Thursday, June 24, 2004
A Man. A Legend. A True Friend.
This morning I received a curious email from someone called EJSpooky requesting my friendship in the realm of myspace.com. I clicked on the profile link to get a quick idea of who was attempting to instigate something as committed, lasting and real as a myspace friendship.
Well, it turns out that EJSpooky is in fact Eric Johnson, guitarist for the late rock and roll outfit Archers of Loaf. Weird. "The Loaf" were one of my very favorite bands from about 1993 until their demise in 1999. Naturally, I clicked the "Accept as your friend" button.
According to his profile, my friend, E.J. keeps himself busy working in a law office until he returns to lawschool. He's still making music, though mostly for his own pleasure and is inspired by DJ Shadow, but still has a soft spot for Dre and Snoop. He likes to drink, but doesn't go to bars often because "like the Postal Service says, 'it isn't a party if it happens every night.'" He also enjoys working out (but he's not trying to get buff), and is looking
for the perfect non-smoking lady to settle down with. Eric also let me take a look at some pictures of him and a big parrot as well as a few from his glory days as a full-time rocker. What a guy!
I can't wait to see how this friendship develops. It already feels special.
This morning I received a curious email from someone called EJSpooky requesting my friendship in the realm of myspace.com. I clicked on the profile link to get a quick idea of who was attempting to instigate something as committed, lasting and real as a myspace friendship.
Well, it turns out that EJSpooky is in fact Eric Johnson, guitarist for the late rock and roll outfit Archers of Loaf. Weird. "The Loaf" were one of my very favorite bands from about 1993 until their demise in 1999. Naturally, I clicked the "Accept as your friend" button.
According to his profile, my friend, E.J. keeps himself busy working in a law office until he returns to lawschool. He's still making music, though mostly for his own pleasure and is inspired by DJ Shadow, but still has a soft spot for Dre and Snoop. He likes to drink, but doesn't go to bars often because "like the Postal Service says, 'it isn't a party if it happens every night.'" He also enjoys working out (but he's not trying to get buff), and is looking
for the perfect non-smoking lady to settle down with. Eric also let me take a look at some pictures of him and a big parrot as well as a few from his glory days as a full-time rocker. What a guy!
I can't wait to see how this friendship develops. It already feels special.
