Joshua Grigsby

Top Records of 2009 & More...

Top 20 Records of 2009:
1. Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic
2. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. As Tall As Lions - You Can’t Take It With You
4. Metric - Fantasies
5. Say Anything - Say Anything
6. Paramore - Brand New Eyes
7. Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
8. Polar Bear Club - Chasing Hamburg
9. Mew - No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories the World Is Grey I’m Tired Let’s Wash Away
10. Brand New - Daisy
11. The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha
12. The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun
13. Closure in Moscow - First Temple
14. Thursday - Common Existence
15. An Horse - Rearrange Beds
16. Set Your Goals - This Will Be The Death of Us
17. Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
18. Thrice - Beggars
19. Ace Enders and A Million Different People - When I Hit the Ground
20. The Sleeping - What It Takes

Biggest Disappointments of 2009:
Third Eye Blind - Ursa Major

Top 3 Records that are lasting from 2008:
1. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
2. Anberlin - New Surrender
3. Secret Lives of the Freemasons - Weekend Warriors

Top 10 Most Anticipated Records of 2010 (in no order):
1. The Appleseed Cast
2. Saves The Day
3. Number One Gun
4. Jimmy Eat World
5. Envy on the Coast
6. Minus the Bear
7. Norma Jean
8. Underminded?
9. Sunny Day Real Estate?
10. The Jealous Sound

Best Movie of 2009:
Step Brothers

Top 5 Best TV Shows of 2009:
1. Dexter
2. True Blood
3. Family Guy
4. Entourage
5. Weeds

Top 5 Most Anticipated Events of 2010:
1. Getting promoted
2. Going on vacation
3. Dominating the world

Options

I title this blog like I have a lot of them. I really don’t. I go back and forth every single day of my life. I want to play, I want to tour, I want to be back in the ‘scene’, I want it all back… no no maybe I’ll just start a band while working and moving up at LoveSac and be financially happy. What do I do? I am literally stumped.

Although it’s not like I have a million musical options. I have one still - but I won’t hear anything until next month. But next month is when I’ll also start finding out about possibly taking a much bigger position here that would over double my salary.

I know that I want to play music - but what is the best way to go about it? Keep hounding every connection that I know for an already established band to take me in? Start a new band with friends or awesome musicians (or a combination of both) and see where it takes me? But that’s really from the ground floor. I just don’t know what will make me happy.

I will say that my job is the best one I’ve had - but working 7 hours a day and having the majority of it be by myself in an empty store ISN’T making me any happier. Going home with money is, going home to Ashley everyday is, a prospect of being able to afford financing on a new car is, but is that happiness?

I literally think this is the only thing I write about in this thing. It’s just that I turn 24 on Monday and I don’t want to piss away the years where I can really get out and do what I want. But is it worth it? Can I REALLY achieve what I want?

I need loads and loads of advice. Bored? Feel like hearing all about my situation and giving me your 2 cents? Send me an email joshgrizzle@gmail.com - I would love to hear some outside opinions :)

Ugh.

Almost December

First of all: this weekend alone can make someone never want to work one more day in his/her human life.

I don’t think I’ve ever officially worked a 16 and a half hour day until yesterday. 6am-10:30pm. Got home at 11pm. Went to bed at around 11:45pm. Woke up at 5:45am. Showered. Left by 6:25am. Got gas. Got dropped off at the mall at 7am. Napped in LoveSac from 7:10-7:55am. Opened the store at 8am. Only on the schedule til 3pm. Not getting picked up until 5pm. What a shit.

I’m trying not to hold by breath at all for this pretty much ‘last ditch effort’ (at this time) to play in a touring band. It’s really hard though. Just even seeing things online from old friends in bands or even on AbsolutePunk.net. Keep me in your thoughts everyone :)

I turn 24 in just about 2 weeks. What the hell? Wasn’t I just 21… 18? So insane. I don’t even know what I’m doing… or if I’m getting anything. I guess I’ll just wait 2 weeks and find out.

My life is boring as hell and yes monotonous as usuall. So that is all.

Peace out November.

Super-man-oh-man

I am exhausted. Full time jobs drive me into the ground.

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! I get to play the drums again! I can’t believe it’s been that few and far between lately. I found this place in North Brunswick called Frankensound and the guy is hooking me up with a sweet rate since I’m just playing by myself. I’m picking up some sweet big headphones and trying to get this crappy iPod mini I have to work so that I can play along to a few of another band’s songs, video tape it, and send it over. How exciting. They want 2 songs - but I’m doing 4 because I honestly just want to play a lot. Unfortunately the best slot he had is tonight at 10pm. I guess beggers can’t be choosers.

This weekend should be nice as well. Friday I’m going to hang out with Nate, Spencer, Suge, and a few others at Starland Ballroom and Sunday I have off! Stupendous!

Otherwise, I suppose everything is just the same old shit, different day of my life.

Goal: within the next week go to the brand new Buffalo Wild Wings that just opened on Route 1 in North Brunswick. Get wings with Wild sauce and beers.

Outcome: I’ll keep you updated.

-Josh