That's right folks, we're still here, surviving the BLIZZARD OF OH NINE! We haven't had to resort to cannibalism or set fire to our couch to keep warm...yet. We only hope that there is a society for us to return to when the blinding whiteness dissipates. But that could be a while, I mean, there's like, oh, five or six inches out there. Why are you laughing at me? The dude on the news sounded, like, really worried. Anyway...

So, I finally figured out how to post videos to this blog (I's smart),

so please click above to check out the new video I threw together in my sleep for my remix of State Shirt's Up Up Up Up Up. Actually, I think the video came out pretty neat even though it's more pirated (arh!!) footage from around the interwebnet. It's a mix of time-lapse and super slow-mo stuff, and I'm pretty happy with how the remix came out too for those who haven't heard it. You can also go to my YouTube channel to see videos I've made for the other songs. 

Oooh Oooh Oooh! Did I also mention that we survived our first tornado! Ok, we don't actually know if there WAS a tornado or not but the sirens were going and the sky was flashing and it was way exciting (in that uh-oh-I-think-I-just-crapped-my-pants kind of way)! I posted a video of the warning above also just because those sirens are mad spooky, yo. They're all at different pitches and they roll over you from different directions at different tones and forming these spooky, Close Encounters like,

discord harmonies. Anyway, you can kind of hear it on the video.

So, Sue and I had a fun and relaxing Spring Break visiting Dad Crane and Pauline in San Diego. It was my first time there so I was excited and as you can see from some of these shots, it is beautiful. I think the entire area is a secret government research site for  

developing the perfect climate. For the most part it was sunny and in the 80's the entire time except when we went out to the desert. We were also there at the tail end of the "rainy" season so the landscape was unusually  

lush and green for us.

We got to walk around Balboa Park in town

and visited some of the museums and hung around the cool Gaslamp district the evening of Saint Patrick's day which was teaming with drunk fools, I mean, Festive Revelers. 

We had fun and Dad showed us a good 

time, wining and dining us at all the local casinos. Thanks Dad! 

Sue is still clawing her way out from under her student's draft papers but enjoyed having a week to relax and has made use of this snowed-in weekend to 

try and catch up. I've already finished with my eight week Art History class and I did well (99.76). All I have to do now is 

maintain that 4.0 average or don't bother coming home. I'm sure she was just

kidding...right honey? Sweetie? Ehem. Anyway I'm all enrolled for the fall: Design, Photography Writing, Philosophy and Chinese which is being offered over at Friends U. I can't wait to be desperately busy and stressed

downing energy drinks like they're water! 

Actually it's going to awesome. Not  

everyone gets this chance and I intend to make the most of it. 

Meanwhile, I'm still finding the time to finish a new song which should be done this week. It's going to be called Primordial and has more vocals and a 

more consciously developed hook than most of the others. Finally, thanks to all those who've downloaded my latest album, Dub Executioner! Thanks for the support! 

Sue and I will hopefully talk to you all soon. Take care of yourselves and we love you! 

Sonny & Sue. 

  

 

Ok, so it's been the better part of two months since the last time I blogged, but I have a good reason: I finally landed my ass a job! And I couldn't have asked for a more convenient gig considering Sue's and my schedules. I'm working as the student assistant for the Art's & Humanities department at Newman. Sure, it's only part time and doesn't pay amazingly, but it works out well. Some of my responsibilities are 

mundane office work but I also get to do a wide array of things like photographing and 

documenting all the artwork on campus, or taking photos at a recent event, or putting together 

Powerpoint presentations for one of the art professors. I spend a great deal of my time in the Art Dept which is convenient since that's my major. I also couldn't have asked for a better boss (she hates when I call her that.), our friend and my band mate, Julie. Here she is rocking out with some other local musician friends at the Artichoke Bar last Saturday night. The Artichoke is a cosy joint for seeing live music, a little awkward layout when there are more than a couple musicians, but their sandwich selection kicks booty. The dude in the back with the hat is Henry

our bassist, and Kelly our drummer is also back there though you can't see him in this shot. 

The other thing we

did last weekend was to drive to Kansas City in an oh-so-comfortable U-Hall truck to pick up our beautiful new couch! I think Sue was actually levitating when our friends

Sonja and Michael helped us bring it up

 and set it in place in our apartment. Mmmm red-leather.

Sue has already christened it with her drool. She basically refuses to sleep in our bed  

anymore unless we get red leather sheets or something. While in KC, we managed to visit the 

 Nelson-Atkins Museum which is a very cool museum with a nice ancient collection and a 

really neat modern section. We didn't get to see all of it this time but we will be back, I'm sure.

Sue also insisted that we visit the Museum of Hair. It's both not as lame and more strange

       than you're thinking. Having nothing to do with hair styles, it is the only museum in the world (we think) that features the victorian art of Hair Sculpture. No one has practiced this art since the early 19oo's but people apparently used to take hair from their family members and weave these remarkably intricate wreaths and other designs, replicating flowers and birds and all sorts of things. This is Sue with our tour guide who walked us through the collection of some four hundred creations. It was surprisingly interesting since many of the pieces serve as detailed family histories complete with names and dates and historical info about the families.

So, the other thing that has been keeping me busy are the classes I've 

been taking. This weekend I finished my first art project for my art history class. It's based on a 3500 year old Manoan vase. I found the vase in a thrift shop and Sue let me use her old paints. I was a bit rusty after years of not touching a paintbrush, but it felt good to get my feet wet again.  

I haven't had a lot of time to work on music lately but I did complete my first remix! The band is State Shirt, the song is Up Up Up Up Up and my mix, which is quite different from the original, can be heard as the first track on my MySpace page. Check it out when you get the chance. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The original is a moody indie-rock jammy with nice vocals and changes. My version is a sooped-up techno/dancehall hybrid. There is an outside chance that if the band likes the mix, they may include it on their upcoming remix album. 

Sue and I have booked our flights for San Diego to visit Dad Crane and Pauline over Spring Break. It will be my first time there and I look forward to seeing the house and hanging with them. 

We hope you all are doing well and hope to see you soon. Sue has a bad cold right now, so send her your love and wishes for a quick recovery. 

Love Sonny & Sue.