I’m off in a bit to go and set up and get ready for the bands gig tonight, it’s been a couple weeks since the last one , and then this gig is also different in that it’s basically a pub gig – which means we’ll be doing a lot more covers and playing for longer.
It’s nice and sometimes nerve racking at the same time, because you’ve got to entertain the crowd for a longer period and we haven’t’ done some of these covers before (as a band). That being said though pub gigs can be a lot of fun, you’ve got more time to interact with the audience and if the crowds good you enjoy playing so much more. I haven’t played for three hours or more for a while, so I’m expecting my fingers to be pretty tired at the end of it all.
The Bands been coming up with the beginnings of some really cool new songs too, they just need a bit of refinement and some lyrics added but once they’re done I’m really looking forward to get them out there.
There’s something about playing a new song to the audience, I guess it’s what’s being a song writer is all about, sharing your songs… I’m going to have to go into writing songs on another post, there’s a lot that goes into it and a lot you get out.
Anyway just sharing my thoughts for the day.
Liam out.
Friday, 16 October 2009
Friday, 02 October 2009
30 turns around the sun
Sometimes I find life so utterly amazing and I find absolute beauty in it, even through the hard times and tragedies that cross our path, when I find myself in a moment like this I try to hold onto it for as long as I can, drinking it in like cold fresh water that refreshes my soul and fills me with the spirit.
I’ve been meaning to write another post for a while, now, but every time I get distracted by something else I need to do, or I feel what I have to say isn’t worth reading (maybe it isn’t but I’m writing it anyway) – this year has brought much and maybe I’m just being an optimist, but I think a lot of it has been good.
Like anyone out there the worldwide financial crisis has affected me in one way or another, and I’ve found myself worrying about things more than I used to (a habit I’m trying to break) I’ve always been a in the moment kind of person, why try and change of fix something in the future when you never know what may have happened by then. That’s not to say I believe you should live in the moment and not pay heed what you may need for tomorrow or what your actions today could bring you tomorrow. I believe that you need to be responsible for all that you do and the consequences of that, and I do think you should have goals of where you’d like to be and what you’d like to achieve but worrying about how your going to do something next week when your actions in this moment could be build the steps to the bridge over next weeks problems. So basically focus on what you can do now.
I think turning 30 (it happened to me earlier this year) has brought about a lot more thought to my life and what I do, and more focus on where I’d like to be. Turning thirty for me wasn’t the big thing many people seem to make it out to be, it was a big thing in that I’ve reached a milestone age, but being 30 is very cool, I know who I am I’m happy with who I am and I can live with the mistakes I’ve made along the way. I realize that I only have the power to go halfway in certain things, that the other half often has to be made up by other people and if you try band do their half you end up very tired and disappointed because there are something that you can’t do alone, but if you do your half and wait someone will inevitably be there to take up the other 50%.
I’ve realized that you should take pride in all work you do, a job done if you’re unable to keep in contact, so long as both of you are willing to put in 50%). There are many more things I’ve learnt, but either you’ve learnt them or you’ll learn them on your Path to 30 or 40 or 50 or 20 or 10.
More has happened and more is happening all the time, hopefully I’ll be on here to tell you more about it more often. ;)
Till next time.
Peace be with you all.
I’ve been meaning to write another post for a while, now, but every time I get distracted by something else I need to do, or I feel what I have to say isn’t worth reading (maybe it isn’t but I’m writing it anyway) – this year has brought much and maybe I’m just being an optimist, but I think a lot of it has been good.
Like anyone out there the worldwide financial crisis has affected me in one way or another, and I’ve found myself worrying about things more than I used to (a habit I’m trying to break) I’ve always been a in the moment kind of person, why try and change of fix something in the future when you never know what may have happened by then. That’s not to say I believe you should live in the moment and not pay heed what you may need for tomorrow or what your actions today could bring you tomorrow. I believe that you need to be responsible for all that you do and the consequences of that, and I do think you should have goals of where you’d like to be and what you’d like to achieve but worrying about how your going to do something next week when your actions in this moment could be build the steps to the bridge over next weeks problems. So basically focus on what you can do now.
I think turning 30 (it happened to me earlier this year) has brought about a lot more thought to my life and what I do, and more focus on where I’d like to be. Turning thirty for me wasn’t the big thing many people seem to make it out to be, it was a big thing in that I’ve reached a milestone age, but being 30 is very cool, I know who I am I’m happy with who I am and I can live with the mistakes I’ve made along the way. I realize that I only have the power to go halfway in certain things, that the other half often has to be made up by other people and if you try band do their half you end up very tired and disappointed because there are something that you can’t do alone, but if you do your half and wait someone will inevitably be there to take up the other 50%.
I’ve realized that you should take pride in all work you do, a job done if you’re unable to keep in contact, so long as both of you are willing to put in 50%). There are many more things I’ve learnt, but either you’ve learnt them or you’ll learn them on your Path to 30 or 40 or 50 or 20 or 10.
More has happened and more is happening all the time, hopefully I’ll be on here to tell you more about it more often. ;)
Till next time.
Peace be with you all.
Monday, 20 April 2009
Selfish and sorry for it
We are all at the heart of ourselves selfish – not necessarily in the mean selfish way, but In other ways that we are not always aware of, many of our actions have selfish roots, in pain physically and emotionally (especially emotionally) we always feel our pain is worse than any one else’s pain, their pain isn’t as bad as ours and they can’t truly understand how it feels – well on that one we’re right, no-one truly knows exactly what you’re going through, but then also grant them the thought that neither do you know what it’s like living in their skin.\
We also tend to think we are more right than the other person, that if we could just swing the round to our point of view that they would understand and praise us for how right we were… and generally around emotional points you can never truly convince someone of their failings in thought or convince them of your superior thinking – in fact you’re likely to spark an even fiercer battle.
There are many more examples of our selfishness (thinking of yourself above others), it’s in our nature, we’ve learnt in this world (through the many ages that man has been on our planet) that in order to survive we need to put our own priorities first, also we have found that working together can make things easier and more bearable. So maybe we need to keep this in mind when dealing with one another, that although we feel the worst done by, so does everyone else and we need their companionship and assistance to make these burdens lighter… I know I can be completely selfish much of the time, and need to remember my pains aren’t the only ones.
We also tend to think we are more right than the other person, that if we could just swing the round to our point of view that they would understand and praise us for how right we were… and generally around emotional points you can never truly convince someone of their failings in thought or convince them of your superior thinking – in fact you’re likely to spark an even fiercer battle.
There are many more examples of our selfishness (thinking of yourself above others), it’s in our nature, we’ve learnt in this world (through the many ages that man has been on our planet) that in order to survive we need to put our own priorities first, also we have found that working together can make things easier and more bearable. So maybe we need to keep this in mind when dealing with one another, that although we feel the worst done by, so does everyone else and we need their companionship and assistance to make these burdens lighter… I know I can be completely selfish much of the time, and need to remember my pains aren’t the only ones.
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
Road Trips are Fun.
We (Caro & I) went down to near port Alfred in the Eastern Cape recently for Caro’s cousins 21st. The party was good, and the location was amazing – right on one of South Africa’s most amazing wildest coastlines, with large dunes and a very cold sea (Caro’s got more photo’s of those so I’ll have to get them from her before posting them up here).What I really enjoyed though was the journey, I know being stuck in a car for over 10 hours can be a bit much, but road trips like that have there own appeal. We did the journey in Caro’s Uncles Kombi and with her Sister Mother and younger Cousin there was plenty of space, so when I wasn’t taking my driving duties from Caro’s mom or sister, we were using one another as pillows as we napped, or enjoying the Beautiful scenery of the Eastern Cape. Or talking reading and entertaining one another.
Road trips are fun.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Jason Rocking Idols
This is a very good friend of mine Jason, absolutely rocking out the current version of Idols South Africa – I openly an honestly say with a wide smile on my face to whoever I can, I’m privledged that he’s a friend of mine, and he’s Jammed with us and the band on occasion, in fact he was going to be playing at Splashy fen with his brother and my brother and myself if he hadn’t done so well at Idols.
Anyway if you’re in South Africa (or even if you’re not you can) I’m giving this man props and asking you to vote for him. Either sms JASON to 34685 or phone 0862277710.
Click on the title above for a link to his blog.
Friday, 23 January 2009
Latest Illustrations
Wow – it’s been a long time, I keep telling myself I’m going to start blogging more consistently, but I never do, I think it’s because I never feel I have much worthwhile contributing, and then when I do think of something I never get around to posting it and then when I do it’s old news *sigh*.
Anyway Thought I’d share some illustrations I’ve been doing recently with you – I love the fact that life is a constant learning curve, just when you think things are starting to get mundane and you’re not learning anything new. You go and discover something cool, or a new way to do something – like my recent dusk/evening Cartoon’s playing with gradients and Shades an d shadows, there’s so much more to explore here, unfortunately I had Deadlines on these so couldn’t spend to long on Details. Let me know what you think, hope you like.
Anyway Thought I’d share some illustrations I’ve been doing recently with you – I love the fact that life is a constant learning curve, just when you think things are starting to get mundane and you’re not learning anything new. You go and discover something cool, or a new way to do something – like my recent dusk/evening Cartoon’s playing with gradients and Shades an d shadows, there’s so much more to explore here, unfortunately I had Deadlines on these so couldn’t spend to long on Details. Let me know what you think, hope you like.
I've Included the same picture Below with some slight Variances - in the first the girls working on a Laptop, in the second she's looking in a games box, while her partner is in the tent his shadow being lit from inside.
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