Siskyonfoe's Journals

From Sisky's Blog: MISS LUCY weighing in at just over 2 lbs.Â

MISS LUCY weighing in at just over 2 lbs.Â

From Sisky's Blog: My little friend Maggie in the drivers seat. What a good poochie

My little friend Maggie in the drivers seat. What a good poochie

From Sisky's Blog: Home sweet Home

Home sweet Home

From Sisky's Blog: Bold move. I donâ�™t know whether I hate or love the guy who...

Bold move. I donâ�™t know whether I hate or love the guy who posted this at the base of a traffic light. I hope he finds a damsel in distress.

From Sisky's Blog: Photo

From Sisky's Blog: bringing you up to hi-speed

Hello my friends.

I am sorry to have started this blog with good intentions and then proceed to fail at updating it this month.

The truth is, itâ�™s been a crazy past few weeks.

I still have no use of my right hand.

Iâ�™ve been doing the physical therapy every day.

I am still unable to move the index finger which sucks Hyena butts.

The worst part is that I am not capable of playing most musical instruments.

I have been working on my Harmonica and The Butcher has recently informed me that I can still play the â�œskin flute.â� Â

Good one The Butcher.

I have spent much time on the couch watching the NBA and NHL playoffs.

I went to game three of the Bulls+Celtics, only to watch my team get stomped.

I went to game five of the BlackHawks+Flames, which had favorable results.

I drove down to White Sox Park on Monday to watch them play the Marinerâ�™s but just as I got to my seat, it started pouring.Â I sat in the rain for an hour before the postponed the game.

I even went out to Romeoville, Illinois to watch my own band play a show without me.

I watched from the front of house and it was a lot of fun to be on the other side of things.

I like to think that had I never been a part of TAI, I would still dig the band and go check out the show.

It was a lot of fun.

I am planning on leaving the country in two days.Â I will not say where I am going.

Maybe this blog or twitter will let you know while Iâ�™m there.

I feel I need a little peace and quiet.

Some time for what they call â�œsoul searching.â�

Leaving during all the excitement in sports is rough, so you will have to keep me posted.

I love you. Â

bye

From Sisky's Blog: EXTRA EXTRA - A note from Siskys good hand

Hey there my friends.

As some of you may have heard there was a freak accident last Wednesday night.

I will be undergoing a surgery tomorrow morning and will unfortunately be unable to accompany the band on the upcoming trip to The United Kingdom & Belgium.

I had really been looking forward to these shows and I cannot express the disappointment I feel.

In times of need it is nice to know that I have so many beautiful and amazing friends I can turn to for support.

My bestest buddy the Butcher will be playing bass for me at these shows.
He has been perhaps my biggest musical inspiration over the last several years and I know those attending the shows will be amazed by his bass playing chops.

You must now be asking yourselfÂ â�œButcher?? Playing bass??Â Who is going to play drums????â�

The answer to your question, the amazingly talented Nash Breen will be the man for the job.

Nash plays in band called Armor For Sleep and he is one of the best drummers I have ever had the privilege of knowing.
We have done many tours together over the years and he has become one of our best friends.

I really wish I could come along to see the show and to say hi to anyone who is going, but my Doc told me itâ�™s in my best interest not to leave the country.

I love you guys and appreciate your understanding.Â Wish me well!

Love, Adam

p.s. check out my new online funâ�¦

www.twitter.com/siskybusiness

From Sisky's Blog: indirect update

Hey guys. Â Sorry I have already let the slack pick up on my blog. Â Its been a rough week in and out of the hospital.

I read a blog by my friend The Butcher and it made me laugh many times.

I think its from his myspace.

Anyway if you havenâ�™t already read this, it should help bring you up to speed on a few things.

More from me soon! Â I pinky promise!

new butchanski blog :)
April 13, 2009 - MondayÂ
Sweaty handsâ�¦.Â
As some of you may know- from sources unknown to me- Sisky sliced/severed the tendon running through his right-index finger. Rendering him even MORE useless (HAHAH!!) than before. Just playinâ�™ Siskel. So, guess who they asked to play bass?

MEE!!

Yep. Me. Which would explain the sweaty hands. Iâ�™m sosososo pumped to play bass for TAI, theyâ�™re like, TOTALLY my favorite band. My dear, dear sweet-hearted friend, Nash Breen, drummer of Armor For Sleep, will be filling in on drums. Which is a whole other reason to be stolked, I get to travel overseas with an old friend. Nash and I always got along quite well. On the Sleeping With Giants tour, we were like 2 peas in a pod. We would eat together, talk about girl issues together. One time, he even fell asleep on my shoulder. Just kidding, although I would totally let him.Â

So Iâ�™m expanding my ink collection. I just bought sunshine yellow, green, blue, white, nut brown, and gold ink for these â�œblowingsâ�, or whatever. Iâ�™m really quite pleased with the results. I want to incorporate this method into all my works, because it gives a very natural, yet deliberate feel to existing ink drawings. Like, making the hair on a character totally wild, by using that method. Stolked. Also, I think most of the MERCH designs will have that incoprorated into them, one way or another.

Easter was great. I ate terribly delicious food. I almost threw up from over consumption, but you can blame that on the munchies. Thatâ�™s right, I said it. I ainâ�™t never scared. As my good pal Courtney just wrote, â�œGod bless the first Amendmentâ�. Amen.

Also, an old friend from the past contacted me on here. I was tickled.

The melonade is-a-flowinâ�™â�¦ I think itâ�™s time for Q&A!

Q- Whatâ�™s with the hair trimmer?
A- Iâ�™m gonna shave my head today.Â !!

Q- Really? But I like your mullet.Â
A- Iâ�™m pretty sure thatâ�™s bullshit. Plus, Iâ�™ve been spouting grey hairs like Tony Marino.

Q- Okay, just promise youâ�™ll grow it back.
A- Promise.

Q- Dude, lovinâ�™ you from the waste DOWN brother. Whereâ�™d you get geared up?
A- Fucking TopShop just opened in SoHo. I kindof spent alot of money. Finally, I can wear jeans that dont look painted on. And these pointy shoes are sweet.

Q- Yeah, typically I would make fun of you for wearing pointy shoes, but somehow those work. Is this your new â�œthingâ�?
A- Kind of. I just have to get a new look before playing bass.

Q- Yeah, about thatâ�¦ Are you gonna be able to learn all those songs in 2 days?
A- Well, I already know them. Front to back. Honestly, the thing I have to work on, is my 1000-yard-stare, and my rock-stance. I fear that Iâ�™ll look foolish standing on stage. Iâ�™m simply not used to it.

Q- I can see why that might be tough. Youâ�™re singing still, right?
A- Shit yes Benji. More than usual, assuming Iâ�™m comfortable enough..

Q- I think they make stuff to calm you downâ�¦
A- Yeah, itâ�™s called Whiskey. WHO WANTS A SHAAAWT??

Q- Thatâ�™s funny. So, is sisky just gonna stay home?
A- Nah, he already has a ticket. I bet that heâ�™ll heckle us from the crowd.

Q- Oh yeaaaah, I heard the show in Belgium is primarily crusty punk bandsâ�¦
A- Thatâ�™s right, Q. Although the mothafuckin Get Up Kids are headlining, we may experience some flying debris. The one time I actually get to be in the front of the stage, people are gonna throw shit at me.

Q- Brutal mosh. What else do you got for me?
A- I had a discussion with Lee that has left me feeling a thousand different things.

Q- Care to elaborate, Mr. Cryptic?
A- I dont think so. I do have a request, though, for everyone reading this.

Q- Wazzat.
A- Itâ�™s Leeâ�™s Birthday Tomorrow. Heâ�™ll be 26. So, for all of you true buddies of mine, if you wouldnt mind sending him a quick hello and Happy Birthday message, Iâ�™d really be happy.Â

Q- Annnnd how do we do that?
A- Well, itâ�™s simple. Heâ�™s my #1 friend, both in real-life and on Myspace. You know what to do. Make papa proud.

Q- Thatâ�™s sort of creepy.
A- Sowwieeee.Â

Okay guys. Iâ�™m gonna go shave my head, send me blemish-free-scalp vibes! Ewwww hahah

Butchanski

From Sisky's Blog: A photo of my friend Mike Carden as a young little bastard. ...

A photo of my friend Mike Carden as a young little bastard.
This photo captures the essence of the man, the myth, the maniac.
I first met Mike at our the very first band practice of â�œThe Academyâ� on March 4th, 2003.

I had been a fan of his former band â�œJodieâ� so I was very nervous about meeting such an established rocker.
I came down in the basement and found him wearing a blue Chicago Bears beanie that was just barely resting on his 18 year old head.
I was a very inexperienced musician and when I had to have Mike tune my bass for me because I didnâ�™t know how.
I thought for sure that I would not be asked back for the next practice.

However, I was I felt great relief when Mike Carden began speaking and had frequent pubescent voice cracks. I felt that since I was 15 and didnâ�™t have voice cracks that I had some sort of leverage over him.

This gentle beast was destined to be my brother.

It is amazing to think of where our lives have taken us.
I am forever grateful for these friends I have.
I really donâ�™t know what, where or who I would be without them.

I really wish I could have known Mike Carden at the time this photo was taken, I know we would have caused much mischief together.
We probably would have ding dong ditched your house somewhere along the way.

More embarrassing photos of all the band members comingâ�¦