pancakes...
ahh the perfect end to a pretty easy day. nothing is cooler than some great tunes, being alone with my thoughts and freshly made, golden delicious buttery, pancakes with a lil syrup to keep the company. I just finished a double batch so I'll have some for a quick breakfast tomorrow. You're welcome to grab a few if you like.
Today I got to do one of my most favorite things ever: play in the Sandbox. no this one doesn't involve a pail and a shovel or a tonka truck. Sandbox is the name of my band. It's a funk, reggae, dub, rock experience that everyone should have. I call it sand box because that's what I reminds me of. You get together with some friend and just play around building and destroying grooves (or sandcastles). Today was a little slow to get going because we haven't played together in months. But all of a sudden the lights came on and the groove showed up in full force. (thanks guys, I really needed that).
So right now I'm listening to Joss Stone's first record, The Soul Sessions. If you haven't checked it out and you're in to authentic, easy going soul music, it's definitely a winner. That's really my next really big project, I need to get inside that 60s and 70s soul music. Cats like Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, early Aretha, etc. You know what i'm talking about. back with people used to make records with strings, and real horns and songs lasted a good 6-12 minutes and nobody cared. for you youngn's this is the music that the producers sample (if they even put in that much work) to get tracks for artists to spit over. I think that's going to take my playing and comprehension to the next level. If you have any records I should check out, please let me know. Leave a comment or an email or yell it from the mountain top.
peace
-truth happy after a late night breakfast.
P.S. Yesterday, in my introductory post I neglected to mention my unbelievably awesome roommate, Molly. Let me tell you about this chick. We've been tighter than tight since freshmen year at temple. Throughout a rollercoaster's worth of turns throughout our lives, one's always been there for the other. She's got the third floor of the mansion here on powelton ave and it lucky to have someone so great. That's all for now. Peace
Today I got to do one of my most favorite things ever: play in the Sandbox. no this one doesn't involve a pail and a shovel or a tonka truck. Sandbox is the name of my band. It's a funk, reggae, dub, rock experience that everyone should have. I call it sand box because that's what I reminds me of. You get together with some friend and just play around building and destroying grooves (or sandcastles). Today was a little slow to get going because we haven't played together in months. But all of a sudden the lights came on and the groove showed up in full force. (thanks guys, I really needed that).
So right now I'm listening to Joss Stone's first record, The Soul Sessions. If you haven't checked it out and you're in to authentic, easy going soul music, it's definitely a winner. That's really my next really big project, I need to get inside that 60s and 70s soul music. Cats like Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, early Aretha, etc. You know what i'm talking about. back with people used to make records with strings, and real horns and songs lasted a good 6-12 minutes and nobody cared. for you youngn's this is the music that the producers sample (if they even put in that much work) to get tracks for artists to spit over. I think that's going to take my playing and comprehension to the next level. If you have any records I should check out, please let me know. Leave a comment or an email or yell it from the mountain top.
peace
-truth happy after a late night breakfast.
P.S. Yesterday, in my introductory post I neglected to mention my unbelievably awesome roommate, Molly. Let me tell you about this chick. We've been tighter than tight since freshmen year at temple. Throughout a rollercoaster's worth of turns throughout our lives, one's always been there for the other. She's got the third floor of the mansion here on powelton ave and it lucky to have someone so great. That's all for now. Peace
posted by thetruthspeaks at 10:37 PM
1 Comments:
you a smooth brotha "truth" i wish i had a cousin like you.
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