2BS Blog - This is it.

My favorite band and some of my best friends have decided to end the Rezi project for various reasons. It is truly a sad thing to see but what’s meant to happen always happens in the end. Due to various differences and such the band’s last shows will be next weekend. It’s especially rough for me cause I grew up with this band. I met them through a mutual friend back in the summer of 2000 and have been enjoying their personalities and music ever since. The band has evolved into something I never could have imagined back in the day. Their music got more complex and they gained more and more fans not only across New York state but across the Northeast and the entire country. For a substantial portion of the entire voyage I was there. I recorded over 50 of their shows. I built their website (albeit I’m still not done with it) and spread the word of Rezi to everyone I met. I added the message board and got people involved with their online community. I took pictures at these shows and archived posters, hand-written setlists, and other various schwag. I helped carry shit up. I helped pack the van up. I helped set the stage up. I was always there for them and they knew it. I saw 86 out of 221 total shows which was tricky because for the most part I didn’t live in the same town. I met the band in between my junior and senior year at school and was able to get to know each member personally. I graduated and moved 100 miles away to Saratoga but made trips to go see shows religiously almost every weekend. I rode with the band to Plattsburgh, Pennsylvania, and many other places. I missed out on a lot of good times but was able to be apart of many more. I went to shows during the middle of the week and drove to work at 5am the next day. I was there when different members had to move away from the band and when new ones came aboard. I listened to them gripe about problems they had with each other and with anything else that bothered them in life. I always pushed them to keep going. I always knew they could make it. Ever since that first day when I heard their fresh new sounds I knew they had talent. At the time the oldest member was 17. Their drummer was 14 for cripes sake. As they grew older, I grew older. I’m so proud of how far they’ve come and everything they accomplished. And even though this bids the end of the Rezi chapter it in no way signifies the end of this wild ride. There is different discussions of each of them forming their own side projects. And although some of them aren’t as optimistic as I am, I’ll always remain optimistic about the future. In a way this represents a huge change in my life. I’m not exactly ready to move on so I will always listen to the music I have collected. I’ll continue to share it with friends. I’ll continue to believe. I know this isn’t the end. It’s just the end of this chapter.

Here is a sample of just some of my most fondest memories..

meeting these guys on main street, going to phils.. breaking his table in his back yard.. driving phil ned and two chicks to my first rezi show in sidney… the retartet chipmunk.. hectar “this next song is in spanish and is for my girlfriend”.. whose go the funk?... battle of the bands with ground zero and fools at play.. first couple autumn shows… the “tuning” song.. twisted groove!.. the butchered slave and jiboo.. the madness that was the pine lake show.. seeing hectar go.. cooperstown high school show which may have been their only theatre show.. the jam with phil and his dad sal even though they werent exactly in tune.. running sound for russ ’s first show… marks first show at the waterfront… seeing rezi in burlington and dancing with sara on the dancefloor by ourselves… 11/30/01 autumn show which could be my favorite of all time… the bistro not letting us play cause packy was underage.. tequilas and the debut of the song i wrote karibe.. spring 2002 shows at the oak which were so uber fab… springfling and snow in the morning… ellis being around.. smokey joes and falcos field shows.. scatterbrains debut!.. northern lights battle of the bands… first shows in albany at valentines… first time up in the monopole.. rezi as a power trio.. rock out & oblivious debut.. going with phil ned and packy to pennsylvania to play the after trey show and walking around handing out flyers in the lot then trying to find beer bellies bar…. first show at zacquor!.. 12/29 show up at nectars… lasting impression debut (second song with my lyrics)... running lights at northern lights when rezi opened for strangefolk… the lagoon show in glens falls and that tasty oblivious.. that early february weekend in 03 at the autumn and monopole.. ubu night… the la choza show… first time at beardslee.. hartwick college lauras cafe show … the 5/9 zacquor show…. springfling number 2 with the friday night show and the sunday morning show at 6am which was just amazing at the time and also packys last show.. e-rocks opening month and the shows in saratoga.. the gspot and no one showing up… the amazing july fourth weekend in oneonta and gloversville.. the crowd growing and growing each return visit to gloversville… july fest fun times… IT.. driving to IT and trying to catch up to the bus with bob jones in tow… finally catching them and getting in the next day… playing the lot.. hanging out… 8/22 monopole and 8/23 gville the cafe zacquor block party… fall 03 at the pub..Jwall guesting… tobacco road… halloween weekend at gville and autumn… the monopole weekend in early december… NYE in zacquor eith elememts of design… valentines day weekend and the girls singing respect… kings tavern..more crazy zacquor shows…. seeing rezi at the breezy… more shows at savannahs and valentines in albany… autumn at the end of july and then seeing rezi at valentines knowing it could be my last show for a while (before i moved to michigan)... driving to oneonta halloween weekend to see the monster estorm sandwich… saying fuck it the night before the two shows in the middle of december in oneonta and then waking up the next day at 7 am and driving straight to oneonta for the weekend just to see rezi.. then doing the same thing two weeks later to see rezi in gloversville for the weekend.. .. which as of now is my last show… so many good times… after countless hours of time driving to see rezi, working on the website, taking pictures, recording to tape, recording to minidisc, recording to DAT, recording on video, trying to advise, trying to buttout, offering praise, offering constructive criticism… I do not regret a thing… I am so glad that I got to be a part of this whole thing from the somewhat early beginnings.. I am glad I pushed Phil and Ned and everyone else to take it as far as it can go… I’m sad to see this split occur. I’m very excited to see where this all evolves to. Rezi may end soon as we know it… but i’ll be a monkeys uncle if i am going to let them all surrender completely. the show must go on.. and even if the faces change.. I will still be there front row center with my eyes closed getting narsty on the dance floor.


The Death Of Izer
A Rezi Farewell Tour

April 29th Revolution Hall,
River St. Troy NY
1 Set $10 at the door
Doors 8pm Rezi at 9pm
opening for Phix

May 5th Cafe Zaquor
Gloversville, NY
2 sets $5 at the door
Rezi at 11pm

May 7th General Clinton Pub
Clinton Plaza
Oneonta, NY
2 sets $3 at the door
Rezi at 10pm


From Phil….

A Thank You

For the past five years, Rezi has been a band that developed a very solid foundation, both through its music, and with their fans. There are tons of people that have come and gone through the years, many of whome, we could not have done this without. First and foremost, we would like to thank past members of the band. Packy, Jason, Russ, Hector(squared) Stetson, Mark, Ned and anybody else who has graced the stage with us. Secondly, we send great thanks to all of the dedicated fans that have given us a reason to play. B-Smith, Rooley, Heavey, Spohn, Doink,Perry and Chesser, Julia, Eric Caiola, Jeff Engall, Ben Colson, Bob Jones, Greg Bell, Boz, Romeyn, Stooby, Doot, Jenny J, Chris Andreski the Oneonta Crew, all the other G-Ville Johnstown maniacs, Mike McKinely, Live Music Beth, Zee and everybody else from the E-Company, the Plattsburgh fans and Lums, Garrett for the greatest Rezi Logo ever, Logan Thompson, Leslie, J-Wall(the Professor of FUNK), the Oneonta Bus Lines for allowing us to party, all the kids for Albany, the Autumn Cafe, Jimmy D and the greatest bar every(you know where were talking about) Brian Kaplan, The Breakfast, Jerkwater Rukus, Cliff Street, Slinky Tripp, THEM, AGP, The Big Wu, Jacob Fred Jazz Odysee, Blue Mountain Groove, Phix, Rainbow Trout, Max Creek, Uncle Sammy, Sam Kininger and the boys, and that hot keyboard player, John Delappa, Darcy Gibson, Tobias Devor, Holly parker, Olena Ripnick, Bo Ripnick, Revolution Hall, Savannahs, Randy and Thomas and the beautiful Beardslee Castle, Tobacco Road, The Knitting Factory, The Fire, Peasants, Virginia Beach, Limestone Maine. We’d like to thank all of our family members and girlfriends present and past for putting up with our shit, and lastly we’d like to thank anybody who we may have forgotten, you guys were just as important to us. As you can tell, this is sort of a goodbye letter as Rezi as you know it will no longer exist after the May 7th show at the General Clinton Pub. We have three more shows to go, and we hope that we see as many of you guys at those shows as possible. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts for all that you guys have done for us, and don’t worry, the rock will never stop.

Yours truly,
Phil, Eric and Ellis…The show must go on!

Rantings from a guitarist…

I’d like to take a minute to thank everyone once again
*Ned first of all for puting up with me for the past 5 years and blessing us with his bass talents
*Mark for everything he did to get this band moving
*Jason for his hard work ethic and pushin the envelope and changing our sounds
*Doink for bein the man behind it all runnin the live shit and keeping the peace
*Ellis for blinding everyone and being my right hand man, and being the whipping boy
*Packy for 2 years of kick ass jams and practically my little brother
*Eric for keepin the dreams alive and takin over the biz for a while

Sorry to say Rezi as it is, or should I say as it was, will have 3 more shows. These shows are for you, the fans and friends. We’ll play our hearts out just as we have for the past 5 years.

Me and Eric have plans to keep rockin together. Our immediate plans are to first graduate and then to search for people who want to share the same stylistic music experiences and take it to where ever it may be. As for the rest of the guys. Everyone please support everything they do. Without them there would have never been the band that we all enjoyed so much!

peace

Phil

Meet the newest members of the Atlanta Falcons

Roddy White, WR, 6’1” 201, UAB
Having already established himself as one of the premier receivers in the Conference USA prior to 2004, White used his senior season to entrench himself as one of the country’s best big-play specialists. Not only did he lead the nation’s pass catchers in receiving yardage, he also shattered school and Conference USA records before concluding his career. In 45 games, White started 43 contests. He caught 163 passes for 3,112 yards (19.1 avg.) and 26 touchdowns. White was a two-time all-state and All-Low Country selection at Saint James Island (S.C.) High School. He broke all of the school’s career receiving records and was listed among top receivers nationally by Rivals.com. He also participated in baseball and wrestling at James Island and won a pair of state titles in the latter sport.
4.45 in the 40-yard dash … 31 5/8-inch arm length … 9 5/8-inch hands … Right-handed.

Jonathan Babineaux, DT, 6’2”, 281, Iowa
In 2004 Babineaux not only earned All-America and All-Big Ten Conference honors, but was also named the team’s Defensive MVP. In his final year, he collected 55 tackles (41 solos) as he led the Big Ten and ranked 11th in the nation with 11 sacks. He led the conference and ranked second in the nation with 25 stops behind the line of scrimmage, registered 12 pressures with three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles. His 25 stops for losses also set a school single-season record. Babineaux played in 42 games for the Hawkeyes, including 32 contests on defense. He recorded 131 tackles (84 solos) with 19 sacks for minus-99 yards, 39 stops for losses of 151 yards, 24 quarterback pressures, four fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles, an interception and two pass deflections.
4.74 in the 40-yard dash … 360-pound bench press … 590-pound squat … 365-pound power clean … 31-inch vertical jump … 32-inch arm length … 9 3/8-inch hands … Right-handed.

Jordan Beck, LB, 6’2”, 231, Cal Poly/Slo
Last fall proved to be a banner season for Beck, as he was a consensus All-American, unanimous All-Great West Conference and Defensive Player of the Year and recipient of the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defender in the NCAA Division I-AA ranks. He led the team in tackles for the fourth straight year with 135 (97 solo) and had 5� sacks, 18� stops for losses, six forced fumbles, four interceptions and nine pass deflections. His 135 tackles ranked fourth in the nation and his 18� stops behind the line of scrimmage ranked seventh. In 43 games at Cal Poly, Beck collected 449 tackles (270 solo) with 16� sacks for minus-133 yards, 51� stops for losses of 196 yards, three fumble recoveries (two returned for touchdowns), six forced fumbles, four interceptions for 108 yards with two scores and 16 pass deflections. His 449 tackles set a school career record, shattering the previous mark of 326 by Gary Swanson (1981-84).
4.56 in the 40-yard dash … 340-pound bench press … 495-pound squat … 311-pound power clean … 32-inch vertical jump … 31 1/8-inch arm length … 8�-inch hands.

Chauncey Davis, DE, 6’1”, 258, Florida State
In 24 games with the Seminoles, Davis produced 40 tackles (26 solo), seven sacks for minus-49 yards, 18 stops for losses of 82 yards, 30 quarterback pressures, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, five pass deflections and a blocked kick. Davis was an all-state linebacker and running back at Auburndale (Fla.) High School, rushing for over 1,000 yards as a senior. The first-team All-American (Rivals.com) was a member of the Florida Times Union Super 75 and Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100. He played in the national all-star game in Dallas and competed in the prestigious Cali-Florida Bowl.
4.77 in the 40-yard dash … 347-pound bench press … 566-pound squat … 366-pound power clean … 35�-inch vertical jump … 4.54 20-yard shuttle … 34 1/8-inch arm length … 9�-inch hands … Right-handed.

Michael Boley, LB, 6’2”, 228, Southern Miss
In 2004, Boley was a consensus All-American and named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. He totaled 125 tackles (70 solos) with nine sacks, 20 stops for losses, five forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions, including an incredible 62-yard touchdown return vs. North Texas in the New Orleans Bowl that ESPN called one of the best plays of the college football season. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Conerly Trophy, presented annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi. In 47 games, Boley started 38 contests. He recorded 423 tackles (263 solos), the sixth-best career total in school history. He registered 28� sacks for minus-175 yards, topped only by Adalius Thomas (34�, 1996-99) on the school’s all-time record list. His 59� stops for losses of 228 yards are surpassed only by Rod Davis (60�, 2000-03) on USM’s career-record chart. He also collected 16 quarterback pressures, deflected 13 passes, intercepted three others, recovered six fumbles and set a school career record with nine forced fumbles, topping the old mark of eight by Chad Williams (1998-2001).
4.67 in the 40-yard dash … 295-pound bench press … 465-pound squat … 340-pound power clean … 33-inch vertical jump … 33�-inch arm length … 8 3/8-inch hands … Right-handed.

Frank Omiyale, OT, 6’4”, 310, Tennessee Tech
He earned All-America and All-Ohio Valley Conference honors as a senior. Omiyale continued to dominate in the trenches in 2004, collecting a career-high 150 knockdowns with 18 touchdown-resulting blocks. He also graded 90.5 percent for blocking consistency, the highest mark of any Division 1-AA offensive lineman in 2004.
Campus: 5.28 in the 40-yard dash … 385-pound bench press … 300-pound power clean … Right-handed … Combine: 5.4 in the 40-yard dash … 3.16 20-yard dash … 1.93 10-yard dash … 4.72 20-yard shuttle … 8.19 three-cone drill … 29�-inch vertical jump … 8-foot-3 broad jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 22 times … 36-inch arm length … 10 1/8-inch hands.

DeAndra Cobb, RB, 5’10”, 196, Michigan State
In only 24 games with the Spartans, Cobb piled up 2,621 all-purpose yards. He returned 64 kickoffs for 1,632 yards (25.5 avg) and a school-record four touchdowns, breaking the old mark of three returns for scores by Mason (1993-96). Only Mason (2576) and Herb Haygood (1770, 1998-2001) gained more yards on kickoff returns in school history. Also rushed 136 times for 900 yards and four touchdowns while adding 89 yards on fifteen catches (5.9 avg) and eight tackles on special teams. His average of 6.62 yards per rushing attempt ranks second on the school’s career-record chart behind George Gueree (6.75 avg, 1946-48).
4.49 seconds in 40-yard dash … 17 bench reps at 225 pounds … 34-inch vertical jump … 9-foot-10 broad jump … 4.26 shuttle … 7.13 three-cone drill.

Darrell Shropshire, DT, 6’2”, 301, South Carolina
In 23 games with the Gamecocks, Shropshire totaled 63 tackles (36 solos), two sacks for minus-9 yards, 8� stops for losses of 27 yards, five quarterback pressures and four pass deflections. For his entire collegiate career, Shropshire came up with 184 tackles and 14 sacks.
Combine: 4.89 in the 40-yard dash … 2.79 20-yard dash … 1.7 10-yard dash … 4.31 20-yard shuttle … 7.54 three-cone drill … 34-inch vertical jump … 9-foot-8 broad jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 25 times … 32 5/8-inch arm length … 9 3/8-inch hands.

Alright, so we decided to keep her… ha! (SOMETIMES anyway) :)

We are working on rules, commands, walking on the lesh, doing her business, and maintaing a schedule. We got jobs to do and places to be. Plus we have to sleep.

Snow makes unexpected return
Snow postpones Tigers/Twins game

(AP)—More than a month after spring’s official start, old man winter is coming back to the Midwest for a visit.

Snow began falling in parts of the region on Saturday, with up to 1 foot expected in eastern Michigan and northern Ohio by Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will be well below normal with a freeze warning posted into Sunday morning for much of Ohio and winds gusting to 35 mph.

Spring began on March 20.

In Detroit, snow was mixed with rain for much of the morning, but it had changed over to snow before noon.

The Detroit Tigers postponed their afternoon game against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park, while multiple college baseball and softball games across southeast Michigan were also postponed or canceled.

Detroit and surrounding communities were expected to get 5 to 8 inches through Sunday evening.

The rain-snow mix didn’t prevent people from flocking to an Ohio State spring football game in Columbus Saturday afternoon. Fans wore ponchos over their winter coats and drank coffee to try to stay warm.

Joe Drummelsmith, whose son is a redshirt freshman linebacker for the Buckeyes, shivered as he ate a hot dog in front of a concession stand.

“Last year we got sunburned it was so hot. This is pretty nasty, but it’s worth it. It almost feels like fall,” he said.

The late snow could wreak havoc on gardeners who have used the recent run of dry, warm weather to plant flowers and trees.

The National Weather Service said after the snow finishes on Monday, temperatures should return to the 50s for much of the region.

There are a lot of socialish things I’d like to study someday. For example, the overuse of the phrase “I’m sorry”. The evolution of text communication and how it will shape future methods of human contact. The levels of miscommunication that are found from trying to interpret whats typed to you. Etc etc etc… but mostly I am lazy and just think about them without wanting to do any form of study or research.

Oh and I just have one other little statement to make.
No one is forcing you to come to this site. If you don’t like what you see you can either not come here or tell me about it. Telling me is so much more fun though. But the bottom line is that this site is not intended to please you or anyone else, it’s purely for my enjoyment and entertainment. Selfish? Yes.. but it’s my world baby!

She’s 9 weeks old. Her birthday is 2/19.

We are looking for some ideas for her name if you have any.

Well, back to breaking her bad habits!

Error Message:
STOP: 0×00000044 (parameter, parameter, parameter, parameter) MULTIPLE_IRP_COMPLETE_REQUESTS

Explanation:
This is a Windows 2000 Executive character-mode STOP message. It indicates an attempt was made to complete an IRP (I/O request packet) more than once, possibly by more than one driver.

User Action:
If this is the first time you have booted after installing new hardware, remove the hardware and boot again. Check the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List to verify that the hardware and its drivers are compatible with Windows 2000. For information about the hardware, contact the supplier. If you are installing Windows 2000 for the first time, check the Windows 2000 system requirements, including the amount of RAM and disk space required to load the operating system. Also, check the Hardware Compatibility List to verify that the system can run Windows 2000. If Windows 2000 is loaded and no new hardware has been installed, reboot with recovery options set to create a dump file. If the message continues to appear, select the Last Known Good option when you reboot. If there is no Last Known Good configuration, try using the Emergency Repair Disk. If you do not have an Emergency Repair Disk, contact your technical support group.

In other words, SCREWED.

Good luck to you.

Sorry I missed your voice mail.

I don’t have your email address, send me an email sometime.

I’m sure you’ll be okay!

Question

I figured it out.

I have 1 team in each league that I either kinda like, really love, or have decided to root for.

Here they are.

AL
EAST: Yankees
CENTRAL: Tigers
WEST: Angels

NL
EAST: Braves
CENTRAL: Cubs?
WEST: Dodgers

My dad is a Dodger fan, I am a Braves fan. I have grown accustom to liking the Yankees.

For good measure..

Some teams I do not like.
Red Sox. Mets. and I dont really care past that I guess..
I like the current players on the Marlins but don’t like the team. Phillies suck and the Nationals are the Expos. The rest I don’t care.

Downtown Mount Pleasant just the other day.


The Chippewa River is definately full of water. Looks pretty mighty.

I’m not exactly sure what she is thinking right here.

She is however, happy that the sunshine is back and it is getting nicer and nicer outside.

She likes the windows being open again.

I really should have filled my gas tank on the way back. I left Mount Pleasant with a bit over a half tank and knew I would possibly not need it on the way. I still had plenty when I left so I wanted to see if I could get all the way back without getting gas. Plus I was feeling lazy so I didn’t. Two days later the gas rose 20 cents a gallon and that pisses me off. I still haven’t gotten it, but I really need to soon. What a crapper.

On the way I stopped and took this picture of Cadillac Lake… near Cadillac!

So last Saturday I got to see first hand where Sara is trapping Martens. Unfortunately we didn’t catch anything after checking all of the traps.

Lets go..



Here is the trap I showed Sara where to setup. We had a blast setting it up. It was fun. I named it Licorice.



It turns out that the next day they caught a Marten in this trap.. And the day after that they caught another Marten.. which is completely ridiculous considering how long it took to even catch their first.. They have caught about 7 or 8 Martens now in the Manistee National Forest. That’s pretty good.

Here is Sara trying to hear the Marten on the Marten radio station. Trapped martens are given collars to help track them for Lynnae’s project.

So i’ve added it up. And for one of the easier jobs I’ve ever had I take home about 10 bucks an hour. I claim about minimum wage so I have to pay taxes on whatever that is. Most of it is tips. I’m working at Ponderosa as a server. They just moved across town and opened a new location. I started when that opened along with at least 6 or 7 other servers. About 6 have been there over a year. Anyway. The people I work with are pretty cool so that helps. And we listen to a bunch of cheesy pop old rock good stuff so that makes the time roll by too. I walk around singing if I know the words. I walk around singing if I don’t know the words. The job is super mad easy. When someone sits in my section I go to the table and say hey hey hey. I pick up the receits on the table (when you walk in to ponderosa you basically pay/order at the door and then sit down). I acquire the drinks listed on the receits, possibly ask if they want lemons in their water or ice team, and bring them back to the table. I bring two creams with every coffee, possibly with hot tea. I put lids on kids cups or upgrade them to a normal size cup if its a teenager. I basically do whatever they need me to do. If their order contains something from the cooks, I put my pager number and their table number on the third receit and run it back to wheel by the cooks. Afterwards I basically take plates/dishes/cups away from their table as needed and refill their drinks as required. Then if I am expecting a meal to come up, my pager starts vibrating like nuts, and go back by the cooks. Butter all baked potatoes, grab a thing of sour cream if necessary, get the knives, and if there is shrimp grap a cocktail sauce thing. Then before I leave I make sure I know what everything is so I don’t look like an idiot when I get to the table. Obviously after a while I’ll be able to tell what everything is without looking. There aren’t that many options. So I bring the meals to the table and raffle them off. I then continue taking away done dishes and clean up after them when they leave so someone else can sit down. If I put average effort and get between 2-4 dollars for a table of 2 or 3 then thats okay. If I put a lot of effort into a table with a whole family and 3 or more adults then I hope to get a little bit bigger tip. I think the most I have received so far has been 7 or 8 maybe. I haven’t had extremely huge tables which is perfectly fine by me. Sometimes you get stiffed. At least a few times a day someone doesn’t leave a tip at all. It’s bullshit. They think, I’m at a buffet, that’s all I ordered, and I did all the work. Wouldn’t they be thirsty if I didn’t bring them their drinks? Someone has to clean the mess they leave behind if two fat people chow down and go through 3-4 plates each. I honestly don’t pay attention. I realize I work in a restaurant and have to always be displaying my smile cards but I just don’t pay attention. If someone needs something I help them out. It’s all about doing the job and getting things done. And it’s easy as heck. I just wish I could get more hours or better hours or just better sections. It is something and it is helping though. And that is good.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention yesterday. This season couldn’t be over sooner.

Nah, not for me.. I’m already awake when I drink it. I just like it.

Remind me to post something cool here tomorrow. I get tired earlier these days. I have tomorrow off so that’s nice… Had lots of ideas of things to type. Can’t remember them now.. But hopefully tomorrow I’ll post something.