Nick: Nick: Is that a tape recorder?
Rob: Yeah...I just want to get some uhh...candid fuckin� party action you know...drunken interviews..
Nick: hahaha!!
Rob: Man, I took some pain killers earlier...Sheila�s all �no.....�
Nick: You got any more bro?
Rob: I took the last half right before I came down here...
Nick: Nooo....man- I know you got a little fuckin� more huh...you could get us some....
Rob: Man -I scored Bongzilla an ounce man-last time they were here...
Nick: Ohhh man...
Rob: ...what you need to do is take down my number and ring me when you know your coming and-with anything you need.... seriously... what are you looking at...
Nick: I�m trying to see if these two girls from Seattle are here and I�ve been looking for them and I can�t find them...I�ve been like "what the fuck!?" I know they are supposed to be here... I�ve been waiting for them to come down and there�s like this massive security upstairs- it�s like how the fuck are my friends supposed to say uhh...like what�s up!! and all that bullshit...
Rob: I had to scramble this guy up with his pass to get down here (Pointing to Carson...) it was no big deal though...
Nick: It�s all good...you know-I gotta put this somewhere so I don�t lose it (Witch Mountain CD that I gave Nick) OK -so what�s going down, dadio...
Rob: I wanted to see how you guys were doing?
Nick: I need some coke dude- where�s the fuckin coke dude?
Rob: Man- the tape man...I better erase that...
Nick: Ahh I don�t give a shit ( grabs tape recorder from me and speaks directly into it...)I�m lookin� for the cocaaaiiinnnee!!!
Rob: Uhh...
Nick: Keep it -I don�t give a fuck !! I�m looking for it- I want it -hehehe....
Rob: Alright- I will fully try to fuckin hook you up if I see someone I know that is into that... what you want...40, 80...
Nick: ... fuckin..a sixteenth- a eight ball -whatever...
Rob: An eight ball is like 100 and...
Nick: 160? alright , I�ll take it!! hahaha....sounds good to me
Rob: Man, I don�t know if I could find that here on that short of notice-I could -probably hook you up with at least a forty...or...
Nick: hahaha... (laughs all around...) I�m just trippin on you -it�s cool man-I�m just looking around you know- I�m married!!! right there!!! (shows me a tattoo of a ring of fire around his wedding finger...)
Rob: Ring of Fire!!!
Nick: ...you know what I�m sayin�?
Rob: I know exactly what your saying (showing my own ring of wedlock)
Nick: Right on...
Rob: How long you been married for?
Nick: Man -I gotta trip out on the Witch Mountain...I�m a newlywed ...well I�ve been married for about 2 years...
Rob: yeah- I�ve been married 3
Nick: The day I got married-the next day I left on tour for like 15 months dude!!!
Rob: 15 months???
Nick: 15 months man!!! She was pissed -I was like hey...dude- I need to take a piss...
Rob: Right back there looks good...Hey uhh...what are you guys going to play tonight?
Nick: Uhh ...we�re going to do uhhh...
Rob: Just right back there dude...where all that water is....right here it�s wet...
Nick: I see it already!!! ...man it is... (relieving himself...)
Rob: So what are you gonna play?
Nick: Fuckin� all kinds of shit man...
Rob: Stuff off of the new cut or...
Nick: Yeah-a lot of new and a lot off of the last record- but we�re going to fuckin� uhh you know but we�re going to try to like...uhh...we don�t want to play too long-you know what I mean? We�re gonna do like a hour or so...
Rob: That�s cool...
Nick: We don�t want to fuckin-you know, bore anybody or ourselves- you know what I mean?
Rob: Totally man...
Nick: We�re going to fuckin� you know -get in and out and...
Rob: Don�t fuckin� sweat it
Nick: There�s no fucking sense in...over doing it. (local promoter who shall remain nameless): Hey, I just came down looking for a can to use as a pipe -you were smoking dope...you guys got a pipe?
Rob: I got a recorder going right now- and you�re on it hahaha...
Promoter: Excellent-
Nick: Yeah-his name is uhh JACK!!!
Promoter: You guys weren�t just down here smoking dope?
Rob: I won�t say what your name is -but I will say this much- I went to a video store once and...
Promoter: Turn the tape OFF!!!!
Rob: Alright- bam... (clicked tape off, later...A bottle -or half gallon bottle of Jack Daniels is produced and things star to get a little hazy...I�m just glad that I had a tape recorder...)
Nick: Here man-(handing me the bottle) do the do man...do the right thing man!!!
Rob: I always do...
Nick: take it bro...take it...
Rob: Did you ever read the interview I posted on StonerRock.com?
Nick: I haven�t seen it
Rob: I sent it to Janette...you know Janette?
Nick: yeah yeah...Interscope...I haven�t seen it yet-but I hear it�s cool...
Rob: The Karma to Burn one was a lot better...hahaha...
Nick: Dude-let�s go in there and do a couple shots of Jack man...
Rob: Alrightalrightalrighalright!!! Can I leave this rolling or ...
Nick: I don�t give a fuck...
Rob: Alright... (now we move into a part of the room where it gets rather noisy because there are like 20-25 people partying and making a ruckus...)
Nick: Hey Josh....Rob you like Jack?
Rob: Oh yeah...Hey Josh-Rob...
Josh: Rob-it�s nice to meet you...you know this guy?
Nick: Oh yeah this is Rob- he�s a friend of Anderson�s...Greg Anderson...
Rob: Yeah...I saw you guys in Kyuss years ago...I work at a web site now called StonerRock.com
Josh: Cool...
Rob: I got the new record and it�s one of my favourites I have heard all year...
Josh: alright man...I�m glad you like it
Rob: Every time I listen to it -I�m like- holy shit I didn�t notice that!!!
Josh: I wonder what the ...StonerRock people think...
Rob: They like it...the community is kind of weird-they like the Kyuss records on the average better than most Sabbath stuff...We have a top 100 band list and Kyuss is like #1-I think...
Josh: What? What a bunch of fucking - I mean Sabbath is -you know...
Rob: I like Kyuss-you guys were a great band but Sabbath is like a Icon or...
Josh: Well they destroyed themselves when they had to...You gotta do what you gotta do...you know what I mean?
Rob: The thing I like about Queens is that you do what you want to do and don�t give a fuck and you obviously have the background like- you listened to the Beatles and you listened to ...you don�t give a shit what you like and...
Josh: Whatever you like...man that�s it... Some people are like- you know they won�t like it because it doesn�t fit into a certain group or...even though they`re good song writers.
Rob: Like some people are too cool to play a strat- so they play a guitar that�s not as hip �cause-is that what you mean?
Josh: Like there is a whole attitude that�s created around that -you know ...
Rob: Like they don�t have the right hair style or...
Josh: That shit just makes me tired, and I had to stop worrying about it...
Rob: So what are you guys gonna do on this tour-invite some people in or...
Josh: We are going to do the one off the old one-and then one off the new one, so mix it up so it won�t be to much of the same...
Rob: Nick kind of explained how you guys sat out in the desert for 5 days and wrote the new record...
Josh: I recognize you...who do you play with...
Rob: Oh..well I don�t know from where...I�m in a band called Witch Mountain and...
Josh: Oh OK...
Rob: I gave Nick a CD of our stuff-you got a CD player in the van?
Josh: Witch Mountain? Did you guys just put something out or...
Rob: We just signed a deal with a small label and... (blah-blah-blah...)
Josh: Where would I have heard of that other than the obvious?
Rob: Maybe on StonerRock.com...
Josh: Oh yeah... I might of seen it...
Rob: Yeah -I work for them and I�m just getting a lot of interviews...plus I get to hang but I don�t really give a shit-I�m just having fun...(by this point I�m pretty lit...)
Josh: I feel like I�ve seen you-I know I�m going to think of it...
Rob: hehehe...right on...you guys are playing soon huh? What I was going to say is that your first record is real straight forward- sorta like radio pop or you know- hit the road and play huh?
Josh: Yeah...we�re just getting back into it ...Alfredo quit and that was a big bummer...
Rob: Yeah that�s too bad because that guy is fucking rock solid...
Josh: Yeah...I know...
Rob: He is!! What do guys have going on now- you got 2 drummers?
Josh: Yeah on the record yeah...
Rob: Well who do you have playing now?
Josh: His name is Gene Troutman...he presents a whole new thing then Alfredo...different...Alfredo is bad ass but the new record wouldn�t be the same if Alfredo...
Rob: ...of course not...he�s a totally different drummer...
Josh: Some guys have a lot to offer.. |
