A Quote!

"food... the ultimate controller of Dan's emotion, lol. Keep a pie handy at all times in case of necessary immediate deployment."

-Justin

And, I'm still alive, yes.

Check it out!

• This guy is really good. He's definitely an inspiration to my guitar playing-ness...and he's playing my dream electric guitar: the Taylor T5 Custom with a Hawaiian Koa top.

• So, last Sabbath Peter and I went to a nursing home with our guitars, unscheduled, unannounced. It was a little awkward at first, but that dissolved quickly enough. We played all their favorite hymns, twice; they forgot we'd already sung them. They were so happy and appreciative and everything...it was a really good experience for me. Hopefully we'll get the chance to do it again soon...

• I've been devoid of photographic inspiration for some weeks now. It's honestly depressing...I went to the Schuylkill River yesterday on the way home to see if I could get some shots with the fall colors, reflections, etc., and I failed miserably. I didn't get anything I had envisioned, and it was quite frustrating. So I guess I'll have to show you a photo from about a month and a half ago:

You guessed it, I don't have a title for this one either...if you have an idea, well, you know what to do.

Have a nice day.

Dan

(A) Self Portrait

I really feel bad that the majority of this post is occupied by my face, but I think the photo is kinda cool. Right, so here it is.

A Photo (or 2) and some New(s)!

To bean or not to bean. That is a question!

Right, and this is a picture. Hoo-ray. I need a title for this one, so (to quote Jack Johnson), dust off your thinking caps! Yes, and go right ahead, click on the picture. It won't bite, I promise.

• New(s) item number one: I'm not completely sure what to write here. Maybe I'll think of something, if I just keep typing. So I'm just going to keep typing, or something. Ah! It worked! If you haven't already (it's all the rage), check out this ever so free music. I had been skeptical, seeing as it was free, but I actually ended up really enjoying it. :) <- Hehe.

Brace yourself, because, well, you just did something extraordinarialistic. You were treated to the first online viewing of the above photo! Right, so you can breathe now...Oh, and you can also try and guess what it is! [Insert evil grin here]

• New(s) item number 3! This time, I already thought of something, so I don't have to keep typing until I think of something, like I did last time. You see, there's a certain artist of the musical type that I've been listening to quite a bit lately. He goes by the name of Sufjan Stevens, which, in a rare and never-before-seen coincidence, also happens to be his real name! It's great music! Check it out.

So, I'm being kicked off the computer.

Dan

Updating-ness

OK, I am officially a very, very bad blogger. At least it's only a week and a day this time...count your blessings!

Jars of Clay's album Good Monsters is excellent. I listened to the whole thing, in order, without skipping a single second, at Peter's today. I also listened to See the Morning by Chris Tomlin, and I was not impressed. I might have liked it alright if I didn't have Crowder to compare it to, but...I do. And thank goodness for that!

I always knew Peter was a good musician, a good songwriter. I just didn't realize how good! Ladies and gentlemen, this guy is amazing! The songs he writes are so beautiful, and so heartfelt. I count myself extremely lucky to be able to work with him musically...I can't wait until we can start playing these songs to the wider world, because I know so many will be blessed.

And now, a Random Photo for Your Random Enjoyment!

The above was taken at the one and only Laurel Lake Camp, of the one and only Cody McCabe, also known as Slash McCube! Let it be noted that the above is also a member of the critically acclaimed Guitar Nerds!

Oh, right, so you want to know about Cody and my adventures last weekend at LLC! The majority of it can be summed up in one word, or rather, more of a sound:

Shiver.

Yes, that's right. A shiver. The cold was biting, but we were prepared...that is, prepared for sunny, nice weather. I mean, seriously, who expects it to be freezing in October?? Forget about global warming, kids! Zero degrees is back in style!

Right, so I had only brought one thin hoodie, and Cody only brought one thin sort-of-a-coat. And our fingers? We could hardly feel them while trying to play. We spent most of our time huddled around the Hamburg pathfinder group's campfire, and, well, eating their food...

But the singing - the singing was wonderful! These kids really knew how to drown us out, and we loved it! Do Lord was one of the best. We couldn't hear ourselves in the least bit!

So, it was good. Very good. And...next time I go somewhere in October I'm going to take my winter coat. And a few blankets!

Dan