2008

Jul

Got my tickets/got my visa!

My tickets to Moscow have been purchased and my Visa granted! The dats have changed though. ...

Jun

Another view where I’ll be in a couple of weeks.

Vacation!

Leaving today on our first vacation since 2001! Back in three weeks, then off overseas.

Mongol

I was alerted to this movie by my uncle in England. It is just starting to open in very limited...

Wireless headphones

I came up with a great solution for keeping the kids happy on the 1200 mile drive next week. We...

Hail damage! That bump is from a ping pong ball sized piece...

Prepping for remote (really remote!)...

The main reason for me to travel to Siberia is to mix the film right there to take the logistical...

Traditional Altai ‘throat singing’. I want to learn how to do this!

Altai language folk song with traditional dress. I’ll post others as we work our way towads...

Russian Visa

I started filling out my Visa application today to go to Siberia next month. Here are the best two...

This is the village in Siberia where I will be traveling and...

It’s a good day for my hometown!

This 4.5 foot rattler was by my house on Sunday. I love the...

I assume this is Germany as it was the background picture...

“Lit up with anticipation We arrive at the launching site The...”
— Countdown - Rush - Signals

This is from the NASA website from yesterday’s launch

This is where I was yesterday.

May

This is by the pasture right out by the main road by us. That’s the thing; he’s...

I’m not one for funny animal videos, but this made me laugh!

King Kwame!!!! I’m so glad I don’t live anywhere near this guy now!

We’re going camping soon up through the Smoky...

ear worm

I have a song going through my head all the time. Right now it’s Hall & Oats “Rich...

My girl - One year ago

Maria’s tribute

Sad and Thankful

I can’t believe how sad I was when I heard this this morning. Of course I too have a daughter...

Encyclopedia of Life

heather-rivers: The coconut crab is “the biggest...

Discovery

How does a band gain traction? How do people discover new music? There are so many thousands upon...

Greg is ready to play!

Ryan and Greg at FMF2008 opening for Blue Man Group

Siberia

Since my day job is mixing foreign language films I have the opportunity to travel overseas to aid...

FMF tonight

Tonight we open for Blue Man Group at the Florida Music Festival. It’s an absolutely gorgeous...

Audiences tune out the experience 'cause they...

Music industry lawsuits quiz

Gleaning Corn

I went with L and the kids to glean corn for a food bank. It was HOT! It’s 90 as a write...

“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much...”
— Thomas Wolfe I was scared of...

The Muggs - the epitomy of Detroit rock n’ roll, and friends of mine from before I moved to...

rocketboom: geek flowchart! Created by Sam Potts from the...

I broke my left wrist over a year ago and the cortisone injections had kept it feeling pretty good. ...

A Rant

I wrote this yesterday to the rest of the band. It’s about the myspace run...

Sean Moore from his 2007 album Signs Of Potential Life.

No Web

The net was down at work. I had intended to post a song from Sean Moore from his 2007 album Signs...

Not sure how I feel about this guy, but we’re opening...

Apr

“The sex, the drugs, the skinny jeans…”
— marie-agnès - Kingem - a music...

They’re not all mine and all mine aren’t...

The OaKs - War Changes Everything My first audio post of many I hope! I chose this because, first...

No more snow!

Not the frozen kind…. I got my government issued $40 coupon yesterday for a set top converter...

Carrier

I watched the first two hours of Carrier on PBS last night. I’m a total plane geek! ...

Today's advice

Don’t freeze cream cheese.

4 year old confusion

Actual conversation at the dinner table with our 4 year old Me: M, what was your favorite part of...

Awesome SXSW reviews (763 six word...

This is a pretty incredible thing. 763 six word reviews of songs from bands at SXSW this year. ...

Florida Music Festival

We’re playing at the main venue (Wall Street Plaza) right before the headliners (I’m not...

My cheeto faced girl!

Composer's Bill of Rights

I like the sentiment of the document that ASCAP put together. How nice it would be to be paid for...

A Bill of Rights for Songwriters and...

The British are coming

Our show last night with British Sea Power was great. I think it was my favorite set of all time. ...

Somehow I never actually appear in bodily form in this video from SXSW, hidden as I was behind...

Show tonight

Tonight’s gig should be pretty fun. We’ve only been headlining this year and this is...

This is Trombone Shorty, the way he should be seen. Trombone, trumpet and no drunk dancing ladies!

So I guess it was to be expected?!

“To light a candle is to cast a shadow”
— Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard...

Tim from The OaKs describes what happened at the Trombone Shorty show at South By South West 2008...

This is out my back door

Flash! - Taking over from convenience

Something that’s been starting to bug me is the use of flash for login screens. PureVolume...

The Cow Pasture - huh?

I chose the URL because I couldn’t have my first 17 choices because people took them, wrote...