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Rock and Roll Hates You...sort of...

I played guitar today. It was the first time I had picked up a guitar in easily 5 months. It felt great. I originally was only going to play for 10 min , then two hours later I finally stopped. It was def what I needed.

I'm thinking about starting a band again. I have been thinking about it for months now, but I think I am going to actually follow through with it. I miss the camaraderie of playing shows. Miss the late night hangouts, the laughs, the vans and most of all the music. I felt alive in a band, and as of late I feel a little incomplete.

In other news - I got a call back today from someone. I am very stoked about it. Looks like a night this week is going to be blocked out....;)

Alright I'm off to bed. Go buy the new Alexisonfire album. It fucking SLAYS!

Thats Deep Dude

So I am sitting in bed listening to russian circles and thinking about love. I know, its sappy and quite to the contrary of my rock lifestyle, but its been on the brain the last few days....

Last night a good friend called me about his relationship going south...As I was talking to him , reassuring him and being that friend who listens, I began to think about my own love life. How it seems to be not quite what I have been looking for. How I always seem to settle and how the ones I want always seem to find some way to elude me.

See the ladies in my life have always been fleeting ideas of beauty that I either cant stand them after two weeks or I am undeniably in love with them only to have thme not return the feelings back. To say that this is frustrating is a bit of an understatement.

During our conversation I flashed back to a point several months ago where a person who was one of those women I adored, was in bed with me on a monday morning. She got up , and got ready to go to work. Then left. We were close at that point. Friends for months, it seemed like a good match. Shortly after she left she ended up driving me crazy with some work related stuff. I got permantly offended and decided to not talk to her for a while. I dont regret it. I just miss the IDEA of what we could have had.

Flashforward to now. I'm with someone I am bored with, and I am chasing after someone I am enamored with. The one I am enamored with is amazing, but I am worried that it may not be what I am looking for. It may jsut be a fling for her...but I kind of want more...

I guess only time will tell....

"Really dude?"

Yeah so life is pretty much the same since I last checked in. LPM is doing really well , mixing is going splendid. Go buy the new Trainwreck album...

Ahh the goodlife

I applied for unemployment recently and to my shock, I actually got it. To the tune of 375 DOLLARS a WEEK! FOR A YEAR! Thank you govt!!!

Brava gig is done...now its time to mix...

A victim of the economy..sort of...

A few days ago I was let go from my day job. They stated it was because of "Budgetary issues" and that they had a need for someone with a "More applicable skill set". The truth is , I got laidoff because I had too much going on. That day job was suffering because I was working nights and not caring about work the next day. Showing up late , and just wasn't doing very well at my gig. Even with that being said , I was still bummed. I really liked most of the people there. But its time to move on...

I am now in the market for a full time live mixing gig. Thats the new deal. No more spreadhseets if I dont have to. Just mixing. It's a little scary, but it is very exciting. Change is good for me and good for my sanity.

Life is getting crazy....

Touring season is here... I have 1 tour to book....and its hard...reallllllly hard.... ;-)

Dude 4am....suck

Last night I worked at bottom of the hill doing the door. Pretty rad. I made about 40 bucks in tips (sick) and hung out with a friend I haven't seen in ages. Too bad I am not going to be there for the rest of April...My schedule is getting crazy. I am working for the Brava theater doing a show that runs until the end of April , on top of the day job...so B.O.T.H may be out for the month of april...

In other news I think I might shave my beard today...shit is getting out of control..

Listening to :

Texas is The Reason - S/T EP
Coalesce - Supernaught (Sabbath Cover)
ETID - The Big Dirty
Mineral - S/T

Long days...and even longer nights...

Last night I worked at Bottom Of The Hill and had a blast. I love that place. Seriously the people there are like a second family. So nice and accommodating. The bands that were playing were pretty good , at times, and gave me a run for my money when it came time to set up.

Tonight its off to meet a new perspective employer to let me mix there. :-) Then its a late night LPM meeting with Fight Pretty's manager. Hes a good dude , and hes got some killer ideas.

I am kind of excited...

Currently listening to:

TGUK - Like a Man Possessed.
Slayer - South of Heaven
Dustin Kensrue - Please Come Home.

Hi. It has been awhile...

Well hello there! It has been a bit , so let me first apologize for the lack of posts. I have been a busy boy these last three months. Lets start with summarizing shall we...

For those of you who don't know I currently work my days at a software company. I wont name it now, because it may end up being in a report that I have to do every time I go in. It's a great company and the people are fantastic. The work can be a bit dull , but the laughs keep me coming back.

I work nights, occasionally, at this lovely club called Bottom Of The Hill. I work there when I can, for free mind you, helping out the audio engineers work. Some nights I get lucky and I mix. Which makes me really happy. It's the reason I left LA , and it's the reason that I look forward to being tired in the AM.

Another my endeavors is a great little company that I joined with some friends of mine called LOST PENGUIN MEDIA. We do music marketing , Brand Management, Endorsements and my job , Tour Support. This involves me booking bands for fun road trips playing their music to people who want to listen. While they have the fun , I will be worrying about money , cars , hotels , mixing , eating , spreadsheets , how their manager is going to yell at me, how their label may yell at me and how Steve will say "Its all good dude...I am having a glass of wine and a newport light 100..." We have a couple of perspective bands including THIS ONE , and THIS ONE. We are all signed up with this insane metal band called Gojira. They rule as dudes, and as musicians..

I should be on tour by this summer which will be fantastic.

On a personal note its been pretty up and down. I have had a bit of heartbreak, but I have also had some great times. I even went on a diet and lost 20 pounds. Pretty stoked about that! It is amazing to be back in the "YAY-Area" more specifically back in the "Bernal Dwellings". I put some photos below just so you can see what its been like...

PS - Yes that IS PacBell park. Yes I know you are jealous. Yes it ruled...