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Name: Brian
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Birthday: 1/4/1987
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| went to the zodiac dinor last night with danny, luke, krystal and jon, and it was such a good time. there was a comdey show for the first part of the night, and right in the middle of it i spilled an entire glass of coke allllll down the front of my body, and all over my bookbag. i felt like a complete idiot, haha. oh well! after the comedy thing cleared out though, we sat for another four hours telling stories upon stories, and it reminded me of everything that i had always written in here, and how over the top some of my stories really are, haha. too bad nothing that exciting happens these days!
ive still been recording, and i am about to start in a new studio. im very excited with the direction this music is going for the first time in a very long time. i am 100 percent comfortable and confident with what is being done. the only thing that is worrying me is who all is going to be a part of it. that is whats killing me at this point. there are potentials, and there are spots that are complete mysteries. hopefully God will bring everything together, and we will be able to figure out who all is going to be part of this effort soon enough. i will have a full on myspace and everything for the music very soon once everything is in line. hopefully within the next two months!
lauren and matt were just here from oklahoma city, and it was awesome! we had such a fantastic time, and it was a breath of fresh air to see them. i cant wait to see both of them again, and get back to the city to see everyone else that i still miss so so so dearly!
day in, day out, a lot of things are the same. i guess its just part of growing up. or is it? because it doesnt feel that way to me at all. it just feels like im watching my life pass me by in a sense, and im getting sick and tired of it. looks like a big change is in store for my awfully soon.
this is going to be yet another year of big change. here i come, world.
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| i never do this anymore, and it makes me disappointed in myself. i used to write and write and write. for a while, i would write about how i dont write enough. and now i write about how i do not write at all. how tragic. hopefully soon i will say something worth reading. something worth inspiring. something worth change. something worth anything.
im headed to south by southwest with edison glass in march. i hope to see some of these bands while i am there.
Priscilla Ahn
Aloha
Anathallo
David Bazan
City and Colour
Colour Revolt
Giant
Kaki King
Maps And Atlases
The New Frontiers
Okkervil River
Phosphorescent
Russian Circles
Sia
Steel Train
This Will Destroy You
Tilly and the Wall
Two Gallants
The Weakerthans
Working for a Nuclear Free City
we'll see what happens!
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Beautiful of 2007.
its
time for this again! every year ive been writing a blog reflecting on
the past happenings of that year, as well as my top lists for music,
movies, and books. so lets see what happened this year! if i leave
anything out, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! from the top!
lets start with
music. 2007 was a very interesting year for music. there were alot of
good releases, and alot of extremely disappointing releases. my top 5
albums of the year are as follows:
1. As Cities Burn-Come Now Sleep
2. Manchester Orchestra-I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child
3. The Winston Jazz Routine-Sospiri
4. Explosions in the Sky-All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone
5. Radiohead-In Rainbows
Other great albums that came out this year include:
The Almost-Southern Weather
Amiina-Kurr
As Tall As Lions-As Tall as Lions
Beirut-The Flying Gold Cup
Boys Night Out-Boys Night Out
Brand New-The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me
Bright Eyes-Cassadega
Chasing Victory-Fiends
Circa Survive-On Letting Go
Colour Revolt-Self Titled EP
Deas Vail-All the Houses Look the Same
Dignan-The Guest
Efterklang-Parades
Every Time I Die-The Big Dirty
Feist-The Reminder
Giants-They, The Undeserving
The Glorious Unseen-Tonight the Stars Speak
Goodbye Tomorrow-Self Titled EP
Life In Your Way-Waking Giants
Mew-And the Glass Handed Kites
Mum-Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
North-Ruins
Oceans Above-Oceans Above
Owen-At Home with Owen
Paramore-Riot!
The Pax Cecilia-Blessed are the Bonds
Poison the Well-Versions
The Recieving End of Sirens-The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi
Relient K-Five Score and Seven Year Ago
The Rocket Summer-Do You Feel
Sigur Ros-Hvarf/Heim
The Upstairs Divine-Rosewood EP
The Wedding-Polarity
This Will Destroy You-Youn Mountain EP
Wilco-Sky Blue Sky
Disappointments of the year:
The Album Leaf-Into the Blue Again
Anberlin-Cities
Cartel-Cartel
Eisley-Combinations
The Hives-The Black and White Album
Iron And Wine-The Sheperd's Dog
Lovedrug-Everything Starts Where It Ends
Mae-Singularity
Phil Whikam-Cannons
The Starting Line-Direction
United-All of the Above
The Velvet Teen-Cum Laude
Movies
were alright. I didn't go to many, but of the ones i saw, i enjoyed
them for the most part. not all of them came out this year, either.
some great movies i saw this year include:
I am Legend
Superbad
Everything is Illuminated
You, Me, and Everyone We Know
Endgame
Knocked Up
Blood Diamond
The Darjeeling Limited
The Fountain
Man of the Year
Pan's Labryinth
The Pursuit of Happyness
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Thumbsucker
Some great books this year as well! i finally got back into reading, haha!
The Irresistable Revolution
Finding the Open Road
Adventures in Missing the Point
Through Painted Deserts
Blue Like Jazz
Searching for God Knows What
101 Myths of the Bible
Refuse to Stand Silently By
The Lost Message of Jesus
2007 was hectic, so lets see how much i can recap of the good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful.
Wrote music vigurously with Psallo
Recorded with Eric Buman
Had a huge 20th birthday party at my house
Started an almost every night ritual to eat n park
Became name to name basis with their waitresses, haha
Finally closed the book on North East Assembly of God drama
Gained new friends and a passion for the local scene again
Saw the hangout sell out for the first time ever
started attending erie first assembly of God
started attending sparrow pond fellowship in waterford
dated yeng lan
took my first walk on the ice dunes ever
road tripped to delaware, northern virginia, maryland with yenglan and jim
many trips in delaware/erie with jessicalynn and friends!
shows with psallo in and out of town
matt and aubree came and visited erie!
started a facebook, haha
got interested in politics for the first time
got behind ron paul
stopped drinking soda for a while
got addicted to the office and flight of the conchords
got addicted to super nintendo all over again
began writing an array of new music for my latest project
started setting up acoustic shows at the hangout for all major shows
starting to help grow a new leaders for the direction of music in erie county with friends and save our scene/broken crown
sold all my bass equipment
bought a vox ac30
bought an array of pedals, pedal board
started to get a bigger interest in the art of recording
recorded demos for my new stuff with greg summy
got offered a ministry position at the hangout
started attending chi alpha
became
part of a worship cooperative with musicans/worship leaders from the
area doing special events around the county, as well as writing our own
worship music
took many trips to pittsburgh/cleveland/buffalo
road tripped to ocean city maryland with whitey
dated danielle sloan
found a lot of inspiration in the summer
practically lived at dannys apartment
helped danny move out of the apartment...sadddd
went to florida for a week with jessicalynn and family
went to busch gardens for the first time for free
spent a week out in cleveland with jess!
went to cedar point for free!
saw too many good shows to even name
attended cornerstone 2007 and made a HUGE camp site
lived at edinboro university for a week
kat came and stayed in erie for a week!
dated brandi jackson
spent a week and a half in nashville
attended the anchor fellowship for the first time
danny surprised me and flew brandi up to erie for a weekend!
brad moved back to erie from lancaster
brad, me, lauren, and nikki kuhn roadtrip to delaware for a week at the beach!
watched jim move away to college...sadddd
went to niagara falls...yet again
became an avid biker
started reading a whole heck of a lot more
krystle got married!
zao and erica got married!
owen pye got engaged!
im sure theres tons of other friends that did too that i cant think of right now, yay!
became a lot dirtier than usual
got offered a slot in the hope symphony in california
got offered a slot in mel washington band in south carolina, but hes black
asked to tour playing guitar with the glorious unseen from nashville, tn
watched brad become a trucker
toured with edison glass and blindside
van got broken into down in orlando, fl, luckily none of my stuff was stolen, 8000-10000 dollars in damage and goods gone
toured with edison glass, the forecast, blackpool lights
got to see a million old friends
got to see a million new friends!
started the most rediculous t shirt campaign ever as a joke
became affliated with erieshows.com
became a correspondent with the love alliance
toured with edison glass, deas vail, ludo, treaty of paris
offered an internship at main street cafe in kansas city, mo
offered an internship at frontline church in okc, ok
started plans for spring tour with owen pye
started plans for recording early 2008 with my new music
saw a new venue open in edinboro
started talks of new venue opening early next year in erie
saw forward hall go down the tubes with corruption
spent time in long island
road tripped to nashville with aaron martyr
tour with glorious unseen got cancelled
spent time in cinncinatti made some great new friends there
started a family plan with brad and dandon
got a new cell phone
had the best bro summer with the guys from stillframe!
shared
the stage with as cities burn, once nothing, means, kingston falls,
paulson, the photo atlas, morning for the masses, by autumns end, this
or the apocalypse, lucy, and many others.
started playing computer games for the first time in ten years
didnt work a "job" at all this year
still not driving
got a lot more passionate about my views on the world
watched those views shift and change
changed a lot of my spiritual views
became apathetic a few points in the year
borderlined depression as well
had many bonfires
traveled nomadically
slept under the stars on a few occassions
had a lot of confusion
had a lot of alone time
felt at times i was almost regressing
grew apart from a lot of people
grew very close to alot of new people
spent entirely too much time on the phone
watched a new venue open in erie
got a new ipod from kat!!
had the best surprise gifts EVER in michigan!
got in more arguements than my entire life put together
almost completely stopped journaling
cut alll my hair off
laughed, cried, loved, learned, lost, gained
AND I STILL STAND WITH PASSION
im
sure there is more. if i think of other things, i will be editing it
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| the air is cold. i dont like it.
the glorious unseen tour got cancelled for november, therefore i did not tour all this month.
i went to nashville with aaron martyr to pick up all musical equipment.
we drove straight there, and almost straight back.
stayed in cincinnati, saw some old friends, made some real good new ones.
i stayed on edinboro campus for a week and a had a blast with a ton of great people.
i played an acoustic show with as cities burn, paulson, and the photo atlas.
i started working on a slew of new music.
ive gotten addicted to super nintendo, and sim city 2000.
i leave for tour tomorrow morning, with edison glass, ludo, deas vail, and treaty of paris.
i return back to erie on december 19th.
thanksgiving was terribly boring, as i am not one for holidays.
im losing my luster for living.
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| a few updates.
the tour with blindside is finished, it was an overwhelming success for the most part.
the van got broke into down in orlando, fl. 3,000 dollars was stolen, along with a gps unit, two macbooks, ipods, credit cards, etc. not good at all. edison glass is looking for some help, go to their myspace and donate a few dollars to them! www.myspace.com/edisonglass
i am in long island right now, and its becoming cold and fall, yuck.
we start the tour with the forecast and blackpool lights tomorrow.
there is already a few uncertainties about it, and it sucks.
i am playing guitar with the glorious unseen for their tour starting november 4th. hope to see you at some of the dates.
i will be back in town for the as cities burn show on november 17th.
i leave for tour again on november 28th with edison glass and deas vail.
i do not have a girlfriend anymore.
i am not staying in nashville until after thanksgiving.
i miss my friends.
i miss my family.
i went over my cell phone minutes for this past month, please call me at night.
i will be playing a lot more acoustic music in the near future.
my finger rash came back again and it sucks.
brad isnt trucking anymore, he took a leave of absence.
danny is leaving to go to iraq next year.
i am not too happy these days.
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