I’m in a band.

Two weeks ago Andrew introduced me to his new Portland housemates: Mark and Bob. Their band, Harlowe and the Great North Woods, just released a CD in Chico before moving up to Portland. A few of the members stayed in California, leaving people like ME available to fill in the gaps.

We’ve had a few practices and they’ve been great! We played a show Saturday at the home of David Dyas along with Kathleen Grace and Envelope Peasant.

More shows on the horizon.

It feels good to playing with other musicians again.

(photo courtesy of Kim Miller)

*disclaimer* I’ve enjoyed a holiday bottle of hard apple cider, so my writing and editing skills may be impaired.

Hi Everyone!

I feel a little bad because I haven’t uploaded anything in a while. My goal was something every week, but that was when I was unemployed. Now that I’m working, I haven’t been as blog-productive.

I realized this early in the week and sat down to record something, only to find my recording interface not working. I called the manufacturer, found that it was under warranty, and mailed it in. I’ve recorded some keyboard only music, but according to my wife it’s only meh.

So, in the spirit of Christmas I’ve decided to repost a youtube video that has been online for a couple of years. My friend Neal Jonas made a short film for a rendition of Deck the Halls that Luke Sweeney and I recorded. Luke’s weird, Neal’s weird, and I’m weird. Guess what? The video is really weird!!

Enjoy.

A few years ago, a friend of mine copied some mp3s from his external hard drive to mine. Among the tracks were interviews and speeches from a variety of historical figures: Malcolm X, Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Manson. I haven’t listened to them all, but the ones I’ve heard are great. (Charles Manson was a little creepy.)

The song I’ve uploaded this week has clips from an interview with Jack Kerouac.

Jack Kerouac 2009