Lost And Found One

I've been going through milk crates of cassettes and long-lost folders of jpgs. It's amazing to me that I hang on to some stuff like I do. When the FBI confiscates my PC, I'll have some explaining to do.
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Now playing: The Mighty Rime - Aviary Aviator

A Windy Day

in The City of Central (that's what the letterhead sez). Somehow, the leaves were mostly still on the trees, and really popping. My crummy phone cam photos don't even do the aspens above town justice. Y'all on the local wide webs missed out on some pretty trees today. Like Glenn Danzig said, "Anyone who isn't here is an asshole." Something like that, at least. I'm glad that I got to drive up the hill today. I totally trespassed to see WTF that plaque is--it's totally the site of the first masonic joint in Colorado, but you'd never know from my photo:


Note the mirror:

Again, with the mirror:


Gambling town condos means a lot of garbage-density, but horrifically steep concrete "streets"--this one has a "winter use forbidden" sign. I need to take that photo one of these days.

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Now playing: Ross Etherton and the Chariots of Judah - Yellow Crane Tower (4:57)

Some really really weird weird vocals happened on this song. Ross wasn't doing one of his characters, but the final verse is REALLY strange sounding--that's what happens when you record in one take as a whole band (let it bleed). It's an incredible demo, and we'll never re-create it, and y'all'll [that's my brilliant contraction of y'all (you all) and will, BTW] probably never know how strange it sounds, because we can't re-create it (it's an example of studio strangeness).

The "Bird" Chord (I'm Just Like Clapton)

Back in the day, while watching a live Eric Clapton video, my brother and I realized that dude uses a lot of "bird" chords. Certainly, these are related to barré chords, but when Beavis and Butthead and watching, it's a "bird" chord. I thought for years that Clapton does it for the A-barré chords, but the cover of Slowhand (probably my favorite EC record--call me lame) reveals that it's a really serious G chord (with a high D...nice). I love the "bird" chords:



Doug Beam caught me with my eyes open last Saturday night. I've harassed him before, but this one is pretty good (NOT a D.Boon shot, thanks so much, Doug):



Clearly, I'm doing a "bird" chord (I'm watching my hands). Doug must've snapped me during "Choptank River", "Stealth", or "Accident". I'm in fifth position, without teeth-gritting, so it's probably at the coda of "Accident". I play a lot of chords in this band, so that the 'fuckin'' guitarists can do their 'banjo' stuff.

Damn...my past life's (one of 'em, anyway) hand-breakage is evident in that photo. I would've taken better care of my hands if I ever would've thunk that I'd be playing a stringed instrument.

If I could go back in time, I'd have a talk with myself.

At Last....

I've found a woman who is beautiful and believes that there is beauty in the world. Another beauty-seeker (thus, a good match for me)? I love her. She doesn't like me to take photos of her, so this is a rare one. She's amazing, really.

Happy.
< / g u s h i n g >

overwelming, really

i had to take a minute because this made me all wobbly this morning.

I Got A Chuckle Out of This

11:30 and it was all wrong

Tito caught me off guard. Someone requires a haircut in a bad way. This is the face that's irresistible to men?!? The Tavern is looking mighty festive in this one.