well the mayor dave reunion show was a little disappointing. after originally being asked to play for an hour to 90 minutes, we ended up playing for almost…20 minutes. and only one of those was an original (i understand the party dynamic of needing lots of covers, but that doesn’t mean i have to like it). the consolation was that we still got paid, but it’s still annoying when you practice hours and hours and hours, only to get cut short so the dj can take over again. and we didn’t even get to play “where the streets have no name,” which we practiced a lot and had nearly perfected. oh well, i had fun playing with the guys again, even though the most fun was during practice.
next up: father maple with kaleo for their cd release show on december 29th at cedar heights baptist in morgan. nick flora will be playing with us again, and jared smith is also playing a few songs, so it’s gonna be a really great show and a lot of fun.
mayor dave practiced today for something like 5 hours…i’ve got blisters on my fingers. the set is starting to come together, but there are still some rough spots with the covers we’re doing. of course, it’s tough to get back in the groove after not playing together for a year and a half, but our originals are actually in pretty good shape overall. however, since we’re playing for a party, and it’s not just a mayor dave concert, we’ve gotta throw in covers cause people usually get into it more when they’re familiar with the song. the problem is that we’re not well-versed at being a cover band. it’s a little frustrating to have to focus so much on songs that aren’t your own. i think it’ll come together, though…we’re pretty good at following each other, and most of these covers are super easy with, like, three or four chords. the other thing is that we’re gonna be playing for about 90 minutes, which is probably double what we’re used to, so hopefully our chops will hold up. but it’s gonna be a lot of fun–that i’m sure of.
also, even though she doesn’t read this or anything, i gotta give a shout-out to my sister, molly, for graduating saturday, which also happened to be her 23 birthday. i’m proud of her.
sigh.
i don’t even have anything to say. what words are there? i just want to know why, but i’ll never know, and i’ll never understand.
tim jordan, friend and fellow musician, died tuesday night.
the book buy is now officially over. i’ve been told that it was a very successful eight days.
and here’s a story from my week as an official book-buyer…
there were two guys. these two guys wanted to sell back some books, and so we took their books, and gave them money. the next day, they had more books, so we gave them more money. then we took a closer look and realized that the two of them had sold over $1000 worth of books. each one would bring in books that covered a broad range of subjects–from nursing, to accounting, to microbiology, to calculus, to business…a bit too broad, and a bit too many books for one student. and they were conveniently among the highest return rate of the books we were buying back. a little suspicious, yes? plus, neither of them could provide a student ID, and so we decided that they were selling stolen books. unfortunately, there was really nothing we could do to prove they were stolen if we didn’t have any specific complaints of stolen books (which we didn’t). i did provide a written statement to the police, as i was one of the buyers, and so that was kind of exciting, cause i’ve never done that before. i also got their license plate number as they drove away.
however, the story remains unresolved. will these two be caught in their scheme, will they walk away with $1000 untouched, or are they, in fact, innocent of any criminal actions? alas, i may never know.
the past week i’ve been working at the university book buy back. yes, this time i’m the one giving you money for your textbooks, trying to explain why you’ll only get $43.50 back for a book you bought for $110. it’s a pretty easy job, though, and i’m making really good money doing it. the only thing that sucks is the long hours: i’ve worked over 50 hours since tuesday. sunday i’ll be off, and then there are three more days of book buying bonanza. so that’s all i’ve done this week. by the time i get home, i’m ready to go to bed so i can wake up at 7 to go at it again the next day. in the end, though, it’s totally worth it cause i’m gonna make about three times as much in this short span as i did across three paychecks worth at tuesday morning.
in other news, houston nutt made a bold move hiring gus malzahn from springdale high school to be his offensive coordinator. i hope he helps our team as much as some hope.
and if anyone was wondering, i’m listening to the wicked soundtrack.
from sarah…
Seven Things to Do Before I Die (Lord willing) (not necessarily in this order):
1) be in a band, on a label, making a living (playing music i want to play)
2) get married and have a family with at least three children
3) make my way across all seven continents…except maybe antartica
4) write a novel, or book of poems, and get it published
5) learn to be a glassblower
6) learn to play the brahms violin concerto
7) Learn to ballroom dance. (yeah, it was on sarah’s list, but honestly on mine, too…i really was just telling someone that the other day)
Seven Things I Cannot Do:
1) resist buying new music
2) not procrastinate
3) sing tenor, as hard as i try
4) Get rid of books and music
5) slackline
6) finish the really hard crosswords (one day…one day)
7) manage money
Seven Things that Attract Me to My Spouse [romantic interest, best friend, whomever](not necessarily in this order!):
i’ll have to pass on this one, since i don’t really have someone that applies.
Seven Things I Say (or write!) Most Often:
1) cool.
2) what?
3) dude.
4) yeah.
5) ya’ll.
6) why?
7) hey man…
Seven Books (or series) I Love:
1) the muse that sings: composers speak about the creative process
2) the sound and the fury (faulkner)
3) where the red fern grows
4) Chronicles of Narnia
5) bel canto (ann patchett)
6) desiring God (piper)
7) Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)
Seven Movies (or series) I Love:
1) high fidelity
2) this is spinal tap
3) the natural
4) The Matrix
5) The Lord of the Rings
6) Garden State
7) the big lebowski
Seven People I Want to Join in:
1) scott
2) ben (even though he’s almost disappeared)
3) katey
4) julie
5) wallace
6) lara
7) katie
i think i’m having a mid-life crisis…at 24. at least, from what i’ve read about mid-life crises, that seems to be the case. check out what my dictionary says: “a period of psychological doubt and anxiety that some people experience in middle age; a period of emotional turmoil caused by the realization that one is no longer young and characterized especially by a strong desire for change.” minus the middle age part, that describes my thoughts pretty accurately. i guess it’s kinda dumb to say i’m no longer young, but i do sit around and wish i could go back to the end of high school/beginning of college and do somethings over again. in particular, i wish i had done the work needed to graduate from college, instead of completely slacking off and drawing it out. but then, if i had graduated, i don’t have much of an idea of what i’d be doing. i really can’t think of any “real” jobs that i want to have. i want to be a musician–something which doesn’t even necessitate having a college degree. fortunately, i’m not just completely dreaming in left field with that. i’m in a great band that i’m really excited about. i’m trying to have patience to let it develop, but i wish we were already to the point that i could make my living solely from the band.
it’s hard to wait for answers from God, especially when i haven’t been diligent in seeking them. i’ve also failed in that i’m often lazy, really lazy, about getting necessary things done.
maybe this isn’t a mid-life crisis…maybe i just need to start trusting that God knows where i’m headed. and ask for his help to get there.
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