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  • Gig #73: 15 July OPEN MIC DAY (Doppelganger’s 10 Year anniversary)

    My first gig since I returned from Phuket. Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve taken the stage. Anyway, it’s going to be Doppelganger’s 10 year anniversary and I’m honored to be performing for the event. In case you didn’t know, Doppelganger was crucial in my “career” (for lack of a better word) taking off. Without it and its open mic events, I probably wouldn’t have come along this far. Heck, I think more than half the gigs I’ve performed at are Doppelganger gigs.

    Here are the details:
    Time: 5.00pm-11.30pm
    Venue: Doppel Kafe (the very same venue where we started in 2002 and the same place I hosted my Farewell, Farewell gig)
    Address: Lot 2.04, M Floor, Central Market Annexe
    Entry Free!! Snacks & drinks provided from 5pm-7pm.
    [From the Facebook Event page]

    I don’t know the exact time slot I’m playing just yet, but I’ll do my best to find out ASAP and update this blog post, as well as my Twitter and Facebook accounts. I’ll be playing Keep Looking Forward live for the first time ever, so be there if you want to listen to it! I hope to see some familiar faces and meet new ones there as well. Come show some love <3

  • Keep looking forward

    Keep looking forward

    You’re packed you’re all set for the road
    What’s left at home is an empty room
    You know it’s not so easy but no one ever said it was
    You tried so hard to make up your mind
    Now all that’s left is by your design
    You say it’s not so easy but that’s just what life’s all about

    You’ve made up your mind
    But you’re still unsure
    Is this what you want?

    Your friends, your life, now in photographs
    You take a breath and you close your eyes
    You know it’s not so easy but no one ever said it was
    Don’t wait, hesitate, or doubt yourself
    You’re in this now so give it all you’ve got
    You say it’s not so easy but that’s just what life’s all about

    Don’t be so sad when
    You’re saying long goodbyes
    Don’t think it’s over
    Before you even try
    It’s the start of
    The start of a new life
    Keep looking forward
    Don’t be so sad when
    You’re saying long goodbyes
    Don’t think it’s over
    Before you even try
    It’s the start of
    The start of a new life
    Because it’s not the end

    Dedicated to my Phuket May 2012 CTESOL classmates. I wrote this song while in my room in Phuket and managed to finish it the very night before I left Thailand. Pretty self explanatory lyrics. It’s still a demo, and I recorded this a few hours after leaving the hospital, but whatever. Raw music kicks ass. Enjoy! <3

  • Gig #72: Farewell, Farewell

    Gig #72: Farewell, Farewell

    Farewell, Farewell. (a gig)
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