Just Do Your Think If It Makes You Feel

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Please watch this video before you read this blog.  It is incredible:

http://ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/3794 

I am honored to be a part of this glorious webworld, and I cannot wait to hear about the amazing charitable progress that takes place through some of these blogs (I particularly enjoyed Cassie Petrey's shout-out to Lady Antebellum.  D.W. Haywood, or Haygrille, as I call him, is one of the most amazing people you'll ever meet...and he plays chicken lickin' country pickin' like a champion).

Speaking of amazing people, I am going to marry one this spring! Wowsahs!  That's right...a few months ago I got down on bended knee and popped ye olde question to my juan and only, and we are pumped about growing old with one another.  The wedding planning has been amazingly fun, but I must complain for a second: there are NO stores in the US that make amazing tuxedos or suits for people in my skinny, wrangly size!!!!!!  

Being far too concerned with fasion and attire (forgive my vanity please), I have a strong desire to try to look as suave as possible on the big day, and I am enormously frightened at the thought of wearing an oversized, boxy, business-man-tuxedo.  I look ludicrous (and strikingly similar to a teen in the awkward-stage) every time I slip into formalwear, because it is made for corporate executives that don't care about trying to keep up with Tyler HIlton's good looks.  

So I fruitlessly searched hundreds of stores (including the nice, upscale ones like Saks, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, etc.) for a bangin' tux.  After days of trying on humorously-large blazers, I stumbled upon a European store named Sisley that saved the day with an Italian-cut unique-looking, well-made tuxedo that absolutely rules.  I will most likely end up wearing this suit...but that's not the point (otherwise, this would be the most shallow blog ever).  The point is this:  I shouldn't have been forced to spend 3 solid days shopping at every store in the world before I found one suit that ruled.  EVERYTHING else was cheap, mass-produced, and made in a half-hearted manner (with the exception of some $3,000 Armani suits...but they still didn't fit me...or my budget).  

I feel tremendously sorry by people that don't take their careers and/or their art/creations seriously.  Granted, there's NOTHING wrong with wearing generic attire (in fact, it is perfect for some people), but why should so many companies mass-produce crap (clothing, food, furniture)?  I am not bashing mass-production...I am simply bashing mass-production of lackluster items.  I'm not sure what your perspective is spiritually, but I personally feel that creation is a form of worship, and it is tremendously important that we always do our best to make quality art.  If you decide to be a seamstress (what is the male form of seamstress?  A seamster?), then work your butt off at being the best seamstress/seamster you can!  If you are a doctor, be the best doctor you can!  I'm not encouraging us to put an emphasis on material items or fasion, but I am encouraging us to see beauty and inspiration in our work!  

I apologize for the rant...but I think we are often taught to view people as potential dollars, and that scares the crap out of me.  Instead, we should see people and hope that our jobs (music, service, products) can change their lives (the person that invented the Oreo changed my life)!  Whatever you do, do it well!

Highlights of the week:

1. Hanging with my parents at the smallest, most ridiculously-overpriced show we've done in ages

2. Learning about Radiohead's brilliant pricing strategy for the new record

3. Hearing that Gerd Leonhard has a new book (The End of Control...it's free online)

4. Filming the new Really Real Show (coming out Saturday on our myspace and youtube)

5. Hanging out with my friend Tom at Club 3 Degrees while Jonezetta rawked the haus! 

 
Take care, and rock it!