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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Doughnut Poem

I never write anything humorous so here is a poem about a doughnut.


NUT FOR DOUGH

what you’re missing
makes me whole
you fill up my
entire soul

you know your way
around a heart
you pump mine up
beyond the charts

you put my health
in partial danger
but I am partial
to your flavor

when I think of cops
I think of you
you gave bread
an attitude

sprinkle, sprinkle
a chocolate twisty
you come in different forms
to get me

I’ll not renounce
my giving in
if I’m the sinner
and you’re the sin

I’d try to say I’m not
crazy but
you’re my dough
and I’m your nut

Friday, August 22, 2014

Ask The Dust by John Fante


John Fante’s Ask The Dust

I was turned onto John Fante around 6 months ago when I attended a show at Strange Brew in Austin, TX to see a local solo artist by the name of Matt The Electrician. Matt, The Electrician, was dually playing with a country-ish solo artist by the name of Joe Pug. Matt would play a song, then Joe would play a song, then they would have some conversation, then Matt, then Joe, and the night continued on in this fashion.

Somewhere in the midst of one of their conversations, Matt gave Joe a gift.  The gift happened to be a book by John Fante. In explanation of the book, Matt mentioned that John was on Black Sparrow Press (same as Charles Bukowski). This is what sparked my interest in the author. The simple fact that John Fante and Charles Bukowski had played for the same team.

Months later, I finally found one of Fante’s books in a Half Price Bookstore. It was Ask The Dust.  I began to read it toward the end of my band’s tour and just finished it last night.

On the first read of any book I have, I like to dive straight in with no expectation. Did my best not to look at the cover or read the back. That’s how real art should be interpreted by your own honest opinion. So upon diving straight into Ask The Dust, I was affronted by an introduction by another author. I read the entire introduction to find that it was none other than Charles Bukowski himself who wrote the introduction. That’s all I needed to see to keep me interested.

The book turned out to be a solid take on one man’s desire for a woman who loves another man. That is the only truly interesting thing about the story. What makes the book fantastic, and what makes John Fante so different from Charles Bukowski, is the positively poetic way Fante describes a scene. Sure, there is plenty of hatred, disgust, and self-loathing throughout, but Fante also captures the beauty of a sunset coming up over the ocean or how adorable a newborn puppy can be. He doesn’t leave any detail out, nor let his characters own emotion get in the way of what is really happening in the book, even if he is the narrator. I found that to be an honest way of writing.

I also saw a soft spot in Fante that I rarely see in Bukowski (although I did see it when I read Women).  It was only my first time reading a Fante novel, but if I had to guess, he was a sucker for love.

All in all, I would recommend this book.

-Chase Spruiell

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Rusty Metal Plates (a poem)

I have been writing a lot of poetry lately. This is a reflection of the fact that I have been reading the shit out of Leonard Cohen and Federico Garcia Lorca, but also because a writer feels obligated to write. I will most likely have a book of poems by the end of the year. Here is one of the poems I have written over the past couple of weeks. It is entitled, "Rusty Metal Plates."

The space between
my charming metal frame
and your innocent way of loving
is becoming thick

The empty space
somehow finds a way
to become emptier
when it thinks of us

And with that emptiness
comes a reality
that seems too important
to neglect

The metal plates
that were born with me
begin to rust
without you


Also, Kevin Clay shot some lovely footage of one of our shows. Check it out:


Friday, January 17, 2014

Transgender Dysphoria Blues




Against Me! will be officially releasing their new album, "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" on January 21st of this year. You can stream the album exclusively on NPR's website: http://www.npr.org/2014/01/12/261095666/first-listen-against-me-transgender-dysphoria-blues

I have been listening to the album nonstop as I do with every new Against Me! album. After the first listen, I have to admit, I wasn't terribly impressed. Although, this might just be a romantic personal trait that I have because the first time I ever heard Against Me! I did not enjoy it and now they are my all time favorite band. It's only logical that I am now in love with Transgender Dysphoria Blues. Especially after factoring in every article I've read about Laura Jane Grace and all she has gone through in the past couple of years to put out this album. Here's a good one (that also gives a bit of insight on Jay and Andrew leaving the band): http://m.spin.com/articles/laura-jane-grace-interview-against-me-transgender-dysphoria-blues/

It really is inspiring. Making an album in it's simplest form is a tough thing to do. Once you pile on all of the roadblocks that you may encounter, the unpredictability of the outcome, and the negativity you may receive during the process, it becomes nearly impossible. Not to mention the truckloads of pressure that come with having a large fan base depending on you to make good music. I say kudos to Laura for putting out an album the way she wanted to and not giving up.

Noteworthy songs on the album:
Transgender Dysphoria Blues
True Trans Soul Rebel
Drinking With The Jocks
Fuckmylife666
Dead Friend
Black Me Out

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Puppet On A String

Things have been picking up for Free Kittens & Bread. We are playing shows and making babies. Here is a video from our show at Cherrywood Coffeehouse in beautiful and benevolent Austin, Texas. Happy Entrails!


Thursday, October 31, 2013

The Seconds...

Here's something I just wrote on the way to Florida.

The Seconds...

How many days can I go unchained 
Unspoken for 
With lights ahead and night behind 
How many hours can I fake 
In toxic motion 
With substance favor and substance blinds 
How far will this car go 
Tank unattended 
In a race on the road...

Is there a bottom to the pit 
Is there a sky to the world 
How much darkness can I put behind me 
Before the light bends and the day breaks 
 
I'm hidden in time
As wheels tarnish the ground 
The moment is sated and
The seconds are now 


Sunday, October 27, 2013

New Shirt Design

Hey dudes and dudettes. Free Kittens & Bread is finally up and running as a full band and we have some shows coming up so be prepared for that. I just got done making our first shirt design. The artwork itself was originally done by the same person who did the album artwork for Recluse (Josh Stringer), but I added some font, touched it up, and put it on a shirt. Here.



Now we don't actually have the funds to make this shirt happen yet. We have the means, just not the funds. So please head to our band camp and buy an album or something. Anything helps. Thank you.
http://freekittensandbread.bandcamp.com