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rodblackhurst: The Daylights ‘I Hope This Gets To You’ One of...

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:53:01 -0800

The Daylights ‘I Hope This Gets To You’

One of the coolest music videos I’ve seen in months.

Yeah, what he said.

Prescott, AZ. A week ago I flew to a dusty old town north of...

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:57:59 -0800

Prescott, AZ.

A week ago I flew to a dusty old town north of Phoenix by about two hours. My grandfather had passed away the weekend before Thanksgiving, falling asleep on Saturday and never waking up. He had succumbed to, among other ailments, a long-standing bout with Alzheimer’s. The family held a beautiful memorial service, and a loverly, languid dinner later in the evening, over the weekend honoring the cowboy that he was. He had lived in Prescott as a teenager, working on a ranch long before the casinos, the Wal-Mart, and the faux honky tonk bars that litter the downtown square. It was around that time, actually, that he purchased a 1940 Gibson ES-150, a guitar that was given to me a few years ago. In transitional times, you shed superfluous weight and run with what you need. I brought the guitar home the other day for whatever lies ahead.

Self-portrait, for the moment. Prescott, AZ.

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:33:24 -0800

Self-portrait, for the moment. Prescott, AZ.

Another week. We brought out some of our team last Wednesday. We...

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:59:05 -0800

Another week.

We brought out some of our team last Wednesday. We sat down in our studio and played hours of new songs, demos, pieces; thoughts, complete or not.

As we looked back, we realized that the process has been in motion for sometime. Fatigue greets us at the front door. But as we look forward, we’re more excited now than ever before.

The important pieces from the studio this past week.

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:37:20 -0800

The important pieces from the studio this past week.

Colorado’s new governor, John Hickenlooper. Congrats.

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:37:54 -0700

Colorado’s new governor, John Hickenlooper. Congrats.

Call it an early Christmas gift. (Last try. Sheesh.)

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:29:02 -0700

Call it an early Christmas gift.

(Last try. Sheesh.)

Apologies.

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 09:35:31 -0700

Tumblr’s kinda being a little bitch right now and not uploading a video…I promise you, it will be worth it when I get there. Hang tight.

Got this from Ben this morning. A physical representation that...

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:27:11 -0700

Got this from Ben this morning. A physical representation that our covers will, in fact, be heard by people.

Son Lux.

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:57 -0700

Son Lux.

Yeah, I like this.

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:58:29 -0700

Yeah, I like this.

Punch Brothers, Grimey’s in-store performance....

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:31:12 -0700

Punch Brothers, Grimey’s in-store performance. (Let’s try this again.)

Please.

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:43:39 -0700

Please, please, please stop talking so loudly on your phone in the coffee shop. You’re sitting against a window. It’s echoing off the glass and into the ear canals of every socially polite person in this room. I know your “think tank virtual conference” is important to your business ventures, both present and future, but really? I’m trying to blog here.

My new favorite thing. A Pendleton “mug rug.”...

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:19:22 -0700

My new favorite thing. A Pendleton “mug rug.” Perfect for a hot cup of coffee, or in this case, a rye old-fashioned.

Photo

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:06:49 -0700

MBA

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:00:15 -0700

Sitting outside with a cup of coffee listening to baby-faced grads with pressed shirts and cheap khakis.

“Well, I studied history at Michigan…”

“I’d like to get into a company where I could exercise my micro-finance abilities…”

“He’s been meaning to reach out to you…we went to a Rockies game on Friday…”

Sign me up.

rodblackhurst: BMW Unscripted ‘Murray’ Viral campaign for BMW. ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:31:10 -0700

rodblackhurst:

BMW Unscripted ‘Murray’

Viral campaign for BMW. So good.

Agreed. So, so good.

LA to Denver, part 2. A few more images I rustled up....

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:58:40 -0700

LA to Denver, part 2.

A few more images I rustled up. Haven’t raided Ben’s camera yet…

LA to Denver, part 1. For the past few days, Ben and I spent our...

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:16:20 -0700

LA to Denver, part 1.

For the past few days, Ben and I spent our time ambling down the old Route 66 path with my 1960 Airstream Pacer in tow.

I spent a fair share of time behind the wheel with Ben beside me snapping photos of any/everything. I’ll poach some of his as well and share those if need be.

I grew up in the desert; a bittersweet homecoming, if only for a few fleeting moments.

Gaga.

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:37:44 -0700

Meat dress. Amazing.