We usually have friends over at Dave and my house for Christmas Eve.. going on 4 or 5 years now. It's always been the same few people, but it expands a little every year. Everyone brings food, everyone brings beer or a bottle and we kick back & shoot the shit. This year was a little different in that it was the first year the entire band was here, and the first year we played.
Things get so busy that we get disconnected from people. It just seemed like the right opportunity because the people here were important to all of us, but a few are regarded as family to Dave and I. This being said, I was egging the guys on to get in the garage and hammer a couple out, but I'd never been so nervous - EVER. I put on my bass and actually trembled. I don't get nervous when we play live, but I guess because of these individuals involvement in our past and development, and the fact that they hadn't heard the new songs, and most importantly, that I value their opinion because they know their shit.. and with them being so close, they don't hesitate to tell us what they think. All the way through, I had massive butterfly swarms in my belly. Thinking back, I think it was all about electricity among all of us, and being in such an intimate setting, it was overwhelming. We played "New Sun Rising" and "APM 3" just to get the juices flowing, then broke into two new ones "First Strike" and "Rantings and Non-Hearings". Not really anything more to tell.. we played HARD, then went back inside to chill. Not much was said, but it didn't need to. Just smiles and tears... and oh, wait. Adrian said "this is a goddamn science lab in here." So Jared, Dave, Frank.. I don't know if you felt like playing or not, but thanks for doing that for me.
So Dave retreated to the desk in the garage at 8:30 last night for a couple of hours and penned lyrics for "Signs of a Storm". He asked me to put them up and share them with everyone. This is one of the songs we'll debut on the 14th.
----- SIGNS OF A STORM -----
Tears flowing on the inside // Each drop blisters the soul // At it's core // Bleed no more // A life forever scorned
Fears burning on the inside // Each thought weakens the mind // Deep within // The pain begins // And he just wants to grin
Looking past the disillusion // All that's left is confusion // Did you ignore the bitter truth // When you had the chance to walk on .... // Through
Treasures of life - framed glory // Inspire the pain within // To never end // Walls worn thin // A life forever singed
Jagged glass searing the flesh // Each wound burns with distrust // Deep inside // Cannot hide // And he controls your life
Walk on through // Walk on through // Walk on through // Walk on through // All these signs of a storm
Signs of a storm // Were so clearly defined // Too much to lose // Everything taken for granted
Walk on through signs of a storm
--Jen
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Jen: Four days and counting!!!! SETLIST
SETLIST FOR SATURDAY, JAN. 14th - BONDS 007
"THE" intro.. old school will know...
"New Light's First Kiss"
"Anger, Power, Misery 3"
"Ranting and Non-Hearings"
"Marvel"
"Come to Life"
"Ignore Everything"
"Switchblade"
"Signs of a Storm"
"H.S.S."
"New Sun Rising"
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You guys won't recognize most of these, because they're all new stuff we've been working on since July! Hell, you probably won't recognize the band... the addition of Jared, and this newfound intensity, brought us somewhere we just weren't able to get to in the past. Half the set is all brand new stuff that we're putting on the new CD.. which we'll resume work on after this show. We're psyched!
We were lucky to get such a strong bill. It promises to be a night of metal to remember....
I've put up the code to the flyer on our myspace page if you guys would like to help us promote online & around myspace.. all help much appreciated.
--Jen
"THE" intro.. old school will know...
"New Light's First Kiss"
"Anger, Power, Misery 3"
"Ranting and Non-Hearings"
"Marvel"
"Come to Life"
"Ignore Everything"
"Switchblade"
"Signs of a Storm"
"H.S.S."
"New Sun Rising"
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You guys won't recognize most of these, because they're all new stuff we've been working on since July! Hell, you probably won't recognize the band... the addition of Jared, and this newfound intensity, brought us somewhere we just weren't able to get to in the past. Half the set is all brand new stuff that we're putting on the new CD.. which we'll resume work on after this show. We're psyched!
We were lucky to get such a strong bill. It promises to be a night of metal to remember....
I've put up the code to the flyer on our myspace page if you guys would like to help us promote online & around myspace.. all help much appreciated.
--Jen
Friday, December 9, 2005
Jen: COME TO LIFE lyrics
"COME TO LIFE" - 01/07/06
what did it take to conquer? / to be the one left standing / let go of all my fears / there was no compromise
why turn the other way? / stay trapped and waste away / lay to rest thoughts of failure / will you call upon your saviour?
to release me / a penance set free / new vision in sight / new hope has come to life
what did it take to find peace? / to be the one true clear voice / just listen for the truth / deny the plague that haunts you
celebrate each day / passions embraced / new vision in sight / new hope has come to life
choose your fate / and never surrender / prepare the injection / old life's execution
all veins glow / light up the inner soul / burn in glory / rise from the ashes
and now, you have found / the elusive truth / a secret so evasive / you know you need it
and now, you have found / the elusive truth / new vision in sight / new hope has come to life
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Dave's on a roll.. he asked me to post this for him. This is one of the new one's we'll be debuting this Saturday.
what did it take to conquer? / to be the one left standing / let go of all my fears / there was no compromise
why turn the other way? / stay trapped and waste away / lay to rest thoughts of failure / will you call upon your saviour?
to release me / a penance set free / new vision in sight / new hope has come to life
what did it take to find peace? / to be the one true clear voice / just listen for the truth / deny the plague that haunts you
celebrate each day / passions embraced / new vision in sight / new hope has come to life
choose your fate / and never surrender / prepare the injection / old life's execution
all veins glow / light up the inner soul / burn in glory / rise from the ashes
and now, you have found / the elusive truth / a secret so evasive / you know you need it
and now, you have found / the elusive truth / new vision in sight / new hope has come to life
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Dave's on a roll.. he asked me to post this for him. This is one of the new one's we'll be debuting this Saturday.
Thursday, December 8, 2005
Jen: Jan. 14th "a go"... in remembrance
Our show on January 14th is still on at Bonds as planned. There may be a line-up change, but we'll keep our stuff updated to reflect any changes.
I was going around to our friends pages to post a graphic of a ribbon memorializing Dimebag.. one year today. I realized that was going to take all night, so I just changed our graphic for the day. Time has flown by. I saw something on the net today that reminded me.. and I thought about his brother. It's going to be a rough day for him.. it sucks assholes to lose someone so close.
I was going around to our friends pages to post a graphic of a ribbon memorializing Dimebag.. one year today. I realized that was going to take all night, so I just changed our graphic for the day. Time has flown by. I saw something on the net today that reminded me.. and I thought about his brother. It's going to be a rough day for him.. it sucks assholes to lose someone so close.
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Jen: Ain't that some bullSHIT!
Some shit went down yesterday concerning our first show back on January 14th. It's another case of bullshit where the bands in the end get dumped on. Isn't that the way it always happens? Something doesn't work out and the bands always are inevitably chosen to take it up the ass.. no matter who's fault it is. You learn who to trust in this business really quickly... no one. Trust no one. Stay tuned for more on this...
Practices have been good. Progress has been great. We went a week with no practice and it felt like ages!! The Saturday before last, November 26, we had some people come out to check out practice. It was supposed to be a few people.. came to find out Frank invited the greater San Antonio metal scene. Thank God just a few people showed up (sorry, Frank). It was cool having people check things out and give honest feedback. Mike and Chris of Deadpool, Gonzo from The Scene, our good friend Crystal and a friend of Frank's from work, Lisa, checked out the set.. like 3 times or so. It was Jared's first time with us as a group in front of people and he did good despite feeling sick ("there's another compliment, Jared. Mark it down...." - he says our compliments are rare, criticisms many...). After that a few more people came by and had a couple of beers, then the night was cut short. Our party days have come and gone, dude.. well, not Frank's & Jared's.. just Dave and I. We can still throw down, but on rare occasion! So that was good. We wore ourselves down.
Jared took his guitars in to be set up and was feeling a little down this week from some shit he caught. He's also been getting stuff together for this business venture he's doing so thats cool. Frank had his little girl Thursday through Sunday. That was awesome... much overdue. Jared and Dave finally got together this last Saturday night to run through some riffs. He taught Jared a couple more songs and went over those pesky picking nuances in the riffs to tighten things up.
The last practice was last night. I wasn't able to participate for lack of a babysitter... it happens! Our only able sitter that we fully trust with all three monsters, my sister, has finals this week so we have to respect that. Things started late so there was only an hour or so to work. From in the house, I could hear them throwing down on some killer writing most of the time. That's one thing we have to be careful not to ignore... the writing is still so strong. We have to really be cautious and make sure to take our shows slowly and be more particular in what we commit to.
Practice is tonight.. another hectic evening. Dave's getting home late because he's working late, and I have to take a kid to dance class.. getting back at 7 right when practice is scheduled for. Tomorrow is not an option because Frank has his daughter.. Friday is a possibility (as far as I know), then Saturday won't work because our daughter has her Christmas dance receital. Then the next Saturday, he has his kiddo.. the the next Saturday is Chrismas.. things get rough this time of year. It's gotta roll like a well-oiled machine to work... and so far, so good.
Practices have been good. Progress has been great. We went a week with no practice and it felt like ages!! The Saturday before last, November 26, we had some people come out to check out practice. It was supposed to be a few people.. came to find out Frank invited the greater San Antonio metal scene. Thank God just a few people showed up (sorry, Frank). It was cool having people check things out and give honest feedback. Mike and Chris of Deadpool, Gonzo from The Scene, our good friend Crystal and a friend of Frank's from work, Lisa, checked out the set.. like 3 times or so. It was Jared's first time with us as a group in front of people and he did good despite feeling sick ("there's another compliment, Jared. Mark it down...." - he says our compliments are rare, criticisms many...). After that a few more people came by and had a couple of beers, then the night was cut short. Our party days have come and gone, dude.. well, not Frank's & Jared's.. just Dave and I. We can still throw down, but on rare occasion! So that was good. We wore ourselves down.
Jared took his guitars in to be set up and was feeling a little down this week from some shit he caught. He's also been getting stuff together for this business venture he's doing so thats cool. Frank had his little girl Thursday through Sunday. That was awesome... much overdue. Jared and Dave finally got together this last Saturday night to run through some riffs. He taught Jared a couple more songs and went over those pesky picking nuances in the riffs to tighten things up.
The last practice was last night. I wasn't able to participate for lack of a babysitter... it happens! Our only able sitter that we fully trust with all three monsters, my sister, has finals this week so we have to respect that. Things started late so there was only an hour or so to work. From in the house, I could hear them throwing down on some killer writing most of the time. That's one thing we have to be careful not to ignore... the writing is still so strong. We have to really be cautious and make sure to take our shows slowly and be more particular in what we commit to.
Practice is tonight.. another hectic evening. Dave's getting home late because he's working late, and I have to take a kid to dance class.. getting back at 7 right when practice is scheduled for. Tomorrow is not an option because Frank has his daughter.. Friday is a possibility (as far as I know), then Saturday won't work because our daughter has her Christmas dance receital. Then the next Saturday, he has his kiddo.. the the next Saturday is Chrismas.. things get rough this time of year. It's gotta roll like a well-oiled machine to work... and so far, so good.
Monday, December 5, 2005
Jen: New Light's First Kiss of Pneumonia
Daaaamn. I am so sick of emergency rooms. This winter, our daughter swallowed a 2 inch screw, my son got a viral infection and was puking buckets, I went in for the migraine of all migraines, and then again, the night before last, I went in because I couldn't breathe and had chest pain.
I first got sick the second week of December and two days later, our 3 year old daughter caught RSV while Christmas shopping with her dad at the mall. Despite our attempts to keep her away from the other two, our 1 year old son soon got it, with our four month old baby girl to follow. So I guess between all the breathing treatments, medications, and caring for them, holiday mess and practicing, I forgot I was sick and didn't do anything for myself. We DID manage to keep the three of them out of the hospital though.. which was the objective.
So we practiced Monday, and I started feeling really bad during pratice. Went to bed that night and Dave touched me and said "dude you're burning up." Took my temperature and I had 102.5. He went to work and I stayed here at home with the kids.. as usual.. and my fever let up during the day. We were supposed to practice, but Jared learned his mom was coming into town, so we cancelled so Dave could work on lyrics. Night came and I couldn't breathe - just very shallow. It felt like I had a corset on, and with every attempt at breath, 3 or 4 big guys pulling the shit out of it. I was scared.. thinking that I hadn't made a will... that I should get up and write a letter to my kids - kind of scared. I got up and thought that it would help if I took one of my kids breathing treatments. I got out some of my medical books and started to read while doing the treatment.. and I see that "shortness of breath, white/pink mucus, and tingling of extremeties" are indicators of heart disease. Now I'm really scared... both my grandparents died of heart disease and my dad has congestive heart failure.. so I decide to go to the ER. Problem is that I popped back 3 tylenol PMs to help me sleep before the problem had progressed so I needed someone to drive me. I called my sister and she picked me up. I get there and there was a prick at the triage counter. I start telling him my problem, in some detail, and he cuts me off. "WHY are you here?" You tell me, Buttface!
The rest is a blur.. the tylenol kicked in. My sis said I was snoring away in the waiting room. Diagnosis not heart disesase. I have pneumonia - well developed in my left lung, and not as developed, but also in my right lung. We cancelled practice yesterday and Frank has his daughter today (it worked out) so i'm not sure when we'll get together again, but we're at an o.k. place. All guitars are setup, drums will have new heads by the end of the week. Dave's been rockin' on lyrics. He wrote these yesterday.
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FIRST STRIKE - OR - NEW LIGHT'S FIRST KISS (title undetermined)
clench the fist / let the tension build / fan the flame / new light's first kiss
release all fury / frenzied flurry / of all my mistakes / of all I can't take / your pains not enough for me / a shattered mind you shall be / recipricate the violation
fall in line for the first strike / there will be no absolution / twist my knife inside your mind / go to hell - victim of the first strike
raise the hand / symbol of power / feel the flame / new light's first kiss
release all fury / frenzied flurry / of all I control / of all that I know / your pains not enough for me / a shattered mind you shall be / recipricate the violation
bring dawn to light / bring dawn to light / shroud your remains
bring dawn to life / bring dawn to life / feel new light's first kiss
fall in line for the first strike / go to hell - victim of the first strike
all I wanted / was what was mine / but you were inclined / to walk across the line / now you'll face the first strike
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so I apologize for any typos, but this was typed with one hand - I got a baby in the other.
Pneumonially yours,
Jen
I first got sick the second week of December and two days later, our 3 year old daughter caught RSV while Christmas shopping with her dad at the mall. Despite our attempts to keep her away from the other two, our 1 year old son soon got it, with our four month old baby girl to follow. So I guess between all the breathing treatments, medications, and caring for them, holiday mess and practicing, I forgot I was sick and didn't do anything for myself. We DID manage to keep the three of them out of the hospital though.. which was the objective.
So we practiced Monday, and I started feeling really bad during pratice. Went to bed that night and Dave touched me and said "dude you're burning up." Took my temperature and I had 102.5. He went to work and I stayed here at home with the kids.. as usual.. and my fever let up during the day. We were supposed to practice, but Jared learned his mom was coming into town, so we cancelled so Dave could work on lyrics. Night came and I couldn't breathe - just very shallow. It felt like I had a corset on, and with every attempt at breath, 3 or 4 big guys pulling the shit out of it. I was scared.. thinking that I hadn't made a will... that I should get up and write a letter to my kids - kind of scared. I got up and thought that it would help if I took one of my kids breathing treatments. I got out some of my medical books and started to read while doing the treatment.. and I see that "shortness of breath, white/pink mucus, and tingling of extremeties" are indicators of heart disease. Now I'm really scared... both my grandparents died of heart disease and my dad has congestive heart failure.. so I decide to go to the ER. Problem is that I popped back 3 tylenol PMs to help me sleep before the problem had progressed so I needed someone to drive me. I called my sister and she picked me up. I get there and there was a prick at the triage counter. I start telling him my problem, in some detail, and he cuts me off. "WHY are you here?" You tell me, Buttface!
The rest is a blur.. the tylenol kicked in. My sis said I was snoring away in the waiting room. Diagnosis not heart disesase. I have pneumonia - well developed in my left lung, and not as developed, but also in my right lung. We cancelled practice yesterday and Frank has his daughter today (it worked out) so i'm not sure when we'll get together again, but we're at an o.k. place. All guitars are setup, drums will have new heads by the end of the week. Dave's been rockin' on lyrics. He wrote these yesterday.
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FIRST STRIKE - OR - NEW LIGHT'S FIRST KISS (title undetermined)
clench the fist / let the tension build / fan the flame / new light's first kiss
release all fury / frenzied flurry / of all my mistakes / of all I can't take / your pains not enough for me / a shattered mind you shall be / recipricate the violation
fall in line for the first strike / there will be no absolution / twist my knife inside your mind / go to hell - victim of the first strike
raise the hand / symbol of power / feel the flame / new light's first kiss
release all fury / frenzied flurry / of all I control / of all that I know / your pains not enough for me / a shattered mind you shall be / recipricate the violation
bring dawn to light / bring dawn to light / shroud your remains
bring dawn to life / bring dawn to life / feel new light's first kiss
fall in line for the first strike / go to hell - victim of the first strike
all I wanted / was what was mine / but you were inclined / to walk across the line / now you'll face the first strike
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so I apologize for any typos, but this was typed with one hand - I got a baby in the other.
Pneumonially yours,
Jen
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