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NEW SONG! Yep, it’s finally happened…

NEW SONG! Yep, it’s finally happened…

My long personal nightmare is over: I’m writing again! And this is a pretty dang cool feeling…

The first song I’m sharing is a song that is very close to my heart. I decided to try and dig deep and “feel all the feels” as some might say, and this new one is the result. This one makes me cry. It also doesn’t sound much like anything else I’ve ever recorded, so it might be kind of shocking (especially vocally). Go with me here and don’t carry any prejudices – this is 100% from my heart.

It’s called “Way Too Long Of A While”:

It comes on the heels of spending some time with my family that I love deeply and miss terribly because I live over 1000 miles away (or more). It’s actually a fairly simple concept, inspired by my internal conflict of feeling sad because I’m far away, but really loving the life I’ve got aside from the distance from “home” (which to me isn’t a place, but rather the five other members of my family – my mom, dad, and three younger brothers).

Thanks for listening, and watch this space for more!
TMS

Gigging regularly is WEIRD. But cool. And a tribute…

Gigging regularly is WEIRD. But cool. And a tribute…

So the band’s been playing every week for the past few weeks…and we’re coming to the end of our streak of regular shows. It’s been a really fun ride, and I’ve been loving the variety – from the big show at the Mudder Dash to a lightning-plagued show at Carlos N Charlie’s – we’ve seen a whole lot of different situations, faced a lot of challenges. Thanks to the bros for keeping it fun and light. Which brings me to a tribute. I only had the pleasure of being around his manic energy just a few times in my life, but they were memorable. (RH guitarist) Ned’s very good friend Tim passed away today. He was one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met…and I really enjoyed when he came to our shows those two or three times – he came up and sang with us, and cheered us on, and heckled us…and it was all great. Much love and sympathy to his family, and to my dear friend and musical brother Ned, who was also Tim’s dear friend and musical brother. I can’t imagine what you’re going through, and just know I love you and will be here if you need me for anything, brother…rest in peace, Tim.