June 2010
The Archives
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06.30.10Video WednesdayHope to be posting some of my new video work soon, but for now, you'll have to be satisfied with a classic. It never gets old, really. "Where'd Daddy go?"
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06.28.10Monday Morning ListFriday My day with Lincoln - he took a 4 hour nap... so did dad. :) Shopping at Target. I bought him a baseball and bat. He's a natural. Went to a birthday party for a neighbor down the block. Saturday We all went around to garage sales. Katie found him a farm with animals for $3. Family nap. Katie worked at night. We stayed home. Realized that the A/C had gone out. Sunday Church - We had an awesome potluck cook out then shot some video for 4th of July. Went home to no air conditioning and took another nap. Went to dinner with my brother and his family. He ...
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06.24.10Shout it Out: My ExperienceSo, 10 days ago, I asked ya'll to help out my band by voting for us in the Shout it Out with Hanson contest. The final results: #27 out of 140 So here's the full story... About 6 weeks ago, I first became aware of this contest. My friend, Kevin, and I had been joking around for a while about starting a band and playing 80s cover songs at coffee shops and stuff. I figured that this contest was perfect motivation for getting started. But we didn't really have an original song to submit. About 4 weeks ago, my friend Wes says to me, ...
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06.22.10Review: Addison Road – StoriesStories, the new album by Addison Road releases today. I've had it for about 5 days now, so here's what I think... Disclaimer: I love these guys. They can really do no wrong by me. Ups: They just keep getting better across the board: songwriting, vocals, musicianship. They craft catchy melodies and hooks that are easy to sing along with. For me, the high points are "Change in the Making" and "Who I am in You". Both are pretty straight forward and simple, focusing more on lyrical quality than production value. Also, there just aren't enough songs out there with Hand Clap ...
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06.21.10Monday Morning ListFriday: Hung out with Lincoln and did some grocery shopping. Picked up a pizza from Papa Murphy's - quickly becoming my favorite pizza place. Saturday: Worked on the sprinkler system all day with the sprinkler guy. Got some good work accomplished. I think I can honestly claim to have a better yard than either of my neighbors. Dug a whole for our tree, but still haven't got it planted. Went to dinner at Mi Cocina with Sarah, Sylvain, and JoAnna then hung out in Southlake Town Square listening to some strange cover band. Sunday: Father's Day Played in the band. Got some lunch from Chili's. Had a hard time getting ...
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06.18.10Whatever Happend To… the Swatch GuardWhatever happened to the Swatch Guard? I can't tell you how many watch faces I've scratched up in the last decade. Had I owned a swatch guard, it would have never happened.
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06.17.10Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader TrailerWhen they first started making Narnia films, I was afraid that they wouldn't have the momentum to make it all the way to Book 3 - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which is by far my favorite in the series. I was very pleased last night to find that the first trailer for it has been released. I think that it looks better than Prince Caspian, but maybe not as good as The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. New director on this one, not sure what that's going to do to it. I'm a little tentative about it living ...
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06.16.10Songs We Wish We’d Written – Homeward BoundMy friend, Clay, and I recently have been reminiscing on our Texas Country years during college. We were talking about the Pat Green & Cory Morrow record Songs We Wish We'd Written. This got us thinking about the songs we, personally, wish we had written. So, starts a little feature. Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel - If other artists could convey as much in 2:45 the music landscape would be so much better. There really isn't anything to say about this song that it doesn't say for itself.
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06.15.10The UpdateSo, what's been happening the last 4 months? Celebrated Lincoln's 1st birthday back in March. Got to play in an amazing worship set on Easter Sunday. Wish we were rolling tape so that I could show it to you. I started working out at 24 Hour Fitness. I'm keeping up pretty well except when I accidentally oversleep or get sick. We passed a pretty nasty illness around our house one week. I've adopted a new character for some videos we're doing here at the church - Bill Bartowsky, host of the remodeling show "My First Place" (hopefully I can post a video link soon). Writing and ...
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06.15.10Shout it Out UpdateThanks for all your voting yesterday, we made it as high as #21. Right now we're sitting at #23. Keep up the good work.
