"The euphoria faded as I began to learn, slowly and often quite accidentally, how the business of music worked. It's embarrassing remembering how ignorant I was about business back then. It's even worse to admit that I'm not much better today. I've been forced to learn some basic rules during forty years on the job, but I've resisted fiercely ( Read more... )

I had a dream in which I was fighting with my brother, not for the sake of the subject over which we were fighting, but instead, just for the sake of fighting. It was pretty disturbing but I begin to think it applies to so much of my daily life and chosen career. Three-quarters the arguments we are required to endure have nothing to do with making ( Read more... )

Overall, the resolutions made in January are progressing forward. I estimate about 80% of the goals are accomplished, although I recognize I have slacked on at least 20% of the resolutions and fell off track in certain months. For instance, I have four (4) model rocket launches to complete before the end of the year. Also, I have used too much ( Read more... )

January 1, 2012 ( Read more... )

"It is not enough to be interiorly silent, and we all know that to be completely present in mind, to be fully in what we are doing, is to remain very much alive. It makes for not only inner peace but efficiency in all of our deeds and in everyday life. And therefore we often say to people, 'Well, just take things one at a time. It's so easy to do ( Read more... )

Making progress is difficult. People say you sometimes have to move backward before you can move forward. Some like to completely start new and wipe the slate clean. I always like to try and save the pieces of what came before, and glue them together into something new. Usually that doesn't work, because the pieces weren't designed to fit ( Read more... )

Today I was thinking of making a video of Marq's song "Completely Broken," which we haven't had time away from work to work on as a band. It's one of my favorite songs off the new Crash Habit demo disc. I am thinking, when it's finished, it will be truly great. Then, I got distracted and started watching the Westco video from the year 2000. There ( Read more... )

With some time on my hands before the results of the NM exam are posted, I have been rediscovering some past hobbies I used to really enjoy, when I was like 10. For instance, model rocketry. Except now, I can buy all the engines considered too dangerous for those under 18. My first launch ended up on an older woman's roof. I had to get her ( Read more... )

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"kNOw Death"

from the show the other night .. pretty good for live sound (bass sounds better in headphones than computer speakers)... we might actually escape bankruptcy! had to cancel the last show due to lack of cymbals ...

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Lyrics are here:http://www.transfriction.com/