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A Sort of Homecoming

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Ok so I’ve been a slacker writing here. I need to do it more as I have all these ideas and never post them. And yes, I have said that before. Perhaps I have blog ADHD or something. Anyway, I’m posting this from my iPhone. Not to brag about that fact but wanted to test it out.

I’m currently in Indiana for Purdue homecoming weekend with college friends. Should see some I haven’t seen in a long time! This place has MANY great memories for me. I always enjoy coming back here to visit.

Purdue may not win the game which would not be fun. However in the end it’s not about the game, it’s about the people I get to see and catch up with.

Go Boilers!

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Traffic Jams of a Different Sort

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting write up today about the airlines padding schedules to allow for the congestion in the skies delaying flights. Flying out of Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) I see this all the time. Of course the main reason I recommend this article is my good friend and college roomate who works for Southwest Airlines is quoted in it. Nothing like bragging on my friends quoted in the WSJ!

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“Recovery” by Jeremy Casella - Buy It!

Monday, May 7th, 2007

Recovery by Jeremy CasellaJeremy Casella is an independent musician I highly recommend giving a listen. “Recovery” is his latest project due for release May 22, 2007, however if you pre-order the CD on his website, you get access to download the entire record now!

[Full disclosure - I know Jeremy from back in my college days and his post-Purdue days when he would play gigs back at Purdue. Some of you already know that but for those that don't... ya know.]

He has blogged about the process of creating the record, including the incredible people that contributed to it from the musicians to the legendary mixer/engineer that mastered the final version.

By the way, Jeremy is a true singer/songwriter, composing all of the music and writing all of the lyrics which is becoming a little more rare these days. His wife Kiersten wrote a nice short description of part of the creative process he goes through on her blog.

Of course I’m biased, but I rarely recommend a record on my blog unless it’s really good and this is no exception. “Recovery” is such a finely crafted work its hard for me do it justice describing it in my limited music vocabulary. Do yourself a favor and check this album out. He has an awesome video showing on the home page of his site on the making of the record that’s well worth your time. He also has links to his MySpace, Facebook, and Virb pages that have a few the tracks posted in a music player. Make your ears happy and have a listen! Go to Jeremy’s site here or just click on the badge below to go to his site:

UPDATE (11/29/2007): Not only did Jeremy’s album get a rare FIVE STARS from Christianity Today, it also was ranked #4 on their Best Christian Albums of 2007! Congrats Jeremy! Well done and most certainly deserved!

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