As frequently detailed here, I'm always looking at guitars and buying new music CD's and DVD's. So I've thought maybe I should put all this stuff to use and make a band.

I got on MySpace and looked around. It's absolutely amazing. You can type in your zip code and search for 20 miles around, and all sorts of people are doing all sorts of things, and some of it is quite good. I'm in shock at the quantity and quality of stuff being done in my back yard. As I walk the sidewalks and malls it appears nobody is up to anything, but then you go on MySpace and discover you're in the depths of an art colony.

I've ran across two guys who sorta piqued my interest. One guy put out a MySpace classified ad to sing. He has no samples of himself singing on his page, but he does have lots of New Age-looking graphics and describes himself as an "herbalist." Hmm...maybe this is a Jon Anderson (Yes) type of guy? Normally I wouldn't consort with self-described herbalists but I've reached the conclusion if you collaborate with Joe Blow you're going to get Joe Blow results, or perhaps even Hootie and the Blowfish results. A guy who says, "My influences range from AC/DC to Motley Crue," is not about to pull any left turns. You see the woman in fishnet stockings, the Jack Daniels bottle, the Harley and the "extra fuckin' yahoos to our road crew!" in the liner notes of his CD art before you hear the first note. An herbalist with links to spacey incense-burning music on his page and tarot graphics, now THAT guy is going to catch people off guard.

Then there's another guy right here in my very suburb who does techno-type keyboard stuff and says he'd like to do some Internet collaborations. I don't know if any of my tunes need keyboards, but a keyboardist could still be useful, and this guy seems like he might even leave his house sometimes (unlike another keyboardist I know). He comes up with stuff with names like "Infected" and "Impending Doom," which, uh...eh...

So I don't know. I'm thinking about PM'ing these guys, but...maybe I should accept I'm 36, the time for crayons and watercolors are over, and I should just think about being the best hourly-wage service worker I can be. I dunno.

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