Sore Arms |
I was at a show the other night when something (not too) deep occurred to me: we all look the same when we're carrying gear. Musicians spend a surprising amount of time carrying around the instr...
Posted by Max Beizer on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:27:00 PST |
To Spite My Own Face |
One of my best friends in the entire world has something very interesting in his wallet: a driver's license where you can't see his face. You can't see his face because it is eternally obscured ...
Posted by Max Beizer on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:52:00 PST |
You’re Not as Alone as You Think You Are |
Recently I was confronted with the very real fact that we are not as alone as we think we are. No, I'm not taking about the 80's sci-fi sense. I mean that I have been experiencing very pro...
Posted by Max Beizer on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:43:00 PST |
Why I Shouldn’t Have a License |
I’ve heard, as a witness to our culture of self-help, that one should take time everyday to meditate. I, personally, have no idea how to meditate. My mind wanders into all kinds of t...
Posted by Max Beizer on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:31:00 PST |
A Good Find |
I've long been a fan of thrift store shopping. There's something special about giving new life to a forgotten gem. The clothing is not just cotton, silk, or (god forbid) polyester. It is a part of ...
Posted by Max Beizer on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:56:00 PST |
Road Dogs |
Nashville is home base for most Country (and Christian Music) major acts. So, throughout my travels, I've met a few people who make a living off of these acts. I've met people ranging from musician ...
Posted by Max Beizer on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:28:00 PST |
On Love, Death, and Speeches. |
At this point in my life, it is fair to say that I love living in Nashville. It suits me in, oh, so many ways. I do experience from time to time, however, a desperate urge to flee. There is that fe...
Posted by Max Beizer on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:56:00 PST |
How Far I Will Have Come. |
One of my most thought-provoking high school teachers once told me that it was better to have people dislike you than to be ambivalent towards you (I'm paraphrasing since he was a Spanish teacher and ...
Posted by Max Beizer on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:20:00 PST |
Tattoos. |
I've been thinking about tattoos a lot recently. It turns out I have a friend in the industry and we have discussed the tattoo concept at length. What does a tattoo really mean? What does it really...
Posted by Max Beizer on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:09:00 PST |
Just because you can does not mean you should. |
I happened to stumble across a band the other night whose name I never really caught. They were a three-piece playing in a rather small (or as we call it in the industry "cozy") venue. They had the ...
Posted by Max Beizer on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:24:00 PST |
