Rat poison for dinner!

I just discovered a new rip in my jeans. It is about 1 1/2 inches long, and diagonal. This is very disconcerting to me, because I have already been on the brink with getting a new pair of jeans, now I have to. This news is very upsetting.

Also, I have been wondering;

Where did all the souvenir shirts go for all t

World;

SoyJoy bars taste dry.

Wells Fargo can go die.

I love the priceline commercials.

I've had a headache for two days straight.

Rocky Morgan
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Mind your P's and Q's

Every so often I will think to myself, "I wonder if things will work out the way I'd like them to."

But you know what? It really doesn't matter how things work out, because whatever happens, I've still got what I need;

• My band
• My friends
• My mind

Recently my father had his appendix removed, routine prodecure. My brother and I both got ours out back in 2001. His didn't go as routine. He had the initial procedure at 4pm, and would be staying the night in the hospital to be monitored, then released the next day.

At midnight, they rushed him into the OR because he had been suffering massive internal bleeding. He had to have 4 units of blood put back into him.

In case you wondering why I put a picture of 4 glasses of beer at the top, I wanted you to visualize how much blood my father lost from an appendectomy.

Needless to say, he isn't doing as well as he could be, but everybody goes through rough times, no matter who you are.

Kelly's Coffee

I am sitting here today inside Kelly's Coffee & Fudge. Yes, that ampersand is crucial and absolutely necessary.

I always, always make it a point to be extremely nice to anybody working anywhere, whether it be at Denny's, IHOP, or any place where people have to deal with asshole's on a daily basis. Even if I am in a terrible mood, I won't take it out on an employee of anywhere. I know how it is, and just one person being nice can make someone feel a lot better, not about just life, but humanity as a whole.

side ramble; A man walks into the coffee shop, asks for a 'ristretto espresso', which is an espresso, made the usual way but pressed faster than normal which reduces the caffeine to the tasty coffee oils. Okay, let me make it clear, he asked "Do you make ristretto espressos?" That is not a ridiculous act, but after hearing that they didn't make them (rather, not know how) he left. If you want an espresso, get an espresso. It's 10am, you could probably use the caffeine.

Today is day 20 of me living out of a backpack, and I must say, in retrospect, I am having a great time. Some things aren't going as swimmingly as they could be, but c'est la vie..

My band, we have shows coming up, Please come support us, we want to entertain you all. You have probably noticed by now, I put the flyers on here for you to indulge.

13 Killings

TTFN,

Rocky

As I Sit Here pondering...

I autographed two shoes tonight. Hmm!
Tonight, we opened up for august burns red.
Bless The Fall, Enter Shakiri, and Destroy the Runner also played.
Twas a Sold out show. There was an enormous line around the block an hour before they even let anybody in so, when it was our time to go on, we went to full blackout, they started our intro, and we slowly walked to the stage. To my surprise, at the moment we got on stage, we received a great deal of applause.
I didn't exactly expect that, but it was a great way to start our set.
We played, we perspired, we had fun.
(Which is what is really the goal)
After the set, after loading our stuff in the trailer, I went to the merch table to hang out. By the end of the night, we sold a surprising amount of CDs, especially because every single band tonight had a new CD out.
Things are starting to pay off for 13 Killings. We have been putting forth an enormous amount of effort, and its great to know that people are enjoying our show.
August Burns Red - phenominal. 'Nuff said.
Tonight is not over, I must celebrate the way a straight edge kid should, eat a burrito and drink OJ!
www.myspace.com/13killings
Listen and smile!
13 Killings, a band that you can take to meet your parents.


OUR CD IS OUT NOW!! $10




Rocky Morgan
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ABR tomorrow

Get pumped.

Here's a photo of Kyle at a pool.
Rocky Morgan
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www.flickr.com/photos/rockymorgan
www.myspace.com/rockymorgan

You're not 19 and you're not named Brandy, but I bet you really do have a child..

Tonight was the show with he is legend, drop dead gorgeous, and others in hollywood.
The show went surprisingly well, and I felt like we sounded spectacular. The venue had a great sound system which made the drums sound like a million bucks.
I ended up, for the first time EVER, breaking a string while playing. Woo!
Afterwards, we made a 'killing' (get it?) Selling our 13k carribeaners to everyone. And now, the singer of He Is Legend has a 13K carribeaner. Stoked!
These 3 girls wouldn't leave us alone at the merch booth. Kinda funny, I gave one a PB+J sandwich which apparently, like a homeless cat, made them never want to leave. At the end of the night, one girl confessed her love to me. Oh dear.
Also, right after we played our set, I went to the merch booth and these two girls asked me if I would sign our newly pre-released CD.
Really?
For Sure!!
Felt like a rockstar for a split second..then it went away. In summation, the show tonight is the beginning of things to come.

I am now at Ryen's grandmother's house on the floor, without my backpack of life, about to fall asleep.
Goodnight neverland..
-R.M.
Rocky Morgan
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Let the Games Begin!

Well, Tomorrow 13 Killings has a show at the Key Club in Hollywood with He Is Legend, who happens to be one of my favorite bands.
I am beyond stoked. And the cherry on top is that we're opening for August Burns Red on Saturday at the glass house in Pomona. We're going to be selling our CDs there, but our CD release show is in Anaheim at Chain Reaction on the 31st.
Lately most of what I've been doing is band related, and it rules.
Rocky Morgan
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Tomorrow it begins

Tomorrow we play our first show of six in the span of 12 days. I feel it will be grand. Tonight is beer pong night at the Brammer household. We get our CDs tomorrow, and we have our CD release show on the 31st at Chain. Everyone Come!

A Sewing Kit and a good eye

It has been two days since I have posted, and I apologize.

Lets start things off by telling about my dream.

I was at my old high school back in Wisconsin, it was on their last day of school. I was wearing only a shower towel, but that was fine because so was everyone else. I was walking down a hallway and some lady stopped me by calling out my name. I did not know her, but she knew me. She asked if I wanted to be a fruit model, and I of course asked "Would I get a banana costume out of it?"

"Well of course."

"I'm in."

Then I flew over a barricade and that was the end of my dream.

The other night, I was at my buddy Alex's house when I to mend my jeans, so I took a needle and red thread, and put my pants back together like a pro. Then we proceeded to play Left 4 Dead the next day (sensing a theme there?)

After that, some bandmates and I went to LA to get tickets to our Hollywood show. [flyer]

Here is the overview of shows my band has coming up.

July 19th - Hermosa Beach BOTB

July 21st - He is Legend, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and 13 Killings at the Key Club in Hollywood

July 30th - Show at the Brea Hot Topic

July 31st - 13 Killings headlines show at Chain Reaction

New tattoo

Stardate 23.9

Their throats are open graves;
Their tongues practice deceit.
The poison of vipers is on their lips.
Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.
Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Ruin and misery mark their ways,
And the way of peace they do not know.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.

You sound like you're from Lon-Don!

Coming to you live from the Coffee Bean at the Tustin Marketplace!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of going to Los Angeles with my friend, Jodii-Lee. Jodii is from Australia, and naturally that is a hot topic when having common conversation. I have known her for two years, we had an acting class at OCHSA Junior year, and we sat right by each other all year in Gov/Econ. Yet we never did get to know each other until yesterday. Ends up, we already are great friends by default. We had gone to LA to pick up her friend, Claire from Missouri. [She was at a film/acting camp in Hollywood]

A few days ago, my buddy Luke from a band called Protest The Hero, and they're going to be using some shots I did of them a while back for their upcoming DVD. Stoked for that. Last night I made an appearance at a random party filled with people I did not know, they introduced me to a new drinking game called "Baseball". Not the most exciting of the drinking games I have watched, but I guess its all about getting smashed, right? Until tomorrow;

Portal

Yesterday I got word from the Music Buyer for hot topic that he is down to get our CD into regional stores. I also booked a show on the 29th of July at the Brea Hot Topic. It will be a free show, and afterwards we will be selling our new CD as well as some swagger for the kids to enjoy.

I also applied for a job at Zumiez, figuring that I would fit in well at a store like that. I guess I'll wait and see what happens with that.

We are also working on opening for August Burns Red at the Glass House, we are just waiting on the Tour Manager to approve us. I don't know what that exactly means in terms of music, but I guess we're close.

And if that does not go though, we might play at the Key Club with He Is Legend and Drop Dead Gorgeous sometime in late July I believe.

Last night I stayed at Sean Kelly's house, and we played a lot of Left 4 Dead, and listened to some tunes. Currently, I am laying on the carpet and he is playing Portal, which by the way is mindblowing...

If I put a photo in here, you will be interested.

(Susan G. Komen cancer walk, last year)

Coffee shops are great places to think, work, relax, or just sit in. But when people take that too literally is when you want to just slap someone in the mouth.

I often hang out at the coffee bean across the street from Main Place mall in Santa Ana. Its a great place with an awesome staff, but every so often I'll be here in the morning, one like today, and it looks just like an office building in here. Currently, there are 5 people in business attire with their IBM notebooks, padfolios, and their phone attached to their belt by some store-bought contraption that makes them looks that much more square.

The people on the other side of the room, a team of 3 adults, of course dressed to a T, have their computers, their mouse, and come sugary type of tea drink. They have already cycled through 2 'clients', or at least that's what they are from my observations.

I feel this is extremely inappropriate, get an office. I mean sure, I'm sitting here on my computer with some coffee, but its just me, not my entire firm squeezed into a small 4 person table.

Last night, after a little hang up, I ended up staying at Lauren's house. I've been in California for 2 days now, and I'm glad I came back early. Band practice was more than needed, and now today I am going to LA to watch my Uncle's singing group, Forever Plaid do their red carpet thing. It should be really fun, and I'm going with some cool guys.

On another note, while on my trip, I made a point to get a cup of coffee at pretty much every gas station I went to to experience as many tastes of coffee as I can.

The most obscure one that I found was more than likely not intentional, but coincidental. I was driving to Beliot, Wisconsin late one night, and stopped at this rest stop in the middle of nowhere pretty much. I went through the motions and got a cup of coffee. After waiting for it to be a drinkable temperature, I took a drink, and noticed there was something funny about it. Upon more careful inspection I realized that this cup of coffee had a pretzel after taste. The coffee itself did not taste like a pretzel, but after you swallowed your drink and put your tongue back to its normal position you got a slight burst of pretzel taste.

My backpack is heavy. I feel that I can get ride of more things so I'll have the bare minimum...

LOOK OUT!