Holy Hell It's Been A While

Whoa! My longest non-posting period. Hmmm...

So Graffiti Island are coming to Portland for two dates in three days next week. I'll be reveling it up on both occasions. I'm presently writing a listing on the trio for Willamette Week. Did a quick google search to reacquaint myself with the group and lo-and-behold the third result was the review I wrote after seeing them at a warehouse party in East London a year and a half ago. I clicked and found my way back to this here blog. A blog that seems like forever ago to me at this point.

I think about Not on the Guest List from time to time. I was going to post a recap of my Sasquatch experience this year, but the task seemed to daunting. Then I was in New York for half of July and wanted to write up my time spent there. Didn't happen though ahahaha. Also, July 9th was the three year anniversary of me starting the site and I was going to do a final ten posts and then shutter it for good. Was apparently too lazy. I think it might be because I don't like definite goodbyes. While I feel that I've now grown beyond this blog, it has been such a major point of growth in my life at large that I feel to completely close it is almost like showing callus disregard for it. My life has changed so much because of Not on the Guest List and I don't want to prematurely close the door on it while at the same time I feel as though this blog has run it's course.

I still have many musical adventures, but don't feel the compulsion or the duty to document it. I feel I've found other ways to share what I love in a more direct person to person way and that's what life's all about - the people. Music blogs also seemed to be like a consumption race too, more so and more so. And also the feeling of obligation turned me off posting. I've really become even more anti-obligation since this blog freed me of having a day-job two years ago.

But yeah, I don't know. Losing the momentum of the blog makes me a lil' sad. Or just the outlet and what role it has played in my life. Guess this post is really just to document the limbo I feel with Not on the Guest List. I often want to create a podcast and post it up. Or just recap a recent concert experience. I don't know. Who knows. My taste has changed drastically since I first started. Local Portland music, experimental music and the Jonas Brothers are my musical landscape now.

If I could come up with a new direction that still seems to stay true to the ethos, I would love to continue on that path. Otherwise I've got many others projects abrewin' that currently receive my attention ie Lost Gospel, a Jonas Brother tribute album with the likes of Dragging an Ox, White Rainbow, White Fang, Congratulations, Starfucker and hopefully Fist Fite and Nurses and working on a book about dead birds, amongst other pursuits. Maybe if Uffie finally releases a full length this will get back on pace hahaha. I miss her.

Anywaysssss, see you soon! Hope all is well! I've been going through a backlog of photos and it'd be nice to Post 'Em all.

Comments

[bardot]

it was always awesome to read about your musical adventures. it was more awesome (awesomer?) seeing them visually represented through your photography! but i agree with you about the nature of music blogs; it's become so saturated with free downloads and polluted with press releases. i let my blog die when i stopped being a music director and dj; i didn't feel "current". now, i kinda miss it.

that being said, post whenever you feel like it and whatever you like - it's your space! and we'll be here to enjoy it when you do.