Addison Road

Groupthink: The Road Ahead

michael — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:59:22 +0000

Do we still need what this place once was? If not, is there something else that we should turn it into? If not, should we lay it gracefully to rest in a format that can still be searched and read, but not updated?

Pioneer goodness from Zach and I….

michael — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:27:23 +0000

Pioneer goodness from Zach and I.

… and In The End

michael — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:44:18 +0000

And this is how that same piece ends. In the Beginning (Closer)

In The Beginning

michael — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:52:47 +0000

Zack and I are working on something together. The first part of it sounds like this … In The Beginning

So, this is what the Lee Family Jam Band…

michael — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:50:13 +0000

So, this is what the Lee Family Jam Band sounds like. The drummer has some consistency issues, and the harmonica player really wants to sing lead, but apart from that I think we’re really going places. Monk Jam

Mr. Rogers loses it … … this is for …

michael — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:10:22 +0000

Mr. Rogers loses it … … this is for Sharolyn.

Three video game stations are at my chur…

Sharolyn — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:04:47 +0000

Three video game stations are at my church, ready to be installed into the walls of our youth hall. An internal debate rages inside my head. What do you think?

Scoring Exercise #3

michael — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:59:18 +0000

The “Lost” audio tag, but with guitar pedal board effects and craziness. Lost Behind the Wall

Scoring Exercise #2

michael — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:01:16 +0000

Wanted to do something that was a strict 30 second time limit with filtery opens and a wall-o-pads sound. Here it is. Clock Tower

What 5 Cents a Can is Worth

Jason — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:33:24 +0000

I have been recycling with my kids for four years. Taking my kids to the recycling center has provided us with some great experiences. Here are some of them in the order they are occurring to me: 1. Money does not come from Mommy and Daddy’s pocket. Whenever we are shopping and the kids see [...]

Vuvuzela Concerto in B Flat

Sharolyn — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:54:25 +0000

For Gretchen.

What’s That Stank? Oh, It’s Just This Christmas that I’m Laying Down

michael — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:26:29 +0000

To me, my men and women of valor! To me, in my hour of need! To me, and aid me, so that I don’t have to do my own work! I’m writing a big epic opener for the 2010 APU Christmas Concert, with soloists, handbells, orchestra, choirs, the whole shebang. The piece opens with “Do [...]

Boudicca

michael — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:13:25 +0000

For those of you who missed the 2010 New Music Concert at APU (and heavens, what else could you possibly have been doing that’s more important than driving 7 hours to hear a 6 minute piece I wrote?), here is the recording of the piece I wrote. You’ll have to excuse the quality of the [...]

The End of Men

michael — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:59:06 +0000

The Atlantic has an article out on the decline of men in society. The premise is that, in the new economy, traditionally male traits like competitiveness, linear thinking, and being violent brutes are no longer coveted or profitable. Traditional female traits like getting along with others, sitting still and paying attention, and being pretty make [...]

The Feast Between

michael — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:46:35 +0000

I’m prepping for Sunday’s sermon, the last in a series on the Prodigal Son. I’m talking about the feast, at the center of the story, the feast the serves as the hinge between the younger son’s return and the older son’s reticence. I’ve been thinking about the connection between communion and the feast. Communion is [...]

Like a Rosary, but for Drunks

michael — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:40:52 +0000

Take a sip, say a prayer, and pass the flask my good man.

Week O’ Projects

michael — Mon, 31 May 2010 18:35:03 +0000

This is the week of projects for me. Three things on the plate: Preaching on Sunday about The Prodigal Son, focusing on the feast at the end of the story. I think I may cook up some burgers on a little hibachi grill while I talk. Mmmmmm, feasty. I’m giving a presentation tomorrow night on [...]

Sharolyn — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:52:52 +0000

Eew. No thanks.

Summer Reading List

michael — Sat, 22 May 2010 16:20:49 +0000

It’s Summer! I mean, aside from the fact that it’s still hailing and raining and … is Nashville still flooded? Anyway, it’s almost Summer, and that means it’s time for the readership here at Addison Road to do their public good deeds, and generate The Worlds Best Summer Reading List. I’m going to make this [...]

Literal Lyrics

Sharolyn — Sat, 22 May 2010 06:25:06 +0000

I was shopping the other day and giggled to myself. When I entered the store, a song was playing called “I Want To Sleep With You”. The next song was “I Wish I Could Move Like Michael Jackson“. So, if you were a lyricist incapable of metaphor and poetry, what would your song say?