sinner/saint

in the interest of promoting beatiful music, i'm going to spread the reach of my previous post a little wider. instead of just friends, i'm including a few loose aquaintances as well:

perhapsy - i just started listening to this today and am a big fan already. relation: i spent a few weeks on the road with derek while he was with the winston jazz routine and i with state bird.
aaron roche - i'm amazed at the honest and gentle music aaron continues to make. he's a rare find. relation: i once spent the night at his house in nashville while on tour. he and his wife were most hospitable.
brian militana/fell trees - spellbinding. breathtaking. this album continues to haunt me. relation: played on the same bill at a show in nashville. that night, derek nailed it when he asked: "is this what it [felt] like to see Johnny Cash for the first time?"
the non - i have pimped these guys non-stop (heh!) ever since i first heard them. relation: played a show together with them in their hometown of oklahoma city.

in response to this cascade of inspiration, i began digging out my recording gear from it's winter hibernation this past weekend. one of the main reasons for getting my own place was so that i could dedicate more time to writing and recording. i'm 1/6th of the way through 2009 and i have nothing to show for it so far. this is not good progress. i hope to make up for it in the month of march.

i'm even thinking about cancelling my cable. now, that's dedication.