Dallas, TX

Writing you from Dallas, Texas. Yesterday we were in New Orleans, and if you've never been there, you really should consider checking it out sometime. What a cool place...in my opinion at least.

I haven't really seen much of Dallas yet, but I did experience a local Mexican music radio station. I LOVE IT! I really do. It was traditional, but had this modern twist on it. Very interesting sound.

We have 11 more days until we come home, and then have a few weeks before we are back out again. It is a little weird to think about coming home from one tour to leave for another one shortly after, but kinda cool at the same time. We are excited to do the dates with Lydia when we get back, but we wish the dates with So Long Forgotten never had to end.

Off to see the Grassy Knoll.

Gainesville, FL

Currently we are in Gainesville, FL. Nathan and I are sitting at Atlanta Bread Company (Panera) hacking away at laptops. Not much to say, but thought it would be nice to post something for me to look back at in a year....Mark, you rock! By now you are a probably a world famous surgeon/rock star/world's greatest dad/racecar driver. Congratulations!

from the road...

Hello Internet,
I am writing you from my phone, at a mall in Atlanta, GA. Today is an off day for the tour, but we are keeping busy. We are currently getting ready to leave, and head to the studio where we finished our "upcoming album". We are going to get some of the tracks we recorded (organs, bells, violins, horns), and set them up so we can play with them live. Should be a productive night. So Long Forgotten has been great these past nights, and a total blast to spend time with. We have made teams on this tour (NOT according to band), and are performing various Survivor type tasks. Losers have to do funny things. I will post pictures every now and then of some of the funny punishments.

leaving Ohio

Tonight is the "tour kickoff" show for the band. We are doing 23 dates with So Long Forgotten, and then 3 or 4 on our own. Our longest haul will be from Champaigne, IL to New York City where we leave the tour and play a showcase for some music industry fellas. Should be an exciting time.
Back to the show tonight. Tonight's show was put together by me, so if no one shows up, it all falls on my shoulders. Hopefully it's a good show. I tend to be a worry-wort the day of "my" shows. What if it's too cold, and people don't want to leave their warm houses? What if one of the bands are late? What if people leave? What if we play terribly? Gosh even looking back at what I've typed, I am worried that someone will misinterpret it as me being cocky, so to clarify, I don't think I am awesome for putting together the show, I just realize someone has to do it (put the show together) for the band, and I like doing it for the most part. I sound like a little kid now haha. Well that's what you get when you come to my blog where everything is TOTALLY WILD AND UNCENSORED! YEAH BABYYYY!

All the Day Holiday
So Long Forgotten
We Became the Sun
The Beneath

colors

Rain Man

Not only is it fascinating to observe Kim Peek in this series of video segments, it is absolutely beautiful to see the care and love his father has for him. A good, modern day example of how the Lord feels for us.

Kim Peek: the Real Rain Man

Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

On repeat...

My good friends will vouch for this: when I get into a song, it goes on repeat for hours on end (for days). The past three songs that have been on repeat for me....
1. Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos - As Tall as Cliffs
2. Mates of State - The Re-Arranger
3. TV on the Radio - Dancing Choose

1980's

Something about the 80's culture has always seemed fascinating to me. It is so powerful to me to think about how life was done as a teen/young adult in the 80's. Hairspray, makeup, shoulder pads, etc. It'll be weird to look back on the years of 2000 when I am 35. My mullet rat-tail will be four times as hideous by then.




*Please pay attention to the beauty of her voice at 1:55