WOW! It's been 1 month less a day since I last blogged, please forgive me, It's been a busy month.
To Recap:
Sarah won the game (my last post)
Sun - Sat (26th - 1st)
I spent a week finishing up recording Kelly Boyes' debut album at night and on the weekend.
Sven came by and left some sweet guitars on track 7, Kelly and the crew came round to finish the last of the overdubs.
Sun - Sat (2nd - 8th)
The next week starting Sunday until Friday was spent at work during the day except on lunches and at night until 6, 3, 4, 4, and 6:30am respectively mixing and then mastering (and then remastering). Friday Morning after 2 hours sleep went to work and then to Duplium in the afternoon to deliver the master.
On Saturday I worked with Mike Noack and his peeps recording the Emergent Church Conference, enjoyed that thoroughly...
Sun - Sat (9th - 15th)
Sunday Afternoon Practiced in the basement with Bill and Tyler for our spots on the outdoor stage at Fresh Wind. In the evening I got to see Dave and Adele and that was flipping wonderful, went down to the Queen Mother with the Richardes and Miss Dalley, had a nice life coaching session (much appreciated) and fun time then changed location and sipped various liquids while enjoying/discussing music like the Kaiser Chiefs and Katie Tunstall while I lamented my bondage to folk music, and prayed for deliverance.
Monday hits and I go to work and approve the final cover proof and mess around with various IT related things like me and puddle often do right before a conference so as to keep our toes in good form for dancing and such.
Tuesday can't remember
Wednesday can't remember then we had a small CD release party since the disc was supposed to arrive that afternoon (didn't happen)
Thursday everyone is in mad conference rush, the CD's arrive, they're pretty hot lookin (thanks to Sarah Delaney and her mad skill), the power isn't working to the outdoor stage and the sound system needs to be wired and Pete says we can't mix past 85db C-weighted at 20 metres
(weak but only until 5pm that day) that was a pill, power arrived while I rushed around for various Premium Membership things. Kelly and her band sounded great, and included a few interesting endings, which were fun for me. Me and the boys went on at 5:something-PM and did 2 sets which might also be described more accuratly as our second practice, but those two are so flipping good at what they do that we only had 2 songs that really didn't work that well.
Friday Delirous? arrives while me and the guys do another set(which as our 3rd practice went way better) and I balance Premium Membership, Hosting those cats and their families (they were really sweet people), do a bit of sound for JT for P, they're pretty groovy, (Pete and Seans band Jim Touchie for President) give them some time and they'll score an indie rock hit. Junior Secco plays in this band and Kelly's which makes me happy cause I want him to stick around and be a rock star.
Delirious go on Friday night and kick some, then we have fire tunnels and maybe they didn't know quite what to make of it, but they kept right up anyways and we all were treated to a little Stu G show. BTW whenever the light shines on that guy, delirious get a little more credible, not that they're not allready but Stu G is keeping rock and roll alive IMHO.
Saturday comes around and Bill and Tyler and myself do an acoustic worship set which was fun. Then I immediately rush off to pick up Delirious avec Sven and Trevor who are also hosting the D:peoples?. Later Kelly does her final set and plays a new tune that was fantastic. JT for P do their last and sound at their best but I missed Jon Boerger freaking out in sound check sadly.
Kelly's CD is doing pretty well by now and has sold 25 or so copies out of the store (which is ok since the outdoor stage didn't get too much coverage)
Saturday was madness, between my paying Job, the job I pay to do, and driving rockstars around and getting a tiny slice of time to enjoy freshwind I was kinda tired by Saturday night.
Puddle also known as DJ J Puddy opened for Delirious? at the concert and used well tasty tracks in his set, and then the Band got up and did their set which I missed since grocery shopping needed to be done for the bus trek back to chicago I guess, but chatting with Ian's wife Missy was cool, I got a better idea of what all this rock tour stuff is about. I must say Mr. & Mrs. Cattle were good fun to have around, when CS does a tour I would love their help in pulling it off.
Sun - Sun (16th - 23rd)
Sunday I can't remember much except I chilled with some people I know Maarten Van Der Muelen was around with Mr Summner, was good to see them, Wait now I remember! I hung out with my Bro and Sis and Adam my little jokes buddy and nephew along with Naomi Kennedy and Laurie Ross who I haven't seen for years, had a good time then went off to central but something came up in my heart (a hardboiled egg i think) and I wanted to leave so I left and watched a movie with the girls for 20 minutes but it was too cheesy and then it had some romantic crap that I didn't feel like watching so I left again.
Oh yeah Saturday I had a tough conversation with a close friend halfway thru the day, it was related to hopes and dreams and all that (cold fusion) mumbo jumbo.
The week rolls on and I spent it pondering why the sky was so blue since etobicoke (the great sprawling megatroplis that fills the earth - when your de-automobiled...perhaps) is so grey.
Then I read a short story by Mr. MacDonald and get convicted and called said friend and booked a meal for the next night where everything was sorted to a much better situation than before Sat. and I wonder if Saturday was a setup...Mysterious ways...
So where does that bring us...
Had a nice sleep until 1pm yesterday, can't even fathom how I did that but it was nice
Cooked a risotto for some friends that worked out better than my last
Went To Caroline McFishes B-day Party, had a great time (ended up eating again)
Woke up this morning and watched church online.
Updated my Blog
Over and Out
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
The Joy of Friday!
Now that there was a long week!
Twice as long as last week!!
Three times as satisfying though...
hmm
anyways
tonight I don't yet have verbal whats it called so I'll post later on as well...maybe
But here is a small update on my week
Started off with various bla bla at work, then I went and fixed a thing at J&C's place and since nobody felt like driving me home I got Carols car for 2 days!!! So I spent them driving ladies around in my big luxury car...that was fun...
-At the gym i tried out the step/climbing machine - that hurt
-At Duncans I learnt how to use his rowing machine - that hurt
-I took my shirt off this morning - that hurt
Tongiht will consist of me recording a friends demo that i co-wrote the music on, and then trouncing her and some others in a game called settlers...if I don't post tonight it's directly related to the truth of this statement (the trouncing part)
OK, talk to you soon
hi again
ok bye
Twice as long as last week!!
Three times as satisfying though...
hmm
anyways
tonight I don't yet have verbal whats it called so I'll post later on as well...maybe
But here is a small update on my week
Started off with various bla bla at work, then I went and fixed a thing at J&C's place and since nobody felt like driving me home I got Carols car for 2 days!!! So I spent them driving ladies around in my big luxury car...that was fun...
-At the gym i tried out the step/climbing machine - that hurt
-At Duncans I learnt how to use his rowing machine - that hurt
-I took my shirt off this morning - that hurt
Tongiht will consist of me recording a friends demo that i co-wrote the music on, and then trouncing her and some others in a game called settlers...if I don't post tonight it's directly related to the truth of this statement (the trouncing part)
OK, talk to you soon
hi again
ok bye
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
12 years ago ( to the day maybe)
Life is what you make it right?
I wish I'd learned earlier, but whatever, I just figured it out...
Don't get me wrong in the next few paragraphs, I'm not looking for sympathy, I've been given something much better than sympathy, I've been given an unlimited resource, the truth.
When I was 15 somewhere inside I gave up, I dropped everything but my guitar
When I was 16 Jesus found me and began to restore what was lost and fix what was broken
God was good, good enough to become my passion and possession, good enough to be my best friend, good enough to father me, heal my heart, challenge me, love me, so good he wont let me use him to hide the thought that I pursued in dropping everything.
When people say "they use Jesus as a crutch" they are right if they are referring to me, fact is I need(ed) him, perhaps I've abused the grace shown me, perhaps this is just part of the process of turning broken pieces back into a vessel.
I gave up way back then, on pain, on trying, on success and failure, whatever the cause, whatever the end result, I'd had enough of that, I looked for the least painful way through life. When Jesus introduced himself to me and asked if I wanted his life I gladly took it since I'd never known such a genuine love, and he offered pain relief. I've made good use of every benefit offered, I've grown in character, love, gifting, in every aspect of faith...I've been ok with whatever it takes to get close to him, whatever pain, work, healing, process...you name it, I've jumped through a good number of hoops...but there is one I've avoided until recently.
I really don't know how to word this, but I believe in living, I've engaged life in a new way, I've decided it's worth the risk, worth the work, any momentary pain encountered, small potatoes for some, but for me this is what I lost and hoped I could forget about by skimming the surface and letting life happen to me in the name of "what ever the Fathers will be - will be, since I am so loved" and indeed this realization is found inside the statement which was my excuse to hide.
I'm 28 now, it's taken 12 years to get here, feels like I'm back where I left off in some ways, which might bug me a bit, but now I've got another chance and I am gonna live forever.
It's good to be alive and awake, it's good to know that there is hope and a future, it's good to believe in God and feel his grace in the wind that blows this ship.
I wish I'd learned earlier, but whatever, I just figured it out...
Don't get me wrong in the next few paragraphs, I'm not looking for sympathy, I've been given something much better than sympathy, I've been given an unlimited resource, the truth.
When I was 15 somewhere inside I gave up, I dropped everything but my guitar
When I was 16 Jesus found me and began to restore what was lost and fix what was broken
God was good, good enough to become my passion and possession, good enough to be my best friend, good enough to father me, heal my heart, challenge me, love me, so good he wont let me use him to hide the thought that I pursued in dropping everything.
When people say "they use Jesus as a crutch" they are right if they are referring to me, fact is I need(ed) him, perhaps I've abused the grace shown me, perhaps this is just part of the process of turning broken pieces back into a vessel.
I gave up way back then, on pain, on trying, on success and failure, whatever the cause, whatever the end result, I'd had enough of that, I looked for the least painful way through life. When Jesus introduced himself to me and asked if I wanted his life I gladly took it since I'd never known such a genuine love, and he offered pain relief. I've made good use of every benefit offered, I've grown in character, love, gifting, in every aspect of faith...I've been ok with whatever it takes to get close to him, whatever pain, work, healing, process...you name it, I've jumped through a good number of hoops...but there is one I've avoided until recently.
I really don't know how to word this, but I believe in living, I've engaged life in a new way, I've decided it's worth the risk, worth the work, any momentary pain encountered, small potatoes for some, but for me this is what I lost and hoped I could forget about by skimming the surface and letting life happen to me in the name of "what ever the Fathers will be - will be, since I am so loved" and indeed this realization is found inside the statement which was my excuse to hide.
I'm 28 now, it's taken 12 years to get here, feels like I'm back where I left off in some ways, which might bug me a bit, but now I've got another chance and I am gonna live forever.
It's good to be alive and awake, it's good to know that there is hope and a future, it's good to believe in God and feel his grace in the wind that blows this ship.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
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