Still Alive!

Wow - I haven't posted anything since December!! Where has the time gone??

I have ssssooo much to report, but just don't have the time right now. The only noteworthy thing worth mentioning is that I'm still working on a soundtrack for a friend's indie film. You can see some information about the film at: http://www.traumaoneentertainment.com/fate

I hope to post more and bring my blog back to life soon.

In the meantime, take care out there!
Drake :)

Project Serpo: The Zeta Reticuli Exchange Program

Due to the lack of posts and the excesses of alcohol and Xanax, I only have this to offer: Project Serpo.

Learn the truth if you dare!

Peace and hugs,
Drake

Link Update - Heartwood Guitar Blog

Just a quick note... I've updated the link to the Heartwood Guitar Blog. Definitely worth checking out!

Later!
Drake

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Hello again,

I touched upon in my previous post the wonderful documentary "DiG!" Well, I discovered today that the band Brian Jonestown Massacre actually has all of their CDs free for download on their website: http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/mp3.html Apparently, Anton Newcombe is so anti-corporate, he is willing to share his music for free. I strongly suggest people interested in quality 60's revivalist music to check them out. This is definitely a musical treasure trove worth exploring!

Still, I personally want to eventually purchase the CDs or make a donation in order to encourage him (and his ever changing band) to continue writing and creating new CDs. This music is too good to be forgotten and lost to time!

Just a recommendation from your buddy, Drake
:)

Still alive? Yep...

Well, after a very ragged August and September, I'm back to blog once again. The most obvious change to the blog is the color - I never really liked the techno green I originally had.

I also added a few links, the most important of which is The Dandy Warhols' website - I never realized what a great band they were! You can learn more about them and their friends/enemies, the Brian Jonestown Massacre (another good band), in the excellent documentary DiG!

Other news... I'm still trying to churn out a score for a friend's independent film. Due to a difficult summer - hence the lack of blogging - I haven't been too productive on it, but I do have enough pieces to work with to get it finished. And there is talk of me starting a band with a friend. God knows, I'm masochistic enough to do it!

Oh, and I tried slashing my wrists a few weeks ago but ended up severely injuring my right thumb and having to go to the ER because of it. It wasn't a "cry-for-help" thing, nor was I really attempting to commit suicide. I found out the medication I was on, Cymbalta, works on norepinephrine, which acts on adrenaline. In short, it can give a depressed person an extra boost of energy at the wrong time. At any rate, I'm alive, off of Cymbalta, back on Lexapro, taking better care of myself, blah-blah-blah.

So that's about it for now...

Stay safe!
Drake

Sigh...

Sorry about the previous post. Therapy.

Well, a month off from work, and after one week I'm back on the brink of a nervous breakdown. It's not just my job getting to me - It's a lot of things. Maybe stability and sanity aren't for everyone...

Actually, the work environment is rather entertaining. They are doing renovations on the building I work while we are working in it. It's looks like a bomb went off in it - Huge holes in the walls, doors missing, debris everywhere. And the power and fires alarms go off daily - We've learned to ignore them now. Ain't safety great?

But other than work, health, relationships, money, my internet connection, and my outlook on life, things are going just swell!

Tonight, I'm a little introspective. I'm listening to an album (well, actually CD) I haven't heard in years: The Cars' "Panorama" (1980). It reminds me of an unrequited love that I obsessed over for years and years. Even though it's behind me now, the feelings are still there - Just muted and resigned to the pile of other unrealized dreams. Join the crowd, huh?

"Under the cold and the darkly sky \ You're the only light I've seen"*

Oh well... It could be worse. I might not be a precious little flower. I might not grow in the sunlight.

All these "female teacher caught having an affair with male students" stories are really getting to me too. Without going into detail, there are other memories that I thought were behind me too. What movie had the line, "You can forget your past, but your past won't forget you?"

Well, it's after midnight and I have to be up by 6am. So I will write more later, IF I can get back online again. Stay safe, whoever you are!

Peace Out.
Drake

*From "Up and Down" by The Cars

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.

I'm not a precious little flower. I will not grow in the sunlight.