Nic and his Big Plans

Last weekend I went to visit ‘Papa’ Nic and Clair so as to view their new baby daughter, Charli ‘Chip’ Datson. She sure was adorable. We ate chips and Nic discussed his plans to produce my least favourite No Through Road song ever, Matt’s ode to gender binaries ‘Girls are the Devil’. He has quite a plan for it – making it faster and sparser and emphasising the percussion. I can see what he’s saying. He’s sure it’ll be a big ‘hit’. Personally, I’m not farsighted enough to be considering the potential commercial value of songs because I’m usually too busy trying to remember how to play them. I have accepted that I’m a naturally extremely confused person and can only focus on so many things so, when it comes to rock and roll, I happily consent to whatever the band deems best. Plus Nic's big plans and enthuasiam never really work out badly. Even when they don't work, you still end up with some sort of drunken adventure.

That said, I got to thinking, “If we had a hit, that might pay off my HECS debt.” And then I got to thinking, “If we had a hit with a song I hate, would it be morally justifiable to use the money to pay off my HECS debt?” I came to the conclusion that, yes it would.
Last night we didn’t have band practice because Matt was using some new clown make-up and had an allergic reaction to it. Steph posted pictures online under the title “Balloon Face”. Search for Balloon Face on Google and they might come up. Poor Matt. He was attempting to justify his fetish for clown themes the other day. Apparently Insane Clown Posse and their ilk have dented the ‘simple, childish melancholy of the sad clown’s image’ and he wants to reinstate it.