Sometimes Life Is Just So Good It Hurts
I just wrote an epic journal entry about how great my friends are (which you already know, cause you’re one of them) and then my browser closed on me. Bummer. Well, what I was going to say was how blessed I feel to have the friends I do. You kids are something special. Recently, I’ve [...]
I just wrote an epic journal entry about how great my friends are (which you already know, cause you’re one of them) and then my browser closed on me. Bummer.
Well, what I was going to say was how blessed I feel to have the friends I do. You kids are something special. Recently, I’ve come to appreciate just how especially nice, daring, talented, and cool a few of you are. In the midst of such overwhelming and damning evidence against humanity, you guys give me hope that people really can be great and loving. Thank you. There are many of you that I have not been able to connect with in quite a while and I hate that. I wish I could spend more time with you all, but life takes me where it does, literally. If we haven’t connected in a while, please don’t give up on me. Know that I love you all and hope to see you again as soon as I can manage to be in the same town as you. You are always on my mind.
Also, recently, a few albums were released that are worth a note (pun intended):
-
The Missing Link by Jeremy Enigk
If you have the World Waits EP, then just get the first four tracks. The other tracks are re-recorded versions of the World Waits EP. “On The Wayside” is a great track. Jeremy is somehow able to record the sound of the human spirit rising and welling up within. Amazing.
-
The Trumpet Child by Over The Rhine
This disc surprised me with the variety of lounge vibes and sexually charged lyrics, which I guess is to be expected from a couple drinking a bottle of wine every night in a successful attempt to rekindle their marriage. There’s some Tom Waits influence on one of the tracks too, which, of course, I like.
-
O Coveted Lute by Nathan Metz & Nick Bosworth
My friends just released their second disc and it’s full of catchy, sweet little vignettes of a life lived in pursuit of love for God and family. Fans of Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine, and similar storytellers will really dig this album. Well done chaps! Looking forward to more from you. Keep it up!
Currently listening:
The Missing Link
By Jeremy Enigk
Release date: 21 August, 2007
Leave a Reply