Craig

I thought Lakewood was going to be a good time when i came back down. I thought i'd see old friends and get a break from the hollywood limelight scene. Turns out i'm just remembering why i left this town in the first place. Very disappointing stay to say in the least. I should be the happiest man in the world right now with some of my recent accomplishments and the news that 2007 is going to be a good year (which i will talk about in a seperate entry soon enough) but its really sad when ur following ur dreams and barely n e of the people who u thought u were close to for years give a ratts ass. I hate to say it but i sense some major fucking jealousy. Its sad. I love these people yet they just cant be happy that things r going well for me. Pathetic.

Craig

Hey there.

Its time for the worst time of the year! the winter curse! woo hoo!

Ironically enough i hadnt been thinking about it at all but things latley have had me down and depressed for some reason. Trying to pull myself out of the rutt

peace

Craig

Whats up mutha fuckas!?

Time for an update

Thanksgiving has come and gone and although i got to spend some decent time with Nick and Kevin, it was one of the lamest thanksgivings i've ever been a part of. My aunt was in a very bitchy mood the whole week and almost made it so i couldnt see them simply because she didnt feel she has a turkey big enough to feed everyone. Turns out she had left overs (dumb bitch) and i brought an extra turkey for nothing. Good times. I was also extremely bummed to find out the news that my cousin Mikey's grandfather was on the verge of passing away and had two strokes in one fricking week. This grandfather isnt related to me but i've known him for years. While it was expected, the thing that bums me out most is i didnt get to have my normal thanksgiving with my fathers side of the family where i can chill with uncle carl, mikey and lisa all in the same night. That holiday and christmas and new years seem to always revive my spirits because its the time of year i get to see them. Quite bummed i didnt get to spend time with them. I love them more then anything.

I'm going to be cramming for midterm finals these next couple weeks. bad ass.

Hey guys,


Things have been hectic latley so i thought i'd update you with whats goin on since some of you are royally confused as to whats happening....

First off, my midterms r coming up in three weeks so slowly i'm starting to prepare for them. Some easy, some hard. It breaks down a little something like this...

Single String - Easy
RhythmGuitar - Easy
Rhythm Workshop- Decent
Playng Techniques - No Final
Theory - Decent/Hard
Ear Training - Hard
Guitar Reading - Damn Hard
Guitar Workout - No Final
Jazz Listening- Easy

So two with no final

About three clases that are easy and i just gotta study a little bit for...

A decent one where i just gotta shape my solos ahead of time and memorize a song...

Theory is just about putting the time in to memorize thing and the class is just review so i should be good...

Ear Training i gotta practice a ton because some days i'm real good and some days i'm completley off

and Guitar Reading just sucks.....period.

So i gotta bust my ass these next 3 weeks getting my shit in gear and making sure i take care of my shit.



Yes for those of you have asked, there is way too much going on in the music world for Craig. Yes i was offered to do a full scale european tour with some very well known bands as an opening act. The catch was that i be in studio by January recording my first full length record. The problem being i needed to come up with the musicians i felt meet the needs of the record and i've always had a dream line up for that record. The drummer agreed and the keyboard player agreed, but things between the guitar player and bass player became an issue because of their obligations to their bands, the timing of the situation, and the money involved. These musicians wouldnt have toured with me but would have helped record the album. No i cannot tell you who offered the tour, No i cannot tell you the musicians that are going to be on the record.

I'm hoping to record the album sometime in 2007 and i hope to have the lyrics done by December 15th 2006.

On top of this, the NAMM convention is only a few months away and i need to prepare a list of all the endorsements i'm going to need in the future so i can start doing business with them. Keep your eye out for more updates on that.

Yes this time of year usually is rough for me but things have been so hectic i havent had much time to think about it thankfully.

I gotta run even though this isnt near what i wanted to type out. Thanks for the connitued support and i will update later hopefully.

Craig

mmmm i love me some vagina

<3

Jesus redoing Light of the Radiant Sun is just killing me mentally today

simplify things Craig, brainstorm your thoughts and cut out the fat, thats all u gotta do man!

Damn.

I was writing well, then all of a sudden i'm like wait

does light of the radiant sun make sense? what does its purpose serve within the story

now i'm all discombobulated again

hahahaha fuck me sideways

Saturday morning

Hoping to practice guitar a lot, clean up my apartment, Bust out them ear training CD's, possibly go down to hollywood sheet music, and get going on some more lyrics

I added a little intro to Life Enwtined in Paradise

hopefully today i remember why i did that and what i was exactly thinking, because i think it still takes me back to square one

oh well

This is always the time of year where i seem to find out who i really am. Its the time of year that forces me to find out what i'm made of. The cold winter winds are slowly beginning to form and all of a sudden its time for self reflection. Its amazing how that works.

Basically its time to isolate, hibernate, whatever. Its time to find out not only what your made of, but what really means the most to you in your life. Where your priorities lie. I think its easier to ignore your flaws then face them dead on, but you get so much more out of life if you address the situation first hand and accordingly.

It's going to be interesting, this is the 7th winter curse. 7 is never a good number, but hopefully with strength and wit we can get through this pretty easy. I think its time to focus on what matters most.

Peace

Craig