9-14-09 Week in Review

The week really went to crap at work. Other than that, we spent another weekend in Cedar Falls. Sunday Park Lane came up for rehearsal. I built as much of the split snake as I could with out getting the tool to fix the connectors I messed up. I finished designing the road cases and started to order parts. We worked on picking out tile for our bathroom.

I finally got back in the drum groove with the Park Lane rehearsal.

Still contemplating what I'm supposed to be doing or learning from the audition experience. My two theories are:

1. not supposed to play at all...need to find other ways to serve (the more I pray about this the less I think this is correct)
2. not supposed to be on the regular 3 week rotation because there are other things I need to do...this actually seems right the more I pray about it

9-7-09 Week in Review

Yes, my audition was as bad as it seemed. They said I looked great but couldn't really play worth a darn. Based on that experience I'd have to say I agree with the playing bad part but I don't really recall looking all that great either. They asked why I stunk it up so bad...my list of excuses is below. I'm really thinking that God is teaching me a lesson here. It's not logical I didn't do well. I don't know what I'm supposed to learn here but every other time I've miserably failed at something in my life that I should have done well at, I've always found a very good reason for it later on. Right now I'm just going with the flow. They said they were putting me in as an alternate and that I'd get a call in the next 6-8 weeks.

On Sunday I headed out and explored the bike paths of Cedar Falls and Waterloo. They aren't too bad...the best on road trails I've had since living in Aurora. I got neck deep in designing road cases and started to build the split snake...I really screwed a few things up.

1. Click sound was strange to me, never played live with a backing track
2. Didn’t really know what the outcome was supposed to be on new songs since I was hearing them/learning them in real time during the performance
3. Didn’t speak the same language (‘regular beat’, 'and 'vs. 'ah' when counting)
4. Not used to taking orders…particularly on the go
5. Drums not comfortable...not only an itty bitty kit but they and hardware was of poor quality
6. I was rushed (tough day at work, on way out of town)
7. Papa Roach song was a poor selection for a Church that is fairly conservative in it's music selection

8-31-09 Week in Review

I remember this week being fairly busy. I auditioned for the Church band...it was less than good. Friday I took off to help my Dad put a new floor in his kitchen. Between my Jodi, my sister, brother in law and Dad we got it taken care of by Sunday.

I bought parts to convert my audio snake into a split snake. I started to think about designing road cases.

8-24-09 Week in Review

Ummm.....I like did stuff....and stuff....oh yea, then we headed down to the QC. We met some people at Azteca, headed to a 21st b-day party and then rocked out on a bus...a moving bus.






I took a look at a new truck too...quite expensive.

Park Lane - Life Love Faith 7/30/09 @ Refuge Rock

The embedded image isn't right...go here to see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=707BlgeDI74