jthrak

tommorow's my bday and i've celebrated a ton of them whilst being a member of this website, crazy to think about really...

Last night the party celebrations began at Royale. The drinking was out of control, the music was so shitty and the people were so friendly it was obvious.

My Zappa collection has been stolen so I've to re-buy all the releases and they're...
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last night the studio session went great. The songs were good, the playing was good, the vibe was good and it came all together. One of the things I most love about Orlando is the ability to go from city to country just by driving 15 minutes and last night was the night to do it. Rick and I left the studio at around 11.30,...
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I was at a masters class last night, for 3 1/2 hrs my soul was taken by Buddy Guy and BB King. As of 11.23am this morning I can't say that I feel as if it was real and I am beyond words to talk or write about it so here's a cheap promo for the show and some crazy beautiful videos of the masters...
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the great Lux Interior from The Cramps is gone, he died last night from a pre-existing heart condition. He was 62.The Cramps were with me pretty much everyday when I lived in L.A. We would go down the boulevard together, we wore out sunglasses after dark and we searched for that Hot Pearl Snatch every day. It's a sad day for me, he was a...
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is it awful that I wish I was in a smoky joint listening to some blues and it's 9 am?

I don't know.

Last night we auditioned a new drummer and this kid has it, he's cool and he's got the chops. I believe we can actually really do this. We sounded as we are supposed to, I know that it was certainly something I...
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Fiasco, one of my favo ri t e word s e ver, mayb e....


anyway, the jam for the week is anything by The Warlocks always trumped "Shake the Dope Out"

Great tune, great feel and so much personality.

good times.






so good.

this is what I woke up to in my mail...
it will get worse before it gets better.

TRY TO KEEP POSITIVE!!!!

Caterpillar, makers of bulldozers, dump trucks and excavators, has announced that they are laying off a whopping 20,000 workers.
Additionally, Pfizer Inc. has announced that it is buying rival drugmaker Wyeth and plans to cut 8,000 jabs.
Cell phone carrier Sprint announced that...
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In my quest for renewed interest in music I rediscovered PJ Harvey, she's always been a source of inspiration ever since I got into her back in high school. I remember my friend asing me if I knew a PJ Harvey , I asked if he meant Harvey Danger to which he replied, NO! ...then handed me a copy of Dry and I was shocked....
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in the smoky haze and music talks I've discovered a lot of beauty and inspiration. to be better, to be tops, to be the hippest as far as arranging, composing and delivering "it"
Maybe the idea of a new model is what I keep thinking.

Leonard Cohen is right, the night was meant for lovin' but maybe he meant it in such a way that...
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there was a time were i would go into new orleans and boston all the time, never really paid attention to the details in the cracks or the smells. Most of my memories of new york city are based around walking and daydreaming about being there, the weirdest thing. the older i get here in Orlando, the more i see possibilities and the more anxious...
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WUCF, the local jazz station, is playing jazz renditions of Christmas tunes all day but I can't seem to get into it. This year is the first time that I am not feeling that holiday "thing" I don't think it has any to do with the retail gig I have for this month but more along the lines of people around me being so preoccupied...
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