Black on High
Its an older video, but its a little something...thanks Kelsey!!!!
More very cool info to come!!!! Stay with me guys.
d
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
a few things...
here are a few pictures from Russ's benefit. We raised quite a bit of money for them, which i'm sure will only scratch the surface of what they have to deal with. But, there are more benefits to come. They are keeping a blog on his progress, check it:
www.russellcanick.org
You can see more pictures from the show and check his progress. I am happy to report that he moved his leg today. Which (for those of you keeping score) is a very VERY good sign. So, hell yea!
Anyways, BOH is in the big 'L' tomorrow. And by that i mean Lincoln, NE. We are opening for Big Elf at Kickerbockers. If you're around, and bored on a Tuesday (who isn't?), come out, hang out, and check it out. You totally should.
d
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sometimes, life gets really hard...
Hey guys. I wish i had good news to report, but i don't. A very close friend and brother of mine, Russ Canick, was in a very bad motorcycle accident over this past weekend. I'll spare the details, but there has been a lot of tears shed. There are few people that I consider my brothers in this world, and he is one. And when one gets hurt or sick, I do everything in my power to help. Everything. I never had a brother, I grew up with two sisters. So, the one's I do hold as brothers, mean absolutely everything to me. Anyways, I've had a lot of time to think sitting in the ICU waiting room. Perhaps I'm too much of an 'alpha male'. I can't cry in front of people. But, the last couple of nights, when I'm by myself, it all came out. Prolly best. I hate hospitals anyways. I hate seeing people that I love with tubes stuck everywhere they could possibly be stuck. Hooked up to machines that force them to breathe. I hate it, even if its for the best. Its very difficult holding that shit inside. But, somehow i managed. For those of you who know me, Russ is my girlfriend of almost 6 years, Becky's, brother. So, I am going to do everything in my power to make sure that he and his wife, Dionne, are taken care of.
Music is the one thing that can link all of us together in times like this. You feel it, and you feel other people when the connection is there. You can't even really describe it. That's as close as I've come to being able to, but its one of those unexplainable connnections with others. Before I continue, I should get this out of the way show you know where i'm going with the rest of this blog.
We are having a benefit show on Thursday (6/11) for Russ and Dionne. Its in Omaha at The Hideout (72nd and Dodgeish...). Its 5 bucks a head, with EVERY SINGLE DIME going to Russ and Dionne. Thanks to Steve and Dave at the Hideout for making that happen.
So, back to what i was saying. Music is what can connect us all, even in hard times. Russell is that connection this time, and it will happen Thursday. If you are in Omaha, you should go. It would mean alot to me, everyone else in the band, and Russ and his family. If you were ever going to spend 5 bucks to see my band, please make this the show.
Russell. I love you like family man. I'm doing everything I can to help.
See you Thursday guys!
d
Music is the one thing that can link all of us together in times like this. You feel it, and you feel other people when the connection is there. You can't even really describe it. That's as close as I've come to being able to, but its one of those unexplainable connnections with others. Before I continue, I should get this out of the way show you know where i'm going with the rest of this blog.
We are having a benefit show on Thursday (6/11) for Russ and Dionne. Its in Omaha at The Hideout (72nd and Dodgeish...). Its 5 bucks a head, with EVERY SINGLE DIME going to Russ and Dionne. Thanks to Steve and Dave at the Hideout for making that happen.
So, back to what i was saying. Music is what can connect us all, even in hard times. Russell is that connection this time, and it will happen Thursday. If you are in Omaha, you should go. It would mean alot to me, everyone else in the band, and Russ and his family. If you were ever going to spend 5 bucks to see my band, please make this the show.
Russell. I love you like family man. I'm doing everything I can to help.
See you Thursday guys!
d
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
i'm begining to think...
I'm beginning to think that my life exists in 3 minute bursts. Whether i'm playing music, writing it, or listening to it. Of course this all depends on how long the song is of course, but you get the idea.
I've talked to a lot of people recently who are ok with their lives existing within the context of what is happening around them. They feel they've attained their goals and now they don't have a whole lot left, and they are fine with just going on with whatever happens. At the risk of being rude, you're goals weren't set high enough my friend. You're goals were mediocre, and that's a shame. You had much more to offer planet Earth. You are cheating me and every other breathing soul on this planet. I think you shut off your inspiration. That's what keeps people like us doing what we do. If you aren't looking for your inspiration (or your muse, refer to older posts on that subject...), than you cease to become an artist, and you shouldn't claim to be one. If you do, then you would are lying to eveyone, including yourself. I think the list of adjetives that describe this is long, so i will spare you, but i'm sure multiple words come to mind. In recent years, I've been super lucky to be surrounded by people who strive for perfection. Nothing is good enough. And that's the right mindset for art. You have to top yourself everytime. You keep getting better. And stronger. A piece of art is never finished. Its abandoned. Be it a painting, a song, a story, whatever. They are never finished. They are let go. That's the point.
just wanted to get that off my chest. This isn't directed at one person in particular, but multiple people.
On a lighter note, BOH is getting new music together for you all. All i'm going to say here is, it'll happen soon. We've snuck them in before, and we will probably do that again. Soon...
d
I've talked to a lot of people recently who are ok with their lives existing within the context of what is happening around them. They feel they've attained their goals and now they don't have a whole lot left, and they are fine with just going on with whatever happens. At the risk of being rude, you're goals weren't set high enough my friend. You're goals were mediocre, and that's a shame. You had much more to offer planet Earth. You are cheating me and every other breathing soul on this planet. I think you shut off your inspiration. That's what keeps people like us doing what we do. If you aren't looking for your inspiration (or your muse, refer to older posts on that subject...), than you cease to become an artist, and you shouldn't claim to be one. If you do, then you would are lying to eveyone, including yourself. I think the list of adjetives that describe this is long, so i will spare you, but i'm sure multiple words come to mind. In recent years, I've been super lucky to be surrounded by people who strive for perfection. Nothing is good enough. And that's the right mindset for art. You have to top yourself everytime. You keep getting better. And stronger. A piece of art is never finished. Its abandoned. Be it a painting, a song, a story, whatever. They are never finished. They are let go. That's the point.
just wanted to get that off my chest. This isn't directed at one person in particular, but multiple people.
On a lighter note, BOH is getting new music together for you all. All i'm going to say here is, it'll happen soon. We've snuck them in before, and we will probably do that again. Soon...
d
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