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About Me

Many call me an old soul. I don't know if that means I know things beyond my years, or that I seem like the kind of fellow who falls asleep at 7pm in a chair reading a book next to a lamp while wearing an out-of-date sweater. Music has been part of me since I was very young. The first glimmers of my love for it may have been wrapped in the fascination of watching my dad play three chord masterpieces on an unplugged electric guitar he bought in the sixties. I wish I could hear those songs with the ears I have now. I'm sure it would still be inspiring. My mom is a human jukebox, singing not every song ever written, but most of the good ones while going about her everyday routine. I still learn some great music listening to her. Since the day my parents bought a record player and showed us their collection, the world has never been the same. The music here is written by me with help from fantastic musicians that I am blessed to call friends and family.

My Interests

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Member Since: 11/10/2005
Band Members: Thom Hoglen, Keys graciously provided by Tof Hoglen
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Sounds Like: a handful of change thrown habitually with a set of keys into an ashtray that most likely has never been used for the extinguishing and temporary storage of completed smoking products, the color of which may vary from region to region, but is most often a dark amber. Metaphorically speaking, of course. This is where it sounds like:
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My Blog

kid in a candy store/identity found

I had the mind-blowing opportunity of going to Fly-By-Nite music this weekend. It's in Neosho, MO, which is a pretty small town, but the contents of this place are insane. They must have h...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:01:00 PST

in the shop, in the woods, in the grave

My car went in today. I'm driving a red Kia Spectra. Weird. Definitely not my personality. I'm looking forward to spending the next few days in the woods. I need it. ...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:23:00 PST

My Car is Accident Prone

You may be thinking, "How could a car be accident prone?" Valid thought, indeed. Let me tell you...Miss'ssippi (always said in a John Wayne style), my little silver Focus, has been severel...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:04:00 PST

Next Stop (The Trolley Man Won’t Make Change)

So, there's a new song I've posted. It's pretty new. I wrote it this morning on the Sunshine Lamp Trolley. I set out to ride it this morning for inspiration. It worked.All the ...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:06:00 PST

the things people say

I played one of the stranger concerts of my life tonight. The best words I could use to describe it--"It's like someone stuck my mylar balloon in the freezer." It wasn't horrible, but it w...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:11:00 PST

Autumn

Hope you enjoy this new tune.. It sure was fun to record. There's quite a few experimental things in this one. 1.) I used an old air organ that a friend lended me. What fun. I ...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:34:00 PST

Banjos and Blueberries

Oddly enough, the title is not gibberish. I have the definition of frustration:Baking a killer blueberry dump cake and catching a cold.I don't know how I caught a cold in August, but it has comp...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:23:00 PST

Somewhere between dawn and twilight...

I realize that no matter what I do, there's no falling asleep before 2am. I remember when I was a kid, bedtime was 9pm. Anytime I ever tried to stay up past that, I could barely function.&...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:02:00 PST

The rain! It came back!

What a fantastic evening! 74 degrees and rainy! I would be perfectly happy if every summer evening was like this.I had a funny moment just now that made me realize my life is not exactly n...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:30:00 PST

After a While-Take 2

Sorry for the confusion. I decided to repost "After a While". The first version was just a bit ridiculous and left the words garbled. The words are what I liked about it. On an...
Posted by Thom Hoglen on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:21:00 PST