October 2008
OctoberOct 30 Thursday 08
Morning Afters
I find myself, sunglasses strapped to my head in the shade, in the grips a hangover. Yesterday was one of my close friend's 40th birthday. A few weeks ago his wife contacted me and asked if I would secretly fly into town - they live in Las Vegas - and play a few songs …
My Morning...Continued
This morning I signed all of the Live At Massey Hall covers that were sold through pre-sales. I tell ya, your signature sure does turn into a mess after a while.
OctoberOct 28 Tuesday 08
History
A few people were disconcerted by a recent entry I posted about diplomacy, particularly the historical references that I chose to use. Obviously, we all have varying points of view with regards to history, and such points of view are shaped by how much we have been …
The Ability To Talk
When you are the most powerful nation in the world you risk nothing by sitting down and talking with those you consider enemies. Any fool can claim that preconditions have to be met before dialogue can happen, but without dialogue nothing changes without the use of …
Video Help
One of the reasons that a new design has not been implemented yet is that I have been spending some time developing a philosophy based on my online experiences that will best serve users.
Anyway, I need to ask a favor. Believe it or not, I don't actually have copies of …
OctoberOct 27 Monday 08
Demoing Questions And Answers
A lot of people email me questions about my recording process after I post a demo, so I thought that I would write an entry about it in hopes of answering some of those questions.
First let me say that a decade ago I didn't even demo songs at home, I just wrote them …
A Few Quick Links
- Yesterday, Alaska's largest daily, The Anchorage Daily News, endorsed Barack Obama for President.
- Reports are beginning to surface that US forces crossed into Syria to conduct a hit and run operation.
- Despite years of harsh rhetoric, the Bush Administration is …
Nothing Much
I don't have much for you today. Not that there isn't a lot going on, just that I'm not particularly in the mood. I might post something to listen to a little later today, so check back for that. In the meantime, here's something that some of you might find …
The Unexpected (Updated)
Sometimes the unexpected happens. Years ago I had a day off during the making of Beautiful Midnight. Two friends had dropped by my place to get me, as we were going out. While sitting there, we somehow got into a discussion about writing quick songs about nothing. So I …
Not A Prison
What do you call a place that you have to smuggle livestock into using a kilometer long tunnel? A prison? Well, logic dictates that if you had a kilometer long tunnel you could escape from that prison and wouldn't need to smuggle in livestock. Unless, of course, that …
OctoberOct 23 Thursday 08
Rose Coloured Glasses
I was having a conversation with a friend this afternoon about the current financial crisis - he thought it was over. I looked at him with a perplexed look on my face and asked "why makes you think it's over'? He responded by saying that because the bailout package in …
Weird Personal World Series Trivia
While doing a search for something unrelated, I discovered that I'm on the Internet Movie Datebase for some bizarre reason. Anyway, while I was checking it out I came across something on it that answers a question that I've been curious about for a few years...
"A …
OctoberOct 22 Wednesday 08
Stupidity Abounds
The Pitt River Bridge was closed this morning for two and a half hours after a bomb threat was made to 911. The threat turned out to be a false and the bridge was reopened. Thus, reports that an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may be operating in the greater Pitt Meadows area are …