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Reasoning with Madness


"This is a barbaric yawp, and it will be sounded over the roofs of the world."
-Walt Whitman

1/27/2019 0 Comments

it's a boy!

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It's a boy! We haven't decided his name yet, but he's the big boy of the litter. Kea came down with #puppy fever and this little dude was the only cure. He comes home Thursday! #goldenretriever
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1/26/2019 0 Comments

jar of flies: 25 years later

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25 years eh? It feels like only yesterday that this album was on heavy rotation in my teenage bedroom. I never knew my soul had such depths until this album. I never knew other people's souls were so immense either. That someone else could connect to these deep dark crevices of my soul...

As I listen to this on the stereo this AM, I remember how much this brief album (an ep if you must) meant to me. And all these years later, the chords still strike deep in my older frame, resonating such truth, such sorrow, such pain, yet such fleeting hope trying to find the light. The majestic and defiant I Stay Away!! Man.

And obviously we know in the end poor Layne never found that hope. Such an ugly tragedy. But he and his wizard brethren (who continue on with their magic) left this collection of spells behind to help us all through whatever darkness we face. And I must say, it has keep me going at the worst of times many times in my life.

Nutshell is a prayer that instantly connects with God, no matter which one you pray to. It is sacred to me. With overcast pacific northwest winter skies above me, I think back through my life, those heavy moments where it made no sense, when the will to continue on was just too much, when I was alone, and in retrospect as I realize now, I never was alone in the fight. And I made this far.

The same can't be said for some...like Layne. But I hope his spirit is out there somewhere getting the redemption he never recieved on this mortal coil, as he left these spells behind for the rest of us.

These spells, this compact work of mighty art, it has literally saved lives.

I know for a fact, it saved mine.

Alice in Chains will forever hold a significant place in my heart, my soul and my future.

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1/19/2019 0 Comments

just another garage band

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Yesterday we set up the new jam spot for our #postrock project in my garage and started writing our second song. The first one is a mother at just over 12 minutes! It's a slow process with our schedules, but we're hoping to get together more often now with this set up and have a few songs done and EP recorded by summer. Super stoked with the direction this project is headed! #garageband #drums #bass #postrockband
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1/5/2019 0 Comments

enter the irig2

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Thanks to this new addition, the #iRig2 allows me to record phone calls with two separate tracks in HD studio quality. Phone interviews are now possible from my home studio. Operation: #Podcast is on target for launch.
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1/2/2019 0 Comments

new year, new mics

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My xmas gift to myself arrived today. Behold, two brand new AKG P220 #condenser #microphones for the #homestudio and #podcast launch...details coming soon.
AKG
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