...get ready for cinematic excellence...

hey..it HAS been a while...shut up...i know...i'm kidding...well i'd say i'll make it up to you, but i'm sure you hear that EVERYTIME someone lets you down...i don't know even know if anyone still reads my blog...i don't care, because it's for me...not you...if you're enjoying it then i'm happy...ok back to making it up to you...normally i wouldn't say it b/c i'll probably just let you down, again...but i can make it all up to you without even trying...i started a lil project to keep my mind off of winter depression...and it completely is taking over me...i'm having so much fun...and no...i'm not doing drugs and i did NOT become a serial killer...not that i can remember at least...i started a lil club with myself...well i'm the only member so far...i probably will ALWAYS be the only member but i decided to name my club anyway...

side note- is that weird that i started a club and don't care if anyone else is allowed in or not? I mean i can accept or deny anyone and right off the bat i'm detering applicants..eh..whatever...

ok..so the name...i named my 'club'...ready for it? Drop D TOONing...you like? It's a play on a tuning for guitars...it's when you tune all your strings to standard which would be EADGBe...but then you take the low E string and tune it down to a D...DADGBe...it makes shit bad ass and heavy sounding...and TOON as in carTOON...oh yea...i forgot to tell you what i've been doing with my time...i've been making cartoons...or at least learn to use an animation program on my computer...i've made 3 so far...the first 2 are really short and rough and they look like shizzles...but the first episode of my new hit cartoon entitled "Fitz and Jay: make a mess" hit FACEBOOK tonight...here it is...let me know what you think...and Jay is not Jae my drummer...Jay is my homie J. D-Benzito...and he looks very much like his cartoon...here we go...





so...what do you think? i'm gonna try to keep up with this blog...it's tough...i've been home for a lil bit...Drive By has been rockin out on the local circuit...very fun to play locally in the tri-state area...we are looking foward to touring the country and also the rest of the world...don't think we forgot about ya'll..we're coming...you best believe me...i need some sleep...

Fitz

"Nachos, Lemonheads, My Dad's Boat..."

OK...so we have a couple shows coming up...Feb 14 (aka Valentine's Day) we're playing at my fave bar ever Finnegan's Grill in Thornwood, NY...it's 21+ but they might be cool if you're underage and respectful...it's worth a shot if you can make it...we'll be playing a longer set than last time and we're gonna try to squeeze in another band...all the info is on our myspace and facebook page...and another show we have locally in the Westchester County/NYC area is Feb 21st in Yonkers at the Haunt on Yonkers AVE...that show is a matinee(2PM)...that's gonna be fun as hell...

Don't worry though, we're working on getting on some tours that swing through your neighborhood...so keep your head up and your support is much appreciated...we like to hear your feedback...the only way this whole band thing works is word of mouth..the more you tell people about us and burn them cds and get people to hear Drive By the faster we'll be in your town...let's get this grassroots promotion army up and running...you keep talking, we'll keep playing and writing our songs...let's do work!

i had mentioned, in a past blog, that my brother and I acquired a gazillion new movies...I'm gonna start writing movie reviews...i did take a film studies class in high school...and i know a Red Herring when i see one...or a McGuffin even...i love watching movies...i even love shitty movies...i HATE shitty movies that are hyped up as good movies though...like old horror movies are meant to be bad movies...but that's why they fill the films with hot ladies losing their clothes while running from zombies, as well as little funny antics, such as,

a zombie who was just chopped up by a lawnmower hits the ground...but his intestines and colon pop up and chase the innocent man...to take it even farther, the colon is letting out farts...sooooooo classic...

i LOVE horror movies(All of them)...i love psycho thrillers(saw, se7en)...as well as comedies(Billy Madison, Super Troopers....), chickflix (the NOTEBOOK) (ha ha), I'm a huge fan of movies that make me think (Donnie Darko)...i love all movies for what they are...so now...I'll start watching and writing what i think about em..

but NEVER listen to ANY review and take it as gold...b/c everyone has different tastes in movies...i have a bunch of friends with all different tastes in music...depending on the movie, I'll pick and choose who I'll bring with me to see a movie...b/c i hate when people aren't into the movie that I'm watching and get bored and just start talking and commenting on it...there are movies you can comment on, mainly comedies...watch a comedy with Jae Hertzberg...he makes funny movies a ton more funny..."Scary Movie 2" is a shitty movie...but Jae made it so worth it and jumped it up to a movie that i STILL quote to this day (Hiawatha!!!!!!!)

I'll be back later with some reviews...

stay golden Ponyboy...

I'm Fitz

i've got a backbone...

Dear Diary...ha

I'm currently in Athens, Georgia...home of Rack 'em Willie...also known as William James Huff...we've been searching for him all day...if you don't know who he is, youtube him...Rack em Willie...so hilarious...he's a homeless man...and these kids follow him around and bro down with him...he tells stories and sleeps in bushes...tons of fun, for everyone...we didn't find him, but we found the Wendy's they filmed at...but we heard some bad news...apparently the last anyone locals have seen of him, he was living in an assisted living home and was sick...they gave him 6 months to live...which is extremely sad...i hope he's doing well...but let us pray that William James Huff is alive and well, and if he has passed, let's hope he went quick and painlessly...

on a happier note....i've been eating like complete shit...haha...it's tough to eat healthy on the road...i'm giving myself til i get home to eat whatever, then it's on...i'm hittin the gym and i'm pretending i'm on the biggest loser...

we also ate at a thai place, and it rocked...Cozy Yum Yum...no joke, that was the name...we walked in and the waitress was extremely persistant "come in!! come in!! you sit down,
make comfortable, you sit down!" so we sat and ordered and the cook came out and said hi...and sat with us, b/c it was empty...she told us of how she just opened the place and it was slow b/c the resturant was underground...she started promoting the band to other customers to try to get them to stay and eat with us...so funny...

we JUST played a fashion show benefit for the American Cancer Society..or association...one of those...it was super duper fun...what more can you ask for...lovely ladies struttin the catwalk, actin way too sexy for their shirts...i'm a huge fan of Lolita Girls Clothing...for sure...also my boy Anthony had his clothes displayed...Rebirth is the shit...he said he'll make me some clothes...so i'm stoked...

i watched the first half of Stepbrothers...absolutely hilarious...now i just hafta finish it...i think i'll do that when i get home...b/c i won't have time tomorrow, we're leaving right from the show and haulin ass home...it's gonna be rough...

i missed LOST...and i'm pissed...

talk to you later...
Danny Fitz

2+2=chicken

last night we shredded faces...Drive By played Finnegan's Grill in Thornwood, NY, my place of work...it was fun as hell...we finally got to play a real hometown show and it went extremely well...i got to see some friends that i haven't seen since i was in high school...all around a great night...after we played, we packed up all the gear and then i was on the clock..i actually started working at the bar that i JUST played at...it was cool though i made some coinage...i don't mind gettin dirty and workin for some extra cash...the bar was an absolute mess...Drive By fans get rowdy...by the end of the night i was pulling people out of 3 feet of broken beer bottles and i found a sweet pair of shoes under all the wreckage...i'm glad everyone had a good time and I thank you all for coming out and support your boys!

the economy is suffer...which means one thing...stores go out of business...well, i guess it means a lot more than just ONE thing, but the stores shutting down is what i would like to talk about...FYE in a town near me is going under...and i LOVE it...i think i just spent, roughly 3 hundo on used DVDs...everything is the store is half off...and these dvds came out to 3 bucks...you do the math...ok i'll help...that's roughly...hmm...a bagillion movies...i have about a bagillion and ahalf movies now...the whole ROCKY saga for 15 beans, all 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles for 10...i better get crackin...i bought dvds that i never wanna see...sappy movies, chick flicks...for the ladies of course...haha...so 2 things t remember...

shitty economy = great deals on movies
global warming = skinny dipping in the winter

all ya gotta do is see the good side and you'll smile forever!

"i started a war today, and i've never felt better..."

There's a bunch of cool ish in the works...oh and if you noticed I no longer use 'cuss' words in my blogs, my pops yelled at me...haha...he told me to stop...I'm a gentleman and i wanna stay a gentleman...so...big things...

A couple of friends and I decided we do great things...and we're going to write a book...that's right...we already started on it...it's gonna be a process and it MAY become a series of books...we have a lot of short stories to tell...we were just have a few cocktails and talkin about the good old days and we realized that everyone that we told these stories to didn't believe them...they're that crazy...and listeners tend to be drawn to our story-telling...why not share them with the world...this can be considered egotistical..but who isn't? anyone who has come up with a story and thought it to be good enough to publish is obviously thinking their story is the bollocks...ya know...but whateves...i think writing a book with some friends is a fun idea, to say the least...you all should try it...just start thinking about fun things you have done and jot em down...or maybe even extremely sad or disturbing things...writing is fun when you don't have a teacher telling you what or how to write...if you just keep a notepad filled with random ideas, you can always go back and read through and remember...so today's lesson is to write your thoughts down...with no structure...just write!

i heard the other day that schools are now confused about competition...they are taking competition out of learning...i firmly believe in giving the kids something to strive for...don't you? i don't agree with putting down a child for not doing well in school, but, i don't think if a kid does poorly you should call him winner...false security is not cool...not only does that make the kid who's not actually learning the material feel OK with where he is, but it makes the kid that JUST busted his ass to learn the chapter, or whatnot, feel that his work was for nothing...he/she will decide that he can get praise for doing less work...this is what we called 'dumbing down' and it's what is going on in America...we're not encouraging hard work and work ethic and effort, we're simply making the kid who doesn't do as well, feel better about it...i personally was never a great student in school...my bros and sis' pretty much all destroyed my report cards every year...but i always busted my ass and eventually i graduated with a respectable GPA...i had something to strive for...i WANTED to do well...i was NEVER told that a D or a C was good...they were not the 3rd and 4th winning grades...that's ridiculous...if no one ever reads this, at least i got it off my chest, but if you do read this...please...push your kids to greatness...push yourself to greatness, your friends, your family, encourage them to be great...if everyone stops caring about being great, because less is just as good these days, then the Great Ones will just leave us...we will never have the Babe Ruths, and the George Washingtons and Bill Gates, Dr. Dre, Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Paul Oakenfold...even Madonna, they'll all have no desire to be great...no desire to overcome and succeed...we'll be left with idiocracy...and that's all...nothing to look forward to...the ability to want to better ourselves is our human instinct...don't lose that...

I went bowling last night with some friends...it was, a blast from the past...it's been so long since I've been bowling...i don't think it gets enough credit...bowling is fun as hell...thought i was out of shape and my wrist started getting tired...but i bowled a 189 my first game...which i think is pretty damn good considering my time away from the sport...yea i was a dork when i was younger, and I'm not apologizing for it...i was a dork...i still am actually...I'm just way more awesome now...ha ha but yea, i used to be on a league team with my older bro...get your ass to a bowling alley and practice b/c i wanna know where all the sweet bowling alleys are in every city we're about to play...so on off days drive by can school some kiddies in the art of bowl...bumpers are optional...see you there...

OK, my food is here...I'm gonna go destroy it...later on!

DannyMcFitzMurda (new PS3 gamer tag) if anyone is playin Call of Duty 5

i hope it gives you HELL, hope it gives you HELL...CLUB HELL

i know i know...it's been really long...I've been dealing with some shit and I'm finally getting my head right...slowly but surely...I'll be back soon...i get depressed EVERY winter...some worse than others...I'm clinically depressed...it's not like one thing that gets me this way..it's a chemical imbalance in my head..and with the help of friends and a strong vision of the future and the things i want to take with my from this life, I'll survive...I'll survive like i always do...26 years...and I'm still surviving...whodathunk...

we're back playin shows...which is my cure...i missed this so much...i missed the feeling of being in front of people and making them happy...that makes me happy...there is no bigger joy then being joy for someone else..i was there...i was once the lil nerdy kid with glasses, thinkin he was super rad b/c he snuck some beers before a concert, and now he's standing in front of a band that is making him feel something inside...and it's not the booze he feels...it's an emotion that has never been named...it's something you can't name b/c it's different in everyone...it's music...it makes you move...it' moves you...it makes you think thoughts...it makes you happy, it makes you angry, it makes you sad, it makes you miss the past, it makes you hopeful of the future...it makes YOU, well, you...

tonight...ah yes...tonight...chris was shredding so hard...he literally caught his gear on fire...it was absolutely ridiculous...we caught a hint of burnt cabbage, Todd made a joke about his neighborhood smelling, and then whoosh!! chris' monitor caught flames and Jae...of course jumped to the rescue...roadhouse kick after roundhouse kick...trying to fight the fire...didn't do any good so we had to unplug it and dump water on the flames...someone should teach Jae that roundhouse kicks on add oxygen to the flames and make them strong...silly Jae...leave the firefighting to the trained professionals...i, on the other hand was run and shoving and pushing woman and children out of the way of the first exit i saw...it was a rush, for sure...and our next song we played just happened to be a cover of a JAWBREAKER song...entitled "Fireman"...ironic!

OK...it's shower time...and I'm gonna catch some ZZzzz's .... g'nite all...be excellent to each other..

kill the cac-a-roach...

OK...so i finished the book Twilight...you can call me names or poke your lil fun at me all you want...but guys, if you're reading this...chicks dig guys who read twilight...i read it b/c all my lady friends were telling me how amazing it was...i assumed it was a chick flick with words, and i shied awake from those demands...but i was bored one night so i asked to borrow a copy and i started on my journey through Forks, Washington. The book is an easy quick read...it's easy to get into and it's written well...very descriptive and deep...it's also very sexy...haha...all in all i was into it...call me what you will...i enjoyed 'twilight'...and now, i have an army of girls that will beat your ass down for hatin on me...up next is 'New Moon'

what the hell is going on in India? that's some brutal ish...my prayers go out to everyone over there...but please...the media has to stop...stop calling events like that tragedies...they're not...

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tragedy:

noun- a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

or...

1. a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man
2. a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror
3. the literary genre of tragic dramas
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neither of which are technically considered tragedies...a sudden event would be a natural disaster such as an earthquake, or tornado, or a bear attack...those are tragic events...they're sudden and not planned...there is no agenda, no contemplating methods of destruction...the attacks in Mumbai, India are just that...attacks..they were planned out...if a bear attacked the Taj Mahal Hotel and took hostages and started asking for all American and British nationals...or an earthquake hit the Mumbai Jewish center and somehow held bags of grenades and AK's(which isn't possible b/c earthquakes don't have hands to hold bags)...then i would agree...but i feel that calling it a tragedy is somewhat 'dumbing' down the urgency of the situation...to me, a tragedy is done, the people involved deal with it and it's in the media for 5 mins on a quick story and then everyone forgets...those groups are still out there after this event...once the media stops covering it and the effect of the word 'tragedy' withers, we'll all forget about the people responsible...they'll lay dormant until we forget and then they'll bomb and murder another city, looking for Americans...do you feel safe with them still hiding somewhere?...you can agree or not..but it's not really up for discussion...this is my blog...go start your own if you want to talk ha ha...but seriously...even in India we're being targeted by these terrorist groups...so tell me...who wants to travel the world with me...?


Jae's a hero!!!! I don't know if you all know this about Jae...but the other day Jae was coming home from dinner and we saw some flames billowing out from his neighbor's garage...he ran to his house and yelled for someone to call 911...and then his dad and he ran into the burning building...his dad with a fire extinguisher in hand fighting the fire...Jae had another weapon of fire destruction...he started throwing, what some would say to be, the fastest right left punching combo with the occasional left footed roundhouse kick...ever...if there was a measure to how awesome it was he would have been in the record books...Jae's punches didn't actually put out any fire as he though they would...but the real firemen got there and put em out, saving the rest of the house from burning down...and although it wasn't Jae's punches that got him the victory this time...it was his quick thinking to get some to call 911...he did put on quite the show for the other neighbors with his lightening fast hands and thunderous kicks...Jae, we thank you for keeping out streets clean...you deserve a medal brother...he was in the paper...headlines read "Local Drummer Boy, Fast Hands, Quick Thinking Saves a Westchester Home from Fire"...