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What’s Been Happening

Will — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:07:11 +0000

Let’s see…Back at the end of February, I got rehired by one of my previous employers, P3I, and am now the Web Developer/Windows Security person supporting the 14th Weather Squadron here in Asheville. Same place of work, slightly different position. I’m still doing mostly Linux system administration (RedHat and SuSE), but with the new Windows part of my title comes the duties of Sharepoint administration. I got to go to Atlanta for a week of Sharepoint training a few weeks ago, and I’m headed to DC for another week soon.

The Whappers continue to rock, and we finished our 3 song demo earlier this month. We have put the finishing touches on our press kit, so look for us starting to play out much more often soon!

Gray turns 5 in May, which is pretty crazy. Dax is 2.5 now. It’s amazing to watch them each develop the individual personalities. They have both reached the age where they play together, which is great during those times that Alicia and I need a little downtime.

Alicia has had several openings at the Merrimon Avenue Galleries, and she continues to sell many paintings and jewelry at the Kress Emporium. It seems her booth is one of the most popular. She has even branched out into finding old furniture, fixing it up, and painting it. Look for an updated web site soon.

I’ve been doing a good bit of side work still too. Nothing to show yet, but several projects are nearing completion.

I think that’s not all, but that’s all I can think of.

The Whappers demo released

Will — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:13:51 +0000

My band, The Whappers, finished our demo this week. It pretty much kicks some royal booty. Go have a listen and let me know what you think!!!

The Whappers demo

The Man

Will — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:25:25 +0000

I just can’t wait until this guy is our president. He will be so much better than GWB, our Greatest Current President.

The Music Biz

Will — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:28:44 +0000

Remember the late 90’s, when the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), backed by meatheads such as Lars Ulrich of Metallica, decided to go on a suing frenzy to stop outfits such as Napster and Kazaa from enabling people to share files with each other? (Ok, the obvious answer should be “Yes, Will, I sure do!”)

Well, this is funny:
“RIAA Pockets Filesharing Settlement Money, Doesn’t Pay Artists Whose Copyrights Were Infringed”

In case you haven’t heard, the RIAA soon turned to strong-arming consumers once they had extorted all they could from the file sharing software companies.

The fact of the matter is that they are resisting technology. People want music in a new way. They don’t want it bogged down by Digital Rights Management. They want it cheaply and easily, and the technology to give it to them that way — AND to pay the artists fairly — exists.

Just look at what Radiohead did last year by letting people decide what they wanted to pay for the album, making them an estimated $6 to $10 million. Or see how “Nine Inch Nails make $1.6m on free album” just this month.

Both bands turned their noses up at the record companies and did it their own way. And it seemed to resonate well with the fans.

The Chancel Cats

Will — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:37:42 +0000

The jazz combo I’ve been playing with at my wife’s church.

Obama v Clinton

Will — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:53:48 +0000

In 2 years as a Senator, Obama authored 152 bills - Hillary: 20 in 6 years

“An impressive record, for someone who supposedly has no record according to some who would prefer that this comparison not be made public.

He’s not just a talker.
He’s a doer.”

The Whappers

Will — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:09:03 +0000

The band I’ve been playing with since October finally has a name, and it is The Whappers.

Naturally, we have an official The Whappers web site (set up by yours truly) and the obligatory Myspace page too.

Last, but certainly not least, we will be playing this Saturday in Asheville at the Emerald Lounge on lower Lexington Avenue downtown. Let the face melting begin.

Happy Holidays and stuff

Will — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:28:14 +0000

I know it has been FOREVER since I posted anything here. It’s just been so busy, I have had little to no time for extra-curricular activities such as blogging. Will this change? Who knows. But here’s a nice picture we did after decorating the tree tonight.

Rockin’, Part Deux

Will — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:44:59 +0000

Playing more drums, and I love it. Last night I had an old fashioned bang session with my buddy Craig on guitar, and this dude Owen on bass, who turns out to have been the previous bass player for the Butthole Surfers during their Electric Larryland tour. Turned out to be a fun night, and I hope to keep rocking out soon. I can’t get enough, and I feel like it’s been pretty quick getting my chops back (and then some). The new drum kit helps!

Rockin’

Will — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:09:14 +0000

I went and rocked out tonight, and boy, was it awesome. I ran into Josh Haddix of Greasy Beans fame last weekend, and mentioned that I was looking for people to play drums with. He said he was putting together something electric and needed a drummer, so tonight we met up with a couple guys he works with at Musician’s Workshop. WOW, it was great. Everything seemed to click, and the tunes were great. After one evening, we already have 5 songs in our pocket.

The style has a southern-ish hard rocking edge ala Neil Young or even some Wilco. I’m looking forward to more of this.