tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50031942011-12-31T14:13:35.726-08:00LORD GIVE USour new stereos, our confounded desires, our obvious answers, our dreams made flesh.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-84812491998969793762007-01-05T05:23:00.000-08:002007-01-05T05:47:17.002-08:00This Morning Cori woke me up half crying with the news that her car had been broken into and my cd's were all stolen. I half woke up and after realizing this wasn't a bad dream by neither her nor me, and felt the stinging loss. I'm sorry to those who have had much more taken from them, but this hurt. All my cd's? I thought. Then I remembered that I had taken most of my favorites out and put Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1162912172700861322006-11-07T07:01:00.000-08:002006-11-07T07:09:32.720-08:00Lately I have been having visions.Not real, out of body, black out, ones, but imaginative journeys. Maybe "day dream" is a better term for it. The other day, I was painting this big garage. After a long time of this, I stood up, turned around, and looked behind me. I was looking across several backyards and driveways, and two yards down, there was this clearing in someones yard, a perfect square,Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1157597947793601732006-09-06T19:51:00.000-07:002006-09-06T19:59:07.810-07:00So this is it.Highschool spat me from its fattened lips like a cupful of warm water. I fell down three flights of stairs at a local Community College and ended up with an accociates degree in Liberal Arts. My band turned into a real band, and then poofed itself away. Now a duo consisting of myself and my girlfriend play music, and people listen to it. I just started working at the job I had in Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1123968608181658672005-08-13T14:18:00.000-07:002005-08-14T07:24:36.820-07:00About a show.Tuesday, August 16th at the A/V Space Bizzart GaybotEpyloguethe fun starts at 8pm, and there is a 3 dollar "pretty please" donation.I am terribly exited about this show and I hope many of you people can make it.From 490W get off at monroe ave exit, take a left on monroe, take a right on north union, (its a one way) take a right into the public market (through a huge iron gate that Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1123642608537977032005-08-09T19:39:00.000-07:002005-08-09T19:56:48.546-07:00Avengers! Assemble!So lately I have been reading a book called Blue Like Jazz, and another book called Travelling Mercies One is by Don Miller, and the other by Anne Lamott. Both are very good, honest books about christian spirituality. Or whatever. You should really check them out if your interested in that sort of thing. Other than that it has been comic books. Thats right. The Avengers, Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1121452929325887442005-07-15T11:39:00.000-07:002005-07-15T11:42:09.330-07:00Ju-Jajuba is alive.Somehow I have managed to obtain a purevolume page. Check out the first fruits of our labor. Its a reeeeally rough version that shalt be updated once a more respectable version is recorded, but, until then, you may, if you wish, listen to our first song.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1121275710985425982005-07-13T10:11:00.000-07:002005-07-13T10:28:30.993-07:00Shows Baby.First post in a while... most will probably not read this. However I feel the distinct need to invite you all to some shows that I had a hand in organizing.This Sunday:The CastanetsWooden Wand and the Vanishing VoiceI Heart LungJuly 17th, the Bug Jar, (8-11PM) 6$/8$This is one that I am terribly exited about, because the Castanets are a very good, and strange group, mainly comprised ofTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1117052523958545672005-05-25T12:56:00.000-07:002005-05-25T13:22:03.966-07:00So much to say.School is finally, completely done with. I am most likely graduating. Now I can at last focus on some music without any collegiate worries. (until i go for my next 2 years) Epilogue played a show at the penny last saturday that went horribly. It involved joel and brice coughing up 250 dollars, a surly, hungover soundman (with haste the day gym shorts) and a guitar, being played by Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1116653288968168412005-05-20T22:19:00.000-07:002005-05-20T22:28:08.973-07:00Show Today we are probably going to rock and fall apartWe are actually playing at the Penny Arcade today everybody. We are playing around 4 o clock, and the doors open at 3:00pm. Save Us is headlining, and in case you've havent heard, they are the junk. Im talking syncopated, sassy, speed punk with proficient musicianship. Theres another band I don't the name of.... but their from finney so its Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1115815121311221172005-05-11T05:36:00.000-07:002005-05-11T05:38:41.316-07:00My Dad and the Pawn Shop.My dad is an interesting fellow. He is over 50 years old. He works for the city. He inspects buildings to make sure they are "up to code". His area is the worst area in the city, Avenue D. But despite dealing with drug dealers, and difficult landlords, and such, sometimes his job pays off.He recently brought me and my little brother john and his friend Phil to a pawn shopTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1115266132463004172005-05-04T21:04:00.000-07:002005-05-04T21:08:52.576-07:00Ju-Jajuba Happenings.I figured out some new things on my Synthesizer and am now pumped about Ju-Jajuba. I can sequence an entire song on my Korg-Electribe, and after filtering it through Joel's Keyboard, it sounds fantastic. Very Joy Electricish, but still Ju-Jajuba to the max. Hopefully we will get a few more songs done on the synth, and then be able to put some up on purevolume. Just thought I Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1115178454238584602005-05-03T20:41:00.000-07:002005-05-03T20:47:34.433-07:00More good stuff from Real Live Preacher. Good ol' RLP really holds it down. I just found some essays he wrote that really beg to be shared.The first is about faith, its called Going down with the shipand the other is called How to Find A Church.Both of them are quite good. Gordon is very refreshing to hear, very honest, very real.But anyways... How is everyone doing?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1115096141449366352005-05-02T21:32:00.000-07:002005-05-02T21:55:41.453-07:00West Side Rundown.It went well. It was the first time the band was out of the basement, so it was fun and scary. We were the first in a string of bands I already mentioned, all of whom we hadn't heard, so we were all nervous and giddy and excited. I was pretty tired all that day, but the nerves woke me up on stage.The sound was incredible, moniters, speakers, all this stuff we wern't used to. No Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1114613397258597012005-04-27T07:27:00.000-07:002005-04-27T07:49:57.260-07:00This Week.It still doesn't feel like school has actually started. Probably because I missed an entire schoolday yesterday. But I have an excuse. The power was out. When I was little, the power being out was like a get out of jail free car."Mom can we have hot cocoa and graham crackers and stay up mad late?""No!""But Mom, the powers out.""Oh all right. But just this once."Then we'd all bust out Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1114461656603321602005-04-25T13:40:00.000-07:002005-04-25T13:40:56.603-07:00Melt Banana is playing tonight at the bug jar, and Jeff Brice is spending the week at my house. Oh, and we have a show on friday. Its a good week.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1114192675097414602005-04-22T10:47:00.000-07:002005-04-22T10:57:55.096-07:00Saturday April 23rdMercury radio theatreSeven Head Division1 more tba7pm-5 buxanyone want to go?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1114147765405394092005-04-21T22:29:00.000-07:002005-04-21T22:29:25.406-07:00Friday, April 29th, We will be playing at Brian's church... so if anyone wants to come, well that would be fabulous.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1114018818872665652005-04-20T10:40:00.000-07:002005-04-20T10:40:18.873-07:00"throw your hands up, throw them up, throw them up." Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1114018757410053852005-04-20T10:39:00.000-07:002005-04-20T10:39:17.410-07:00Heres Jeff and Paul, the better looking half of the band.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1113716490915189222005-04-16T22:39:00.000-07:002005-04-16T22:41:30.916-07:00Dave has just made a stellar point. and that stellar point is this:Blindside/Showbread/The ShowdownJune 25th – Club Tundra, Syracuse, NY – tickets on sale 4/23/05Somebody hold me.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1113547138839431762005-04-14T23:34:00.000-07:002005-04-14T23:40:35.483-07:00There are some wonderful people on this planet.I feel very compelled to share this link to Stephen Christianson's blog. He's the singer in Anberlin. (you know, that band.) And he is quite the thinker/writer. Very inspiring stuff. Please read.Stephen Christianson: www.modesty.blogspot.comRelated: www.RealLivePreacher.com (another good blogger)Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1113536730885189062005-04-14T20:01:00.000-07:002005-04-14T23:45:18.863-07:00Tooth and Nail Records.This label has always treated me right. No other label on the Christian market has the uncanny knack of signing some of the best music around, and wrapping it in a drool worthy package. (praise the lord for Asterisk Studios! Prasie Him on high!) Even haters have to give TnN props for signing Mewithoutyou, when we were all like "whats this singer doing?" the first time we Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1113533823035172402005-04-14T19:50:00.000-07:002005-04-14T19:57:03.036-07:00There is a good conversation going on over at Gina's Livejournal currently. Look lively.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1113280831874470852005-04-11T20:44:00.000-07:002005-04-11T21:40:31.876-07:00So the show went suprisingly well for us.The night before we were practicing late, and we decided on "the Epilogue" for our name. We then realized that we didn't know if anyone was actually coming to the show besides about 8 friends. So saturday morning good brother Jim called everyone in existance for me while we cleaned out matts basement for the show.5pm, me Paul and Joel started practicing, Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1112765110988402942005-04-05T22:23:00.000-07:002005-04-05T22:25:10.990-07:00WovenHand Live Dates? no love from Cornerstone. No love.WovenHand @Cornerstone Festival, Bushnell, IL June 30, 2005Coming Soon: WovenHand US tour in July/August 2005 ....Check back soon for details. I just found this on the SoundsFamilyre site. No love from the c-stone organizers the past two years... now they decide to get friendly with Woven Hand. Its far too late.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1112733815300311092005-04-05T13:40:00.000-07:002005-04-05T13:43:35.300-07:00Date Change Jump on it!Ok so the aforementioned show is now going to be going down on Saturday. Getting all these bands in one place is not easy. I hope some of you can still come though...April 9thMatt's basement. 6pmFree obviously.call for directionsTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1112669807390980532005-04-04T19:53:00.000-07:002005-04-04T19:56:47.390-07:00Real Live PreacherRecently published a really good article on real Christianity, honesty, and bumping into strangers. Its really good. Really, actually, pretty interesting and good. Here it is. Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1112510313985318952005-04-02T22:03:00.000-08:002005-04-02T22:42:35.056-08:00Upcoming show! Sunday! April 10th at Matt's Basement. 7pm. free admission obviously.For those of you who didn't know, me and a bunch of my friends are putting on a show soon. This will be the first show we've ever assembled and will feature all the friends of ours who are in bands. Well... a few of them. This will be Epilogue's 2nd show ever, and Ju-Jajuba's first, making the evening super Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1112276543032268522005-03-31T05:04:00.000-08:002005-03-31T05:43:32.316-08:00What are your favorite records?Music is one thing I am passionate about. Especially music that deals with my faith in some way. These are albums I am deeply involved with for several reasons. They evoke deep feelings by the musicianship itself, and also make an incredible statement about the Christian faith in music. Christians and music is something I could write for hours about, and probably Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1111595548100435912005-03-23T08:28:00.000-08:002005-03-23T08:32:28.100-08:00Danielson Famile Double White Vinyl LPThis is a reminder to myself to follow finish the danielson contest so that I can win the afforementioned Double Album. Oh sweet pickles I want that in a bad way. But I'm not going to talk about the contest in the rare event that another danielson fan reads this and trys to one up me. Yes I am that much of a horrible music snob. I said it, it feels good, and Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1111499271605703992005-03-22T05:42:00.000-08:002005-03-22T05:47:51.606-08:00Tronicles of NordecHey everyone, the other day, Jeff Brice, Joel Dow, Brian Jackson, (Paul Scota sadly MIA) and myself were trying to come up with a band name, and well, we suck at this. We over think everything and nothing is "the right fit". So I'm opening this up to the four of you that read this to try and help us out. PLEASE come up with some sort of name, if you've heard our music or not, Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1111498710337346682005-03-22T05:33:00.000-08:002005-03-22T05:38:30.340-08:00Its not the cheese, its whats behind the cheese. -Mike LakeHeres what Pitchfork had to say about Snow Patrol's latest mix tape release: The Trip"If you read Pitchfork last year and did all your homework, little of The Trip will strike you as an epiphany. The tracks are illuminative if rarely breathtaking, and will likely yield most listeners a discovery or two. Then again, we've all put together Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1111299704988832132005-03-19T22:17:00.000-08:002005-03-19T22:21:44.990-08:00The Cat of Democracy Died the Day I was Born. And it dies still every minute I liveMy mind is like an un-massaged muscle. It attracts the hands of every eager massuse, with oily anticipation. Your compliments gird me in pink, and parade me around the city.I give, I give, I give.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1111113458802777062005-03-17T18:19:00.000-08:002005-03-17T18:37:38.806-08:00Beleive Again. New LP's from Mae, Copeland I was never terribly familiar with Copland except with that song "walking downtown" which is incredibly catchy, and just a good tune all around. Well they have a new one coming and you can hear the first 45 seconds of every song here. And wow. I wasn't immediately caught up in the songs, but as they went by, there was some very good stuff happening. One Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1110915466470795072005-03-15T11:32:00.000-08:002005-03-15T11:37:46.470-08:00This is what the internet is for. Hamsters. Synths. MIDI.I ran across this at Pitchfork today, in their track reveiws. I guess somebody hooked a bunch of hampsters up to a MIDI synth, and recorded them. I'm not sure how it did all this, but you can read all about it here, and even listen to it, which I am about to do...Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1110601190100500792005-03-11T20:11:00.001-08:002005-03-11T20:23:36.540-08:00Heres a joke poem I posted on Gina's blog:I'm trying to be brave. But all my petals wither in the winter. And your such a youthful sapling. Will the spring forgive?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1110589265411738022005-03-11T16:47:00.000-08:002005-03-13T17:16:31.090-08:00Say Yes! to Brutal Fight!So if your into any sort of hard music, here are some great bands:Brutal Fight: A great band off of Strikefirst Records (a division of Facedown) who really has a sick, tight sound worked out. Nothing new here, but undeniably evocative. In that "I'm going to turn into a bear" way.Comback Kid: If you didn't know already that Comback Kid is the junk, you had better pick up "Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1110432129595024922005-03-09T21:11:00.000-08:002005-03-09T21:22:09.596-08:00Of Jake and of Tina... O Jacob wherefore art thou? And for wherehappance has Tina been?I miss Jake and Tina. Its official. They need to come back. Or comment on my blog... or meet me in Michigan on april 1st and 2nd... or something... If you two are reading this, just know that I love you guys, and just know that everytime I open our new dishwasher and all the steam floats up into my face making Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1110259537560381022005-03-07T21:18:00.000-08:002005-03-07T21:25:37.563-08:00Church Breakups and Make upsSo my church made up with me this past sunday. Last sunday it knew it alienated me with its loud "hey! hey! hey!" gang shouts, and its shouting, guest speaker, madman. (who still got some good points through) So this Sunday it goes ahead and sings some nice hymns to me, and really just did things in a very Tom Lake way... which I know shouldn't be the case every week Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1109403777874223732005-02-25T23:39:00.000-08:002005-02-25T23:42:57.876-08:00The science behind Brain Bullet is actually very straight-forward. It's a software application that sits on your Windows desktop, that delivers safe, positive and unobtrusive affirmations on your computer's screen. These "affirmations" are simply statements of positive intent, like:— I learn fast— I am calm and confident always— I enjoy speaking on stage— I attract my ideal partner easily Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1109312079243318312005-02-24T21:42:00.000-08:002005-02-24T22:14:39.246-08:00When We're Far From HereI want to change as much as I have from last summer till now... this coming year. I really dont want to be as clueless as I am right now next year.In my life, almost nothing is coincidence... im trying to change small things in my life, in order to mature and just be happier in life. In my childrens lit class i am doing a presentation on a book, about a boy who is doing Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1109205763810659352005-02-23T16:35:00.000-08:002005-02-23T16:42:43.813-08:00My friends from Illinois are swing dancing to Half-Handed Cloud.Who are my friends from Illinois?they're jake and tina.Who is Half-Handed Cloud?its a one man band.(who is affiliated with sufjan stevens, {he played trumpet on michigan} and makes strange, quirky pop tunes. and behold, they are really good. here is his website, and an mp3 you can hear: "Animals cut in two")Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1108595129737311082005-02-16T14:59:00.000-08:002005-02-24T23:02:02.046-08:00Keeping things updated.PJ Sweeney: www.pipsworld.blogspot.com (trust me.)Joels blog: www.hartofwar.blogspot.comJims blog: www.jimsblacklines.blogspot.comCorinna's blog: www.corisgarden.blogspot.comSamantha Fox's blog: www.silkenskiesofstars.blogspot.comJohn Lake's blog: www.breath-grasp.blogspot.comSean (9-yr old neighbor): www.seanmusicking.blogspot.comTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1108362972228949212005-02-13T21:55:00.000-08:002005-02-13T22:36:12.270-08:00My Front, My Fashion, My Security.One of the greatest feelings for me is change. Mainly because I am so bad at it. If I can change, and progress one bit, and become one bit better... its a big deal. I was up late talking to Jim and Cori the other night, and I compared who I was last year to who I am now. Many things are different. Which I like, but more importantly, the thing that is different Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1108064293755154162005-02-10T11:08:00.000-08:002005-02-10T20:32:44.886-08:00Yesterday I wrestled Joel Dow and Sean Fantigrossi.Much of the experience is documented on Sean's Blog.(www.seanmusicking.blogspot.com, see entry: "Sean Fantigrossi vs. Joel Dow") Which is obviously fully endorsed/recommended by myself.Worship.I have been thinking about worship alot lately. The reason being, my church is sort of known for its bombastic music, and people seem to love it... but i Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107997825832033922005-02-09T17:10:00.000-08:002005-02-10T11:40:55.703-08:00
"The Locust" -Photo by Samantha Fox. (Of the East Side? of Irondiqoit mind you)
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107997741827165942005-02-09T17:09:00.000-08:002005-02-10T11:41:53.603-08:00
-photo most assuradly taken by Samantha Fox
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107997695611850432005-02-09T17:08:00.000-08:002005-02-09T17:08:15.610-08:00-submitted by Samantha FoxTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107918587873215682005-02-08T19:09:00.000-08:002005-02-08T19:09:47.873-08:00-"Broken Rubix Heart" -SFTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107870436578382162005-02-08T05:47:00.000-08:002005-02-08T05:47:16.576-08:00-Submitted or photo taken by Samantha FoxTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107870026581617112005-02-08T05:40:00.000-08:002005-02-08T05:40:26.580-08:00-Submitted by Samantha FoxTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107870453803163392005-02-08T05:31:00.000-08:002005-02-08T05:47:33.803-08:00Tomisthecrap.blogspot.com is pleased to introduce it's new guest artist of the month. From East or maybe West Irondiquoit, please welcome Samantha Fox. A new picture should be up daily, and an artist bio as well. Here are the first two in her "Found Object/Personal Work" Series. Please leave artistic comments when appropriate.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107869218218335402005-02-08T05:19:00.000-08:002005-02-08T05:26:58.220-08:00Yesterday I was cleaning my room.
Now this is a big deal for me. For those of you who don't know, my room is a warzone. There is just stuff everywhere. I have a terrible time throwing anything away, and so things stack up and pile, and spill all over the place. That, and I'm lazy. So I was cleaning all this, and setting up my new hamper (again, a big deal for me) and just when I got it all set Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107494950303591492005-02-03T21:25:00.001-08:002005-02-03T21:29:30.940-08:00IF ANYONE can get Bizzart on a bill anywhere on feb 11th, 12th or 13th. LET ME KNOW.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107494814086034302005-02-03T21:25:00.000-08:002005-02-03T21:26:54.086-08:00Hey everyone.
I just got an email from the SAA guy, and long story short, Bizzart may just be flying up to rochester for a few days. Isn't that just crazy!?!?
go check him out at www.soundsareactive.com in case he really does end up here, you may be able to say a couple of his lines.
Im not going to sleep tonight.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1107235809532826822005-01-31T21:26:00.000-08:002005-01-31T21:41:25.030-08:00The Legends are True and we are not playing anymore
Sean Fantigrossi has his own blog now. So stop reading about how your friend woke up late for class, is feeling lonely, or how their day went, and go read some Sean. Your not ready. I'm not ready. We're not ready.
www.seanmusicking.blogspot.com
it will work. It just has to.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106862063834800362005-01-27T13:41:00.000-08:002005-01-27T13:41:03.833-08:00"Professional Wrestling" by Sean Fantigrossi. This is "RVD" an actual real wrestler.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106861696918513212005-01-27T13:34:00.000-08:002005-01-27T13:34:56.916-08:00"Shattering Glass" by Sean FantigrossiTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106794625403922132005-01-26T18:57:00.000-08:002005-01-26T18:57:05.403-08:00A scene from a comic book, that my little sister, Sue, drew.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106778587500319932005-01-26T14:29:00.000-08:002005-01-26T14:47:38.410-08:00
This is Sean. He is my 9 year old neighbor, and a creative force to be reckoned with. Taken with Godzilla movies at a very young age, he once borrowed one a day from me for several weeks at a time, devouring each monster thrashing epic right up to the climatic Godzilla Vs. Destroyah and Godzilla Vs. Megaguiros.
Sean and I even formed a band for a breif time. We were called Bloody Wolves (to Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106758056066084672005-01-26T08:47:00.000-08:002005-01-26T08:47:36.066-08:00"Unicron devouring a planet, whilst a spaceship watches" By Sean FantigrossiTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106725073782589892005-01-25T23:29:00.000-08:002005-01-25T23:37:53.783-08:00Guest Artists:
Sean Fantigrossi will be a reacurring theme here on the site from now on. His artistic musings hopefully will awaken the 8 yr old in all of us. I will hopefully get a pic, and a bio of Sean on here as soon as possible. If you have some doodles that you would like to get on here (and would like to be the next guest artist), please send them to me at the_tombo_elite@hotmail.com. ItTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106709146726552362005-01-25T19:12:00.000-08:002005-01-25T19:12:26.726-08:00"Poetry" by my neighbor Sean. Who will hopefully be a guest artist here more often.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106632626970029872005-01-24T21:28:00.000-08:002005-01-24T21:57:06.970-08:00Wanting to want/Finishing things
This past weekend, I went to a B.A.S.I.C. event up at Elim. It was called Destiny Weekend, and it was for college juniors and seniors. I went even though I'm technically still a sophmore. The whole weekend was intended to give students lacking direction and vision, some direction, and help focus on things that actually matter. I was pretty sceptical of the thing,Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106625328822736392005-01-24T19:55:00.000-08:002005-01-24T19:55:28.823-08:00The girl next to me wrote the "you need Jesus" caption after I drew Sputter attacking these mud monsters... so its not an intentional critique on modern evangelism methods. Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106624598244034862005-01-24T19:43:00.000-08:002005-01-24T19:43:18.243-08:00Frog Belly Rat Bone leaps for joy, when he discovers the treasures that the little boy found.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106623954005727242005-01-24T19:32:00.000-08:002005-01-24T19:32:34.006-08:00Well, isn't it?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106623877601041562005-01-24T19:31:00.000-08:002005-01-24T19:31:17.600-08:00Here is something I drew during music class last semester.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106101763444428172005-01-18T18:23:00.000-08:002005-01-18T18:30:34.153-08:00I'm Sick Of Being Selfish. (lets get it together.)
Colossians 3:12-14
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1106066248074406922005-01-18T05:03:00.000-08:002005-01-18T08:40:31.446-08:00For the first time in a long time
I feel like me and God actually had a dialogue, I don't feel "unspiritual" and I am looking forward to a life lived with Him.
I had been rolling over and over in my head my commitment to God the past couple days/weeks. If I truly love Him, why do I seek after so many things that distract me from Him? I seem to be on a relentless quest to entertain myself. WhichTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1105616877509521722005-01-17T03:00:00.000-08:002005-01-16T23:55:59.400-08:00The Long-Awaited, 100 and One Post. isn't it about time you got yours?
This is just what it looks like. I have written a mini-epic of a post for you all here. Its like a book. Its like a film. Its like that best-of post i did a while back. Its like all of us that have ever dreamed the world could be so much bigger, than the box we grew up in. Lets never stop dreaming, ok friends?
The Birth ofTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1105736100167423662005-01-14T12:55:00.000-08:002005-01-14T12:55:00.166-08:00this is who I am. This is what makes me go round.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1105615910764906482005-01-13T03:27:00.000-08:002005-01-13T03:35:04.450-08:00For any curious soul, who would like to hear the Bizzart record, I dont think I need to tell you to go listen to it at www.soundsareactive.com. Its quite a peice of work.
Speaking of peices of work, The Fiery Furnaces are large, strange peices of work.
My next post, will be the one hundredth time I pressed the 'Publish' button after writing something here at my blog. I think its been like a Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1105525109269831282005-01-12T02:11:00.000-08:002005-01-12T13:32:09.476-08:00Music Writer?
DOA wants new music review writers, and I thinks I shall try my hand at it. (If any other music geek out there would like to do the same, check out www.adequacy.net, its Rochester based, and nerdishly updated daily.)
My plan is to post the review I'm going to send the editor of DOA as a sample of what I'm capable of. That is, mebbe you all could give me some grammer/english/Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1105085668437798052005-01-06T23:59:00.000-08:002005-01-07T00:14:28.436-08:00Pop music rounds the bend.
Heard any good bands lately? While I am known for liking dork music, I have fallen prey to some pop music as of late. And I feel like mentioning it right now.
Anberlin- They've posted some new songs up, which have some great hooks. I mean, I am just bumping 'Paper Thin Hymn' over here. And its three in the morning. But this song has some serious rock tossed in it. Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1103616779502887352004-12-20T23:04:00.000-08:002004-12-21T07:33:40.803-08:00Honesty has caught up with me.
I talk about God like He's not even there. Like he's not in the room. Like He can't read my Blog. I've sort of reduced Him to being real only when I think He is, and omnipresent, only when I'm aware of Him.
The only way I can get it in my head, that God is actually in the same room with me, is if I slowly turn my head, and imagine him in a certain place.
In the Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1102922059033039522004-12-12T22:24:00.000-08:002004-12-12T23:14:19.033-08:00I went to church today.
It has been over a month, due to work, since ive gone, and it was a bit of a culture shock. I've been struggling with my faith lately. Well not really with my faith, I belive in Christ, and that he is the Son of God, so that parts good. But still, I have many, many, nagging questions in the back of my head that I want answers for. Alot of them have to do with church. Why Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1102536908009658822004-12-08T13:04:00.000-08:002004-12-08T12:15:08.010-08:00That the heathen should hear, and then know
Paul Ganguly: but hey, if anyone's gonna have a computer that can do that
Paul Ganguly: it'd be me
Paul Ganguly: or maybe jeff
Tom Lake: yes
Tom Lake: or mebbe the illigitimate child of both of your comps
Paul Ganguly: yes
Paul Ganguly: like zack's computer
Paul Ganguly: that one really is our computer's bastard child
Tom Lake: hahah
Tom Lake: i was Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1101630770163727162004-11-28T01:16:00.000-08:002004-11-28T00:39:00.576-08:00Despair, baby.
I am still uncomfortable. I go to bed at night kicking and screaming inside. I am rarely satisfied with my day, or with what I am becoming. This could be because I am very critical of myself, but there is alot to be critical of. I've found a lot of selfishness, lust, and hypocrisy in every corner. But I am very glad I did, because otherwise I would be running around trying to Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1100238128937608532004-11-11T21:39:00.000-08:002004-11-11T21:42:08.936-08:00All friends, Unite! (Oh!)
So here is my idea.
I would like very much for everyone who happens to read this to participate by writing something about themselves, in this format. I'll demonstrate.
My name is Tom Lake.
And I am eating Pumkin Pie Ice cream.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1099979478973907752004-11-08T21:36:00.000-08:002004-11-08T21:51:18.973-08:00No time to change.
So the weekend made me realize that some things need to change. Can't keep going like this. This is what makes mediocre people more mediocre. Things like this.
I came home tonight at 10:15. I talked with my dad till about 12:30. Now what I had planned on tonight, was doing laundry so I could wear somthing clean tomorrow. and clearing off a space on my desk so I could have a Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1099729495191309312004-11-05T23:32:00.000-08:002004-11-06T00:24:55.190-08:00Painfully aware of failures.
Everynight I shove all the dirty laundry off my bed, set my alarm and say to myself that I will, in fact go to school and finish out the semester.
I also have been sorting through all kinds of biases I have. With certain aspects of the church for example. Why do I think worship music is so lame? Is it because I am out of touch with many of the feelings and things Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1099691734586041822004-11-05T13:37:00.000-08:002004-11-05T13:55:34.586-08:00Winning at introspection, Losing at life.
Seeing as my blog has changed dramatically the last two posts, I feel the need to clarify some things. I am definitely not trying to preach, or teach, anyone anything. My thoughts on the Bible, or friendship or whatever, I don't really premeditate. I get what I'm thinking about in m head, and then start writing. It sort of helps sort it all out. After I Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1099177784632863982004-10-30T13:29:00.000-07:002004-10-30T16:09:44.633-07:00Unity isn't easy.
I was reading the Bible lately and found this:
(1 Cor 12)
14Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1098670437341039692004-10-24T18:56:00.000-07:002004-10-24T20:44:07.726-07:00You put in alot of work to get good friends.
Its not easy to get through all the formalitys, and small talk, to actually get to know someone, and then to actually agree with, or relate to, or like them. I've been thinking about my friendships lately, because many of them have changed. Certain people have fallen off my map lately. Some of this is due to a new job, working evenings, and college. Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1098655940353818472004-10-24T15:06:00.000-07:002004-10-24T15:12:20.353-07:00So according to Russo, Woven Hand's new album comes out Nov. 2nd.
According to Jason Morehead (from opuszine.com), its really good.
here is a nice review of the album ("Consider the Birds") (also check out the reviews of The Arcade Fire, and Liz Janes, which are also interesting.)
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1098614621973226742004-10-24T03:16:00.000-07:002004-10-24T03:48:17.426-07:00Last night, Delusions of Adequacy, (one of my favorite online music zines) put on a show with a couple bands. It was at the Visual Studies Workshop, which turned out to be this ancient building that had a bunch of political documentary videos playing upstairs. Anyways, I was happy because I got to meet the guy who runs the site I visit EVERY DAY. (Because it reviews Five, yes five albums a day Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1098160355160903482004-10-18T21:20:00.000-07:002004-10-18T21:32:35.160-07:00Forget what you thought you heard.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1097242162651470272004-10-08T06:19:00.000-07:002004-10-08T06:29:22.650-07:00This post is for Paul Scota.
So there is a group called the Kleptones, I dunno if you heard em or not, but their four guys who do mash up albums... anyways they'd mashed a ton of Queen songs together with random Hip Hop songs and I couldn't find your email address so I figured Id let you know.
This stuff is hysterical.
the songs aren't edited, and i havent heard em all, so unless your a fan ofTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1096772452445127822004-10-02T19:49:00.000-07:002004-10-02T20:00:52.446-07:00Give Us Atlantis
I believe that one day I'll pick an unusually large flower, hold it in the air, and watch the pedals be plucked away by the wind. And the instant the last pedal is picked from the stem, the dopest of beats will drop, and echo throughout the surrounding hills and valleys.
That the ground would crack, and split before the kick and snares syncopated beatings. That underneath the Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1096598194091931452004-09-30T19:08:00.000-07:002004-09-30T19:37:58.076-07:00Its the little things baby.
Like that Gillette Aftershave Lotion you just applied to your cheeks, yes that feels great.
And that brand new shirt that Roberto gave you to wear at work, yes the one with your name embroidered on the front in cursive, with the three buttons, and the gray colour stylings.
The way it wraps about your torso like so. The way you muss up your hair and pose with the mopTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1096519392801169812004-09-29T21:42:00.000-07:002004-09-29T21:43:12.803-07:00 Paul Scota
Get Ready To Feel Again.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1096516965981722632004-09-29T20:38:00.000-07:002004-09-29T21:02:45.983-07:00The long white tablecloth hid me well as I enjoyed every lucious bite of its pink, frosted, vanilla pudge. Mrs. Fensen fussed and looked everywhere for it. Susie and Billy tried looking under the car, in the house, and even in the street.
This sucker is all mine.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1096515495674623152004-09-29T20:36:00.000-07:002004-09-29T20:38:15.676-07:00The joy of the Lord is my strength, not flirtatious smiles.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1095777389071574012004-09-21T07:29:00.000-07:002004-09-21T07:36:29.073-07:00Money matters so much to America. We have already built that Idol, now the church wants to help us "manage" it. "If you could not sacrafice to that Idol as much as the rest of the world, or maybe just not as often, then your doing fine."
Join in the discussion
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1095129747379922232004-09-13T19:35:00.000-07:002004-09-13T19:42:27.380-07:00Stop staying up late.
BadaRuski: What up T-rock?
BEAUTIFUL TOMBO: j bone is buuilding chill p rocks in my grill stones
BadaRuski: what's up, thomas?
BEAUTIFUL TOMBO: im bout to go do some homework andrew
BEAUTIFUL TOMBO: what are you doing?
BadaRuski: I'm gonna go to sleep and wake up painfully early
BEAUTIFUL TOMBO: dang andrew that doesnt sound too good
BEAUTIFUL TOMBO: but i may just join Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1095128195141733532004-09-13T19:04:00.000-07:002004-09-13T19:16:35.140-07:00we'd beat the answers out of their high browed foreheads until they spilled out onto the floor, and like some mad pilgrims, dancing on grapes in a winepress, we would toss our bodies about, sending the liquid splashing onto their slacks.
We would hold such dangerous meetings, we would pull out all the stops. We would let the bus roll down the hill, Into a wall, into a pond, into the blasted cityTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1095055176889074632004-09-12T22:46:00.000-07:002004-09-12T22:59:36.890-07:00I would bend it backwards
I'll shimmy up this flagpole just the same. Swat down them birds as they fly by. Let them taste gravel just the same as me. In my shoes, making blisters on my feet.
I'll give it to their beaks, breaking and balancing.
if i had my way I would wrap my arms around you. Until you turned to salt, and me to pale stone. Until everyone could see what I've done to you.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1095054388172125962004-09-12T22:44:00.000-07:002004-09-12T22:46:28.173-07:00Paul Scota is back.
get ready to feel again.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003194.post-1095051307388483822004-09-12T21:51:00.000-07:002004-09-12T21:55:07.386-07:00A mystery has emerged from the strange organism that is the internet.
Just now I checked my email, and I got an email from myself. From my address. I didnt remember sending myself a letter so I opened it. all it said was:
aaazzzaaazzzaaazzzaaazzz
and thats it.
I checked when it had been sent and it had been sent (creepy part) Four minutes ago. Paul Scota and Joel Dow were both here tonight...Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011265766976498019noreply@blogger.com5