Off to school

Sad but true. I am leaving in the morning to venture to the tundra lands of VT to move into school. I'm very anxious, and nervous about it all. I'm also really torn up about having to say goodbye to Jen in the morning. As much as I don't show it- it's eating me up inside. But let's stop talking about that because my heart is already hurting. Let's not do further damage to it.

In other news, I've started my company again, which everyone around me has probably heard enough about, and probably want to kill me for talking about it so much. I'm excited though because it's like my brainchild. So- I apparently have 6 boxes of stuff waiting for me at school from sponsors which is awesome.

The first company I'll note here is Klean Kanteen. a very cool water bottle company. Check them out...

www.kleankanteen.com

Minarets

I know I know, It's been a while.

So summer is coming to a halt which scares the shit out of me- frankly. It was a good summer and I don't want it to end. I'm becoming increasingly more and more worried about going back to school, seeing everyone again and starting up classes- the huge load that I have. I have bearly had enough time to pick up the guitar let alone write, which sucks again.

On one cool note, I have a pen pal from Mexico(I think Mexico), so that's pretty cool, and it's helping my spanish which I need to improve if I want to become fluent. I'm also still trying to learn Japanese which is たのしい.

I'm starting up the ski and snowboard tuning company this fall/winter and trying to get as many companies on my side as I can. Hopefully I will be able to get a lot of advertising done, for me and others.

The song that has been stuck in my head for a few days now is Minarets by Dave Matthews. (I know I need to lay off DMB and go in another direction, give me a couple weeks). It's fun to listen to and even more fun to play on guitar because it has a middle-eastern sound to it which is pretty fun. So check it out! Minarets.

Red Sox Tonight!!

Excited? Well I am. I get to go to the Red Sox tonight with the girlfriend, which is going to be soo much fun. Tonight is against the twins and it should be quite a show. Its currently really hot out and my pool is sounding really invited. the water temp is 84 so I might be submerged in a minute.

Also really excited about the fact that I found a picture of this old cathedral that I drew two years ago, which was really exciting(But sounds really boring). But unfortunately I gave away the drawing, which I shouldn't have because it was the best thing I ever did. But now I found the picture so I get another chance to draw it. Hopefully when I'm done, ill put it up on this blog, in a few months.

You might die trying

So interesting day. Horrible day at work (as usual). Then we go out to dinner as a family with my brother and his fiancee, before they move to New York, or New Jersey actually. Turns out that the restaurant we went to- The Flatbread Company... Best Pizza I have every tasted ...was closed but they were having a function that was on the house for everyone, and they let us stay and eat. So open bar for everyone over 21, and free pizza and drinks for everyone as well. So pretty good eats for tonight.

Touching upon another Dave Matthews song that I love, besides every other song, is the song You Might Die Trying. This song is actually from the album Stand Up which is known as the least favored album produced by the Dave Matthews Band. This song, interestingly enough, even though I really enjoy it, has either never been played in concert or it has only been played once. I can't seem to find it live at all, but there is the chance that it was played at an unrecorded concert out there. Who knows. I enjoyed it because it veers in a slightly different direction than the normal Dave Matthews. It has an enjoyable flowing beat. Check it out some time- Stand Up.

Skipping Flutists?

Two Words: Ian Anderson.

Well, actually its a name- be cause name's aren't words. Ian Anderson is the jazz flutist from the band Jethro Tull. Currently celebrating their 40th anniversary, Jethro Tull is a band that raged from the late 60's all the way to 2008.

Ever seen Anchorman? The comedy with Will Ferrel- Where he is an anchorman for a news team? Well if you have- then you might recall a scene where he breaks out his flute and starts dancing on the tables at a jazz bar, going crazy, stepping on glasses and all around just frantic and chaotic. Well this was an impression of Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. And if anyone noticed- at the end of the song, he belts out "Hey Aqualung!". Aqualung being one of the most famous songs by Jethro Tull. (+ Ian Anderson is known to hop and dance crazily while playing the flute during concert shows).

Anyways- From crazy dancing to jazz flute, Ian Anderson is basically the man. So if you're a 7th grade boy who plays the flute and you're getting periodically shoved into your locker for it... this is a great card to play. Just mention that Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull pretty much invented cool. And even if you're electric guitar and Jimi Hendrix is your hero- give Ian a try, his flute might just be able to swipe you off your feet.

Some of his most Popular songs(which I love! and would recommend), are...

Aqualung (Original Masters)
Bungle in the Jungle (Original Masters)
Thick as a Brick (Thick as a Brick) (Original Masters)

The song I would recommend that is more or less hidden gold would be

Crossword

Boreddd

A little Bored today. Woke up late. Unfortunately I have to work tomorrow and wed-fri. But I do have an exciting week coming up. Exciting and sad though. Tomorrow I'm going out to dinner with my family- parents and brother. (everyone -the dog) He's not allowed in that restaurant after what happened last time...
So dinner tomorrow, then on tuesday my older brother is leaving to move to New York with his fiancee, because he is going to start work in New York in a couple of weeks. He just graduated from BU. So he will be gone, which is sad. Because I will miss him. And then I am going to UBurger(in Boston) which is so freakin good. I was hungry thinking about it like a week ago when the plans were made. And after UBurger, going to the redsox game with the dear. SO that will be a fun night.


Played guitar for an hour or two this morning, I need to keep up with it or I'll forget all the songs I have already learned in the past. :(

I've been trying to keep up with my drawing lately but I haven't been sketching as much as I would like. Here are some of the recent sketches this summer...

Tap Guitar

Tap Guitar: Ever heard of it??
Now I have been playing guitar for over 4 years now and it was only a few months ago that I heard another kid from my school play tap guitar at a musicians open mic club. To be honest: blew me off my feet. It is some of the most incomprehensible stuff I have ever heard. And it can best be described as another instrument alltogether. It is incredible and I encourage that anyone who enjoys listening to guitar, and instrumental music to listen to tap guitar.

Not very famous, well obviously. If many people haven't heard of it, then how can it be?? There aren't too many big names under the "tap guitar" genre. The first that I heard of that I am recommending was suggested to me.

Now if you are not familiar with this style of guitar, it is called tap because it deals with mostly slides, hammer/pull offs, and taping the body of the guitar to make a hollow tap sound.
-Whats so complicated about slides, hammer ons and pull offs?? Well try sliding with two hands simultaneously using more than one finger sliding at each time. Just watch you'll be amazed.

Justin King.

playing the fret board like no other. Enjoy it.

This one's called (ironically) Knock on Wood.