Kickin' it.

wow...

nikkrokk — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:07:55 GMT

it never endz... ...i am SO blessed... (birdz from sarvey wildlife center, arlington)

powwow!

nikkrokk — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:39:23 GMT

& music festival! stillaguamish august 9-10 my b-day weekend.... ...it'z gonna ROKK!!! http://www.stillaguamish.nsn.us/Pow-wow.htm http://www.powwowtime.com/calendar/events/view_detail-1149.html

powwow!

nikkrokk — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:44:24 GMT

muckleshoot. all weekend. friday grend entry @7pm...saturday 1&7pm...sunday 1pm. free. everybody is welcome! (from last weekend@ daybreak star) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008062026_powwow20.html

seafair indin dayz powwow

nikkrokk — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:49:22 GMT

JULY 18, 19, 20. DISCOVERY PARK I'll be dancin'! EVERBODY IZ WELCOME!!! (updated w/pic)

oregon country fair

nikkrokk — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:47:57 GMT

never been there...but... going there in a few. kool! (updated w/pic)

4th in arlee, montana

nikkrokk — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:52:23 GMT

wow this powwow is rokkin'! on my way back 2 seattle for a few final weeks... sigh... the road has been good 2 me! happy 4th y'all! rokk on!

sno in JUNE!

nikkrokk — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:02:24 GMT

heading over the lookout pass in a coupla hourz. (current mountain cam) never expected SNO!!! LOOKOUT!!! i'm coming over!!! ha!

sigh...seattle...

nikkrokk — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:53:33 GMT

ahhh...finally getting ready to go! doing final packing today... ...hitting the road in the morning. caio! for now.

rideshare; updated

nikkrokk — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:43:20 GMT

muah! http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/rid/708234416.html(expired) new! http://spokane.craigslist.org/rid/715135876.html

going offline

nikkrokk — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:29:06 GMT

packin' up here the next coupla dayz... ...not sure when i'll be back online. i'm sure i'll have access here & there, but i'm gonna miss my lil corner here. wish me luck! later.

my last powwow in seattle

nikkrokk — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:09:55 GMT

this will be it. http://www.powwowtime.com/calendar/events/view_detail-642.html all my f(r)iendz who taught me protocol & different thingz when i first started on this traditional dancing journey will be there...dancing. we all have eagle whistlez... ...man, THAT'Z gonna be one HELLUVA dance!!! HEEEEEEEEEEE-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

movin on...

nikkrokk — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:56:06 GMT

this will be my back yard in a few weeks! i'm moving back to the rez! belcourt, north dakota. turtle mountain rez. i'm SO freekin' hyped!!! i'm inheriting the family farmhouse & i'm going to restore it & make it "green" with solar panels & a windmill! what a journey! wish me luck & blessingz! thanx!!!

powwow update!

nikkrokk — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:20:15 GMT

http://www.powwowtime.com/calendar/events/view_detail-404.html saturday 1pm & 7pm grand entriez i'll b there 'round 6ish... everybody'z welcum 2 cum get a taco... ...try 2 snag... ...& DANCE!!! (photo courtesy of ki-ma-ma) it'z gonna b PHUNN!!!

POWWOWZZZ!!!

nikkrokk — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:16:35 GMT

busy weekend. http://www.powwowtime.com/ plus the music awardz... ...what 2 do? what 2 doo... (photo courtesy of bob red elk)

powwow!

nikkrokk — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:04:21 GMT

funny...i was going over there today... ...my rez... but the timing was off my schedule packed the gas prices high etc.etc.etc. maybe next time! maybe moving there!

POWWOWWW!!!

nikkrokk — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:27:25 GMT

http://students.washington.edu/fnuw/ All weekend! Free! Everybody is welcome! Stop by if ur in the hood!

seaside

nikkrokk — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:06:36 GMT

i went to a convention in oregon this weekend it was a recovery event can't believe i got 31 dayz sober now i'm feeling much better i think i'll stay

dalai lama

nikkrokk — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:52:30 GMT

powwow!

UW First Nations Powwow. (&F'pantz Memorial)

nikkrokk — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:49:31 GMT

April 11, 12, &13th. Hec Ed http://students.washington.edu/fnuw/powwow/ Grand Entries Friday @7pm, Saturday @1 & 7pm, Sunday @1pm. Also, right after the Sunday 1pm Grand Entry, there will be a Tiny Tot Special in memory of Fukkerpantz...sponsored by his family All of his f(r)iendz are asked to bring a toy to donate to the kidz. They will be given to all the children dancing. If you cannot bring a toy, bring a couple bucks and that will be appreciated. (Kidz like to buy CANDY!!!) Everybody is welcome! [PS:Can U find the redweezil in this pic?] haha!

easter wet doggz

nikkrokk — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:03:07 GMT

in memory of fukkerpantz... http://people.tribe.net/pantsy/blog/fd5dccc2-d6d2-495e-ac95-acc1a1c40ffc

Happy Easter!

nikkrokk — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:15:43 GMT

Click here... ..haha!

I'm Baaa-AAAAAAACK!!!

nikkrokk — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:47:27 GMT

I'm getting re-situated! THANK YOU to all my f(r)iendz who supported me during the recent turnz of eventz. Thingz are better! :) I SO much appreciate your kind wordz! BLESSINGZ to all of you! THEN some!

Cleen & Sober Room Needed!!!

nikkrokk — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:52:17 GMT

I'm sick & tired of being sick & tired! I want to stay clean & sober, but my current living situation is not condusive to recovery. I'm looking for a room to rent $400-500 a month...PLUS, I'm a pro-handyman & ALWAYS leave things in better shape than I find them. It's not the living around the alcohol & drugs that I struggle with as much as the negative attitudes around here where I currently reside. I've made up my mind to stay clean, and need to be around peeps who support that. I'm reaching out here...honestly...and asking for help. I pay my way & carry my share of the household responsibilities. I'm clean, quiet, and respectful of others space. If you can help, please call (425) 503-7864...as my internet will be inaccessable after tomorrow. Your prayers are also appreciated. Thank you...thank you...thank you!

Happy V-Day!

nikkrokk — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:16:44 GMT

♥ 2 all my f(r)iendz! <---=clikk here

TAD

nikkrokk — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:09:01 GMT

Interrogation: Tad Doyle Heavy-rock god, tinnitus sufferer, and subject of the new documentary Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears by Megan Seling Q: You were the singer/guitarist for the loudest fucking band in Seattle in the 1980s and '90s. How's your hearing? Did you wear earplugs? Did anybody? A: I did toward the end, but there's definitely some hearing loss. I've got tinnitus, the ringing in the ears. That's no fun. No, it's not. Especially if you're out camping, and it's really quiet. It's like somebody should answer the phone or something. This year, Sub Pop celebrates its 20th anniversary. You released your first 7-inch, which is heavy as fuck, on the label. What do you think of the folk-inspired, easy-listening stuff they're working with now? It's a far cry from TAD's ear-busting sound... You know, I'm not really that familiar with what they're putting out these days. I know that the Shins are doing really well. They're on that iTunes commercial, which is really cool. [It's actually a Zune ad. —Eds] But I haven't listened to enough of them to draw a conclusion. It's not what you would've expected from Sub Pop 20 years ago. That's the truth. I think that's something that Sub Pop has always done well, though—throwing curve balls. Before watching your new documentary, Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears, I had no idea that TAD's story was so bittersweet. Almost every release was plagued with one issue or another—from legal troubles with cover art to getting dropped by your label (twice). Do you ever feel like TAD wasn't given a fair shot? Yeah, that's true. All that stuff happened, but I think we made the best out of what we were dealt. We weren't alone; that stuff happened to a lot of bands. There was a period where Warner Brothers was under a lot of pressure from the PMRC [Parents Music Resource Center], and they dropped a lot of bands and started doing that "clean your act up" thing and putting the warning labels on records. So the TAD poster with Bill Clinton smoking a joint didn't go over well? You know, it's still a mystery to me why that was such a big issue. There was a lack of communication between artist and supplier, shall we say. That's one of the things I always cherished about the Sub Pop relationship—there was a great rapport there. We knew what was happening, and they knew what to do with us. A lot of labels didn't know what to do with us. What was the thinking in signing to a major label, then? Well, bigger budget was one of them. We were artists who were looking to get to a wider audience, and we also wanted to share in a larger profit margin, you know? The thing is, every label signed us as the band TAD and then was always mystified that we weren't churning out songs that were like Pearl Jam or Nirvana. We were like, "Well, that's because we're not Pearl Jam or Nirvana." They're always looking for the next big thing. But we do what we do and some people got it and some people didn't. A lot of the major labels didn't. How did it feel to relive that part of your life while putting together footage for the DVD? It was a roller coaster, that's for sure. It definitely evoked a lot of emotions toward what happened in the past and uncovered a lot of things I had forgotten about. I spent almost the whole band's career carrying around a VHS camcorder, archiving what we did, and there's a lot more. There could be volumes. I don't know if you've seen the Who documentary, but it's like six hours long. We could've done something like that ourselves. I have 45 to 50 VHS tapes. A lot of it is just goofy stuff on the road, shenanigans. Did you really once tear a urinal off the wall? To my best recollection, that did happen. I was quite libated that night. It was kind of flimsy anyway, so I decided to finish it. What are the chances of a TAD reunion? Pretty slim. My heart's just not into that anymore. I've put that period of my life behind me. I'm working on a new project. So you still play music? Yeah, I play with drummer Eric Akre and bassist Peggy Tully. We're called Brothers of the Sonic Cloth and we're getting ready to play our first show in March. It's dark and heavy, with lush, quiet parts and then some raging parts, too. I'm doing a lot of electronic sampling and triggering, so it's a new direction. I'm really excited about it. So it's not grunge? I don't even know what grunge means. Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears shows Wed Feb 13, Varsity Theatre, 4329 University Way NE, 632-3131, 7 pm.