I was reminded the other day of a time I ditched in high school. Someone had lent Drew a unicycle, and if they knew Drew at all, they knew that it would be the only way he was going to be getting around for a while.

So, being unable to practice unicycling in class, Drew, Dave and I left in Dave's car. Our first stop was down the road at the McLane High parking lot. I'm not sure how far we thought that one through. We were there for a few minutes before McLane security showed up. We piled back in the car, and Dave pulled an impressive job of peeling out just as the guy was reaching for the car. I was afraid we were going to run over his feet or something, but he was okay.

After that, we decided Fresno City College would be the most logical spot, where we would run into the least hassle. We just kind of wandered up and down the midway. Drew would get on the unicycle, ride a short way and lose balance, then come back and try again. I don't know of a better way to learn to ride. One security guard caught up with us, but he just wanted to give the unicycle a try. He was pretty good, but I forget what his story was for that.

Three days before Tower closed for good, their closeout special was 10 CDs for 10 dollars. I couldn't resist, even though the store was thoroughly picked over. I have not listened to any of these albums, but I still intend to.

1. Ole Schmidt, Concertos
2. Zemlinsky, Une Tragedie Florentine
3. The Scottish National Orchestra, Music From Estonia, a 2-disc collection
4. Flemish Connection V- Arthur De Greef, Orchestral Works
5. Tokfursten (The King of Fools), an opera in two acts by Carl Unander-Scharin
6. Göran Gamstorp, Growings, for Symphony Orchestra and Tape
7. Once Upon a Time in Chinese America... (I don't know what this is, but I think it has something to do with martial arts. It might be the work of a guy named Fred Ho.)
8. Metamorphosen, Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo
9. Shawn Persinger, The Art of Modern Primitive Guitar
10. Music for Glass Harmonica, Bruno Hoffmann

Here's a short documentary about James Rabbit, a band that I am happy to be a part of. I don't appear in the movie, but I'm there in spirit, and I'm mentioned.

I've got a very uncomplicated recording setup going at home, and I'm having some fun with it. Trying to record bass and guitar parts without knowing how to play either is my biggest obstacle. I'm listening to Magazine, and I'm 21 years old now.

-Max