Be Your Own Pet
MOMMY
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True story time: Be Your Own Pet opened for my band the Dirtbombs back in May of 2005. I believe they only had an (essentially) self-released CD single out at that time. The hype was building, if they hadn't already signed a proper record deal they were just on the verge of doing so.
There was an excitement building, arguably as many people in the room to check them out as to see us, but you know, it was charming that they were all 15 or 16 years old.
I swear on everything that I hold holy, my thoughts at that time were "I think their third album is going to be amazing."
We'd play more shows with them, become friends, I moved to Nashville, put out a record by one of their side projects...our lives became more and more entwined.
I'd have half a thought thinking that the second Turbo Fruits album, coupled with the Jemina Pearl solo album and the second Jeff The Brotherhood album, in an odd way, kinda accomplished the expectations of that missing third album.
So imagine my absolute PRIDE first raised punching the air enthusiasm when "MOMMY" landed at Third Man and...it's absolutely amazing. Just like my prediction from 18 years earlier.
I'm giving away an autographed copy of "MOMMY" on LP and CD in addition to a BYOP tote bag all to the best comment here. The writing prompt is...tell me the best prediction you ever made. Extra points the longer it took to come to fruition. Can be real life or if your imagination is super good...totally make it up. Deadline to post is midnight central time Thursday August 31st.
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Early 1990’s, had a business trip planned in KC. Told my buddy that I was going to hang out with their hometown hero Bob Walkenhorst of the Rainmakers. Laughed it off, listened to their CD’s on the long drive there. Got to town, had some BBQ and wandered about downtown. Saw a joint called Buzzards Beach, walked inside- lo and behold, there was Bob! Sitting on a stool in the corner with a guitar! Sat with him the rest of the evening as he played all of my favorites as well as many from his personal stash. Called my buddy from a payphone (no cells yet) Bob jamming in the background, it was priceless and beautiful. The event made both of our nights. He was not anticipating my enthusiastic appearance any more than I expected to see him! We swapped info and he followed up by sending me a solo cassette and a nice note. Epic in every way!
Mommy the winner! I predict me a Mommy winner!
Five years ago I predicted my neighbour with the humungous RV trailer would eventually back it into my car, and on Sunday, he did it. Now my car needs a new door.
Not a great prediction, but an accurate one.
For Record Store Day in 2015, my local store was having a special where if you bought a vinyl doll of Nick Cave, there was a chance there’s be a pair of concert tickets inside. They had two pyramid displays of 50 dolls each on either side of the store and they said each pyramid had one. I spent the entire hour in line reasoning it out. I realized that if they KNOW each pyramid has one then they had to know which box was in there when setting up the display. I figured it would probably be the first one to start setting up the display that would go on. I asked if anyone that worked at the store was left handed, he said no and I went to work dismantling the entire pyramid. I went with the top right box at the center of the base of the pyramid (they were not happy with me destroying their display). But I walked out with two tickets to see Nick Cave so I have no regrets. I offered to set it back up but they were like so flabbergasted that I got it they said it was totally cool.
I predict aliens will make contact and teach us how to love each other again and upon departure they will turn all cell phones back to rotary phones.
I predict that Ben will surprise us soon with his quasi-secret plan to do something with the song Molly by Sponge. I predict that he was able to work out all the details and I predict that this release will be beautifully done, kick ass and with sprinkles. I just hope I will be able to score a copy when it comes out. BTW, I also predict that I will not get a sled for Christmas, Mommy did not like my first comment……………….
It was a chance meeting in Wichita outside a dive bar whose only redeeming quality was that it had outlived its use. He was shyer than his stature would dictate, but assured enough to ask about a milkshake. I wanted a walk, so I showed him the way. Before we left the overlit shop, he murmured he wasn’t one for one-night stands. I smiled at the bold assumption warring with his reserved eyes and revealed that my heels were far too cumbersome for standing long anyway.
As I slipped from the hotel room beneath the rosy hue of the morning sky, he asked if he’d ever see me again. With little thought, I said we would.
The past increased between us as the future declined. I forgot his name and distorted his face. It was a bar in Yuma while I was waiting for rain that he finally showed. The bartender noted I had been waiting on him for quite a while before taking his order.
The best (and I guess technically worst) prediction I ever made was about the pandemic. It was the end of 2019 right before New Year’s and for no specific reason at the time I was reading about the Black Plague, the Spanish Flu, as well as other some of the other biggest outbreaks in human history. I was sitting around the dinner table with my family around that time and we were talking about some of predictions for the upcoming new decade, especially after having a somewhat unwelcomed but eventful previous one the last few years. My prediction was that there was probably going to be some sort of health crisis because and I quote, “the 20’s are famous for their plagues!” It was a very stupid but kind of funny comment (at the time) but sadly I was all too correct. So I’d just like to take this time to formally apologize to everyone for jinxing the entire planet. My bad.
I was a big Michelle Shocked fan and
Arkansas Traveler just came out. I was just so amazed with everything she has done( Texas Campfire Tapes, Short, Sharp Shockd, Capt Swing) but Arkansas Traveler released and now she’s over the top. I used to throw
Quite a bit of parties back then and every time people were like who is that?.just loving it. But a good friend of mine ( Bob) from Texas became a giant fan after hearing this. So tickets were going on sale at the chestnut cabaret in Philly( no longer exists) and I got 4 of us great seats for the show. Meanwhile, Bob was in a terrible car accident and became a quadriplegic. He returned to Philadelphia to get better hospitalization, and the only thing on his mind was to get better to make it to the show. This was his first time out in a wheelchair after his horrible accident and he couldn’t wait to see the show. Before the show I hung out buy the stage door hopefully to get a chance to get an autograph or maybe just give a shoutout at Bob after this horrible accident and life changing injuries. I got my chance to chat before the show with her and told her the story. During the show instead of making it a nice event she said do you believe this guy stopped me before the show and asked for an autograph and to say something to his poor friend that a paralyzed. What fu—Ing nerve he had. In fact where’s he at , poor Bob is paralyzed, boo Fu—ing hoo. He was never so humiliated, and all I tried, and it was make the evening special. I was so upset, and I wish the worst on Michelle shocked.. they actually had an article about the incident in Rolling Stone magazine, and I would hope that her career would fail and it did. This is a absolute true story not to get a free item. But the only time I had a prediction in the music world, and it came true