Pretty fun time this morning. Yesterday was fun, too. I had been reading up on the astronomical dog days, and the dog star, because today is the day that the central sun, Sirius, rises before the sun and is visible as such in some locations. I could always see it when I lived in the Great Lakes region, but here in the Southwest, I guess not. Anyway, that’s probably why the first word that came to mind yesterday was dog, and I wrote this story.
And here is today’s story. Thanks for tracking my Flash August Marathon progress. Listening is best, but you do you.
Ballcannons came onto the scene and blew the thing up. It was incredible, the album art, the make-up, the concerts. It was remarkable. They started in High School Cafeterias and Gymnasiums, and in less than 10 months, they were in arenas.
Their biggest song, their first hit, as it were, Clownapine, was hated by parents and authorities, because it belittled the issue of drug abuse and addiction. The band argued that the point was missed. “The point of the song is ‘don’t be a clown’”. Said lyricist, guitarist and lead singer, Harold. “Drugs should not be mishandled, you can die.”
“Everything is For Me”, BallCannon’s first release, was, according to their media packet, an homage to honesty. It is tearing down the facade from life. According to bassist Bill Iscomon, “Of course we’re going to tour, of course we’re going to make a buttload of money, and of course, every opportunity we have to sell out, that’s exactly what we’re going to do.”
As for their stage appearance. The band cuts no corners, making their point. “What we lack in musical talent, we make up for in pretense and contrivance. This is a business, and we’re in a hurry.” Says Drummer Moody Milk. “The best thing we can do is get through all the stages of being a huge sensation as quickly as we can. We want to become a parody of ourselves as soon as possible.”
Keyboard player Phil Moore explains. ”Look, the first record is good, but it only sounds like we know what we’re doing because we work hard. The second album will probably suck, because we’ll have too much time on our hands, and we’ll overthink it, but it will sell like crazy off the strength of the first one. Then, by the third record, there is a chance we’ll learn something about music, and it may be interesting.”
A South American leg was added to their world tour once they finished up in Japan, after doing the US and Europe. There were no survivors when their plane crashed in Central America, because, of course it did. Or did it?
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