time to get back to doing what i do...

and man do i love doing it.

we are leaving in t-minus twenty minutes ago for a short little run with the band. going out for about ten days, mainly south east areas, im stoked. we havent been on tour since early december, and that is just too long. i will post the dates and cities below...not because im expecting it to bring out any extra people, seeing as how all of about 97% of my 11 (ten according the that one guy) readers are from texas. just letting you know where i will be spending my time.

we will see how the whole "im gonna post while im on the road to let you know whats going on" thing goes. in all honesty, i would say dont hold your breath...unless you have good lung capacity.

2/26 - Abilene, TX

2/27 - Oklahoma City, OK

2/28 - Little Rock, AK

3/01 - Memphis, TN

3/02 - St. Louis, MO

3/03 - Nashville, TN

3/04 - Athens, GA

3/05 - Atlanta, GA

3/06 - Mobile, AL

3/07 - Beaumont, TX

love.

this will probably be short.

but i suppose a short post is better than no post, right?

i love music.

i would consider myself what some people may call a music lover.

i love listening to music,  of all kinds.

i love making music, of all kinds.

if music is good, it is good.

in the last month or so i have had the chance to record on

a hardcore project.,

a indie folk-ish project,

& a hip-hop project.

all of which i enjoyed immensely.

all of which are completely different, 

but all of which are good music.

i guess if i were going to make a point w/ this post it'd be...dont hate! (i guess thats kind of the point of my life and most things i say though) if you dont really like a certain type of music...that doesnt mean it sucks. im not saying there is no sucky music out there...because lord knows there is a lot. all im saying is...even if you hate a certain type of music,  you dont necessarily have to voice your opinion,  as if your opinion is the end all be all, superior music judging opinion.

a pet peeve of mine is when someone says they love music,  or are a music lover, or blah blah blah...when all it really means is they are a stuck up music nazi who thinks their band and only bands that are super under ground and not well known are good. seems to me like you really only love one type of music...and HATE all other kinds of MUSIC.

just remember, when you are putting a band, or an artist, or whatever down...there is a person or persons behind that music. it may be hard to believe, but they are just real ordinary people, doing what they love and expressing themselves how they feel comfortable...but they still have feelings, they are still human.

ummmm...stepping of soap box, didnt really mean to ever climb up on one...just wanted to post a blog for all my 11 devoted readers!

love.

a year in photos.

so theres that saying about how pictures are better than words.

im gonna abide by that 

and give you a recap of the past year of my life,

using mostly pictures.

i moved out of this house.

in this city,

(abilene, tx)

and moved to this city

(austin, tx)

and into this house.

i made lots of wonderful new friends,

but kept the old ones around too, of course.

i gained a new family member,

(lil cuz josiah)

but again, of course i kept the old ones too.

my sister-in-law graduated from college,

so we went dancing.

i traveled around the country 

playing music with some of my best friends.

(the rocketboys & dignan)

(the rocketboys & dignan in boston)

(the rocketboys & ivoryline at cornerstone.)

(shirtless stage bomb for davey's (trumpet player) bday)

i slept on the side of the highway in ohio.

i spent a day on this boat in atlanta,

with these sweet people.

i ate crabs in maryland. 

(sooooo good)

friends got married.

and we celebrated.

i fulfilled a life-time goal by playing life-size chess.

i spent the fall/autmn season in the northeast/new england area.

it was beautiful.

i caught a fish in ohio at the ackerman farm.

(one of my fav places ever.)

i spent a lot of time on rooftops with friends.

(atlanta, ga)

(manhattan, ny)

i dressed up as "the dude" for a birthday party.

my band...

...released our debut full length album.

then we brought in this new year playing at this venue.

(the paramount in austin, tx)

and there you have it.

all in all i had a wonderful year.

i really have no complaints...and although these pictures dont capture it all,

they capture at least some of the highlights.

i love every person in everyone of these pictures.

you are who make my life amazing.

there are obviously others that i love that arent in this post,

all that tells me is i need to start doing a better job of taking pictures in 2010.

love.