Ok, so it's not as miserable as that picture might suggest ...

...unless they fart. And that happens. A LOT.

Seriously.

It's like when you go to Taco Tuesdays and eat until you explode and then your stomach calms down a bit and THEN your butt explodes. Yes. It does. But this happens in Maywood more than on Tuesdays. In fact, I rarely ever see them on Tuesdays at all. They must all know about Burrito Saturdays because the gas_is_toxic everytime we have a rehearsal or play a show. Not that I don't know a thing or two about burritos and tacos. Cause I do. But my gas smells like sunshine after a rainstorm. Yes it does. I'm magical.

Alright, so this blog is to document my experiences with Maywood, my rock band. Yes, I'm in a rock band. We rock. Yes we do. Go listen to us on the internet -----> HERE. We rock. And as long as I can tell myself that with sincerity, I can feel confident about this venture. Even if all the members are gassy.

So it's February. We're completely booked starting on March 5th until April 30th, which is AWESOME but also kind of stressful. We aren't signed, corporately sponsored or independently wealthy, so most of us have to work full-time jobs in order to pay bills and support our spouses to follow our dreams and be rock stars. And some of us have to live at home with our PARENTS in order to avoid having bills in the first place while others of us live off of said-spouse like a leach and don't do nearly enough cleaning/cooking/laundry to make up for said parasitic lifestyle.

My point being, it's hard to tour and play shows. It's hard on us and we get crabby and fight like siblings and whine a lot sometimes, but in the midst of it all lies a single prayer that stubbornly falls from our lips: "Lord, humble us in order to exalt Yourself. We are Yours and this music belongs to You for the service of Your Kingdom. Do what You will." And He does. EVERY TIME. It's incredible. Slowly, we are seeing how God uses our willingness to GO. Opportunities to play just keep popping up. Some of them help us pay off this $14,500.00 album we just made and some of them don't. But when we're faithful to do what He's called us to, He shows up and makes Himself exalted. Sometimes by allowing us to make idiots of ourselves and sometimes by allowing us to look/sound/act awesome on AND off stage.

It's a crazy experience and I'm happy to be a part of it. It's just beginning. I will keep you posted!