I Don't Know

I don't exactly know what life has in store for me. She says not to get upset because it will only hurt her and i dont want that so I'll try my damnedest to keep it in. I hope she knows how much I love her and still do, the fact that we are "over" doesn't change that. Like I said tonight, it's not like I can just fall out of love with her because i know i can't and I can't lie to myself and try that will just make things worse. I guess this means more time with the band and surrounding myself with people because that will make me think of her less....not that I want to quit thinking of her that would be impossible, but the more time I'm alone the more and more the fact she is no longer mine hurts me. Who knew it would hurt this much? This was my first and my only Love and I honestly don't want to move on and find someone new. I can't because no one will ever compare to her.

Good Times Well Sort Of.

Tonight was ok, I mean yes hanging with the original "Boyz" two of my best friends in the world was awesome. Not to mention Jeff and Zach (two of my other best friends) came along for the ride and it was good hanging. But after a Wendy's stop I puked in the parking lot, i knew this would eventually happen considering i haven't been feeling exactly on my game all day. I tried to tough it out and watch Iron Man anyway but it didn't work so well. So here i sit waiting on my girlfriend to call so I can fall asleep with someone else who loves me. I have no shortage of friends and certainly no shortage on a girl who loves me, she is all i ever want or need. But to say the least being sick doesn't make a night any better.

Ps- Hascal n Stokes cranked out two count em two new songs this week! Now us Rooster boys must complete the task of taming these suckers in a full band format.

New Stuff

Well, me and the Rooster boys finished the recording of what is in my opinion our best complete song to date and we entered in the music city madness sweepstakes with CMT, so keep your fingers crossed for that. Life is going pretty well right now, music is good, and my girlfriend is the absolute best i could not ask for anything more. I love her and i love life although it is wearing me down quickly.

Geez

I hate writer's block, this happens alot before i stumble on something I really like. O well, part of the whole songwriting thing I guess. Until something comes to fruition I will continue listening to Alan Jackson, The Punch Brothers, The Notorious Cherry Bombs, and Gram Parsons........something good is bound to come.

It Always Gets Harder

Man, this semester is already killing me. Oh well it's just a part of life I guess. Life in general is good though, I couldn't ask for a better girlfriend everyday with her is better than the one before and the band is starting to really mesh well. I have some ideas for new songs that are hopefully gonna spew from my brain to paper very soon.

Also I say this alot but Vince Gill is one of my favorite people of All Time. One of the best active singer/songwriters in country music. Vince, Alan, Rodney Crowell, and Merle are probally the best right now in my opinion.

Wow, Labor on Labor Day

I totally didnt get a break on Labor Day. I worked on a paper all day, well not really all day i took a break and wrote a song for my girlfriend for our anniversary. 1 month!!!!! I gotta say I am so thankful for her and how happy she makes me.

Yea so I wrote an extensive essay for music history, and then had to go to the studio and work for some hours and then came back and got lunch/dinner around 10pm did more homework then finally settled down to talk to my girlfriend around 1am my time. Then after we fell asleep I woke up around 7:30am to go to class, and now I have another crazy day. Hopefully I will find some time for a lunch break today.

This Semester

This semester is shaping up to be a real doozy. Oh the life of a musician, I guess what doesn't kill me can only make me stronger in the long run. As this semester progresses I'm sure to know what I'm really made of, it is going to test me mentally, physically, spiritually, and some other ways I'm unsure of as of yet. But as long as I have God, family, my girlfriend, my band, and my other best friends outside of the band I'm sure everything will be ok. The Good Lord never said life would be a cakewalk. We all have trials and tests to go through and how we handle them when they come and where we end up after they are done is what makes us who we are.

So Far

This semester has been crazy and i know i'll get busier and busier as it progresses, but no one ever said life would be stress-free and easy........that is certainly not the case, but a little stress and work never hurt anyone, you just gotta learn how to prioritize. I guess in the long run all this work and stuff will pay off, I certainly hope so.

Now a trip down music row, I LOVE Gram Parsons and every project or thing he ever did. He was such a talent taken way before his time. He was like the John Lennon of country music I think, a little less folk than Dylan but if you are a songwriter in country or rock music Gram Parsons probally somehow influenced you. If you say he didn't start listening to him, the byrds, the flying burrito brothers, and the international submarine band. They will change you and your songwriting for the better. Also Mute Rooster is going strong and growing as a band we have some really exciting stuff we can't wait to share with the world. Me and Will also have fallen in love with the album "A Taste of Yesterday's Wine" by Merle Haggard and George Jones, its so good. In closing the two best performing singer/songwriters in country music right now in my opinion are Alan Jackson (I mean come on!) and Merle Haggard, who like a fine wine only gets better with time.

Busy Now

Well, I now have another class on my plate im gonna attempt to play bass for the au jazz band, we'll see what happens lol. But so far it is a very fun semester.

Been A Long Time

Alot in life has changed, I have a wonderful girlfriend who I fall more in love with everyday and I've written some new songs and I'm in a band called Mute Rooster right now..........me and my best friends started it last semester and we are doing great, I swear for for real that I'm really going to keep up with blogging on here from now on I swear!

well,

i'm pretty sure no one reads this, but i still post because this gives me an out to say what i want about how i feel in hopes that it might catch the interest of some and possibly help others. well, first off yesterday was the absolute day from hell, just crazy and made me madder than i have been in quite sometime. but so far today is tons better, i really feel like i am gonna write something tonight, i just feel like i am, hopefully i will make that a reality sometime tonight.

speaking of reality, i wished some people i know would take a reality check and realize they are wasting their lives. i mean i can tell them what i see and they would proally get mad at me for telling them how to live their life. but o well, if you want to waste your life go right ahead, but just remember there is a huge difference between dreams and reality, and faltering and stability. and eventually you will fall flat on your face and life is gonna kick you hard while you're down.

So What If I Fell Off The Face Of The Earth?

When my life comes to a close what are my goals for I achieve over the course of my life? First and foremost and I want to Glorify Christ with the life I have lived. And secondly I want to write some songs that people will be singing years after I'm gone, I want to make a change somehow. And by that I will also give God Glory through my talent he has given me. Thank You God! for every breathe you let me take. May I glorify you in every aspect of my life someway. Although I'm not perfect you love me anyway.

This Past Weekend

This past weekend brought shows in Anderson and Simpsonville. Both went very very well, Simpsonville was the best though. But I dont know something about it gave me new hope in my music and Im trying harder every show to be better and better and bring something new to the table. So get ready, this weekend brings two more hopefully good shows that will hopefully go over well.

On the other side of the spectrum, I think Ive got to get my butt in gear for Bio.....i feel as though im slipping.

ps- if you need to know myspace.com/mourningformorgan has all show info on it.

Good Stuff

So I've lately been finding some incredible albums, I mean most critics agree with me lol, but now I see why they are so great.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie
Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
Exile on Mainstreet and Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Angels of Destruction by Marah

These are just a few of the newer ones I got, I got more Dylan albums that are great too but this one sticks out the most and also of course if you know me, you my favorite band is The Beatles so of course I have all their British albums which are all incredible.

A New Chapter

Yesterday I turned 20......thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday, it made me happy. But i try to avoid all the birthday hype, i guess im kinda running from the fact that another decade in my life is over and I'm no longer a teen. When I was 16 or 17 I was honestly hoping I'd be living in Nashville making money off my music by the time I was 20. But things don't always turn out how you want, it takes time and patience.

I'm not giving up on my goals and dreams I'm still pursuing them hard and hopefully one day I'll get there. But a new exciting chapter in my life has begun, so let's see where this one goes!

PS- 19 brought about alot of change, i mean alot. I'm sure 20 will be the same way.

Tonight

After Carpenter's I came back to school and went to mess with a studio recording project some more. I must say ProTools is the jam! I mean I love Garageband.....but ProTools is basically it's bigger brother. Great Times, I'm looking forward to the stuff that will come from this!

Also I bought "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" by:David Bowie last night, and I must say it is incredible!

Ecity 1-26-08

Tonight's show went well........not the biggest crowd ever, but it was a good crowd none the less....people that were there were there for music. And they got great music from both Chelsey and Wes....kudos to those guys for being incredible. Im not saying they're weren't alot of ppl there bc it was pretty crowded and it honestly is not about the numbers, so I was more than pleased.....thank you to each and everyone of you for sticking around and listening that meant alot to me and I'm sure Chelsey and Wes feel the same.

As always hanging out afterwards with Nick and Wes was a blast. Thanks guys for being good people. I honestly felt better vocally tonight than I have in a very very long time.......thats very exciting for me, but thats enough about me......great show.

And again THANK YOU to everyone who showed up, you are what made it a good show!

Juno

Not a bad flick......i dont think it's best picture material. But Ellen Page definately deserves best actress. Because she truly made that movie good, I did enjoy it though. I thought August Rush overall ws better and I'm still waiting to see Sweeney Todd and also No Country For Old Men. I dont see enough movies.

The Heat is On

The Ecity show is a few days away and I'm actually nervous about this one......I hope people like the new stuff.....in fact i just hope people show up, this is a huge point for me personally in my music. But other than my complaints life is good, and music theory homework from 11:30 to 12:30 is always a tedious task. But i got it done and I'll make it through.

Wednesday Night News

I never noticed the diversity in a youth group until tonight at The Carpenter's Church. It is a small youth group that is expanding and rapidly, i must say tonight was fun just sitting and listening to kids from so many different walks of life come together and talk about anything together. I honestly felt this is what God intended....people from every walk of life coming together with one common thread Jesus.

Wow, God is good. I am playing saturday night at Ecity Java in Anderson, I'm really stoked because I'm premiering 3 new songs, it has been killing me because some have been done for a while but i felt like I needed to wait on this show, I hope it goes well and it should be a fun time.

Really? Are You for Real?

Everything was going fine, i feel like my life is moving on and i feel like you never hold me back anymore. Then all of a sudden what happens? Your name is mentioned in casual conversation or i just see a pic of you somewhere. Dang, why? I just don't know why I let this get to me. I know we would never have worked.......but the fact we never tried and the thoughts of what could have been will always haunt me.

I've put this to rest, but you're the ghost that stills haunts me, just bringing a little turmoil to my peaceful existence. But i know I am doing this to myself.......why do i do this to myself?

So.......

I feel like I'm missing something that was supposed to do tonight. O, well it must not be that important. Anyways besides the freakishly cold weather today it was good. But I start Studio Recording tomorrow night and I'm so pumped about that! Hopefully this means I will get some good tracks put out soon I'm really really excited about it!

So hopefully soon the new songs will be done and in a good quality. Im stoked about that.

The 26th

Ecity the 26th

I hope everyone comes out to Ecity Java on January 26th to the show......not because I'm playing, because in the grand scheme of things am I really that important? No.....but you should come check out local talented singer/songwriters. Of course Wes will be taking the stage along with a lady named Chelsey Ashford(please forgive spelling) who is an awesome talent. Both are top friends on my page.

I would love for alot of people to come out to also hear me play 3 brand new songs! Maybe 4 by this weekend haha, well if its there its there. One of the songs has been played once live, but the second verse wasnt completed so now the song is completely ready to go along with 2 others (not to mention a new cover or two).

This has been a great month or so of self-reflection and time for to think about things that have happened to me and also how I feel about the world and the condition of its people. I am hoping for a large crowd, because it is going to be a fun filled night of music and hangout time. By the way I cant thank people enough for coming to site and listening to the music as much and as often as you do, it really really means alot! thanks!

Lesson number 1 and some hot jamz

Great first lesson back with Lyman.....as usual put alot on my plate, but im a big boy and hopefully will be able to handle it. Things that challenge always find a way to make you stronger.

New Albums- Marah "Angels of Destruction"
Bright Eyes- "I'm Wide Awake It's Morning"
"Cassadaga"
All three are great picks that i consider must haves now that I own them. If you've never heard of any of the artists get on the ball.

Also if you like Ben Lee and Against Me! you will love Ben Lee Sings New Wave, it is him doing an acoustic version of that entire album and it is great. It's been out for a while and i dk if it is still availble for free in his blog, but it is always worth a shot!

So Far this Week

I like Finale Notepad.....it's cool, and also I wrote 2 new songs!!!! Im exicted about that, hopefully I will actually record them soon....I'll keep you posted. myspace.com/mourningformorgan has all the updates on shows and junk.

Hmmm

Random ramblings sometimes find a way to ramble onto my blog......

Well, I'm now a twitterer too....so if you stalk ppl via twitter I am now someone else you may stalk, although sometimes doing that might not be interesting although sometimes it might be quite exciting. o well whatever your preference i guess.

Listening to the new Marah album, "Angels of Destruction!" these guys are some of the best writers I've heard in a long time....great piece of music!