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OMFGawww + bottletree video + clint's lennon post

SCARY.









here's some video that fox news shot at the bottletree show this past saturday. this is kyle andrews from nashville. he was probably the biggest hit of the evening among the 3 bands. kyle opened for us/john strohm...

Kyle Andrews LIVE at the Bottletree




and in closing... clint wells, a dear friend and shit-hot guitarist... is also a raving-mad beatles fan. he has lennon lyrics tattooed on his arm. he wrote some elegant words on his blog saturday, the 27th anniversary of lennon's assasination:

Another year has passed and I am still discovering and rediscovering the beauty wrapped up in your existence. I marvel at your song crafting. I am inspired by your faith in people and your pursuit of freedom, both abstract and concrete. I wrestle through your hypocrisies and your complexities. I am constantly being pushed towards the hopefulness of humanity and the value of honesty because of what you have left behind. You bring light to the pervading darkness of my psychosis. And sometimes your melodies just make me smile and forget about the world's brokenness. Or better yet, they help me remember that even in a broken world all you need is love.

Every year gives birth to new books, documentaries, tribute records, and the frustrating, yet sometimes refreshing, repackaging of your art and your music. I sometimes wonder if there is anything yet for me to learn from you and as often as I wonder I am amazed at how differently I can hear your words and music from a different angle. In a different light. From a different worldview.

I wonder often where you are. And the ambiguity hurts me some. Wherever you are I hope you are resting. And creating. Another year is gone. And another goodbye, to you, dear John.



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