The Post-Christmas Blog

Well, Christmas came and went and, after indulging maybe too much in cookies and Christmas gift jealousy, I can finally return to the blogosphere.

So, I started the holiday off with a Christmas gift to myself (hey, no Federal law prevents me from doing so...yet). I went to Alto Music in Wappingers Falls and scored a MAHOGANY Taylor Baby acoustic, after trading in an Epiphone SG (I stopped using it) and a ART Tube PreAmp (I didn't need it anymore). I posted a picture of it right here for you to gawk at, but it's nothing like the real thing. It's super gorgeous and sounds like a dream, even for a guitar that's just 3/4 size. All my friends question why I go for small guitars that barely stretch beyond baritone ukulele size and I say it's all really a matter of comfort. Huge dreadnought acoustics just feel too big for me :::shrugs arms::: There is, believe it or not, a valid reason for this gift: the guitar that I took out for my first Open Mic Tour was the same 3/4 size Squier acoustic that I wrote EVERY song with from June to December and I'd hate for that guy to suffer a cruel fate on the road. So, the Taylor is the performance guitar, while the Squier gets to stay home and be the songwriting tool. Dorky, I know.

I got practically everything I wanted this year: an external hard drive (500 gig, MORE than enough space), a new speaker cab for my trusty Epiphone Valve Junior amp head, and even a huge book about U2's interesting tours, among many other neat things. I did experience some jealousy, since my little sister scored a pretty neat laptop. Yes, I got everything I wanted and then some...but she still got a fucking laptop. The silver lining on this cloud? The laptop has Windows Vista. Sucker!

So, with my debut album A Song A Day I (available HERE as a free download, btw) just released two weeks ago, I've already been thinking about the next period of songwriting (one without the nutty "song a day" concept). After a time of mostly acoustic tinkering, I'd love to go after a more "rock" sound. You know, feedback and big guitars and drums and shit. I kinda have some minimal ideas floating around that I might demo soon. Full fledged recording though? Don't count on that for a good while, unless I find that creative vein quick.

One last note: if you want a good laugh, go see Valkyrie. LOLs galore!

-Tyler