new demo

hello. i have been writing a lot lately so i thought i would put up a new demo on my myspace player for you guys to enjoy...or not, it's all a matter of opinion, but i will warn you that this demo is particularly chopped full of that demo'ee goodness, children playing, computer fan etc. you get the drill. enjoy...or not. this song is about how fragile and beautiful life is, it is a sort of a poem set to music. it's a soem if you will.


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thankful?

today i flew from home from baltimore, and i was on a plane with a bunch of soldiers that were coming home from the war in iraq. they were not that much older or younger than me and you could tell that they were on the last leg of a very long journey home. when we landed i got out of the plane and waited to see their reactions and the reactions of there family members when they saw each other. it hit me so hard that i walked all the way back to the baggage claim with heavy tears in my my eyes! i have to remember that when i am at home in my warm bed and my kids are sleeping safe and sound, somebody else's father, son, daughter, or mother is somewhere defending my freedom! it doesn't matter what your opinion about this war is, you have to agree that all wars are horrible and proof of how messed up and evil that mankind can be. i know it is really early in my blogging career to be doing the "patriotic" blog but i just had to get this out somewhere. this is not supposed to be political, i just want to remind even if it is just myself to be thankful for all the sacrifices that so many young and old have made for me to raise my family in peace. i am very thankful.

baltimore

this morning I flew out to baltimore to visit my good friend jack and to play a show, this should be fun! it is an unexpected treat to come out here and play some songs. I also met an old aa fan named nikki who had some encouraging words about how our music had affected her life. that was cool! it is so cool to fly across the country and have someone you have never met encourage you! this is also the first time I have blogged from my cell phone...sweet. that's all for now.

vegas baby!

yesterday i had the pleasure of playing with my friend mat kearney in the fabulous las vegas! i haven't played with him for a little while so it was really nice to catch up with him. no offense to people who live in las vegas though...your city is crazy! vegas is an assault on the senses, from the moment you get off your plane you hear the high pitched song of the slot machines! i was only there long enough to play, eat, and sleep and then head back home...short and sweet. las vegas is the opposite of minnesota...but i kind of like it...the strip shines like a giant goldtop in the sky. oh no...vegas has finally worn me down. I recall, Central Park in fall, how you tore your dress, what a mess, I confess, that's not all.
Danke Schoen, darling Danke Schoen. hahaha.

mr. tweedy and company do it again

if you don't have the new wilco record "Sky blue sky" you need to go out and get it or just go to their website and listen to it. this record is brilliant! i have been a wilco fan for a long time and they still surprise me. sometimes i feel like a jaded "snobby" music fan but every time wilco comes out with a new record i am excited to hear what they have done the next time around. it is just nice to listen to a band that just keeps getting better and is so comfortable with it's own sound. i guess it is just nice to hear a band firing on all cylinders.

hello

hello. i am once again going to try to blog at least once a week! you would think that it would be easy but i am so good at putting it off! i have made a science out of being lazy it seems. well that is all for today. that wasn't so bad.