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Runnin' Down a Drm...

I saw my boys off to school today and that’s always a bright spot in the day for me. I love making them smile and laugh and sending them on their way with ridiculous thoughts bouncing around in their head.

I also always seem to apologize to them for not being able to see them as much as I want to. We all have to work after all and pay the bills. They never seem upset and seem to completely understand. I just know that time spent with them will stick with them forever even if they’ve begun to realize I’m a brash, weirdo, nerd of a man-child.

Those moments get me so anxious and pumped but, mostly anxious about realizing my seemingly silly dreams. Things can’t seem to happen fast enough at times. I want to stomp and scream about it but quickly settle into my hyper-realistic world view and realize I just have to do more. I will do more.

On that note and at the risk of shamelessly plugging myself, I do have an indiegogo campaign going to try and upgrade some gear. I realize bigger things are happening around me but it’s just my way of reaching out and asking for some support. I appreciate any consideration and at the very least, hope you’ll visit my various social outlets and like, subscribe and all that great stuff.

Thanks to all of you who do visit and while I do realize at this point it’s very few of you, it still means the world to me.

Off to playing my part in making this happen.

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Dress for the Career you want

No, I’m not about to delve into fashion advice for the blossoming professional. As a matter of fact, that title is simply a proxy for the idea I wanted to convey but was unable to come up with a fitting description.

I am referring my music career. I still feel silly saying, “music career,” but that is exactly my point.

I walk the walk. I refer to myself as a musician.Yet I am not getting paid. I have zero notoriety and have not credits to my name. I don’t let that stop me. 

I've been playing music in some form for the better part of 15 years. I've always been serious about it but I’ve also made life choices that forced me to focus on other priorities. 

I have to treat my music career as if my livelihood depends on it. Otherwise, no one else will take it seriously either. That being said, I do feel... I don’t think silly is the word..., but it’s the word I’ll use for now. Silly. I feel silly at times telling my family I have to do this or I need to purchase that for that music thing I’m still trying to do and for the most part, that is met with nothing but the utmost support and care. Yet, the introverted, self-absorbed, insecure musician begins to try and read between the lines and wonder what they are really thinking.

It’s the creation of a persona. An image that you must maintain in order to get where you want to go and to do that, you have to dress the part, walk the walk and talk the talk.

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Drm-ing Of Sleep

I'm exhausted. I wanted to make a point to get this Blog started and setup. It was on my list of goals for the day. I've been setting daily goals involving this music thing. I'm a firm believer in making ones own luck and controlling ones direction in life. I stick by those words even though I've led myself down difficult roads, frustrating avenues and financially absent boulevards. Who needs money anyhow? This blog will be the ramblings, rants, testimonials, and proclamations of a very raw and blunt, sarcasm spewing, man, father and musician-to-be. So follow along and prepare to increase the depth of those scowl induced forehead wrinkles.