et tu, brute?

"For what does it prophet a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?"
-Mark 8:26










hello friends.

it's been awhile since we last spoke, but i wanted to wait until i really had something worth saying, and i really think we have a winner. this was originally intended for all my fellow musicians out there, but i think it could apply to everybody. so get ready. it's a blues riff in b, watch me for the changes, and try to keep up.

wait a sec...it's a blues riff in b flat, not b...curse you, mcfly!!!!!!!

anybody who either knows me or has stood around me for any length of time knows that music is a GINORMOUS part of my life. i don't care if its She and Him, or Between The Buried and Me, i'll be listening. as a musician, i've always felt it important to broaden my horizons when it comes to genre. but i have come to realize that it's hard to make any money doing the music thing. many a musician finds him or herself living a double life. you know the type. rock star by night, verizon wireless representative by day. i'm not making fun of it. hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

but then i had an idea. what could be the only way i could make money doing what i love to do, which is music?

and then it hit me.

the perfect solution.

the answer to my seemingly incessant prayers.


the be all end all.




are you ready for this?






for real, don't tell me you're ready if you're not. this is groundbreaking stuff, guys.



ready?





okay. here goes.




the best way for me to make money in this field is.............




PLAY COUNTRY MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!


see what i mean?





groundbreaking.


country music!!!!!!!! it's brilliant. think about it.

outside of kelly clarkson, who is the best selling female idol alum?

carrie underwood.


who had two albums top the billboard charts for months on end all before her 20th birthday?

taylor swift.


what georgia based singer of a popular 90's rock group put out a number one single early this year?

darius rucker (hootie and the blowfish)

i was gonna make some reference to jessica simpson too, but i think i've proven my point.


the more i thought about it, the more rational it seemed. all i have to do is write a song about a girl who broke my heart and how i fixed it with a bottle of jack daniel's, add a little slide guitar and a bit of mandolin, and.....


hola benjamin. ven aqui papi.

but then something else occurred to me that i didn't consider before, but perhaps i should have.






I HATE COUNTRY MUSIC!!!!!!





this little tidbit is somewhat problematic in regard to my little plan. so the dilemma soon be came that of money versus my soul. this is a dilemma i never wanted to have. you see, i would turn down the money anyday because i care about money, but i care about my soul much more.

so i say all this to say that no matter what seemingly apocalyptic curveball life throws you, don't pervert what it is you love or give it up just because it's not lucrative. and if you are really good at what it is you do, then at some point it might be. but money shouldn't be why you start or why you stop anything because all money really is is paper that if no one told us was worth something we would think to be a complete and total waste of a tree. but art and passion, in any form, is eternal and worth pursuing. so please, i urge you, don't give up on your dreams people. and above all, don't sell your soul so you can line your pockets. after all, what will you really have gained other than a couple bucks and a wealth of disappointment?


that's all i have to say for now, but i promise that less time will transpire between posts. thanks for reading. thanks for caring.



i bid you goodnight, and a very pleasant tomorrow.