| Residences | Live-ins | Jobs | Music & Writing | Cars | Schools | |
| 1974-1977 | River Oaks, Texas, near Carswell Air Force Base (now NAS JRB) |
Mom, Dad, Miss Kitty, Doc the Ugliest Dog In The World | Crying, creating insane amounts of poop, alarming other babies |
Tuneless dreck, kinda like Lou Reed with a pacifier | Dad's Green Chevy Nova Mom's Station Wagon |
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| 1978 | Leslie enters the world, and it smarts for it | Being indoctrinated into the George Lucas Army, where I will remain on call FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE | (no, I didn't drive them) | |||
| 1979-1983 | Daniel arrives and immediately starts irritating me |
Stacked lunchroom chairs for no real compensation. Cost/benefit analyses continue to be a problem area for me. | Castleberry Elementary School, River Oaks, Texas | |||
| 1984 | Rural Parker County, near Weatherford, Texas | Mom, Dad, Leslie, Daniel, various cats, Doc the UDITW | Catching hornytoads, eatin' Captain Crunch | Hating anything my music teacher made me sing | Crockett Elementary School, Weatherford, Texas | |
| 1985 | Played alto saxophone in school band. Badly. | Stanley Middle School, Weatherford, Texas (Now destroyed, praise Pete) | ||||
| 1986-1987 | Collecting interesting hats, watching Doctor Who and saving the TV Guides. Oh yeah, and masturbating like a homesick sailor | Played baritone saxophone in school band. Not quite so badly. | Weatherford Middle School, Weatherford, Texas (Now Shirley Hall Middle School) | |||
| 1988-1989 | Weatherford High School, Weatherford, Texas (The old one, not this new hoo-ha they've got down on Bethel. Why, in my day...) | |||||
| 1990 | Courtesy Clerk (sacker) - Crappy Little Groceries, Weatherford, Texas | 1982 navy blue Chevrolet S-10 pickup (which I TOTALED) | ||||
| 1991 | The Average Deep | 1985 beige Oldsmobile Delta 88 | ||||
| January-September 1992 | DJ - KZEE 1220 AM Radio, Weatherford, Texas | |||||
| September-December 1992 | Also played tenor saxophone in the college jazz band. Fun, but outmatched like a mofo. | Weatherford College, Weatherford, Texas | ||||
| January-September 1993 | ||||||
| September-December 1993 | Music Seller - Sound Warehouse, southwest Fort Worth, Texas | 1992 red Nissan Sentra | ||||
| January-April 1994 | ||||||
| May 1994-December 1994 | Fort Worth, Texas, near I-30 and Las Vegas Trail | Shithead, Meathead | Bookseller - Bigass Books & Music, southwest Fort Worth, Texas | |||
| December 1994-April 1995 | Shithead, Gustavson, occasionally Mike P | |||||
| May 1995-November 1995 | Arlington, Texas, near Collins & Arkansas Lane | Gustavson, E, Jehosafat | ||||
| December 1995-April 1996 | Promoted to Community Relations Coordinator at Bigass | The Civilians | ||||
| May 1996-July 1996 | Arlington, Texas, near Hwy. 360 and Park Row | Gustavson, KISSArmy, Jehosafat | ||||
| August 1996-April 1997 | 1995 white Ford E150 Econoline van | |||||
| May 1997-October 1997 | Fort Worth, Texas, near McCart and Sycamore School Road | Gustavson, deanpence, Jehosafat | ||||
| November 1997 | Temp for Jelly Temps, various locations in west Fort Worth | |||||
| December 1997-May 1998 | Fort Worth, Texas, near Hulen and Altamesa | Wifely, Jehosafat | Temp at DINGO Systems for Jelly Temps, west Fort Worth | The same 1995 white Ford Econoline, plus 1989 grey Honda Civic (Wifely's) |
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| June 1998-August 1998 | Data Entry Supervisor - DINGO Systems, west Fort Worth | |||||
| September 1998-March 1999 | Fort Worth, Texas, near McCart and Sycamore School Road (again!) | Wifely, Jehosafat, Albert | ||||
| April 1999 | Temp at Pill 'Em & Fill 'Em at Alliance Airport, Texas - Jelly Temps | |||||
| May 1999 | Customer Service Representative - w3cd.com, North Central Expwy., Dallas, Texas | |||||
| September 1999-December 1999 | Arlington, Texas, near Fielder and Abram | Wifely, Jehosafat, Albert | ||||
| January 2000 | promoted to Director of Fulfillment at w3cd.com | the matthew show begins | ||||
| February 2000-October 2000 | Customer Conversations Coordinator - X (parent of w3cd.com), North Central Expwy., Dallas, Texas | Recording of texas | ||||
| November 2000 | Package Handler - Browntown, D/FW Airport, Texas | |||||
| December 2000-April 2001 | Temp at Perky Logistics on Hwy. 360 in Arlington, Texas - Jelly Temps | |||||
| May 2001-June 2001 | Temp at Doctors, Lawyers, & Such in Lakewood, Dallas, Texas - Jelly Temps | |||||
| July 2001-August 2001 | Dallas, Texas, near Coit and Arapaho | Wifely, Jehosafat, Tomasland, Midge | ||||
| September 2001-February 2002 | 1992 greyish Nissan Stanza | |||||
| March 2002-April 2002 | Rural Parker County, near Weatherford, Texas | Mom, Dad, Sigmund, Socrates | Temp at Banco Numero Uno in downtown Fort Worth - Jelly Temps | Drove Dad's 2001 purple Toyota pickup (spiffy!) | ||
| May 2002 | Brooklyn, New York, in the Sunset Park neighborhood | Wifely | Temp at Royalties R Us, New York, New York - Tempy Temps | None! | ||
| June 2002 | Temp at Rich Bitch Clothiers, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| July 2002 | Temp for MLC (More Lawyer Crap), New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| August 2002 | Temp for the federal gummint, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| September 2002 | Temp for Rich Bitch & other misc. crapulence, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| October 2002 | thematthewshow.com launches | |||||
| November 2002 | Temp for MAC (More Accountant Crap), New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| December 2002 - January 2003 | Temp for Rich Bitch Clothiers, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| February 2003 - May 2003 | Temp for Bigass Bank, Brooklyn Heights, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| June 2003 - August 2003 | New York, New York, in the Hell's Kitchen (or Clinton) neighborhood | Wifely, Jehosafat | ||||
| September 2003 - October 2003 | Temp for XYZ Business Credit, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | texas released | ||||
| November 2003 - December 2003 | Temp for Bigass Network Giant, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| January 2004 | Temp for Fancy Pants Cosmetics, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| February 2004 - April 2004 | Temp for Don't Be Gankin', New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| May 2004 - June 2004 | Temp for Boulder Holders Inc., New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| July 2004 | Temp for whoever the hell would have me, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| August 2004 - October 2004 | Temp for Bigwig Securities, New York, New York - Jelly Temps | |||||
| November 2004 - May 2005 | Brooklyn, New York, in the Borough Park neighborhood | Wifely, Jehosafat, deanpence | ||||
| June 2005 | Recording of february
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| July 2005 - October 2005 | Hurry Home Early compilation released, featuring the matthew show's version of Warren Zevon's Mohammed's Radio | |||||
| November 2005 | Wifely, Jehosafat, deanpence, Nathan | |||||
| December 2005 | 2006 white Toyota Corolla (first new car I've ever owned) | |||||
| January 2006 | Nuttin' | |||||
| February 2006 - March 2006 | Crowley, Texas, near Highway 1187 and Crowley Road | Wifely, Nathan, Wifeymama, Mister G, Roger the crosseyed cat | Temp for Loansharks Inc in Watauga, Texas - Jelly Temps, plus some studio work | Rotary Eleven Studio opens | ||
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Proprietor of Rotary Eleven Studio, stay-at-home dad | |||||
| June 2006 - May 2007 | Euless, Texas, near Highway 360 and Trinity | Wifely, Nathan | ||||
| June 2007 - July 2007 | Dallas, Texas, near White Rock Lake | Wifely, Nathan, Jehosafat | ||||
| August 2007 - September 2007 | Temp for Countin' Accountants On The Wall in Dallas, Texas - Jelly Temps (Rotary Eleven is now a part-time thing) | |||||
| October 2007 | Temp for Big Bank Dynamite in Dallas, Texas - Jelly Temps | |||||
| November 2007 - April 2008 | Desk Jockey for Big Bank Dynamite in Dallas, Texas | |||||
| May 2008 - September 2008 | Plano, Texas, near downtown | |||||
| October 2008 - January 2009 | february released | |||||
| February 2009 - April 2009 | Recording of The Band That Never Was | |||||
| May 2009 - July 2009 | Wifely, Nathan, Jehosafat, Roger the crosseyed cat | |||||
| August 2009 | Proprietor of the matthew show and its affiliated ventures | |||||
| September 2009 | Wifely, Nathan, deanpence, Jehosafat, Roger the crosseyed cat | |||||
| October 2009 - February 2010 | Wifely, Nathan, deanpence, Roger the crosseyed cat | Joined Fish Fry Bingo, what a strange trip that would be... | ||||
| March 2010 | The Band That Never Was Episode 1 released | |||||
| April 2010 - June 2010 | Me and Me & You single released | |||||
| July 2010 - January 2011 | The Band That Never Was Episode 2 released | |||||
| February 2011 | ||||||
| March 2011 - October 2011 | ||||||
| October 2011 - March 2012 | Ah Pook the Destroyer releases The Silver Key Beth Brown releases I'm Not Matthew, co-produced by (ironically) matthew |
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| April 2012 - June 2012 | ||||||
| July 2012 | Wifely, Nathan, Roger the crosseyed cat | The Band That Never Was Episode 4 released | ||||
| August 2012 - September 2012 | Fort Worth, Texas, far west side, near all the cows | |||||
| October 2012 - February 2013 | Memphis released | |||||
| March 2013 - May 2013 | Inklings acoustic EP released | |||||
| June 2013 - July 2013 | Pookie releases his self-titled EP, produced by matthew | |||||
| August 2013 - December 2013 | Fish Fry Bingo splinters, Shotgun Friday is formed. Curiouser and curiouser... | |||||
| January 2014 - March 2014 | The Band That Never Was Episode 5 released | |||||
| April 2014 - August 2014 | Live in the Attic 2014 limited-edition bonus album released | 2006 white Toyota Corolla AND 2014 grayish Kia Rio (technically the wife's...for now) | ||||
| September 2014 - October 2014 | Wifely, Nathan, Roger the crosseyed cat, Porchy the porch cat | |||||
| November 2014 - December 2014 | Phone Wrangler for Doomed American Manufacturing in Arlington, Texas | Safely Down: The Songs of Jason Jackson tribute album released, produced by matthew and Grammy winner John Hampton | ||||
| January 2015 - February 2015 | Proprietor of the matthew show and its affiliated ventures | |||||
| March 2015 - September 2015 | Songs for Legacy, Volume I and Volume II released as free downloads on Bandcamp | |||||
| October 2015 | Fort Worth, Texas, southwest side, not so many cows | Wifely, Nathan, Porchy the porch cat | ||||
| November 2015 - April 2016 | Assistant to the Assistant at Some Local College Still proprietor of tms, Naive Music, and all that that implies |
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| May 2015 | Rewired debut novel released |
If you're interested in matthew's pre-show musical history, you can find some here.
