Terminally Ill |
I learned a month ago that a beloved member of my family is terminally ill. My almost five-year old Turkish Angora cat, Floyd, has heart disease and has been given 3-6 months to live. ...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Thu, 08 May 2008 12:32:00 PST |
"The Gift" mp3 released on my website |
I've released another demo recording this month! This time the song is "The Gift", an all-acoustic guitar piece that will appear on the next album due to be recorded in a professional studio this summ...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:01:00 PST |
Rough Start |
I must say I was sad to see 2007 go because it was a pretty good year, but now that 2008 has been pretty awful, I definitely miss it! Nothing major has happened aside from a job switch but I’ve ...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:26:00 PST |
New Iron Maiden Tribute Band! |
Fans of my music will no doubt not be surprised to learn Iron Maiden is one of my favorite bands, so when Dave DeMarco, who played bass on the Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid album, told me la...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:19:00 PST |
Instrumentals No More? |
I've been thinking about returning to vocal songs for a long time now despite loving the instrumentals and being able to fully realize a song all by myself. That's not an ego thing but a reality of wa...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:38:00 PST |
Another New Guitar? |
So the other day I'm cleaning out my house to sell it, and I run across a box in a closet, one with no labels on it. I shoved it aside, not even caring, since if I had no idea what was in it I obvious...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:36:00 PST |
My House on HGTV! |
You might have noticed it's been quiet here since the album release, but I haven't fallen into a black hole or something, though it's close - I've been getting my house ready to sell. Very time consum...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:35:00 PST |
6 Flags - of Death! |
I live close to a 6 Flags amusement park and decided to buy a season pass earlier this year, since I'm a roller coaster man, but right from the beginning I've had my doubts about this park. It's never...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:34:00 PST |
New Songs! |
--> -->Work on the third album has really stepped up in recent weeks as I've written two new acoustic guitar pieces for the all-acoustic album. This will be quite a departure from the first two album...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:33:00 PST |
Novel Draft Done! |
The novel is finally done (whoo-hoo!) and comes in at just over 100,000 words, which is good. I have to rewrite the first few chapters though. The thing about writing a new story with new characters i...
Posted by Randy Ellefson on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:30:00 PST |
