JymalotMusic

Well, Hi There.

Another year has come and gone. It's been fun, like a roller coaster is fun. I'm screaming with glee, smiling like a fool despite the fact I'm moving a million miles an hour, might be sick any second, heading pell-mell into dips and curves without a clue what's over the hill or around the bend and knowing in the back of my mind I'm gonna end up right where I started. So, enjoy the ride, huh?

Whoa! Should you break a Vicodin 10 in half or what?

Here's some good news. I am still not in jail and I do not have a toothache. Hope you can say the same.

More good news. Before you know it, just down the way, right over there, not far out of reach, waiting in the wings, is the next Jymalot Music release. That's right, slightly over the horizon await some 20 songs, all ready to be put down, mixed and released. The band has not yet settled on the title of the CD, but the emerging theme seems to be this red-haired girl in tight jeans. Damn, don't ya love that?

The band is promising to begin recording around Christmas 2007. The CD will be muchly guitar-oriented, some electric, a little keyboard/piano stuff, but mostly steel-string acoustic, heavy on lyrics and crescendo. Probably all 20 songs will not make the cut, but there are a few sure things. “This Debris,” a Lennon-like tune, reflects on what's left when all you have left is disappointment. “I Met My Past” reminds us life is that fork in the road. Did you go left or right? There will be a screaming electric, “Gotta Damp Itch (What?),” that will likely only make sense to the criminally insane. And, of course, there will be the band's personal favorite, “Denham Jeans.” You should see that.

If you check back in the months ahead, there will likely be a Press Release announcing the release of the CD. Hope so, anyway.

Me, I've been spending time on the party barge, up and down the river, sometimes naked, sometimes not, always having a good time. The jet skis stayed broken part of the summer, like jet skis are prone to be, but I got them fixed and have become known up and down the Amite as “that crazy bald dude on the purple jet ski.” Hey, there are worse things to be known for.

In this past year, I have semi, sorta, in a way, kinda retired, but not really. I mean, I go to work, but I don't have to. It's a good place to be. Away from work, I have faced realities, surprises, taken chances, been stubborn and stupid, thoughtful and kind. I have wished for my enemies to drop dead, and I tell my friends I love them. I have let some things go, I have some new dreams. I have lost and I have won. Most importantly, I am learning the means IS the end. It's called LIVING. Are you?