So the dates have been made official.
On August 22nd, I will be picking up my pal Sparky in the Colorado airport. From there we will head to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music Festival.(http://boxoffice.onereel.org/sites/bs05/tickets/)
I am especially excited about this since I have not been to a good show in a long time, and my hero Trey will be headlining one of the nights (Saturday night September 6th to be exact). Not too mention a four day pass to the festival only runs around $60. Which is pretty close to what I would have to pay to see most bands for one night. And of course Sparky knows millions of people everywhere, so finding a couch to stay on in Seattle will be as easy as making Tacos in Mexico.
After Bumbershoot we really have no set plans...Other then to be in Great Falls, Montana by the 14th of September in order for Sparky to prepare for his brother's Wedding on the 24th. We may end up camping in Riggins, Idaho again, or who knows what. And the 2 weeks or so in Montana will of course be a blast. Hitting up Open Mic nights again, and of course Jim's Wedding, which Dwight and Kathy will be flying in for.
So the bottom line is I cannot wait to quit my job, and begiin the next adventure of my life. Ive finally got through the boring chapter in my Choose your Own Adventure Book, and am faced with an easy choice of staying in this monotous job, or taking a risk and having some fun for a while. So it will be interesting to see where this chapter takes me. I am very optimistic about the whole thing.
So why is the title of this entry so negative...?
Check this out...http://www.martinguitar.com/artists/display_artist.php?d=319
Martin has released the Trey Signature Acoustic Guitar...The low end runs $5200. I have always anticipated the release of a Trey Signature Guitar, and looked forward to buying one someday. I guess I didnt expect it to happen so soon. Of course at this transitional time in my life, it would be a bad idea to blow $6000 on a guitar that I would be afraid to touch. Im pretty sure I would build a room lined in 3 feet of cotton, with a vigorous hand sanitization process, and possibly gowning required in order for myself to even touch it.
So I suppose thats one little gem that I will have to wait to have in my collection...
Sunday, July 31, 2005
A Comforting Thought...
Well the long anticipated Candid website is up and running...
I just wanted to let everyone know. Its got it all, MP3 samples, tour dates, merchandise, and some nice little extras. There is a link to the webpage at the right of this post...
Sparky dont forget to register as "The Lobster" on their guestbook pages, before someone else tries to steal it.
I just wanted to let everyone know. Its got it all, MP3 samples, tour dates, merchandise, and some nice little extras. There is a link to the webpage at the right of this post...
Sparky dont forget to register as "The Lobster" on their guestbook pages, before someone else tries to steal it.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Tweety with a "d"
I just read an article about Wilco in some weird hippie magazine that Miranda sent me in the mail ironically enough.
It was inspiring and informative. Jeff Tweedy discusses a lot of his views on his music, and music making in general in the article. A lot of the stuff he says, I found very easy to relate to. The major point of Jeff's discussion were his emphasis on how he is able to separate himself from his music once it has already been put out there...He separates what people think of his creations from his creations. He goes on to say that it doesnt matter what people think and it doesnt matter if you dont sound like Jimmy Page. He obviously uses Jimmy Page for specifics related to himself, but you get the idea.
Which brings me to myself. This is something I have always had a hard time accepting. The guitarist or musician that I am is not the guitarist or musician that I consider good, or noteworthy. But what I have to realize is that I have the skills to be making music. The only real skill I lack is from the lack of experience/practice with the songwriting process itself. This is due only to my intimidation of the whole thing. Basically I need to train myself to overcome this fear. The fear that nothing I can create can be good. I mean of course I am my worst critic and if I hate something, I certainly am not going to enjoy playing it. But this shouldnt stop me from trying to create and avoid the whole artistic process.
Ive never really been involved in an artistic process like this...Sure I have written a couple songs, all of which I cant say I am too fond of...but it is hard to know where to start. But looking back, I didnt know where to start when I first picked up the guitar 4 years ago. The only difference is that I refused to put it down, no matter what kindof shit came out of that beat up old classical with a giant hole in the back. This is the same attitude I have to take when writing. Practice. I need to learn from myself and develop my own styles, and eventually certain aspects will come easier for me and things will start to come together, just like in my guitar playing. Now alls I have to do is put these ideals into practice...literally.
It was inspiring and informative. Jeff Tweedy discusses a lot of his views on his music, and music making in general in the article. A lot of the stuff he says, I found very easy to relate to. The major point of Jeff's discussion were his emphasis on how he is able to separate himself from his music once it has already been put out there...He separates what people think of his creations from his creations. He goes on to say that it doesnt matter what people think and it doesnt matter if you dont sound like Jimmy Page. He obviously uses Jimmy Page for specifics related to himself, but you get the idea.
Which brings me to myself. This is something I have always had a hard time accepting. The guitarist or musician that I am is not the guitarist or musician that I consider good, or noteworthy. But what I have to realize is that I have the skills to be making music. The only real skill I lack is from the lack of experience/practice with the songwriting process itself. This is due only to my intimidation of the whole thing. Basically I need to train myself to overcome this fear. The fear that nothing I can create can be good. I mean of course I am my worst critic and if I hate something, I certainly am not going to enjoy playing it. But this shouldnt stop me from trying to create and avoid the whole artistic process.
Ive never really been involved in an artistic process like this...Sure I have written a couple songs, all of which I cant say I am too fond of...but it is hard to know where to start. But looking back, I didnt know where to start when I first picked up the guitar 4 years ago. The only difference is that I refused to put it down, no matter what kindof shit came out of that beat up old classical with a giant hole in the back. This is the same attitude I have to take when writing. Practice. I need to learn from myself and develop my own styles, and eventually certain aspects will come easier for me and things will start to come together, just like in my guitar playing. Now alls I have to do is put these ideals into practice...literally.
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