songs. I struggled to play it when I first started the uke, but now that I’m pretty smooth and look back at this tab, it’s completely an easy song to play— I doubt ANYONE who plays ukulele reads this comic or blog at this point, but I figured I’d blog it for prosperity reasons and it’s easy for me to find on my Uke category link…., but anyway, here’s the tab and lyrics…

“Nobody KNows you when you’re down and out.”

C A
Well, once I lived the life of a millionaire,
Dm A Dm
Spent all my money, Like didn’t have a care.
C E7 A7
Took my friends out for a mighty fine time.
D7 G7
Boot leg whiskey, champagne and wine.

C A
Then I began to fall so low.
Dm A Dm A Dm
Lost all my good friends, had no place to go.
C E7 A7
If I get my hands on a dollar again,
Am G7 C
I’m gonna hold it ‘til the old eagle grins.

C A
‘Cause, nobody knows you
Dm A Dm
When you’re down and out.
C E7 A7
In my pocket, there’s not one penny.
D7 G7
And as for friends, well, ain’t got any.

C A
Soon as I get back on my feet again,
Dm A Dm A Dm
They all want to be my long lost friend.
C E7 A7
I think it’s strange, without any doubt.
Am G7 C
Nobody knows you when you’re down and out.

I’m not a big fan of John Mellancamp. However, I love playing this song on my uke. So I submitted the tab to Uke Boogaloo. Here’s the link.

3 chords and the truth, mothercrunkers!

Found this on the Wikipedia for Jack Kirby.

Melt lyrics by Monster Magnet

waking up
i watch another sun go down
another day spent underground
in my world of pills, yeah
and i was thinking how the world should have cried
on the day jack kirby died
i wonder if i’m ill, yeah
i’ll never trust myself again
but i don’t care, no
just set that plastic soul on fire
and watch it melt
life is good, a rocket sled utopia
a self-imposed my opia
you gotta love this place
life is fast, a million winners everyday
you tell me, is this work or play?
i’m never really sure, yeah
i’ll never trust myself again
but i don’t care
well just set that plastic soul on fire
and watch it melt
yeah yeah yeah
well i’m alive, now you watch me go
a tickle inside my brain
where it comes from i don’t know
but i’m laughin’ in the flames
it’s just the look in your eyes
i feel like i can fly
and then sometimes i dig it so much…
i could die
i’ll never make no mortal place
cause i don’t care
just set that plastic world on fire
and watch it melt, yeah
well i’m alive, now you watch me go
a tickle inside my brain
where it comes from i don’t know
but i’m laughin’ in the flames
it’s just the look in your eyes
i feel like i can fly
and then sometimes i dig it so much i could die
and then sometimes i dig it so much i could die
and then sometimes i dig it so much i could die

Cruising around the blogosphere I came across this on Chris Pirillo’s blog… Radiostation in a box.

Radio Station in-a-Box (Mini-Interview)

Chris does the live show, The Chris Pirillo show using this thing. hmm.. It’s cool because it allows people to listen LIVE to your broadcast from your computer. I think you can even get on some local FM and AM waves…. Chris’s show is Thursday’s at 7, I do believe. And then there is this “podcasting” thing, where you can listen to interviews, shows, etc… Check that out.

This is fascinating, why? Well, we’ve thought it would be cool to have some sort of podcasting from Yirmumah central. Things you could listen to. Maybe brainstorming sessions or interviews with othe comic creators, etc….. no, not a radio show or anything– just some cool content to listen to and dig. Maybe even some Ukulele music! Heh…

More webcomic folk need to start researching these things more. Here’s a list of things you should keep up on or you’re going to be wayyy behind…….

XFN, Rubhub, TAGS, (technorati.com/tags) . Delicious, Podcasting—– All words I bring up and people around comics cyber stare at me like I’m high. I admit openly, hell, I just figured out my XFN thing today. It’s really groovy. The easiest way I can explain it is— its like giving a relationship category to your hyperlinks– if someone is a friend, a colleague—

Why does any of that matter??? Well, the more people who list you as a friend, colleague or COMIC THEY READ—- this will all be pretty important in the coming years.

Man, I am such a closet nerd.

Instead of staying inside all day in my bigfoot like way… We decided to journey out to the antique store place. I discovered a cool Palm Springs post card from the 1940s. It’s a nifty foldout souvenir book thingy, with several full color, art over photos deals. I don’t know what you call that….. Anyway, my wife can’t figure out why I’d want that— I went to High School there for god’s sake. Actually, I spent the years of 12-18 there! – So seeing all the fold out art of Tahquitz Canyon the old Oasis hotel.. it just brought back many slacker filled days to me. We were the desert rats. —It occured to me, that the Coachella Valley is a psuedo tropical place. I never realized it when I lived there. My wife would never move there, and I don’t really long to go back, but I do miss Palm Trees and the environment sometimes. The people were kinda dicks though. Anyways, now that postcard has a spot at the tiki bar. Maybe I’ll post photos sometime.

So… here it is. My last couple hours of being 28 years old. It’s been 10 years since I left Southern California to start my life anew in FayetteNam. I ain’t got it so bad. I have three of the coolest kids on the planet, a hot wife who makes me laugh and more.. and I have some of the best friends a guy could have. And I get to draw comics every stinking day.

Plus I’ve been lucky to work with some really talented folks over the years here. Listen to me– I sound like I’m old! Actually, hell no, I’m young. That’s why I feel so lucky to have all I’ve got here.

I also never thought I’d know how to play a musical instrument. I can now jam out on my ukulele and it’s very soothing to me. Sure, people laugh when they hear i play that. But they don’t know what they’re missing I tell yah.