For only $5 I’ll eat this whole glob. Who’s in? #wasabi
Let’s Stay Strong…
Without knowing the true facts and also being someone who doesn’t like to bring attention to heinous accusations/acts by publicly speaking about them I have been teetering back and forth on commenting about this weekend’s non fictitious news regarding a piano playing Berkeley music guy who happens to be considered internet famous.
Speaking about this situation gives this situation more attention, as little as this attention may be, it is still more attention. It’s more attention to something I cannot condone and I do not like giving it any public acknowledgement. On the other hand not addressing it is almost as bad as condoning it so here I am, speaking up.
I don’t know who the alleged victims are. I may know who they are but at this moment I do not know any names of those involved. I however have played a slew of shows with, traded a slew of jokes with, and been very cordial with the alleged attacker. So when I found out about this investigation I most likely shared similar thoughts and reactions with all of you. I wanted to deny this. I couldn’t believe I associated myself with someone who could do this. I searched the internet to not find confirmation, but to find out this wasn’t true. I did not search to find out that the victims were lying, but more so to find out that this was some despicable early April Fools Day prank. I couldn’t believe that I’ve trusted this person and that I assumed this person was not someone who could cause any harm to any of the loving and awesome fans we share in this crazy wizard rock/nerdfighteria life we have been enthralled in for all of these years. I’m sure most of you felt the way I felt.
What’s more important than how I felt is how the victims feel. They probably didn’t ask for this. This probably happened to them and it has probably spun their world as they knew it upside down. I want the victims to know that they are safe with us. I want them to never feel like they are in the wrong for speaking out about this. I want them to not feel alone or outcasted. I want them to know that they are still part of a large community filled with people who love and respect them for who they are…regardless of who or what that may be.
Whether you’ve heard me or not I’ve always thanked you and loved you and told you that without you there wouldn’t be a JFF or any of my peers for that matter. I’ve always believed that regardless of the situation the show must go on for you, for all of you and I want you to know that me and my peers work very hard to let you be safe and secure with us at all of our shows and online events. Please stand by each other and please support each other and don’t fall off the awesome path that we’ve all been traveling on together. As a group, drawn together by multiple similar likes, dislikes and emotions I encourage everyone to allow this tragic event to help make us stronger as a community. Please don’t be ashamed or afraid to say “no” to or report any situations where someone you consider a celebrity, a friend, or both are encouraging you to do or feel something you are not comfortable with.
Again I do not enjoy publicly speaking about this incident but I enjoy it even less to publicly ignore it. I want to give reassurance that we are still a community filled with love, respect and support for one another. Be safe and be kind. There are many wolves in sheep’s clothing in this world. Unfortunately even our world has seemingly been penetrated by one. Let’s learn from this. Let’s stay strong. Let’s stay positive. Let’s support the innocent victims as they go through this very tough time in their young lives.
Love,
Justin Michaelman, a.k.a. Justin Finch-Fletchley a.k.a JFF.
JFF’sMidniteTweet:
Christmas is so much fun and so are silly Wizard Rock Christmas songs. Join me, JFF, on a Christmas adventure often interrupted by Hagrid the Half-Giant and his gigantic booze filled holiday spirit on “Justin Finch-Fletchley and the HuffleWizard Christmas Songs digital EP.”
That’s right! JFF (along with Hagrid’s love) tries to reacquaint, reconcile, decorate, celebrate and even sing about house elves in this fab new collection of some new and old wizard holiday songs.
It’s only $5 and since it’s Christmas this collection is ready for delivery and download: http://dft.ba/-JFF-xmasEP
P.S.—All of these songs have been recorded exclusively for this lively and lovely Christmas EP.
….@datm
For over 50 years Draco and the Malfoys have been torturing us with their brand of evil wizard rock….and now…this weekend at the Brooklyn and Boston Yule Balls we WILL finally have our chance to be ridiculed, patronized and insulted by wizard rock’s greatest antagonists of all time for the very last time at their very last 2 live shows ever!!!!
Now, in the future they may still release more music and they may still be wizard rock’s most evilest band but this weekend, and this weekend only, will be historical as the infamous Draco and the Malfoys take the stage for the very last time.
Good riddance!
These shows are almost sold out so get yer tickets now!
December 17, 2011
Brooklyn, NY
Harry and the Potters
Draco and the Malfoys
Potter Puppet Pals
Big Digits
MC Kreacher
Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!
the Bell House
149 7th St.
5pm | $18 | ALL AGES | Tickets
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December 18, 2011
Cambridge, MA
Harry and the Potters
Draco and the Malfoys
Potter Puppet Pals
Jason Anderson
the Whomping Willows (I’ll be playing in this band)
Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!
the Middle East Downstairs
480 Massachusetts Ave
5pm | $20 | ALL AGES | Tickets
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All shows benefit the Harry Potter Alliance.
yours in darkness,
JFF
JFF’s Christmas Grab Bag Sale
Do you like wizards? Do you like Christmas? Head to my merch store to get this extremely limited edition Christmas Grab Bag full of my hand made Wizard Holiday Ornaments, “Justin Finch-Fletchley and the HuffleWizard Christmas Songs digital ep”, button mix packs, and more!!! Click here now!!!
Nacho craving!!!
Ok, check out this sort of Nacho Pizza I just made.
I whipped up a chili then used it, along with the restaurant style lime salsa I made yesterday as the base sauce.
I hand tossed my dough and I worked it real thin to get it to be chip-like. I seasoned the thin dough, baked it for two minutes at 500 on my preheated pizza stone. Then I took it out of the oven using my trusty pizza peel and added the chili sauce then topped with shredded cheddar and mozzarella.
I baked my pie for about 5 more minutes then sprinkled it with diced leeks and put it back in for about 3 more minutes.
I pulled it out, added a little more cheese and then topped with some local cilantro.
Damn, it tastes good.
I was able to satisfy my nacho craving and also maintain my daily pizza requirement in one meal.
It’s like getting two birds stoned at once or however that saying goes!
- JFF Out!
It was The Wrockstock Moment @Grace_Kendall
Hello!!!
I just realized I never really posted this so before it’s way too out dated, here are some of my quick and random thoughts on last weekend’s big event in Missouri. Also I have a Wrockstock moment to tell you all about too. Read away, friends.
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A Game. All the bands, which really has become a Wrockstock tradition, brought their a game to the stage. It was an honor to share the card with such an amazing amount of talented bands and musicians.
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As Master of Ceremonies someone told me I reminded her of Ryan Seacrest (sp.). I don’t know who he is. I heard his name before in my life. I assume he works on MTV or VH1 or Survivor or Reality Bites or something. Fuck it; I’ll google him. Here’s a pic.
Haha. No effing way do I remind people of that guy. No way. No way.
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Stealing the Boat. It’s a thing for me. For the past 5 Wrockstocks I have had one mission and one mission only: To steal the motor boat and ride it around the lake like a crazed wizardly Captain Ahab hunting my very own Moby Dick, the Giant Squid. I’ve come very close and going into this weekend I really felt confident that it would happen. But to my dismay…. the Trout Lodge felt the same confidence and removed the boat from the dock in the lake prior to Wrockstock’s opening day. Foiled again. In the fearful words/raspy growl of Doctor Claw “Next time, Wrockstock, next time!”
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“Dumbledore is Gay and he grabbed my ass”…and held onto it for a long time.
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Hummus. People would ask me daily as they stared in awe at the giant globs on one of my food plates: “Where’d you get the hummus from JFF?” How was I the only one to notice the salad bar offered hummus each day?
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Madame Pince & the Librarians performed dressed in Batgirl suits. Why Batgirl? I’ll tell ya. Barbara Gordon, Batgirl’s non-super alter ego, is a librarian (which actually makes her really super). Now that’s deep. Way to go with creativity Ariel, Kelly, and Stacy.
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Ninjas. They moved fast.
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This is My Bliss. Snidget made me cry. Grace Kendall, as Snidget, is one of the oldest bands in wizard rock. But she’s still new to everyone. She’s been on this plateau, not a bad one either, but a plateau still the same where she’s consistently rocking her dulcimer playing her beautiful tribunal masterpieces about death, dead wizards and magical creatures while at the same time providing incredibly funny in-between-song stage banter.
But she’s on the rise right now and that rise is near meteoric. She closed her set with a fairly new song: This is My Bliss. It’s a song that really hits home with me personally, much more than any of my friends’ songs (wizard or muggle) ever have. It’s a song that goes straight from her heart into yours. As she closed her set with it, the entire audience sang along. She stepped away from the mic and continued to play and sing with them then she walked off the stage and sat down in the front row as she joined the crowd looking up at the stage with them while they all still sang her song. It was the kind of magic that will probably never be recreated. It was the Wrockstock Moment. From the backstage area I stood alone covered in goose bumps eyes welling up with tears of pure joy for our friend Grace Kendall. Check out her bandcamp page http://gracekendall.bandcamp.com/album/little-songs Follow her on twitter @Grace_Kendall
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Okay, and lastly, I was the first band ever to perform at a Wrockstock, way back in 2007. I’ve always been very proud to know that while performing my opening song “Dumbledore is Gay (and that’s OK)” I was starting something very special and dear to our hearts.
This year I was the very final act to perform at Wrockstock. As we played our very long assed set I couldn’t help from thinking about much we as a community have thrived since the final book was released. With the heavy rumors of this being the final Wrockstock, if this is true, if this is it, well I’m even more honored and blessed to forever be Wrockstock’s first and last.
- JFF Out!
Exclusive to this weekend’s Wrockstock is the very official and very accurate “JFF is My BFF” pint glass!!!
Imagine the serenity you will feel knowing that my likeness is with you during each and every sip you take from your glass! Creepy? Maybe, but awesome either way.
Yes, I brought back only an extremely limited edition of these glorious drinking goblets of fire. In fact, the supply is so limited that only the first 12 people who purchase one will have one.
In less confusing words: There are only 12!!! So get it while you still can! They’re only $5 and will be in the vendor/merch room at Wrockstock until they run out.
Your Wrockstock festivities won’t be complete without your JFF is My BFF pint glass with free bubble wrap protection, so you won’t have to fear breaking it as you travel home after this soon-to-be-awesome weekend.
See ya soon wizkids!!!
JFF
CheezyMac-n-Chicken Soup: the stranger the food combination sounds the more delicious it will be. Check out today’s JFF’s Parking Lot Lunch: its no secret that macaroni and cheese is one of the greatest things ever! Today I mixed it into this boiling bowl of Melinda’s roasted garlic-rosemary-chicken soup. Try it out when you can!
