Creature Fear

Two November's ago.

November 17th, 2006

I’m now technically back home. Although home is much more north than it has been for the last 25 years. The last few months in Raleigh, were… many things… trying, rewarding, hard, sad, exciting. Right now, I am just glad to not have a plan and to be able to concentrate on music. Not where to play it, not when, not with who; just music. And I have that now. Between that and digging, building, cutting, buzzing, sawing, nailing and spliting… my days are full up.

In my last two months I had a few of my most meaningful and fulfilling experiences as a musician. I spent the better half of the year working on a record with one of my favorite bands in the universe, Nola. Working on this record with my new friends, and working on it, and working on it, and finishing it…. I can’t not discuss exactly how proud of this record and their music I am. And, also, I spent the last 4 weeks of my time in Raleigh, finishing the latest record by The Rosebuds. Ivan and Kelly took me in, let me flourish as a producer, fed me amazing sushi and bojangles, showed me episodes of Automan, and most of all erected a wonderful new friendship. Thank you guys.

As for now, in less than 20 hours, I will be sitting the middle of nowhere, with a freezing nose, toes and fingers, at 5 am, watching the sun come up through the trees.

see ya,
Justin