Ok, might I just say that I LOVE dexter gordon, No not as much as I love you Erin :), but still, He's super hip... I finally managed to get the 6 disc set of his complete blue note recordings from the 60's and they're just so good! I love his lines, and his tone... grr, I've already ordered a book of his transcriptions.. I think i'm really going to start digging in and studying dex.. he's just the right amounts of everything I like in a saxophone player... so that's what's bringing me joy at the moment! I'm actually looking forward to my practicing tonight... it's so weird... So i've begun posting again.. and well, I know some of you are reading this? so where is the love? where are the comments? Your making me all Phaclempt, talk amounst yourselfs(on the comments board) Here i'll provide a topic.. who's your favorite musician? and a microwave is neither micro or a wave disscuss...

The moon is the same moon above you.. but on a night in tunisia never does it shine so bright.

Ahh Another two hours of practice under my belt! I know you didn't think it was possible! But it's happening, maybe i'm finally getting my stuff together... it's so cool, man I really love playing again... I wish I know what recharged my music batteries because I want a lifetime supply of it yah know? it really rocks it..
Other good news is Erin is feeling better! Yippie :) and even better, i'm going to get to see her this weekend!!! i'm so excited, so I don't really have a whole lot to type, classes went quick today, which is just as well because i'm always glad when they're over... other than that I just listen to jazz and practice, not a bad life If I do say so myself... i'm just so fired up, i'm eating up every little bit of music I can get my greedy little fingers on...
The only sour note is I can't find anyone to go to turkey hill with me tonight... i'm not sure I want to go by myself it defeats half the purpose, but maybe i'll go anyway.. we'll see maybe I can find someone yet, you never know miracles do happen... like me practicing... crazy

Dig yourself baby

To early... must resist going to class! No! It's too powerful! Must go to class... but I don't wanna... sniff sniff... ok ok, i'm know when i'm beat... I guess i'll go... the cleaning lady is here, I don't envy her job at all, she has to clean up after us... ohh dear me... don't envy her a bit... sigh... hope you all have a nice day!

And they all line up to see The Man from Harlem...

Wow what a day, or I guess I should say what a night! holy geezu, craziness, I started practicing around 8 and didn't finish till I had jazz band at 10 that totals 3 hours of playing today and you know what? It was GREAT, super fantastic I tell you, I think my playing is at a whole new level and i'm really loving it... I don't know what did it, but everything is just there, I hope I can keep this up all year, because I think I could really push myself to a new limit, which would be really cool.. most excellent indeed.... i'm really starting to feel like I know what i'm doing when i'm playing and that feeling is really really good.. It's so nice to finally feel like i'm getting it... I think all the listening i've been doin is paying off, i've been sucking up jazz like a sponge, just listening... it's so nice..
The only bad thing today is that my Erin is sick... :( that makes me unhappy, I so wish I could go take care of her, I want to be able to be there for her, but we are just too busy and too far away, if she lets me i'll probably try to visit anyway, but anyway, I love you sweetie, and hope your feeling better! Lots of Rest, and Liquids, and remember you promised to miss class if your not feeling better! You PROMISED! I love you so much, :)
Other than that, it's late, but i've updated like I said... And hopefully my blog and my playing will be more constant from here on out... I might even start taking it home on weekends that i'm not going to see erin, wouldn't that be incredible! I mean i'm good, or ok at least, but I want to be great... and I think i'm finally on the right track, it's such a nice feeling!

Every picture has it's shadows, and it has it's source of light...

wow, ok i'm sorry i'm really really sorry, my last post was before leaving for maine and that was an impossibly long time ago.. and for that apologize, i'm not even going to do my catch up run.. it's just too much stuff I can hardly remember it all, but i'm I definentally want to get back into the swing of updating my poor little blog....

So anyway, school has started again... we can assume that my life was fairly dull between my last post and now, minus the time I got to spend with erin that is. Right now i'm very much in a jazz mood, hopefully I can stay that way, I've been listening to anything I can get my grubby little ears on... especially cool jazz, and laid back stuff... miles, trane, you know the drill, and if you don't you probably dont' care anyway right? right? good... but it puts me in an amazing mood, I think my play has really improved many fold... i dunno if it's a mental or physical thing, i'm just not quite sure.... school is kinda borderline, it's not horrible, but I don't really get a whole lot of pleasure out of it... except for jazz band of course, It's so nice to have people to play with again... as opposed to the summer, I think both the jazz bands are going to be really good this year, it's just a feeling, I think alot of the right components are in place for some really kickin music... Currently listening to the Charlie Brown Christmas album very nice I might add... I need a shower yet tonight and I have to get up early, it's a bad combination but it can't be helped I just can't seem to go to bed yet, I'm not focused right or something... maybe the "juice" I just drank may help but it's hard to say... either way, I realize it might take awhile till anyone starts reading this blog again... so i'm not going to ramble too much right off the bat... but I will be trying to update more reguarly, maybe get my blog some exlax... so anyway, ciao!

School prepairs you for the real world, which also sucks.