days since gone

I miss my 420 square foot apartment, my 19 inch tv screen, no cable,

I miss singing to my kitchen, which to me, was like singing to a sold out crowd at the Verizon Wireless amphitheater.

I miss the 90+ heat. A humid heat that fogs up the windows at night, falling asleep to the sound of my air conditioner under a mountain of blankets.

I miss the street lights I was once so familiar with. I knew every inch of that town, and loved each one.

I miss the roller-coasters, the kettle corn, elephant ears, the bright lights and glow-necklaces. The sound of children being truly happy.

I miss Fellows lake, cooking hot dogs with sticks, falling asleep next to a fire.

I miss my job as an overnight janitor, my empty bank account, the smile in my soul.

Maybe someday, I'll play to a sold out amphitheater, and as I look out at the crowd, the only thing I will see are a fridge, old stainless steel sink, and some worn out cabinets.

Live Shows

I have played some live shows with the saxaphone player and they have gone really well. The owner of one of the coolest clubs in the Seattle area is going to post one of our performances on YouTube, so I will link to that when it is available. He also wants us to showcase there sometime in August, but we'll see. There are alot of songs I want to write before then so hopefully I can get them done, and we are starting to concentrate on finding a drummer, bass player, and maybe piano.

The link to the lead work I did with Kendal S.(singer/songwriter) is not up yet as she is on vacation, but I will post it when it becomes available.

Peace,
John

I've been playing with a Saxaphone player, (Matt) whose style is a perfect fit. It is nice to finally be playing with someone else who can add so much depth to these songs. We are going to start playing live as soon as I have all of the copyrights in place. It is more work than I ever imagined it would be, but should be completed in about a week.

In other musical news, I will be heading into the studio May 6th to add some guitar work to the recordings of a singer/song-writer that I have been playing with lately. She is recording about 5 songs and is going to post them on her myspace when they're finished, so of course I will put a link on this page.

Also, my friend Mike, who built a studio into his house, is doing some really cool ambient soundscape recordings that are so abstract and out of the ordinary, yet sound so cool. So I will be adding some guitar work to that also.


-John

Latest Miscellany

I just finished playing with a Saxaphone player, and it went really well. The songs sounded tight, and the sax fit perfectly. The horn Filled the empty spaces in the music like a missing puzzle piece.....that jazzy, smooth, stream of melody is music to my ears.


GO HANG A SALAMI - I'M A LASAGNA HOG

Wonder

I wonder if she’ll love me, or ever grasp my hand.

And when next time her tears fall, on whose shoulder will they land?

Will she ever say goodbye to me, or slowly walk away?

Will she call for no real reason, on a darkened rainy day?

Will she tell her friends about me, the way that I’ve told mine?

Has she ever been truly hurt, but when asked replied, “I’m fine”.

Her hopes, her dreams, her biggest fears, what she hates most about herself.

I wonder if she wonders these same things for someone else.

-JB

Running had always been an escape, and after hearing the news, I gave it all I had, maybe a little more.

Stopping after the pain became unbearable, I shuffled into the house like an aging prize-fighter, limping and beaten.

It was then that I realized, my true injuries lay in a deeper, more hurtful place.

My heart, once capable of inspiring others so completely, could no longer inspire so much as itself.

It beat now only out of habit.

It beat now only because it could.

Me---Wonder Boys

The Elephant Man

I am amazed at the life of Joseph Merrick (The Elephant Man), and I have begun writing a song about how closely his thoughts, dreams, fears, aspirations and worries mirror my own feelings toward life and love.

He was an amazing poet and songwriter, and I feel honored to be inspired by him.

"Tis true my form is something odd,

But blaming me is blaming God.

Could I create myself anew, I would not fail in pleasing you.

If I could reach from pole to pole, Or grasp the ocean with a span,

I would be measured by the Soul,

The mind's the standard of the Man."

-Joseph Merrick (The Elephant Man)