mark diehl

awesomeness

2003-08-16T04:20:28Z

well tonight was pretty amazing. yeah, it was a really good show. but tonight i realized how many are here for me.

props to everyone that made my night so much fun. it was really good to talk to merri and ogden, on top of so many others. i just can't believe that things are so positive. i really look forward to what my future holds now that i'm not an idiot and see that so many people are there for me. and when shit has happened (recently) i've seen all my long time friends (which i shut out in the past) and really old ones come back to me. joe, steve, scott, ogden, kurt, darren, you guys are awesome.

ps-i'm so excited about something that is finally happening tomorrow. i think totally, me included, only about 5 people know about something that (as of tonight) transpired and poses a lot of potential and is making me extremely happy with the idea of it.
(note see last post).

all in all. i haven't been this happy in a long time. thank you to all my friends who made this possible. you guys are awesome.

p.s. jvd, no more jokes about deers and cars. haha

diehl @ 2003-08-14T18:27:00

2003-08-14T22:27:44Z

i need to be in a fuckin band. i'm going insane.

help?

2003-02-04T16:24:28Z

hey, i found out last nite that i'm pretty much screwed with the whole amp head thing. (for those that don't know, due to lack of funds from the beginning of the band i had been using a bass head run through my cabinet, it sounded ok). but anyway, i can't do that anymore because now the head is sounding iffy, as deemed by steve's dad---who i was technically borrowing it from.

i was given an ultimatum, i need a consistent head at all practices, shows, etc. by march 8th or i'm pretty much not playing with the band. i've done the whole borrowing heads for shows too, but this has proven sketchy as times conflict and not too mention borrowing a head for practice will be a major pain in the ass, having to go pick it up, drop it off, you get the idea.

well, most of you are probably saying..."just buy one." herein lays the problem. i, as most other people in college i know, am dirt poor. and i cant really work during school and money that is immediately earned up through the summer NEEDS to go to school. but, anyway, enough with my pity party. here is my question to anyone who reads this:

DO ANY OF YOU KNOW SOMEONE SELLING AN AMPLIFIER HEAD THAT IS WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON A PAYMENT PLAN?

thanks for reading.

help

2003-01-22T19:20:05Z

i want to find one of those toy ray guns that emanate 'ray' sounds.

if anybody can help me on my quest for one of these gadgets. please tell me.
thanks.

cave in rules.

2003-01-14T05:27:20Z

i just got the new cd "antenna."

it fuckin rules. thats the only reason why i brought this back, to tell you that.

bye.

ps-KL @polanka park on friday w/this day forward, the minor times, the funeral bird, halfway to holland, outsmarting simon.

a disrotation on something i dont know anything about

2002-12-05T04:26:48Z

so i've come to the conclusion (that in my opinion) "jane doe" is possibly one of the most emotional songs ever recorded.

which makes me think, how did the word 'emo' end up getting misconstrued(sp) into a jimmy eat world-saves the day defining genre. fuck that shit...but before i do, lets look at what people consider the early beginnings of 'emo.' some people say 'eh fugazi is real emo.' whatever, fugazi is amazing rock, perhaps what people would refer to as the origin of what we know today as 'indie rock.' then some people lean towards the notion that bands like you and i and heroin are real emo (even screamo has been thrown out there). but then you think about how wanna be nu-metal kids latch onto poison the well (yeah they used to be my favorite band, whatev) and attach the title screamo to it.

i think the idea of having music be define and categorized as 'emotion' is stupid. isn't all music emotion" even cheesy pop could be associated with the emotion of utter bliss by some (aka popping E pills and humping a chair leg while your friend passes out in some 'below 18 yrs. old sunday nite rave')? music and all forms of art connect on an emotional level. the human experience is all emotion.

plain and motherfucking simple.

by the way converge kicks everyones ass.

news

2002-12-03T23:12:02Z

first off, my four favorite cds of the moment are as follows:
1)eulcid-the wind blew all the fires out
2)old man gloom-seminar III
3)isis-oceanic
4)kid kilowatt, whatever random songs i have found by them...no cd (considering its not out yet).

...wow all boston bands, go fig.

anyway, theres an ellipsis/KL show on friday at the fort (?) in wilkes-barre. thats cool. also playing are forgetting tomorrow and final stand.

my production co. with ian (from drexel) and jvd seems to be going well. we are working on 2 shows. we just have to get in direct contact with both venues. once thats done all info will be up at www.pumpkinhead.tk

also, we are going to be starting a 'campaign' if you will through pumpkinhead that any interested volunteers will collectively approach the st. james lutheran church in chalfont to start holding shows again.
if you want any more info, contact me at pumpkinheadproductions@hotmail.com

thats it.

WHOA!

2002-10-31T17:15:02Z

i originally did mark, but most people call me diehl, so here goes:

diehl is the outgoing technical chairman and webmaster for
diehl is your competent partner in state
diehl is tentatively scheduled to be a speaker for the toronto vegetarian<---
association's 18th annual vegetarian food fair being held at harbourfront
diehl is the secretary for our user group
diehl is 1601 bond street
diehl is originally from the pacific northwest where he spent his formative years living in portland
diehl is a german defense contractor that specializes in munitions (THIS IS TRUE!)
diehl is a specialist in the use of an "activator"
diehl is the oem for marder
diehl is a former special agent of the fbi with a 30
diehl is author of international peacekeeping
diehl is mary jo diehl (haha no!)
diehl is a painter who often uses words (exactly)
diehl is an artist and critic who lives in new york and massachusetts (maybe)
diehl is quick to point out that vectorworks is not simply the next version of minicad with a new name attached
diehl is admitted to practice in new york
diehl is the head of the firm's debtor
diehl is the director of the lifestyle medicine institute of loma linda
diehl is dangerous and should not be (fucked with)
diehl is one of 65 adult students throughout kansas working toward a college degree through an unusual study program labeled non
diehl is that diehl graphsoft is very committed to the apple macintosh platform
diehl is a cardiovascular epidemiologist with a doctorate in health science and a
diehl is professor of political science and university distinguished teacher/scholar
diehl is a deeply religous man whose feelings overwhelmed him as his friend's condition worsened (ummm i'm scared)
diehl is vice president of blackhawk geometrics and geovision
diehl is the coauthor of the new york times bestseller the million dollar mermaid
diehl is trying to make us feel seriously about the death of a funny
diehl is still committed to providing professionals with cost
diehl is ceo of nemetschek north america and holds a position on the 5
diehl is looking for big things
diehl is employed by allstates technical service
diehl is more comfortable with bannon (yeah, dalbec wasnt cutting it)
diehl is starting his donation run with five songs in the top 40 of mp3
diehl is currently a commissioner and secretary of the state bar
diehl is a vice president of casey sayre &williams
diehl is (me)
diehl is the real deal (AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! YES!)
diehl is mainly engaged in the development of special aimable warheads
diehl is responsible for (for steves broken guitar)
diehl is skating along by the skin of his teeth
diehl is one of the finest names in commercial woodworking equipment (hahaha)
diehl is a member of the natchitoches
diehl is straight and steady like his missile (i dont even know what to say)
diehl is the author of an upcoming report on crime and violence in the media
diehl is a fellow in the humanities at stanford university
diehl is back in full contact workouts and is now being listed as a starting guard for the
diehl is happy to help you with the library's collection of 55 books and binders chock full of college cash opportunities
diehl is a 4 (actually i'm almost a 19)
diehl is responsible for building and maintaining military
diehl is the author of two novels (whats up with all these books?)
diehl is a professional teacher on the soccer field and in the classroom
diehl is the author of the bestselling sharky’s machine
diehl is a 1976 graduate of seton hall university school of law (why i am smart?)
diehl is from her collection
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diehl is currently based in new york where he is a senior vice president at morgan stanley dean witter
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diehl is cpr and aed certified by the american heart association
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diehl is related to (other diehls)
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diehl is able to show that emotionally designed shops are not only important in the real trade but also for internet shopping
diehl is just two dance tests shy of earning the united states figure skating association's gold medal (well i try not to show off)
diehl is a dual professional – cpa and attorney – with a long record of career accomplishments
diehl is certified by the american board of plastic surgery
diehl is another replacement option for babcock (hahahahaha)
diehl is also a candidate for the position of right guard
diehl is responsible for the safety of shipping activities basically from michigan?s keweenaw peninsula
diehl is now a world authority on preventive medicine (indeed.)
diehl is a member of the etsu foundation
diehl is from maine (nope, chalfont)
diehl is the author of the bestselling sharky's machine
diehl is professor of political science at the university of illinois at urbana
diehl is the manager of the gis & remote sensing laboratory
diehl is a devoted family man who enjoys raising butterflies (dont tell anyone)
diehl is the ensemble?s leader and the only musician who plays in both idioms
diehl is a consistent member of the christian church at salisbury and mr
diehl is in her 14th year as the athletic communications secretary (huh?)
diehl is found in the uphill area of campus (thats scary how true that is)
diehl is a foley artist working as an independent
diehl is a native of cleburne
diehl is on the editorial board of the journal of gerontology
diehl is an experimental physicist whose research concerns the adsorption of atoms onto metal surfaces
diehl is confident that the other major uk digital platforms will sign up the community channel by next year
diehl is a deeply religious man whose feelings overwhelmed him as his friend's condition worsened
diehl is not expected to start at linebacker (COACH!)
diehl is licensed to practice as a certified public accountant

long overdue update

2002-09-27T03:54:58Z

so i guess i should update now. but there has been so much that has gone on.

i finally saw my favorite band, cave in. on monday.

i hung out with dillinger, the hope conspiracy, and the icarus line today at the troc. helped ben weinman setup his amp. that was cool. i basically met every big name in the philly scene. it turns out my friend alex, myself, and liam from d.e.p. all had the same photo teacher at uarts. weird. of course seeing bob, ian, and scott made me feel at home.

but i must say, d.e.p. lack total emotion live. i cant believe i used to like them. deadguy should ask for royalties.

anyway, i guess i've been kinda pissed lately cuz since moving drexel i havent been myself. i havent met anyone yet that seems like someone i could be myself to. fuck that, i already have my lifelong friends. it makes me wonder about this 'meeting new people at school' shindig. fuck it, i dont go to parties, i dont want to...frats suck. i dont want other friends...i'm more than happy. i have an amazing girlfriend that loves me. i have evrything i need and i kinda question if drexel is for me...it seems to be populated with dumbasses. dont get me wrong, the guys at the radio station are super cool and obviously (sort of) into what i like. but they arent my friends. maybe i suck at making new friends.

i dunno, maybe i just need to fully adjust. one thing for certain though is, i dont think i can move back to doylestown. philly is awesome, just the school aspect sucks. it doesnt feel like me...yet. maybe it will later.

maybe if i get my shit together, KL will go somewhere and i can make a living out of music.

and i can say 'fuck you all' to every single person at college that sucks.

i was bored, so i took a stupid ogden quiz

2002-08-25T22:35:15Z

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What fashionable underground band/style are you?

this quiz was made by the sunni bunni bear

steve d'angelo

2002-08-14T01:58:34Z

tarsier spank: i just saw this snickers commercial
tarsier spank: "zoning out.. a sign of hunger"
c4ve 1n: hahhahahahahahha
tarsier spank: no... an everyday reality for me

LIFESTYLE CHANGE!

2002-08-12T16:10:30Z

yes, as of today i am a VEGETARIAN.

reasons:
1)how is meat so different from that of human meat?
2)why do you refrigerate meat? cuz its dead, rotting flesh.
3)its not healthy.
4)i only really like ground beef and thats disgusting.
5)i'll eat veggie burgers to circumvent that.

rock on.

more than a week

2002-07-23T15:46:55Z

..since i last updated. but now i have time, due to that i called out of work today. the doctor is pretty sure i have strep throat. rock! isnt that fun. so this totals 4 medications i am on right now. i feel like an old man. i am rapidly falling apart. i bet my immune system is beat to shit cuz my freaking insane schedule this summer. work/hanging out with wendy/practicing with band. thats basically been it minus the sleep factor. now i am forced to sleep due to feeling like shit 24/7. and damn i cant believe its almost august. yikes. this stupid job has stolen my summer and my right to spend money. arg.

anyway though. this weekend was pretty cool, without regard not being able to swallow.

friday-we practiced at dubyks. worked hard and rocked out. came home, went to sleep.

saturday-boredom, until me and wendy hung out. it was really a good time. except when we looked for gravity hill and hillbillys were running amok. she bought me a copy of '12 monkeys'. which is possibly my favorite movie of alltime. rocksolid.

sunday-was CONVERGE. damn, here is my review of the bands.
IRVING ROSE-sucked. generic-poison the well-style.
FOLLY-horrible. hardcore ska. ate shit.
SKYCAMEFALLING. again terrible. sounded like hoobastank
meets tons of breakdowns.
CURLUPANDDIE-shitty grind/metal. piece of shit music!

!!!!!!!!!CONVERGE!!!!!!!!
i dont think i need to go into any detail. they always rock. they have to be tied in my mind for the most amazing live performance i have seen thus far. (even though i bet cave in will dethrone one of them). i was right up against the stage with ogden, joe, steve, scott, and emran. man it was freaky having jacob bannon kneel down 2 inches away from my face and scream all nite. oh yeah, and step on my hand, drool on me, and stand so his cock was right in my face. great singing along though. it was definitely like...'holy shit this is fucking incredible.' and now i have been onstage with 2 awesome bands (dillinger 12/21/01) and now the almighty converge during 'the saddest day.'

goddamn they are so good.

again, awesome.

2002-07-15T21:00:21Z

i was pretty stoked today. i ran into my 6th grade teacher while working at the school. i didnt see her from down the hall, but i heard her say 'is that mark diehl!?!?' i was like 'whoa!' i was completely surprised she even recognized me. we talked for awhile. i so impressed that she knew it was me after 6 years. that and the conversation showed how much of a great person she is.

its kinda funny that she was the one who knew me, after i had left a note her room that included saying 'you probably wont recognize me.' needless to say, she went to one of my old friends graduation party (which i didnt attend) and looked for me. damn, i'm really flattered. this goes to show and reminds me why she is my favorite teacher and perons of all time.

i am glad that i wrote that note to her, basically saying that out of 13 years in this school district she was the one teacher made me who i am today. i cant thank her enough. she has been one of the most influential persons in my life.

it was just a great experience seeing and talking to her. she read my note dug it.

i'm just elated and touched about this. and its cool that i'll definitely see her again before i'm done work there.

i dont what else to say, except that she is one of my true role models. definitely for the rest of my life she will hold a spot in my conscienceness.

death comes in the form of a cd demo

2002-07-14T18:12:14Z

this week=band week.
scott joined and we already better. man i am so glad pete is out of the band. it seems that good fortune has shone upon us after his forced departure.
ha, not to mention somehow i completely lucked out and got a marshall cabinet for $106 dollars. THANK YOU JOE. it was originally $225 (used) what a fuckin steal. but then the guy said i could take it home right then for $100. rock. so joe helped me out and now i have this beat up, yeah great sounding cab. now i just have to buy a decent head. right now i am using an older peavey bass head. which is kinda weird. whatever. we arent normal anyway.

we probably gonna practice alot this week to get things tight for saturday when we go to chip;s place to record our first demo.

demos are free. cuz we are recording for free.

i love this band.

infiltrate.destroy.rebuild.

2002-07-13T15:42:39Z

i ran into kieran last nite in town and we discussed that skate video i had always talked about making. looks like it might start getting filmed soon. finally.

which is actually odd. cuz i hadnt given anything skate related any thought until yesterday when i watched 'blue torch' at work and then got the new active catalog in the mail.
maybe its a sign.
(insert weird alien sound here)

feels like summer

2002-07-11T21:53:06Z

work was boring. but hey what the hell do you want? its work. however, this weather is awesome. i was actually cold this morning. niiiiiiice.

then i came home. got my haircut. i borrowed my sisters car, which was good. i hating walking. now i feel cleansed. and renewed. bless me.

afterwards a random trip to borders pursued where i purchased mogwai's new cd 'rock action.' holy shit is it good.

duh duh duh!
and now my van is on its way home! rock. summer looks good again.

what else i am forgetting? something.

tomorrow is scotts first practice with us. shit we are already gods. fuck off. dont touch us.

hope ogden, merri, bowes, dubyk, sean and have a good weekend at hellfest.

roCK!

band-related stuff

2002-07-09T21:48:35Z

fuck i just found out KL isnt playing that show on july 27th. man, every possible opportunity to play a show this summer has somehow fallen through. its starting to get under my skin a little bit. cuz i tired of just practicing. i actually want to play a goddamn show for kripes sake!
yeah we are recording the demo on july 20th. but hell i want to play a show right fuckin now. i mean i bet we will play a few in philly in the fall, thanks to scott.
dammit maybe i'm just pissed cuz i am carless. and this news just frustrates me.
at least recording will be fun. but hell we are running out of time before joe and steve go to PSU, then me to drexel.
and i want us to TOUR this winter. i am going to try hard to make that happen.

tonite=fucked

2002-07-09T03:40:52Z

so yeah my fuckin van died tonite in a very inopportune place. an intersection. had to call for ride/parents to get the tow truck.

fuck this vehicle. i guess tomorrow i resort to learning stick shift.

at least i will be alone at work for 2 hrs. haha yeah i might work. pfff.

.philadelphia.

2002-07-07T05:00:31Z

so today was the goldman's band opening up for baha men extravanagza.

so first we hit south st and hit up the relapse store. man, i guess metal just doesnt do it for me anymore. too much metal in that place. eh. just altogether not my thing like it once was. and then, we stopped at repo records where i bought one of stephen brodsky's solo albums. (excellent-brodsky=the man).

next we surveyed the damage of love park via renovations. it sucks, there is still place to skate, but the cops surround the goddamn place. but most ledges are blocked by planters now.
so we killed time there and i stood in the background of tourists' photos of the love sculpture.

...then there was the show. surprisingly the west choir was there. weird. i saw marissa there, she saw me too.
dude and i swear if another person tries to hand me another american flag they are getting smacked. a guy asked me if i was patriotic. fuck him. i'm not. so yeah.

anyway. some horrid motown group from the 50s went on before goldmans band. but amusingly this persumably old homeless and definitely schizo guy walked in front of this semi-amplitheater of a few thousand people pointing in the sjy and shaking his hips. so our group starts laughing hysterically.
we was wearing a mark jackson pacers jersey. haha. but, he disappeared after that.
then about 20 minutes later he appears on the otherside of the stage dancing still. so i get up and start clapping behind his back (about 6 inches away from him). so then i walk back down and sit. we are all laughing by this point. and hes just staring at me and flipping me off...so we laugh harder. so next this dude grabs a security guard...and then a cop...haha but the cop basically told him to get the hell out of there. i was scared for a second i was going to have the law reprimand me for some paranoid reason of mine.

thats it for now.

diehl @ 2002-07-05T00:37:00

2002-07-05T04:34:36Z

today.

picked wendy up.
went to walts breifly. saw 'the guys.'
went to my house, we ate dinner with my family. went well.
lots of fun.

we went to southampton with people. good times.
minus the mullets, heat, and bugs, and lame fireworks.
left early. went to friendlys met some crazy waitor on speed.
like whoa.

came home.
good day. and twas a good nite.
(forget about my van. that shazz aint getting fixed.)
tomorrow. nothing at work cuz my boss will be hungover.
then band practice. getting ready for recording demo.
then going out with wendy.
werd.

saturday. goldmans band at camden waterfront. with baha men. very werd. chillin backstage. being a rockstar with one of the worst groups of all time.

hehe it'll be fun.
rock.

this sucks.

2002-07-04T03:33:20Z

i just fucked up the back bumper of my van on some haggard, random stone wall in bowes neighborhood, cuz i was backing out of the WRONG DRIVEWAY! arg this could have been prevented.

hopefully we wont get it fixed. otherwise summer/college money=gone.

goddammit.

at least band practice was cool. especially with drew doing photos and scotts awesome comments.
i played sloppy. oh well. i act like an idiot 24/7.
why should playing be any different?

didnt see/talk to wendy. she was babysitting. hopefully she will venture with me to walt's party tomorrow.
we will see.

SELFISH BAND PROMOTION:
WE NEED SHOWS!
mldiehl@hotmail.com

Stop Laughing.

2002-07-03T16:29:13Z

yeah, i'm home on lunch break now from my all too lame/handiwork job as a janitor.
aint band though.
cuz i just ate 2 cheese steaks. which will slow me down in the heat.
whatever.
things have been chill. cant complain.
band practice tonite. shall be good. drew=doing photos for website (www.kidnappinglindbergh.tk)
afterwards...who knows?
man i smell like a combination of cleaning fluid and a thick coat of solidified sweat. yum.

i'm really stoked about this band. and the upcoming SSINEXPLO.
look out for that.

werdy werd werd. you haggard poop face!

a good night.

2002-06-30T03:19:09Z

it all started with joes sisters engagment party thing. steve dressed up as a gorilla and got beat up by me and little kids in front of joes drunken family. oh yeah, then joe tried to play games with these kids and he just ended up getting anhiliated. and a bonus-kiesling was there. he gave me this totally awesome police shirt. you'll see it at KL show very soon. (wink).

speaking of... good ol' jon is making our website. huge thanks to him. none of us have the skill or time to do what hes doing for us. he already did a logo. its fuckin sick. thanks man. we love you. not to mention he may hook us up with shows.
-and recording is definitely taking place in late july. awesomeness.

anyway, with the rest of the nite was spent with venturing with steve-o and jogden to the minor times show. hung out with dubyk, bob, mogg, dorka, drew, tim, merri, and scott steege. probably other people i forget. talked breifly with laura kaplan about how lame this one kid from our class was/is. haha yeah.
-the rise...simply rocks. i dont know why dubyk said he disliked them. man. whatev floats ya boat.
-the minor times awesome as usual.

up next? some writing this week with the band.
wendy comes home tomorrow. awesome.
eh, so do the parents. not so awesome.

or famous.

yep.

2002-06-29T03:14:13Z

practice=awesome.
we need shows=next friday? JVD? help us out?
played wallball breifly with mclean, dubyk, and drew. and the band=cool.
missed merri=not cool.
my left eye all red=not cool.
wearing glasses=sucks.
tired=shows i am alive.
being coherent=not right now.