new blog (12-01-09)

its been a few weeks since ive had the time to sit down and write anything of substance for this blog effort... but i find myself choked to death with content at this point, so im just gonna let it rip.

my life up until a year ago has been nothing but folly, foibles and fuck ups... its not self hate... its reality. i have burned so many bridges and screwed so many people that have genuinely been down for me that its pathetic. i look at the first 34 years of my life with a good amount of disdain. i dont know why i made the choices i have in life... but it has brought me to a point of understanding that i havent been able to reach in those first 34 years. i feel the weakest i ever have, at a time when i really need to be at my strongest.

long story short, after what i sincerely hope was one last bender (at the heiruspecs show 11-21-09). i decided to quit drinking, smoking pot, and being the general immature piece of garbage that ive been my entire life up until recently. before i met my girlfriend, i didnt have a reason to be anything other then the old man that i was... i had always thought that "leaving las vegas" was the way i wanted to die, and at times, welcomed the idea with open arms... now things are different, and they are different enough that i can honestly say (even though i had dabbled with AA meetings countless times before) that i want to change those things in me... and the only way i can do that is by adhering to those principles, and integrating them into my life as a lifestyle, and adopting the ideas that they have to offer me.

for the longest time i would have been horrified to admit that to anyone. i realized tonight that the reason i was so afraid to do that was because i never really wanted to be sober. well friends, i am over that. if you dont respect me for the choices i am making... theres the fucking door. i no longer have time for fair weather friends, half steppers and funk fakers. i sincerely hope that those of you who claim to be down for me... will remain in my corner and support me in my new life. i have much more to consider in my life then my stupid agenda. (see picture)

i guess i just needed to get that off my chest. i am pretty sure that this blog wont turn into an AA meeting, and i definitely dont want to come off like a holier then thou ass face or a buzzkill. you all can do what you do... but for me, its time to grow up and be the man i need to be for my future wife, and my little man... and i really do hope you can support that.

11-09-09

MATTHEW ROBERT WILLIAMSON born to Chandal Franks and GlennMatthew Williamson on November 9th, 2009 at 7:27a.m. he weighed 8lbs 7ozs, and was 20 inches long.

we both want to send special thanks to everyone sending their well wishes and prayers for us... stay tuned... life is just beginning!

Strange Things Afoot at the Circle K...

so just thought a little update would be in order, since thats kind of the point of my blog. i hate starting something and leaving it by the wayside after a week or two, so ive chosen not to do so. at least for today.

my homie TUREIGN is going down to vermillion to do a show, and if everything goes according to plan, i will be going with him. not to perform (not quite yet anyway), but to show the support that i feel he deserves... its what im all about.

re: my radio program.

things are going so much better than i had hoped. basically, as some of you know, for the last month, ive been blessed enough to be able to do a self produced show that focuses on indy/underground/non-mainstream rap and hiphop. i really didnt expect it to become a nationwide thing, but when the thought occured to me the other day: it already has. people from all over the country have been sending me tracks of theirs to play, people are calling in to request amazing music, and the internet provides me with tons of great people willing to point me in directions i may not have considered. so i def have to drop a shout to those cats:

tyler@abovegroundmagazine.com
all the dames@lovefestonline
EVERYONE@lethalville.net
and all those artists and fans on twitter who make my life interesting. @akream @solzilla @cubrock @mac_lethal @soulcrate @n2dfx @kylelucas @grynch206 @cristabell @shallowlikeyou @izzie11 @econinja @jamee86 @profstophouse @stpaulslim @rahzwell @aesoprockwins @dj_sku @thinkevade @bcbizzy @sketchtc @scholarman @capnmidnite

i could go on and on... but i wont... if you twitter... follow these cats!

anyway, thats the short version of a long story that my life has been in the last few weeks!

check out the podcast! CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE MONDAY LUNCH PODCAST!

peace.
glenndiligent

i am very happy to announce: THE PODCAST IS HERE!!!!

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not in the sioux falls listening area? forget about it! now, you can catch the best in independent/underground/aboveground... all that and then some! we might not run the tightest ship in the navy, but god damn... we have fun!

so, check us out... this weeks show is available for listens and downloads now!

Truth & Adapt...
one of the best that sioux falls has to offer, and youve never even heard of them,
until now. Some Love It, Some Live it.

My beerfest experience

would have never happened if it was for three people specifically...
down ass BCR cousins, who made sure i didnt have to get stuck left behind.

@bcbizzy @thinkevade @n2dfx

everyone at the riot room was amazing, and if i took the time to think of it, i could remember most of you by name (if not by your lethalville name)... right down to the bouncer, who tried to card me the second night, only to back peddle and say "well... ya know i had to give you a little shit..."

but without nick, dave and heidi... i wouldnt have even left the sioux falls metro area.

so i HAVE to give mad love and props to the cousins who made it happen for me...

im doing my best to reparate... hang tight.

Hospital Trip on Wednesday

so basically, long story short... my very significant other dang near gave birth to our son wednesday evening... at first, i was hesitant to believe that what she was feeling was contractions, but in hindsight, am very very glad we went it...
even though the nurses initial estimate of 2-3 centimeters may have been on the high side, according to our midwife (who is a great woman... so glad we have her), i still felt it come over me like waking up out of a dream in the middle of a conversation... totally on that "oh shit" gaping jaw senario...
her mom and her moms boyfriend hung out with us for a few hours, but when it was decided that we were staying overnight... they took off. a long night of hourly wake up calls to check her contractions... there was not much sleep and tattered nerves. they put her on medicine to help ease the contractions, and sent us home... thankfully. nothing like hitting the bed after a scene like that.

essentialy, not to go on and on about things... we made it through it, rough around the edges, but standing tall none the less. she is now on two weeks of bedrest... but thats another story entirely. i will save that for another time.

not to come off like a leg rider

but when i catch a dope site, or a good song, whatever the case may be... i always feel the need to pass it on... and allow me a moment to say that my friend Tyler H. is doing a hell of a job running a site dedicated to independent hiphop/rap music almost entirely (if not solely) by himself...
the page is abovegroundmagazine.com and i wholeheartedly give it three thumbs up (i have an extra thumb strategically placed between my buttcheeks). please take a moment when you have time and do yourself the favor... there's tons of interviews, reviews, pics and stuff to download... including the new akream/maclethal colab "beautiful skin" which if you havent heard... is a great track...

here's the link:

ABOVEGROUNDMAGAZINE.COM
and follow Tyler on Twitter @abovegroundmag

do you like 90's r&b?

then ive got the hot shit for you! Ric over @lethalville.net (click for link).
decided to get busy on a huge compilation of 90's R&B classics... and i have to say, it pretty much has everything you could think of. so here's the download links... you know what to do!

Bonanza pt 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LC2OMY1L
90s R&B Bonanza pt 2: http://www.filefactory.com/file/a0d6ha0/n/R_amp_B_Bonanza_pt_2_rar
90s R&B Bonanza pt 3: http://www.divshare.com/download/8740074-c02

trust me, you won't be disappointed!

a quick shout to some deserving people...

hey, you should hit this link, and read a blog from a group of dames who, since i have met the ones that i have... have shown nothing but class in representing the music they love... granted, that was only at beerfest, but as serious as a heartattack, that show was life changing...

so here's where you link to their page...

LOVEFEST.blogspot

do that...

the monday lunch for october 5, 2009

Jeff 'Doze' Halbritter Still want me to bring my ipod on monday or whats the dillio?

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GlennMatthew Williamson

yeah man do that... mr. night sheild will be in house from eleven til whenever...
i might play one of mine...live style... just for the shits.

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Jeff 'Doze' Halbritter

Right on Megatron. Imma get there right away and probably leave around noon if that works.

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GlennMatthew Williamson

perfect... im going to record the second hour for sure... i didnt record any of last weeks, because i was just gettin settled in... ya know?
i was astonished at the people who listened, and called... most requests were legit... yes, i am playing a lot of independent and old school rap music, but i am not above playing something if its cool... plus, my friends that call... i kinda pretty much play whatever they want, within reason.

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and now a quick word about J.J doze... he is the kid posted up with his camera, at every show. this man is not afraid to take a midnight run to minneapolis on very little sleep for a worthy reason... and like we said, he's bringin his ipod... but dont be afraid to give us a hollar...

605-331-6696
the monday lunch on 94.5 kcfs
diligentintelligence@yahoo.com
diligentintelligence@reverbnation.com
and if you really have big stones... im gonna turn on my msn msgr, in case you have to listen on the sly... podcasts of at least an hour will be available, because im going to record it... so cross your fingers on me figuring out how to do all of that jazz the first time...

So, since I've seen quite a few other people use this site... and i have no mind of my own, I've decided to jump on the blog wagon. Not that I feel that I have anything really important to say, but sometimes I need to say things anyway. So, if you happen to be reading this... I might feel that a pre-emptive apology is in order.

Last night, I went out with a friend of mine that i hadn't seen in a couple months. I live out in the fucking sticks now, and don't get to make it downtown hardly ever. Its a couple miles to the closest bus stop, and it takes forever to get anywhere. Not that I'm complaining, just stating the fact that it's been awhile since I've went downtown for a night of volume drinking and this is how we roll... (as a side note, the public transit system in this town is whack, at best).

We go down to Monk's, which happens to be a really great place to get a really great beer... if you happen to be made of money, or perhaps have access to a money tree. I had a Surly I.P.A, which i believe was of the Furious variety... as the picture clearly states, when I am out to achieve volume drinking... four dollar short taps (i mean like 10 oz tiny taps) are not the route to go... so we said goodbye to the people we met and headed down to the best dive in town... hands down: the Top Hat Bar and Lounge.

It's everything I ever need in a bar: it's dark and smokey; the drinks are strong and everything is dirt cheap (1.75 for a bottle of PBR during happy hour) and the jukebox is one of the best in town. After a couple of rounds and a jager bomb (which is always a GREAT IDEA, as i clutch my head in agony at almost three p.m. the next day) he looks at me and says "hey you know you can get five beers for nine bucks"

(at this point, you can imagine the look on my face... pure delight!)

so i order one of those and get to work... they don't do the buckets if you're running solo on one of these bad asses... they give you little wooden poker chips, which i think is great. way better then a sweaty bucket of ice water messing up the table, right? plus, if you achieve mission accomplished and have a couple in your pocket when you leave, they aren't going to bust your balls for coming in the next day and using them.

ran into a gal that i am going to Minneapolis to see the murder city devils with on Sunday (that will be talked about i am certain) and she joined us at the table... great talk of dogs, art and the trip up to the twin cities ensues... all the while i am doing great work on these beers...

anyway, my friend that i initially came with is constantly on his phone, which is not a problem... until drinks are consumed then he has a tendency to go wandering off... which he did, to another bar a block away. not my favorite place, but i figure... i can handle a couple more brews, and im not exactly sure what the deal is with my buddy... so i do that, and run into some more friends... actually the whole bar was full of cool people who were having a good time, and conversating about the good ol days, like us old farts tend to do.

last call? oh crap... i guess i really havent considered how i am getting home... considering my budget for the evening had well been blown out of the water, and as i mentioned... i live out on the very edge of town.

the whole point of this is to say... whoever paid for my cab. you are a saint. Im doing my best to piece it together, and will make reparations as soon as that happens...