Up the Tree

  • Still here, although after a particularly bleary night out, I got the hiccups and decided to perform my unflappable hiccup cure with unexpected results.

    h4. Funtime Ben’s Unflappable Hiccup Cure(R)

    * Slice of lemon
    * Sugar to taste

    Bite on that sunva-bitch. There, that’s it – your hiccups are gone… *if not seek medical attention.*

    So, while preparing my unflappable hiccup cure I inadvertently (almost) sliced the tip of my left index finger off. Oh god it was a tense few minutes as my hypochondriac upbringing kicked in.

    bq. “I need a chair! I think you should call the hospital I feel dizzy. Wait, I’m feeling better.”

    Funtime Diane rushed about the house fashioning me bandages and turnakits from unused newspapers and paperclips McGyver style! I could tell you all about the 45 minutes where I was bleeding all over our kitchen, but instead I’ll flash forward to right now where I advise if you’re going to cut a month old lemon with a tough skin with a dull fillet knife… don’t.

    Thank you for your time.
    _This has been a public service announcement from_

    _keepfilletknivesawayfromdrunkpeople.com_

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  • !(photo)https://www.upthetree.com/wp-uploads/IMG_1535.jpg(Keysmade)!

  • !(photo)https://www.upthetree.com/wp-uploads/IMG_1627.jpg(Fork and Napkin)!

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    Home alone, listening to some relaxed tunes and drinking some *PG Tips* tea for a boost. It’s a quick show with some great independent music, scrounged from hiding places around the internet.

    h4. INTRODUCTION
    Neon Golden

    One with the Freaks (from the Neon Golden page *l12_but not)
    “Neon Golden”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=upthetree-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%253fASIN=B00008BL4F%2526location=/o/ASIN/B00008BL4F%25253FSubscriptionId=0EMV44A9A5YT1RVDGZ82 by “Notwist”:http://www.notwist.com

    h4. MIDTRODUCTION
    Picaresque

    “The Engine Driver”:http://www.killrockstars.com/
    “Picaresque”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=upthetree-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%253fASIN=B0007M22S4%2526location=/o/ASIN/B0007M22S4%25253FSubscriptionId=0EMV44A9A5YT1RVDGZ82 by “The Decemberists”:http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/decemberists/

    h4. MIDMIDTRODUCTION
    !http://www.buhananrecords.com/graph/bh009.gif(The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers)!

    “Concerning Lessons Learned from the Aliens”:http://www.buhananrecords.com/
    “Self Titled”:http://www.buhananrecords.com/catalog-paypal.html#bh009 by “The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers”:http://www.buhananrecords.com/

    h4. ALMOSTENDTRODUCTION
    Blocked Numbers

    “No Room for Change”:http://suicidesqueeze.net/mp3/
    “Blocked Numbers”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=upthetree-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%253fASIN=B0007NMJM2%2526location=/o/ASIN/B0007NMJM2%25253FSubscriptionId=0EMV44A9A5YT1RVDGZ82 by “Crystal Skulls”:http://suicidesqueeze.net/

    * “Catbird Seat”:http://www.catbirdseat.org/catbirdseat/ for the freshest indie
    * Send your band’s music to tracks at Upthetree.com!
    * Here’s more info on “AMP”:http://www.musicpodcasting.org/

    h4. OUTRODUCTION
    Wake Up Captain

    “Wake Up Captain”:http://www.catbirdseat.org/catbirdseat/plist.html
    Home Demons Volume 1 by “Kevin Tihista’s Red Terror”:http://www.parasol.com/artists/kevintihista.asp
    His newest Album is “Wake Up Captain”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=upthetree-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%253fASIN=B0002JEOUG%2526location=/o/ASIN/B0002JEOUG%25253FSubscriptionId=0EMV44A9A5YT1RVDGZ82

  • !(photo)https://www.upthetree.com/wp-uploads/IMG_1591.jpg(Snowy Tree looking upon the Gates)!

    p(update). Plans to record a show on Sunday fell through, but I am planning to record a relaxing solo show this evening with some of the most laid-back tunes I scrounged around the internets. Nice warm cup of tea and some good friends.