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So people seem to be on about politics lately. Let me just say a few things, in the most respectful tone I can stand to muster about now.
I don't technically consider myself in a particular "party" as of the moment. However, I am a college senior/musician/artist who leans to the right (how is that even possible, right?), and have somehow managed to not cite/worship Steven Colbert or John Stewart like they're Dr. Jesus PhD of all things savvy and relevant or something. Now, if I've already lost your respect, then whatever. If you make it to the end of this post, it isn't even really so much about my own views...but I will lead with them a little. I am not really about attacking people. I personally however disagree with many of the actions of our current President, though I say that still maintaining my respect for his office. I feel that our national debt is out of control, and yes, though the situation hasn't been ideal for some time, I believe a lot of this undue spending has been coming from unnecessary things that make the general public happy. I also feel that the recent bill on heathcare, whether you agree with it or not, was way too huge and packed with a BUNCH of non-healthcare related issues that were snuck into the legislation, many of which keep getting "discovered" because the thing was too huge and rushed to even be read by the people passing it. There are some other issues I have as well, but that's not really my point. Still with me? Haven't lost all respect for The Great Sam Day? I seem to see a lot of things on my newsfeed lately. People arguing and talking about how respectful and hopeful the DNC was, in contrast to the "mudslinging" of the Republicans. Admittedly, I didn't really watch either, at least not yet. I'm a little busy producing albums, playing concerts, commuting to college in Dayton, practicing, recording, writing, being involved in my church (oh dear, a college student in church? with old people?!), making art, being the President of the campus recording studio, etc. But this I know. No party is really innocent of this kind of thing. And while you holier-than-thou twentysomethings were busy inventing new ways to say you're smarter than everyone else, I was just trying to watch a funny cat video on YouTube when an anti-Romney smear ad with the overall depth of a hallmark movie stole thirty seconds of my bandwidth. Yeah, and there's nothing like those "sponsored tweets" hijacking my twitter feed to make sure I know just how things "are". So, a fallacious red-herring like talking about the overall PR of one event just doesn't seem to make the case for me. Now, who you vote for and the values you hold are your choice. Really. And please do discuss them. But too often I feel like people like me have been scoffed at like some sort of toothless, outdated hilljack for being the slightest bit conservative. But really, again, my personal beliefs aren't my bottom line here. I am not really even saying anything about Romney, I can't really say that I agree with him 100% either. Whatever your beliefs are, we ought to just be able to share them articulately. Without fear. I look out at big public figures....you know, people like Lady Gaga or something who have gained a lot of fanbase because of how outspoken they are. Whether you or I agree with them or not really isn't the bottom line. I just feel like anyone who sort of leans toward the "conservative" side (which is really a sort of unfair term anyway) immediately gets labeled as either "THE MAN" (like, "fight the man", you dig?) or tragically out of touch, while people on the other side of things get labeled as the "underdog" who is fighting the status quo. The thing is, looking at my facebook feed, seems like that hasn't been quite the whole truth. I'm not going to be afraid of losing fans or something anymore because of where I stand. I'm not out to shove anything down anyone's throat or force you to be like me. But I'm not stupid. Most people who know me personally know I'm an intelligent, respectful and respectable person. Though I haven't been perfect, I've done more good than you'd probably care to know, and done a whole lot less COMPLAINING ON FACEBOOK than I probably could have gotten away with. So how could someone like me think "that way?". Chances are, you probably didn't even know where I stood on some of this, and still don't on a lot of other things. As I said before, I haven't really gone around picking fights. Well, regardless of the answer to the aforementioned question, we should just be who we were created to be (and please, don't start some hotly debated semantical forum about what that means right now). And to the Christians who have been making comments like "I'll just stay out of it"...well, ok, I respect and understand that we don't need to squabble unproductively like many others. I get that people. But please, don't use Christianity as an excuse to be a pansy. I don't go around preaching my spiritual or political beliefs to people on a whim. I know how unproductive that can be in many instances. But we shouldn't be afraid to hold our beliefs just because they are "uncool". And I've seen some questionable sources thrown around just to chum the water anyway. While Bill Nye has totally spoken out against creationism, there's been this whole big fat thing going around about him losing his cool and dropping the F bomb about 8 billion times regarding the issue (and several others), which just made all you facebookers about wet your pants with joy. But, then I turned around and saw an article saying that, despite his real anti-creationist feelings, this popular account never happened. (http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/billnye.asp) I seriously to this day haven't been able to verify if this thing ever happened or not, or if everyone just so wanted it to have happened that we went all 1984 in this mug and convinced each other that it actually went down. I can't find the video....nothing. But seriously. You "i love to debate on facebook all day long" types may as well have been citing it on a college paper with your backing of this story. So seems to me it's gotten a little sharky up in here. Let's not be afraid to stand up for what we believe in. But do your best to do so in love, people. And maybe you'll think I'm a little crazy. But hey, people thinking that hasn't stopped Tom Cruise from being wildly successful either.
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People are free to boycott Oreo or support them, or neither. People are free to support or boycott Chik-fil-a. I choose to support them. For those of you who have been throwing around the term "bigot", get your head out of your behind and stop creating a climate of fear. A bigot is someone whose actions originate in hate, not someone who stands up for what they believe in but still loves people. I have had LGBT friends and teachers (ok, just LG so far). People I have loved and enjoyed the company of and have respected. What is sad though is that, because of the climate we live in, I have had to deal with fear of speaking my beliefs because apparently you're immediately an "anti-gay bastard" the moment someone finds out you do not believe in gay marriage. But, there really are those of us who will disagree, stand for our beliefs, but would still gladly have lunch with anyone regardless. People who still love all people. And for those of you "food isn't idealistic" people, stop dodging the issue. We so want to separate everything in our lives, but things just aren't that simple. It's true, you'll probably NEVER be able to buy a single product without some penny of your money going to something you don't agree with, regardless of who you are, there are some things you almost can't avoid. However, when a company comes out and takes a defined stance or makes a statement, you can't just sit there and say it doesn't mean anything. I'm not saying I'll never buy another Oreo, but I am saying that when Oreo did their thing, many of you "I'm smarter than you people" people came out and started belittling those who spoke out in opposition by making sly statements like "it's just a cookie, get over it", insinuating that such people were backwards rednecks with no concept of the way the "real world" works. You started using words like "bigot" and throwing all the apples into one basket. I'm not a bigot. I've had many friends and teachers whose beliefs differed from my own, and still loved them. So, don't you dare attack people who stand for what they believe in. All laws and issues in any country come out of someone's moral conviction. Some people have different moral convictions, but we should never come to the day that we deny that morals exist. So, if LGBT groups want to protest Chik-fil-a, then you know what? They can do that. That's freedom. We should protect that right. Now, aside from that, I know where I'm having dinner tonight. And no, I don't want a comment war on my wall, thanks, so I'm going to delete any comments posted here, supportive or argumentative. Either one.
This is a rather serious post. But for you moviegoes, yes, it does contain spoilers.
Last night at 12:01 I found myself sitting in a crowded theater full of people in t-shirts and costumes as the newest installment of Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy rolled. Every since I was a little kid, my favorite superheroes were Batman and Spiderman, so you can imagine why this has been a great summer for me as far as superhero movies go. Oh yeah, and the Avengers was sweet too. I've always had a thing for guys like Batman who put what was right before everything else. I've always been fascinated by the journey and life of a hero. What followed was a dark film. Emotionally taxing to the extreme, and though I knew most of what was coming (I'm pretty acquainted with the traditional Batman "Knightfall" storyline featuring Bane), I still found myself horrified watching the invincible caped crusader raise his shaking hands as a relentless enemy tore him to pieces. What I saw was my hero afraid, terrified, and broken by someone bent on wielding terror. Someone who had once also been broken. I'll get to the rest of the movie. There's hope to be had here, don't worry. After forcing myself to sleep in because I made it to bed at 4 am, I found myself faced with the news of what had happened in Colorado. As I sat watching the tale of Batman and Bane, a man not much older than myself opened fire on a dark movie theater full of innocent people with several weapons. Apparently, under his body armor he had died his hair red, said he was the Joker, and his apartment is laced with trip wires and explosives. So today I posted on twitter, "Prayers go out to the families in Colorado. What a shame to bring terror to a movie about a hero." Of course, already news sites are overflowing with arguments about gun control. It is a complicated issue. However, there was this guy just earlier this month: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/surveillance-vid-shows-71-year-old-concealed-carry-holder-opening-fire-on-would-be-robbers/ I won't digress on the issues of gun control. It's not my focus right now, and I don't know what would have happened exactly in a given scenario. So on to my point. The film I watched, though dark and trying, was about a man standing back up after being broken because he believed that he could create a symbol that would inspire people to do the same. To be heroes. However, the enemy promised revolution. He demonized the rich, terrorized the poor, enacted martial law, and did away with the hero. He acted as if he was both literally and ideologically "freeing" the people, but in truth he always had his finger on the trigger. He wanted the people to have hope, but only so that he could use is as a bludgeon to turn on them when he incited his ultimate end. But hope, to the enemy, is a red herring. It's a distraction from his real overall tactic: fear. Terror. Hope is a divisive thing. While the bad guy plans to use it to exacerbate the resolve of the people while keeping them afraid, the hero seeks to restore hope to them in purity in order to destroy fear. The irony is this: at the end of the Dark Knight, Gotham rejects it's own hero, and he's willing to let it happen. He's so dedicated to doing the right thing that he's willing to let everyone blame him for their problems. But finally, in this newest film, we saw his redemption. He did was he set out to do. He inspired the masses. He gave them hope to stand up to fear. This is what heroes do. The Amazing Spiderman gave us something similar. The t-shirts, the graffiti of his insignia in the alley, they all let Peter Parker know that he had inspired people. What he had done meant something. When Steve Rogers returns in The Avengers and is given his uniform, he says something like "I don't know, aren't the stars and stripes a little old fashioned?" Agent Coulson replies "With all that's happening, with all that's going to be revealed, I think the world could use a little old fashioned right about now." "Uh, Sam, your point please?" Here are director Nolan's words on the incident: "Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of The Dark Knight Rises, I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community. I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime. The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me. Nothing any of us can say could ever adequately express our feelings for the innocent victims of this appalling crime, but our thoughts are with them and their families." - Christopher Nolan A guy on facebook commented this: Garret Grev "The reason that Baman has resonated for so many years is that at its essence it is a story about honor, justice, self-sacrafice, and heroism. The victims of the Aurora shooting went to experience a movie about something good and respectable. What happened to them is beyond heart breaking. If ever there was a time to believe in heroes it is now. Pray for justice and for healing." My point is this. What happened in Colorado was tragic. A twisted mind became fixated on evil for whatever reason and disregarded the message of the hero, but let's not do the same. Let's pray for all those involved, but let's not let an act of fear and terror make us forget about Faith, Hope, and Love. Shadows dance in the headlights.
Ominous glows raise the hair of the horizon. And while the ecstasy of the past beckons from the back seat to fear of the dark road, my determination highbeams into an even better future. But what roadkill waits to splash it's bile upon my tires? What crazed hitchhikers stand in the darkness with sore thumbs raised? What beautiful fellow travelers will flash their brights and join my caravan, Or even slide into shotgun and sing with me and my stereo for the long haul, While others veer off course cursing their maps Letting the life drain from the GPS Running out of gas? I steady the wheel and tear away the rearview mirror, Glad to be free from the blinding annoyance of badgering tailgaters, And finally exposed to the complete and full view before me. Though things grimace and twitch in the crevices of the strange, dark countryside, They are only grotesque spectators to our grand journey. And despite the condition of the road that was once only erratically revealed, We learn to glide past potholes and storm drains Past the dead things that plead to avert our eyes from the course. Now the headlights bathe the road before us in clear understanding. Moths scatter, And even the moon smiles, forgetting that it's broken. One thing I really don't like is when people assume something has been easy for you just because you're farther in a particular area than they are.
Ok, let me explain. First off, no specific life event has triggered this post, it's just a thought I had. And secondly, this doesn't apply to every situation, but probably to more than a few. Often times, I feel like it's easy for someone to look at you when you are trying to help them and make a statement like "Well, it's easy for YOU, YOU'RE privileged, or YOU'RE talented, or YOU just aren't AFFECTED by anything!" etc., etc. In all fairness, sometimes this is true to varying degrees. Things like privilege, talent, mental chemistry, or whatever else can buffer our experiences. Some things ARE just naturally easier for some people. But, I feel that too often we just use this partial truth as ammunition when we feel like throwing something up in another's face. I guess what I'm saying is, don't assume that because something is easy for me now that it always has been. Perhaps I can speak from experience because I've been where you are. Maybe I had to go through a lot to be where I'm at in a particular area. How would you know? For instance, somebody might say, "Well, you just don't understand, you don't get hurt the way I do when people say things to you. It just comes so naturally to you to just let it all go." Well, ok, maybe that's true. Or maybe not. Maybe the very person you're saying that to was even more devastated by people than you are in times past. Maybe they were naturally even WEAKER in that area, but then decided to make a change. To not let their their young and undeveloped tendencies dictate to them who they are. Maybe they went through some serious fires, learned a lesson and made a change, only for you to assume that it "comes to easily to them". What an absolute insult. What a slap in the face, a belittling of a journey based on some sad ignorance. And at the end of the day, what does it matter? What does it matter if some life skill DOES come easier to someone else, or if they had to develop it? All that really matters is this: are they doing the right thing with it? Are they telling you the truth, giving you sound words to live by? Whether they practiced for hours or could just pick the thing up and play, are they doing something worthwhile with it so that others can follow suit? And what are you going to do even if it is easier for them? Use that as some weak, poor excuse to continue on in self-accepted weakness? Just so you can say "well, you don't understand" over and over again, as if it's your weaknesses that make you special? That's such a lie! We've accepted so many lies about who we are. We've let the world tell us that our deficiencies and weaknesses are what make us special. They've practically defined humanity with the term "mistake". The pervading message bleeding through our facebook and twitter feeds every day is that that our scars and limps are what make us who we are. And for what? So we can all hobble around like nostalgic infirmary patients, comparing wounds in some twisted, romantically tragic manner, swearing that these grievances and hinderances are what make us interesting? That our fears and and insecurities are our dear friends, so that we can play the part of the underdog, giving us just enough excuse when things "don't go right"? So that we can accuse anyone trying to help or correct us of "being a bully", being "unfeeling and unloving", or (one of the most popular) of "not accepting us for who we are"? If you accuse someone trying to help you of "not accepting you for who you are", then what you are saying is that you define yourself by your problems, instead of by the greatness that is in you. Don't tell someone you love to "never change". We're supposed to be beings that are constantly getting better. None of us can attain walking in perfection on our own, and yeah, we all have quirks and issues to deal with. And it's true that we should accept and love one another DESPITE the problems, but not BECAUSE of them. As a Christian, I look at it this way; I put my faith in a God who lived a life here just like me, and can relate. So it doesn't matter if the person standing in front of me can 100% "relate" or not. If what they are telling me is true, then that's the bottom line. Truth is truth, and I can either put it in to practice and learn from it (so that one day perhaps I can have the honor of someone accusing me of "not understanding"), or I can play semantics to squirm out of making any real change, then go hang out with other people who choose to be losers and complain about everyone else. >:) I’ve had a hard time coming to terms with my exact feelings on posting “behind the scenes” studio videos. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a pretty avid fan of them myself for the sake of education, since I’m a producer/mixologist among other things, but at the same time I’ve always struggled with the feeling that too much imagery of the studio can take something away from the mystique of music. I remember when I was younger, I would listen to music and it would take me places. I didn’t fully understand what I was hearing in terms of effects, and at times even instruments were a mystery to me. But it was in the mystery that I found a sort of imaginative freedom. I went on a lot of adventures that way.
From that experience, I’ve always held on to the idea that I don’t want my music to make people picture a studio; an inspiring but sterile environment of mics, cables, computers, speakers….those things aren’t the point. It’s like the way a painter wants you to focus on his art, not his easel or tablet. I want my music to bring to mind a scene, a place, a picture. Whether it be a winning battle or a poignant story, that’s what I want. I’ll even go further and say that I don’t want people to picture musicians playing too much either. That’s certainly cool to a point, but according with my general feelings about music videos, you can only show the band playing for so long before you’ve bored me with incessant shots of the guitarist’s fingers. Or how about keyboards? We’ve got the technology now to sample and synthesize such otherworldly sounds that I don’t want to see a Korg Micro in my head, I want to see a forest of mystical trees bowed to singing by the wind or something like that. Which again, don’t get me wrong, in the right place I like a good finger shot as much as the next guy, but I want my music to be way beyond showing off that I can play an instrument or sing. I think that’s sort of a problem, in some cases we’ve made music more about showing off than carrying out a message, and then as songwriters we wonder why people don’t have an appreciation or care for lyrical content anymore. To put it in terms of visual art, you can get so caught up in the technique and type of media being used that you don’t see the picture anymore. Anyway, back to the studio. I’ve been recording and mixing a lot lately for some groups and musicians, as well as rehearsing and working on creating a lot of other things. During all that, I’ve been taking a lot of video for my youtube channel. I have kind of fought with myself over it though, for the reasons stated above. But then, I took a step back and realized a couple of things. First of all, I’m not JUST an artist anymore, I am a producer, so I’m just showing what I do. Secondly, we live in a world that has been vastly amplified by a thing we call the internet. People have much more access these days to the “making of” just about anything, and I’m seeing that as long my behind the scenes videos are about more than just me goofing off, they can really add to someone’s appreciation of the final presentation. I still want people to focus more on what I’m putting forward, the world I’ve created, the story being told, but if you want to learn something, travel, laugh, and just generally get another part of the experience, I suppose I’ll show you some of what goes on behind the curtain. >:) www.SamuelDayOfficial.com Posted on Dec 12, 2011 at 04:04 PM I’m not much of a sports fan, not because I dislike them, I just have never been the type of guy to watch a lot of games. Maybe I’d rather play than watch, maybe it’s just that no one ever got me into it, but whatever. I’ve enjoyed the occasional game here and there, maybe with friends, but that’s about it.
Despite my relative disconnection with the sports industry and it’s scene, I haven’t been able to escape the wake of this guy, Tim Tebow. In a very short time he has sprung up to the national fore, boasting a Heisman, a statue of himself on a campus, underdog winning games, a book blurb from Chuck Norris, Tweets from Bill Cosby……I mean, for real, some guys on YouTube are even writing songs about him and selling them on ITunes. I began hearing, at first from friends, about some of the controversy surrounding this guy, specifically regarding his Faith in the surge of his success. He’s been getting a lot of praise, but also a lot of prodding, mockery, and bad press from what I can scarcely call anything but “haters”. But, why exactly? It didn’t take long to gather that Tebow is very outspoken about his Christianity, from the verse “John 3:16” written on his eyeblack to his in-game kneeling ritual. Now, if you know anything about me you know that outward “shows” of “Faith” don’t necessarily mean a hill of beans to me. I have sadly found that many times the people toting bumper stickers, t-shirts, tattoos etc. trying to prove something about their Christianity can be the very ones who don’t show much fruit or knowledge concerning it. So, naturally I earnestly appreciated Tebow’s gestures, but that was about it. However, later I heard of how he credits the Lord with his natural talents, gifts, and abilities, and makes it a point to mention that God is the source of those things. Again though, this came with a large amount of media bullying and altogether foolishness. So, one day I caught a debate about the Tebow situation, specifically concerning his talk and shows of Faith. One of the parties involved in the discussion admitted to being very bothered by it. They were visibly upset about it, making what amounted to a bogus case about Tebow forcing his beliefs on viewers. Last time I checked, forcing meant requiring participation. Another on-air personality made the comment that Tebow was presuming a lot to think that God has a sports preference about whether the Colts win games or not. But again, this is arguing a moot point. Tebow never presumed that God is sitting around with a Colts pennant in the throne room, he simply acknowledges the Lord as the source of his personal ability. What struck me most about this whole situation was two things, which I think are accessible and obvious whether you are a Christian or not: 1-The excessive offense/hateful immaturity thrown at a guy, and for what? Being devout? Being a decent example to kids? Saving sexual activity for marriage? (which, to be fair, is heresay, but in “today’s world” is hardly worth lying to the media about anyway) And 2-The fact that other sports personalities have come out about their personal beliefs and not gotten this kind of treatment. Think Ali. I can’t really tell you for absolute certain that a guy I have never even met is 100% squeaky clean. I can’t say whether he has or will for certain live a relatively blemish-free life right now, but come on people, mockery and offense for the sake of themselves is nothing short of infantile. >:) www.SamuelDayOfficial.com http://www.youtube.com/user/Powerspyke Posted on Nov 10, 2011 at 10:39 AM (Last Modified: Nov 10, 2011 at 10:51 PM) Hey there everyone! As of late, I've been doing my usual trotting around between the Dayton and Cincinnati areas. This week I had two concerts with the Dayton Jazz Ensemble, did my usual running sound at ArtStreet's Thursday Night Live, and have been making progress on this hip hop stuff I have been working on (official news on that in the near future), which has honestly been pulling some of my most creative work out of me. On the WatersEdge front, we're still working on pinning down the dates for their Ohio tour with Impact, so I'll keep you posted on that.
I've been meaning to post a newer podcast trying show the skopping around I've been up to, and though I've got more than a few clips for it, it still needs to be put together. It's kind of interesting really how sort of stratified my musical experience has become. At heart I'm really a modern music kind of guy. Give me ethereal electronic music, melodic, hard, and passionate rock, film/game scores, and I'm happy. However, I often find people referencing certain music to me, and often I don't know it. My jazz sax teacher will rattle off tunes and players, a friend will mention some deejays since I am now producing hip hop, a professor will mention a famous classical orchestra piece, someone else will mention a particularly popular pop song as of late since they know I make modern music...sometimes I feel like with stratification comes so many canons to juggle. But to be honest, my listening is limited to a point. I know what I like first of all, but also much of the time I spend listening to music is when I am making it. A friend of mine had something interesting to say about this though. Maybe in some respects, it's better this way. I'm not overly preconditioned (though we all are to a certain extent) to make my music the way someone else does. I just do what sounds good. I never want to shut myself in a total box and not check out stuff for the sake of learning, but I have to say, it is always one of the best feelings in the world to sit back and say "wow, this really sounds like me.". Those are my favorite moments in my own music. However, I can definitely hear all the things in my music that have influenced me, from production to performance, and most likely I could tell you what those influences are and how they come into play. Still, I think one of the main goals I personally have is to make stuff that sounds like me, and to continually discover what that really means. Sometimes I'll forsake listening to other stuff and just listen to what I've created. Not because I'm narcissistic, but simply because I like it. And for an artist, it's definitely important to enjoy what you've made. This is what is so interesting about the gifts God has given us. Filtered through who we are, they have a distinct flavor. I think that's a large part of success, finding that unique "youness" that you were created to bring to your path. I may never be the best pianist, guitarist or singer in the world, but don't try asking someone else to be me, and don't ask me to be anyone else either. Posted on Oct 15, 2011 at 02:56 PM Hey there everyone, wanted to blog and let you in on some things that have been going on in my world recently.
First off, been planning some cool things with WatersEdge. It's cool how the right opportunities can get the ball rolling in the right places. We're looking to bring them to Ohio! Looks like we'll have two or three concerts with the Nebraska natives over here in this corner of the world, and guess who will be playing with them? Ok, I'm being coy. Also, we've been working on promoting the band to really get this album out there. I know that I personally put many, many hours of work into it, and I know that they are ready for the world to get in on their big, eclectic train. Been going after radio, clothing, booking, so if anyone has any suggestions, feel free to message me either through social networking or my website! And of course, if you haven't already, "like" them on facebook and tell your friends about them. I personally have been working on some other interesting projects though. I'm currently doing some stuff with a hip-hop client (more to come on that one!), and even doing some design work. GASP! You make visual art, you say? Indeed I do, and until we get the website updated and a bit more web 2.0, you can always head over facebook and check out some of my art in the photos section. Also been doing things with Impact. In fact, we have a free concert tonight at FCF of Trenton. You game? What's fun about Impact for me is being able to play some of my favorite covers, but also playing my own originals here and there. It's always really cool for me to hear people's reactions to my writing. However, admittedly, sometimes it is a bit much between a lot of the things I do. Being a full-time music student at UD certainly has it's demands, and my first two years were anything but easy. This year is a little different though, I've managed to lighten up my courseload in order focus more on things that are important to me, but those things take time too. For instance, I am now the Vice President of StreetSounds Recording Studio on campus. Cool beans, huh? It's interesting sort of living this kind of life, between academia, collegiate music and popular music. Going from being student to teacher, from the directed to the director often times in the same day. When a director looks at me either with pleasure or disappointment, it's got a particular flavor to me, because I know where they're coming from. There are some other things that, as always, I am working on but are sort of under wraps right now. But I suppose that's the way it goes, isn't it? >:) www.SamuelDayOfficial.com facebook.com/S.D.Reclaim facebook.com/WatersEdgeOmaha Posted on Oct 02, 2011 at 01:36 PM I've been meaning to blog a lot more lately, about things I've done and am doing, about a lot of things, but just haven't gotten to it among....life. But this? This I have to say something about.
Iran is currently planning on killing a man, a Mr. Yousef Nadarkhani for not denouncing Christ Jesus. But yet, we invite their president to come give lectures at our universities? And I wonder why this didn't make the front page of yahoo news? Oh yeah, that's right, the Gene Simmons engagement is more important. The ACLJ is taking up a petition regarding this matter: http://aclj.org/iran/pressure-iran-save-christian-pastor It's going towards our Secretary of State to fully oppose this action. It's worth it. |
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