A Canon Of Fire or Fury

Make it one more time for me my sweet.
We are now in Charlotte North Carolina,
and happy as worms.
On our way here (two days past) we stopped on an exit
marked:
"saluda"
we drove down this mountain side and found a small trail that led
to one of the most beautiful waterfalls on this side of the planet.
We bathed with the suits that the good lord has bestowed on all of us.
in other words stark...
stark and beautiful.
We loved it so so much.
we made it to Charlotte and had an amazingly beautiful crowd.
We love it so much.
We are heading to Washington D.C. tomorrow.
with love i will live.
with hate i will not.
a charming thing is this.
that with freedom we are taught.

completely yours and this is mine.
joshua

The Mistress of the Sea

The Road, into all of this is a terribly abusive and beautiful thing.
I wish it upon noone/everone.
But alas we are here,
and yet again it is the same time that it has always been.
NOW.
Love is here with us all.
We have had some very very goodexperiences out here.
I love it all.
We have been out on the road with someamazing individuals.
Will Dailey is a phenomenal person and musician.
We love being out with him.
We recently were in Charleston SC,
As we pulled in we noticed the rain clouds boiling up above us.
We had plans to make it to the ocean that day,
and so we went.
We made it to the shoreline just as the winds from the east were blowing.
The sands upon the beach were blowing and whipping our faces.
The waters were angry, the gods of fury.
We ran into the ocean, just like out of a novel.
The water consumed us, all of us.
We danced with the devil,
with the mistress of the sea.
We found ourselves consuming the storm.
The waves were high, and as the clouds layed into us, we found God.
We found our spirituality, there in the wild woods of South Carolina.
Again i repeat,
I pray this on noone/everyone.
Believe in all of this.
For this is ours.

joshua

Make A Residency, Leave a Letter.

There has been so much that has happens in the last little while,
i hope that i am able to remember it all.
We camped last night on the beaches of Florida.
It was beautiful,
you are beautiful.
We went to this great Bar to get some seafood.
Little did we know that there was karaoke going on.
We all sang,
for a good four hours.
It was so beautiful.
Then Trevor, Kissle, and I.
decided to jump the high bridge into the ocean.
We went to bridges end, and decided that it was crazy.
but i halted.
I explained that there is one chance.
always one.
and we were there.
i climbed over the bridge and lept into the water.
Kissle and Trevor followed my lead.
The waves were huge and we could barely see the docks edge.
We made it to the rusted ladder that would help us to safety and
it was absolutely covered in barnacles.
We weasled our way past them and made it to dry ground.
When returning back into the bar, the owner explained that
there is a resident bull shark and that it was a very dangerous area.
Incredible.
We Love It All!
There is such a beauty in wonder.
I know it,
you know it.
such a beauty.
We are here in Tampa FL tonight.
the heat is minimal.
PRAISE
for that.
I will post pictures soon.
believe in something.
just,
make sure it is sincere.
ALWAYS

Boulevard to Broken and Back again

Dear Darling,

we are now in Orlando Florida, playing "The Social" tonight.
we have had a heck of a couple of days.
We played in Nashville the night before last to a
beautifully respectful and cheerful crowd.
It was (unfortunately) the last night that we will be playing with
Justin Townes Earle.
*beautiful*
The night before that we played in Atlanta, GA.
We had found a Home Depot 2.1 miles from the venue that
we needed to go to, to purchase something.
And being the fit men that we are we(trevor, kissle, and i)
decided to walk there. We headed down a street known as
"The Boulevard"
As we were walking we noticed many people staring at us.
almost saying with there eyes "what the hell are you doing here"
We were not startled, nor frightened, we gathererd our savvy,
and ventured on. We passed through what appeared to be a bit more
"rundown" part of the city, and received very amplified concerning looks.
We went a bit past the street that we were supposed to turn on,
and started heading back trying to find home depot,
two kind people at the bus stop warned us to not go down the street we had
just come up, lest we get robbed and or killed.
The man that warned us pulled out a large knife from his pocket and mentioned
that
"this is what i carry in case they start tryin sometin"
we took the mans advice and went through a different street.
We made it to home depot with no problems.
They did not have what we were looking for, and
we walked back to the venue,
it was all around about a 5 mile endeavour.

The walk had gotten Kissle worked up, and sweaty.
He decided to bath in the creek that was a block away from the venue,
after him bathing in it, we found out that it was the overflow
sewage drain.
That's that.

We sound checked and then grabbed our baseball mits.
we weren't really thinking about where we were playing, but it was right next to
a very very busy intersection.
Kissle missed the baseball and it smashed right into the side
of this mans truck.
he wasn't happy.
its been eventful.
we are busy.
happy,
lovin,
livin.
i hope it is well with all.
You all.
Us All.
Them All.
j. and brothers.

There is a robber in our midst.

Memphis,
i can't remember if we mentioned the miraculous events in Memphis,
but allow us to toot our horn a bit.
Nate (keys) swam across a large canal of the mississippi on a 25 bet.
we ate amazing food,
and played/recorded at the infamous Sun Studios.
sweet love.


Birmingham Alabama (today)

What a beautiful beautiful place.
we were robbed.
today.
it was a terrible terrible thing.
we stepped inside of walmart to buy a lock.
Someone smashed the van window,
stole laptops,gps,cameras,etc.
and we are now with low spirits.
bless us.
bless us all.

joshua and brothers.

You Make It Look Much Easier

We played in Houston, TX two nights ago, it was an amazing experience.
It was a humble crowd, but we were very happy to be there.
After the show we left around 1:00 A.M. to make the drive to atleast
Baton Rouge so that we didn't have such a long drive in the morning.
We made it to BR at about five A.M. and slept till 8 A.M. the next morning,
we had an early radio show in Memphis and had to leave.

We reached the Memphis town, and walked around down town.
We that night had the privelege to do a live (and recorded) set
at the famous Sun Studios, where Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Elvis,
and many many other early rock and roll artists found there "sound".
It was an amazing experience, and we felt very very honored that we
were able to do it.

The road is beautiful,
the country large.
our minds open (we hope)

Colors are the windows to our....

you and i darling.
until soon (we hope)

joshua and brothers.

A Room, A Reason, A Time To Forget About It All

Austin Texas is a beautiful place.
It was such a great time, and show.
We were fortunate enough to have a friend
help us out on a hotel room.
It was the first time that we were able to legitamitlly (spelling?)
bath ourselves.
AMAZING NIGHT!

We swam, sang, and loved it all.
Trouble hasn't been finding us,
not now,
not like this.
here are some photos,
you are all beautiful.

To The Vagabond in Vampire Dresses

Only four days in and it has been an amazing experience.
Thanks to the glorious,
beautatimous,
organimicao emerald which is tour.

After St. George we headed to Las Vegas where we were able to stay with my (joshua)'s family. It was so amazing, we swam, and were able to spend some time with my family.

Friday morning we started heading towards the lone star state's
first stop for us (Dallas). We made it to a small town in New Mexico called
"Gallup"
Spirits were high, but bellies hungry.
We set up our sleeping bags in the desert near some train tracks,
and began to prepare tuna fish sandwiches.
The Tuna came and went, but bellies still hungry.

We saw rabbits, we saw rocks.
We hunted rabbits.
But failed miserably.
No luck,
No Rabbit,
No Belly Full.

We left early the next morning, we made it to about four hours outside of Dallas were we found a very comfortable piece of land where we were able to set up our tent.
About 45 min. after arriving we were approached by a mid 50's what appeared to be rancher. He explained that he owned the land and had no problems with us staying there as long as we understood that there were rattlesnakes the size of his arms.
This to us was no surprise.
We are anything but novices what it comes the land of predator and prey.
We explained to the man that we would be just fine, and that if in the case that he found us lying dead on his land to burn the van and our bodies,
for our mothers sake.
The next morning a stray dog fell in love with us all.

We were off the next morning early,
we stopped off at a 7 eleven to fill up on gas,
There was a hose on the side of the gas station,
and it had been awhile since we had bathed ourselves.
So we stripped down, and soaked our sun bleached bodies,
with the beauty which is water.

We played the show in Dallas for a humble crowd of 25-30.
They were kinder than we could have asked for.
The show lasted late and we weren't back on the road until 2:00 am.
At which time we headed towards Austin. We made it about and hour outside
of Dallas until we pulled off at a rest stop, at which we pulled out our sleeping bags,
and fell asleep to the sound of racing highways and barking birds.
The morning has come, and we are fortunate enough to still be alive,
and well, and rested, and happy, and
always, always, always.
yours

joshua (and brothers)

A Beatiful Start to a Beautiful Life (Day One)

Tour,
yet again,
the wild,
the untamed.
the Dirty.
the unashamed.

Again, we (we being six)
have ventured to the great
river that is unforgiving (the road)
bold, and beautiful
lush, and true.

We (we being six)
left on a the beautiful morning of
June 10th,
love in our hearts,
song on our breath.
45 minutes into the drive..
we....

ran out of gas..
incredibly humiliating,
Kissel (drummer boy) and myself hitched into the nearest
town to purchase some gasoline.
we hitched back,
put in the gasoline,
and we were on our way.

the first show of the tour was on a beautiful St. Georgian Farm
called Staheli Farm.
The crowd/people was absolutely phenomenal.
We are in love,
in love.
in love.

with the idea of freedom.
trueness, and love.

After the show we were fortunate enough to
receive the gift of sleep/salvation from a friend.
We were able to play ping pong a bit, and relax our minds.

We don't sound like anyone (we hope)
But if we do, we pray that they are sincere.

j. (and brothers)

TOUR and a place to lay our heads (again)

We (six of us) are headed out to the east coast, mid west, west coast, south land, etc. to share songs across the country we are in desperate need of places to stay while on the great highway for we will have no money for hotels and such things, if there are any kind folks out there with whom we could lay our heads it would be overly appreciated.
We will be playing in the following cities:

6/14 Dallas, TX (The Loft)
6/15 Austin, TX (Stubb's)
6/16 Houston, TX (Warehouse Live)
6/18 Memphis, TN (Hi Tone Cafe)
6/19 Birmingham, AL (Workplay Theatre)
6/20 Knoxville, TN (World Grotto)
6/21 Atlanta, GA (Smith's Olde Bar)
6/22 Nashville, TN (3rd and Lindsley)
6/24 Orlando, FL (The Social)
6/25 Miami, FL (Studio A)
6/26 Tampa, FL (Orpheum)
6/27 Jacksonville, FL (Jack Rabbits)
6/28 Athens, GA (Melting Point)
6/30 Charleston, SC (Village Tavern)
7/1 Chapel Hill, NC (Local 506)
7/2 Asheville, NC (Grey Eagle)
7/3 Charlotte, NC (Evening Muse)
7/6 Arlington, VA (IOTA)
7/7 Baltimore, MD (8x10)
7/8 Philadelphia, PA (World Cafe Live)
7/9 Poughkeepsie, NY (The Loft)
7/10 Hartford, CT (Webster Underground)
7/11 Buffalo, NY (Canal Concert Series)
7/12 Albany, NY (Valentines)
7/13 Allston, MA (Great Scott)
7/14 New York City, NY (Cutting Room)
7/16 Grand Rapids, MI (The Intersection)
7/17 Pittsburgh, PA (Club Cafe)
7/18 Indianapolis, IN (Radio Radio)
7/19 Chicago, IL (Beat Kitchen)
7/20 Ann Arbor, MI (The Ark)
7/22 Milwaukee, WI (Shank Hall)
7/23 Minneapolis, MN (Varsity)
7/24 Omaha, NE (Waiting Room)
7/25 Kansas City, MS (The Record Bar)

7/26 through 8/14

will include dates in Colorado, Utah, Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, so keep your eyes and minds open.
(please)

If you could reach a helping hand in any of the stated dates it would help out very much, please just send me a message so that we might be able to make plans accordingly.


love,
sincere,

joshua (and five willing friends)

Trust Me, You Don't Want In On This!

Long time since last i wrote anything.
Well.. be as it may.
I am here now (either in spirit or non)
and collectively being here
is..
well an accomplishment (the least amount of words POSSIBLE)
Very excited for May.
We will be opening some shows for
the grammy winners
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova.

The lord only knows how these things happen.
Nebraska boy vs. a grammy winner.
well....
i will play it with my might..and all of it.

June and July are coming up very soon here.
and we will be playing in most every state in this Northern Hemisphere
or mostly just in the U.S.of A.
traveling is such a release.
sharing and working even more so.
we will be doing the shows as a fully band
5 of us.
There is no new record yet.
well there is, but it will not be out by this tour.
But there will def. be some songs played from the new record.
(horses held)
i hope love is prosperous for all of us on this beautiful day
of APRIL.
honest to goodness.
life is bliss.

j.

Call Me A Liar, Call Me, oh Call Me.

I have been.
well.
gone,
or just haven't written.
Hard to say.
Here i am though.
Great news, great good news.
We will be leaving on tour for a good long
TWO MONTHS!!!
starting June 3rd,
starting in Portland, Oregon.
and hitting almost every major
city in the united states of america.
Very excited about it all.
very oh very.
I get confused so often though.
Plant your feet to the ground isn't what i say, but do.
quite phenomenal the feeling.

I recently played two shows in Provo, UT (A lonely night)
at VELOUR live music gallery.
Some of my most favorite shows that i have ever played were those.
If there is anyone reading this that went to support, thank you.
THank you, THank you, THank you.
honest to goodness ...and now a quote.
for old times sake...

"You try and take what they have stolen,
or try and break what can't be broken,
you can speak what you believe,
but every thought comes preconceived,
We try and wash our hand from this
clear our conscience and dismiss,
pretend these problems don't exist,
we're taking aspirin for a broken wrist"

love you all.
forever and ever.
till death i suppose
j.

Wilted Daisies in Winter, or That is a bad break

Ok.

Wilted Daisies Then.

Pretty pretty wilted daisies
All in a row.
On top of Mt. Vernon
In the dirty snow.
Where the shadows sing of sunshine
Like a dying crow
Pretty pretty wilted daisies
All in a row.

j.

A Portable Telephone in one Hand, and...

Seems to me things are all coming at once.
But they have always i suppose.
or is this...me supposing.

fair.

fair it is.

I can't help but be upset.
mad.
or dilusioned.
it doesn't matter how i spell it anyways.
i am trying to connect.
to..
relate.
somehow.
anyhow/way.
please!
this.
this.
this is me screaming.
digitally to you, through you.
because only
"THROUGH"
you am i am able to relate.
so please!!!
here me!
this is me relating.
for the love of all that we might hold.
dear.
true.
holy.
reliige.
fake.
false.
phoney.
phenomenal.
or else none of the above.
may it hold it to our
dying..soul/hearts.
AMEN.

j.

Love in time of Winter, or welcome to the machine

A wise man once wrote:
Love is the essence of feeling without knowing which is the answer.


Let us hope that a wise man wasn't wrong.
that a wise man was true.
uncrueling.
unveiling.
but at the same time...
spontaneous.

I am very excited to be playing in Provo, UT soon.
March 14th.
There will be tickets sold at Velour until the day of the show.

I am so happy to be.
to be.
that is all there is.
being.
and not being.
so BE
BE.


j.

Lincoln, or welcome to the other side of the world

Lincoln,

it is now Friday afternoon, i was blessed enough to be able to
play some of my songs for a group of beautiful/wonderful/thoughtful
individuals last night at knickerbockers, there was a very good amount of
people inside that stuffy room.
I for one am:
thankful
sincerely thankful
for it all. Off to Boulder tomorrow morning.
oh boy.
i saw this on youtube, and i cant tell you
the levels of depth that have gone into it
i hope that you all enjoy the video entitled:
"Sexiest Men"

i can see why i have not made the list.
look at these guys.

love love love dove.
j.

Thoughts on an Era, From Sad to Angry, to love and beyond.

“Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have sat us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!

“But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him as he at me,
And killed him in his place.

“I shot him dead because—
Because he was my foe,
Just so: my foe of course he was;
That’s clear enough; although

“He thought he’d ’list, perhaps,
Off-hand like—just as I—
Was out of work—had sold his traps—
No other reason why.

“Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You’d treat, if met where any bar is,
Or help to half-a-crown.”

- Thomas Hardy


I will be in Lincoln, NE on Thursday playing at Knickerbockers w. Matt Nathanson
beauty.
and ..
i will be in Boulder, CO on Saturday playint at Fox Theatre w. Matt Nathanson

i love to not loathe.
you and i
together.
for we..
almost ever.
j.

i am sincerely concerned

Well.
i have been working,
working hard.
hard at work am i.
trying to get these songs ready for the mixing phase.
This will take much much more much time
than i had previously anticipated.
Home recording sounds good though.
i am excited to show you all.
To have you hear me from inside out.
through song,
(and dance) if you wish.
I just recorded on my laptop a song
from and artist that i grew up with
the modest mouse.
this song is called:
"custom concern"
i love it all.
couldn't you help it?
j.

Bitter, Boil, Blister, Soil.

ok,
finally,
out.
in or around.
forlorning.
okokok.stop.
phew.


tough this time, create what i need to.
i want to share it with you.
ALL.
all of it.
so i will write down a song,
no wait,
not a song.
i will write down a phrase.
no more songs, no more songs.
Write down a phrase and i am magically alone.
or home,
or alone.
I am still a tourist i feel.
Still?
yep.
yes sir.
I want to leave it anyways often.
But find myself oddly attracted to staying.
oh oh oh oh.
ok here is a picture of it.

j.

More Los Angles.

We finished up the two days in Sunset Sound
located here in Los Angeles California.
I am extremely happy with how alot of
the material turned out.

We were able to record 12 songs.
all completely live tracked
and they have a very good feel to them.
Excited to have you all hear them.

As for me...well..
i just finished editing a little bit of
footage from this last years tour.
If you have been a follower of the Buffalo James
blog from the beginning you will recall the Woods Pool incident.
i think it was the 2nd or 3rd entry ever on the blog.
About how we snuck into the pool.
Anyways if you have not read it.
YOU SHOULD! especially before you watch the VIDEO!
yes indeed we finally got the video up and running you can
watch it here:

City of Angles, or Try and Try forget the Honesty.

In Los Angeles now. Working hard for some decent recordings.
We have already tracked around 10 songs including:

-Mother Mary
-Black July
-Lawn Full of Marigolds
-Winter Storm
-Farmer From the West
-Crash This Train
-Daniel
-Ribbon Bows
-The Garden
-A Boy, A Father, and a Gun

and we will be tracking on Monday and Tuesday at Sunset Sound, very very excited...some songs that we are going to Hopefully track are:

-Annabelle
-Jesus Train
-Lorraine
-Lisa
-In The Middle
-Salt Water
-Restitution
-Your Story's Told
-When The Floods Come
-Baby Boy

We will have more songs to choose from for this record. Very excited, any suggestions are always very very important. City of Angles or City of Angels?

Singing.
J.

Lisa

Lisa

Lisa was sleepin, the night that i left.
I headed to Kansas, not a word on my breath.
Found an old friend on the corner
And a girl in my bed.

So I took off her clothes, and laid her down slow
Heard an old love song, on the radio.
I never felt worse than i felt,
Then when i heard the door close.

Someone tell Lisa, where i was found.
That the water in the winter ain't as cold as it sounds.
Tell her i never did change,
Just like the way she had explained.
Someone tell Lisa it's better this way.
There'll be blue skies, bright sunshine,
No grey clouds to blame.
Tell her i missed her the most.
When it's rainin this way.

So i walked to the bridge about a quarter to ten
Put my feet on the rails and my face to the wind
Thought of your smile in Chicago
Wen you spilt your wine on your dress.

Someone tell Lisa, where i was found.
That the water in the winter ain't as cold as it sounds.
Tell her i never did change,
Just like the way she had explained.
Someone tell Lisa it's better this way.
There'll be blue skies, bright sunshine,
No grey clouds to blame.
Tell her i missed her the most.
When it's rainin this way.

j.

It should be funny that we are getting older but....

This years greatest gifts/moments/etc.

-Running Naked on Virginia Beach with good friends
-Renovating a house built in 1910
-Touring with Brett Dennen
-Touring with David Gray
-Touring with Erin Mckeown
-Releasing Fields & Floods
-Playing with my nieces and nephews on Thanksgiving
-Skateboarding with Colby
-Seeing Justin at Grandparents house
-Seeing Court almost beat up by a wandering drunk.
-Meeting so many amazing people across the continent.
-Recording my Mothers Christmas cd.
-Watching the last episode of season three of the office.
-Putting Christmas lights on our house.
-Loving.
-Living

Favorite records during 2007:

1. Red House Painters - Songs For A Blue Guitar
2. Band of Annuals - Let Me Live
3. Sufjan Stevens - Christmas
4. Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - The Dust Of Retreat
5. Brett Dennen - So Much More
6. Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antartica
7. Two Gallants - Two Gallants
8. Mark Kozelek - Little Drummer Boy (Live)
9. Lex Land - Orange Days on Lemon Street
10. Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times
11. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
12. Elliott Smith - New Moon
13. Iron and Wine/Calexico - In The Reins
14. Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
15. John Prine - Fair & Square
16. Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature
17. Leonard Cohen - Best
18. The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
19. My Morning Jacket - Z
20. Over The Rhine - Trumpet Child


Most Disappointing Record in 2007

1. Rilo Kiley - Under The Black Light


The Most Amazing Hummus Recipe Ever:


1 1/2 cups cooked or canned chick-peas, drained and
rinsed
3 cloves roasted garlic (see note)
1 chipotle pepper, canned in adobo (see note 2)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons honey
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons tahini
1/4 c olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Place the chick-peas, chipotle, cumin, honey, lemon
juice, and tahini in processor and process until
smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the oil
until emulsified. Add the parsley and season with
salt and pepper. May be erated for 1 day; serve at
room temperature. Make about 1 1/2 cups. (Megan
usually doubles the recipe).

Notes:
1. To oven-roast a head of garlic, first cut off the
top. Rub the garlic with olive oil and sprinkle with
salt and pepper, wrap it in foil, and place it on a
baking sheet. Roast at 300 degrees F until soft,
about 45 minutes.
2. Canned chipotle peppers in adobo and ancho chile
powder are available at Hispanic or gourmet markets.

Then use pitas grilled and salted with kosher salt.


Happy Holidays

Keep your love livid.
Life can be so pretty.

j.

Happy Xmas (War is Over!)

War is over,
whether you want it to be or not is entirely up to you.
But it is over.
in our minds
our thoughts
and our deeds
And all of those things are ...
once again up to us.
Stop
hatred
greed
lust
and
Start
love
truth
sharing.
We are all in it together.

Well...
recently i released a Holiday Ep called Fields & Floods
i recorded the record at my home last winter, and did 10 songs.
well only 7 of them made it to the record.
One of them that did not is a song written by the late John Lennon
called Happy Xmas (War Is Over). I sung it with my lover Emma.
it is fun, and free at the following site:
joshuajames.tv/warisover.html
download.
live
love
life.

Happy Holidays!

Trouble is as trouble does, or, Bend that like a 40

Postitively truely Inspiring

So last night was the last night of the David Gray tour,
I would be fibbing if i were to say that i wasn't a bit down about the whole situation.
But i will get along.
It has been such an honor/privelege/dream to be able to go out and
play for is adoring fans. Such people, such kind thoughtful people.
After the show last night there was a "aftershow party"
I was able to meet the famous "Tiffany" and her husband.
Funny, seeing as how just weeks before this tour i purchased here
cassette tape from the 80's at a five and dime.

Briliantly yours tumbling.
I can't but decide to keep on.
I loved it as much as anyone.
BUT>>>
you aren't the same as you were.
Changing isn't part of your verb.
So i took it down,
drowned it out,
let it bleed,
Hid the sound.
And the day it came
that trouble found
its way back in
to my soft ground.
I couldn't stop
not if i tried
to blackened lungs
and suicide.

father!

Nervous? Well people should keep moving.

Los Angeles California.
Wow, what a crowd,
what people.
I had such an amazing time playing for
the city of angels here.
in the beautiful country of california.
So happy, so thrilling.
I can't believe,
i try to but can't
the fact that people can be so unexpectedly
kind,
true,
sincere,
such a wonderful time to be alive.
Crying might be the only option on a night like that.
One more show with the wonderful Mr. Gray and its over.
Sad,
True but sad.
One more night.
j.

Mouth, or bigger than a bubble.

I didn't mean to say that i disliked New York,
There were definitely alot of kind, thoughtful, sincere people
that i was able to meet/greet/share with.
I appreciate them all.
New York I am sorry.
I am, i hope love is still there.
I am now in Denver
COLORADO!
What a crowd.
What people.
How kind
How true.
I appreciated their quiteness,
their applause,
their thoughtfullness.
To it i love.
Thank you.
David Gray is phenomenal, what a man.
what a voice, what a true person.
Love is still laughter,
and i am still getting older.
phenom.

j.

New Yourk what? without the "you"

You..
hmm...
funny how that always floats to the top.
I am very tempermental.
Maybe i should leave it at that.
But....
i probably won't.
Nope. I won't.
We are in Boston, very excited to play tonight.
New York was hard,
hard for me.
to relate/express/feel/etc.
But tonight will be different.
Tonight i will try and ummmm....dazzle?
i don't know, i will try and do something.
I am very excited.
I will play with my heart out.
My soul out, my love out.
Here we go.
loving is lying isn't the worst?
j.

Could it be kinder, or, there is water in the well to be had!

VELOUR on November 30th.
was incredible, i am so sorry that there were people that were waiting out in the rainy rainy
weather. The show went so well, and we were thrilled to have such a wonderful group of people to
play for.

The trip.
the trip to canada, toronto was a long trip.
We made it safe, but sound.
We tried to save money by taking public transportation to the show
at MASSEY HALL...
well...it was sort of a nightmare to say the least.
It took 2 hours to get to a place that should've taken only
15 min.
But we made it.
I had no idea how amazing Canada could be.
the people were so receptive, David and his crew were so amazingly nice.
We could not have paid for a better group of people
to share our feelings/music/adventures with.
loved it.

j.

Time, Happy Birthday

Another year has passed.
Its up, now its gone
A treasureful time,
Whether cut up or long.
So shake your hellos
and cry your goodbyes
this year will be different
we'll have love on our side.
A birthdays a birthday
no matter color or shape
the days will not stop
will not vanish or fade.
So take time for to relish
the one you have near
Because the day it is coming
that you'll be running in fear.
Not from robbers or rapists
or killers in the night.
It is "TIME" that you hide from
don't be foolish, i'm right.
So happy birthday dear loved one
Your day is still new.
Keep your candle light burning.
And forget that its cruel.

long hair, don't care. or. the belly isn't as convincing

I am tremulous.
tremulous.
I leave soon...again for the road.
I leave soon.
AGAIN!
excited?
why yes..yes i am.
I leave with Mr.David Gray.
and i must admit that he is incredibly moving.
EMOTIONALLY.
of course.
Canada, first off.
Next week. and i am so excited.
Fields & Floods is available now through Itunes,
exciting....very much so.
More blogging is to come.
I had to reinvent myself again.
j.

What a lovely journey, or, we could walk until the sun comes up

What a great tour it has been.
It is slowly ending, we played our second to last show tonight in Chicago. We had many friends come out and share with us.
We played:

-Daniel
-Commodore
-Lord, Devil, & Him
-New Love Song
-Dangerous
-Crash This Train
-Ribbon Bows

It was great. We have had so much fun.
We have one more show in Lincoln, NE on the 25th,
and then
HOME
HOME
HOME.
i am excited to see home,
to be home,
to feel home.

I will write,
and love,
and record.

We will be working on the new record soon.

Love is wonderful

Another Day In The Belly of the Bees, or, Beauty is as beauty does.

We have had so many great wonderful times,
days.and.days.
days in the belly of the bees.
in the wild.
in the wilderness.
Two nights ago we decided to drive to Virginia Beach to enjoy the beauty of the country.
We arrived at the campground (First Landing) around 2pm.
we had purchased a bag of hotdogs, marshmallows, chocolate bars, and graham crackers in the earlier hours.
We got there (to our assigned camping space, i believe it was G1) and decided to divide the duties.
Fletch and I were nominated to go out to the forest to search for firewood.
while the others (Court and Branden) set up the tent.
We (Fletch and I) were triumphant in the search and returned with a very large cargo of firewood.
After camp was set up we decided to head to the beach, it was maybe a five minute walk from where we were camping.
we walked.
i walked,
they walked,
and we walked together.
we all got thorns in our feet near the beaches forefront.
It was so beautiful we almost started crying.
we sat there,
sang,
spoke,
laughed.
it was incredible.
we returned to the campsite before the sun was down.
We started the fire, though there was still daylight.
I started widdling.
widdling a small branch.
I cut myself..
three times.
blood was all over the knife, but i was determined.
The sun settled and the cold started to set in.
Beauty still regardless.
we began to cook hotdogs and get silly.
The hotdogs were delicous.
We talked more
about love,
about life,
about god,
about lots of things.
It was around nine thirty that we decided to go swimming.
We headed back to beach,
there was no sunlight left.
the stars shined bright.
We made it to the beach (without thorns this time).
It was cold, but we were determined.
we all got naked.
COMPLETELY.
it was beautiful.
we ran into the cold black water.
We were free.
We are free.
it was beautiful.
I felt at home that night.
Though i am not still.
We swam for around twenty minutes,
the cold set in when getting out.
We ran back to the campsite.
We roasted marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers and talked some more.
We ended the night with a movie in the tent.
It was such an amazing night, we all loved it.
We talk still.
there are some pictures, i hope the work.
love always.

A long time here, or, sorry this isn't the correct answer

We have had such a great.
time,
experience,
friendship builder.

ok,

so we are sleeping in tents (most of the time)
and
we are eating peanut butter sandwiches (most of the time)

but,

we have love
and each other.
we are traveling craftsman,
our craft is music,
and love,
devotion,
and respect
truth, and some lies.

last night we played in Knoxville Tennessee.
to four people.
but!
those four people were attentive.
and we played our guts out,
i played on my knees half the night,
and we improved for about fifteen minutes after a rendition of FM Radio.
it was quite swell...

today..

we went on the most amazing hike of my life today.
in a town they call Asheville,
located in North Carolina,
we headed up the mountain
found our souls,
and headed back down.
we slept at a catholic church last night,
and it was brisk.
almost cold, but not cold enough to call it cold,
more brisk than anything.
we slept well, and we were not interrupted by the police this time.
We slept in until ten.
amazing.
we have driven across the country and we are now
going to be performing at the GreyEagle in North Carolina with
Erin,
she is sweet.
sweet as butter.
we love her.
pictures will be posted very soon.
soon,

terribly yours.

2 Hours later. or, A poolside view of Jersey

again, again.
here we are.
the same cafe.

We have played our first "2" shows with Miss Erin Mckeown.
Amazing person she is.
kind
thoughtful
amazing.

We were heading towards New york City to play at the Gramercy with her a couple of days ago.
driving (sun up)
driving (sun started to go down)
driving (sun went down)
driving (sun still down)
driving (sun very down)
we drove until three thirty in the morning and found a small
scary
park in new jersey,
next to a shooting range, in what seemed to be an abandoned football field.
We slept well though.
i just bought a new sleeping pad, to help my back adjust to my "new" sleeping choice.
We played in New York and it was quite enjoyable.
I don't love new york.
no not me.
we drove for 2 hours looking for parking.
it smells there.
and people don't seem to be too kind (not all of them though).
after sleeping in an apartment of our good friend "matt wood"/s house.
we were off.
again.
yes yet again.
toward Philladelphia.
we arrived without problems (physical/emotional).
There was a very kind fan/friend waiting outside of the venue, and had been waiting for about three hours.
he gave me a piece of art that he had made for me, making me quite content.
john.
great show in philly.
great people.
great love.

we are running still.

A town called Austintown, a man named.

Tour yet another.
beautiful engagement.
a truthfully honest arrange of feelings.
flood much more frequent.
than when at home.
Though home is no dissapointment.
i miss it some times.
After this tour i will have been out for over three months.
I have never toured before,
and at times it seems overwhelming,
and others it seems so amazing.
most of the time it does.

We are many now.
many beautiful people are scratching the surface of this amazingly
beautiful
spacious
gracious
land of love with me.
It is:
i,
fletch,
branden,
and court.
we are friends first and foremost.
after that we play music together.
we have had an amazing time so far.
we stopped off in lincoln to visity my sister and father (mother is away to visit my sister).
it was oh so good to see them.
i love spending time with loves.
love after all is it.
whatever "it" is.

we played a great show to a very attentive crowd in chicago,
after which we stayed with a wonderful friend ashley.

"We're off!" we screamed in the morning.
loudly.
we drove to a small town about an hour outside of pittsburgh called austintown.
We found a park that stated that it closed at dusk.
We slept there anyways.
it was a windy night.
Whoooo
whooo...
the wind howled.
whoo
Whoo...
we woke to the sound of police cars buzzing outside the tent.
we explained to the officers that we were:
a. poor
b. traveling musicians
c. very respectful.
they left just explaining that we weren't allowed to repeat the offense.
we were off to pittsburgh,
i am currently in the large 15 passenger van writing this and listening to the beautiful voice of Mr. Brinton Jones,
as the others are
fast asleep.

zzzzz

Pittsburgh tonight.

zzzzz.

Sing Song, Read Words, Learn Love

Trial, now tell me.
Trial, now tell me.

I am home,
have been for days now.
good to be home,
to rest,
to breathe,
to eat,
to sleep.

It looks like we leave again tomorrow for the open road.
for another beautiful adventure.
To conquer the world one soul at a time.
We will drive tomorrow to Lincoln to visit my folks and sister
then from there off to Chicago,
very excited about going back to Chicago,
i absolutely loved it last time I was there.
I pray to have a good experience,
a healthy and enjoyable one.
Where sharing becomes natural,
beautiful even.
I want that.
We will be out until October 27th,
then i will be home for awhile (i hope)
unless something comes up, and i must leave
to sing songs,
to read words,
and to relearn love.
learning always i suppose.
aren't we?

City of Angels, or, Silent as a Church, or, I lost my mind that night

I played at the Hotel Cafe tonight,
in Los Angeles, CA. An old friend of mine was there (James)
It was very good to see so many people.
The place was so graciously quiet.
and
respectful.
i love them all for that.
I really enjoyed playing Los Angeles.
I get nervous to play there.
Many amazing people.
with "real" jobs.
i have no job.
Tonight was the last show on the tour.

We leave again soon though.
tomorrow we will drive back home to regain strength.
The next tour should be very great.
We are heading out with Erin Mckeown, very excited for that.
she is incredible.
Home,
home on the range.
where the deer and the antelope play.
where seldom is heard a discouraging word.
and the skies are not cloudy all day.


love it there.
quitting.

A small form of flattery, or, I am enthrolled.

We have had two amazing dates w. Paolo Nutini,
i had no idea there were so many...
wonderful
beautiful
kind
people in Albuquerque New Mexico
and
Tucson Arizona.
I was informed today that someone had recorded
and posted a version of FM Radio, i was.
well
flabbergasted (sp?)
to say the least.
here it is if you would like to watch it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=apoM30iI_AQ

He has a really good voice.
love is there.

Days in the belly of the Bees, or, Saving is as good as Stolen

These past couple of days have been amazing.
with a sunset,
a field,
a mountain,
the trees,
the air thats breathed.
A past, and my present.
What have i become?
Probably a statement that we all ask.
I know i have, and will
forever.
I feel more alive than i have
in a long time,
a car,
smog,
a truck,
a clock,
tick tick tick.
over and over.

I felt that so many times,
not now.
Hopefully not again,
for awhile atleast.

sing songs.
read books.
learn love.

Nashville, or, new friends with...

Our days were numbered from the start.
We knew that.
The Brett Dennen, and Meiko tour is over.
Sad.
sad.
We loved them both, traveling,
sharing,
loving,
confiding,
was a very unique and special experience.

The tour ended well with an amazing crowd in Nashville, Tennesee.
I loved every minute of it.
The crowd was amazingly:
respectful
kind
quiet
enthusiastic
and
beautiful.
I was very blessed to be able to share with them my
feeling and trials
through song.

The following morning we woke up in the home of our new friend Bob,
who was kind enough to let us stay at his home.
We ate his pizza,
and,
his breadsticks.
and before we left i broke is light fixture.
i felt terrible,
real bad like.
We made our way to his front door that beautiful nashville morning and bid him
adieu.
(goodbye)
We were off on our own (without brett, meiko, chad, randy, johnny, and the beautiful friendship that they gave us) to the next town.
MEMPHIS.

The venue was packed,
and by packed i mean empty.
very empty,
but there were some folks (very kind like)
that came out to listen and to share.
It was a beautiful night.

We watched Sweet Home Alabama on our laptop in the car.
It was a very good night.

We are on the road towards Albuqurque, New Mexico (spelling?)
to open up for the new shoes man himself Paolo Nutini.
We are honored to be able to open for him, we recently saw him in Buffalo, NY
opening for Elvis Costello.
well it is now spring (i believe)
and love is in the air.
We are driving, and smog is in the car.
We are clean from showering last night,
and we have bright spirits (and hopefully futures)

j.

North Carolina

We played in Carrboro North Carolina last night.
It was a very uplifting and enjoyable show.
North Carolina seems to be the place to be.
People were very very kind
quite, and respectful.

We are off for Nashville today.
Long drive.
Nashville.
Last show with Brett d. and Meiko
stories folder.

Depression is tragic, tragic is brilliance in a (minor)

Last night was September 11th
a reminder of tragedy,
of love and devotion.
Of tyrany,
of freedom,
of death,
of life,
of happiness,
of hate,
of devotion and delusion.
of control and greed.
of brightness and newness.
of a new day
of an old era.

We played in Charlottesville, VA last night.
i think i was depressed to be quite honest.
There were many very kind and beautiful people that listened.
But like every lovely thing it was polluted partially by others.
The day is over, and night has fallen,
its a beautiful night tonight, the stars in the sky,
but blue as the sky seems, i feel alone,
and by that i don't mean to hurt.
I mean to let go, and try again.

I am sure we all feel...alone
or maybe we don't all feel alone,
maybe there are some who aren't alone.
blessed are they.
I've tried.
I am currently trying.
I hope for better days and nights.
I hope for love and devotion
I hope for friends and family
I hope for all..

tonight,
oh tonight was a trial.
A fire,
a fire.

A Tortured Lover, or Stories without Endings.

A falling first,
down,
farther now than before,
i felt .
foremost miserable when arriving,
than non (foremost) when leaving.
I could use a new.
a new one i guess (it would have to be).
Me, you, him, than leave.
Leaving is aways first, and last
it seems.
Ok, ok.
trust something (if you must)
then leave it to stay.
hopefully,
it will.
Stay that is.
I am tired of most things.
i am very tired of this thing.
I hope trial beats this
ERROR!
oh no not again.
New York,
South Dakota.
Lover broughta
cake o soda
oh blood non drivers...
lestening the slip.
What slip?
Four, and now again Five.
and now again (foremost)
oh foremost again.
I remember him breaking it clearly.
HELL!
utter
lee
utterly.
hell it was, now is, shouldn't
BE.
I will preview it later.
Confusted, confused, digested.
Home is mostly of all that prior to this.
Confusted...again.
I should finish it off.
away, and leave it.
School...Father was right.
you were right again.
I could use this against him again.
ahh there it is...AGAIN
again.
again.
no.

Hamilton College, or, how to take a whole car full of food and have noone really care.

Hamilton College in Clinton NEW YORK
was amazing. One of the finest crowds we have played for in the last month.
The hosts, and people were all so supportive and kind.
Much better than most,
much better than most indeed.
We got some photos.
They gave us a place to lay our heads,
and a full room of free (free) food.
so wonderful,
so kind,
so thankful.