Mr. Kepplar (Jeff)

Sat - August 6, 2005

TVO BBQ

Hey all, Id like to thank everyone who came to our show, you guys were great, especially during the clap during rainforest café song. I think our performance could have been better, it was a little sketchy, but it was our first show the whole summer so I think we will be better for the scene show. A few mess ups here and there but it was fun. I think maybe we got more concerned about stage appearance than our music, which we will work on. But I look back and I think everyone had fun and I hope everyone enjoyed it, you guys are amazing for coming and supporting us. We have a lot of work to do and every show is a lesson for us. We will see you all September 3^rd at the scene, thank you again for coming.

jepplar

P.S. if you guys have any pics, please send them to us ASAP so we can put them up on our site so everyone can check them out.

Posted at 08:04 AM

Fri - May 27, 2005

Ups and Downs of Practice

Yo Jepplar speaking, I haven’t posted in awhile so I thought id give an update. Today’s practice started good, ended on a bad note though. We played rainforest café (amazing song your all gonna bleed from your ears when you hear it) but AJ wasn’t there to do his part so it sounded unfinished. We also pretty much finished rain song which is really hott, still we need AJ. We set up Christmas lights and all kinds of lights in petie’s garage and jammed for awhile. The we tried to write our new song but we all were too tired for the 15 chord chorus that luis wrote but w/e, I know it sounds good in his head so it will sound good when we do it. Im out.

Posted at 06:11 PM

Sun - April 3, 2005

New Recording

Yo its Jepplar speaking to our imaginary fan base. Practice was ok today, we recorded taken away and it sounds sexy as hell because its at the right speed now. Whoo!! We were gonna play at a relay for life tonight but it was too early and we were just to lazy. I felt honored today because we played the Jepplar jig for Lindsay and Mia and they loved it, so I felt good. Anywayz, that’s just a little update for whoever has no life and actually looks at our page. Id like to give a shout out to a good friend of mine The Tall One, you know who you are.

Posted at 12:59 AM

Mon - March 28, 2005

New Graphic and a slowly evolving band...

Yo its Jepplar speaking. I haven’t posted anything in awhile so I thought I would inform our imaginary fan base with some current news. We have currently reached 10 songs!!!! Only about 6 of them are finished but the other 4 are on their way. A lot of people told us we needed some more upbeat stuff so that’s what you’re going to get. Our newer songs are pretty upbeat, especially the wammi song, your gonna love luis and his wammi pedal after you hear it. I really feel the band is coming along great, we have been having a lot of slow time and some arguments, but were getting past that now. Hopefully we can get these songs recorded and get a CD out for everyone, then have a big show. Anywayz, I’m out for now, hope you all enjoy my newest graphic of the tree in the water.

Posted at 11:20 PM

Sun - February 27, 2005

Ovation Response

Well Ovation is over and done with. I and not to happy with the outcome of it either. We worked really hard and we really excited for the show for it to come out as it did. The one thing I hate doing is not using our own equipment. We had to use marshal half stacks that we didn’t know how to use. Well I get the good one but Luis gets the one where the distortion wouldn’t work. I was pissed because Luis is amazing at guitar and people couldn’t hear him, and we had to waste time trying to fix the amp which cut out our playing time.

Ovation is full of douche bags. I also felt bad because so many people came to watch us and we performed so awful cuz we were so mad. We still got a great crowd response and had people skanking during taken away which surprised me. We only played 4 songs. Anyways, the D song was new but I think we rushed into playing it, we need to perfect it like taken away, complete, and drowning, but that takes time. I really think we could have won that because were so much different then every other band. All the bands sounded the same and that’s the problem with music nowadays but it’s also what gets bands signed. I think the band is really coming together now.

We were having a lot of problems before but I think now after that show and listening to other bands we realized that if we make it, we could actually be a band that revolutionizes music. At the show I was pissed off, but I started feeling better when a lot of people told me they liked the song I wrote “The Kepplar Jig”. The song is so fun to play and I think it has a really good beat which people like. The rap part was the best and I think it showed that we don’t really have a sound, that we just can combine everything and do what works for us and people like that. Anywayz, I’m out for now. Thanks to everyone who came to the show and supported us b4 and after it, you guys are amazing. I wish the performance could have been better but things happen. Marshal sucks, Line 6 owns you!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:32 PM

Mon - February 21, 2005

Great Show

Werd up to all, its Mr. Kepplar speaking. This weekend was great as Petie said. Friday’s mic night went awesome. We did it up with 5 songs and taken away sounded amazing. Even though luis hit one of the ugliest chords I have ever heard during drowning lol, he is still the captain. Our dedicated fan didn’t go to the show which was disappointing, you know who you are! The captain and I heard the best song ever this weekend, it’s called numa numa, it’s in like dutch, its like some dance techno song. Says words like hyduke and sespoon which we haven’t found the meaning to as of yet. So we downloaded it at petie’s house and jammed to it non stop.

I had to sleep at Captains house Friday and Saturday cuz mi parentals were gone and they don’t trust me to lock up the house or w/e. Sunday was Jame’s party, was pretty cool. Saw is kind of boring when its 2nd time seeing it. But it was fun anyways. After that luis was jamming on mi guitara, he is exactly like steve vai, except for he is luis cordova. We have 2 new song ideas that we are working on, we just have to finish them hopefully b4 ovation. We need to balance out our songs b/c we have to many slow songs, they might be sexy as hell but they don’t get the crowd moving. Hopefully these will.

I had some trouble with the D song b/c the timing is unknown to all human kind, but I figured out just to listen to the bass and u will feel it. Drums need alittle work though b/c this song is really hard to make a drum beat to. Anywayz, there is alittle update for the fans if we have any, peace.

Posted at 12:18 PM

Tue - February 15, 2005

I'm Pissed

Well I thought Id give a little update for the fans, that is, if we have any. We are not looking to well for ovation, we only have 3 songs we know and the rest need lots of work. This weekend doesn’t look good for practice because people have concerts to go to and apparently concerts are more important than band practice. We drove to Cypress today for the talent show auditions. Well as were about to set up, the lady says 75% of the band has to go to the school. Well only petie attends there so we couldn’t play. But there was nothing on the Flier that said that.

Another band and us went to some dude who we thought was all high in power and told him the situation, he went and talked to the lady and said that he agrees with her but he will let us play at the audition but it won’t mean anything. So we go in and let the other band go first cuz were nice like that. They played and were ok, keyboard kid was good. Anyways we go to set up and she is like no I have a meeting so u cant play. Petie gets mad and starts talking back.

She keeps saying there is no one here so ur playing for no one and u cant play the show so there is no use. Petie gets really mad and starts saying no one told him 75% had to go to the school. Anyways, she said if she finds the guy who said we could play then she would let us play. We walked put pissed at petie screams thank you for wasting our time. If he would have said bitch at the end, it would have gave it that much more feeling to it. Whatever, when we make it big and she asks us to play at the school, we are gonna take her back on alittle journey to today and give her the answer. I’m out

Posted at 06:47 PM

Wed - February 9, 2005

Crazy Practice

Yo Kepplar speaking here. Today we had practice, bobby couldn’t make it but everyone else showed up. I was late cuz of an emergency at my aunts but its cool now. Anyways, practice went pretty smooth. Our newest song is pretty cool, I really like it, Petie just needs to find the melody to it. I’m pist off cuz I have to reset my amp modes cuz little rios messed with them, damn u! Its ok I’ll fix it. We also worked on the Captains crazy ass song. Its insane! I really didn’t like it at first, but I wrote one part to it and learned the rest and its pretty cool now.

I still wanna see how its sounds with everything in it. Good luck to the hero with making up lyrics with that one. Anyways Saturday is gonna be hardwork. Were gonna finish up our two songs, and rerecord taken away cuz its like 50 times faster than it should be. Luis wrote a new amazing solo for it, good job captain. Were also gonna work on back up vocals for our songs, backup can make all the difference. We gotta plan it out cuz people just start singing whenever they want and that’s not how it should work. Overall we have a lot to do if we want to even think about doing good at ovation. I’m out for now, later.

Posted at 09:24 PM

Mon - February 7, 2005

Stepping It Up

Yo it’s Kepplar speaking. Mondays always suck, especially when you’re sick at home all day. Anyways, I didn’t see any new posts today so I decided to post. Practice on Wednesday I believe. We really gotta start picking it up and putting 150% into our stuff because we can either do well at ovation, or ruin our chances forever. Our new song is sic as hell and I actually wrote my own part to it. I figured out that if I know what The Captain plays, since I’m rhythm, Ill just play the chords to it. Sounds easy but the Captain is crazy, he does that stuff that he does you know. I’ve been practicing our songs at my house so that I get flawless at them because I need to step it up. Anyways, thanks to anyone who left feedback. I’m out.

Posted at 07:49 PM

Sun - February 6, 2005

Kepplar Speaks

It’s Mr. Kepplar speaking here. Practice was ok yesterday, only 3 people were there. Rios had to go home due to bad grade in school, school is so outplayed. But it helped me because I know our newest song (which kicks ass). Another once in a life time event occurred; I corrected The Captain in a timing thing which I suck at. I’m surprised I’m still alive after that. I love you Captain but you can’t yell at me now because I knizow my pizzart. Great weekend it was. Met some cool people at the two shows we had. The show at AMHS was pretty good; I was out of tune in one song and had to take a moment to fix that. When the countdown to taken away started, The Captain forgot to start, but it was ok, we started the next time through.

Crespo (R.I.P) was funny as always at the show. He broke out the scissors dance, was INSANE!!!! Shout out to Ronnie Michaels!!!!! Roberto had on his classic cowboy hat, good stuff. The show at LD’s party was iffy. I was bothered by some things like little Rios resetting my amp modes. But it was an ok show. The bounce house was the best part of the party. Thing was great, I’m still hurting. Kris Cocomomechio was sporting his skin tight spider man costume with fast action invisible web spray. The Cap-tain rolled off the rock wall and landed on his neck which I found hilarious. Sorry for kicking you during my front flip. Overall, good shows, great weekend. Mr. Kepplaaaaaaaaar.

Posted at 03:33 PM