God Went Bowling

God sure knows how to frame a day in greatness.

I usually abhor waking up in the early morning, but this morning was a dream. Bright flashes of lightning, and thunder shaking the whole house. Yay.

And the smell of rain, washing away that sick smell of ponderosa pine ash and soot.

It's going to be maybe 90 today. Almost 80 for a few days thereafter.

(Ask me sometime about forest fires...I still have unresolved trauma issues with them.)

May everyone have a beautiful day!

Lost in the Moment (In the Moment)

I feel like such a rockstar today.

I have to learn 2 songs before 5 ish.

I'm gonna be fine.

It's the rest of the band I'm worried about "Conducting" through the gig, and remembering to sing.

If only I had some sort of confidence in the guitar player's ability to believe in his playing in moments like that.

I added some guitar parts to "completely" last night..And I transplanted 8 notes from Shawn's previous version, corrected the tempo so it would match the new arrangement. I am a genius.


Well, I hope everyone's day is as beautiful as mine is forecast to be!

Oh, Boy...

It's a rejection letter!

Dear Joseph Lowry:Thank you for expressing interest in the position of Multimedia / AV Technician, in the department of Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. We have experienced a large response to this opening from a number of highly qualified individuals. With this response, we have been able to very closely match our job specifications with another candidate.Your interest in the University of Denver is appreciated, and I wish you success in your job search.

Back to the drawing board.

3:30 AM Hurts.

But in this case, it's a Good Hurt.

New arrangement of my song Completely available for your scrutiny:

www.myspace.com/drrtyjoe , as my profile song.

www.myspace.com/musicianjoelowry , with others I'm highlighting right now.

Comments, critiques, questions? Send a message.

Miscelania

Yay. It's Thursday. Day after. I had to drive through a bunch of hollowed out, burned up fireworks in the middle of my street. I'm all about blowing crap up, but any time I've ever done it I've always cleaned it up right after they were all done.

I'm in a random mood right now, so bear with me.

I hate this dramatic shift in attitude that occurs in me the moment I walk into the office. I woke up feeling quite right and good. Even in the car on the way down I felt fairly okay. Upon my arrival, I instantantly feel bitter, angry, and insecure. Time to move on?

I had the opportunity to check out some interviews and live performances online of one of my favorite bands, Collective Soul. They did an acoustic lounge session at the pop station down there in ATL, Star 98.7, for those who feel like searching. Quite brilliant.

Alright, I think I'm done blabbing for now.

Later.

Rawking Out

Ryan Adams, I adore your style.

The following is the oddball rock track from his new disc.

Halloweenhead.

An allegory for falling into temptation. And Hating yourself afterward.


Here comes that sh*t againI've got a halloweenheadHead full of tricks and treatsIt leads me thru the nighttime streetsBlack cats and falling treesUnder ladders always walkingSalt shaker spills just throw it over your shoulder, babeI've got a bad idea again, i've got aHalloweenhead, halloweenheadHead full of candy bagsCostume shops and punks in dragHead full of tricks and treatsPlaces where junkies meetAnd it leads me thru streets at nightThat's alright, i just watch i don't go insideIt's all the same old sh*t againI got a halloweenheadI got a halloweenheadLord, i got a halloweenheadGuitar soloI got a halloweenheadLord, i've got a halloweenheadI got a halloweenheadOh lord, i've got a halloweenheadHere comes that sh*t againI've gota halloweenheadHead of tricks and treatsIt leads me thru the nighttime streetsDowntownDowntownDowntownI've got a halloweenheadLord, i've got a halloweenheadWhat the f*ck's wrong with me, god i'm a halloweenhead.

I wish I could articulate.

Ryan Adams. Easy Tiger. Brilliance. One of the nice things about a long car trip alone is the opportunity to wear a new cd out. There are plenty of tracks on the cd worth repeating and repeating, all in the "alt country singer-songwriter" style- however- a "sore thumb" track that totally rocks my world is the "single" (who the hell plays RA?) Halloweenhead. It's the most rock, in-your-face cut right in the middle of the twangy syrup.

Driving away from the woman I love is the hardest thing. Every time we see eachother, the world is changed for the better. We grow immeasurably closer. Our conversations are life-altering. Our dreams are exponentially larger than life. All is right. And then-we have to seperate because our "adult sense of responsibility" kicks in and ruins it all.

I need a job. In Denver. We're both praying like crazy. Would you?

Ugh. The real world sucks.

I just looked at my paycheck. I'll bring home all of $13, 437.84 this year. On Paper it says I make $18, 300. Wow. Even the Gross Pay looks awful.

Praypraypraypraypraypray!

I suppose I'd better get back to work.


By The Way: I love you, Katrina.