jivin...

i spent some time up at the jive house last night.  first time i ever sang into a mic while playing with a band.  very cool feeling...  in my amateur opinion, it was an incredibly tight practice.  i'm learning a couple of the tracks off their debut album:  machina & doomsday.  we are also playing a keller song i recently learned entitled above the thunder.  

friday night @ the twisted pine!

trying to hold a groove...

i started playing guitar when i was 12.  i quit when i was 13.  i moved to mexico and found some inspiration.  i started playing again...for good this time.  guitar has since been a huge part of my life.  about a year ago i jammed with my buddy jesse in his basement.  the jam was goin great and then he started singing and i was completely taken aback.  needless to say, his voice is incredible. except for a couple failed attempts in high school; car; shower, i hadn't really thought about singing.  but after hearing jesse, i was motivated.

i can sing along to jack because his range is similar to mine, so i learned a couple of his songs throughout the rest of the summer.  it was rocky at first, but it caught on after a while and then just when i thought was really improving, i started devoting my time to txtbus.  as kickass of a ride as it was, that year of startup life completely consumed me...no real time for guitar.  and i have this thing...if i can't do something right (in this case: diligently practicing) i just don't do it all.  i picked it up a few times, but usually not with much passion. it killed me, but it was a sacrifice i was willing to make...temporarily.

the summer is back and with it came a little more free time for guitar. although i have been fairly busy. i guess i’ve just made more time for it. the room upstairs really helps. i kinna monopolized it, but i think allison expected that. there’s a desk up there now so she can use it for stuff. i’ve been learning keller songs lately. i guess he’s in my vocal range too. i just never thought to play one of his songs because he’s such an amazing guitarist. i thought it might be kind of a reach. turns out he plays chords just like everyone else. his picking style is what’s intimidating. must be all that bluegrass background. 

anyway, i’ve learned a lot these last couple weeks of singing and playing. i finally understand why it’s actually easier to sing and play guitar than it is to just try and sing a cappella. the tone of the guitar keeps your voice at the right pitch and the lyrics are usually broken up according to the rhythm of the song. they work together so it’s easier to keep the song moving. it makes so much sense that it’s almost embarrassing to admit it took me this long to figure out. but there’s a big difference between knowing it and realizing it. sorta just clicked the other day. i’m digging it for sure. i can see now why people can do this all day everyday...it’s addicting.

ensalada perfecta con cerveza pacifico!

yummy spinach, strawberries, grapes and grape tomatoes topped with raspberry vinaigrette...

audio test

i recorded this from my phone!

cellspin is rad!

wordpress is calling me back...but i am strong...

i have moved my entire blog and all entries to blogspot. i might still use this one as an rss to automatically post to my new blog @ ronchron.blogspot.com. i just like google analytics, what can i say? but of course wordpress just came out with an iphone app right after i made the switch...bad timing. come on blogger, step it up!

sexy silouettes...

re:creation @ Mishawaka was freakin sweet! I forgot how much I loved that venue. pretty lights haf the best set. pnuma was cool. but a little too glitchy for my taste. next time I think allison and I are gonna shuttle and camp...on the poudre!

beeeeelieve it or not!!!

Chucked the bee with Theron chris and Rob. It was beautiful. Tomorrow night is going to kickass! Night-bee beyond Naropa@8pm!

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frisbee heaven...and rainbows

sun came during a light drizzle and behold!...a double-rainbow appeareth over the trees...

so...blogger...eh?

i've decided to move my blog from wordpress to blogger. i'm not sure exactly why, i just needed a change. wordpress was lonely and google already owns most of my online life so i figured why not give them just another little piece. maybe i'll actually keep this one up.

i went down to arvada yesterday to help my brother install speakers in his car. i think he thought i knew what i was doing by the way i had talked about it on the phone. but i have never taken the panelling off an '02 ford explorer, nor have i ever rewired speakers with solder (pronounced "sauder" and spelled almost like a dude carrying a gun in the sand). i only broke off a few plastic notches on the door panel. not bad for a rookie. it could've been way worse!

ok so, allison and i are going to start taking our laundry down to arvada on a regular basis, at least until we move into a place where it doesn't cost $8-10 for only a few loads. can you believe it's $2.25 to wash and dry something in my apt. complex? maybe you can and that's what it normally costs, but i think it's redic.

despite the lack of excitement on my blog in june, it was a kickass month! allison and i edited video together, we drove to austin to party it up with her friends, i stopped working @ friedrick's every waking moment of my life, and i started up a new hobby: frisbee chuckin!!! can i tell you how much i love the frisbee? oh wow, i never thought chasing plastic could bee so much fun. i try to get out there at least 5 times a week. theron and i are getting damn good. we are the up and coming disc duo, watch out!

playing music...until recently has been almost nil in my life. i just haven't made the time for it. but i now i have set aside a couple hours everyday to stop working and play guitar...and maybe sing a little. i went camping with a couple of my buddies from jive coulis. i kinna surprised myself the way i was playing that night. i was jammin like never before, guitar and vocals. it was great, but before my head gets any bigger, i'm gonna drink this delicious looking iced coffee my baby made for me...

it's beer o clock at rothbury

I cracked this one at 930ish...whenever it was that I woke up that morning...