http://www.autumnonline.com Commentary and thoughts from Autumn Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com Hey everyone!Please check out www.onairstreaming.com for the video of my song 'Higher' -- Also see up-close and personal videos of Bob Schneider, William Fitzsimmons, Alpha Rev and more. This new site is adding a very sweet flavor to the music scene in Austin, and all over cyber-space. I am truly honored to be a part of it. As of right now, I am the only female artist featured...check it out!! I feel cool.Also, the band and I are opening for Bob Schneider at Threadgill's in Austin on Sept 24th (south location). 9pm. Please make plans to be entertained by myself and B.S under the stars at this legendary venue!That's it for the music business house keeping. Please check back often...I just got a new Iphone 4- Despite the janky reception, the video quality is quite exceptional. I intend to post a ton of random videos/photos...via blog and twitter. My life has changed dramatically over the past 3 months, and I intend to share the new art results with you often.Thanks for listening.I love you. I really really do.Autumn Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com Hi there!! Autumn just recently added another part of her website (drum roll please) The Band Blog. I know what yall are thinking...who are you? what instrument do you play? I know I know...I am the behind the scenes gal who isn't necessarily on the stage singing so beautifully as Autumn, but I'm the one that you see running around before, during and after the show. The girl who usually is selling merchandise or taking pictures. Pretty much Autumn's biggest fan, but not a stalker! (insert laughter now). I just wanted to introduce myself..Hi, whats up! Glad you are on the website checking up on Autumn and her whereabouts. And I will promise you that the next entry I post will be more interesting and intriguing. It's Sunday night around 11pm and I am hooked on an "I Love Lucy" marathon. Probably been watching it for about two hours now. And no I am not boring or outdated...its lucy she's a classic and pretty funny might I add. But enough about that, I guess you would like to know a little bit more about me. I went to UT and graduated in 2006 and decided to stay here in Austin. I was working for a radio station for while - you might have heard of it?...Mix 94.7 :) - that's how I met Autumn. Now we are just two girls living the dream...Autumn a musician and me an unemployed 26 year old looking for that perfect knock your socks off job. I think Autumn got the better end of that deal, but it's all good for the both of us! I help her out with her gigs and shboking them and she sings and writes beautiful music that everyone should know and love. The band is great!! Rob, Greg and Ray when everyone is together. Good stuff. Autumn landed a monthly show at The Mean Eyed Cat on 5th street every 3rd Monday of the month. If you haven't been out to hear that show - well you should. Its goodness with a little music here and there (wink wink...its all music silly). Sometimes we have special guests so you get the best of both worlds...not bad for a Monday night when the beer flows like water and the weather is so great like its been lately. So basicaclly I expect to see a bunch of you (whoever you might be) at Mean Eyed Cat later this month. Come say hi and enjoy the music! Goodnight sweet world until the next time I post. Lauren Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com <wordtidy> It finally happened. My friend Tricia called me today, ready to go on a weekend getaway... I have been waiting for this moment since October of 2008, when Tricia found out she was pregnant -- and I lost my travel partner. Good travel partners are hard to come by, so you can imagine my elation when the phone rang, and her husband (my hero) gave her a free pass to a destination of our choosing. I knew she'd come back to me. The first step was getting permission. CHECK. Step 2 is deciding where to go.... Out of this entire country we call America -50 states and 13 original colonies, spanning 3.79 million square miles, boasting itself as one of the most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations (thank you, Wikipedia) we cannot find anywhere to go. Washington D.C? too educational. Florida Keys? been there. Vegas? Hell. No. Chicago? My ex lives there and it would be too tempting to call him. San Diego? Tricia is scared of open water. Boston? Southwest doesn't fly direct. So...I googled a map of the United States. I searched 'cool chill vacation spots'. Guess what was listed on the top vacation spot in the U.S? AUSTIN, Texas. Gee, thanks Internet. Maybe it doesn't get better than this. Maybe we should just stay here and put the money towards something beneficial and charitable. But let's get real. That's not going to happen, but it was cute that it entered my thought process to justify being so spoiled. The next logical step is to take to my blog. Ask a trusted source. Anybody that reads this blog, I trust. So if you know of a cool, relaxing, not too hot, not too cold, easy to get to but far enough away, fun, exciting, quick and easy 3-day getaway, let me know! Where is the coolest place you've been? Do you know of a secret sweet spot? tell me, tell me, tell me. I must know :) autumn@autumnonline.com --We will find it. Together we can make a difference. Thank you. </wordtidy> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com Oprah says to write down 5 things that you are grateful for, every day. here's mine: (in no particular order)THE DALAI LAMAHOMESLICE PIZZASAWYER from LOSTYOGADAD Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com Well, I had an official Facebook Musicians Fanpage, but it disappeared... randomly... out of nowhere -- not sure how or why, but thanks to my friends at Lotos Nile for kindly building a brand new Fan page! The new one is all bright and shiny. It is linked to my personal Facebook, so let's be friends. CLICK HERE to add!Our next show is in Denver, CO, at The Walnut Room. Friday, April 2nd. My mom is concerned that the show is on Good Friday...she is worried that nobody will come out to party. I informed her that it would be okay, and we won't be eating meat while we are playing, so we should be alright. If you have friends in the state of Colorado, please let them know that we will be town...and no matter what religion you choose to practice, it will be a good Friday for all. Everyone is welcome! (well, 21 and up) www.thewalnutroom.com.Here's some backstage footage from our first trip to the Walnut Room--Also, Bobby Duncan and I will be playing the "Party en Playa II" this summer. June 10th. Playa del Carmen is a wonderful destination for a relaxing vacation, a wild dose of fun, and/or a honeymoon getaway. Come celebrate it all with us! It's just plain fun. That's it for music news...I'm also working on getting a blog for the band...because they are very funny and entertaining, and they are definitely blog-worthy...more on that soon -thanks for reading!xoautumn Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com :: SXSW : Thank you to my sponsors, Jack and Diet, for keeping me afloat during SXSW (South By Southwest music festival). For those of you that don't know, SX ('south by' is the ironic abbreviation for this already abbreviated word) is a huge festival in Austin. Hundreds, or thousands, or hell - maybe even millions (??) of bands congregate to Austin from all over the world, for one week of musical jubilato. Our fine city is transformed to an emo hipster trendy pop punk rock slash trash euro Americana invasion. Basically, a lot of the out-of-town guests give off the vibe that they are angry at their parents, they like to smoke, and music feeds their soul. Their angst and excitement radiates energy through downtown Austin, injecting the locals with just enough buzz to appreciate the culture...but just enough inconvenience to be glad when it's all over. I love it. Last year I officially played the festival. This year I didn't even have a wristband. No need. There is so much "unofficial" talent, I would never even attempt to acquire the coveted badge/wristband/Perez Hilton VIP ticket. It simply isn't needed to have a good time. And at the end of it all, I look back and realize that we ended up going to the exact same bars we always do, and hung out with the exact same group as usual, it just cost more & it took longer to get a beer. Amid all the hype and skinny jeans, I love how the intention is the same as any night in Austin: It's all about the music (and alcohol). That makes me proud to be an Austinite. So here's to another great year. Thank you to our guests. And thank you to our city for keeping live music alive. I've attached some iPhone pics from the week. I did experience some new acts, but the best show I saw was that of Sam Baker and Gurf Morlix at Opal Divine's on Penfield. The crowd levitated. Seriously. I have never seen anything quite like it. I've seen hundreds, thousands, hell - maybe millions - of Sam Baker shows. But this particular showcase was supreme. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com -this is a question I get asked A LOT. Well, here's the answer: yes and no. I don't prefer to write every single song on my albums. I'm sure it would be more "impressive" to you if I did, but 6-8 originals is good for me. Why? Well...with the first album, there were a few covers I just HAD to sing, or I thought I would die. And, since I'm still alive, my theory has proven to be true-- good for me! Looking back and taking it a step further, I'm sure part of me just wasn't confident enough that my own songs could stand on their own...so I enlisted the power of solid written "professional" tunes to make the best album possible. I wrote my fair share of truth, then used the force of undeniably great art, just to be sure. You know that anytime you put yourself "out there," it's scary and vulnerable. For me, releasing the first album was riveting and petrifying, so maybe I subconsciously just needed the security blanket of others (i.e. Bruce Robison and Patty Griffin). There was comfort in knowing that if my songs were not accepted, the others could stand on their own, so I was safe! I would like for that not to be true. I would like to say that these writers came to me and pitched their songs, begging me to cut them. Or that I wrote every line; bravely, fiercely, with no doubts or questions or insecurities whatsoever. Not the case. But, their songs came into my world, I needed to sing them to stay alive, so I did. With the 2nd album, I wrote 7 and covered the rest. Most covers are Walt Wilkins songs, along with a Patty Griffin cover. Why? Because I think his songs should be cut by everybody, always. They are poetry. They hit me. Show me a better writer, and I'll start singing their songs too. But, I simply haven't found one yet. So, I will cut Walt Wilkins songs for the rest of my life, proudly. Patty, too. I have never written a song with the intention of selling it, or making money off of it, or pandering to a specific audience. I can't do it. I don't want to do it. Maybe that makes me more of a singer than a songwriter...label it whatever...doesn't matter to me, both sound nice. The general idea is: I am happy to share my deepest thoughts with you, but here are some other writers that deserve your attention as well-- enjoy! For this next record, I have done a LOT more writing. My confidence as a writer is stronger, and I could easily do all 12 originals. However, everything will get recorded eventually...so not all 12 tracks need to be MINE MINE MINE. I intend to release more fantastic songs that were not written by ME ME ME. That is important to me. Songwriters should consider cutting other songwriters they believe in...to keep songwriting going. Nothing wrong with that in my book, I think it's cool. If you disagree, let me know, let's discuss. I just feel that if something is excellent, it should be shared. It's pretty simple- the songs that move you, well, sing em. Doesn't matter if someone already cut it, it should be shared. The more the merrier, right? Ahhh, if there were no such thing as ego, or image, this might be an easier concept for all of us to accept. The fact remains: A good song is a good song. It's not really yours, it's not really mine. Just sing it already. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com dear blog,Last night was beautiful. We had a show at The Parish in Austin, supporting Betty Soo & Cadillac Sky. Fantastic musicians all around. Here is some footage that Lauren took with her FlipCam...Click here to watch Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com I can hold my breath for 7 minutes & 20 seconds.  I know this because I just watched this clip & I was so enraptured, I didn't exhale until it was over.I twittered this clip a few weeks ago, after Justin Timberlake sang for the Haiti Relief show.  My little brother sent me an email, telling me that I MUST watch Justin's performance.  He was completely blown away.  It was good, but this, to me, is the real thing.  I think this may be best song ever written.And I recently discovered Dinah Washingon...spent $50 on Itunes just sifting through her stuff the other night.  The following song, "Teach Me Tonight" was introduced to me by a dear friend, and I simply cannot stop listening.  I know Dianna Krall & Amy Winehouse both have cool performances of this piece on Youtube, but I wanted you to hear it.Alright.  That's good for now...there is so much more I'd like to post -- including some current songs from this decade.  Will post more soon.  If you have a clip you dig, please share.  email me the link: autumn@autumnonline.coml.o.v.e.autumn Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com I am writing & reading through old journals (I have stacks and stacks). Some make sense, some don't at all, some are poems, phrases, pictures, scattered thoughts that don't add up...I'll share them either way. These are typically free flow thoughts that are never intended for songs or anything, they just kinda happen.From One Side to the Other.By AutumnThese days I go from one side to the otherOpen the refrigerator door; keep it cool just like my MotherBrother Sam would rather keep things shutSee, I can do that tooFrom one side to the otherFrom red to green to blueIt's a tightrope, babyCan you walk a real fine line?From one side to the otherFrom hers to yours to mineWhen the elevators broken, then we have to take the stairsBut the houses with one-story, well, see, no one really caresSkip, skip down the streetTurn the page, ain't life sweetLately I have noticed, we're not skipping downSo skip ahead to find out what will happen nowRun, run down the trackRide away & don't look backI'm gonna buy a clock, keep the hands at 10 and 2Fall back, spring forward, red to green to blueI'm not gonna worry up until my time is throughYou just let me know; and I'll just never knowTick to hold on tight, tock to let it goI carry my new clock, without worries, without caresI carry all my stories, even when I take the stairsI carry the tightrope, for good balance and good measureI carry one for you, to skip or walk on at your leisureI carry the fridge, I carry my brotherI carry as I go, from one-side-to-the-other. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com I'd miss this too much . . . Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com 1. THE BIG RED MUG:My sis gave me this for Xmas, it is the greatest coffee mug in the world. It's Big. It's Red. And the handle doesn't get hot when you microwave it. She bought it from Anthropologie...a great gift to give! 2. THE LEFSETZ LETTER: I dig this dude's writing. Sign up & get his emails, they are always very interesting and can apply to most industries. He consistently reminds musicians to stop whining, work hard, & care about art. He tells his truth, and that is cool to me. Ex:"If you want to be a musician, you must flush image down the toilet, be three-dimensional, write from the heart and make yourself accessible to fans.Because it begins and ends with the music.That's the power of song. It has the ability to unite us. Both black and white. Rich and poor. Republican and Democrat. We're all Americans. When are we going to stop fighting and join together to solve the myriad problems facing our nation?Sixties values need to return. That's right, it's time to love your brother."3. POLAROID APP: I take so many pictures on the Iphone...this app is free & makes your pictures look pro. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com Looking for inspiration!? Read on... Every year, my brother compiles a BOOK LIST. I look forward to this every year, because it not only makes me laugh, but it inspires me to READ! (which leads to better writing). Hopefully it will inspire you as well...enjoy! -autumn Word to all my gangstas, It’s the start of a new year which means it’s time for my annual year end booklist. (Hold for applause, praise, laudation, cat calls, hotel rooms keys, and red satin thongs). For those of you new to the list, welcome. For those of you returning, welcome back. For those of you who deleted this email once you saw it was from me, please enjoy burning in Hell. There are many non-alcoholic activities I enjoy on this planet: spelunking, bum fights, Miley Cyrus movies, fist-pumping, crashing White House parties, burning stuff, getting older and watching high school girls stay the same age, Tokyo drifting… But the one I love and cherish above all others, is reading. Over the course of a year I try to read a book a week. The operative word being try , as I always seem to come up a bit short. ( That’s what she said … Shut up, I know you were thinking it.) I try to be diverse, researching and reading works spanning a wide range of time periods, subjects, and genres - both classics and modern titles - all of which usually fall into the Fiction, Non-Fiction, or Biography categories. The books I select don’t have to be published within the given year, though many of them are. I only count BOOKS on this list. Not the hundreds of screenplays or magazine articles or folded pamphlets on How to Prevent Spousal Abuse the guy outside WholeFoods tries to hand me as I briskly walk past pretending to talk on my cell phone. Listen, pal, you really want to know how to prevent spousal abuse? Don’t get married. I kick off every year by reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Why, you ask? Read it, and you shall have your answer. I’ve followed this ritual for the past ten years, ever since my book list began. (So, yes, for those of you who can do math, I started my book list when I was 15, as I’m now 25…riiiight?) I feel that each year of reading has been more eye-opening and rewarding than the last and this year was no exception. Before we get to my TOP FIVE READS OF THE YEAR and the BOOK LIST in its entirety, here are a few thoughts and highlights from the year that was 2009: - I completed the final book in the four book series of Rabbit novels written by American wordsmith John Updike. (The novels, in sequential order, are: Rabbit, Run , Rabbit Redux , Rabbit is Rich , and Rabbit at Rest ��" the last two winning Pulitzer Prizes). The novels tell the story of fictional everyman Harry Rabbit Angstrom, each book picking up close to ten years in time after the one prior. I won’t go into too much detail, but this is one of the best series I’ve ever read, exquisitely capturing the all-encompassing arc of one man’s existence on this planet. I recommend everyone read this series at some point in their lives. Personally, I decided to space it out, reading one book a year, for four years. I enjoyed this as each subsequent book felt like a homecoming ��" getting to revisit a beloved character ten years down the road in his life; seeing all that was the same, all that had changed. Finishing this series in 2009 feels especially apropos and meaningful; unfortunately for the world of letters, John Updike ��" one of the great writers of our time ��" passed away earlier this year. That said, he’s kind of like the Tupac of writers. He’s miraculously published a couple books since his death… - The most dazzlingly fun, page-turning, genre twisting, pulp soaked, can’t-put-it-down novels I read this year include Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson; and, City of Thieves by David Benioff. One was written by a young doctor while working the traumatic ER night shift. Two were written by a now dead Swedish political journalist. And one was written by the screenwriter who wrote The 25th Hour and Troy . If you’re interested, you’ll figure out who’s who. That’s why Wikipedia was invented, motherbitches! - New authors I discovered this year. (And when I say new I mean new to me, not to like, the Earth). A couple of these literary uber pimps I’d been hearing about for years, just hadn’t gotten around to scratching their itches. A couple were unknowns to me before our paths intertwined. A good unexpected book or author can be a lot like a pregnant ex-girlfriend you owe money. You don’t find them. They find you. We’ll start with Charles Bukowski. He’s the type of novelist that is so well renown ��" for his writing as well as his lifestyle ��" I can’t believe this year was the first time I picked up one of his succulent tomes. Good lord. This guy is an animal. All brain stem. The ID on hyperdrive. He eats, breathes, lives in the dirt. No polish, all edge. And I love it. Just saying the man’s name makes me want to brush my teeth. And floss. With a brillo pad. Dipped in Clorox. For those of you who watch Californication (which, if you don’t, slap yourself for being a disgrace to humanity), Charles Bukowski is the original Hank Moody, minus David Duchovny’s looks, charm, and penchant for marital fidelity. If you’d like to submerge yourself in some meaty, decadent, delicious darkness, start by checking out Bukowski’s Post Office or Factotum . Just be prepared to take a long hot shower afterward. Trust me, you’ll be the opposite of clean. Next is Jay McInerney, wunderkind author of Bright Lights, Big City . (Yes, the same craptastic 80’s flick starring Michael J. Fox ��" good for you, you remember something he’s in other than Back to the Future and The Secret of My Success too). This novel is anything but crap. Told in second-person narrative, this existential romp through the cocaine-fueled night life of 1980’s Manhattan marked a new era in contemporary literature. What’s so compelling about it is the work feels just as relevant today as it was twenty years ago. I’ve heard McInerney’s later books never quite live up to this debut novel, but I’m still excited to further explore his curriculum vitae. Holla! Thirdly is a new dude named Lev Grossman. He wrote a book published this year called The Magicians . It’s kind of like Harry Potter ��" but with sex-starved, drug-addled, angst-ridden college drop outs. Hey, there’s one in all of us… And lastly is a an Irish author named Colum McCann. This man has written (as you’ll see below) my favorite book of the year. It’s called Let the Great World Spin . It just won the National Book Award. I’ll only tell you two things about it. It involves New York. And tight-rope walking. There’s some hookers in there too. It’s a towering achievement and if you’re still reading this you should stop and go buy. It will look great next to all the other books on your shelf you promised you’d read. And that’s all I have to say about new authors. I’m winded. - For an exceptionally funny, laugh-out-loud, possibly-just-defecated-my cut-off-Jordache-jean-shorts read, check out: How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely. The author is so amusing, he was hired this season as a staff writer on 30 Rock . He also guest stars as the dead border collie that is Tina Fey’s new haircut. - And now for my biggest disappointments of the year. Perhaps most upsetting was the book Sunnyside by Glen David Gold, who’s debut novel, Carter Beats the Devil is one of my favorite all time reads. Sunnyside is a well written, well researched, plotless train wreck of a story. I’d rather read The Notebook in Sanskrit while having a root canal on my cornea than trudge through this hulking soft cock of a book again. The other saddening calamity this year is The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, a Spanish author who’s only other English-translated novel, Shadow of the Wind , is one of the most atmospheric and chilling works I’ve ever had the pleasure of visually molesting. My younger brother got me the advanced galleys of The Angel’s Game for my 30th birthday. (I don’t know what he had to do to get it, but I assume it involved lots of insert your own naughty words here ). Turns out I had something else to cry over that birthday (aside from the loose skin and old balls which strike all men at the portentous death gong of 30). This book was a preachy, bombastic, overly florid attempt at mixing magic, religion, and some city called Barcelona. Bar-thee-lona. I’d advise travelling elsewhere. Also, let me pepper in here right quick: I’ve never been a big Dan Brown fan. And yet, you’ll notice I read two of his books this year. One old. One new. Why, you ask? Excellent question. Do I enjoy torture? Depends on who’s holding the whip. You see, I liked The Da Vinci Code fine. It was a fun read and functions well as a coaster. I guess I was hoping I’d get a mildly entertaining read out of these two abominations, but it was not to be. I’m going to go ahead and take full responsibility here. This is my fault. I’m to blame. If the marketing machine behind Dan Brown can convince me to eat not only one, but two of his half-baked, salmonella-filled, shit sandwiches, then more power to them. I guess I kind of feel like I did when I read that book The Secret . You want to know what the secret is? You just wasted twenty bucks. - A final shout out goes to original gangster Ernest Hemingway for writing a book I didn’t entirely hate. I actually (bite my tongue) really liked it. (For those of you who aren’t familiar, I’m not Hemingway’s biggest cheerleader ��" but that’s a whole other conversation. It will require alcohol. Knives are strictly prohibited) A Moveable Feast is a real life, non-fiction account of Hemingway’s years in Paris as part of the American expatriate circle of writers of the 1920’s. Famous peeps that make an appearance include Ezra Pound, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ford Maddox Ford, John Dos Passos, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce. Pretty cool he got to party, hang, and in some cases have relations with, all these people. Take it for a spin. It will make you want to dance, drink wine, and travel to exotic locations. Like the closest French restaurant to wherever you live. And now without further ado… My Top Five Reads of the Year. The only criteria is that I found them worthy. While I dug a lot of books this annum, these are the ones I can’t get out of my head. Keep in mind, while I like all kinds of reads, when it comes to assigning a hierarchy, I tend to lean toward the more literary works (which is just a nice way of saying I’m a book snob. And a Republican). Tales I’ve read before like The Great Gatsby or Old School by Tobias Wolff (which if you haven’t read, you must ��" don’t fret, it’s not the book version of the Vince Vaughn movie, although that’s a book I’d like to read) aren’t in consideration. I won’t go into detail on these bad boys because half the fun of reading is browsing through Amazon and making your own discoveries. If you’re looking for great reads to start off the new year, you can’t go wrong with my: TOP FIVE READS OF 2009 1.) Let the Great World Spin ��" Colum McCann2.) Nocturnes ��" Kazuo Ishiguro3.) Rabbit at Rest ��" John Updike4.) Netherland ��" Joseph O’Neill5.) Lowboy ��" James Wray RUNNER’S UP(AKA: IF THIS WAS A TOP TEN LIST AND NOT A TOP FIVE LIST) 6.) A Moveable Feast ��" Ernest Hemingway7.) The Rum Diary ��" Hunter S. Thompson8.) Pictures at a Revolution ��" Mark Harris9.) Bright Lights, Big City ��" Jay McInerney10.) Post Office ��" Charles Bukowski10.5) Beat the Reaper ��" Josh Bazzel BOOKS READ IN 2009 1.) The Great Gatsby ��" F. Scott Fitzgerald2.) The Rum Diary ��" Hunter S. Thompson3.) Beat the Reaper ��" Josh Bazell4.) Rabbit at Rest ��" John Updike5.) The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death ��" Charlie Huston6.) How to Read Literature Like a Professor ��" Thomas C. Foster7.) City of Thieves ��" David Benioff8.) Invisible Cities ��" Italo Calvino9.) The Tourists ��" Jeff Hobbs10.) Lowboy ��" James Wray11.) The Lie ��" Chad Kultgen12.) The Women ��" T.C. Boyle13.) Maps and Legends ��" Michael Chabon14.) The Angel’s Game ��" Carlos Ruiz Zafon15.) Angels and Demons ��" Dan Brown16.) Old School ��" Tobias Wolff17.) Bright Lights, Big City ��" Jay McInerney18.) A Moveable Feast ��" Ernest Hemingway19.) Netherland ��" Joseph O’Neill20.) The Informers ��" Brett Easton Ellis21.) B is for Beer ��" Tom Robbins22.) A Separate Peace ��" John Knowles23.) Brief Conversations with Hideous Men ��" David Foster Wallace23.) Sunnyside ��" Glen David Gold24.) The Bricklayer ��" Noah Boyd25.) The Book of Laughter and Forgetting ��" Milan Kundera26.) Post Office ��" Charles Bukowski27.) The Four Hour Work Week ��" Timothy Ferriss28.) Factotum ��" Charles Bukowski29.) Ham on Rye ��" Charles Bukowski30.) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ��" Stieg Larsson31.) The Crying of Lot 49 ��" Thomas Pynchon32.) And Here’s the Kicker ��" Mike Sacks33.) The Girl Who Played with Fire ��" Stieg Larsson34.) How I Became a Famous Novelist ��" Steve Hely35.) That Old Cape Magic ��" Richard Russo36.) The Moon is Down ��" John Steinbeck37.) Zeitoun ��" Dave Eggers38.) The Magicians ��" Lev Grossman39.) The Winter of Our Discontent ��" John Steinbeck40.) The Lost Symbol ��" Dan Brown41.) Nocturnes ��" Kazuo Ishiguro42.) Indignation ��" Philip Roth43.) Manhood for Amateurs ��" Michael Chabon44.) When You are Engulfed in Flames ��" David Sedaris45.) American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood ��"Marc Elliot46.) Last Night in Twisted River ��" John Irving47.) Pictures at a Revolution ��" Mark Harris48.) Bel Canto ��" Ann Patchet49.) The Fortress of Solitude ��" Jonathan Lethem50.) Let the Great World Spin ��" Colum McCann A home without books, is like a body without soul. ��" Cicero Happy Reading, Joey Boukadakis Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com 1) PixelPeach.com - check out this website! I adore the art & photography of Pixel Peach. Everything they do is lovely & "strangely beautiful" 2) Please welcome the latest addition to my family: the new Korg SV-1 Stage Piano! I just got this guy for my bday, and it sounds AWESOME. Thank you, Mr. Korg, for making such a beautiful instrument. For keyboard enthusiasts, this has fantastic Wurli & Rhodes sounds!! 3) And finally...How can this not make you smile?! Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com :: Demo :: I've been cutting some demos of new songs in the studio with Philip Prasek. From here, I will re-write & revise and compile a nice little demo CD of all my new songs for Walt Wilkins (producer) to hear. Then we will all start making a record . . . hopefully sometime later this year (?!).  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com :: Classic :: Here's a little 'behind the scenes' action before our show at The Church Studio in Tulsa. Ron Flynt is showing us some Leon Russell songs, once recorded in this very spot back in the 70s. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com ONE WORLD THEATRE - JAN 15TH - BUY TICKETS HERE! 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Donate HERE   Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT http://www.autumnonline.com 1) this outfit from Anthropologie:featured in the November catalogue!http://www.anthropologie.com/ 2) this book:The Roadby Cormac McCarthy 3) this website:http://www.houseofturquoise.com/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:48 GMT