That music thing that you're doing.
I'm not one to care about anniversaries much but this month of December holds a few this year that have got me thinking.
Earlier this year, May 6 was the 2 year anniversary of the release of Voices for Peace and we released Voices for Tolerance a month later.
3 years ago sometime around this time:
It starts with Jon. I got to hang out with Jon outside of the cons and we became good friends. He was fronting SWEK at the time and said that I should go up and sing a song with them at a live show some time. That was an interesting idea but I couldn't sing then and I didn't want to either wreck their show or humiliate myself - more than likely both - but I did think about it. The most alluring part of the whole thing was the idea of going crowd surfing. That looks like such fun and every time I've seen it, the show has been awesome and I would really like to do that some day. If I did a song, I'd want to do something that would be VERY stimulating to the crowd so they wouldn't all run away when my giant body came through the air at them. "We're Not Gonna Take It" came to mind. That song gets everybody excited. (I go into the crowd with a mic and make parents and the sound people and random people around sing it with me.)
So I had been sort of hung over for 3 weeks after an excellent night of white wine, champagne and Amaretto Sours and realized that it was not going away and there was a problem. Since I had no health care at the time and it became painful late at night, I had to go to the Emergency Room at Denver Health. Since I knew it would take at least 5 - 6 hours for that to get sorted out I brought a pillow, some books and magazines, a couple apples, my mp3 player and a few other things. They shot me full of morphine and I laid there listening to music.
Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" came on
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It would be great to do a song like that, something socially relevant. live. I don't think it would fit in with their show.
It would be way better if Greg or Chris Patton or Monica sang it though.
A pro-peace charity benefit concert.
A pro-peace charity benefit album.
How is an album made?
I have no idea.
A pro-peace charity concert.
yeah
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The next day I talked to Jon and told him about it in an offhand way. After we talked he talked to Dale and #4 and Justin then called me back and said, "We have a band."
So suddenly I had this rock band. It was like a dream. They're all really good and there's no drama. It's really like a dream.
Since then it's been incredible. Working with my friends has been amazing and the work they have done is wonderful. There is nothing like working with a group of talented, knowledgeable and dedicated people, who share a common vision. I've learned SO MUCH about so many things over these last 3 years and had experiences terrifying and sublime.
I love it when my friends bought Peace. They'd look at it. "So, this is your album."
"Yep."
"How much is it?"
"$15"
*period of calculation - can I afford $15 on something that might totally suck?
"OK."
*pays
the next day they would come back. surprised,"This sounds so __________!"
1. professional
2. real
I love it. : )
Jon had to almost fight people to get them to listen to the rough tracks. When we made Tolerance it was like trying to defend a castle, there were so many people who wanted to listen to our roughs.
My friends rule! : )
There is still one goal I must achieve: crowd surfing. It will happen!
My ultimate crow surfing dream would be to roll out into the crowd in a human hamster ball, like Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips did at Coachella. Jon does not like this idea but we will win him over some day. : ) You are probably thinking, "Yeah, and where are you going to get an audience that big?" I only need to get it once so it's just a matter of time. :)
The nice Denver Health people helped me get care so now I can see the doctor any time I need to. So I guess it's the anniversary of health care too. Woot!
Earlier this year, May 6 was the 2 year anniversary of the release of Voices for Peace and we released Voices for Tolerance a month later.
3 years ago sometime around this time:
It starts with Jon. I got to hang out with Jon outside of the cons and we became good friends. He was fronting SWEK at the time and said that I should go up and sing a song with them at a live show some time. That was an interesting idea but I couldn't sing then and I didn't want to either wreck their show or humiliate myself - more than likely both - but I did think about it. The most alluring part of the whole thing was the idea of going crowd surfing. That looks like such fun and every time I've seen it, the show has been awesome and I would really like to do that some day. If I did a song, I'd want to do something that would be VERY stimulating to the crowd so they wouldn't all run away when my giant body came through the air at them. "We're Not Gonna Take It" came to mind. That song gets everybody excited. (I go into the crowd with a mic and make parents and the sound people and random people around sing it with me.)
So I had been sort of hung over for 3 weeks after an excellent night of white wine, champagne and Amaretto Sours and realized that it was not going away and there was a problem. Since I had no health care at the time and it became painful late at night, I had to go to the Emergency Room at Denver Health. Since I knew it would take at least 5 - 6 hours for that to get sorted out I brought a pillow, some books and magazines, a couple apples, my mp3 player and a few other things. They shot me full of morphine and I laid there listening to music.
Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" came on
*begin
It would be great to do a song like that, something socially relevant. live. I don't think it would fit in with their show.
It would be way better if Greg or Chris Patton or Monica sang it though.
A pro-peace charity benefit concert.
A pro-peace charity benefit album.
How is an album made?
I have no idea.
A pro-peace charity concert.
yeah
*end 00:00:20
The next day I talked to Jon and told him about it in an offhand way. After we talked he talked to Dale and #4 and Justin then called me back and said, "We have a band."
So suddenly I had this rock band. It was like a dream. They're all really good and there's no drama. It's really like a dream.
Since then it's been incredible. Working with my friends has been amazing and the work they have done is wonderful. There is nothing like working with a group of talented, knowledgeable and dedicated people, who share a common vision. I've learned SO MUCH about so many things over these last 3 years and had experiences terrifying and sublime.
I love it when my friends bought Peace. They'd look at it. "So, this is your album."
"Yep."
"How much is it?"
"$15"
*period of calculation - can I afford $15 on something that might totally suck?
"OK."
*pays
the next day they would come back. surprised,"This sounds so __________!"
1. professional
2. real
I love it. : )
Jon had to almost fight people to get them to listen to the rough tracks. When we made Tolerance it was like trying to defend a castle, there were so many people who wanted to listen to our roughs.
My friends rule! : )
There is still one goal I must achieve: crowd surfing. It will happen!
My ultimate crow surfing dream would be to roll out into the crowd in a human hamster ball, like Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips did at Coachella. Jon does not like this idea but we will win him over some day. : ) You are probably thinking, "Yeah, and where are you going to get an audience that big?" I only need to get it once so it's just a matter of time. :)
The nice Denver Health people helped me get care so now I can see the doctor any time I need to. So I guess it's the anniversary of health care too. Woot!