My Little CrockPot of News and Thoughts

I took it easy this evening and opened up the old sketchbook. At times I tend to fall out of the habit of drawing. It's a bad thing, I know, and I hate to do it, but life happens and devours my time. For the past several weeks I've falling in a creative-free slump. Whenever I pick up my pencil and start up again, it's always hard. Everything that pours from the lead is illustrated crap, plain and simple. It's at time like these that I remember something Chuck Jones said in his book Chuck Amuck. In the book, Chuck talks about an old college professor of his who used to say that everybody has got 3000 bad drawings in them; the faster you get them out the better. I've heard that quote over and over for the past three years. It was a favorite of my mentor's. There's a lot of truth in it... I don't think I've made a dent in the 3000 yet. ... I downloaded Wilco's Australian EP yesterday. This morning at work I finally got the chance to listen to it. At first listen it's a nice little collection of songs. So far my personal favorite is "A magazine called Sunset"... it's fun. ... Speaking of listening to music and work, I've done a lot of it lately. Here's a small list of the cd's that have been in my constant rotation: Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco- Being there Uncle Tupelo- March 16-20, 1992 Radiohead- Amensiac Radiohead- B Sides Jimi Hendrix- Jimi Hendrix Experience Pixies- Surfer Rosa Pixies- Doolittle Appleseed Cast- Mare Vitalis Ben Harper- Diamonds on the Inside Ben Harper- Welcome to the Cruel World Ben Harper- Live from Mars Elliot Smith- X/O Bob Dylan- The Essential Bob Dylan A Might Wind- Soundtrack Jimmy Eat World- Clarity The Clash- The Essential Clash That's a sampling of what an average audible day or so is for me... There are lots that I've left off... maybe I'll add them later. I'm gonna have to hit the music store soon for a new supply... ... I'm tired. I'm going to go dream sweet dreams of cotton candy and pin wheels.