Shopping for Christmas in June this year? Perfect timing! You may as well get me one OF THESE!!!!! Just helping you think ahead. How kind of me.
Maybe 2007 will be better for the M's
I love you, baseball.
RANDOM FACT:A single 12-ounce can of soda provides the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of table sugar.
It costs 1.23 cents to make a penny and 5.73 cents to make a nickle. Thats just stupid. Whats the point?
I put these pics of my kit up because I am kinda proud of it. Wanna hear all about it? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway. It is an early 70's kit that originated from the Pearl factory in Japan when they made drums for everyone. It is nothing special, but I have spent a TON of time bringing it back from the dead. I bought it from a guy here in town who had stuffed it in his garage in the late 70's and never touched them again. Lots of the lugs were broken, some of the wrap had seperated from the shells, the heads were gone, none of the hardware worked (it couldn't be set up), and it had 25 years worth of dust and spider webs on it. Amazingly the shells were still in a perfect round. I have spent a lot of time on this kit and and the results have been good. It looks good, and considering that it wasn't the best of its day, I've been able to cajole a great sound out of it. I love it like a child. hahaha
Someone who can slap some sense into me. Or someone who will give me ONE OF THESE!
A short list of a long list of music I like... Ben Folds/BEN FOLDS FIVE!!! The Long Winters, SDRE, The Fire Theft, Jeremy Enigk, Derek Webb, Kelly Jo Phelps, Train, Mat Kearney, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, The Screaming Trees, The Bare Naked Ladies, Ben Harper, Blind Melon, Led Zepplin, The Police, The Illustrated Band, Michael Johnson, David Wilcox, Andrew Osenga, Death Cab For Cutie, The Tragically Hip, Brad, The Counting Crows, Fiona Apple *ahhhhhh*, Aaron Sprinkle, Nick Drake, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips, Mutual Admiration Society, Wilco, THE JAYHAWKS!!!!and 1000 others. Ohh. Harry Connick Jr. He's just smooth.
That is all...
Andy Mckee from Topeka. There are a small handful of musicians (famous and not) who have had a profound influence on my view and approach to guitar playing. Andy is the latest. Seriously, watch this video. It is incredible!
Garden State has taken over the top spot. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a close second. Well, it's still a toss up I guess. American Beauty. Spinal Tap, Napoleon Dynamite, Seven, 12 Monkeys. Shawshank Redemption. A River Runs Through It. Stand By Me. Forrest Gump (you know you like it too).
On a very informative commercial that was just on tv, men were warned that if they take a certain medication, a stiffie lasting more than 6 hours could be a problem. Ya think? 5 minutes is probably abnormal for most.
Blue Like Jazz and Through Painted Deserts (Donald Miller), Wandering Time, Nobodys Son, and In Search of Snow (Luis Urrea), Most anything by Brian McClaren and Phillip Yancey. "Velvit Elvis" by Rob Bell. "A Staggering Work Of Hearbeaking Genius" by David Eggers. "1984" scared the crap out of me. Just picked up Bird By Bird, by Anne Lamott. Great book about writing. Some other new stuff to mention too, but I can't remember how to correctly spell their names, so I'll get back to you on that.
My Dad for doing what ever it took.