...not having posted for a very long time,lots of things have happened in my life. i am now a proud grandparent of a wonderful little man who goes by the name of aiden matthew. he is now 18 months old and i don't think i could love anyone more than i do him.

...also we have done some travelling. in june 2006,went on an alaskan cruise with 3 other couples and had a blast. also drove to edmonton in august 2006 with my son matt,aiden and aiden's mom cat. went to portland in november 06 to see bonnie prince billy at the mission theatre. drove to vegas and back for a holiday with my wife diane to celebrate my 50th in april of this year.

....music wise,i have managed to catch quite a few concerts since i last posted including neurosis w/jarboe as well as neurosis & the grails. isis,tool,isis,bat for lashes,antony and the johnsons,devendra banhart,bjork,shellac,killing joke [rip paul raven],gang of four,deftones,circle,elbow,slint,calla,wolf parade & many more that i can't come up with right now. actually seeing isis for my 5th time in november. apparently i think they are good.

....been listening to tons of stuff too. lotsa metal and dubstep with a sprinkling of indie and electronic. stuff that has caught my ear as of late would be ::

circle - katapult

dextro - consequence music

radiohead - in_rainbows

various 12 inchers by mala,bug,pinch,scuba and toasty.

np:: v/a dubstep drama - the official soundtrack.