so....

in the last three interviews i've done, i'm come off like a complete jackass. it's great when I get asked a question about the perks of being in a band, and I mention everything. I mention that it's great to travel, and I also mention that you get free beer sometimes, and of course they only write that I said "free beer". I like that, out of answer that goes on for probably 2 minutes, they pick the line that makes me sound like a complete idiot. I'm cringing right now as I think about it. I don't care if people don't recognize my full potential (whatever that may be), but I can't stand when I'm displayed as a one dimensional, slow witted, high school boy with a small vocabulary who is so quick to compare his band to a band like Wilco...and I am positive that an outside objective listener would never even see the slightest similarity. If I could explain myself, I could easily clear up any misunderstanding..but no, in a long winded answer to a question asking what I wish to bring to Mae's songs, they keep it as short as possible, which does not do me, or more importantly the band,any service. I can only imagine the internal panic that arises when public officials, or more prominent figures in pop culture are either misquoted, taken out of context, or manipulated in the press. I'm sure not many people will even read the little blurb that they wrote about Mae. I'm sure this is all of little consequence, but seeing as it is the last thing I saw in my e-mail, it is fresh on my mind. I'm very ineloquent when put on the spot, and my diction is laughable.
Oh, also, I lost my I-pod in Philadelphia, so I bought a new one, only to the I-Pod I thought I had lost in my backpack. I'm having a great couple weeks so far. I started reading a book called "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok, my dad has read a few of his books and he always likes them, so I thought I'd give it a try. It's good. It's about two Jewish boys in WWII era brooklyn. I've never read much about Jewish culture or the religion. Anyway, it's good so far. I'll keep reading, and then keep reading some more. I'm learning a lot of great Yiddish words, or what I think are Yiddish words. Either way, whatever.