“In June 2005, Bear broke a world record by hosting a dinner party at a table suspended below a hot air balloon at 24,500 feet. He rappelled from the balloon’s basket to the table, where in full naval uniform he ate a three-course meal before saluting the queen and skydiving to earth.”
If this man is looking for a sidekick, I’m in.
I finally finished the song for Adrienne and Christian’s wedding, made a quick demo, checked the lyrics again and gave it a thumbs up.
Then I took this terrible photo to show you what my workspace looks like. This is what happens when you work full time, record an album, promote it, eat frozen burritos and work on multiple songs simultaneously in between travelling home for weddings.
I hope it’s never clean again. What a great few months it’s been.
People spend their whole lives trying to figure out what they want to be doing with it. They try on different lifestyles to see if they fit. They buy into them for a while, only to return them later after they realize it wasn’t exactly what they were looking for.
I spent a lot of time doing this. I went to business school instead of music school. I stopped practicing and performing for a couple years and I tried a lot of other things. These things were great, and I don’t regret that time spent at all. I think it actually helped me more than anything.
I look back on everything before this CD with a lot more clarity than I’ve ever had. I am not sure what finally kicked me back into gear, but I’ve realized over the past 3 years that I know exactly what I want to do, and I’ve never felt more confident about anything. If nothing quantitative comes out of it, that’s fine, because it’s not about that. It’s about writing the song, the excitement of creating something, and the connection that you make with people. I played at 2am at an open mic the other night and people were clapping along to my songs and singing the harmonies. Easily one of the top moments of my life..because that’s what it’s about.
So I finally have a finished product in my hands..and It’s a lot more than a cardboard sleeve and silver disc to me. As far as I am concerned, this is the beginning. This CD is the physical representation of “I know what I want to do with my life”.
Thank you all for your support, it means everything to me.
8/17
