Bigger Things

Last month's song wasn't received the way I had hoped. I considered it a political satire. It would more accurately be described as long. This is the song I had intended to put up last month. I wrote it in April but then I got excited about "W." I should have maybe stuck with the song I meant to post and allowed myself time to digest the notion of venturing into politics. Regardless both songs found there way to the audioblog and I like how dated April will sound because it is a "calendar project."
I think this song is a better offering. When I shared it with my friend Russ he said that he liked how lyrically it starts sounding like it will be a downer but the message actually comes through as pretty optimistic. I honestly didn't think about it. I just needed words that fit the meter.

This month is dedicated to Erlinda Boyles Espiritu and her family.
Bigger Things

-W-

-W-
Oh George you've hurt us so
But it will soon be time for you to go
You may have let your people down
At least you made your money while in town
So even if the country suffered
At least you know your ass is covered.
just wait and see cause i surely bet ya
the hand of karma is gonna getchya

W

ShamRock

Well I think this month I have one of the strongest riffs of any Calendar Project song. The problem is I never made a song out of it. It's pretty solid musically so I had a hard time trying to write words that didn't follow it exactly or a solo that really worked. I ended up getting pretty sick so that ate a week as well. All in all I like it but the project as a whole is going to need to start getting a little more interesting. April was a turning point last year so lets see what next month brings.

ShamRock

Friction

Today is leap day and I have to say I was a little upset I didn't do many haircuts until I relized that this day didn't exist last year so every cut I did just goes into the void. That's how I feel about this months song. I could have a little fun and write about "friction" because when all is said and done...this song was done on a day that next year doesn't exist. It's like a free pass. A lost weekend done in a day. It's a good day to do something a little unlike yourself. No one can be blamed for taking a leap on leap day.

Friction

Open Mondays

Well lets get started.
There will be differences. I'm getting rid of all the arbitrary rules I put on myself except one. I don't need to say the name of month. In fact I don't need to say anything. I won't worry about dating my music with birthdays. The only rule I intend to keep is one song a month. Good bad or indifferent. I just want to continue my musical journal a little while longer. I have plenty of good news to report.
This song is called "Open Mondays" because I intended to record it my first Monday at the barbershop. Hung out with friends all day at work instead so I ended up recording it on Tuesday. It's an instrumental which the rules would not have allowed last year. I like it. Just a little progression I recorded with a crappy little microphone. Then I soloed over it. Just two tracks, Two acoustic guitars and the spirit of a slow Monday (on a Tuesday).

Open Mondays

The Calendar Project 2008

I had allot of ambitious ideas for projects to come after last years calender project. I felt relief when I finished December because it was like a completed thought. If I did another song for January I would be starting all over again and wouldn't be able to quit until next year. That's an overwhelming responsibility now that I know the work involved. That's when I began coming up with other ideas like a Willy Dixon research paper inspired cover album. I thought about doing one Beatles song a day until I've done all of them. I thought about doing one live performance a month and recording a new song for the blog at each show. By the time I racked my brain for almost a month I realized I had this nice little progression that I liked and nothing to do with it. That's when it hit that whether I noticed or not, I had already started the Calender Project 2008.
I'm excited because most of my other ideas didn't involve writing. I do feel after last year the flood gates are open. Life right now is too good not to write about. The shops doing well, new baby, Pats headed for the Super Bowl, and Lost returning to ABC on Thursday nights. What's not to enjoy.
It's going to be a great year.

December

well here it is. this is the new year's resolution to write more songs. I started this song last year on new year's eve. how fitting I should end my 2007 finishing a song I had a year to get done.
I can't say enough about bluesman jay and sam. you guys make me sound better. thanks for doing all the sweating and leaving me the glory. if it wasn't for jay at the helm ever month would have been january.
I would also like to announce the arrival of Virginia Rose Morin. she was born on 12-22-07 and was 8lbs. 12oz. she's good and healthy. her and mom are both doing great. pretty cool I got to document the year leading up to her arrival in such a fun way.
I really did love doing this and love the results. endless thanks to jay and sam. also thanks to my wife for her understanding when I keep running of to the barbershop to record. 2007 was very good to me. 2008 will be better. hope you got yourself a new calendar.
Happy New Year!
Home Sweet Home(12-31-06)