MOre to come about this absurb break, but for now check out the new songs at myspace.com/theamericanautumn
Latez
Chris
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
If you hate the taste of wine why do you drink it till your blind?
So this has been a pretty incredible past couple of days. Lets start with Thursday, which is the day I got the internship at Minty Fresh Records. They are relatively large record label in Chicago. I'm super excited its really going to give me a lot of experience into exactly what I want to be apart of. I'm so excited about any future at all I have in the music industry and this is kind of well I guess the second step, the first one being actually going to school.
On Friday was another incredible day. Lago came down and him and I went shopping on Michigan Ave. (god damn it do I love that I live in the city)After that we headed back to the suburbs. I picked up Josh dropped off Lago and went to my bro's house were all my family was hanging out or at least a good portion of them. Hung out there for awhile got some really good quality time with my family. After that I went out with Mills, Eric, Davey, Emily and her friend to the bars. Had a really fun night till around 2.
Woke up yesterday hung around my house for awhile took my little sister shopping which was an interesting experience. Then josh and i ran to best buy and then hung out at Carly and Cody's for a bit, despite them not being there. Then we went and picked up davey and katie and headed to bryans to begin an awesome night. Mills, josh, davey, bryan, katie and flippy hair katie we all went into the hot tub and enjoyed a real chill relaxing just chit chatting. Then we went to Sarah and Kevin's christmas party which was a lot of fun because we got to see some people we hadn't seen in a while. After that we moved it to the Onion pub where we had a beer and chilled for awhile hanging out. Then after that we moved to side outs hung out there till like 3 oclock then we went to steak and shake getting back home around 5 this morning. It was a pretty incredible night all together.
Then today was Christmas part 1 of 3 with out of town relatives and all my brothers and sisters. Had a really awesome time eating and hanging out. Christmas day will bring part 2 of 3 and then this weekend with just my brothers and sisters will conclude christmas.
Anyway, now that we've got that out of the way down to the gritty stuff.
I'm laying on the floor in what was my old room it's now 2 am and my mind is racing a million miles a minute. I just got done with watching Reign Over Me with Adam Sandler and Don Cheale. It was a really good movie, but it pretty much just emphasized how much i think about this one person. It seems very high school to talk about someone on a live journal or a blog or something without using their name, but only bryan and dave read this so...who the hell gives a shit. Right?
This movie reaffirms my constant thinking about you. And i can't tell what to do with myself about it. I feel like I have two options. One is just confess ask to have dinner with you and just confess how ridiculous my feelings are for you. The other option is to just keep my mouth shut like I have been and continue to try and move on. Its weird separating those two things out but neither of them really seem like all that good of an idea. I mean if I confess it leaves me open and vulnerable and the very large possibility of rejection and then boom I guess I'm back to where I am right now just a little more hurt? But what is really wrong with that honestly? I mean a major problem that I have is that I'm more bottled up than i should be especially when it comes to this person. The problem with the other outcome of this scenario is that i don't know if i want a relationship. Sounds weird huh? i guess i wish i just knew what the fuck I wanted our you'd just get the fuck out of my head. Its weird being in such a grey area. I feel like its much more realistic to know what i want rather than play games with myself.
So here I am WIDE fucking awake and not knowing what to do with myself.
Writing this blog doesn't really do anything, but it kind of feels good to get it out even if its just typed on stupid blogspot.
Also bryan i hate you because that boys like girls record is addicting. But bryan i love because i wouldn't have green man without you.
I feel like writing more, but i dont really want to because i'd go on a tangent about why hate christmas and why i love winter.
but i don't want to.
Chris
On Friday was another incredible day. Lago came down and him and I went shopping on Michigan Ave. (god damn it do I love that I live in the city)After that we headed back to the suburbs. I picked up Josh dropped off Lago and went to my bro's house were all my family was hanging out or at least a good portion of them. Hung out there for awhile got some really good quality time with my family. After that I went out with Mills, Eric, Davey, Emily and her friend to the bars. Had a really fun night till around 2.
Woke up yesterday hung around my house for awhile took my little sister shopping which was an interesting experience. Then josh and i ran to best buy and then hung out at Carly and Cody's for a bit, despite them not being there. Then we went and picked up davey and katie and headed to bryans to begin an awesome night. Mills, josh, davey, bryan, katie and flippy hair katie we all went into the hot tub and enjoyed a real chill relaxing just chit chatting. Then we went to Sarah and Kevin's christmas party which was a lot of fun because we got to see some people we hadn't seen in a while. After that we moved it to the Onion pub where we had a beer and chilled for awhile hanging out. Then after that we moved to side outs hung out there till like 3 oclock then we went to steak and shake getting back home around 5 this morning. It was a pretty incredible night all together.
Then today was Christmas part 1 of 3 with out of town relatives and all my brothers and sisters. Had a really awesome time eating and hanging out. Christmas day will bring part 2 of 3 and then this weekend with just my brothers and sisters will conclude christmas.
Anyway, now that we've got that out of the way down to the gritty stuff.
I'm laying on the floor in what was my old room it's now 2 am and my mind is racing a million miles a minute. I just got done with watching Reign Over Me with Adam Sandler and Don Cheale. It was a really good movie, but it pretty much just emphasized how much i think about this one person. It seems very high school to talk about someone on a live journal or a blog or something without using their name, but only bryan and dave read this so...who the hell gives a shit. Right?
This movie reaffirms my constant thinking about you. And i can't tell what to do with myself about it. I feel like I have two options. One is just confess ask to have dinner with you and just confess how ridiculous my feelings are for you. The other option is to just keep my mouth shut like I have been and continue to try and move on. Its weird separating those two things out but neither of them really seem like all that good of an idea. I mean if I confess it leaves me open and vulnerable and the very large possibility of rejection and then boom I guess I'm back to where I am right now just a little more hurt? But what is really wrong with that honestly? I mean a major problem that I have is that I'm more bottled up than i should be especially when it comes to this person. The problem with the other outcome of this scenario is that i don't know if i want a relationship. Sounds weird huh? i guess i wish i just knew what the fuck I wanted our you'd just get the fuck out of my head. Its weird being in such a grey area. I feel like its much more realistic to know what i want rather than play games with myself.
So here I am WIDE fucking awake and not knowing what to do with myself.
Writing this blog doesn't really do anything, but it kind of feels good to get it out even if its just typed on stupid blogspot.
Also bryan i hate you because that boys like girls record is addicting. But bryan i love because i wouldn't have green man without you.
I feel like writing more, but i dont really want to because i'd go on a tangent about why hate christmas and why i love winter.
but i don't want to.
Chris
Monday, December 10, 2007
Semaphore Recording
Alright Ladies and Gents,
The American Autumn myspace is up and running with a rough...really rough recording of Doctor Doctor to tide our glorious fans over until two weeks from now when we head in the studio at Semaphore Recordings.
Dave, Josh, and myself went and took a tour of the studio last night and set up a weekend for recording a three track ep. Eric the engineer at the studio was a really awesome guy he has been in unbelievably good contact with us, which has motivated us to work with him even more. We took a look at a couple of other studios, but this one was perfect for our price range and availablity.
Needless to say we are all super fucking excited to get in a studio where bands we like have recorded. It's an enourmous step to be recording somewhere outside our comfort zone like JPL, but we are all super excited about it. So hopefully by the end of this month and this ridiculous year we will have a demo to hand out to people. I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for this band to go somewhere.
Well I'm sure i'll update after the studio
Latez
Chris
The American Autumn myspace is up and running with a rough...really rough recording of Doctor Doctor to tide our glorious fans over until two weeks from now when we head in the studio at Semaphore Recordings.
Dave, Josh, and myself went and took a tour of the studio last night and set up a weekend for recording a three track ep. Eric the engineer at the studio was a really awesome guy he has been in unbelievably good contact with us, which has motivated us to work with him even more. We took a look at a couple of other studios, but this one was perfect for our price range and availablity.
Needless to say we are all super fucking excited to get in a studio where bands we like have recorded. It's an enourmous step to be recording somewhere outside our comfort zone like JPL, but we are all super excited about it. So hopefully by the end of this month and this ridiculous year we will have a demo to hand out to people. I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for this band to go somewhere.
Well I'm sure i'll update after the studio
Latez
Chris
Thursday, December 6, 2007
I wait in 4/4 time..
So Dane got this article published on The Weakerthans in a magazine and it looks phenominal. We were talking about it before practice this week and he was saying how its not so much of a job for him that he gets to write an article about a band, but he gets to interview one of his idols. Aside from the article being awesome and Dane's little blurb and complimenting picture, he was saying how John Samson was a lyrical idol of his. Unfortunately, I had never really given The Weakerthans a chance before and I'm not quite sure why, but i just never got around to listening to their record. I had Left and Leaving on my computer for god knows how long and I know I've heard "Aside" before probably a thousand different places.
Knowing that Dane is pretty good at knowing what music to listen to I took my step up to the plate with The Weakerthans and I have to say I hit a homerun. (how fucking cheesy was that). For whatever reason discorvering this record was meant to happen right now for me. I couldn't be happier that it was put off until now because, for whatever reason, it melds perfectly with how i feel right now. Left and Leaving was the perfect indie record for me while the snow is fallin and, from what i can assume is seasonal depression, is setting in.
Yesterday I met Dave for lunch at the potbelly's in his building and on my walk to his building from the train the snow was flurrying, people were scampering completely bundled up rushing to get to some place warm and I was walking pretty slowly taking in the world around me listening to the weakerthans. I honestly couldn't help, but to have an out of body, euphoric feeling while i was walking and for a couple of minutes everything was just fine and i could feel the world working like it should. I know that seems cheesy, but I really don't care.
Then last night Dave and I were driving back from Bryans house to home and when you drive down Roosevelt towards Lake Shore as you go over the bridge look left and there the sky line is all lit up and it looks beautiful and I couldn't help but feel that I was in the right place while i was looking at how awesome it was. The response I hear the most to me telling people that i live in the city is "I wish I could have." Or in one case "How's the talent?" And i love that i can say later on in life that i lived in the city. I had that life and it was incredible. That kind of makes it seem like I'm ready to move out which is not true at all I just really enjoying being the guy that lives in the city. I was explaining to someone once how i don't like measuring life in years or classes or acheivements, I measure life in stories. The more stories that you can tell people the more fortunate person you are. You're probably thinking isn't your friends and family what makes you a fortunate person? Well who are the people that are in those stories with you? Exactly...
One part of my story is that i lived in the city with 2 girls and my guitar player/best friend. Not many people can say that...For me it's not i wish i had.
Chris
Knowing that Dane is pretty good at knowing what music to listen to I took my step up to the plate with The Weakerthans and I have to say I hit a homerun. (how fucking cheesy was that). For whatever reason discorvering this record was meant to happen right now for me. I couldn't be happier that it was put off until now because, for whatever reason, it melds perfectly with how i feel right now. Left and Leaving was the perfect indie record for me while the snow is fallin and, from what i can assume is seasonal depression, is setting in.
Yesterday I met Dave for lunch at the potbelly's in his building and on my walk to his building from the train the snow was flurrying, people were scampering completely bundled up rushing to get to some place warm and I was walking pretty slowly taking in the world around me listening to the weakerthans. I honestly couldn't help, but to have an out of body, euphoric feeling while i was walking and for a couple of minutes everything was just fine and i could feel the world working like it should. I know that seems cheesy, but I really don't care.
Then last night Dave and I were driving back from Bryans house to home and when you drive down Roosevelt towards Lake Shore as you go over the bridge look left and there the sky line is all lit up and it looks beautiful and I couldn't help but feel that I was in the right place while i was looking at how awesome it was. The response I hear the most to me telling people that i live in the city is "I wish I could have." Or in one case "How's the talent?" And i love that i can say later on in life that i lived in the city. I had that life and it was incredible. That kind of makes it seem like I'm ready to move out which is not true at all I just really enjoying being the guy that lives in the city. I was explaining to someone once how i don't like measuring life in years or classes or acheivements, I measure life in stories. The more stories that you can tell people the more fortunate person you are. You're probably thinking isn't your friends and family what makes you a fortunate person? Well who are the people that are in those stories with you? Exactly...
One part of my story is that i lived in the city with 2 girls and my guitar player/best friend. Not many people can say that...For me it's not i wish i had.
Chris
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