This past weekend I joined a few friends of mine (Alex, Kathy, and Jessica) to crash at Kate’s new place and go to the North Texas Irish Festival. If I weren’t still recovering from the trip, I’d do a whole write-up, but we packed a lot into 3 days so I’m going to spread out [...]
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The Trip to Dallas – Part 1, Lessons Learned
Published March 3rd, 2008 in Friends, Life and Music. 0 CommentsSo I’m breaking it down at Tryst last night karaoke style, entertaining the masses with Simply Red’s Holding Back the Years. I’m in the last stanza, which has two long high notes. It’s been a while since I’ve performed that, so I know there’s the chance my voice is going to crack. I get to [...]
You’re already the voice inside my head
Published February 21st, 2008 in Friends, Life and Music. 0 CommentsOne of my longest best friends told me she loved me last night. Now, before you go thinking the wrong thing, I believe she meant it as I took it – the strongest form a platonic love you can have. We were there for each other as we went through the various stages of healing [...]
Wherever I am you’ll always be more than just a memory
Published February 5th, 2008 in Life and Music. 2 CommentsSo like I said a few posts back, there’s no better feeling than getting to see your favorite band live, but I did find one thing. Sharing that with another person. I honestly couldn’t tell you what prompted me to ask if she wanted to go. I’d met her a long while back, and while [...]
This past Sunday, along with six other people, I was chosen to advance to the city-wide finals of a karaoke contest to be held this coming Sunday. The winner gets $1000 cash – no small chump change when you realize you’re getting it for singing usually best done while inebriated. The fact that, to get [...]
The Rock God ascends, and new toys make Tim a happy camper
Published October 9th, 2007 in Friends, Life and Music. 3 CommentsThis Sunday this local dive bar near my office held the quarter-finals for their karaoke contest. Now, I had qualified on a previous night, so I was going to be happy if I made it into the top selection. They made sure on multiple occasions to say that judging was based on talent, showmanship, and [...]
Get this widget | Track details | eSnips Social DNA I’ve had too many serious blogs as of late, so to lighten the mood a bit, I found this to entertain you. If the artist sounds familiar, he’s the voice of MC Pee Pants from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.