Art

            I got a sample of the master for the dustman. I sounds pretty good, but I’m going to sit with it for a day or two and listen to it on different sound systems. The cowboy song needs one more verse and it will be finished. Art is interesting. You never know what’s going to come next. I guess it’s no different from life that way. Here today, and who knows about tomorrow. I don’t take things for granted anymore. I’ve had to many friends kick the bucket without much warning. If you take things for granted you’re just a fool. I’m sorry to break it to you, but somebody had to do it.  

The Venice Room

            I spent the most part of yesterday with my old friend Lou. I’ve known him for almost a hundred years now. We drove to Whittier Blvd to buy masa to make tamales, tis the season for tamales. Of course we ended up at the Venice Room. We had a few beers. It was like old times.

We like to drive side streets when we’re together, yesterday was no different. We drove from my house to East L.A. up to the old neighborhood of Montebello, through Monterey Park, and back towards Pasadena. The nostalgic loop. We don’t drive it often, but when we do, we do it right.

I finally got the file for Dust Covered Man, back from Martin. I sent it to New York to have it mastered. It seems like it has taken forever and it has. It well be up on Bandcamp soon.

            New song update: It’s a cowboy tale about a man that does himself wrong by thieving.    

Occupy the BCS

I want to talk about college football today. My apologies to those of you outside of the United States.

College football has turned into a Bull Crap Situation, or what is commonly called the BCS. It’s a system based on perception, not fact, nor reality. I’m not going to watch this years championship game as a result of my frustration. I’m going to occupy the BCS. The Southeastern Conference is suppose to be the dominant conference in college football. I don't believe that to be true despite the fact that they have won consecutive championships. The SEC has only beat the Pacific Twelve Conference once during their run and it took some questionable coaching decisions and a last second field goal to do it. My feeling is if the SEC is so dominant they should not lose a single bowl game. Dominance shows itself with consistency. I'm betting on a mythical dominance. Mark my words, the SEC will lose more than one bowl game. 

            P.s. The song came to me this morning.