Greetings Autobeat Allies! The Bee here, eschewing puny mortal virtues like sleep and respect for my human “day” job to reach out to you, my Autobeat constituents (yes, I feel I represent you in some way akin to a senator – Stumblebee:you :: Dennis Kucinich:a resident of Vermont) in blog form, that being the avenue for today’s hard hitting news items and scurrilous rumors. And oh yes, my droogbots, I have a bit of both for you today.
First let us address the news angle: Optimus has its collective pair of hands full for the remainder of summer – as you no doubt have noted duly in your dayplanners we have many shows coming up. Why in fact, one of these selfsame shows is taking place this very night! We will be gracing a venue we have not yet touched or even heard of: THE 107.7 THE END BEACH HOUSE! Situated in the Emerald City’s most popular sun n’ fun locale, Alki beach (where Mr. Bee purportedly saw a Mr. Vedder after seeing “Haroid and Maude” one summer night some years ago), we will be battling Mother Nature herself as that dried up old spinster showers us with… well, showers as we play a show on the deck. And we’ll be on the air! I’ll not bore you with details of times and addresses since as I’ve said surely you’ve already noted duly every breadcrumb of detail we in our wisdom dole out on a need to know basis. Yes yes, and don’t call you Shirley.
And of course this is just the beginning of our weekend as we celebrate (perhaps “observe” is the right verb as the date is right for neither) the Anniversary of the Most Glorious Breaches Between Dimensions known as the Births (respectively) of Powerthighs and Autobeat Ally Grand Snapdragon of Promotion Business Over Broadway (B.O.B.). Saturday night our bacchanalian week’s end continues with our “He Dies in Rocket School” CD release party at the Mars Bar. ALL members of Optimus will be sloshing back mass amounts of the old moloko plus this night oh my droogbots and you’re sure to see a bit of the old ultra-violence when someone nabs Grimrock’s hair product(s). Be sure to come for not only these attractions but also Autobeat Allies Neezie Please and the Tea Cozies (please excuse spelling mistakes, your mortal vices known as “New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale” and “snoochie boochies” are helping Stumblebee think today).
Our next show takes us to Bellingham, and the Optimus digs a road trip. We also dig a pony.
Then we have another outdoor show and PAX and PAX related festivities to keep us busy, not to mention the ever present newly blooming songs that beg for some 2″ tape – more on that later…
Now onto rumors! I’ll keep this part short as I have a scant 1 hour to sleep and a long day after tonight’s show – but such is the short life of an Autobeat. But enough with the chit chat, you say, keep the blather short! Shorter than you know my friends… there is a hint of a rumor that certain small factions of society have a teeny problem with the Optimus. Of course we are lovers not fighters, and we wouldn’t stoop so low as to name names or go headhunting. We only want a peaceful environment in which we can strum our silly little ditties and entertain the diminutive fraction of society that enjoys our creative output. These… animosities reportedly felt at least a little bit towards us strike the Optimus as hurtful and a little childish. One might expect in a short time to see something from us (exclusive Myspace release perhaps?) expressing the frustration we feel, if only to ease our troubled minds a little. You didn’t hear it from the Bee.
Stay tuned and keep checking in on us (and caring), you never know when the Bee’s gonna blog next!!!
First let us address the news angle: Optimus has its collective pair of hands full for the remainder of summer – as you no doubt have noted duly in your dayplanners we have many shows coming up. Why in fact, one of these selfsame shows is taking place this very night! We will be gracing a venue we have not yet touched or even heard of: THE 107.7 THE END BEACH HOUSE! Situated in the Emerald City’s most popular sun n’ fun locale, Alki beach (where Mr. Bee purportedly saw a Mr. Vedder after seeing “Haroid and Maude” one summer night some years ago), we will be battling Mother Nature herself as that dried up old spinster showers us with… well, showers as we play a show on the deck. And we’ll be on the air! I’ll not bore you with details of times and addresses since as I’ve said surely you’ve already noted duly every breadcrumb of detail we in our wisdom dole out on a need to know basis. Yes yes, and don’t call you Shirley.
And of course this is just the beginning of our weekend as we celebrate (perhaps “observe” is the right verb as the date is right for neither) the Anniversary of the Most Glorious Breaches Between Dimensions known as the Births (respectively) of Powerthighs and Autobeat Ally Grand Snapdragon of Promotion Business Over Broadway (B.O.B.). Saturday night our bacchanalian week’s end continues with our “He Dies in Rocket School” CD release party at the Mars Bar. ALL members of Optimus will be sloshing back mass amounts of the old moloko plus this night oh my droogbots and you’re sure to see a bit of the old ultra-violence when someone nabs Grimrock’s hair product(s). Be sure to come for not only these attractions but also Autobeat Allies Neezie Please and the Tea Cozies (please excuse spelling mistakes, your mortal vices known as “New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale” and “snoochie boochies” are helping Stumblebee think today).
Our next show takes us to Bellingham, and the Optimus digs a road trip. We also dig a pony.
Then we have another outdoor show and PAX and PAX related festivities to keep us busy, not to mention the ever present newly blooming songs that beg for some 2″ tape – more on that later…
Now onto rumors! I’ll keep this part short as I have a scant 1 hour to sleep and a long day after tonight’s show – but such is the short life of an Autobeat. But enough with the chit chat, you say, keep the blather short! Shorter than you know my friends… there is a hint of a rumor that certain small factions of society have a teeny problem with the Optimus. Of course we are lovers not fighters, and we wouldn’t stoop so low as to name names or go headhunting. We only want a peaceful environment in which we can strum our silly little ditties and entertain the diminutive fraction of society that enjoys our creative output. These… animosities reportedly felt at least a little bit towards us strike the Optimus as hurtful and a little childish. One might expect in a short time to see something from us (exclusive Myspace release perhaps?) expressing the frustration we feel, if only to ease our troubled minds a little. You didn’t hear it from the Bee.
Stay tuned and keep checking in on us (and caring), you never know when the Bee’s gonna blog next!!!
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