Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thank you
I hope everyone got the free download of cinnamon girl and rocked it loud for the neighbors and friends.
I want to thank you guys for over 10,000 hits to my site for 2009. It was far more than I ever dreamed I would get here.
I also want to thank you guys for all of the support you have given me this year.
I also want to let you know right now that I WILL be doing a few live shows in 2010. Some will be solo stuff and a couple might be with a suprise band. We will have to see which way the wind blows.
Whatever happens, 2010 looks to be a great year full of music and love.
Keep you eyes open for my new CD "Back to One"
The new CD from Evil Diesel (my full band project) almost finished recording now
SBTS (another full band project that I joined)
AND my new book "Rational thoughts from a damaged brain"
That's a lot of stuff to watch for but I promise it will be worth it.
Have a happy new year !!!
See you soon, CC
I want to thank you guys for over 10,000 hits to my site for 2009. It was far more than I ever dreamed I would get here.
I also want to thank you guys for all of the support you have given me this year.
I also want to let you know right now that I WILL be doing a few live shows in 2010. Some will be solo stuff and a couple might be with a suprise band. We will have to see which way the wind blows.
Whatever happens, 2010 looks to be a great year full of music and love.
Keep you eyes open for my new CD "Back to One"
The new CD from Evil Diesel (my full band project) almost finished recording now
SBTS (another full band project that I joined)
AND my new book "Rational thoughts from a damaged brain"
That's a lot of stuff to watch for but I promise it will be worth it.
Have a happy new year !!!
See you soon, CC
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
December- tis the season
First a quick update on projects- Book #2 - I am reading it and making edits. Man I cuss a lot. I wonder how many cuss words I took out of my first book. I am leaving them all in this one. Get ready for some major F bombs.
Solo CD- Back to One- Still working on some new tracks that I decided to add to the CD BUT I am trying to have a free download of 1 song ready for xmas. I might mix this song as is for a xmas gift from me to you. SO it might end up sounding different on the final version.
Music side Project #1-SBTS- Still recording in Houston.
Music side project #2- This project of mine has grown into a monster. A full blown CD is almost finished recording. This by far is my favorite rock band project in a long long time. I have written 10 songs for the project and long time friend Nathan Schmidt is re-recording my guitar parts and adding his own lead tracks. My hands have gotten to bad lately to play the way I am used to. I can tell you this though- If you like AC/DC then you will love this band that Nate and I have put together. I have come up with a name and I am working on artwork now for the band. Keep watching updates for the release of the name of the project and more details soon!
Health update-- I still have MS' ..............lol
Winter always sucks but this one is not as harsh on me as last year. Mostly my hands are taking the abuse this winter. That has slowed me down recording my guitar tracks and I keep dropping stuff but my legs have been doing ok.
I hope everyone has a great week and if you don't celebrate xmas then have a happy whatever day you choose. Keep checking back for info on the FREE download.
Hugs,
CC
Solo CD- Back to One- Still working on some new tracks that I decided to add to the CD BUT I am trying to have a free download of 1 song ready for xmas. I might mix this song as is for a xmas gift from me to you. SO it might end up sounding different on the final version.
Music side Project #1-SBTS- Still recording in Houston.
Music side project #2- This project of mine has grown into a monster. A full blown CD is almost finished recording. This by far is my favorite rock band project in a long long time. I have written 10 songs for the project and long time friend Nathan Schmidt is re-recording my guitar parts and adding his own lead tracks. My hands have gotten to bad lately to play the way I am used to. I can tell you this though- If you like AC/DC then you will love this band that Nate and I have put together. I have come up with a name and I am working on artwork now for the band. Keep watching updates for the release of the name of the project and more details soon!
Health update-- I still have MS' ..............lol
Winter always sucks but this one is not as harsh on me as last year. Mostly my hands are taking the abuse this winter. That has slowed me down recording my guitar tracks and I keep dropping stuff but my legs have been doing ok.
I hope everyone has a great week and if you don't celebrate xmas then have a happy whatever day you choose. Keep checking back for info on the FREE download.
Hugs,
CC
Sunday, November 22, 2009
November 22
Just a quick update on what's up with me.
Working on the 2nd book still. There's a excerpt on my last blog. This one has been rough and emotional for me. It's harder than I thought it was going to be. I'm finding out a lot about myself.
On the music front I'm still working on Back to One. I think the last few songs are going to be really stripped down. Just vocals and a guitar. It looks like it will be full instruments on half of the cd and stripped down on the other half.
Sounds behind the sun is still working on recording also.
A new project has been spawned from an idea I had while talking with Nate. It's a project that I've always wanted to do but just never have. Sounds like a total 1980's ac/dc type band when they still had Bon Scott. I've been writing songs and playing rough guitar tracks then sending them to Houston for nate to replace with tracks of his own. I add the vocals as the songs near completion. The CD already has 4 songs pretty much done. Crazy how things work out. Watch out for news on that one in the coming months.
MS has been up and down. I have had to tape a pick between my fingers to record guitar tracks because I can't hold little objects right now. My hands have been giving me a pretty hard time for the last few weeks. The weather is making it rough on me also. The drastic changes in temp. also set me back.
Stay positive and don't forget to smile.
Catch ya soon,
CC
Working on the 2nd book still. There's a excerpt on my last blog. This one has been rough and emotional for me. It's harder than I thought it was going to be. I'm finding out a lot about myself.
On the music front I'm still working on Back to One. I think the last few songs are going to be really stripped down. Just vocals and a guitar. It looks like it will be full instruments on half of the cd and stripped down on the other half.
Sounds behind the sun is still working on recording also.
A new project has been spawned from an idea I had while talking with Nate. It's a project that I've always wanted to do but just never have. Sounds like a total 1980's ac/dc type band when they still had Bon Scott. I've been writing songs and playing rough guitar tracks then sending them to Houston for nate to replace with tracks of his own. I add the vocals as the songs near completion. The CD already has 4 songs pretty much done. Crazy how things work out. Watch out for news on that one in the coming months.
MS has been up and down. I have had to tape a pick between my fingers to record guitar tracks because I can't hold little objects right now. My hands have been giving me a pretty hard time for the last few weeks. The weather is making it rough on me also. The drastic changes in temp. also set me back.
Stay positive and don't forget to smile.
Catch ya soon,
CC
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Excerpt from my new book due out next year
Here is a excerpt from my new book that will be out next year. It's called rational thoughts from a damaged brain.
I’m just not good at saying a lot of things out loud. I guess that’s why I write so much music. Good or bad music, I write it mainly to get it out of my system. I have so much in my head. Like most people there are things I remember and things I forget. I carry a lot around with me for whatever reason. Some would say it’s for writing my music. When I make mistakes in life, I don’t always know right at that moment. Sometimes it swells and explodes on me later in life. Sometimes I know right away and correct it or wish I could correct it. Missed opportunities are always a sore spot for me. At times I would be bitter or full of regret. I would be quick to replace one thing or person with another. Memories can be painful as well as happy. I have run across people that I can’t remember but they remember me. I have talked to people that I remember and they that don’t remember me. I think I chose to hold on to or let go of things that I categorize in a certain area without even realizing that I am doing it. Maybe someone made a big impression on me and I hold on to that and make it more than it really was. Maybe it’s the other way around and I made the impression on someone and carved my spot in their memory. I guess that I literally take everything to heart that is said to me. Don’t sweat the small stuff. That’s not as easy as it sounds. Who decides what the small stuff is? Sometimes I remember a smile of someone or an angry face. Sometimes it’s a smell of a room, clothing, cigarette or just the way someone smelled. I have written songs about people and never told them. I have written songs for people and they knew. I have written songs about story lines that I make up like a miniature movie in my head. Anger was a popular theme for me for quite a while and the words flowed like wine for me. I’ve been through so much shit in my life that you wouldn’t believe half of it. I have thought that I was in love when in reality it was no where near what love is supposed to be. I’ve made a ton of bad choices when it comes to women but I have learned something from everyone that I have come into contact with. I didn’t realize that I was being taught a lesson on those occasions until much later in life. I know now that those people and events have made me what I am today. How I reacted to those events played a huge part in where I am in my life and how I react to things now. I have always felt like I was here for a reason but I just didn’t know what it was. I should be doing something more than what I was doing. I just didn’t know what. I thought that I was invincible for most of my life. Yes, there were times early in my life that I asked “Why does this always happen to me” Was that the small stuff? I have had my share of laughter as well as pain. What was it all for? Was it for writing songs, a book, a letter or just to make me into me? Music has always been a major part of my life. Music has sent me down the roads that I have traveled to get to this point in my life. I have made decisions on friends, relationships, jobs, so much in my life because of my music. I was taken to every fork in the road of my life because of my music. Whatever band that I was in made up my inner circle of friends. Whatever city we traveled to found some of my friends along the road. My schedule of playing determined if I worked a regular job or not. How my band was doing determined my mood at that time. My bands introduced me to so much, good and bad. My music had a lot of control over me. I’m not sure how control is divided up for me now. For a long time it was easy. Music had some control and I had some control. It’s so much more complicated now. Music has taken a back seat to a lot of things. It’s still in the car but it rarely gets near the steering wheel. Family grabs the wheel, Multiple Sclerosis grabs the wheel, doctors grab the wheel, Prescription Drugs grab the wheel, Friends grab the wheel, Music grabs it when no one is looking and I try to keep the car on the road. It’s getting harder and harder. Music turns into just writing sometimes. That’s who is driving now. I was told that I have good coping skills and now you are involved. When you started reading this you didn’t know that you were putting a flag in the road. My road or yours? We won’t know until later. How do you respond to this or should you even try? Why am I writing this? I think if I don’t write it I will go crazy.
I’m just not good at saying a lot of things out loud. I guess that’s why I write so much music. Good or bad music, I write it mainly to get it out of my system. I have so much in my head. Like most people there are things I remember and things I forget. I carry a lot around with me for whatever reason. Some would say it’s for writing my music. When I make mistakes in life, I don’t always know right at that moment. Sometimes it swells and explodes on me later in life. Sometimes I know right away and correct it or wish I could correct it. Missed opportunities are always a sore spot for me. At times I would be bitter or full of regret. I would be quick to replace one thing or person with another. Memories can be painful as well as happy. I have run across people that I can’t remember but they remember me. I have talked to people that I remember and they that don’t remember me. I think I chose to hold on to or let go of things that I categorize in a certain area without even realizing that I am doing it. Maybe someone made a big impression on me and I hold on to that and make it more than it really was. Maybe it’s the other way around and I made the impression on someone and carved my spot in their memory. I guess that I literally take everything to heart that is said to me. Don’t sweat the small stuff. That’s not as easy as it sounds. Who decides what the small stuff is? Sometimes I remember a smile of someone or an angry face. Sometimes it’s a smell of a room, clothing, cigarette or just the way someone smelled. I have written songs about people and never told them. I have written songs for people and they knew. I have written songs about story lines that I make up like a miniature movie in my head. Anger was a popular theme for me for quite a while and the words flowed like wine for me. I’ve been through so much shit in my life that you wouldn’t believe half of it. I have thought that I was in love when in reality it was no where near what love is supposed to be. I’ve made a ton of bad choices when it comes to women but I have learned something from everyone that I have come into contact with. I didn’t realize that I was being taught a lesson on those occasions until much later in life. I know now that those people and events have made me what I am today. How I reacted to those events played a huge part in where I am in my life and how I react to things now. I have always felt like I was here for a reason but I just didn’t know what it was. I should be doing something more than what I was doing. I just didn’t know what. I thought that I was invincible for most of my life. Yes, there were times early in my life that I asked “Why does this always happen to me” Was that the small stuff? I have had my share of laughter as well as pain. What was it all for? Was it for writing songs, a book, a letter or just to make me into me? Music has always been a major part of my life. Music has sent me down the roads that I have traveled to get to this point in my life. I have made decisions on friends, relationships, jobs, so much in my life because of my music. I was taken to every fork in the road of my life because of my music. Whatever band that I was in made up my inner circle of friends. Whatever city we traveled to found some of my friends along the road. My schedule of playing determined if I worked a regular job or not. How my band was doing determined my mood at that time. My bands introduced me to so much, good and bad. My music had a lot of control over me. I’m not sure how control is divided up for me now. For a long time it was easy. Music had some control and I had some control. It’s so much more complicated now. Music has taken a back seat to a lot of things. It’s still in the car but it rarely gets near the steering wheel. Family grabs the wheel, Multiple Sclerosis grabs the wheel, doctors grab the wheel, Prescription Drugs grab the wheel, Friends grab the wheel, Music grabs it when no one is looking and I try to keep the car on the road. It’s getting harder and harder. Music turns into just writing sometimes. That’s who is driving now. I was told that I have good coping skills and now you are involved. When you started reading this you didn’t know that you were putting a flag in the road. My road or yours? We won’t know until later. How do you respond to this or should you even try? Why am I writing this? I think if I don’t write it I will go crazy.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
catch up october
I just wanted to let everyone know how things were going. I go next week for tysabri infusion #12. One year on tysabri, hard to believe. The last couple of months have been packed with stuff. I have been working on SBTS stuff , a new music project with some of the guys from the Tin Henry family. I just heard one of the tracks and it sounds great. I have had to re-cut some of the vocals and I'm glad that I did ! It is shaping up nice. I am also still working on my solo cd. I pushed back the release date of the project because I have a few more songs I wanted to put on it. This is my last planned solo cd and I want it to say a lot. I'm not sure when either project will be finished but I will keep you in the loop. I have felt decent the last couple of months with some pretty rough days mixed in. I have been fighting that give up feeling and it's hard some days. I know that I push myself to much and end up paying for it. I plan to get the projects done, it's just taking longer than I thought. Some days I feel like the breath is being squeezed out of me and I have been beat with a baseball bat. I just need to rest more. Thanks for your support and emails! I'm still putting your pictures up on the site so keep sending them !!!
Much Love,
CC
Much Love,
CC
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