Another Drummer

the bands

2006-10-31T08:55:00.000-08:00

Hello all. It seems i am coming back to the blog earlier than i usually do. i think it's because i had a little time today probably. Just to catch myself up by writing this out.... I have been playing a lot of music. I know, it's not a new fact, but, it's a lot more! I don't think i have ever had this many gigs in my whole life. It's pretty crazy. I found out that i have over 10 in the next 3 weeks. I am playing in many different bands.. I will name them:

-CSUN A band: Mon, Wed, Fri.
-CSUN B band: Tues, Thurs.
-CSUN Jazz Combo: Mon, Thurs.
-Wind Ensemble: Mon, Tues, Wed.
-Chasing Cadence: HUME lake (auditioning band).
-David Zimmer (my material): Nov. 11th, 13th, 19th.
-Crossroads: Thurs, now Sat, Sun.
-Chapel Band: Mon, Wed, Fri.
-The DICE: Thurs. Fri. Sat. (temporary replacement for a local band from CSUN).

So, it seems like i am playing a lot. I hope this is not a "complaining" post but just a post to see what's going on in my life. I play a lot of drums and it takes a lot of time, but i do enjoy it. My goal is to be able to share Christ in every situation i am in with some of these secular bands. I have been thinking a lot about our cheif goal or end, in music. Why make music? Why share music? What do we do with popularity? Success? Failures? I believe i know the answers. I know what to do and what to say. It's practicing this. It's moving on this.

That's where i'm at.

-Peace

I've Never Felt Christ Like I Did Today

2006-10-02T01:18:00.000-07:00

I’ve Never Felt Christ Like I Did Today.
By: David Zimmer
Dedicated to the loving memory of Jody Frankfurt at 3:00 pm on Saturday, September 30th at St. John’s Hospital; who went to be with the Lord in paradise. I will see you soon my precious Jode.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
In a hospital room
On the darkest of days.
As I watched all the life
Flush from her sweet face,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
To watch a man smile
As he kneels and he prays,
For God to take the weight,
Bare his burden of pain,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
To see the sun rise
And shine through the rain,
But to watch it then set
And leave as she lays,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
To see true love last
As the world goes insane,
A new surge of life
That will run through my veins,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
I watched a man break
And mold into shape,
As he quietly kisses
And holds his soul mate,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
To be in a place
And participate
In the Spirit that works
Regardless of fate,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
To give into hope
And forfeit debate,
About why she must go
And why must we stay,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
I ache to go home
And forget the wait,
But I think about Jesus
And the price that he paid,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

I’ve never felt Christ like I did today;
To reach to the lost
And practice my faith.
To show the world love
Despite all the hate,
I’ve never felt Christ like I did today.

She’s never felt Christ like she did today;
As she opens her eyes,
To His precious face,
She will walk streets of gold,
And kiss heavens gates,
She’s never felt Christ like she did today.

An Update in the life of another drummer

2006-09-19T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hey all,
So it's been awhile. Do you like the new look? I thought i would change it up a little bit, though i might go back to the old style. I just thought i would give an update in whats going on in my insanly crazy life. School is going well. Trying to stay up on homework and such is pretty hard. I am doing quite a bit of music right now and can't seem to get away from it. I am playing at CSUN on monday and wed nights, i am also in a combo at CSUN that meets during the week. I am playing in chapel band, which is an amazing opportunity to serve and lead in a way. I am still at Crossroads, playing my heart out with the rest of the band. We are starting to prep for RESOLVED coming up in the months ahead, and hopefully we can move at getting some new equipment to bump it into the next level as a band. I have been spending a lot more time on my own material. I have been writing a lot and am starting to form a band. I have been busy rehearsing and rerehearsing my music so that it is exactly what i want it to be before i go into the studio. Lord-willing i will be meeting with John Martin soon to give an overview on what i would like to see happen and how he can help me. I'm hoping that i will be recording an EP soon to give out to people and start playing more gigs in this area. I have talked to a lot of people, but i still need a strong EP to hand them to have me play at the venue's. Be praying that the Lord makes all of that clear. I am slowly, but surely, getting my music out to people and hopefully taking the next steps to becoming an artist. God has been working in so many ways to teach me things down here. I am continually giving Him praise at all the things He allows me to do and experience. Here are some praises:
Praise God that Jody is out of the hospital and praise Him for the powerful testimony they have had on so many people
Praise God that my car is actually drivable, and He is continuing to bless me in that way
Praise God i have the means to start making music and connecting with people, through shows, to ultimately ask them the hard questions about life, love, and Jesus Christ through song.
Praise God that CSUN has worked out for another year. I pray that I am have a strong testimony in such a dark field.
Praise God that I am at the Masters College, and under the teaching of John MacArthur and Rick Holland. I feel so blessed.
Praise God that i can be a part of Resolved. Pray that God works out the details for His good pleasure.
Praise God that I am over a painful eye infection. I praise God that I am able to see .
Praise God that He continues to teach me about faithfulness and being above reproach. I am so thankful for all the special people He has brought into my life and i pray that I can show Christs love to them daily.
Praise God for Skid Row, and how i was able to go back and share my testimony with a heroin addict named Caroline. You can be praying that she does give her life to the Lord and that she could get off the streets.

Those are just a few of the amazing things He is teaching me. I hope this keeps a few of you updated into whats happening in my life! Anyways... take care..

Peace and love,

DZ

RESOLVED '07

2006-08-21T00:07:00.000-07:00

Friends and Families-
Hey... This is Dave. We have just launched the new, Resolved '07 website. You HAVE to at least have to check it out and watch the promo which should be up in a couple of weeks. The conference will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center. Please, I could not beg you enough, to see if you can be apart of this amazing event. I will see you there

Enjoy

DZ

RESOLVED '07

Back Home

2006-08-17T19:04:00.000-07:00

Friends,
Hey! Finally, i have returned to the home land. It's good to be back in the states. It seems so crazy that the whole entire summer has gone by though. That's a weird feeling. Another weird feeling is trying to jump back in to any sort of organized life after 3 weeks in one of the most amazing places on earth. I have felt cloudy the whole time i have been back home. I feel like there are 40 million things to do, and only 2 days to do all of them. But, i must admit, all is well. I really miss Scotland and the people there. I really think i will go back there and visit again. It was so beautiful. I never think i could live there, but i could definately visit. I hope i will return. So, as i jump back into the swing of things, i will hope to keep you posted (whoever enjoys reading this) about the next things happening in my crazy, chaotic life. But hey, who's life isn't?? Maybe some things to look forward to:
-my second audition with Tear the Sails
-a resolved album in the next month
-an audition with CSUN Jazz Ensemble in the next month
-a 3 to 4 song demo coming out in the next few months. (potentially with an updates website www.dzimmer.com)
-a Resolved Update, with a potential new promo in two weeks.

Anyways. Take care all of you, and i will hope to keep you informed about what's going on. Also, i will hopefully put up some pics and details about the Scotland trip soon! I have to get all the pics, so that will probably go on a blog soon.

Peace and love,

dz

ps. crazy-gnarls barkley
pps. teitur has a new album. it's amazing.

the scotland update

2006-08-11T04:08:00.000-07:00

So... where do i start? It all started two days ago.... We got tickets for a "scary underground tour." I guess some big shot magazine in the US said it was "one of the scariest places on earth!" yeah.....right. It was just a couple people from the group that went, but we shouldn't have gone, cause it was lame. Anyways, in the tour, we get to the place that was supposed to be the scariest place of the tour...the most HAUNTED place of the tour. It had a circle made out of rocks in the middle. It was the place with the highest ghost activity. Our tour guide (17 year old, theater student who over exagerated every word he thought would frighten us) asked us if anyone would be daring enough to stand in the middle.. well, you know me, and how scared i get with ghosts and all, raised my hand. There was about 20 people in the group that let out a big gasp, it was brilliant. So i proceeded to do the hokey pokey and turn myself about in the "God-forsaken pit of Satan!" So, our tour guide told me that i would have "terrible, horrifying things happen to me because i tempted the spirits that be." So, if i can make any connection, this is what has happened:

August 7th, 5:30pm- headache
August 8th, 10:00am-liquid bomb threats on British flights. (bunch of morons, wont let us check out bags...stupid liquid bombs!!!)
August 9th, 2:00am-pub catches on fire! a block from us. (you are definately laughing by this point) No one was injured. Except maybe the owner. ALL THIS BEER!!!! GONE!!!!! AHHHH!!
August 9th, 11:00am-not enough workers in the kitchen staff. I need to leave soon....

So, that seems to be my life. It is beautiful here. We walk down the street and the city is beautiful! I can't believe that when i look up i see blue skies, castles, monuments, and cathedrals. It's wonderful.. or "class" as they say. Things are going great at carrubbers. If you don't know, carrubbers is the coffee house/church that we serve at. It's a place where we invite people in from the outside, play music and give them the gospel. When someone from Scotland hears "free tea or coffee, they are in!" Yesterday we went on a "reformation tour." It was amazing to see how John Knox lived his whole life serving God and going against the Catholic church, and his grave stone turns out to be a tiny yellow square over the 23 parking spot in an open street! wow. But the Lord has been working at carrubbers. We have been talking to this girl that is coming off of heroin and it is pretty serious. She gave her life to the Lord two nights ago and has been coming off of heroin for these last couple of days. She has the most tender heart and she is so sweet. It's really hard to watch her try to talk and focus while her hands are shaking and she bursts into tears. But we are going to be there for her. We have given her a nice place to stay away from the drugs in her old hostel...so, you can be praying that the Lord really helps her fight this temptation cause it's 15 times worse than anything we know. Her name is danielle and she really really really needs prayer. Her boyfriend is in jail and will come home soon, so we are trying to help her disappear from him, and run away so he can't find her. She has been selling so we have been cutting off all her buyers and dealers. God has really grabbed a hold of her heart as we watch her become more discerning and careful. So, be praying for her. It's been great to be packing out this place. More and more we see God's hand here as he is leading people in, despite what we do. It has been an amazing journey.

much love,

dz

in the heat of battle

2006-07-26T00:29:00.000-07:00

So... here we are again...another post..... after a long time..... who would of thought?...definately not me. So, I'm getting ready to go to Scotland, getting all the necessary things together.. which by the way.. let me just throw out a shout-out. Target is life-changing... evidence that there is a Father, looking down from heaven saying, "Saving money on quality items is fun, is it not!? And you know of all people, I would know that answer!" I would be in bed right now, sleeping, if i didn't already passed out from heat stroke, but i can't, i'm not there yet. I wish i was sleeping, but it's too hot. It's not like, "hey it's warm in this room," or even "boy it's like an oven in here!" I feel like i'm sitting in the waiting room to hell. All i can do is read old magazines about how to fix stupid cars that won't work and wait for my name to be called for the next root canal. I'm not upset though. I hope none of you (two) are getting the impression that i am. I have pretty much held my cool, (figuratively speaking, are you kidding me?!) but it is record-breakingly hot. I would turn the air-conditioning on in the home i'm staying in, but i would have sell both kidneys and i can't even reach that part of my back. Even if i could i would probably be antsy to pee one last time and eventually get distracted, so... i've already thought that one out... trust me...i've had the time. To keep myself from rambling on and on about the RELENTLESS heat of Sataniclarita, i will tell you more about the trip. So, thursday we leave from LAX, to fly to Chicago, from Chicago to Belfast. 4 days in Bells of the Fastest jets that take us to Edinburough. We stay in Edinburomammatan fo' 5 days to then fly to London for 3. The trip is basically going to be about us helping out 2 churches, 1 (evangelistic) coffee house, and the streets of Scotland! You can be praying that we will be effective in our gospel presentation and be willing to do anything to serve over there. Pray for our humility and love for everyone we come in contact with.. It should be fun to be in a new country. So, that's the long way of saying, life is crazy for these next two days, but once I'm on that plane to 65 degree-weathered Scotland, i will be great! Peace and love to all, peace and love. You can also check out a *band i am auditioning for.. Who knows?... but i find out in a couple of weeks.

Your occassional blogger,
dz

*www.myspace.com/tearthesails

The Gigs To Come

2006-05-12T13:51:00.000-07:00

Hey friends,
So, a couple things have happened/are happening in my life. Let me go back awhile and cover some bases. We were sitting in chapel one day and i look behind me to see Bethany Dillon. She was having a concert at our school that night with Shane and Shane. I couldn't attend, i was pretty bummed, but i got to sit next to her in chapel and talk a little. That was cool. Let's see. Moving ahead now, I went to a switchfoot show in Santa Cruz (wow, i thought seattle was artsy). I don't really think you understand the signifigance of a show until you drive 6 hours to see it. That was an amazing show, especially because it was their last show on the tour so they left it on the stage. Awesome. Moving even more ahead, the year is over! School year i mean. I can't believe my freshman year has ended. I think it went by way to quick. I have learned many things about myself and about life, i feel i'm actually ready for the next year of school. So, i'm in my room packing boxes and thinking about the year. I've been writing a lot. I went through a really dry period. I never really had any inspiration and i wasn't really going anywhere. All the sudden, second semester, 3am, i wake up to write a song. I've been *writing ever since. Just finished my 10th on the guitar. Wrote 3 piano songs last week. I'm just putting my lessons and enviornments in my songs, and it's hitting me pretty hard i guess. I have a pretty big gig booked this saturday, Lord willing. I will be opening for Least of These in Thousand Oaks to a good sized church. I think it's like an outreach night. I'm going to play my new guitar material and see what the public thinks. Then I pack up for a wind ensemble tour to San Francisco till Wed, another concert Thursday night at CSUN, then one Scotland Team Fund-Raising concert on Friday, and a couple following maybe. Come home sometime.. ha. Then leave for Cali middle of July to practice for Scotland leaving end of July. Craziness. God has surely been good, despite the stupid mistakes i make. Ha. He has truly guided my heart and hands through this last year, and i am eternally grateful to Him for all the things He has given and taken away. I hope there is more to say later, and i hope this catches anyone up that was wondering if i had passed away or moved to Nashville to join some touring band. Ha. i wish. I'm content right now where the Lord has me. What a great God we serve. Anyways, be praying that I stay focused and disciplined and give all the glory to Whom it deserves.

Much love,

dz

* a website will be up soon with my music and some dates around cali. I will be meeting with John Martin in the next few years to produce and album and see what the next step is with my music. Please keep me in your prayers. :)

There's a Lack of Blogging Here

2006-03-06T11:21:00.000-08:00

Hey alls. For all you hardcore Death Cab fans out there, the blog title was taken from the song, "Lack of Color." Yep. Anyways. Craziness. I just wanted to throw out some thanks and praise to TK and Kramer for a little disneyland action. That was rad. Also to Sk and the clan for letting me hang with them at Baja Fresh that was much fun. So, man, it's been awhile. I wanted to post about my new band, LoudSpeaker. We are a ministry based, acoustic, folk-rock band that plays at Coldstone on Saturday nights. It has been so awesome. We cover Switchfoot, Relient K, our own songs, and a lot of worship songs. We have been able to share the gospel and encourage kids with Christian songs. So last saturday we were playing, and a couple of guys brought their guitars out (which we know will happen because once you do anything it will become a fad). So they asked us, "Can you jam on one of our songs?" To which we replied sure, praying the whole time that it was clean and had no swearing. So, the chorus consisted of the lyrics, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, i'll keep you to the dust with my shoes, and you know it's your fault." So, we played through this self-promoting song, smiling and enjoying ourselves. The song finally ends and i ask, "Can you hang with one of our songs," so... they can't really leave..what are they supposed to do?! So Patrick and i start playing "A Broken Spirit" which lyrics consist of, "a broken spirit, and a contrite heart, You will not despise, You desire truth in the inmost parts, a broken spirit and a contrite heart." After that we quickly transitioned into "How Great is Our God." The look on their face was awesome. They actually left after that, but i'm glad we were able to plant a seed. So.. anyways. I will keep you posted for a potential "LoudSpeaker Tour" to Washington, but we'll have to see. :) Peace and love, and i think i will be posting more pretty soon. If not, just talk to me when i get home for Spring Break!

DZ

*Loudspeaker is (left to right): David Zimmer, James Hoffman, Patrick Carmichael, and Ryan Patterson

The NAMM SHOW

2006-01-26T11:55:00.000-08:00

Hey all. Sorry it has been forever to post. With Resolved, Truth and Life Conference, and school starting up again, i can't even remember my own name. Craziness. I must admit though... i've missed you. Yep. I have. Anyways... the other reason to this being an extremely late post is because it's so packed with exitement that it took me forever so.. here it goes.

The NAMM show.
So, John Martin got me a ticket from Spectrasonics to the NAMM show. Let me tell you, it was like i found the last golden ticket. You will never believe it until you really experience it. I just wanted to take some time in this post, to tell you about all the fun people i got to meet in the span of two days. Now, most of these are exiting to me, cause the people i met were awesome drummers, but I'll give you the links and you can determine if they are cool. ENJOY
Otis Brown, Max Weinberg, Steven Perkins, Thomas Lang, Kenny Aronoff, Gene Simons, John Blackwell, Jr., Herbie Hancock, Jim Chapin, Steve Gadd, Steven Segal, and my most favorite, the voice of Poo Bear himself, one of La's top studio drummers, Gregg Bissonette. It was so awesome to go and I hope every musician gets to attend the NAMM show.

More to come later!!
Dave

HERE WE COME!!!!

2006-01-13T09:33:00.000-08:00

Hey all. I have to tell you. I typed a massive post yesterday morning. It was this really deep post about everything that is going on in my life, and then I completely lost the whole thing?! What in the world. So, now i'm keeping it short. Here we are. Resolved. Finally here. I don't know who all reads this blog, but if you do, I would love if you could pray for me. Please pray for my humility. Pray that God would work through this weekend for His glory and to strengthen HIS name. Please pray for me, that i would be a humble servant, and not a proud drummer. Pray that the messages would be clear and convicting and the worship would be God-centered and God-glorifying.

See you guys at the finish line.

dz

*Resolved poster, left to right.
Patchy, Gus Gus, me, Ianay, JMart, Wisa
(english)
Patrick Anderson, Gus Pidal, David Zimmer, Ian Mackely, John Martin, Lisa Martin

New CD

2005-12-09T14:37:00.000-08:00

Hey alls,
Sorry I have been away for awhile. This post is not very long. I was just going to say it was so awesome to go into the studio yesterday. We are recording an album for RESOLVED (i'll post later about the event and what's to come). We recorded in Bill Schnee's studio and it was one of the most amazing experiences i have ever had. The studio was huge! Our slot was from 10am to 12am. We got 11 songs done in 1 day!! Wow. God is so good. John Martin and Darius Fong are going to do some post production on the album and it should turn out pretty well. Keep us all in your prayers.

I'll keep you posted about more RESOLVED things to come.

dave

Tony Lucca

2005-11-15T13:05:00.000-08:00

Hey Alls,
How has everyone been? Good.. Good. Wow, you have to be hip on those "o's" cause it could come out as God, God. Ha. In the words of the patriant saint of quality foot-wear, David Saint Hubbins, "That's not real is it? They can't print that?!" So.. beyond all that tom-foolery, I must admit I am doing well. I came up with a phrase that I feel obliged to share with you. You will begin to hear every person use it, and I just want to share what it is, (so you know the history). For decades, the word "rad" has been used as a verb. Nope, not now. Not ever again. The children shall begin to use it, dare I say, as a noun!!!!!! BADADA!!! "Put the logo here, and FADE TO BLACK!" (Mark Lowry, Under the Big Top) ((look at me, all sighting my work)). So, let me give you a sentence. "That movie was rad." (their translation) "That movie was the rad." (my translation) You see the beauty of it all. Ok, now that that's out of the way. That's not really apart of my post at all.

My post is actually about a man named Tony Lucca. He is an artist that has been around for awhile and I just started getting hip to his music, by a man named http://www.johnandlis.com/ John did the sound on a new dvd that came out from Tony, it's killer. So John, Lisa, and I went to a dvd release party in a small club called "the mint." Let me tell you, the show was great! I love his music and he is also a great lyricist. I wanted to share a song with you calld "Around the Bend." These lyrics are amazingly written to show the pain of a travelling artist who has to do show after show, and i just wanted to share his thoughts about the road. Thanks for reading! I hope these lyrics really show the vanity of and empty artist.

Around the Bend
Tony Lucca

She said how did you become so hard to handle?
Holding on to something you can’t see.
You spray paint your love songs like a vandal.
I said, that’s how I let my lovers get the best of me.

See it’s one more night,
Another drink to drown this stage-fright.
I’ll play one more song and I’ll feel so much better.
And I’ll say thanks for coming, yeah, it’s best that I get running.
If she wants to come along, I might just let her.

You see there’s always another dream around the bend.
If I can’t play for keeps, I’ll have to play pretend.
Carry on for that next dream just around the bend,
listening for the next song I can call my friend.
As this old car careens,
I’m heading for those sweet dreams around the bend

She said it’s time you started thinking ‘bout forever,
Make an honest woman of that girl.
I said it ain’t like she said boy it’s now or never,
Who am I to bring a child into this world?
To watch me play another show,
with twenty-five more towns to go,
while the encore keeps him up on past his bedtime.
As my lady goes crazy just to keep from getting lazy
While she does her best to hold onto this heart of mine...

You see there’s always another dream around the bend.
If I can’t play for keeps, I guess I’ll play pretend.
And carry on till that next dream comes around the bend,
listening for the love song that might bring me to the end
As this old car careens,
I’m heading for those sweet dreams around the bend

Yeah, to the bitter end, yeah.

You see it’s one more night
Another shot might make things all right.
I’ll play one more song and I’ll be feeling fine.
And I’ll head for the back door,
knowing I could have given so much more,
As someone whispers hey, you’ll get em next time.
There’s always next time.

Cause there’s always another dream around the bend.
I never play for keeps, I only play pretend
Carry on for that next dream just around the bend,
listening for a love song that might bring me to my end

Yeah there’s always another dream around the bend
If I can’t play for keeps, I guess I’ll play pretend.
As this old car careens,
I’m heading for those sweet dreams
On up around the bend

On up around the bend...

Thanks,

Dave

The MuTeMaTh Show

2005-11-02T21:33:00.000-08:00

Hey friends and fellow believers. I have to tell you guys, it is good to be back! i felt like saying that cause I haven't been blogging. So, if you don't like it, it doesn't really matter cause I feel encouraged. So, I wanted to tell you guys about the MuteMath show I went to! Let me say.. crazy. Let me give you some backround about the show. There were 4 bands. 1 of them was worth watching.. MuteMath They rocked the house!! So check this out, see the picture above? This is Paul Meany rocking out on the keytar. I found this picture on their myspace. (Yes, just because i disagree doesn't mean i don't look at what you moron's type. :) That was a joke) And I found this picture. This picture was taken at the same show I was at. (hence the date/ I didn't take the picture either) I was like, "Wow! That rocks, I can't belie....what the? That's me?!" Look to the far right. That hat. It's mine. Oh yeah... your very own David Zimmer. Kind of weird huh? So, anyways. I'll tell you why Mutemath was better than the rest. First band, wow.. Discovering America. If the name doesn't draw you to your knees to vomit, wait till you hear their music. You'll wish you were deaf. Sweet Heaven it was terrible. So let us move on to the band right after Mutemath. Circa Survive They were insainly terrible. On top of that, they were totally gross! They dressed up as women for their halloween costumes. It was bad. okay. So, the main attraction was a band called Mae. I must be honest with you guys, I hate emo music. It's lame! I think the lyrics are lame, the singing sounds like cat's drowning in a sea of retarded depression. I think these people need to get a hold of themselves. I got so bored with Mae that I went to a security guard and asked him to a. beat me with a cain, b. tell me i'm depressed, c. find the lead singer of MuteMath or d. gag me with a fork. Yep, you guessed it! So, he went back, found Paul and we started talking. It was rad, we found a couch and just talked for like 10 minutes. He told me about the road and life. I told him i would pray for him, we hugged, it was beautiful. All that to say, MuteMath rocks, they are so awesome, I can't wait for their album, and emo music is lame. They say emo stands for "emotional" I say it stands for "e-must be smokin crack to like this music."

peace and love,

John Dizzle with the old skhool *hizzle..

*2. "HIZZLE"
House, Home, Where you live, Domicile
"What be the shizzle at the hizzle, my nizzle?"

Translation: "What's happening at your house, my friend?"

so what's in your ipod?

2005-10-23T21:44:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,
It's been awhile since I have given you what I have been listening to. I am really going through this stage of honest, acoustic, folk. I am really digging and I thought i should share some of it with you. Most of these you have heard, but this is just what's running through my ipod.

*Teitur-Poetry and Aeroplanes
*Death Cab For Cutie-Plans
*Damien Rice-O
Brandon Heath-Don't Get Comfortable EP
Nickel Creek-Why Should The Fire Die?
Jamie Cullum-Catching Tales
*David Crowder Band-Collision
Bethany Dillon-Imagination
Derek Webb-I See Things Upside Down
*Alecia Keys-Live
Ben Folds Five-Songs For Silverman

And so much more..

Peace and love

Skid Row

2005-10-09T22:40:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

I must admit. I have a deep appreciation for the steady blogger's. I think that is tight. I just wanted to share something that happened to me really quick. I guess this is for the few that read it, but i hope that you can be encouraged. So a good friend of mine comes down the hall to my room and askes me what I am doing tonight. I reply, "I have no idea, what about you." He responds, "Well, I'm going to Skid Row." I know what your thinking, and i was thinking the same thing! "The metal band?" Come to find out, it was much more than that. Skid Row is California's biggest and most profoundly known slum. It is basically a ghetto. It is where all the drug dealers, prostitution, and homeless people reside. So, we got a group together with some that have never gone, and others that go every friday. What happens is, we go to Del Taco and buy taco's for the homeless and eventually share the gospel. We finally got to Skid Row and I must say, i have never done anything like that in my life. It completely opened my eyes to the world and the reality of the lost, hopeless, and dying. I have never seen drug deals in front of my eyes! I have never seen prostitution deals right across the street from me! It was so eye opening and i really felt a love for these people. I'm not calling myself a saint, cause there are guys that do it every week, I just felt a desire to help these people. It is interesting because it is very dangerous. I got pushed, and beer thrown at me, and yelled at, sworn at. All i could think the whole time was, "It's interesting that Jesus did not spend time with people like us.. but with these people. The prostitues, the lame, the blind, and the homeless." It was an amazing opportunity and I hope that we all share a desire to spread the Word of God, wherever we are.

peace and love

dave

I shall blog soon

2005-10-07T10:33:00.000-07:00

the myspace craze

2005-09-22T16:21:00.000-07:00

Hey friends,
I don't know all the people that read this blog. I wanted to get something off my chest, so if this doesn't apply to the reader, than just disregard this tangent. I find myself struggling with the idea of myspace. Yes, it is a great place to meet people, and get things off of your chest, but is it the wisest way to go? Here is my beef, well, i have more than one problem. I'll just go through them, and again if this doesn't apply, or itch your thinking, look at Kevin's comment on the post below, it's rad.

1. It seems to me that people don't really think about what they are typing on a myspace. They seem to lay out their whole entire life on the internet, where it is accesible to everyone! Have we thought through this people?
2. I don't like the idea of adding a friend or adding yourself. This might just be my thinking, but I don't really want to associate myself with people that put crap on their myspace. They could be the most lovely, innocent, "Christian" person on the planet, but they could post a blatently dirty pic. Now if the excuse is, "well i can block those out, why are they with you in the first place..?" It seems to me like there is this vicious cycle of sin that could occur. Track with me here. I have a myspace profile, then someone from my elementary school finds me and adds me. Now this is totally cool to me so I accept. Now my profile is clean, and so is their's, so i don't have a problem. But then they have a friend that likes to swear. So someone finds me, tracks me to this person, and then to someone else, all along thinking that these are the people i surround myself with! I don't want anyone to be confused about who i hang with! My friends could be the sweetest people in the world, but could have the dirtiest pictures. You never know what pictures your friends could add on their myspace! You know, I have never seen a myspace that either has an inappropriate picture, comment, or link to someone else's inappropriate myspace. Also, If you think that people only visit yours, than make sure your keyboard is connected to a screen, not a mirror. I just thought i would lay down my thoughts. I also haven't had a serious post in a long time so I thought this was necessary.

One last statement to challenge your thinking,

Phil. 2:15 states, "that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world."

Thanks guys,
dave

The incomparable Washington

2005-09-19T12:22:00.000-07:00

to my friends in far yonder Washington,

I cannot tell you how much i miss it up there. I was so exited to come back and celebrate Uncle John's 20 years of service. It was so exiting. I am glad that he was finally noticced. What a wonderful evening. I just wanted to boast...i mean..post about little Marysville, Washington. See, you guys hear a lot of talking from people that leave. They actually mock Marysville. It's little, but it packs a massive punch. I have been so changed by the ministry up there that i will never forget about it. You have no idea how much i love it up there! I love the friends, (and really hated to leave you guys) I loved the church, and i love the WEATHER! The weather is so wonderful because it's cold. Now, don't get me wrong, i love what the Lord is doing down here. He is so gracious to put me in the Master's College and i love the church. I am praying that the Lord uses me for His glory down here, so I don't want you to get the wrong message. I am very content.
I just wanted to remind you guys how awesome you have it up there. Just a couple of things. 1. Hold on to the chuch. It is amazing! The teaching and the teachers you guys have are amazing. I would cut off my right arm to be under my dad's and especially Sean's teaching again (and im a drummer!) I have been blessed to be there. 2. The school. As lame as those mockers say it is, you guys are so fotunate. I wish i could have the friends i have up there...down here. 3. The accountability. The number one thing i lack down here is good accountability. Never, ever, take that for granted. You are so fotunate. I hope this is a good reminder to love where God has placed you and be ready to let Him use you, in the small pond, or the ocean. :)

Love you guys and miss you much,

david zimmer

long time...no post

2005-09-11T22:38:00.000-07:00

hey all,
My bad for not posting forever. It's not like i have been busy at college or anything. Things are really going well down here for me. I feel blessed to be in this area and to be apart of the Master's College. No doubt the Master has His hand at work in this school. So many things, so little time you know? Nothing really big has happened down here... yet i hope. :) I am kind of living it a day at a time. Nothing really new about any bands. Lord willing, I get to start playing at Cal State Northridge next semester. That is cool. I will hopefully be playing at Crossroads (the college ministry at Grace Community) regularly and i hope i can serve there so. I love the school and the atmosphere. Keep praying that I stay focused on Christ and not the 10,000 distractions down here. Thanks and I will keep you guys posted.

peace and love,

dave

my status bar of satisfaction

2005-08-16T23:54:00.000-07:00

hey guys,
Currently, I am sitting in a Best Western in Oregon. We have one more day until we enter California. I am shocked that school is starting soon. i have been sitting here thinking about all of you back home. I know it sounds lame as I just left but I can't stop thinking about my greatest friends. I wanted to post something that has taken up my thinking recently. After discussions with friends and personal reflection I have been thinking about a sort of status bar of satisfaction. I picture my life as a large bar. The bar is endless and stretches forever. In my life, i add things on this bar. It seems that God is at the highest point of the bar, but is still in view. It seems as I add more things to the bar, it tends to clutter at the bottom, space out, and make itself closer to where I have put God. My point is, the more things I add, the more i get them closer to Christ. It seems to me that this is incredibly selfish and man-centered. As I add more to the bar, God's spot should go up higher. The more I pack on, the higher He needs to be. We tend to think that our life is a puzzle and all the pieces fit together. Love, money, honor, God/faith, and so on, but I want to challenge your thinking to not view it as a puzzle but as a bar. When you put puzzle pieces together they are supposed to be even and fit. God shouldn't fit in the puzzle! Our wordly posessions shouldn't fit to Him either. I believe that God needs to be at the highest point of the bar where nothing can compare to Him! We climb past the distraction and objects so that we can obtain what He is. We can never reach Him but at least our hand is stretched as close as possible. Maybe if that image doesn't work, why even add to the bar when nothing can reach Him. I am finding that I cannot add to God. I will never have the perfect picture.. God and the wife. God and the band. God and the drumset. God and the computer. It needs to be GOD. God needs nothing else, demands nothing else, and is satisfied with Himself. This has challenged my thinking and I hope yours. Take a second to ask yourself, how high is God is my life. Maybe a better question would be, has he been so close to the bottom of the bar that He tends to bleed into my earthly posessions?

-dave

the true meaning of "ninja warrior"

2005-08-12T14:12:00.000-07:00

i believe the statement actually did come from my father. he believes that there is a force, or power that lies in the "mac family." Would that make him the ultimate "ninja warrior" since he made up the statement? No... probably not. I believe he would agree with me when I said that Sean Higgins is the ultimate "Ninja Mac Warrior." He is the william wallice of Macs, the yoda of Powerbooks, and like a Calvin of Reformation, he continually raises the nerdy bar that seperates the ninja warrior from the "aristocrat of Apples" Geeky? No... I would call it savvy

the newest ninja warrior

2005-08-11T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,
I just want to inform all of you that there is a new mac ninja... David Zimmer. Yep, you heard it right. I have joined the force. I have been blessed with a 15 inch Mac G4 Powerbook. It is amazing! It is way over my head but I am slowly learning. There are three things that can bring any two people together. God, music, and mac's. (love is important, but i think it is included in all three).

Also, about the cd. I don't think i am going to sell them. If you want to buy one, that is always cool, but I just really want to get my music out to everyone. So, there is one price though, I need cd's. If you really want one, bring me a burnable cd and I can hook you up. Thank you for listening!!

peace and love,

Ninja warrior

LIVE AT THE COFFEE SHOP

2005-08-08T00:24:00.000-07:00

Hey Friends,
FINALLY!! My new album David Zimmer, Live at the Coffee Shop is out! If you are interested to pick up your own copy I am selling them for $10. If it is tough for you to put the money together maybe we can talk. I just want to get my music out to you guys. It has 9 tracks. Some off of the Demo Arrive and extra songs. Give me a call if you want one and hurry cause i take off Aug. 14th... this Sun! Thanks and keep on listening!

*picture created by jesse martin

my deepest thanks

2005-08-05T11:48:00.000-07:00

Hello all,
seeing as i have about a week left in washington before i head off to college, i have been doing a lot of reflection. i think people, more often than not, get too distracted about life and business to really stop and look what they have in front of them. my biggest fear was that i would become to busy as a musician, or just a human being to not stop and realize the men and women that have influenced every single area of my life. i thought that if some of these people could see my thanks posted here, they could see my heart, and i would love to show everyone how many people have made me the man that i am today.

the youth ministy has been crucial in my life for the past 4 years. i know i have never posted it on my site but www.one28ministries.org is a ministry of amazing people who love God. the 5 seniors have helped hold me accountable. Tony, your love for God and love for people make me love God more, we have memories that i will never have with anyone else. Josh, your joy in Christ, has given me joy in life. Jesse, your strength in times of trials helps me perservere and help me remember that "when i am weak then i am strong." James, your hard work and your gentle heart have helped me push through tough times but help me realize that i can find my strength in Jesus Christ. you have held me accountable and have helped me realize how horrible my sin is. we have had many, many good times. Dave, I know were not one of the 5 seniors but you have had a massive impact in my life. your attitude of service and your kind heart has spoken volumes to me. your love for Jesus Christ is evident to all and you are one of the sweetest guys i have ever met. thank you for your love and for everything that you have done for me. i am humbled by the fact that you are my best friend. to all of you, i love you guys and will always have a large gap in my heart for all of you.

J-Sarr. you have led me in times of sorrow and rejoicing, sin and righteousness, anger and of joy. I cannot tell you how you have impacted my thinking and my life for eternity. your love for God and push towards righteousness makes me realize how much longer i have to go but also how far i have come with your help. thank you for your confrontation, for your steak! thank your for your integrity, and for all those brotherly hugs. I am humbled at the fact that you can love me. thank you

sk higgins. thank you for your faithfulness of preaching the Word straight and correct. You have had a profound impact in my life. I cannot tell you how much i cherish our friendship. thank you for always leaving your door open for me to tell you anything. i am encouraged to see your pursuit of righteousness and your amazing strength against the pressures of "modern religious thinking" in our world today. i love you so much and will miss you so much. thank you

thank you to the church, to my father to preach the word day in and day out faithfully. he is a God-fearing man and the most amazing father i have ever, ever, known. i love him with my whole heart and him amazed by his desire for righteousness. thank you for your wisdom and strength papa san. :)

thank you to all at the church and obviously the people that were left out. I apologize. i do love you all and will miss you terribly.

john david zimmer
philippians 4:13

My theory on "ART"

2005-07-23T18:36:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,
It has been awhile since i gave my blog a thought. I don't really blog much anymore. I guess I have just become uninspired... until now. I have a theory on art. Why people see random scribbles as art and why people think they are sophisticated for appreciating crap.

the theory of modern art.

There are many reasons for people buying modern art in the world today. Our society is filled with "risk takers." Media loves people that will take risks with different things; their life, or health, or relationships, heck just reputation, we love risk takers. Why do you think MTV gathers together 7 edgy people, put them in a house, let them do anything they want, because man loves risky entertainment!!! In the same sense that we like risk takers, i believe this transformes itself into art. "Artists" that take risks will sell their pointless art for a lot of money and since we are a soceity that appreciates the "art" of risktaking, we want to take a risk too, so we buy the stupid thing! When a man says, "Its a sunset, and that's a little bird" and to you it really looks like the tomato soup and crackers you had last night except in digested form. Why buy it? Especially when he is asking for your wallet and your right arm!

the second reason people like to buy modern art is because they like it when people go against the system. Now I know that this fits in nicely with the risk taker but bare with me. Our past has recognized those that have gone against the system and we praise them! Look at the band rage against the machine! There whole goal was to fight the system or "machine." I've also wondered what would happen if the guitar player says, "Hey todd, could you move this purple light, I'm starting to see red stars?" What is holding todd, the ingeneous light man from saying, "NO! Rage Against the Machine! Guess what?! I'm the light man, and that makes you the machine! Move your own stupid light!" Just a question... I don't want to loose you though. Modern art is here because we wanted to re-invent talented "old" art. The same principle that our society struggles with today. Why try to modernize the old church when the old church was fine and biblical?!! We do not think we will please as many people, or that the old church does not fit the style of the youth. Back to the point. Why modernize old good art? I'm not saying that all modern art is bad but where did all the mona lisa's go? Now we flip her upside down, shake her a bit, and let Edward the Elephant paint random yellow lines on the canvas to make it look like we shook her a little too hard.

All I am trying to get at is why waiste good money on pointless paintings? Think about it, ponder it, and ask yourself, "am I really trying to find a "happy tree" in all this mess?

your brother
dave

my good music post

2005-06-08T22:47:00.000-07:00

hey all,
some new/old albums that i have been listening to recently. they are really good (i got these with some help too)

amos lee
bethany dillon
coldplay= x&y
bob dylan=slow train coming (thanks higgins)
nicole nordemon=brave and this mystery
collective soul=seven year itch (best of)
deloreon=violence in snowy fields
brandon heath=soldier
blue merle
ben folds=songs for silverman

anyways... these are good. i like them at least!

peace

Oh no... no! IT CANT BE!!! ...More BAND NAMES!!!!

2005-06-01T23:15:00.000-07:00

Hello friends. I must admit, my brain has been storming and I am about to reveal to you all, brand new band names. I have come up with these on my own...i have not stolen any of these and I am willing to share them. Keep in mind, if one of these band names is used, credit must and shall go to whom credit is due. Peace, love, and longsuffering.

no one knows our name
flamingo heresy
pace-maker rebellion
through our eyes
carpenters we are.....okay
ouiji tuning
tap the rat matt
another step to left
board room access
89th key
video tape injection
spiritual stick bug
terracotta heat
pre-marrital peace
another one bites the lust
closed circus calamity
8 stars and a bagpipe
10:29 and 17...18...19 seconds
matching shoes; brown belt
II Timothy sacraments
sound board rejection
vans are shoes not cars
thirstpit
machines against the rage
shadow of a doubting thomas
slideshow contribution
22 choir chairs
blanketed refusal
exit to your right
bullet train to hell (symphonic music)
steamboat of salvation
fickle, fiddle, find a pickle
my chemical rowing pants
strawberry cellulite
portable baptism

poetry and such

2005-05-19T22:59:00.000-07:00

Hey all. This is a poem I just wrote today that I thought I would share with you, I will continue to post more as the busyness subsides. Peace be with you all.

I saw a tree out in the field
The tree where papa’s buried
I go to see the flowers yield
And recall all the memories
Of running through the grassy plain
With papa’s hand in mine
We would play through sun and rain
The weather’s always fine.

And when I’m lost I call to dad
He finds me by the creek
I knew that I should not be sad
When we play hide and seek
I listen to his every word
I listen to his heartbeat
Steady as his character
As strong as he could be

This tree reminds me of his life
Faithful, sturdy, true
A man who persevered through strife
with joyful attitude
And though his body’s cold beneath
His soul is flying high
I pray we meet beyond this tree
Till then, I’m standing by.

--David Zimmer
march, eighteenth, 2005

6 Key Elements To a Hit Song

2005-05-02T18:13:00.000-07:00

Hey all,
I am going to tell you all.. For FREE.... the 6 key elements to a hit song. Now.. this may seem like a random post but I think you will realize the hit songs you like and the ones that stay in your head and you sing them all day long will either have one of these elements or all. Okay, hold on to your headphones....

1. Hook. These are the song that are so catchy they get stuck in your head and you can't stop singing it. These are also called "sick choruses." (not like..stomach sick... like.. nevermind)
2. Moving Bass line. Like I said, there can be hits that have no bass, so this is interchangable, but... hits have busy, busy bass lines. Just listen carefully, you will trust me in time.
3. Harmony. These are the songs that are easy to harmonize with.
4. Lyrical content. These are the songs that have deep, smart, or "story-telling" lyrics. Now, there can be hits out there with stupid lyrics, but if the music is good... beauty. Lyrics are supposed to paint a picture and Christian lyrics (to a certain degree) are supposed to teach. So good lyrics are key.
5. Passionate Singers. This one is interesting. They don't necessarily have to have a good voice. If they have passion and it is from the heart.. they are worth listening to, trust me on this. Some examples of no voice yet passion... Raine Maiden (OLP) he has no voice but is a stylizer, Tom York (Radiohead) He has no voice but serious passion.. and Ben Folds, guys... he can't sing... but he's got.......it starts with a p.. and ends with ...assion.

and number 6...

Good drumming. These songs have the drums tapped right up front. The songs that don't have drums, even a shaker that is locked in to the pocket can groove. You can hear the hits have good drummers.

Hey, keep listening, and if you hear it in your own favorite songs.. post your musical testimony.. I'd like to hear it.
Much love my friends.

Dave Z

China

2005-04-23T12:55:00.000-07:00

Hey all,
Thank you all for posting comments! You guys are amazing. I was going to take this post to tell you a little about China. The flight was about 2 hours to Sanfrancisco. Then 14 to Beiijing. It was an amazingly long flight. China is beautiful. I went with the Bellevue Community College Jazz Band and we played shows all around China. We played at different universities. Our smallest crowd was 500 and the biggest was 4,000! It was very fun and they love jazz there. I can't believe that the Lord would bring me to China with my drumming! I got to witness to many people there and even our tour guide. She was a strong Buddist but we got to still witness to her cause she was open to Christianity. The people are beautiful and the county is rich with history. I love the food too! I think everyone should spend some time in China because it will open up your eyes to many different things. The Great Wall was crazy! Tieneman square and the forbidden city was awesome. Mings Tomb and the Terracata (i know i spelled that wrong) were amazing. Well, I just wanted to share my time there with you all and will continue to post in the future.

Much love
JD

The beauty of absence

2005-04-11T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hello all my friends. they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and i must be extremely fonded in your hearts. I can't believe that anybody still checks this blog! I just wanted to write something in here cause I haven't forever. I have been pretty busy as you can imagine. I am drumming so much and trying to find time for everything else. I guess this post is just to push myself back into my own blog so hopefully I will be able to blog more! I will catch up later when I have more time. Peace, love, and longsuffering to all

Dave

Hello everybody

2004-12-09T16:55:00.000-08:00

Holy mother of cow! I am so sorry that I have not been posting in like FOREVER? I am very sorry. That's not even cool. That's like raising a pet hamster, and then NEVER feeding it. Like killing it. I almost put this thing to death. I apologize. You should check out my friends blogs cause they are much more exiting. (one28ministries.org/blogs)
So how is everyone feeling? You guys smell terrific. You always smell good. Um.. Okay, what is going on in my life... well thanksgiving. Just kidding, that is way back there. I think I have been really busy writing songs. Like a lot of them... like up to 11. I don't know why or how it happens, but I just get in writing mode.

Okay, sweet music going on in my regions of the "underground"

Mark Broussard! Hello? This guy is the next... I don't know! Steven Wonder, except... not blind. He is crazy good.
(tone)
Frou Frou! New face in easy listening. Barely techno, but barely pop. Kind of techpop. They are good. (sooz)
Snow Patrol. I just keep hearing these guys are good. I really don't have much of an idea. (sooz)
Jaime Cullum. Killer, if you like jazz.
Derek webb's new album. I see things upside down. I really enjoy it. Christmas gift anyone? (tone)
Math Music. Any fans of Earthsuit in the building? No.. Okay... This is good. I am hoping to get it soon. (brian)
Blue Merle. These guys are very good. A mix between coldplay and nickel creek. They will be big time.
That's about it for now. Maybe if I make a cd, I could add it to the list. Or... Maybe not.. :)

Peace, love, and ultimately God's Glory.
D. Zimmer

The temporary tempter

2004-10-07T17:35:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,
We had to write these Anglo-Saxon poems in my English class. I wrote this about Satan and I am going to send it into a poetry contest. I just wanted to share it with you guys. Also check out, poeticaltruth.blogspot.com. Micah, you have great poems! I hope you enjoy it.

Deep in the garden the devil lies waiting,
Sitting in silence the serpent now lurking,
For teeth that would bite into fruit of due freedom,
A heartbeat to handle the sin and the pride.
High above Heaven, the Father now sitting,
Quietly thinking about things to come,
Strolling by streams in the Garden of Eden,
The demons are dwelling on what’s to become.
Eve is now eating the essence of knowledge,
While Adam is asking for her to comply,
To standards so simple no apple is needed,
The evil of Eve in the glow of her eye.
Adam has tasted the texture of sweetness,
Yet something so different has entered him now,
The venom of sin is now spread through all limbs,
The emptiness eating away at his soul.
The Master of mercy, Creator of kindness,
Quietly calls to the character of man,
Silent and shameful sit Adam and even,
Eve has now realized her sin and she ran.

Sadly the serpent has set forth our nature,
Slithering slowly through victory peels,
Far in the distance the Father is coming,
Satan, now smiling in bowels of Sheol.

Good milk

2004-09-11T19:25:00.000-07:00

Hello world, (the few and the proud)

I just want to inform all of you that check this blog....you few....... but I must admit, when I'm bringing the goodness of new music to the small town of Marysville, Washington, you cannot throw off my groove! Yes, my information may come from varied sources, maybe I do have underground connections! Yes, I try to bring the best music as best I can, but if you want to bring new music....get a blog! Do not judge me for my utter talent of listening to good music and SHARING it to the few that do not know about it. Even though the milk is from the cow, it still tastes good to those that haven't tasted good milk before. Does the cow get the credit? No! The farmer does! That's all I'm saying.... that's all I'm really drivin' at. In other words, "Bessie, stay in the pin and let the farmer do what he does best."

I love you all and will continue to bring wicked-good music.

Are you Keane???

2004-09-03T14:29:00.001-07:00

Do you hope and fear that you might be Keane? Well, fear no more... fearers..... Cause I have great and wonderful news, Keane is not you! Keane is another amazing band that has hit this scene we like to call music. I recommend that you go pick up the new Keane album, Hopes and Fears, because it is wicked, crazy, good! For listeners of Queen, Ben Folds, Coldplay, and artists with killer hooks, you will appreciate this. You guys will love this album. I also advise you to pick this album and the Muse album off of Itunes. It's User friendly and cd's are only $10! Itunes helps you find the best music out there, especially Keane and Muse!! In_Joi
lIsTeN oN cHiLdReN oF tHe WoRlD!!!

Absolutely Amazing!!

2004-09-03T14:24:00.001-07:00

Hello friends. I have been listening to a lot of music recently (no surprise) and I must say, the album I am going to tell you about shortly will blow your mind. This band has revolutionary changed the face of music as we know it. This beautiful mixture of Bach, Radiohead, and Queen has created a sound like no other. MUSE is the name of this new invention of music and the album is called Absolution. WOW people, this is amazing!!! There is no word that can describe its complete breathtakingness, so I will make up one now.... Beautiforgeous. Let this word only describe MUSE. You must and I repeat, Must go get this album! I will continue to bring the glory of new music along to you all but it will be difficult to find good music like this. Let the musical force be with you Luke listeners.

Grace is good!

2004-08-16T15:35:00.000-07:00

Hello all, long time no read! I have been gone forstinkingever. I went to a ton of jazz camps, I have learned a lot also. I must be short because my time is short but I have a new cd for you all to listen to. Jeff Buckley=Grace. This is a killer album and it is pretty old so if you go to a cd store it's probably not that expensive. It is cool because he messes with chord structures and different wierd tones. It's almost like Radiohead, with a beautiful voice behind it. You might know the song from the Shrek 1 movie, "Hallelujah," well Jeff Buckley covers that song and it is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard so I advise you all to get it. Also check out Tony Russel (I think that is how you spell it.) He is a gospel singer and he is AWESOME!! Tell me if you find anything on him cause I only have one song, which I wish I could somehow put on over the internet but I dont know how. Talk to you later world and listen to many, much, music.

D A V E

Abba is golden

2004-06-30T13:10:00.000-07:00

I will explain what I mean by this title for all of you wondering. First of all, I just got back from Michigan and I must say I have some pretty awesome relatives. You all probably don't care but they are cool. Besides that, I haven't been here for awhile (Hence the "family reuniting"). I haven't been doing much listening cause the tarded ipod isn't working. I think it is too good that sometimes I just have to give it a "breather" but this stupid thing isn't working right now. They are really nice and I advise you all to get one, just get one that works. Besides that, my post:

Abba is one of the coolest bands ever in the universe! They have awesome hooks and great music. The coolest part about them is that they barely know the English language, enough to write these lyrics though. It is fun to listen to them pronounce these words. GO GET THE CD ABBA GOLD YOU WILL I REPEAT YOU WILL LOVE IT.

More to come in the near...... future.....

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC!!

Interesting Band Names

2004-06-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

Hey people.

These are some wicked band names that I have come up with and I wanted to share them with you. For anyone else who finds this web-site and get big with one of these names, there better be some serious proppin goin on.... or money sent to my house.... or an ipod. Enjoy.

Liquid fire
Smokers rebellion
krooked spihne
ANTI-dust
spiritual hearing aid
catch the rope
likwid ihse
disenfectant
heavenly isthmus
crooked straight
ace of spaids
spiritual dimple
devils achne
"there's a band on the stage, Jimmy."
Dihstorchion
Christmas politics
method of farming
fihle cabynet
the koya miyata experience
enhanced sound quality
broom strap
everyday rainbow
punching demons
green means go
salvation satalite
overcast
odewa totemo okina boatada (japanese for, "that is a very large boat"
abcdefghijklmnoq
city on a hill
heavenly heat blanket
more than conquerers
1627
lungs filled with smoke
killing cupid
erector bears
captain land
best enemy
reluctant heroes
silver tips
soul armor
acrobats united
taking a left
6 fingered friends
chasing children
just your average number
parked illegally
scratching william (i think this is my friends..props)
eating benadrill
carving souls
almost backwards
eating time
kamakazi pilots
cut the knife

There you go.. There are a lot of tight band names. More to come!!!!

New Cd of the Week

2004-06-13T10:44:00.000-07:00

Ok all. First of all I want to tell you about the amazing experience I had on Saturday night. Our band got to Shnitzer Hall in Portland and the place was HUGE!! There was about 2,700 there! Our band was sitting at the very top of the place and the bands on the stage looked like ants. It was very neat. Finally getting on stage and peering into the sea of a thousand faces was pretty cool. I was thinking to myself, "I wonder if I will do more of this in the future." It was awesome. We picked up second place to an Arts and Tech school but we won a soloist award and People's Choice Award which was neat. There was a roar when we were done. It was extremely fun and I wish you could of been there to see it. After we played I was told I was going to have my interview privately but I walked out onto the stage with a lady and had my interview in front of the whole 2,000! It was pretty crazy. I had to like think and then re-think what I wanted to say to not sound like a moron but it was wicked. Good times.

Hey, cd pick of the week would probably have to be the new Alanis Morressete: So Called Chaos. It is so wicked! The songs are very catchy and it has great hooks. She has one song about trying to forgive an old boyfriend after years of hating him. It is a very powerful song about trying to finally let go of "this grudge." I recommend you guys get it. It is a good alblum. It was also interesting looking to see who the drummer was because I had a private lesson with him and I know him pretty well so that was neat. Also, I think I might go down to song of the day and albulm of the week or maybe with my no time schedule, song of the week. It will be neat to just give you guys a good, clean song that I really dig at the time so here is the first one.

"This Grudge" Alanis Moreressete: So Called Chaos.

Keep on listening to music all and stay tuned~

New Music pic of the week

2004-06-07T18:46:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.
I have been away from the computer for awhile. The music pic of the week would have to be Radiohead: Ok Computer. It's a great albulm and I have been listening to it a lot this week. It is a lot different from normal music, it can't really be described. It's not so much techno, not really rock, definately not jazz, it's like many colors of paint mixed together to make a beautiful picture. Well, more listening!

John David

New Pic of The week

2004-06-01T15:47:00.000-07:00

Hey all..
Sorry about my not posting in for-like-ever. I have been really busy, you know how it is. My music pic of the week would probably have to be Tower of Power, The Oakland Zone. I dig it. It is so tight and there are actually pretty catchy hooks on it. I just saw them live and it was insane. They are so awesome. This cd is really good and if you love funk you will love this. More to come on the way.

Thanks~

Emotional-Based Christians

2004-05-24T22:47:00.000-07:00

Hey again. I have been thinking a lot about the church and about the bride of Christ after listening to Derek Webb's new CD (which by the way is excellent!) and I thought I would post a new entry of what I have been thinking about recently.

Is the Christian faith based off of emotions or feelings? Is the reason why we are here to make others feel happy and comfortable? What is the worlds perspective of Christians? Quickly manipulated by feelings? Easily swaying from truth to truth? Post-modern?

There are so many weak churches. Churches according to II Timothy 4:3 that love their ears being tickled. They don't want teachers to teach deep truth about Scripture but interesting fairytale stories about an emotional man that loved all, named Jesus. Their view of Jesus is the caring man that never made anyone upset and died for everyone! Yes, these are real and true characteristics of Christ, but did he not drive merchants out of the temple? In a Godly anger keep in mind. Did he not call the pharasees a brood of vipers? White washed tombs yet on the inside rotting graves? The church and its people have become emotional-based Christians. They do not want to make anyone angry. They will not stand up for the truth if it may cause strife.

I use the word "emotional." I am referring to feelings (Whatever feels good.) In the sense that they disregard truth in areas to make others happy and feel good. It is fine to be emotional people but not to let the emotions take over us. If we were not emotional or "without feeling" we would not care for souls as Christ did.

"E-B Christians" (if you will) tend to make God this teddy bear. He is there to hug and squeeze and we take His wrath out of the picture. God is a God of love, yes, but boy is He a God of justice and wrath also. When we meditate on His wrath we take a stronger approach to our faith. A Christian should love and not beat the Bible over non-believers heads but if the churches goal is to make others feel comfortable where does persecution come in? If there is no persecution there is NO outward display of Christ. THEY WILL HATE YOU!!! We hate the word hate. Churches in our day think they must let everyone in and except all without explaining sin and hell to them or it might send them away. We make this "Disney-church" where the sermons are short, quick and easy, and the focus is fun. It is a charismatic approach to something deeply significant= the bride of Christ. As Derek Webb puts it in his song "Wedding Dress"

"I am a whore, I do confess,
I put you on just like a wedding dress and I
Run down the aisle.
I'm a prodigal with no way home,
I put you on like a ring of gold and I
Run down the aisle.

This is totally true! The church must be pure, spotless, and a holy bride, yet we have whores and harlots. We have masked this beauty with money and power, and yet churches choose to be the bride that gives her body away to lust after she says she is married to Christ. We cannot become charismatic Christians that get swayed to-and-fro from unBiblical doctrine that just sounds good. WE CANNOT SETTLE FOR LESS, WE CANNOT COMPROMISE OUR FEELINGS FOR TRUTH, WE CANNOT BECOME EMOTIONAL-BASED CHRISTIANS.

Thanks for your time.

Music Pick of the Week

2004-05-24T15:35:00.000-07:00

Hey, all...
I have been away from the computer for awhile, and I wanted you all to dwell on the last one for awhile. Just kidding. I hope you take it to heart though and think about it. So.. Music Pick of the week. As you can see I moved the pic to pick, seeing as a pic is usually an abreviation for picture, so I changed it.

Ok. Music pick, I have so many albulms to pick from!!! There are so many cool cd's I can give you guys. Let me think. Ok, Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions. This is a great cd! It is smooth funk with the amazing voice of Joss Stone. This 17 year old can sing! She is crazy and she has got a great band behind her. Great songs that you might recognize and just a great altogether sound. It's a great cd I totally recommend it.

More music to come~

P E A C E

The music of our days.

2004-05-19T16:58:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking about this issue and I decided to write a blog about my thoughts. Here we go.

There is great music out there, but some music must be left untouched. The world wants us to get sucked into their good music yet they put in lyrics that do not fall in harmony with God's views. So the question is: If the music is great and catchy but has bad lyrics, do we still listen? I say NO! Not at all. There are many questions that I hear and that I want to cover in this blog.

1. "Yes it has bad lyrics but I don't listen to them, I only listen to the music." This is a horrible excuse. We are forced to listen to the lyrics when we listen to music with lyrics. Even if we can't understand them, IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY GO AWAY. We are choosing to listen to the lyrics when we put on that bad song. As much as we think we can "block them out," It really doesn't work. Watch a movie and turn off the sound. It's hard and pretty annoying.

2. "I know the whole CD is dirty but I fast forward the bad parts." What another lame excuse. You have to know where the bad parts are before you have to fast forward them for yourself. I think we all struggle with this. To fast forward a song for yourself? This is pointless. Just let the song run, you know what you are fast forwarding. The song is bad, just skip it. If you look at the question, it is saying, "The whole CD is bad." I guess you can't skip the song. Burn the CD!!!

3. "What if the whole CD is bad, but one song is good?" Hopefully you don't buy the CD. If you do BUY the CD take it home, burn it (copy it, or just light it on fire) and get the one good song on a separate CD. Simple, but you are putting yourself in a bad position letting other people see that you have the CD and or you are supporting the artist's view by buying it.

4. "The CD was given to me, so I listen to it and except it so that I don't make that person feel bad." My thoughts? Throw it away. Even if it is a gift, throw it away. It's better to remain pure before the Lord and make someone feel bad, then to please man and keep the CD.

5. "I have the CD, but I don't listen to it." What if I told you I had dirty magazines in my room, I just don't look at them. Would you believe me? Would you think, "Why does he have them in the first place?" Probably. It is the same exact thing. What does it appear like to the world when they see us have a bad CD? It weakens our testimony.
6
. "The CD is amazing musically, but it is either full of swear words and sexual innuendoes." Destroy the CD!!!!!!! There is better music out there!!! "If your right arm causes you to stumble cut it off." Remember this verse? We must not conform to this world! We must be transformed into God! I am not saying (and get this) that we must not and cannot listen to secular music. We totally can! There are so many clean, good, secular bands out there! Just have discernment. Think about the music you listen to, and ask yourself these questions:

Would I play this for my parents?
Would I play this for my friends?
Would I play this for Christ?

We all struggle with music. It sucks us in! I struggle with loving music regardless of the lyrical content but we must be concerned about these issues! Listen to good music! Listen to good secular, listen to good Christian. Just be concerned that you are not getting sucked into the idea that all music is good and what you put in your head does not matter. You know the CD's I am talking about. Get rid of them! If that song comes on the radio that you know is dirty, change it. If your friend wants to play that dirty CD that you know you can't listen to, stand up for your faith and shut it off.

Thanks for reading and being interested in what I have to say.

A New Word

2004-05-18T22:25:00.000-07:00

I was thinking about how the internet has so much garbage and how it is really hard to find good stuff on it and then.... A thought struck me....... And I thought.....

S I N N E R N E T !!! Brilliant!!! I thought you guys would appreciate a new word. It's like internet but with si... Nevermind.

And remember:
More than one moose is always moosen. A flock of moosen.
--- Brian Regan.

Music Update

2004-05-18T22:14:00.000-07:00

Hey all. The first part of the post will be serious and then the second part will be my music pic of the week, (or day, whatever).
Elvin Jones, one of the most famous drummers in the world (second best to Buddy Rich in my view) has died today. He has been one of the most recorded drummers in jazz and funk. He was a great man and he died an old age. I think he was about 78 or maybe 80, I might be wrong but it was a sad lost. He is my favorite jazz drummer and I have had the priveledge of watching, meeting, and talking with him. I pray that God somehow took a hold of his heart in someway. Who knows... I am lucky to have his autograph.

Besides that, music and much more music. Let me think. Gavin DeGraw=Chariot. Great albulm! It's practically brand new and it's got some great hooks. I don't know if I would go to the store and spend about 20 bucks on it though, check and see if Itunes has it. It's right in the pocket and Gavin has a wicked rad voice. Enjoy listening and always have discernment!!

Much love and Tunes.

P E A C E

Music Pic of the Week

2004-05-15T20:56:00.000-07:00

Hey all....3....

Props to SkHigg for holdin down the fort at the one28 web-site. Keepin it real, takin no prisoners. I like blogs. I dont think my blog will ever equal up to the glory of Sk's or Mluggs or Jesses but, I'll try to post my thoughts. I dig this whole blog thing though. So how is the world out there? My blogs will probably be different than the others though. Cause I will probably talk about completely unimportant things. Lawn mowing almost moves into that category but... Like whatever things. I will start a "david's pic cd collection" eachweek. Cool? So all 5 of you reading out there, (who probably already have these cause I have raved about em)here it is:

Philidelphia Experiment (Self-titled)

Im all about spreading the underground. This cd is crazy, wicked, awesome! I recognized it cause I know the bass player, Christian McBride. The whole cd is in the pocket! Tight bass and piano combo's, solid drummer, and a little b-3 action in the mix. Its tight. This is what the cd says:

"The Philidelphian experiment can be said without fear of contradiction that you will be drawn into the experiment and when you're done you will just slightly different than before you started,

You will increasingly find yourself thinking deeply about democracy, cheesesteaks, boxing, soft pretzels in a whole new light. Do not fight the feeling, relax and let the Experiment do its thing. We've been getting brown over here for quite some time, but for you straight-off-the-tour bus types, 'Welcome to Philidelphia-Yo, we got your back.'" I dig it. If you like straight ahead funk/hiphop/jazz, you'll love it. Hey, if you want to check it out, find me with my iPOD and I'll give you a taste of the pretzel of funk dipped in a hot sauce of "soul deep" cheeze. Deep love and much music listening!!!!

And always remember:

"IF YOU DON'T JUMP OFF THE BRIDGE, YOU WONT KNOW THE FEELING OF THE ROPE SNAPPING BACK AND DISLOCATING JOINTS YOU DIDNT KNOW YOU HAD."

2004-05-14T15:44:00.000-07:00

If we don't have any enemies
We don't have any character.

I'll Be Ok

2004-05-13T23:02:00.000-07:00

I hear He's coming to this town,
That He seeks to save men.
I hear they call Him the One,
And still be their Friend?

But I push for one glimps of Your eyes,
And I'll push through this crowd.

Allow me to touch the hem of Your cloak,
And I'll be ok.
Allow me to breathe the air that you breathe,
And I'll be ok.

I get tossed and I get pushed,
I can't even stand on my feet.
So I'll crawl next to You,
And I hope You see me
But You let down Your cloak,
And I touch a Holy Lamb

I'll take that look in Your eye,
But I begin to cry.

But why would you heal
Such a man, You know who I am.
Why would You give
Life, to that already dead?

Allow me to touch the palm of Your hand,
And I'll be ok.
Allow me to feel safe in Your arms,
And I'll be ok.
I'll be ok.

This song represents Christ coming to this earth to save men and die for them. This is a broken man pushing through the Christ to be healed spiritually not physically. I wanted to make man so low and filthy to be crawling to Christ. We are asking for Christ to heal us, not just to walk up and take the healing and leave. Just the hem could change us, just His breath. I hope this encourages you to not take your relationship with Christ lightly, that each day we should crawl to Him and meet Him on our knees.
Thank you for your time.

Our Defense

2004-05-13T22:20:00.000-07:00

Our society seems to breathe it,
When we all hope to see it.
We choose to come accustom,
To this abomination.
With degrading, times are changing, it's easier to see.

So we must..

Put up our defense
Put up our defense against
These images so thick and we will.

It's merely imitation for our stimulation
It's merely our emotions that provoke us,
To who we are and who we aren't

We'll try to stay away,
Even if our walls are fallin down.
We will tame,
We will tame this beast of lust.
We will tame,
We can change this sin of us,
And we'll hide in Him.

For the future,
For the dreams,
For decisions,
Left to be.
For the gospel,
For the souls,
For the body
For the temple.
For the hopes,
and for the goals,
For the wise,
For the simple.

For God, but for God,
For-gotten God.

I wrote this song about how we all struggle with lust. I think lust takes over us and we forget God all together. The end shows why we need to stay away from lust. All our goals and hopes. I hope the lyrics dig deep into your hearts and be encouraged to defeat sin.
Thank you for your time.

My Very First Post

2004-05-11T22:49:00.000-07:00

Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." I picked this verse for my very first post because it is my favorite verse, and why not just start with a Bible passage? More to come in the near, bright, future. See you on the flip flop later!
P E A C E