best new year's advice

don't look down at the cork when popping open the bubbly.

wishing all of you a safe 2007.

pre-holiday show results

things came together very nicely one week ago. there must have been between 600-700 people at the show, most of which seemed to take a strong liking to the set.
all of us believe this is a great precursor of what's to come... 2007 should have some interesting things in store for everyone.
i spent Christmas laying low with BJ the first part of the day, until after he wore himself out playing with new toys and watching a new video. afterward a few of us got together for a holiday dinner and hung out the rest of the night, very low key and we kept things simple.
the new year is going to be brought in over some friends' house, directly after a traditional hockey game on the eve of 2007.
i suspect it will feel better to have 2006 behind me, which i'm sure is true for a lot of people i know. not that i'm into the whole resolution bit because i'm not, however i am going to try and work on some real healing this coming year. i get the sense that i've grown past a lot of pain but that i never really allowed myself to face some of the music, sort of speak. that doesn't ever seem to be delightful but i'll take it slowly. besides, i'm busy enough these days that it would be very difficult to get so engrossed to the point where i would lose focus of other things. that seemed to be the measurement of how well i could control working through it all, whether or not i became so preoccupied that other things that normally would matter simply did not... suffice to say it's often about self preservation and knowing yourself well enough to understand how much you can take at any given point. i'm fairly certain i won't be breaking any speed records in my time. in fact, i wouldn't be the least bit surprised if history repeats itself and i find several commonplace distractions to prolong some steps in this journey. then again, chaos has an interesting way of doing an "about face" when you lead with your heart so we'll see...

may all of you find peace this new year.

facelift

i forgot to mention, i gave TWOFIVESIX's myspace space a boost last night. you can check it out at www.myspace.com/twofivesixmusic

enjoy!

a good day

today is the show with the verve pipe and my brother's b-day... should be memorable.
in case i don't make it back beforehand, everyone have a merry Christmas and enjoy whatever company you may keep.

twas the night before...

...another day like today, equally repetitive as yesterday. work is absolutely chaotic and i'm finding (not very surprised) i'm not the only one experiencing the kickups... you'd think there was some national holiday around the corner or something.
the post office next to my office has easily had a 20-30 minute wait to even get inside the building. it's these times when i simply wish things were as simple as a message in a bottle. if only that fable rang true, we might all exhale slowly and trust in our message being recieved and heard loud and clear.
it's the unique birth of a baby that some of us reflect on this time of year... a continued quest to find answers to difficult questions, to better comprehend the majestic nature of how our Creator came to be, and even how His message is not one shared by all. even the purest of hearts find favor in studying this poem written over 2000 years ago, looking for the real prose and separating it from what we know the story to tell us today.
may all of you find peace and security as we wrap up another year in history. may it be ever present in whatever fashion is most comforting and may you never feel alone.

thanks for hanging with me... joining me in anticipation for whatever lies ahead.

preparations...

i'm ok, just haven't been around in awhile... been working real hard on getting things lined up for twofivesix in 2007. we've got a big show coming up on 12/23 with papa vegas and the verve pipe and i want to make sure we're locked in tight.
besides, the winter holidays aren't usually the best time for me. i tend to be more emotional so i generally keep my distance from things if at all possible.
my Mom did finally get out of the hospital and she's at home recovering slowly. we're all obviously pleased to have her back home where she belongs. they say it's about a 90 day intense rehab schedule so hopefully things continue to go well.

on what off time i've found i haven't done much, basically catching up on missed episodes of house md and standoff. those are really the only two drama series i watch anymore and usually it's after they've been televised live. it's real funny when you think about it because my friend bobby plays guitar in a band with gregory house (hugh laurie) and a mixture of other primetime television stars. it's not quite the nostalgia of united for africa but it's along the same vain.

rod found hysteria by def leppard on vinyl the other day (a rare catch) and it took me and the guys to some cool places during the listen. you simply cannot go wrong with that album, period.

BJ's doing a lot of new things but one of my favorites is when your's truly bricks a shot from across the room, on his little tikes hoop... he's quick to say "uh-oh daddy" and put me in my place. guess that's why i was never destined for NBA greatness.