honesty....please

I started writing a new song late last week, it isn't a catchy type song like some of my recent work.....but i gets a little more honest, i feel like with my life right now i just need to let some stuff out and hopefully this song will help me do so.

The break of playing shows through December is ok, a little boring but ok. I still play some open mic stuff and i hope to more of that soon......but until then I'll keep pressing on and writing this honest song that I started.

PS- Christmas is soon! Don't forget Jesus in all the craziness......remeber if it weren't for Christ Christmas is worthless.

Some of My Faves

Dereck Trucks, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Warren Haynes, Eric Clapton, Adam D, Paul from BTBAM, and John Mayer are some of my favorite living guitarist. If you notice most of my players are bluesy jam band type players or country players. I guess just because of the raw passion they bring to the instrument. I really want to see all of these guys live sometime in my life....ESP Keith, Brad, Warren, Eric, Dereck and John

Writing

A whole lot easier said than done. I feel like i have some awesome ideas but I just cant get them out. Hopefully it will happen tomorrow.........Speaking of which, Nick Hays is playing Ecity tomorrow night and yes I'll be there!

Back at the Parents'

So im back in Starr for the hollidays. It's fun I guess, I mean I love my family but it is so wierd moving back home after a semester. I mean sure I visited over the semester but living back here is always a change lol. O well, it's fun gotta take what life gives you and deal with it. I do love life though, and family.

Something I Needed

The something I truly needed was to play a random open mic night. I did so last night in Anderson at The Corner Bagel Shop. It was truly a fun time, I'm not gonna lie though I got there and saw Ben Coleman and Lee Mcderment listed to play and I got Nervous really quick. The reason was, both of these guys are so good and I had no idea how I was going to follow them. But honestly I wasn't there to impress anyone, I was just there to have a good time and celebrate music.....we all did and had a good time doing so.

And thanks to everyone who came out and played I enjoyed each and everyone of you.

Spilling Something Onto This Blank Canvas

Life is life, you live it and then die........what you do with the time you are on earth is up to you. Not your mother, or your father, but you. Do something that matters, give God glory. But yea thats honestly about all I have to say tonight, short and sweet.

How I Feel (Don't Care if this is Read or Not)

Often I struggle with being arrogant and getting a big head over my music. Then I listen to something like "O" by: Damien Rice, which is an acoustic musical masterpiece and I realize, you know in the big scheme of things I am not that great. You know what.....I don't care anymore. Music is expression and a passion of mine, when it touches someone that's amazing. But my music is my outlet to the world and a gift given to me by God. I am thankful everyday to do this and even go to school for it.

So if I never make a cent playing in a crowded bar where no one cares I will still play. In August Rush the boy says "I love music more than food." To be a great musician it takes sacrifice. Just like being a great Christian, you will probally have to say bye to things you never want to but in the end the end result will be so much greater than if you held onto those things hindering you. I pray almost every night to God....."Make me less, and you more." Even in music I write that isn't neccessarily Christian I want God to be evident in it somehow.......I do what God has designed me to do and I wll try my hardest and do my best to glorify him with it.

If you are a musician don't get too caught up on yourself or your image.........because it can be gone quicker than you can blink. You may think you incredible, but really you probally are not. If you on a major label you have some room to brag b/c now a days not just anyone can make it on a major label as a singer/sogwriter. And I commend you for being good enough to make it and thank you for keeping me in check by being so much better than me.

Sunday

So yea today was fun/relaxing.......day off at Carpenter's so I checked out Hope Fellowship to hear my boy Wes play. Was very good and I enjoyed it. I got to see some ppl I haven't seen in a while and that was cool. Plus I listened to some good southern rock today, The Black Crows.....I tell you thats just good ole' fashion rock n' roll. All attitude and no flash, I love it.

It seems like I'm lookin for somewhere to go musically, but I don't know where that is yet, when i find out I'll let everyone know.

And the original solo on "Let It Be" off the the album called Let It Be is soooo much better than the solo on 1. Original Beatles is always the most passionate and the best.