SKC: 20 Years in Silence

Currently alot of my undertakings are at a standstill, due to financial reasons or lack of support. Stormbound: A Musicians Journey, which is the documentory I'm working on, is at a lack of sponsors and is moving slowly. Still no progress in building a band ether. Thus, site updates are few and inbetween.

In site news, I've created a members only content page. In order to see it, you need to be registered on this site. On that page will be limited release information, recordings and videos that aren't posted any where else.

In other news, Ottumwa's first ever Parkour jam is in its final planning stages, and I've created an Ottumwa Parkour page on Facebook. Check it out!

That's all there is for this blog update. Untill next time.

I am planning an in depth documentary about being a furry metal guitarist with PDD-NOS living in Ottumwa, Iowa. I have a basic idea of what I want to do with it, now I just need to get started. I am going to need some help with it. Primaraly I need a camera. Also, I may need a camera operator and an editor, as well as some one with high speed internet to upload segments to youtube and other publishing sites.

As soon as I post this I'm going to begin working on a trailer, then I'll upload it to youtube.

This marks a turning point for Warcat. Former vocalist Jesse and would be drummer Joel wanted to do something different so they went their own way. Meanwhile I'm rebuilding Warcat as a pure metal band. I've been reffered to a guy by my good friend Ryan. He played drums for one of Ryan's old bands, and I'm currently trying to contact him at this time. I'm also looking for a vocalist and rhythm guitarist. As far as my solo work, Jesse says he can get me a copy of FL Studio, which would really fill in what I'm currently lacking.

I'm fealing very optomistic about my music career, yet what worries me is the fact that I've had to, and continue to, rely on support from friends. While I am grateful for it, and still need a lot of help, what concerns me is how long I may be relying on this dependance. I've had limitless trouble trying to find and keep a job, and its hard if not impossible for me to focus on any work that doesn't envolve playing guitar. I've concidered giving lessons, but this house is a FAR cry from being suitable for such a task, and I can't verbaly comunicate worth a crap sometimes. Such is life. Possibly look in to mowing lawns. I get $10 for mowing my mom's lawn with a push mower. It's not real big, but it is, shall we say, highly inclined. 20 degrees away from classifying as a wall. I've seen steeper (like this --> _/'''"), but damn. Should at least throw in a 12 pack for mowing that sucker.

I need to reset my biological clock so I sleep at night rather then at noon. I missed two IM's yesterday because of it, one involving free food. I will be drinking a lot of coffee today .

It has been confirmed. Warcat has obtained a drummer by the name of Joel. One miner problem. He hasn't got a kit right now, and has been practicing on a friends kit. So we've been looking for one that he can use in the mean time.

I've got a new pair of U-joints on my truck after the one that had been clanking and rattling for the past two years broke. I'm shocked it hadn't gone sooner. These new ones really made a differance, the truck performes much better. For those who don't know, I reffer to my 1990 Ford Ranger STX Extended Cab, with a 4.0L OHV breathing through a cold air intake. It's four wheel drive, but the automatic hubs are shot and need converted to manual. If you see it on the road, you'll know it's me by the SKC on the windsheild. Need to get it on a dino, sort of curious what it's pushing out.

Simple Design has four shows comming up, including a couple road gigs. Something I'm looking forward to for shure. Meanwhile over at Warcat, we may have found a drummer and a vocalist. We may even have a gig in June. I'm going to need a bigger amp, though, in order to play any shows. You may have noticed some adsence stuff popping up, as well as a donation button. Money is getting sparce and I have been unsuccessful in getting work (partially due to having no gas in my tank. No gas means no picking up applications, and mom hasn't exactly been as supportive as I'd hope).

I'm going to be a guitar tech for Warcat's rhythm guitarist Ryan's other band, Simple Design, starting thier show next Friday at Plum Crazy.

With Jesse now going to collage for computer programming, I took him up to the campus to check out the dorms, it got me thinking. I'm seriously considering going to collage for some welding classes, perhaps some automotive tech on the side.

I really want to stay in the dorm, just to get a break from my current living conditions and be able to use the high speed wirless internet for some projects I have in mind. And big campuses like this one are notorious for being exilent places for parkour training. It's also a good way to get to know other people in the dorms. More people to hang out with. socilize.

...And I am up playing around with this site. Ah, well it's worth it.

So what I'm going to do now is try to get family and friends to know about the site here. This may be difficult, seeing as I don't know a whole lot of e-mail addresses of family.

On with updates.

Warcat will be whole around the 17th. I've also got this site functional, and it is awesome. Everything I need in a website. Right here. boom. blam. pop. bang. zap ding bong dong pong gong. bleh. pssssssssssssssssss...

...clank.

I should probably put a page up for those ignorant of the diffinitions and terms and all that sort of crap that I put up here. That I shall do