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Effect & Cause

When I was a kid, if someone asked me why I did or didn't do something I would say "because I'm a __________(religion / belief system)". Now, I'd say "because I believe _________ (belief about the matter)". I think our common consideration for others actions are the child version - "They do this because they're a Sikh", or "They don't do that because they're Mormons". When, really, maybe they are a Sikh because doing this thing is important to them. Maybe they're a Mormon because it lines up with their value system. Maybe they're a Jew because they truly believe the Torah is holy. Maybe they don't just believe it's holy because they're a Jew.

Pickin up what I'm putting down?


[afterthought: when I say "belief" I don't mean a sentimental desire for the matter to be truth, but an intellectual and/or spiritual conviction.]

momentum

Summer 2008: Wrote "Let Us Reconcile"
Fall 2008: Recorded the album
Winter 2009: West Coast Tour
Spring 2009: West Coast Tour
Summer 2009: Wrote and Recorded "Freeze & Thaw"
Fall 2009: West Coast Tour
Winter 2010: West Coast Tour
Spring 2010: West Coast Tour (starting next week!)

it's been the best 20 months of my life.

Records

I've been building my record collection - because it's irresistibly cheap. Here are my latest buys:

Stan Getz Quartet feat. Astrud Gilberto - Live @ Cafe Au Go Go
Blues Project - Live @ Town Hall
Aaron Copland, Bernstein conducting - Billy the Kid, Rondo, Appalachian Suite, + more
Blood, Sweat & Tears - self-titled, BS&T 4
John B Sebastian - self-titled
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (feat. every 1stgen country artist)


... yea, I think those are the recent ones. Totaling $14, i believe. 7 records. score!


These are the vinyls I'm keeping my eyes open for:

Blood, Sweat & Tears - BS&T 3, New Blood, No Sweat, Mirror Image
The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies, Are The Village Green Preservation Society, Face to Face, Something Else, Lola vs Powerman and the Money-go-round pt 1, Arthur
The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic, Daydream, Hums, Everything Playing
Anything Simon & Garfunkel
Procol Harum - self-titled, Shine On Brightly, A Salty Dog
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
Something by Donovan
Elton John - Madman Across The Water
Yes- Close to the Edge, Tales of Topographical Oceans

I look for these when I go to record stores. If you find a store that has a fair amount of these artists (but for cheap, sorry, Bop Street), give me a shout! I wanna go.