Doha No Amore!

So, after two days of traveling (Qatar-Kuwait City, Kuwait-Lepzieg, Germany-Baltimore, Maryland), I am home.  I'm back in the city I grew so fond of before I left, and back to the four greatest ladies alive, my family.  It's been a strange reintergration, but it's probably been the best thus far.  My oldest daughter Ava ran right to me and was extremely excited to see me again.  Her excitement led to my middle daughter Sophia to lose some of her immediate hesitation, but after a short period, she was my little buddy once again.  My youngest, Lelaina, she would stare at me with that adorable confused baby look.  But, again, by the end of the day, she had warmed up as well.  And well, Melissa warmed up pretty well to if you get my drift.  It feels absolutely amazing to be back home.  It seems as though everything happened so fast, yet it took so damn long to get back to this point.  I awoke this morning, promptly at 4:30 a.m., still in a daze from jet lag and a constant time difference adjustment, with the urge to see Spokane on foot.  I went for a nice run through my own piece of "urban" paradise, dodging the broken bottles along the battered sidewalks, until I eventually circled the Spokane Arena, dipped into Riverfront Park, and made my way back down Broadway to my humble aboad.  Only 30 minutes, but the air was crisp and light, and I felt as though I had the entire world by it's balls once again.  I have to head into work today for a little bit, but what will soon follow is sure to be the best summer I have had in a long while, fueled by a bit of camping on the Oregon Coast as well as in the Puget Sound, a bit of indie rock enjoyment, and an overall rejuvination with family and friends who have been around only in my heart for the last half of a year.  I can't explain to you how happy I am to be back in where Sprout is on the TV 24/7, and the warm feeling of family is all around me. 

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My work at Fensepost might slow down a bit, unless I continue to have these early morning jaunts in time.  But, you will still see some good stuff coming your way.  I did a few pieces for some albums that aren't due for release until later this month, August, and even some into September.  And as always, Fense holds down the spot with the latest and greatest independent music you could as for. 

I previously mentioned an interview I did with Jenny Boyle while she was performing over there.  Well, Fense worked his magic, prettied up the whole thing, and had it up and available the day after Independence Day, as a way to continue the theme.  It's probably my longest (1200 words!)and most in depth piece I have written to date.  But, to give overall credit, Jenny told the story, I simply intergrated it into the indie rock world.  Please stop by the site and check it out, and remember to push the Facebook "recommend" button.  Check it out HERE.

And since my last post, I also had a review for the wonderful group, Son of Sun, and their latest album, The Happy Loss.  More great work brought to you by the good folks at Team Clermont.  It's a bit of new age classic rock if you will have it.

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Might have some more updates soon.  Might not.  My main concern is getting myself back into the world my family has been living by themselves in for the last six months.  Precedence has to come somewhere.  I want to thank everyone personally for all the love and support you have shown me (personally, proffessionally, and blogging(ly)) over the first half of this year.  But, there are so many of you out there that I would hate to miss someone.  So, you knowing full well who you are....Thanks!