As We approach Extensions Saturday 2013, I thought you’d all want to know the latest.
Here is the current Programme:
“Extensions XI”
“The RoundTable” – a new work of horror-art by Vlindinhauer Haverhast
“Bliss” – a new work from F2
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Get your submissions in before its “too late”.
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When I get home from Pure tonight hopefully The Wife will have just returned. As grand a time as I suspect we’ve both been having, it’s best when we’re together.
Some of the second week of The Bachelorhood Good Times included an unexpected day or two off from Pure. When there’s no biz on a day no need to go in. One day WF and I got to see “Beyond the Darkness” a film Visitor Blim and I had just recently watched. Perhaps a contender for “The Permanent Collection”.
On another occasion Visitor Blim and Mr Y came over for a screening of “Ubaldo Terzini’s Horror Show” … a definite addition to “The Permanent Collection”.
This was followed by a pleasant spin or several of The Circle Game “a la carte”.
pretty nice, right?
The following morning I met Janice at South Station and away to NYC we went, in Celebration of her birthday:
Having arrived we were then met by the Exclusive Now Today Limo Service Whilst in NY3, commanded by Tech Support and his Lady Friend Tamara. We then proceeded to visit the recently opened 911 Memorial:
Where the Towers once stood are these two fountains. A square within a square with this refreshing water cascade. The pictures don’t do it justice. These holes in the Earth are harrowing ….
From there it was lunch time. We returned to The Tap Room of Tom Colicheo and Sons. As the ladies were freshening up Tech Support and I were saying how we hoped none of the staff were present during our last visit on TMtsTMIV:NY3, when suddenly the waiter appears with a jovial “Welcome back, Derek!”
wine, burger, and donuts. What could be better?
We then checked into the Holiday Inn midtown. I was greeted by this:
The next morning we were greeted by Tech Support and his Lady Friend Tamara again and had a most indulgent of breakfasts:
Not surprisingly, Tech Suport was called away for Tech Support duties. Janice and I then went to the delightful roof deck pool. Officially closed on Labour Day, they open at their discretion until mid October.
Tech Support returned, but couldn’t stay. Not being a guest and not willing to pay $75 per person, he and his Lady Friend were ejected:
That afternoon, Janice and I had more quality Good Times on this lovely roof deck pool in Mid Town Manhattan on the first full day of Autumn 2013:
pretty nice, right?
That night I went for a stroll and ended up at a posh Indian Restaurant.
Morning came and it was time to return to The Commonwealth:
Good Times. Many thanks to all involved. Especially Janice.
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Marisa has taken her Mum on holiday to the United Kingdom for two weeks. So, I’ve had a lot of this in my face:
On Thursday Visitor Blim (aka “Mikro-Glycerin) pict up me and WF and we went to Demoulas for some protein. 6 Lobsters, a bag of mussels, a boneless leg of lamb, and trout. We returned to The Garden at Fire Plaza and proceeded to steam the lobster in a tasty broth of white wine, sea water, thyme, tarragon, parsley, and scallion.
Here are the condemned before:
and after:
the Good Times:
Even Nibbles joined in:
After a gruelling afternoon of The Circle Game, we, for some reason had a Nightcap at OLG:
The Next Morning as WF joined me for the walk to the T I got word of two cancellations, essentially canceling my day at Pure. It being “Friday the 13th” we took that as a “sign” and paid our respects at The Rock of Sanity:
The Next Morning we hit The Pour House en route to Pure, a usual Saturday AM activity:
That night The Circle Game resumed:
As the Event proceeded WF kept pushing the idea of a Four Circle Cycle as a new Standard of sorts. By the End of the Event a new standard was in fact formalized:
The 2 Person Hellequin Standard.
a four circle cycle. Circle 1 and 3 are identical to the 2 person Full Olympic Standard. Circles 2 and 4 have The Host going first. The Stations remain as they are, but the players are delighted to a refreshing juxtapostion. As we were carving out this new pattern, which WF (aka The Sheriff) was adamantly spearheading, the notion of olde-world “harlequin” was coming to me. A trip to wikipedia (CLICK HERE)proved fruitful, helping us identify what we are now in possession of. The New 2-Person Hellequin Standard.
Here’s the setlist:
pretty nice, right?
After WF left, there was a beautiful, yet strange afterglow in the aftermath:
Hopefully everyone is still having a Good Time …
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Back in the Commonwealth after a 24 hour adventure to NY3.
Q: NY3?
A: click here
Actually that’s a different version than what we group up with, but … you get the point. New York City.
Q: I hear there were multiple cases of “Upper Decking” it going on. Is this true?
A: You’ll have to see the documentary.
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Here’s me and Visitor Blim (aka Mikroglycerin) playing the Circle Game on the Amtrak en route to Pennsylvania Station:
Here’s the playlist:
Circle Game TMtsTMIV: NY3
Horse Latitudes – The Doors
Summer’s Almost Gone – The Doors
Dr. Doom – 13th Floor Elevators
Omaha – Moby Grape
You Could Be The One – The Sisters of Mercy
Kveikur – Sigur Ros
Vessel – Zola Jesus
Palace Posy – Boards of Canada
The Drapery Falls – Opeth
Metamorphosis – Blue Phantom
London After Midnight – Kiss (club mix)
Remember A Day – The Pink Floyd
(I’m Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing (undubbed version) – Hank Williams
Tired of Waiting for You – The Kinks
The Unforgettable Fire – U2
Yoshino Blossom – U2
Wasting Away – The Mission
Tomorrow Never Knows – The Mission
Mr. Pleasant – The Mission
Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan
Wino – Lynyrd Skynyrd
I Can’t Quit Her – Blood Sweat and Tears
Dirty Work – Steely Dan
Friend of the Devil – Grateful Dead
Chapter One – The Allen Collins Band
London – The Smiths
Shades of Green (pt 2) – The Mission
Tower of Strength (Casbah mix) – The Mission
Garden of Delight(demo) – The Sisters of Mercy
Street Fighting Man – The Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter (live) – The Sisters of Mercy
Something – The Beatles
pretty nice, right?
A rare opportunity for me to be “player 1”.
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We met Tech Support and walked The High Line en route to “Tortilla Flats”
then it was to “Johnny Bar” and “Hogs and Heiffers”:
somehow we proceeded to “Colichio and Sons” for sustenance:
Then we made it to the show:
click here for a bit. no need to watch it all if interested in watching the full documentary sometime. But both may be just fine …
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then we made our way back:
So many good things to say about the Event, the itinerary, The Host (for this: not me), and The Mission.
I do hope you’ll be in audience some day to the forthcoming film: “The Mission to See The Mission IV: NY3”
more words later.
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Thursday morning I meet Visitor Blim at South Station and then take the Amtrak to Pennsylvania Station in New York City (NY3)
Yesterday I received the OFFICIAL Itinerary from Tech Support:
MISSION TO SEE THE MISSION IV: NY3 ~ Thursday, September 5th, 2013
12:16: Pick up Vlindinhauer Haverhast & Mr. Blim @ Penn Station
12:30: Commence FULL High Line walk
13:00: Tequila Luncheon @ Tortilla Flats
14:30: Drinks @ Johnny’s Bar
15:45: Drinks @ Hogs n Heifers
17:45: Dinner @ Colicchio & Sons Tap Room (featuring a potential appearance by Tamara!)
19:15: Commence post-dinner walk 14th Street to Irving Plaza
20:00: The Mission UK @ Irving Plaza
23:00-24:00: Anticipated PATH ride back to Hoboken
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pretty nice, right?
Here is a picture of Wayne and Andrew near the end of the days with The Sisters of Mercy:
here are some early days of The Mission:
Wayne and Simon then:
Wayne and Simon on the Thekla earlier this year (photo taken by The Host):
Here we see The Host with a strangely bearded Wayne during the opening set of one of the Thekla shows last April:
Lots of Good Times ahead. Guaranteed Good Times Tech Support’s Warranty says.
Let’s hope we have some Guaranteed Damn Fn Good Times.
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speaking of GDfnGTs, here is the new Rock Video for The Mission’s latest single, it’s very rockin:
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The Ghost Ship was one of the highlights during yesterdays Three Person Full Olympic Circle Game.
It looked like this:
Songs 1-24 represented two full circles. Then we went into mingle mode with Visitor Blim departing shortly after song 28.
pretty nice, right?
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As we all know Summer has four parts. But there’s been talk of making it five. Do we label the time after Labour Day as “Summers’ Twilight”? Unsure, may not be necessary …
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Next Thursday Visitor Blim and I will meet at South Station and take the 0815hrs Train to Penn Station. There we will be met by Tech Support for, as he declared: “Guaranteed Good Times” (GGTs). All part of “The Mission to See The Mission IV: NY3”.
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Also, Extensions Saturday will be here before we know it. There was never an E9 or 10, but there is E11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, and O’s X19. To look forward to. We have elected to debut “Extensions 11” this year. Why wait the two years because “you never know”.
“Extensions 11” began as an audio only project. Recent archiving has had the opus digitized. Instead of the 45 minute concert a new 17 minute work will be presented. A 2013 remix has been created and some startling photography will accompany the work. Since this is a World Premiere, Extensions 11 will, I repeat, will be a contender for the coveted “Haverhast”.
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Readers may note yet another new page that is available on this site.
A few weeks back we began logging The Album Study, of which a record is being kept.
Now available are The Charts.
The Charts are used to help navigate the domain of The Full Olympic Standard Circle Game.
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So, here it is. The anniversary of the current incarnation of Tech Support.
also known as:
Bryant Evans
Fishstix or number 6 or 7
Joshua F Bryan
or to some of us from “the old days” as:
With Josh.
Here are a few timely photographs:
Both as “Tech Support” and “Artist”.
The above historic photographs (not for sale) give us a glimpse into the man at work. At work where he has thrived in both the “tech” field and in “art”. What makes the last 2 photographs special is that we get a glimpse into the mind of an artist.
What follows is a wholly disturbing tribute to this great member of our Society and the human race:
Here’s to many, many more!
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What’s turning out to be one of the Greatest Summers of All Time, yes indeed.
Last Saturday We had the rare opportunity to host a Saturday Night Circle Game here at The New Great Hall by the Sea. Before the proceedings Visitor Blim, Winthrop Frank, and I fortified ourselves with a sushi boat feast at OLG:
Steeled by the fishiness we endured three Full Olympic Standard 3 person Circles.(the first 24 songs) This was followed by a spell of “a la carte”. It was during the “a la carte” we were able to further explore in a few segments the power, magick, and horror of “The Circle Candle”.
Here is the play list for those that like to recreate at home:
Pretty nice, right?
Here is a rare photograph of the three of us at TNGHbtS “mid game”:
Hopefully we’ll see more of you all before the Equinox …
… and yes, be looking for a “surprise” announcement concerning this years Extensions Saturday Event.
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Indeed We had some Good Times, damn Good Times …
The Eve of BSMLive we took Janice to a marvelous Luncheon at Sako’s:
note his awesome, and totally metal backyard:
A wonderful feast of baba ganoush, tzaziki, falafel, tabouli, pita, spicy peppers, swordfish, chicken kabobs, rice pilaf, Armenian coffee, baklava, and these brilliant macaroons:
Masterful …
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On the morning of BSMLive Brother Jerome and I witnessed this:
whilst sipping coffee. Followed by The Sitting. Then I was off to escort Janice to the South Shore via ferry. Here Jim (aka The King) took Janice home:
I ferried back and returned to TNGHbtS where Brother Jerome, Winthrop Frank and myself engaged in The CIrcle Game until Visitor Blim arrived, 6 hours later. Some of the fortifications were leftovers from the previous days feast:
Hmmm … the playlist:
pretty nice, right?
A toast to our driver (both past and present):
Visitor Blim arrived and we were OTM.
For years I swore I’d never return to this venue, (Great Woods), but with the Premium Service Blim provided, we parked in an exterior lot. This place was great. Other chaps “getting ready”, a civilized bathroom, and a beautiful place to be:
This was also the store of a mysterious glass-works store:
Rich in Good Times, SIFTM cards had to issued:
Then we set out for the Show:
We were entering the arena itself (some with silly-drink in hand) as the siren of War Pigs began. So good. Part of the Premium Package included having the row to ourselves, and the row in front. Did I say Premium? We were now in the Deluxe Zone. Thanks to Visitor Blim, driver and Ticket agent. Here we see an extremely rare photograph of Blim having a “Good Time”:
Sadly, we were unable to coordinate with G, but knowing he was in the house made it all right. G (aka “Rob”) was the first one I knew to embrace Black Sabbath. I think I even had the opportunity to see Ozzy with Rob in 1982 or 1983 and for reasons I dont remember I couldn’t make it. One of the few regrets of my life. I wonder if I had “made it” the Groove Factor would have been more about Black Sabbath and less about The Cult …
It wasn’t until 1987 my ears began to turn the direction more confidently in their direction. By 1990 I had the first 6 records and Ozzy stuff. And then by 1998 or so the seeds of BSM were being sown. Now here we are, here we all are: Now Today.
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God Bless You All.
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne!
God Bless Tony Iommi!
God Bless Geezer Butler!
… and yes:
God Bless Bill Ward.
God Bless the drummer on the new album and the drummer at the concert!
Everybody Stand Up!
Put Your Hands Up!
I want to See Your Hands!
Go Fucking Crazy!
I love you All!
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May 14th 
