Status Quo Sunday Recruits You For The U.M.I.

I'm patting myself on the back for that one. Show went as best as it could be. A little harried from the early morning drive, but I got to meet up with everyone, play some Magic and shoot some pool, which I haven't done since sophomore year of college.

It's another week where RAW's on, and I was too wiped out Sunday to do this, so let's go with two sentence recaps, shall we?

UMICON MUSIC INITIATIVE- While it wasn't that big, I loved working with all of these people and I feel that if they advertise it as a "Big Event" for next year, even with the same lineup,

S.S. HANAMI- Solid as always, and ended the last song with James, their bassist, played the ending with a violin bow. It's good when bands let the rhythm section let loose.

RHYTHM BASTARD- Obviously the most talented and best looking act on the card, who can lift 2000 pounds and had sex with ALL the groupies. Even with a small crowd and a broken string, RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT.

THE COG IS DEAD- Good crowd, good music, good times. Covered "Still Alive" and "Firefly Theme", but if they REALLY wanted to play to the crowd, they would have played "Freebird" when I yelled it one of the 80 times because I really meant it and wasn't trying to be obnoxious I swear you guys.

GEEKAPELLA- They perfectly rounded out the U.M.I. Where everyone had a mix of genres and instruments, they had none and switched on the fly. YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!

MAGIC THE GATHERING CELEBRITY DRAFT- Played some Limited Magic with Aaron Dismuke and Justin Cook, alongside some newbie drafters who passed me some AWESOME stuff to where I could make a UB Constellation Deck. Played against Aaron in the Semi-Finals, lost, but he gave me two packs of Journey Into Nyx.

SATURDAY NIGHT- One arrest, like, seven very awkward drunk people, and a million rounds of pool. An older drunken gentleman showed me where he got stabbed, which did make the night feel pretty badass.

SUNDAY- Didn't catch much actually, played a couple guerilla shows then read "Half Life Full Life Consequences" for a group of people. Was told I had a voice for radio and a face for TV by one of the voulenteers.

Also, I met one of the guys who I met up with last year before the Quiton Flynn Panel. They ended up get super drunk and loud.

Music coming next week! Just sent out the e-mail to all the artists.

Status Quo Sun- HOLY CRAP THEY'RE REPRINITNG FETCHLANDS!!!!

The Onslaught fetch lands are back, baby! #mtgktk
— Mark Rosewater (@maro254) August 31, 2014

Where was I? Oh, right. I do music on this blog!

UMICON DAYTONA
Septmeber 6th, 2014
The Plaza Resort and Spa
600 N. Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach Fl 32118 USA
Plaza C, 12 PM
Along with Geekapella, S.S. Hanami, The Cog Is Dead

So, I can guarantee that not one BUT TWO new songs will be played at UmiCon Daytona, with one available for download for all of you sexy people who have signed up for the mailing list.

It's going to be great seeing everyone again in the Florida Con Scene again, and now I have a Square!

The Square is a device that plugs into your cell phone so that you can process credit card transactions. It's free to pick one up, but you they take a 3% cut of the transaction. It seems like a pretty good business plan when you think of how much you're getting at any point in time.

Most importantly, this means I won't be paid in YuGiOh cards (this is a Thing That Happened)

I'm going to be there Saturday and Sunday, hoping to play as much Magic as possible, play a lot of guerilla shows, and get my free drinks. 

Speaking of shows, I'm also going to be at Chibi-Pa in November. More details as they're confirmed.

After I set this up to post, I'm going finish up work on the new song, and OTHER THINGS. See you next week!