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| Myspace is REALLY pissing me off. As some of you know, I am extremely frustrated with their direction and user relation as of late... but this just takes the cake. I was considering leaving the horrible community of Myspace, but it begs the question, where can I host my music? Imeem is where I had been hosting things for several years, it had unlimited uploads... basically an awesome place for music... but today, I tried to log on... and it's gone. why? It has been acquired by Myspace.com. bitches. Likewise, it appears that XANGA has been acquired by those shitheads. I can't load my regular blog homepage now without being redirected to Myspace. I'm pretty upset because I really don't feel like there is a reasonable way to upload my tunes and let the general crowd know what's going on with the band anymore. Not to mention the fact that the Myspace people are dicks.
bitterly,
yours. | | |
| I've come to realize the things I'm looking to get out of life.
Not too much for the most part. I want the following things (in no particular order):
1. Music
I don't need a label, I don't need to sell out big halls, I just wanna continue playing some sweet intimate gigs from here to there. I want to record an album, it can be a demo, but I want it to sound good. My current demos are recorded with karaoke mics, this is not the way to obtain a good sounding album. I think music is how I speak... even this blog won't communicate my thoughts properly.
2. Money
I don't really need much of this. I want to have a living space, and a car but I don't really need to be loaded. I'd like to never be able to take what I have for granted and I'd like to be working to support myself... I don't really care if I have to pick up shifts at McDonalds and Wal-Mart, I just want to be able to play some music and maybe spend some time with number 3...
3. Lady
I have thought in the past I'd be interested in finding one of these... but I think it will be difficult. See, I want to find a girl with whom I can connect in terms of thought process... I want an artsy free spirit... who would dress like the flower power hippies from the 60's... yep... I'm weird. I don't think I could be with someone who wasn't of like mind. I haven't met someone I connected with in this way before... maybe some day it'll happen.
4. Peace
I don't think this is likely to happen.
5. God
I want Him to be in my life, I want Him to be a part of it. I want to care, I want to commit to a relationship with Him. I want to pray, I want to love, I want to know, I want to be molded, I want to be childish, I want to be new. Jars of Clay puts it well in Frail when they say, "Blessed are the shallow, for depth they'll never find". In my religion studies I've found an ever stronger passion to lose my mind.
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| It's interesting how everything is so connected.
I'm not really going to explain that, I'm just going to say it.
First and foremost I have to say that lately, I've been questioning my beliefs more than ever. I haven't learned anything new, I've just been unable to suppress the confusion I have like I could before. I always knew that there were some things I didn't want to think about and now, more than ever, I am.
On a nicer note, I've been quite into some music I have heard as well as some I haven't heard before now. I'll list some of my current favorites.
1. Norah Jones
I've rediscovered this fantastically talented songstress and she is responsible for the next two entries in this list. I love her, she is amazing.
2. El Madmo
This is a wonderful indie/punk band fronted by Norah Jones in a ridiculous super heroish outfit. Some key tracks include, "Head in a Vice", "Attack of the Rock People", "Fantasy Guy", and "Carlo!". It's basically Norah Jones at her most Un-Norah Jonesyness. I loooooove it.
3. Little Willies
Yet another incarnation of Norah Jones. Norah joins her bassist and boyfriend, Lee Alexander for a bunch of fun country covers and a few originals. At the end of "Lou Reed" we're treated to a hilarious conversation between two witnesses of Lou Reed cow tipping and in "Gotta Get Drunk" (Willie Nelson) we're treated to the line "There's a lotta doctors that tell me I better stop putting it down, but there's more drunks than there are good doctors so I guess I better have another round".
4. The Dismemberment Plan
I was first introduced to them by their cover version of the bubbly pop song "Crush" by Jennifer Paige. It was a long slow minimalist acoustic song that made me feel I was listening to someone intelligent. The next song I heard of theirs was on a 13 track compilation that featured the next band on my list. This song also gave me the feeling I was listening to someone intelligent but this time came in a more of a pop rock package. I decided to buy one of their LP's, I searched long and hard and finally found one at Record and Tape Traders. I was shocked to find them sounding more like Primus than your typical indie band. I think I love it... I'm not sure. But one of my all time favorite bands it up next...
5. Pedro the Lion
I love Pedro the Lion, there's really no way I could cover everything about this band. I think that I can listen all the way through Winners Never Quit, Control, or It's Hard to Find A Friend and not need to skip a single song. I love this band. Even their last album Achilles Heel is pretty good with an amazing song called "The Fleecing" that has been very dear to my heart lately. I just love Pedro the Lion, I don't even feel like I need to say why, and I hope you can learn to love them too.
Love,
Thomas | | |
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Yamaha FG Red Label
Yamaha SA-50
Yamaha SGV (or other SG-type)
Epiphone FT (pre-70s)
Selmer Classical
Selmer Signet
Red Special
Alvarez Acoustic
Squier Venus
Ibanez Talman
Martin D-28
Gibson Les Paul
Washburn G-2v
Washburn Idol
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Jazzmaster
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Danelectro Hodad
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Danelectro DC-...
First Act GarageMaster
Travis Bean (any model)
Kramer (aluminum neck)
Gibson Explorer
Gibson Firebird
Gibson S-1
Ovation Preacher
Gretsch BST
Lap Steels
Gretsch G5700
Gibson BR-9
Jedson
Amps
Sunn Model T
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Peavey VTM 120
Peavey Ultra 60
Peavey Wiggy
Orange (anything)
Basses
Conklin GT-5
Peavey T-40
Warmoth Jazz: Fretless
Fender Jazz
Carvin 6-String
Pedals
Line 6 Verbzilla
Malekko Echo 600 Dark
Sunny Day Delay
Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Snarling Dogs Mold Spore Wah
Danelectro Tuna Melt Tremolo
Boss DD-3
TWA Little Dipper
WMD Geiger Counter
Death By Audio "Robot"
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Korg ES-1
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