Be Sent

This month of me is nearly over. I'm going to miss it, yet it's never gone nor ending. From it, I've learned that even in my every day music schedule, that I can still have some free me time. Like right now. Last night I got to witness over 60 of my closest friends wish upon my opinion and what I thought of them in a positive way. Let me tell you; I love you all and I enjoyed every second of it. Truly and deeply, I am grateful for your presence in my life. So it seems, facebook has something more positive then simple communication. One can actually make love to another by way of a few sentences. Sweet...

Before anything, I am blessed. Blessed to be alive. Blessed to love. Blessed to be loved. Blessed to remain inspired. Blessed to sing with the birds and wake up to the gorgeous sunlight. Try this; one morning when you awake, say to the sun, "You are hot!" See if it doesn't repay you with a beautiful rest of the day. I am a witness. On a note more socially based, could you imagine being homeless? We all say no, I'm sure. I personally could not imagine living in the street and without my home. From the ground up, my Mother and Step-Father built a loving foundation that I am so thankful for. They raised three stubborn children and continued to provide for us. I say to them, "Thank you both, Ma and Pop. I love you. There is no me without you nor is there a roof over my head." My point in this is to say that I would rather have cancer than be homeless. If God gave me cancer, I would not be afraid nor shaken. I would simply continue living life as if it were my last. I would not wish to be hospitalized nor catered to. I would continue making music until my voice was deactivated by the harm of the disease. I would continue to praise God and give thanks for the next day; Just as my Mother did and would want me too. With cancer, you begin to see just how important you are. People latch onto you like velcro to cotton. When my Mother was diagnosed, it had become evident to me that the world as a whole, loved her all the way to her death. If she were homeless, I am not sure if the outcome would've been the same simply because when folks are homeless, societies first assumption is that they, the homeless, are at the fault of their own misfortune...



My past two Sunday evenings and nights were spent at the beautiful Northland Church service. I got to listen to a very powerful speaker in Mr. Vernon Rainwater. He spoke directly to me, almost as if no one else was there. When I closed my eyes to pray, that was where my imagination took me; just me, him, and the good Lord. After one of the services, I got to do some great community work with the BE SENT organization. I helped fill toiletry bags that would later be dished out to the homeless. Before I could even begin helping, I was given a super cool organic t-shirt with the organizations logo on it. I just might give it to a homeless person. I have plenty and I'm sure someone with little to none wouldn't mind one or another...



Moral of the message; help in anyway that you can. When you think you've done enough, you can do so much more. We can all make so much more of our opportunities. Friends; BE SENT...

Fireworks in July

Good morning. Good Afternoon. Good Evening. Good Night. Friend, hoping that at whatever time you are reading this, that you receive it at full force.. I'd like to tell you that I am grateful for you. Why? You are beautiful. It is impossible not to be grateful for the beauty of the good Lords creation. Okay, I'll stop flattering and rambling on. I've got things worth thousands to discuss about the very promising month of July...

July July July. After taking the month of June off, it is great to see that the agency is still persistent and doesn't forget about my band and i. Trust that the we were at the edge of our seats; getting asked to play shows for June and having to say no was never easy. But it was only fair to us. We all, in the band, needed some time to revise ourselves and our music. So we did, and status by status on our global websites, we began to realize how much more attention we were receiving. Felt great to get the e-mail that said, "You have been invited to perform at The 5th Annual I4 Festival on July 4th..."



Speaking of which; the event is going to be held at Austin's Coffee Shop's outside stage in Winter Park, Florida, beginning at noon. Pre-sale tickets are up for grabs right now for just $5 and can be personally delivered to you by any band member you wish to receive them from. Join us, for a promising event of great music, all day...

With so much to look forward to, I have to constantly stop and just think. I'll always be the one asking, "How can we make our upcoming events even better than planned?" It is just the right thing to do. The music will be fine, no doubt, but how will the overall show be? With that asked ahead of time, a few of the band boys and I revised a plan to head out to the hottest orlando Outlet stores in order to do what is called "Busking." Busking is a form of promoting by way of street singing. One of the best tools to spark a firework in a strangers eye...



Okay, so more on upcoming events. Although I'll save the details for a later time, I figure they should still be read off: July 9th at The Plaza Theatre (sshhh that is not to be shared with the agency!), July 17th at Calvary Assembly of God for The Rock The Marrow Concert (Live on PBS/NPR), and July 31st at Lyrica for the N.O.O.B.S. Concert (date subject to change).

Just a thought for inspiration: If you are a lover who thinks not to be a fighter, you are still a fighter considering you will always fight for what you love. If not, you wouldn't fight at all. Create a frame for the picture though. Be realistic. The person on the other side of the battle may not think you are worth fighting for. Actions yell. Words whisper. For my friends, especially Ebony Aside, Courtney Skiko, and Jen Jenkins; be sure to create FIREWORKS IN JULY...

Did I create some s*@# or THE s*@#?

So the title is a tad outrageous you say? Eh, I beg to differ. Ask yourself a simple question. What are you creating in your day to day life? Believe it or not, there are things you create beyond your control. Whether they're good or bad depends on how you give your attention to these creation while in the process. And boy, it is a process...

Everyday this month, I tried to do something new. I began to ponder on exactly how I could go about doing so, but I noticed later that it became natural. Almost like a crack addict being addicted to heroin; only with me, I find my addiction point with real life and reality. Did that make sense? I hope. I'm not talking s*@#, I swear. But this cat will be...





Kudos to my lead guitarist's cat for cleaning the toilet boil. Fritz is the name. He's a manx. He just created the inspiration for this blog post. But indeed, he had no idea I was spying on his addiction. Ssshh. I created a stalker for him (whisper voice). Anywhom; lets be serious. We are all creators of love. I made a goal to create a relationship with a nice girl who is beautiful, inside first, before out. By creating that goal, I have automatically created a mind set. See what I mean? It's second nature...





"To be a good part of a whole, you have to be a good part of yourself." Kristen Cevallos said that. The fellow who bit bits and pieces of pretzels to shape the letters of his name is that of the quote above. He's taught me oh so much. It's funny because I dropped out of college just to learn the theory outside of it. Cristian Faustmann has created so much of my skill. He truly has created THE s*@#...

Now, run along and don't forget to ask yourself, daily, "What have I created?" Or you could spice it up and bring it from the gut with the same question, in other words; "DID I CREATE SOME S*@# or THE S*@#?"

Revising Vision

June has been epic in so many ways, already, and I'm still at the front end of the month. I feel like I'm finally celebrating the whole world in the realist way. About a week ago, I cleaned my home just because; not even realizing that it actually needed to be done. Afterwards, I felt scrumcious; that, in a way that made me hungry to keep up on my ask at home. So from that, morning after morning, now, I make my bed as soon as I arise. I don't remember the last time (before this month) that I've made my bed. My Mother's touch is truly rubbing off onto me and it feels grandnificent. Now, I've taken all this lively celebration out into the congregation...





3 graduations; I was in attendance at some glorious student ceremonies. I heard some amazing speakers and met a cruise boat load of new friends; some who knew who I was through music, before I could even introduce my name. What I stumbled upon in thought from those events was that it is indeed a small world. I finally see that we are more than able to give everything a chance. People say they can't do "this" and "that" simply because they just have yet to try. Coming from a love situation where all of my positivity was shot down, I know what it's like to take the bullets from the stubborn one who denies excessively and the nay-sayer. That's all okay, just not for me. you must try and try some more. I love music and what it's brought to the table thus far. I wonder what is to come. I'm back on the market and moving on...



Moral of the message is simple; let nothing stop you from getting up and doing your dance that celebrates life.



Make happiness habitual. Taunt negativity with a smile. In the end you are contagious and will have a gang of folks doing the same.



It just takes a bit of REVISING VISION...

Grandnificent Affair

6:39 a.m. and I'm awaken by the sure sound of my stomach. Breakfast: cold turkey with swiss cheese, natural shredded cheddar, spicy mustard, on (one) honey wheat bagel, and (two) whole wheat bread. So yummy and made full of love. Twenty minutes later, and there screams the stove, alarming me that my tea water is hot and ready for an orange pekoe bag and honey. Stir her up and I'm alive and present for the day...




It's funny how this month is about me for me and my realizations. I've already made progress in ways that I needed most. Telling someone that you love them everyday is a great way to send a sign saying, "I'm thinking of you." or "You've got a deep and special place in my heart." And by the way; life would not be the same without the give and take actions and by that I mean that, in many ways, it's so true; love is pain said in another sweet and sexy language. I am so attentive to learn and speak it...




Writing a song with a title like "Grandnificent Affair" was superb and interesting. What the hell could I possibly be talking about? For me, it was just a statement of gratitude; saying that you might not yet have everything you want in your life, but you've got life. Celebrate life everyday. Wake up one day and decide to randomly grow your hair our. I did and I'm almost sure that the more it grew, the more knowledge I knew. Such a GRANDNIFICENT AFFAIR...

A Month of Me

In the recent words of my new friend, Alex Kinsey, "I like where I am at right now." The month of May was dedicated to sharing music all over the state of Florida. My band and I took every challenge and flipped any and every negative energy into a positive force. I love my team of Martians and already, we've made unforgettable memories.



We sold 220 copies of our EP Album; out of a total of the 300 that were printed and pressed. Pretty damn good if you ask me. We were also called back to play at a few venues. Had we had time and an open day, we wouldn't have had to say no. All and all, I personally never expected my first tour to go as swell. We did all that we wanted to and more. Thank God...



I'm home now and have been for about five days. I'm writing this to make a connection with the reader and I; to show that it is okay to take a break and give some time to yourself. This month of June is all about me. I an finally get back to my home roots like, cooking my vegies and home grown foods, drinking my hot water from my home tap, cleaning what is needed, taking my dog for long poop walks and feeding him treats...



and so on. Remember though, take a break to get better. For me, gaining realization is my primary focus in taking this break. I don't mean that in a way towards changing my actions of optimism; it just means I can be a little harder on myself in order to make my dreams more real. I can focus on making myself the greatest I can be, in every way by making this month A MONTH FOR ME...