Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung and The New York Times

After work, I went over to my good friend's apartment.  Mr. Zach Arrington is a good friend, my musical partner, and one intelligent individual.  We caught up on things going on, cracked open a few Shiner Blondes and begin watching Bill Moyer's interview with Joseph Campbell.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth It was one part of a long interview in which Mr. Campbell talked about the origin of art and the belief of myth being at the center of us all.  I was truly fascinated by not only his impeccable gift of speech, but also in his confidence behind studying the words myths over the course of human existence and seeing how that ties into us all.  I look forward to reading and listening more to Mr. Campbell's work. 

Another searcher of the sub-conscious that I am fascinated in is Carl Gustov Jung.  For Christmas last year, Angie bought me Liber Novus, or New Book.  Officially titled The Red Book, it's was Jung's finest work into the depths of his sub-conscious. I discovered the book and Jung much like I discovered John Wells; through the New York Times.  You can see the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/magazine/20jung-t.html

I certainly have my hands full of learning more about the world around me.  We got some rain today.  I sure hope Mr. Wells got some.  He's been in a seven month drought.  Tonight, I think I'll do an Aztec rain dance for him or something.

Oh, and here is my beautiful Angie.  We're at Stubb's watching Jamie Cullum preform.  One of my favorites, you can find his music here:  http://www.jamiecullum.com/

Salud! 

Huntsville, Texas

I never thought I'd be writing a blog. Back in my college days, I used to think blogs were for people who wanted to expose their private lives. I guess I couldn't relate to that then. Man, how times have changed. After reading the great John Wells' blog (that's right John, I said "great"), I'm inspired to put down some notes on paper, or in this case, text in a box. If you want to see to what I'm referring, just go here: http://thefieldlab.blogspot.com/ What one human can do in the mist of a rugged terrain, salt of the earth people, longhorns and a drive to live a self-sustaining life amazed me... maybe it will for you, too.

Angie and I sat outside in our garage and talked more about the upcoming wedding. Angie is my fiance, beautiful and kind, a great listener and funny as hell. We're getting married August 6th, so we've got a LOT of planning left. We've found the venue http://www.chateaubellevueaustin.org/, we've booked the DJ and we're doing cupcakes in place of regular cake. That's just our style.

She's got a "Spanish" wedding dress that she won't show me. I guess I'll just have to wait.

As we were discussing the future of our lives together, songs from my days hosting Open Mic Nite at Lizards in Huntsville poured out from this small boom box. Ben Bell and the Stardust Boys and The Rhythm Section brought back musical memories that I won't forget anytime soon. I wonder what Ben, Dee and Winfield are up to these days? Sorry Tim, Jason, Adam, Sam, Derrick and Cowboy... I haven't forgetten you guys neither.

Anywho, more to come I gather. I think I'll use this blog to tell of my goings on, music that I'd like to share and some points of interest along the way.

¡Salud!