THE FACTOID CLUB

Applied for job at a gas station. Never thought being a musician would have led to working at Taco Bell.

Found article on web that lists 317 steps to superstardom. Don't think 316 are feasible.

Interviewed for position at Wendy's. Let them know about experience with burgers that were always frozen, never fresh. Wendy was not imp...

The busking scene sucks in this town. Not much foot traffic  Plus sign keeps blowing away 

Forgot to mention that work wasn't informed of tour. Need new job Will play mid tempo indie rock for money.

To everyone who has asked or been to scared to ask. Yes, eating only big AZ burgers for weeks does interfere with digestive functions.

Took month off to soak my feet in water. Now time to finish the album.

Should listened to the gut and tried becoming the Bob Geldof of indie rock. Too late to do "Don't They Know It's Labor Day?...

In reflective mood today. Thinking of the tour. Met a lot of people who were twitchy.  Not sure why.

Took a while to get back home. No money for gas. Gas stations won't trade unfrozen frozen hamburgers as payment. Phone died and left cha...

Didn't announce show last night. Been sleeping in car too much.  Feel asleep on bed.  Woke up to 30 voicemails from Big AZ saying room w...

Playing in Chicago tonight. Motel and room number to be announced later. Also, Big AZ burgers have begun tasting better.

Thank you Pete from Seattle for buying shirt. After 18 days, finally ate something that isn't a frozen hamburger

Keep forgetting to promote shows beforehand. But last night was a packed house.  A couple wrestled on the bed. A guy sat in the only chair i...

Need money to eat things besides frozen burgers. Turned to AI for help. Gemini said to discount albums on Bandcamp.  CoPilot said to sell t-...

Not sure if it's the meat, cheese, buns or the amount of ketchup/mustard needed to cover up taste that is getting to me. Not prepared to...

On way to next town and found a farmer's market. No one willing to trade vegetables for Big Az burgers

Creepy guy came to show  Thought he wanted to steal my guitar. He saw my treasure chest of Big Az cheeseburgers, shook his head and left me ...

Pay by the hour motels are stingy with parking spots.  Can't sleep in car in their parking lot. 

Have two hours to put on show and get out. Luckily just need to find the pick and unpack acoustic guitar. Won't have time to warm up. Pe...

Out on tour with the Big Az burger Natural food, I/they don't have no function I don't understand how its made And I don't reall...

Big AZ sent a box with 100 frozen burgers to feed me throughout the month long tour.  Awesome. 

Apparently Big Az is only paying for rooms. Not booking shows. No one booked shows. Told rest of band this is solo tour. Shows will take pla...

Computer froze up when making flyer. Need to upgrade. Vista sucks

Big AZ reached out an agreed to sponsor tour. They aren't rich so it won't be much of a tour.  Big AZ will be covering hotel costs a...

Found ant wandering around the basement. Put a couple of marshmallows on the floor and decided to play some songs on acoustic guitar to moti...

Still working on new album. Been half-finished for 2 years. Might be finished soon. Might be another two years.

Don't miss playing shows out of town but do miss random gas station food like the Big Az cheeseburger. If you're interested in spons...

Not doing th CSIS thing. That was the former drummer pretending he knew music. 

Friends created new label/publishing company called The Apoka Colective, so The Factoid Club music released since 2019 can stay online.  Fr...

Decided to pre-game before Free Gary Fest set. Don't remember rest of the night.   You are an asshole! You single handedly ruined th...

Sally stopped by. Told her I didn't like her like that. She handed me 200 flyers and told me to promote the show. Told her that was Gary...

Was feeling patriotic and decided to play Free Gary Fest. Show is August 19. That's a Saturday. Be there or let Gary rot in jail. Don...

Ran into Sally. Still sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard. She is putting on a festival to raise funds for Gary. Called it Free Gary Fes...

Gary called from jail. Needs me to bake him a cake. Don't know how to bake. He gave me list of ingredients. Never would have thought nai...

All previous releases are gone. Never to return   The singer was pissed. While I was living on the compound, my mother donated my comput...

Compound got busted yesterday. Gary was arrested. He resisted and large chunks of beard were pulled out. Had to answer questions. "Why ...

Gary allowed visiting with parents for holiday. He needed Christmas gifts. Told all the men to comeback with stuff. Think he was visited by ...

Gary growing a beard is not not awkward. Wife never returned. Gary now married to all women on the compound. Sally now is in band. Can't...

Gary Christ does have superhuman powers. Cops came sniffing around compound. Gary became invisible. His wife was taken away. But Gary turned...

All hail Gary Christ and the Holy Ghost. End of post.    Ha Ha! Ha! You should be hailing Gary Christ for all that he has done for us ...

Recording secret album. Gary mustn't know. Not affiliated with his church. Is this how Adam and Eve felt eating apples ?   He passed...

Harvest festival at the Tabernacle. Thought Gary would pay but he insisted that all members of his church donate their time. I play guitar w...

Gary and wife bought a farm a few months ago. Then started church. Wants me to move onto his "compound" and play guitar for the ch...

Fourth release still halfway done. Fifth release is 7/8th of the way done. Can you release fifth before fourth? Would people notice? Don...

Gary spoke to the cousin's husband. He got fired. The other executives said The Factoid Club (the sandwich, not the band) would be a dis...

Came up with the perfect song. It will be adult enough to help bring people back to Subway. The song was easier to make than coming up with ...

Still trying to come up with a jingle for the subway commercial. Gary said it has to appeal to adults. It can't mention Jared or childre...

Gary's cousin's husband works in the subway marketing department. They are freaking out after the Jared incident. Want to go in a ne...

Halfway through writing/recording fourth release. Taking break for summer. Will be relaxing for next two months.   The Singer decided to...

Gary got married today. Turns out garden gnome wasn't garden gnome. Gary hired band to play reception. Sat and drank weak rum & coke...

Gary booked a New Year's Eve show opening for a cover band. After set, Gary brought up guy claiming to be from Atlantic Records. Said he...

Asked to play last minute show last night Busiest bar night of the year. Agreed to do it of course. During set, drunk guy asked, then demand...

Found the contract. Was a lot of fine print. Need to play at least one paying show a week or get job giving Gary 15%. Also cannot have pizza...

Gary booked gig but turns out it was a call center job. Went in carrying acoustic guitar. Trainers gave weird looks. Gary emailed his bank i...

Only made 10 copies of EP. Super rare guys. Gary wanted more copies. Told him to buy the blank CD-Rs and more would get made.    Trackli...

EP is finished. Gary not happy with drumming being on pots & pans and using broken tree branches as drumsticks. Told him it was part of ...

Was in Christmas spirit. Wrote Christmas song called Santa Claus Hates Poor People. Dad said it was most honest Christmas song since Grandma...

Played a show. Bus pulled up with bachelorette party. Announced next song as "A Stripper Is Grinding On Your Fiancé Right Now”. They di...

Gary liked three of the four songs. Said the one he didn't like wasn't compelling enough. Gnome don't want to sing along. Need t...

Found a muse in an unlikely source. Not a sitcom Not going to be a full album. 4 songs is all you get, Gary.   Not sure where he got the...

Won an acoustic guitar at a carnival by popping three balloons with darts. Sounds horrible. Won't stay in tune. Think I found my new sou...

Definitely no gnome related content in Dharma & Greg. Is this writer's block? Need to make Gary and gnome happy. Pulling hair out. O...

Played another show No notes from The Singer. I did convince him that we should try playing some covers. He finally agreed. He ended up pick...

Patched things up with Gary. Agreed to put his name in next album title. He wants songs people will sing along too. By people, he means gard...

Been ducking Gary. Don't have exposure to give him. Won't book more shows until he gets his cut. Gary changed since he met the garde...

Gary called. Haven't talked in months. He needed his 15% of exposure for the January show. Plus interest. Not sure how to pay him.    ...

Listeners of the band don't realize that every song is inspired by an episode of Dharma and Greg. There are 115 episodes. Unless another...

NEVER EVER doing that again.   Gary found some old Encyclopedia Brown books in his garage. You know the kid that would solve mysteries f...

Was about to start recording some new material but neighbor started shooting off fireworks. Or he is murdering someone. Will know more if co...

Hiding. Working. Hiding. Be back soon .    I hadn’t seen The Singer in a month and he stopped by and handed me this to update the blog. ...

The rumor going around town saying I dropped out of old band due to song being on Gilmore Girls not entirely accurate.   Okay, I went to...

Second album released. Rooftop Collateral. 8 songs. Garden gnome cover rejected. Gary disappointed. Too disappointed. Note to self: investig...

Creativity peak. Not sure where songs are coming from. Recorded 20 songs in last week. May need to cut out caffeine. Starting to shake. Swea...

Played show 2 nights ago. Same venue as open mic incident. They didn't seem to remember me. Made sure not to play Sweet Caroline. Sold 2...

Gary booked show. No pay. Exposure. He still gets 15%.   Yes, we did play a show and yes, we didn’t get paid. It’s fine. A few people se...

Figured out Windows Media play burning. The Chipped Tooth Duty now officially available for sale. Only 25 made. 24 left. Get it while hot.  ...

Gary borrowed Santa suit. Split the ass when bending over to kiss a garden gnome he thought was elf under mistletoe. More upset about missin...

CD didn't burn properly. Put disc in car CD player and it wouldn't play. Watched it being finalized!. Please help, Bill Gates. I fou...

Album finished. Or abandoned. Seven songs are enough. No need for more. People will get it. Or they won't. Is there a market for homemad...