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Erik
Minimalist / Indie / Powerpop

"Dancing is the logical way to earn a slice of pie."

Austin, Texas
United States

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Last Login:  8/7/2008
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 MySpace URL: 
  http://www.myspace.com/1516puzzle  

   Erik: General Info
Member Since10/1/2004
Band Website15-16puzzle.com
Band Members15-16 puzzle plays guitar, sings, and on occasion can be heard on fuzz bass or kazoo.
InfluencesThe Beatles
Minor Threat
Bob Dylan
The Pixies
Franklin Bruno
Superchunk
Brett Gurewitz
Mr T Experience
The Judy's
Ed's Redeeming Qualities
my sister
Sounds LikeBuskers wearing suspenders, seventh chords, a roadtrip the day after Christmas, guitars who want to be banjos, slowly floating down a river on a raft on the first day of summer, tv theme songs from shows about waitresses, singing for your supper on an empty stomach, a half-unexpected phone call from that cute temp that you just started working with, a story from your grandfather about the girl he loved before he met your grandmother, ten seconds before a really good kiss.
Movies That I've Bought, But Haven't Gotten Around to Watching Yet The Phantom of the Opera (the Lon Chaney one), Plan 9 from Outer Space, The Warriors, Supersize Me, Desperate Living, The Brother From Another Planet, 35 Up, Bringing Out the Dead, Dawn of the Dead (the George Romero one), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Touch of Evil
Famous People Who Inexplicably Bother Me Michael Moore, Sienna Miller, Claire Danes, Eliza Dushku, Ben Affleck
Stuff I Really Want to Do Refinish my headboard and bedside table, Pay appropriate bills, Throw away clothes that I have been making excuses for, Clean my house all the way, Mow my front lawn, Lose a good ten pounds, Figure out a good Halloween costume, Drop off a carload of stuff to the Goodwill, Find my headphones, Draw a picture a week, Get a bunch of photos from my sister, Drive to see that Prada Marfa, Eat crepes, Find some drawer pulls that won't make my bathroom and kitchen look like crap, Start walking before work, Fix up that rundown minigolf place
Record Labelnot so much
Type of LabelNone




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   About Erik
I live in Austin. I try and write and record music, under the name 15-16 puzzle. It is hard, because 1) I'm a lazy perfectionist, and 2) that name makes babies cry. I have craploads of good songs all written, and I really need to get around to recording them soon.

    About Cryptozoological Discoveries

I kind of hate nature. Well, I really just hate creepy animals that choose to invade my personal space. For a while, I had this creature that was living on my porch. I thought I had a wasps' nest on the ceiling of my porch, all up in the corner, but when I took a closer look it appeared to be either a chipmunk or a baby duck. It would either crawl or fly down while I was at work, or asleep. It freaked me out every day I would see it, until it got big enough to fly away and never come back.

Now I have this three-legged possum thing that lives in my attic. At first, I thought it was squirrels running across my roof, until I heard the noise and decided to run outside to see the squirrels. There wasn't no squirrels on my roof. Crap.

Whatever it is, it can be heard limping/running around in my attic, and digging up stuff, perhaps to make a nice comfortable bed out of insulation so that it can attract other feral creatures with tales of a swinging bachelor pad. I am scared shitless that it will claw its way through the ceiling while I am asleep, and fall on my face.

After this creature is taken care of, I imagine the next increasingly awfuller thing to haunt me will be some sort of double-sided snake that lives in my toilet, or a telekinetic land-octupus that lives under my carpet.

    Who I'd Like To Meet

Ladies who give free, yet powerful, backrubs. People who like to tell interesting stories, while they cook. Folks who make good margaritas, mojitos, or cosmos (preferably all three). Cute, bad girls with real scottish accents, or real cute girls with bad scottish accents. People who are afraid of things (and not the boring crap like public speaking and being alone). Drummers. Psychics. Identical twins, but not at the same time. A knowledgable sort of person who will introduce me to good music because they think I'll like it, not because they want to seem cool. Anyone who don't care about all the stuff that I don't know about (like when to shut up, and subject-verb agreement).

   Erik's Friend Space (Top 8)
Erik has 52 friends.
 Jennifer 


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 Gabi 


 David 


 Glenn Case 


 Chris Weber 


 State Shirt 


 The Half Racks 





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National Karaoke League





May 28 2008 7:17 PM

Today is the LAST DAY to sign up for the summer season of the National Karaoke League! Meet new friends, rock out with a team, compete for bar tabs and prizes, and strive for the title of Karaoke National Champion!

Registration closes TONIGHT for both the Downtown Austin and North Austin divisions, so head over to nationalkaraokeleague. com right now and sign up!
KRiSTEN





Mar 8 2008 4:59 AM

hahahaha
i AM a birthday liar!
it was actually on feb. 25 a few days ago
and i still dont have my licence! =/
Casey





Jan 18 2008 6:08 PM

trick trick trickin along cowboy! How are cows?
THRIFT TOWN Thrift Stores





Dec 21 2007 1:38 PM

Fun stuff, Erik!

Thanks for the add!



ReUse, ReSale, ReCycle

Happy Thriftin'!
Casey





Dec 5 2007 7:43 PM

1. As Barbie would say "Math is Hard"

2.I am a lucky one who has a one of a kind name..unlike you MISTER!
Casey





Dec 5 2007 6:35 PM

huh? i'm lost as usual
Jennifer





Dec 5 2007 4:36 PM

Clean house! Clean house!
Casey





Dec 5 2007 4:35 PM

I just googled myself and your myspace profile popped up..
Casey





Nov 30 2007 9:00 PM

Dear Erik,
I have recently learned that "doo wop" is not a genre of music you enjoy. I have found this out from an unusual source. I am ashamed to call you friend.
Casey





Nov 28 2007 8:28 PM

i am getting a bit mad about even you "borrowing" my nana's jitterbug, being that she is dead.
Casey





Nov 27 2007 8:43 PM

My nana will kick your ass!
Dr Sushi





Nov 26 2007 9:24 PM

They claim Hawai'i is part of the US, but I'm doubting it.
I've got another year to 1 1/2 on my sentence. =P
Casey





Nov 20 2007 2:44 PM

Whats shaken' bacon..
Gannon





Nov 9 2007 1:31 PM

Gretchen جريتشين





Nov 2 2007 9:14 PM

omg... that sounds a little scary. but, please do send them my way!
Sandhya





Nov 2 2007 7:10 AM

I am glad we've meet then because I doesn't care about stuff you don't knew either (like subject-verb agreement) and perhaps you recall the drunken un-shutting-up at Jen's about a certain friend's (who shall remain unnamed) ex-girlfriend.

I is terribly frightened of books by Dan Brown. I fear I will be addicted to things I hate.
Gabi





Oct 25 2007 4:36 AM

I'm getting a camera on Friday. So you should be nice to me.
KRiSTEN





Oct 22 2007 11:05 PM

ahahaha
we were talking about you the other day
Casey





Oct 12 2007 7:11 PM

I'll put an add in your paper, baby.
Gretchen جريتشين





Oct 10 2007 12:32 PM

Yo. Word. *secret handshake* ... when are we going to get those H tattoos?
Jennifer





Sep 27 2007 4:41 PM

Diagnosis:

You have 25% Williams Syndrome, 5% Asperger's Syndrome and no evidence of Down's Syndrome. Please schedule an appointment with Dr. Tullis immediately for treatment.
Casey





Sep 27 2007 3:46 PM

I haven't quite made it to work yet..
Casey





Sep 27 2007 3:02 PM

Ello love!
Casey





Sep 13 2007 5:48 PM

add an e to my last name again and I'll cut you
Casey





Sep 13 2007 4:45 PM

I believe it was Casey Nolt who said " I fucking love you" or maybe it was Nick Nolte..nope definitely Casey Nolt.
Glenn Case





Sep 12 2007 5:44 PM

Erik is NOT Erik. Erik is the freaking man!

The reason for this is not a puzzle, unlike his stage name.

ROCK!

Glenn Case
KRiSTEN





Jul 12 2007 5:20 PM

hey
so i have a bunch of pool pictures from when you came if you want them
Gretchen جريتشين





Jul 3 2007 5:45 PM

When are we gettin' together??
Dr Sushi





Jul 2 2007 2:29 PM

Karen





Jun 26 2007 10:55 PM

Yo! Yeah, Eva and Tony are actually getting married on the same day as me! haha. It's a big date. I've heard that Vegas is all booked up with the luck of the 7s- 07/07/07. I guess people are thinking they'll have more luck of lasting longer with those digits. I just chose it so he wouldn't forget our anniversary easily! :)
KRiSTEN





Jun 25 2007 11:17 PM

i know, i didnt even add it just to be supportive, i actually like it. haha
how am i gonna break ur internet from ALL the way over in spring?
KRiSTEN





Jun 25 2007 9:36 PM

i know, u should
but ur not taking my dog, she doesnt like you. lol
that oversleeping song is sweet, i think im gonna add it to my profile
was teresa ur girlfriend? or just one of ur friends?
Gretchen جريتشين





Jun 24 2007 3:09 PM

Just saw your comment to Ben... nooooowww I understand your tattoo comment to me. Yes! TATTOOS! It needs to be something really unique and obscure and no one else can ever know the real meaning...
Dr Sushi





Jun 24 2007 6:03 AM

We had the H hand symbol, but it was clunky and nowhere near cool. Hmmm... I'll work on it.
Gretchen جريتشين





Jun 23 2007 1:28 AM

So you're eagerly awaiting stories of tattoos... or you're eagerly awaiting getting tattoos?? Cause I'm always up for getting another tattoo...
Gretchen جريتشين





Jun 22 2007 1:17 AM

Erik! I'm reading your profile (and could it be that you've added things since yesterday when I first looked at it?? Maybe I'm losing my mind... or maybe it's a little of both)...anyway, I'm reading your profile and I cannot stop laughing! So smart. So funny. More, please.
Dr Sushi





Jun 21 2007 7:20 AM

Erik! Dude! We have 3/17 of Cohort H reunited. And it feels so good.
Now, write more songs fiend.
Marcus Kellis and the Legitimate Businessmen





Apr 26 2007 6:20 PM

ERIK, record some more songs.
Marcus Kellis and the Legitimate Businessmen





Oct 27 2006 12:24 AM

thanks dude. there is included in 1645 "gummi bears" theme and "every breath you take," which are probably contemporary with your stepdad's life. i dug your cover of moving right along. it's a very charming song.
Jennifer





Aug 30 2006 1:56 AM

You are my favorite. Seriously.
Glenn Case





Oct 2 2005 2:49 PM

Very happy to see that one of songfight's best songwriters has a myspace profile. Even happier to call him a friend. ROCK!
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