urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy Kory Kory 2005-11-01T02:19:33Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:54198 2005-11-01T02:19:33Z 2005-11-01T02:19:33Z yesterday was our first practice with kevin playing drums...it went very well. kevin is amazing, and i am really looking forward to seeing him a bit more frequently. at one point we were outside, kicking around a soccer ball, and i kicked it up pretty high, then hit it with my head. i felt wetness on my head (the grass was wet), but when i used my hand to wipe my forehead off i found out that i had dog poop on my head. it was not pleasant. i then noticed it was also on both legs of my pants, just above my shoes, where the ball had also hit. it made for a good laugh, i guess. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:53997 2005-10-20T01:09:10Z 2005-10-20T01:09:10Z the weather the past couple of days reminds me of being in london last year. i am still looking for the last roll of film i used. i took so many photos using slide film, and only one with balck and white (my brother-in-law had a roll of black and white that he gave me). almost a year later, and i still can't remember what i did with that stupid roll of film. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:53637 2005-10-16T02:02:28Z 2005-10-16T02:02:28Z so, it's been a while since i have been at the studio every single day, but since we have no film scoring work right now, that's where i'll be. i don't mind, it gives me time to sit, and be on the internet...which gets old pretty quickly. the only free time i have in the next week will be spent doing some recording at home with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jtillman">j. tillman</a>. the 3 demos we did turned out pretty well, and i am looking forward to finishing the record, although it may be weeks before we are done.<br /><br />in just over a week, i'll be going to michigan for a few days. i am really looking forward to seeing mary. i haven't seen her since the 2nd week of august. i wish i could stay longer, but i need to work as much as possible. most of my income is made doing film score sessions, so when it's slow, that means my cash flow is also slow (this is why i will be at the studio every day before i leave, and after i return).<br /><br />i am excited for thanksgiving. my sister and her husband will be visiting from london. i haven't seen them since mary and i were in london last december. for christmas i will be going to orlando, to visit my brother and his wife. they are having a baby in early december (the first among my siblings), so my parents and i are going to spend christmas with them. i am looking forward to that trip as well. although, i don't really care for orlando, i haven't been there in over 3 and a half years, so i am well overdue for a visit. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:53375 2005-10-14T00:52:19Z 2005-10-14T00:52:19Z <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/deardarlingboy/ibook-g4.jpg" alt="ibook g4"> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:52880 2005-10-09T21:23:10Z 2005-10-09T21:23:10Z We are playing the Croc this Tuesday, the 11th. This is our last show this fall, and our last show ever with our drummer Andy Fitts. This will be a special night for us, being our last show with Andy, and it would be cool to see all of our friends there. We are playing 2nd, so that means we go on around 10pm, or so. Hope to see everyone there.<br /><br />Also playing...<br /><br />Your Favorite Book<br />SEA.MINE<br />Patterns urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:52692 2005-10-05T06:36:54Z 2005-10-05T06:36:54Z it looks like i will have a small amount of free time the next week or so, as work has suddenly stopped. it seems that it may, however turn out to be good timing. i am hoping to start working on a record with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jtillman">j. tillman</a>, this weekend. we already did 3 demos, and i am excited to do more. we will also be adding cello, and some other stuff to the demos, to include them in the full length. working in my free time means that we don't know exactly how long it will take, but hopefully it will be finished before christmas. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:52474 2005-07-29T06:57:50Z 2005-07-29T06:57:50Z <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/deardarlingboy/poster.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com"> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:52103 2005-07-08T21:47:06Z 2005-07-08T21:47:06Z belle and sebastian - fold your hands... today, i found a wireless internet signal at my apartment. it doesn't always work very well...but checking back every few minutes is such a great way to waste time (because i have so much time to waste). urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:51956 2005-07-07T22:46:31Z 2005-07-07T22:46:31Z i received several phone calls before i woke up this morning. all from people who had heard about what happened in london. as i checked my messages, at 7:30am, i had a message from mary that said there had been a terrorist bombing in london, and one of the bombs went off at the edgeware road tube station. having seen all the missed calls i had, my heart stopped. edgeware road station is 5 blocks from my sisters apartment, and 2 blocks from her office. the next message was from my dad. thankfully he said he had received a text message from my sister saying that she was okay. i talked to my sister later this afternoon...she said she got to work about 20 minutes after the explosion, before they had blocked off the streets. she said that she saw people coming up out of the tube station, covered with black soot, and crying. her office was turned into an area where rescue workers could come to rest and get a cup of tea, or coffee, and some food. luckily there is a hospital less than a quarter of a mile away, so most of the injured people were moved there relatively quickly.<br /><br />i don't really know what to say...it's very strange to have something like this happen, and have it hit so close to home. edgeware road station was the tube sation that mary and i used most when we were in london last year. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:51578 2005-07-02T04:53:32Z 2005-07-02T04:53:32Z iron and wine - woman king dear tiger,<br /><br />OS X 10.4.1 is my friend. i like the dashboard and widgets. but people need to make more widgets...the ones i have now only offer so much entertainment.<br /><br />too many updates + me = big nerd. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:51295 2005-07-02T04:20:07Z 2005-07-02T04:20:07Z sleater-kinney KEXP has been playing songs from our record...but check out the DJ comment from todays play...5:40pm <br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/deardarlingboy/KEXPplaylist.png" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com"> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:51095 2005-07-02T03:47:26Z 2005-07-02T03:47:26Z discover america i want to go bowling...right now. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:50892 2005-07-02T02:53:26Z 2005-07-02T02:53:26Z at work, bored. somebody please instant message me...no one i know is online.<br /><br />man, i am a loser. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:50631 2005-05-06T18:48:06Z 2005-05-06T18:48:06Z The show celebrates the release of Dear Darling's self-released full-length Songs of Friends and Family, which will break your heart and pick up the pieces all in one fell swoop.<br /><br />Their sound is comparable to the more somber tunes on Death Cab for Cutie's Something About Airplanes but with a heavier (though still subtle) rock framework, thicker guitar, and occasional keyboard riffs. And there are sadder lyrics being sung by an even sadder-sounding boy (Jesse Smith), whose voice amazingly wavers on the edge of meltdown.<br /><br />When he sings, "You're the one with problems here/if you can't love me now/I can't wait for you, my dear/to come around" on "When Love Doesn't Love You Back," one of the more aggressive songs on the album, everyone currently batting for Team Heartbreak will probably feel a little empathetic lump form in his or her throat.<br /><br /><br />this is the second time in the past couple of months the stranger has printed a short review of our record...i can't believe it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:50360 2005-03-25T07:15:46Z 2005-03-25T07:15:46Z MEGAN SELING - The Stranger, Seattle:<br /><br />"Dear Darling's upcoming record, Songs of Friends and Family (due out this Spring), sounds like the result of a sad soul being locked in a cold studio apartment with a few bottles of cheap liquor after a party where everything went wrong. It's a somber album but it's one that also possesses a beautiful sort of bitterness. And just like selfish depression itself, the band's melancholy batch of simplistic, honest indie rock is both comforting and tragic. At times, Jesse Smith's vocals come close to breaking, but they never actually do, and the guitar and bass intertwine, taking turns in the driver's seat while the drumming remains steady and grounded. Had I heard this record in December, when it was dark by noon and almost too cold to breathe, I might never have survived the winter." <br /><br />___________________________________________________________________________ <br /><br />The CD will be available at shows, as well as Sonic Boom Records, in Fremont and Ballard. It can also be purchased using paypal. If you would like to use paypal, please e-mail... <br /><br />deardarlingmusic@hotmail.com urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:50053 2005-02-19T05:38:18Z 2005-02-19T05:38:18Z <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/deardarlingboy/feb25mars.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br />...oh yeah, and i will be hanging out with mary too. not too bad. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:49902 2005-01-08T08:25:28Z 2005-01-08T08:25:28Z goodnight schmoopy. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:49483 2005-01-02T05:47:19Z 2005-01-02T05:50:35Z i created a myspace page for dear darling, and posted 4 songs from our first full length album. we are releasing the record ourselves, so the exact date is not yet determined...but it will be soon.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/deardarling">dear darling</a><br /><br /><br />let me know what you think...and to add to your friends, use the e-mail address kory@mopedarmy.com urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:49234 2004-12-17T13:20:08Z 2004-12-17T13:20:08Z elliot smith - figure 8 london is excellent. mary and i are having a wonderful time. it is so good to see my sister too. her flat is amazing. it overlooks a small courtyard, next to a school, and a church. it is in central london as well, so everything is very close. the tubes are great, and the pedestrian subways are convenient. the taxis are so cool. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:49137 2004-12-09T11:54:34Z 2004-12-09T11:54:34Z LadyVader so, it is almost 4am. i have to get up in 4.5 hours. i will do some last minute picking up of candy and things for my sister (things she can't get in london), then head to work. work 10 hours, then go directly to the airport to catch my flight to chicago. i arrive in chicago just before 6am, friday morning (3am for me...less the 24 hours now). then, mary will drive me back to kalamazoo. she will have had very little sleep at that point as well. so, we will hang out for 2 days in kalamazoo, then back to chicago to catch our flight to london. i am excited. i have never been to london, and we will be there for 10 days. i am really hoping to be able to get to paris as well. anyway, i am tired, and will have a miserably exhausting day tomorrow, but it won't really matter, once i am on the plane. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:48723 2004-11-28T02:52:56Z 2004-11-28T02:52:56Z so, i just went to pick up some dinner, since we are going to be working late tonight. we went to a pretty nice italian restaraunt, downtown. i went to the hostess counter, because i had already called in our "to-go" order, and asked where i would pick the order up at. she says it's at the bar, upstairs. so, i head for the stairs, and there is like a small tile landing at the base of the stairs, which is about 4 inches above the floor that i am walking on. i totally didn't see it, and i tripped and fell on the stairs. it wasn't just a trip and fall, though. it was like slow motion, because i almost caught myself at 2 different times during the fall, but both attempts at correcting my error were failures. not only did i fall all the way to the ground, but as i put my arms out, on the first step, to catch myself, they missed. so i went ALL the way down. my chin touched the second step. it's okay, though, because there were only about 50 people standing right there, watching the whole thing. i jumped up, walked casually up the stairs, laughing...didn't even look back. hahaha. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:48397 2004-11-28T01:46:31Z 2004-11-28T01:47:38Z winter is here...it is cold. i guess that's about as bad as it gets here...not even that cold...usually 40's, sometimes 30's, sometimes 50's...relatively mild. i have prepared myself for the colder weather by growing a very large beard. it is definitely the largest i have ever had. it is furry, and warm.<br /><br />the cold weather always brings a reminder of being another year older. this year is better than previous, though, because 2 weeks from yesterday i will be leaving for a much anticipated vacation...i will get to see mary, and we will go to london, to visit my sister. i am so excited.<br /><br />i have received wonderful birthday gifts this year...<br /><br />a pipe<br />pipe tobacco<br />pipe cleaning, and tamping tools<br />2 books (i am excited to read both)<br />a wonderful, homemade card<br />photobooth pictures<br />a dickies messenger bag (i haven't received it yet...damn united parcel service)<br />a dvd (eternal sunshine of a spotless mind)<br /><br />...and for myself i bought an ipod...mostly for the airplane ride to and from london (no more carrying a huge, heavy case of cd's, and a cd player).<br /><br />...also, i want to buy a camera...my old camera (a very nice, old pentax), was loaned to a friend of a friend, who lost it. she wanted to replace it, but never returned my phone calls, and has now moved away, with no way for me to contact her...poop. so, i want to get a new camera for the trip...we'll see. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:48376 2004-11-16T06:04:45Z 2004-11-16T06:04:45Z this show is a benefit for kevin barrans (drummer for suffering and the hideous thieves, and the prom). it is to raise money to help him pay his medical bills, from a recent motorcycle accident. there was originally going to be a prom reunion show, with a different drummer, but now broecker (the bass player for the prom) has hurt his back. so, it will be james mendenhall playing solo (the lead singer from the prom).<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/deardarlingboy/kevin_benefit_flyer.gif"> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:47877 2004-10-20T23:05:40Z 2004-10-20T23:05:40Z TWO SHOWS!!<br /><br />Tue Nov 16 - Tractor Tavern $10<br /><br />The Prom (One Time Only Reunion Show!)<br />Graham Travis (solo acoustic)<br />Dear Darling<br /><br />Wed Nov 17 - Sunset Tavern $8<br /><br />Hard Money Saints<br />Supine to Sit<br />Western States<br />Airport Cathedral<br /><br />w/ DJ Shortnin urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:deardarlingboy:47850 2004-09-26T07:10:13Z 2004-09-26T07:10:13Z my first complete listen to the finished record well, after waiting for a very long time...our record is complete.<br /><br />now we just need to get cd's duplicated...very soon.