Seattle is wonderful and sad, I am sitting on my porch drinking a wonderful latte from the Little coffee shop down the street (it has a little leaf pattern in the foam) listening to Xavier Rudd, Joe Purdy and old Ryan Adams, not really looking forward to walking into the office in 8 minuets, but really, that's what makes me appreciate these special moments even more.
I am a proud Father of a little boy, a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, continuous worshiper and a happy spirit. But there is something deeply troubled in me at the same time, I feel something on the horizon, its nothing bad, in fact, its probably the most glorious thing ever, but still I am more then a little frightened because change usually hurts, like when your a child, and you go into kindergarten for the first time, its not a bad thing, and its not going to hurt you, but its still some what painful, and somewhat tragic, all your freedom that you held so closely, all your toys, all your smiles, your mother being right behind you...
you don't like when she walks away, after the door closed, everyone cried that day, it must have been terrible and tragic for the teacher, because every kid hated her, because they saw her as the reason they lost everything, that's a change,and its painful, we have such a limited scope of reality at that age, as soon as our first year is over, and summer comes, we feel the exact opposite, we miss our sweet little teacher, and her warm smile, her sweaters and her stockings, but its another change, and its tragic and beautiful.
this is me, tragic and beautiful, waiting for my first day of kindergarten.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Hotel Cafe tour 2008
Last night was a juggernaut of acoustic guitars, pianos, soft vocals and dance routine's?
Yup, Last night was the Seattle stop of the Hotel Cafe Tour staring
Ingrid Michealson
Cary Brothers
William Fitzsimmons
Mieko
Jesca Hoop (pronounced "hope" (apparently)
and Jim Bianco
I was most excited about Ingrid and William, they have been on constant repeat for the last 6 months, I just cant get over Ingrids sass and Williams Hushed vocals and honest lyrics. At on point Mr. Fitzsimmons did a cover off of the 16 candles sound track and had everyone on the tour up on stage dancing, it was a magical moment and Mieko and Jim Bianco "vogued" and Ingrid and her back up songstress Allie Moss tangoed (we also had a few Cameo visits from some other folk artists, Matt Kearney and Pwrfl POWER) William blew my mind, simple, understated, blazing honest songs about his parents divorce and other such losses. I had an opportunity to speak with him after the show about his music and where he is going, he was mostly vague but I can understand, he is a pretty quiet guy to begin with. He DID state however that he was working with a producer on his next album and hopes to have a little bit more of a "rounded" sound, adding some full band elements, but he ALSO promised he did not want to lose that "vibe" that he has crafted so sweetly over the past three years.
I don't "Gush" or get "star struck" but standing outside Nuemos in the freezing Seattle weather talking with someone whom I look up to greatly was beyond words, I wanted to invite him to the Cha Cha and share a pitcher of $4 Rainer but my companion for the night was eyeing me to get going... She probably would have gone along with it, I am kicking my self right now, I just want to pick his brain and see things from his talented eyes.
Mieko blew me away, so small, so coy... he voice was low and filled with experience well beyond her years, she had a trumpet player who SCREAMED at blowing that horn and an upright bass player, I downloaded her CD first thing this morning from iTunes.
As usual Ingrid was fantastic, she really knows how to sing, simply stated, she covered radioheads "creep" on a Ukulele... it was perfect..
Cary Brothers kind of ticked me off, I was not impressed with him and Jim Bianco, also, while WILDLY entertaining, was very disappointing/inappropriate.
anyways, I went home and worked on music till 4 this morning, now I am very tired, and the coffee in my office is weak...
help?
Yup, Last night was the Seattle stop of the Hotel Cafe Tour staring
Ingrid Michealson
Cary Brothers
William Fitzsimmons
Mieko
Jesca Hoop (pronounced "hope" (apparently)
and Jim Bianco
I was most excited about Ingrid and William, they have been on constant repeat for the last 6 months, I just cant get over Ingrids sass and Williams Hushed vocals and honest lyrics. At on point Mr. Fitzsimmons did a cover off of the 16 candles sound track and had everyone on the tour up on stage dancing, it was a magical moment and Mieko and Jim Bianco "vogued" and Ingrid and her back up songstress Allie Moss tangoed (we also had a few Cameo visits from some other folk artists, Matt Kearney and Pwrfl POWER) William blew my mind, simple, understated, blazing honest songs about his parents divorce and other such losses. I had an opportunity to speak with him after the show about his music and where he is going, he was mostly vague but I can understand, he is a pretty quiet guy to begin with. He DID state however that he was working with a producer on his next album and hopes to have a little bit more of a "rounded" sound, adding some full band elements, but he ALSO promised he did not want to lose that "vibe" that he has crafted so sweetly over the past three years.
I don't "Gush" or get "star struck" but standing outside Nuemos in the freezing Seattle weather talking with someone whom I look up to greatly was beyond words, I wanted to invite him to the Cha Cha and share a pitcher of $4 Rainer but my companion for the night was eyeing me to get going... She probably would have gone along with it, I am kicking my self right now, I just want to pick his brain and see things from his talented eyes.
Mieko blew me away, so small, so coy... he voice was low and filled with experience well beyond her years, she had a trumpet player who SCREAMED at blowing that horn and an upright bass player, I downloaded her CD first thing this morning from iTunes.
As usual Ingrid was fantastic, she really knows how to sing, simply stated, she covered radioheads "creep" on a Ukulele... it was perfect..
Cary Brothers kind of ticked me off, I was not impressed with him and Jim Bianco, also, while WILDLY entertaining, was very disappointing/inappropriate.
anyways, I went home and worked on music till 4 this morning, now I am very tired, and the coffee in my office is weak...
help?
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
blocked
i just dont have anything to say, to write
i want to tell you something, a deep secret, somehing that really makes me happy
you know its you, it always has been
i just dont have anything to say
i want to tell you something, a deep secret, somehing that really makes me happy
you know its you, it always has been
i just dont have anything to say
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