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About Me

--My Music Page-- I've been attempting to write music for more than 10 years now. I think I'm getting better. My partner in crime is Lawrence Mann and we have a quasi-band formed named Cobalt . We are happily accepting all complements and monetary praise.
How on earth did serious musicians ever make it?
I've been trying to fit music into my work schedule and it's driving me crazy. Even when I'm only working an 8 hour shift and have 6 hours after work to devote to music, I'm usually mentally destroyed from working all day that my musical synapses just aren't firing. So, between working to pay the bills and taking care of household chores like laundry etc., the free time I have available is usually spent in a mentally passive state with movies or video games.
I think my question is, how do musicians manage to balance working to support their obsession and the obsession itself? A large part of it may be that it's just Lawrence and I tag-teaming every aspect of the songs. Maybe I just need to find a full band to participate in the writing process. Recording is never as fun as playing live and I think I've become disillusioned by spending so much time "working" as opposed to "playing".
*Cues the Jeopardy theme song and the mid-life crisis commences*

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

A powerful executive for a major record label who has no problem funding our artistic vision without any interference or sugarcoating for mainstream media.

In Addition, I'm happy to meet anyone who possesses enough inner or outer beauty to inspire those around them.

My Blog

And with one stroke, the empire fell.

Well...in a matter of 3 days I've managed to completely destroy my relationship to the first girl I've honestly cared about in the last 5 years.Let this be a lesson to any who venture to this corner o...
Posted by on Tue, 12 May 2009 14:43:00 GMT

Japan adventures, Part 3

So....if you are ever in Japan and want to travel a great distance between two cities, avoid the overnight bus like the plague. Nothing like being in a seat designed for someone 5 feet tall for 8 hou...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:41:00 GMT

Japan adventures, part 2

So, we've been here for about 10 days and I've just been too busy/tired to write about it. So this one might run a tad long.We met up with a couple of my pen-pals last week and went to a cherry bloss...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:23:00 GMT

Japan adventures, part 1

So, we are in Tokyo. It's pretty amazing so far. We spent the first two days in a mad rush trying to get around the area and find our Hotel/Apartments. My Japanese isn't as bad as I thought it woul...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:44:00 GMT

Emotional Investment

It's a wonder the human race has managed to continue it's existence for so long.The basic male instinct is to procreate with as many females as possible to continue our lineage. The basic female inst...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:55:00 GMT

Whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger

Now I'm not terribly over-analytical but the phrase "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" has always seemed like bad advice to me. I know it's supposed to be an uplifting statement that...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:51:00 GMT

The husband store

FYI, I'm not sure who wrote this. I did a bit of poking around and could not find a credited author.The Husband StoreA brand new store has just opened in New York City that sells Husbands.When ...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:42:00 GMT

By most rights I should be happy

And yet here I sit analyzing why I'm not. I have a job that I enjoy, a stable lifestyle in a city I love, a supportive family and a fantastic group of friends. There seems to be no good r...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:47:00 GMT

Religion and it's zealots

I just finished watching a video that has recently surfaced online. It depicts a 17-year old Kurdish girl being stoned to death by her village. The police of the area appear midway through...
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 23:45:00 GMT

Slow motion...

Do you ever have one of those lasting periods of time where it seems like the world has stopped and you can consider every detail while the cause of this effect occurs?This is what it feels like when ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:40:00 GMT