Alright... so it's been a while since I've written anything "blog-style."  If you're a freak and want to know what I'm currently listening to it would be the album "Come Home" by Ari Hest which I probably haven't listened to in a year or so.  That's cool cuz it's fun to rediscover music you used to completely dig. 

To go beyond my upfront audible battles, I am also currently missing my twelve-string.  I had if for a couple hours before I realized the bridge was pulling up.  Now it's been three weeeks and I'm stiiiiiil waiting for it to come back to me.  My advice to all of you out there: Stay the hell away from Guitar Center and all other piece of shit big businesses out there.  Just find stuff locally and deal with it hands-on.  It's so much easier and stess free.

As far as music has been going... I sure can't complain.  I might not be recording as much as I would've liked to have been.  That's okay.  I played in a trio for quite some time, and hopefully soon we'll finish up the recordings we were working on.  Other than that, I've taken a great deal of time reflecting on life and what it is that makes good song-writing to me.  It would be my greatest intentions to make something pure and full of life.

It also occured (no idea how to spell that.. oh well English language) to me lately that I would be happy just being able to express myself 'through the majesty of song' -to quote 'Anchorman' and that is all I care about.  Soooo... I'm going to do all I can to record all of the songs I've been writing.. I'm thinking a few EP's.

I'll try to do them chronologically; so anyone listening to the whole collection can have an easier time understanding what was going on while I was writing the songs.  To be honest the first and only CD I've made was created around 2004.  Now it's almost 2008.  So to create an album that spans four years would be quite a bit to swallow.  This way, I think it will be easier to take.  -A smaller pill, if you will...

Hopefully I get myself together enough to get the songs out to the world.  Again, I realize I'm not some mega star dude, but that's cool.  I make songs for one or two or whoever wants to listen.  It's something I do for myself and whoever else catches what I'm making is great.  It's an unexplainable emoition to be able to share, but atleast it's not a lonely feeling.

So keep checking in and maybe someday we'll see eachother reeeeeal soon; or atleast we'll hear from eachother. 

Until then... thanks for reading, and I hope to not be so lazy of a musician for you in the future.


Sincerely,
Alec D.

P.S.- I got a hair cut.  I'm sorry for all of you hair style crazies.  I'm still the same person... just a little more aerodynamic and cold when the temperature drops.

I think by now I can tell my sleeping schedule is probably similar to an owl or any other creature of the night.  While I can't seem to sleep, I decided to type.  There are way too many things to say right now.  I've been having the problem of all my thoughts attempting to escape at the same time fairly often.  Maybe it's due to poor diet, lack of exercise, or going to bed when the sun rises.  I'm starting to catch on to my brain's subtle deterioration.  It could also be the compounding stresses of life.  I think it's more anxiety or a helpless feeling that I have absolutely no control over what paths I take, and I'm just standing on one of those belt things at an airport where it's like walking only you don't have to move and it's way faster. 

Just recently I was up in Kent, Ohio for four days.  I stayed with my friend, Nick.  Kent's a really neat place.  Tons of history and all kinds of beauty.  The two of us went down to Akron and played at a "bubble tea" bar called Boba.  If you've never had bubble tea I suggest you try it.  Not that it's exceptionally good or anything, but it's kinda like going to another planet... or your mouth going to another planet...  well, specifically your taste buds... but not literally...  Anywho, it's like a fruity slushie with tap-e-oh-cuh (I don't know how to spell it; so you get the phonics version.) balls at the bottom.  I didn't get it at first, but then I concluded that they are the "bubbles" of the "bubble tea."  Flavorless gummy things is what I would classify them as.  I'm not sure you could hate it, but I'm also certain you would never love it.  One of those things you can't really think about because it makes no sense.  But yeah... that show was great and will probably go down as one of my all time favorites.

Which brings me to my next point:  ...I don't really have a point.  I kinda just wanted to say that...  Sorry.  You know... if you were expecting a point and got disappointed by the lack of one or more points being pointed out.

Tonight I had my first performance with a whole band.  It was loads of fun, although it's way different from playing solo.  I'm sure that's mainly because it's so new to me.  I think over time we could have something really great, but it'll definately take a lot of work.  I'm not too sure where I'd like my music to go.  I just don't want to be everybody else.  Not that I'm trying to be something, I just want to create something truely unique and new.  I think if I could have a show that would incorporate acoustic stuff with hand drums and weird precussion to jamming out bluesy craziness to ...I don't even know.  I think mainly to have a show where you get a wide variety of styles through the course of a night.  I just don't want to loose touch with my true feelings for any given song I've written.  I think if I ever did that would be me selling out, and I'm not one for doing any of that. 

The guys I'm playing with are great.  Matt Seskeviks is a friend I met at Wright State singing in the Men's Chorale.  He's studying music and is one of the best trombone players I know... Just playin' foo.  I meant one of the best drummers I know.  If I had to choose, I'd say he's the trouble of the three of us.  "Danger" could be his middle name.  Jake Garnet, on the other hand, would have to be the sex.  I couldn't even tell you what that means for it's a whole other level of kooool that is far beyond my own comprehension.  Maybe it's the chill vibe that radiates from his body or the way his hands move all over his bass. (That's the fish, not the instrument.  The kid loves bass.  Has a whole fishery.)  Either way he's amazing.  I've known him from high school and he also trained me for my first job at a local grocery store.  Boy was that a fun job...  I've been wanting to get him for a long time, and I'm glad he could finally join up.  I am a lucky duck to be able to play with these fellas.  A lucky duck.  What kind?  That blank is for you to fill in.

In all, life's been pretty crazy lately.  I moved out and into an appartment and everything's so new and weird and lonely sometimes.  It's all making me ...I don't even know what.  Sometimes life is a gradual climb and sometimes it's one big step at a time.  As much as I enjoy awkwardly falling up stairs, it's definately tiresome.  In that spirit, I think I'm gonna give sleep another shot.... now that I've been writing this for three minutes over an hour.  Who's counting anyways?

Thanks for tuning in.
~Alec

Ever just feel like there's nothing?  I don't know.  Maybe that's not it.  I'm just in one of those moods or something.  I've had a really bad block for a while.  Most of the songs I've been writing lately are just fragments that I never finish.  I don't know if it's a lack of motivation or I just hate the lyrics I'm writing.  Sometimes I get onto something, but other times it's just crap.  I know I'm probably over critical of myself, but the stuff sucks.  Honestly.  I don't know. 

Another thing: I can never sleep anymore.  I don't even lay there thinking about stuff.  I just come to some point where I realize I'm not asleep and then I get confused because I just spent the last three hours staring into darkness.  Is that wierd to anyone else? 

I don't know if it's just me, but every year I care less and less about any holiday, birthday, or event where you should be happy and rejoice.  Par example, getting asked what you want for Christmas.  I thought long and hard about that one, and I don't really care.  I'm too undesicive about things in the first place; so you'd only end up asking me a hundred times until you get fed up enough to buy me something on your own. 

At this point I'm just ranting.  It's winter break.  I've been of school for an eternity.  I do nothing but work, occasionally pick up the guitar, and work on becoming the next Fabio with my friend, Dylan.  So this is like the first conversation I've had with anyone in a while.  A shame it isn't more than one-sided.  Shit happens.

Here's possibly the only cool lyrics I've been throwing around:

I miss love
It's like the fan I use to dream
When it's gone I can't sleep
Without my love I can't breathe

Like the seasons I've been falling.
I'm an orange leaf tumbling to the ground
You would be the cool air taking up everything
There you are, too harsh it now seems

I'll leave you with that.  Now I'm going to go back to staring into darkness for a while.  I just needed to take a break from it.  See, I was beckoned by the soft sounds of my computer being on.  Then I think I said, "Internet," but in a zombie-like tone.  For anyone who reads this: sorry for wasting your time.  Maybe it wasn't completely wasted.  Who knows.  I don't.    The smileys on here are out of control.  I just realized they were in here.  I thought this clam was by far the most...  hmm...  what word am I looking for?...  Outrageous.  That'll do.  Alright, I'm done.  Later yo's.

-Alec

Hey everyone! The 10-27-05 show at Bridge Cafe is now available for download at http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php?collection=etree&cat=Alec Delphenich
It is available in MP3 format, or FLAC format. FLAC is a lossless format and will sound like it did when it was recorded. MP3 is a lossy format because some sound quality is lost in the compression process.
In the spirit of trading and distributing live shows, I ask that if you wish to trade or distribute this show, that you download the FLAC format of the show, which is denoted on the download site by Lossless. MP3 sources of shows pollute the show pool and the trading community would like to keep the source pool as clear as possible. MP3 sources will be best for placing on your iPod or other MP3 players.
To decode the FLAC format you will need to download the following program, FLAC Frontend. You can download it at this link: http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html
In the meantime, get crackin' on the downloading everyone and enjoy the show. More shows will be recorded in the future, and there is the possibility of a soundboard recording, or an audience DVD sometime in the near future.

Your friendly neighborhood Alec Delphenich taper,
Matt