#points north

[starcatbooks]

SAT. JANUARY 27, 3-5PM

"Virtual North American Tour" of Howard Frank Mosher's last book, POINTS NORTH. Reading by a local author -- as requested by Howard's widow -- in this case, Dean Whitlock of Thetford, VT -- discussion of Howard's work and how it has affected us here in northern VT. The newly published book will be available here for sale.

[the-chronic-effect]

I get lost in my mind when the crisp wind hits and I begin to worry. Don’t you worry about me. My layers are thick and I know what is coming. I check to see if you have your mittens or if you’re chasing stars again. Yet your hands are filled with all of your summer ideas. The lakers ponder their last trip around and the leaves decide it’s just a tad too cold. (Remember that you are scared of the ice?) I begin to button up yet another flannel and watch the coffee brew while I remind myself that this is always how things are. That every season is the same. But I can’t help but think that a year from now nothing will be as it has been and I’ll miss your face like hell.

Ryan Avery

[suenramproductions-blog]

Points North Last Notes

This past weekend was my first solo flight as THE engineer of a recording.  A few weeks ago, I was asked to engineer the final song of an album that was being recorded at Foothill College.  It was important that a student engineer work on this as it is a college-recorded project, and I just happened to be the only student engineer available for the whole weekend.  Lucky me!  

Which brings me to the following video:

I found a video of some of the engineering I did this past weekend for prog rock band Points North. This was day #3 of the session, day #2 of recording. This was also the last day to record. We were working on the ending of the song in the bass line.  

Uriah Duffy nailed it and it was awesomeness!!  :D

UPDATE as of 7 May 2014:  Sadly, the video has since been deleted by the owner and will no longer play.  :'(  In other news, the album will be released by the Magna Carta label some time this year.  

Check here for updates from Points North: 

http://www.pointsnorthband.com/news.html

[johnmuiroftheeast]

Orienting North

Points North Pitch had two trailers/sections of film that Unity was able to see. The first film's director caught interesting camera angles, unique scenes, and a native narrative voice that connected everything together to make your senses think that you're think they're there. The second film caught a unique perspective of a situation in Afghanistan. This was captured by the film makers through the storytelling because not many interesting camera angles were shown like in the first film.

[boxingcleverrr]

Knee soooocks.

It is chilly enough tonight to wear them, with fingerless mitts and my hood up.

Stay consistent, weather, for this pleases me.

[tehtuscanraider]

[the-chronic-effect]

Going online to his Facebook you can see every wonderful detail of his life. Every aspect that he chooses to share with the world. You see his thoughts posted daily, pictures of his life, quotes and anecdotes that he finds witty. You see his adventures, his dreams, his goals; all laid out in an easy, navigable format. All it takes is one *click* to go from one stage of his life to the next. Did you notice the key word up there? That’s right, it’s “chooses”. Every aspect that he CHOOSES to share. Unlike some people, what he chooses to share is very limited. He shows you the highlights, the summary, the overall picture. He shows you the good things. Why not right? Who wouldn’t want to show themselves in a good light? Who would post the bad things? Who would ever be honest… really? Take a look at his Facebook. I know you have before. You see the status update, you see the pictures of fun, of exhilaration, of happiness. You notice the smiles and the excitement and the amazing time that is shown. What he doesn’t upload is the true story. You think to yourself how happy he must be. Except he doesn’t post about that shaking feeling as he turns his back to the taillights. Or how he spent 10 minutes crying in a single stall airport bathroom. He doesn’t post a picture of the empty seat next to him, or of the extra mug that was destined for chai tea. He doesn’t describe the one room apartment with dirty dishes and an unmade bed. He never posts notes about the loneliness or the dread. And never about the heartache. Instead you get smiles in perfectly poised pictures. Think to yourself now, do you really know him? Do you even care to see behind the curtain? Sometimes it’s better off being ignorant.

Ryan Avery

[thestaircasewit]

Wow. My friend Uriah is an AMAZING bassist. This is his newest band, Points North. Impressive much?