Lange hatte ich es geplant, gestern wurde es Realit�t: Ich fange wieder mit skaten an. Das letzte Mal stand ich vor �ber zehn Jahren auf einem Skateboard. Gestern war ich dann beim Railslide in Frankfurt und habe mir ein Brett schustern lassen. Und wie das Wetter so aussieht, werde ich mich wohl heute abend mal draufschwingen (und wahrscheinlich direkt richtig auf die Fresse fliegen). Das gute ist, dass sich mein Freund Flo auch wieder ein Brett zulegen will und wir das gemeinsam angehen k�nnen. Gute M�glichkeit also, sich gegenseitig in den Arsch zu treten, wenn der Frustlevel bei einem zu hoch ist. Und hoffentlich (zumindest f�r mich) auch eine M�glichkeit mit Spa� ein paar Pfunde zu verlieren.
Daily Archive for Februar 20th, 2003
Ich verkaufe meinen GameCube bei ebay (noch bis Sonntag).
Am Dienstag haben wir uns in meinem Hauskreis auf’s gemeinsame Gebet konzentriert. Jeder hat sich erstmal Zeit genommen, festzustellen, wo er gerade mit Gott steht. Dann hat er davon erz�hlt und der Rest der Gruppe hat f�r ihn gebetet.
War ein sehr pers�nlicher und intensiver Abend, weil alle sehr ehrlich �ber ihre Probleme und Fragen in der Beziehung zu Gott waren. F�r mich selber war es ein superwichtiger Abend, weil ich deutlich gemerkt habe, dass dies der Hauskreis ist, wo Gott mich haben will, weil hier die Leute sind, die die gleichen Probleme wie ich haben. Ich hoffe sehr, dass der Vorlesungsplan des neuen Semesters es mir wieder erm�glicht regelm��ig zu kommen.
Tja, da verteidigt man sie noch und dann sowas. Zeigt mal wieder, dass jeder Fehler macht und auch die Besten Schei�e bauen. Hier ein aktueller Bericht zu POD von Relevant:
OK, this whole P.O.D. thing is just getting ugly. As we reported yesterday, singer Sonny Sandoval wrote an email to fans this week and said founding member Marcos Curiel left “to pursue his own vision apart from P.O.D.,” but the guitarist insisted in a phone call to MTV News that he was kicked out because of his side project and differences in religious philosophy.
According to MTV.com, Curiel said: “I was hoping I could do what Maynard [Keenan] does. He’s in Tool and A Perfect Circle. That’s obviously not the case here. It got pretty sticky at the end about ‘You need to prioritize where you’re at with your music and where you’re at with your walk with God.’ I’m like, ‘You guys are tripping, dude. I just want to be an artist, and if I can’t have that freedom, I just want to fly.’ If someone asks me to play with them, if someone asks me to write a song, I just want to be able to do that.”
Curiel said P.O.D.’s problems with him are evident in the fact that he has been replaced by Jason Truby, former guitarist for Christian metal band Living Sacrifice. “That was always an issue with them,” Curiel said. “It should have never been about that. It should have been about the music.”
Sandoval also hinted at spiritual differences in his e-mail. “I feel that there are still so many good things in store for those of us who have put our lives on the line for what we believe in,” he wrote.
Curiel did not comment on his religious beliefs to MTV, but he said he was tired of playing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. “I hate the facade of putting on a mask in front of fans and then behind the scenes acting like someone else,” he said. “I just want to be myself all the time.”
The guitarist said P.O.D. is not as righteous as their reputation. “The thing that’s really bugging me out is the e-mail is portrayed all holy and sh–,” he said of the letter, which ended with: “Please continue to keep P.O.D. and Marcos in your prayers. All our love is yours. Be blessed.”
“I hate that. That’s one of the main differences we had is philosophy. They’re putting that out because they know their market and they know what kids are going to say about all that.”
Curiel, who has produced and remixed songs for the Nappy Roots and others, said he believes his former band would not have been so adamant against his side project if its other members were from Christian bands. The group, called the Accident Experiment, features two members of fellow San Diego band Sprung Monkey and a singer from Seattle.
“The kids are already talking all this sh– [on P.O.D.'s website], ‘I’m not going to support that band. Sprung Monkey is a party band,’ ” Curiel said. “I’m sitting there going, ‘Dude, what do you think P.O.D. does behind the scenes? Do you think they’re angels?’ I want to keep it positive, dude, but they keep making me come off as the bad guy.”
In Sandoval’s e-mail, the singer chose not to dwell on the past, but to look to the future. “[Truby] brings an excitement and a fire to the table that will take P.O.D. to the next level,” he wrote. “Through great challenges come great rewards, and we’re more confident now than ever of where we are going.”
Curiel’s Accident Experiment, which he said sounds vastly different from his previous band, have nearly completed an album and will make their live debut at the Soma club in San Diego on March 15.
“Why would I go out and start P.O.D. part two?” he said. “This is more big-balls rock with a hint of prog. The bands that influence us are Rush, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath ? older kind of rock, but with new power, new technology, new sound. It’s kind of got an Audioslave vibe. It’s killer.”
P.O.D. are nominated for two Grammys: Best Hard Rock Performance for “Youth of the Nation” and Best Metal Performance for “Portrait.” Curiel will not be attending. “Too much drama,” he said.
No kidding …
