Because of you...

I swear I learn something every 5 minutes these days. Tomorrow me and the guys will be on the road to SXSW to perform two shows. Needless to say I am pumped. I absolutely cannot wait to see what the next two years have in store for me and the guys. I'm thinking we are gonna be doing some big things. Oh and on a side note, David Barnes new CD is freaking fantastic. I thought I'd take some time to write some of my thoughts, I haven't had this much on my mind in years. It's amazing how much things can change in such a short amount of time. Last time I was in Austin, my words were taken in a way I didn't expect, and now I seem to have lost someone I cared about. Someone it seems I'll always care about. I guess I should have said something when I had the chance. Chalk it up, another lesson learned. If she decides to come back and at least be my friend, I'll take it. I've never really been fair to myself. This thought occurred to me today, when I realized that I've never really had someone that liked me for reasons other than I played music. I need to be more patient than I have been. There is something out there for me. It's bigger than I can imagine. That's why I have never seen it, and probably wont see it for a while. I need to grow a little more. One thing I cannot escape is my need to write, my need to play. That goes hand in hand with everything that I am. I am my books, my crosswords, my work, my music, my movies, my bed, my room, my empty speech. So I guess those girls that loved me because I played music, loved me for half the right reasons. I want to be every reason. I want to be complete. One thing I can feel in my bones is that A Formal Affair's music is going to change, in so many good ways. Not because of a woman, not because of me, but because of you. If you're reading this, you care about me, you care about my band, and the music we make, and our music will progress because of you.


For your fun fact of the day "The highest point in our solar system is Mount Olympus Mons on the surface of Mars. It's peak extends 15 miles into the martian atmosphere. On top of that, it's a Volcano."

Back to where I found my heart

Today me and the guys are on the road, Austin bound! Tonight is our CD release in that great city. The show will be at Lucky Lounge on 5th street. We're expecting a lot of people, which is always awesome. I'm excited to play for some new faces tonight. Mostly I'm excited to play for the faces that I know. They are all a part of this new album. Whether they know it or not. It's always interesting driving to the next show. I miss it, I didn't do it for a year almost and it killed me. I love the comfort of thinking, the comfort of talking with my friends about my day, my future, our future. Things are taking off for us and I hope it stays that way.

On my usual side note, I've got a lovely present clasped in my hands for a lovely woman. I haven't seen her in almost a year, so it will be great to see her. She does claim a song on this album so she is still obviously important. I'm honestly just looking forward to seeing her again and catching up. Things have changed, but honestly, many things are still the same.

Cstat, music, and late nights

Tonight me and the guys are posted up in College Station getting geared up to play our CD release with Brad Cooper and Johnny Stimson. It's a cold night, bitter cold actually. I always wonder if that will hurt the turnout. In my experience it never does though. When people come out to listen to music that's usually all that matters. Tonight should be an awesome show! We will be posting pics for sure.
In other news, I just finished the 26th chapter of my book Frankenstein the modern depiction from Dean Koontz. It is so far fantastic. I also met someone last night after our show. It was honestly a breathe of fresh air. She was beautiful, funny, and extremely intelligent. Perhaps one of the most intelligent women I have met. Needless to say I kept company with great conversation last night. For some reason when I woke up this morning, I felt like writing. We will see what happens.

The Road Is My Home

So things have begun. We just playe our CD release in Midland, TX. It was epic! You never know how many people will come out to a show when you play in a city you have never played. It was fantastic to see as many people as we did. Me and the guys are going to be on the road a lot the next few months. We plan on relocating in May, more than likely to Dallas. We just want to play and tour and be on the road as much as possible. We would love it we could give all our music away for free. And soon enough, that's probably going to be happening. The more and more people who get our music will hopefully share it with their friends. From there, it will spread. So, right now I am on my way to Wichita Falls Texas to play our CD release. What I'd love is for anyone out there who has our music to share it with a friend. Even if it's just a song. Hell, show ten people. This is me and the guys signing out from the road! Hope to see you at the next show!