make that "digital world...and clowns."
http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/by-the-numbers-how-the-digital-revolution-changed-our-world.html
http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/by-the-numbers-how-the-digital-revolution-changed-our-world.html
Friday, July 30, 2010
quote
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge
I did it!
While typing one of today's 6 bajillion emails, I spelled the word "maintenance" correctly, on my first try, without even thinking about it. No spell-check needed.You may not think this is a big deal, but it is. I'm a new man.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
"The Thin of Thick Things" Press Release
Do you know anyone in the music, journalism, or radio business? Shoot me an email at ericforsythmusic@gmail.com and let me know. I have a press release and a free CD for them.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Rear Window
I love this movie, so when I saw this great movie poster designed by Brandon Shaeffer, I had to preserve it somewhere to share. See more awesome Branon Shaeffer movie posters here.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The Thin of Thick Things
For those that are unaware, I like to play music. I like to write music. I like to record music. I like to listen to music. These likes have joined forces and led to a new record. It's called The Thin of Thick Things and it's now available for pre-ordering on my website at www.ericforsythmusic.com.
This is something i'm extremely excited about. It's my 2nd EP and in many ways it's quite different than the first (Trees and Other Shady Things), but that may just be me, analyzing it much deeper than the average Joe would. I'm excited about the music, but i'm also excited about the CD design by mCroxton Design, the mandolin playing on three tracks my Dave Willis of Boulder, CO, the webpage graphic by Daniel, the fact that the CD will be available all over the web, including iTunes, and lastly, I'm stoked to wit's end about my official CD Release Show at The Laughing Goat on Pearl Street, Boulder, CO on September 25, 2010. Tell your friends.
Something occurred to me on Sunday. Creating a collection of songs like this, writing the music, lyrics, recording it myself, organizing and managing the production and design myself and seeing a finished, mastered result in your and my hands is one of the few things in my life that I will ever create from scratch and be able to say it's truly original. That is why I'm glad I was able to create Trees and Other Shady Things in 2008 and why I'm happy to bring you The Thick of Thin Things.
All I want for my birthday is for everyone I know to forgo one fast food meal and instead, spend $7 on this fun little collection of songs. That's a win/win, I'd say. Although Pre-ordering has begun, the actual public release is not until 9.21 (CD Release Show on 9/25). Pre-ordering ensures you get it just before 9.21 and you even save money on shipping.
Hope you like it,
eric
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Miles Davis
I came home at about 10:45pm last night, and Jaime was busy doing something productive in her little domain upstairs. I got a bowl of ice cream, walked upstairs with it, and delightfully discovered that she had rummaged through my boxes of old CDs and pulled out a Miles Davis album. She ripped it onto her new iMac and had it playing out of the new speakers we got her.I folded Annie's dog bed in half, laid down on the carpet and used it as a pillow. Finished my ice cream and fell asleep right there, listening to Miles. It was great. I need to listen to more jazz. I used to listen to jazz at least half of the time. Thank you, Jaime.
p.s. if you don't own "Kind of Blue" you need to get it. Today. It's one of those "every human that can hear must own" albums.
Friday, June 25, 2010
A Colorado adventure
It started in Great Sand Dunes National Park, inlcuded 4x4 jeep trails, big alpine climbs, swimming in a freezing glacial-fed lake, post holing through snowfields in June, lots of creative creek crossings, a very interesting alligator farm, a flat tire, ghost towns, campfires, sleeping under the stars, some rain, but more sunshine, and plenty of wrangling 12-18 year old scouts. The only thing that would have made it more complete is if we weren't rained out of our river rafting on the last day. We took a rain check for later this summer.
you'll have to click on each photo to see the whole thing.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Skunky Jowls.
Annie was sprayed by a skunk last week. Just before midnight. And I was already really, really tired. I think it was Tuesday night. I was surprised how much it smelled like 20% skunk and 80% really strong epoxy solution, like I used to use to patch up cracks in my snowboard - but stronger. It was extremely potent. Jaime and I took two separate trips to the 24 hour grocery store and somewhat frantically made the following cocktail:
1 quart or liter or whatever of Hydrogen Peroxide. 1/2 cup of baking soda 1 teaspoon or of dish soap or your liquid soap of choice.
Mix it up till it's frothy. Pour it all over the struggling upset dog. Use big rubber gloves to rub it in (don't do this with bare hands, really) while it stings the eyes of your poor dog. For good measure, coat your dog in Scope mouthwash, just to make up for any stubborn lingering stench, then rinse it all off. Do it twice for good measure, and don't miss any spots. It actually works.
In Annie's case, she didn't just get sprayed by a skunk, she chased down and bit a skunk, so she is now referred to as "skunky jowls." As she was drying from our exhaustive outdoor bathing, She grew antsy, and ripped her collar right off the leash that is staked to the ground outside our back door. Literally ripped the collar. (Good thing it was her extra collar we don't ever use.) Her goal was to get back at that skunk by biting it again, which she did, while growling. Apparently the skunk was still right around the corner because she got it so good the first time, it couldn't even limp away. She put the final chomp on it and then came back when I screamed at her, waking up our neighbors i'm sure.
This was not a cool thing she did. We had to start over. This is when I made another trip to the store, more more of the secret sauce ingredients.
Finally, we went to bed. The front and back porch still stunk of skunk, but Annie was alright (except for a slight lingering of skunky jowls, which were eradicated the next day thanks to Jaime). Annie had bloodshot eyes for several days from all the chemicals.
Animal control came and took the wheezing, disabled skunk from our backyard the next day. Tested it for rabies and called to let us know - no rabies.
Annie still barks at skunks and coyotes and cats and anything else that creeps outside at night. A near perfect dog. Near.
Meanwhile Jaime and I used our Best Buy Rewards money to go buy some DVDs, one of which I lobbied to be Marley & Me. We watched Marley & Me a few nights after the incident, and reaffirmed that our dog was awesome and we love her like whoa. I cried at the end. I didn't cry the first time I saw it (in the theater), but I did cry like a baby when I read the book a couple years ago. It's a good book, and I'm only getting softer these days - sue me. I recommend it to anyone that got married, moved to South Florida and has a crazy lab that they got in South Florida as a puppy, but then their work in the media/communication field moved them far away, where the dog gets to run in the grass and snow more. Anyone that fits that description will probably love it. You know anyone like that?
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
our backyard
I can't remember exactly when i took this video. Work's been kind of consuming, but this must have been last weekend. I've had two real weekends in a row, and it's been really nice, even if the weeks in between are brutal. All is well. As I walked with Jaime and Annie, that late afternoon / evening, I thought I'd whip out my flip cam and capture the light, the grass, the hills, the trail. This is a block from our house.
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