Friday, November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Life is Moving
Well Today was a hard one for me, and one of my best friends Eric and Aku. Eric finally said his goodbyes to us to depart on his new journey in life by serving his country. He will be in Chicago for boot camp for two months and then I will hopefully fly out there with Aku after the two months to see him graduate. It was hard because I have mainly spent everyday of my childhood life till now seeing Eric everyday, cause we have been a block a way neighbors even when we both moved we still lived a block from one another.
On a better note I will be waking up tomorrow by 4:00am to leave for Huntington Beach at 4:30am to star recording Letters to the Editor first real produced demo. I am pretty stoked for it, epically to hear what all of the tipple f (fff) aka friends and family and fans think of all our new material. Sorry for that slang or overplayed acronyms. But we're really excited.
Well that's all I can really say for now without boring you and myself. But be sure to keep checking this blog site out and www.myspace.com/deareditor for the up and coming
No Sleep,
---Shane---
On a better note I will be waking up tomorrow by 4:00am to leave for Huntington Beach at 4:30am to star recording Letters to the Editor first real produced demo. I am pretty stoked for it, epically to hear what all of the tipple f (fff) aka friends and family and fans think of all our new material. Sorry for that slang or overplayed acronyms. But we're really excited.
Well that's all I can really say for now without boring you and myself. But be sure to keep checking this blog site out and www.myspace.com/deareditor for the up and coming
No Sleep,
---Shane---
Monday, November 3, 2008
How cool my girlfriend is...
Enough shown. I'm proud of her she knows how to ride a sweet green bike
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Wish List
I decided to make a wish list for myself on Guitars I would end up buying first if I landed on the Jack pot from the lottery I didn't play. There is really no special order.
Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain-top Electric Guitar with Gloss Finish
Vintage Sunburst
Classic semi-hollowbody design
Dual '57 Gibson humbuckers ( I would switch them with the Gibson dirty finger humbuckers to get more of that pop punk sound.)
Thin tapered '60s neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Nickel hardware
Grover tuners
Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Separate volume and tone controls with 3-way switch
I'm a huge fan of semi hollow guitars and Gibson pretty much has the best to offer from the wood to the clean polish finish, and the wonderful sound of clean Jazz chords to some good rock jams. I'm also really into the sunburst finish.
Paul Reed Smith Mira Double Cut Electric Guitar with Moon Inlays and Standard Neck
Vintage Mahogany
Body Type: Double Cut
Body Wood: Mahogany
Scale Length: 25.0"
Neck Joint: Set
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Shape: Standard
Inlay: Moons
Frets: 24
Nut Width: 1-21/32"
Fretboard Radius: 10.0"
Bridge: PRS Stoptail
Pickup Bridge: PRS Mira
Pickup Neck: PRS Mira
Controls: Volume, Tone, Mini Toggle [Coil Tap]
Tuners: PRS Locking Mini's
Hardware Color: Nickel
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Blade
Finish: Gloss
This guitar pretty much explains itself. The sound of this bad boy is flawless, you want clean you get the clean sound you need, and as for rocking sounds it does just as better job. The lock in tunnings are awesome to have as well. I also love the artwork on the fretboards it's very beautiful and gives it a whole new look.
Paul Reed Smith Mira Double Cut Electric Guitar with Moon Inlays and Standard Neck
Wild Mint
This is the same as the one on top I just really like this color of it. So it's a toss up.
Gibson Hummingbird True Vintage Acoustic Guitar
Square shoulder dreadnought body
Premium Sitka spruce top
Mahogany back and sides
6-ply top, 4-ply back
Mahogany neck
24-3/4" scale
Round neck profile
Madagascar rosewood fingerboard
Single-ply binding
Mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays
Bone nut and saddle
1.725" nut
Mother-of-pearl crown inlay on headstock
Madagascar rosewood bridge
Mother-of-pearl dot bridge inlays
White bridge pins
Vintage "Green Keys" tuners
Tortoise hummingbird pickguard
I love playing songs acoustic, and the sound from this one is so rich and full with energy and emotion on every chord you play. It also caught my eye for it's vintage style.
So if any of you are ever shopping one day, and happen to run across one of these items, don't be shy to buy it...for my Christmas gift
---Shane---
Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain-top Electric Guitar with Gloss Finish
Vintage Sunburst
Classic semi-hollowbody design
Dual '57 Gibson humbuckers ( I would switch them with the Gibson dirty finger humbuckers to get more of that pop punk sound.)
Thin tapered '60s neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Nickel hardware
Grover tuners
Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Separate volume and tone controls with 3-way switch
I'm a huge fan of semi hollow guitars and Gibson pretty much has the best to offer from the wood to the clean polish finish, and the wonderful sound of clean Jazz chords to some good rock jams. I'm also really into the sunburst finish.
Paul Reed Smith Mira Double Cut Electric Guitar with Moon Inlays and Standard Neck
Vintage Mahogany
Body Type: Double Cut
Body Wood: Mahogany
Scale Length: 25.0"
Neck Joint: Set
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Shape: Standard
Inlay: Moons
Frets: 24
Nut Width: 1-21/32"
Fretboard Radius: 10.0"
Bridge: PRS Stoptail
Pickup Bridge: PRS Mira
Pickup Neck: PRS Mira
Controls: Volume, Tone, Mini Toggle [Coil Tap]
Tuners: PRS Locking Mini's
Hardware Color: Nickel
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Blade
Finish: Gloss
This guitar pretty much explains itself. The sound of this bad boy is flawless, you want clean you get the clean sound you need, and as for rocking sounds it does just as better job. The lock in tunnings are awesome to have as well. I also love the artwork on the fretboards it's very beautiful and gives it a whole new look.
Paul Reed Smith Mira Double Cut Electric Guitar with Moon Inlays and Standard Neck
Wild Mint
This is the same as the one on top I just really like this color of it. So it's a toss up.
Gibson Hummingbird True Vintage Acoustic Guitar
Square shoulder dreadnought body
Premium Sitka spruce top
Mahogany back and sides
6-ply top, 4-ply back
Mahogany neck
24-3/4" scale
Round neck profile
Madagascar rosewood fingerboard
Single-ply binding
Mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays
Bone nut and saddle
1.725" nut
Mother-of-pearl crown inlay on headstock
Madagascar rosewood bridge
Mother-of-pearl dot bridge inlays
White bridge pins
Vintage "Green Keys" tuners
Tortoise hummingbird pickguard
I love playing songs acoustic, and the sound from this one is so rich and full with energy and emotion on every chord you play. It also caught my eye for it's vintage style.
So if any of you are ever shopping one day, and happen to run across one of these items, don't be shy to buy it...for my Christmas gift
---Shane---
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Free Piano...For me?
I just got a free piano, due to one of my managers quest on looking on Craigslist.
Not really the best tune, but it does the job for new writting material.
finger pressing black, and whie keys
---Shane---
Not really the best tune, but it does the job for new writting material.
finger pressing black, and whie keys
---Shane---
Friday, October 10, 2008
Brandon Buck
Brandon Buck was one of my first friends I met at Kindergarten along with Cole " The Bash Bros". I still remember when he first came to my house to play with me, and we were both wearing hats and he had his on backwards, and he told me I should do it too. He taught me how to look cool...ha. I remember when Cole Brandon, and me were all pigs in a school play. (Thanks Mrs. Salano) Eating my mom's brownies with peanut butter and, drinking coke was always a great snack for us after playing in the pool. Oh and those long skate trips we would do just to go skate at certain spots, and gathering up all our money to eat Taco Bell.
The three of us always had each others backs. From baseball games to soccer games to skating and getting in conflicts with other neighbor hood kids. We always had fun together. There are so many memories I have with that kid, from school to sports and just hanging out. Brandon was a total different person, he always did things a little different cause he knew he could do it and he was confident. He was always the more daring one in the group I still remember when he decided to climb on the top roof of the Skipolinis playground, and jump off. He broke his wrist...and then a couple days later he got his cast wet in someones pool. (it may have been mine) He always had the most stylish hair. He was the first to bleach the top of his hair, out of the group of friends we had.
I'm gonna miss those days from going to Yosemite and the Jelly Belly factory, and sleep overs and just seeing your face.
Ever since the Move from cities it seemed like all three of us lost touched but talked to each other when we did. I remember Brandon came to my last birthday when I turned 16 it was fun talking to him cause I remember we went out front on my porch and just talked about the old days as children, and how things changed as we grow up but not liking girls we would always talk about that.
I feel horrible that I thought of getting all three of us to hang out again cause I never made time to sit down and call you. I'm am so sorry for that I wish I could take some of those days back to just hang with you one last time. I just want you to know that you have been a huge part of my child to teen life, and I enjoyed every bit of it
Everything happens for a reason, and we as people should not live with regret, but live with thankfulness with moments we have shared with each other.
I love you Brandon
Your fellow Bash Bro,
---Shane---
The three of us always had each others backs. From baseball games to soccer games to skating and getting in conflicts with other neighbor hood kids. We always had fun together. There are so many memories I have with that kid, from school to sports and just hanging out. Brandon was a total different person, he always did things a little different cause he knew he could do it and he was confident. He was always the more daring one in the group I still remember when he decided to climb on the top roof of the Skipolinis playground, and jump off. He broke his wrist...and then a couple days later he got his cast wet in someones pool. (it may have been mine) He always had the most stylish hair. He was the first to bleach the top of his hair, out of the group of friends we had.
I'm gonna miss those days from going to Yosemite and the Jelly Belly factory, and sleep overs and just seeing your face.
Ever since the Move from cities it seemed like all three of us lost touched but talked to each other when we did. I remember Brandon came to my last birthday when I turned 16 it was fun talking to him cause I remember we went out front on my porch and just talked about the old days as children, and how things changed as we grow up but not liking girls we would always talk about that.
I feel horrible that I thought of getting all three of us to hang out again cause I never made time to sit down and call you. I'm am so sorry for that I wish I could take some of those days back to just hang with you one last time. I just want you to know that you have been a huge part of my child to teen life, and I enjoyed every bit of it
Everything happens for a reason, and we as people should not live with regret, but live with thankfulness with moments we have shared with each other.
I love you Brandon
Your fellow Bash Bro,
---Shane---
Friday, September 26, 2008
The up an coming
Life has been moving very fast these last couple of weeks since tour. The band had a lot of changes happen to it I am sorry to say but Dice in the Icebox is no longer a Band anymore it's just a story to talk about that happened in the past. (RIP DiTiB)
We all had fun playing shows for you guys and with each other, many stories some good some bad, but I will miss those days, but I'm exited to start my new chapters in my life. The band decided to go different ways as music and individual goals. Five of us stayed and started a new band called letters to the Editor. That band is now signed to a management company in L.A Called Stern talent. They have already gotten us so many things such as a new Demo dropping this next spring of 2009 we will be working with a producer of the name of Giovanni Jackson who has help produce many artist/groups from Kid Rock Linkin Park and Nirvana and many others and now Letters to the Editor
We are extremely excited to be working with him and at a wonderful studio called Griffdog records located on the wonderful beach of Huntington. So from the time being I have been living in Brentwood and some weeks and ends in L.A I must say it's pretty fun going back and forth meeting new friends and telling stories to old friends.
I would like to thank everyone who has been there or with me during my Music Journey you all know who you are from my old Deer Valley and Liberty High school days mainly the ones in Liberty sorry I was there longer.
To answer a few questions I seem to be getting a lot.
1. No I will not forget the little people. (as in old friends before this cool thing happened
2. I don't think I will every be famous maybe to some, but i don't think so.
3. I haven't decide when I will be moving down yet, sometime near the end of this year...I think.
I want to inform to who ever is reading this, I am not writing this to brag nor gain attention its all simply from excitement and wanting friends and family to know the down low and anyone else who actually reads these blogs of mine.
---Shane---
We all had fun playing shows for you guys and with each other, many stories some good some bad, but I will miss those days, but I'm exited to start my new chapters in my life. The band decided to go different ways as music and individual goals. Five of us stayed and started a new band called letters to the Editor. That band is now signed to a management company in L.A Called Stern talent. They have already gotten us so many things such as a new Demo dropping this next spring of 2009 we will be working with a producer of the name of Giovanni Jackson who has help produce many artist/groups from Kid Rock Linkin Park and Nirvana and many others and now Letters to the Editor
We are extremely excited to be working with him and at a wonderful studio called Griffdog records located on the wonderful beach of Huntington. So from the time being I have been living in Brentwood and some weeks and ends in L.A I must say it's pretty fun going back and forth meeting new friends and telling stories to old friends.
I would like to thank everyone who has been there or with me during my Music Journey you all know who you are from my old Deer Valley and Liberty High school days mainly the ones in Liberty sorry I was there longer.
To answer a few questions I seem to be getting a lot.
1. No I will not forget the little people. (as in old friends before this cool thing happened
2. I don't think I will every be famous maybe to some, but i don't think so.
3. I haven't decide when I will be moving down yet, sometime near the end of this year...I think.
I want to inform to who ever is reading this, I am not writing this to brag nor gain attention its all simply from excitement and wanting friends and family to know the down low and anyone else who actually reads these blogs of mine.
---Shane---
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