i love my band

there's nothing really to elaborate on... i love the four guys i have made music with for the past 3+ years...

AC Hill For President

Ok, so it's late, but I decided I'd blog it up before going to bed. I probably should have made it clear in my first blog, but my long lost friend whom I recently reconnected with, AC Hill, got me on this blogger thing to begin with. By the way, AC's a rather clever singer/songwriter who you should check out. So AC, consider this your shout out. This blog's going out to you, brother. Now get back to making international business machines work!


I ventured to Harris Teeter earlier this evening with my partner in crime, Alyssa, and we rented "American Gangster," with Denzel and Russell Crowe (RedBox $1 special - can't beat it!)... Seriously, in my opinion, one of the best movies I've ever seen. I know that is putting it out there, and it's probably just still "new" to me. I mean, I said the same thing as I was walking out of the theater after seeing Semi-Pro, but in retrospect, that movie was only mediocre at best. However, I feel like I'll be repeating myself about "American Gangster" for at least a couple months. Maybe longer.

So I bought an iPhone today. Yes, I am a Mac GEEK! But you're jealous, I know you are. I'm activating it in a couple days, so be on the lookout for me asking you for all your information - telephone numbers (all of them), address, mother's maiden name, the iPhone saves all that information in a fun little organized app. In the words of my F.G. friend, Erin: "Are you mad?"

Something else to comment on in my recent infatuation with the Urban Dictionary and it's Urban Word of the Day, which I am a subscriber to. Sometimes the words are kind of lame, but sometimes you'll get a good one... Here's some of my favorites over the past few weeks:

• Ice Maker
• UDI
• Facebookable

If you don't know what these words mean, then just look 'em up!

Last but not least, one of my favorite bands of all time, Virginia Coalition, released a brand new CD today and if you do iTunes, I highly suggest you get it. It's called, "Home This Year," and it's a brand new approach for their sound contrasted alongside their usual Go-Go induced DC beat and party rhythms you're used to from these guys. Not to say that one of my favorite VaCo songs of all time is "Walk to Work." But this CD is definitely worth a listen - I guess I'll leave it at that.

Shout outs to Lil' Boo... I'm out! -bw

I love DC

Last night at the IOTA Club & Cafe was amazing. I'll be honest... there's times when it seems like things can't get any worse. We drive 500 miles each way to play 45 minutes for a crowd of 10 people, blow a tire on the way home, and get no sleep before it's daylight again. Then there's nights like last night in DC. The drive was great - in fact, Bessie (our van) was flawless. We got to the club on time, had an easy load in, met up with the bands No Second Troy and The States (all great guys), had the free band pasta that IOTA serves up (mmmm!), and had a kick ass show for a tremendous crowd. On top of it all, people were celebrating St. Paddy's Day, so you know this little Irish boy was dancing a jig. It's nights like last night that really make everything we do worthwhile. Thanks for reminding us, DC. Here's a few pics...

DC road trip & NYC in a few weeks

Yo blog stalkers. I have made it my personal vendetta to make this a better blog than the last one, so let me go ahead and get things started off on the right foot...





Man, that kid gets me every time. So today, the bandmates and I are traveling north to our nation's capital to lay down that funky beat in DC with our friends, No Second Troy. You should probably check them out right now... You can read the rest of my blog later.

Ok, you're back. Seeeee! I told you you'd like them. On with the blog.

Last night I actually indulged in some downtown Raleigh fun for my friend Dawn's birthday. I decided that I am not a HUGE fan of speakers that hang low from already low ceilings, blaring "I Want To Rock & Roll All Night, And Party Every Day." Frehley's wailing never sounded so live. Like I was actually inside his Marshall stack. It's 10:30am and all I hear now is "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah." I don't think that was KISS's (KISS'?) intention when they were rockin' stadiums back in the day. Oh well.

I've also recently decided that I don't care too much for people who don't practice what they preach. I've found myself doing it sometimes. For example (small scale), I'll tell my roommates to clean the dishes when they cook something, but then I'll cook something and leave the dishes there for a day or so. On a larger more meaningful scale, friends will point out, in a loving way, life-deteriorating flaws you possess, at which point they help you fix them, or you fix them yourself. That's part of the role a friend plays. However, when that same person turns around and does the same exact things they pointed their fingers at you about, well, to me it just doesn't make much sense. Again, I think it's part of the human condition. I read recently a great book, "Blue Like Jazz," and there's a part where the author, Donald Miller, talks about how it's human nature to wish bad things upon others. It has something to do with "not wanting others to get 'ahead' in life." I guess it's a subtle form of jealousy, right? Miller says, "when we're born, we have to be TAUGHT to do the right things. Just like if there weren't any cops, there'd be anarchy." He also mentions that there are some people who don't think this applies to them, but those same people drive slower, I guarantee, when there's a cop following them as opposed to when there's not. Great book. Go read it.

Ok, my bags are packed, I'm ready to go. Off to DC. Hopefully will have a good story to tell...