Category: News

So this week, I discovered that if something on my head hurts or doesn’t feel right, I get cranky. Oh yeah: and I hate health insurance companies. So in addition to my whole “nose fiasco” this week, Megan had her wisdom teeth pulled on Tuesday. Between the two of us, we were quite a pair! (Obviously, all of this junk was the cause of my lapse in weekly posts.)

And about that cranky part: it’s totally understandable that people are more prone to fits of rage while their heads are in a mess. Understandable. But still not acceptable. We (and by “we” I mean “I”) have to remember that whatever I’m dealing with – however bad – I’m always doing better than I deserve, and it’s always better than it could be.

So with this new nose issue I’m dealing with, there’s a possibility that my recordings are going to get pushed back a little. The new EP may not be ready for my out of town shows in September. But we’ll see. I’m working hard to stay on schedule, and within the next two weeks, I’ll really know where we stand.

A busted nose, apparently, means that it’s time to buy new studio monitors. I was playing basketball during lunch, with a few guys I work with, and not five minutes in to the game, I got popped in the nose. Crunch. “Are you okay?!?” Blood.

Well that makes it sound a lot worse than it was. As it turns out, I didn’t break it. But this was my first bloody nose ever, so it was quite an experience for me. I went inside, grabbed some paper towels and ice, and sat in a dark room for about a half hour. A day later, nothing is swollen, but my nose is a little sore, and tender to the touch.

Upon arriving home, I was faced with a decision – though unrelated to my early nose incident. I received an email from a friend of mine, who has graciously allowed me to borrow his JBL Control 1 monitors for the last six months.

Unfortunately, he needed them back about a week ago, and I found myself in a desperate situation: trying to finish up a new EP by mid-September without any speakers! So in a passionate moment of determination, carefully seasoned by a pinch of sense and reason, I went to Guitar Center, where my friends Brian, Melissa, and Karl hooked me up.

So what did I get!?!?! The speakers that I have longed for since first introduced on the market: JBL LSR 4328’s. Mmmmmmmm……. Yeah……. I’ll let you know what I think of them, once I’ve had a few days to play around with them.