January 2009
23 posts
santa monica
a bus full of folks went out from the dream center last night to go to santa monica. i had planned on playing guitar all night, writing, and dealing with some life issues but then murder death mayhem and the juggernaut decided they wanted to go. the bus was leaving at about 6:30 and i got off the phone at about 6:30, i was still planning on staying when mdm called me and begged me to go,...
writing
i seem to be writing a bit lately. i wrote a song in the shower last night and then had to skip reading time so i could write it all down before forgetting it. sorry mdm, sorry anthony, we will continue soon with our reading time. but yes, another song will appear shortly, we can see how many i can write and put up here before the dave gets the others ready… i wish the dave was with me...
a life to be lived...
it is over there on the top of the list on the left…. recorded this in a cafe, everything but the vocal, that was done in the shower…the dave wasnt around to mix it, or have microphones….take it as it is…listen to it, hold it, love it…it is for you. for the dave: got any more for me to let in my head? for everyone else: put seat belts on your ears…
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a life to be lived
if i die today the trip will be short cause im closer to heaven than ever before with this girl by my side and these dreams in my head the open roads callin but ill choose this instead i have seen what ive seen and ive done what ive done with this country laid out like a race to be run but the maps and the guesses all led me to this to this angel before me to this life that i missed with the...
LA
elysian park. los angeles. sometimes LA looks like this.
go skate
i got to skate this past weekend and it was fantastic, if you haven’t skated in a while, and you want to be motivated, skate with really young california skaters, they always skate so they are always better than you, but you can always throw them off with some old school. tons of fun. i also spent some wonderful time with my lady. she is magnificent. i wrote a bit this week and will...
happy toms
murder death mayhem and i stopped at “happy toms” on sunset in echo park and it was fantastic. we both got this big cheeseburger combo for $3.99. super cheap and a bunch of food. the menu inside lists it as $5.99, so you might have to mention the sign outside for the $3.99 version. just so you know. it is good. it is cheap. i still owe MDM the money for it actually, oops, i...
sometimes the foot trails stray from the train rails and lead us to cold city streets and though the concrete expands over once sacred lands our home still lies under our feet and the blessings of love from our great god above that we may think are coming too slow can reign down surprise and put joy in the eyes of the ones who were ready to go so if you sleep in a bed or you steal to be...
covers.
cover song requests. let me know and it’ll get done. just don’t expect too much.
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blowin' in the wind
echo curio
since i just got out here to LA i havent really looked for good places for shows or art, but last nights show was like a treasure. we went to see andrew jackson jihad at echo curio right here on sunset in echo park. obviously the jihad was incredible, but so were the other locals and the venue itself. open auction for art and all you have to do is bring it in for them to hang it up…i...
a broken system
an arrest does not give a homeless man a home.an arrest does not help an addict recover.an arrest does not give a woman a true feeling of worth.an arrest does not feed a starving child.an arrest does not restore relationships.
live fast love hard
there are a few things that truly inspire me, i think that the things that inspire me, as much as they do, would inspire others at least a little bit. before i write this next line, i want those who already have a terrible idea of Jesus to not write this off immediately, i would ask you to look at the New Testament and see who Jesus actually was. dont just take the view of Jesus that has been...
california sun
shelby tells me it is 20 below in wisconsin. it is 85 here.
true love
to love whole heartedly. offer up 100% of yourself to somebody else. to get to where we can freely love, without any expectation. give all you can and not expect anything in return. we may desire love in return, when the love we offer is that kind of love. true love. i have not felt a true broken heart, and be careful saying you have. don’t spout out about love or broken hearts until...
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darling there is more
one of the new songs, you will hear it for real in the future. with additional instrumentation done by the dave collins. i tell you that im cured, and everything i’ve feared, will never come to pass. im sure that this will last. ill find out what it means, if it takes the rest of me. there’s more that i have seen, than i thought that there could be. we think we’ve felt it all...
politics, law, and the church
this is actually an old post i had somewhere else but thought i might as well put it here since i haven’t done anything interesting enough to talk about today. I cant actually be sure, but I don’t think God has much interest in politics at all, and I am fairly certain God would never back any politician I have ever seen, or even heard of; however, Christians seem to get a strong...
back in LA
i am back in beautiful los angeles. got in late last night and just woke up so i dont really have anything to say, but im back. life will make something interesting to write about soon enough, so ill be back then. until then, take care. have a great day. go give somebody some money that you dont need. or a burger.
reality tv
new show on fox reality or whatever, i dont know the channel or the show because i do what i can to stay away from the television, but i am in the room while this is playing and it is bumming me out. i dont really want to rant about what is wrong with this show, but they are taking people with warrants out for their arrest and tricking them into doing things to make fools out of themselves and...
engaged
there is a wonderful girl. kareena ann. she is the content for most of the new songs that will soon be posted. she is amazing. and as of yesterday, she is my fiance. you will hear more.
traveling and trespassing
i forgot exactly where we left off before, hold on and ill check. alright, got it. so john and i are in california now, we got in today, or yesterday according to the clocks, but who uses those? anyway, i broke my straight driving record, 29 hours, no sleep, no breaks, no driver changes. just stopping for gas and pictures at the welcome signs. the end of that 29 hours was phoenix where we...
from nashville
sittin outside days inn using the free web, somewhere in arkansas. we stayed in nashville last night with the joel grumblatt, wonderful man, went out to dinner with him last night and then to the pancake pantry this morning, i wish i could tell you how it was but as i spent last night throwing up i didnt feel much like eating this morning. i am positive the pancakes are amazing since the entire...
happy new year
so the new year has arrived. not really a big deal to me, i look at each hour of the day the way a lot of people look at the new year…why wait until the end of the year to decide you are going to try and be “better” in some way. we should all do that more often, every day at least. so anyway, the changes for me this year will be great, i know that already, and i will fill you...