Rebirthing and Whispers in the Dark:

Alright, so one of my favorite bands is the Christian Rock band Skillet.  I love a lot of their songs.  I get to see them in concert at Kingsfest 2010 this year and I'm really excited.  I'll put a link to my post on Kingsfest 2010 at the bottom.  Anyways, I have been listening to them more than usual lately and two songs in particular that I really like are Rebirthing and Whispers in the Dark off their album Comatose.  My interpretation of Rebirthing is basically that it talks about salvation and being born again.  It talks about being stuck inside a "worldly cocoon" and then coming to Christ and rebirthing.  Whispers in the Dark is basically talking about how God will be there as a light in the darkness for you and how He will comfort you in your times of metaphorical darkness.  It also talks about how His love for you is like a burning fire and is unconditional.  So yeah, this is an amazing band and if you haven't heard their music then... what's wrong with you, check it out.  I'll definitely post about how they did in concert at Kingsfest and I'll put a link that redirects you to that post when I write it.

Here is the link to the Rebirthing music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvKAnyF4XCs&feature=related

Here are the lyrics:


I lie here paralytic, inside this soul
Screaming for you till my throat is numb
I wanna break out I need a way out
I don't believe that it's gotta be this way
The worst is the waiting
In this womb I'm suffocating

Feel your presence filling up my lungs with oxygen
I take you in
I've died

Rebirthing now
I wanna live for love, wanna live for you and me
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow

Rebirthing now
I wanna live my life, wanna give you everything
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow

Right now
Right now

I lie here lifeless in this cocoon
Shedding my skin cause I'm ready to
I wanna break out, I found a way out
I don't believe that it's gotta be this way
The worst is the waiting
In this womb I'm suffocating

Feel your presence filling up my lungs with oxygen
I take you in
I've died

Rebirthing now
I wanna live for love, wanna live for you and me
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow

Rebirthing now
I wanna live my life, wanna give you everything
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow

Tell me when I'm gonna live again
Tell me when I'm gonna breathe you in
Tell me when I'm gonna feel inside
Tell me when I'm gonna feel alive

Tell me when I'm gonna live again
Tell me when this fear will end
Tell me when I'm gonna feel inside
Tell me when I'll feel alive

Rebirthing now
I wanna live for love, wanna live for you and me
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow

Rebirthing now
I wanna live my life, wanna give you everything
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow

Right now
(I come alive somehow)
Right now
(I come alive somehow)


Here is the link to the Whispers in the Dark music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8WhAfZphQQ

Here are the lyrics:


Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is just waiting
To turn your tears to roses

Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is just waiting
To turn your tears to roses

I will be the one that's gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is a burning, consuming fire

No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes
I'll light the night with stars
Hear my whispers in the dark

No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes
You know I'm never far
Hear my whispers in the dark

Whispers in the dark

You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love is just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses

I will be the one that's gonna find you
I will be the one that's gonna guide you
My love is a burning, consuming fire

No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes
I'll light the night with stars
Hear my whispers in the dark

No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes
You know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark

No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes
I'll light the night with stars
Hear my whispers in the dark

No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes
You know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark

Whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark

- Austin

Kingsfest 2010:

Alright, so my friend Keith, who is also The Damascus Project's drummer, invited me to go to Kingsfest with him and his family this year.  If you don't know about Kingsfest, it is where a ton of Christian bands get together and spread out their concerts into three days and the three main bands play first each day.  For example, this year, I will be going on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Thursday's bands are: Skillet, David Crowder Band, Brandon Heath, KJ-52 and Yellow Cavalier.  Friday's bands are:  tobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Fireflight, Remedy Drive, and CJ Blount.  Saturday's bands are:  Casting Crowns, Family Force 5, Tenth Avenue North, Fee, and Bret Aldridge.  Like I said, the main bands play first, so they would be: Skillet, tobyMac, and Casting Crowns.  I'm most excited about seeing Skillet, Fireflight, Remedy Drive, and tobyMac.  I have already seen tobyMac once before and it was great.  So yeah, this year the dates will be July 8th - 10th and it is $76.99 to get admission to King's Dominion, WaterWorks Waterpark and all the concerts.  A ride that is very new to the park I will be going to is called The Intimidator 305.  It looks pretty sweet.  Its name will most likely hold its meaning once you get there too.  It is the second ever Giga-coaster ever built in North America.  Its highest peak is 305 feet, hence the "305" in the name.  In the description on the Kings Dominion website, it even gives a warning to riding the ride and says: "This ride should only be ridden by those guests who are in good physical and mental condition appropriate for an aggressive thrill ride."  So yeah, I'm pretty excited about it, and when I get back from it, I'll definitely talk about it and put a link in this post the redirects you to the post where I talk about it.  The dates again are: July 8th - 10th and it is $76.99 to get admission to King's Dominion, WaterWorks Waterpark and all the concerts.  

Here is the link to the "Intimidator 305" page: http://www.kingsdominion.com/attractions/detail.cfm?ai_id=631

Here is the link to the "Kingsfest 2010" page:http://www.kingsdominion.com/events/event_detail.cfm?event_id=31&ec_id=14

- Austin

Alan Wake Review:

Alright, so I rented the game Alan Wake, exclusive to the Xbox 360, and it is pretty awesome so far.  The phrase "don't go towards the light", is pretty much a death wish in this game, so if you want to survive, use the light to your advantage.  This game will freak you out, it definitely got me jumpy.  The enemies are pretty sweet and their voices are creepy.  This game will definitely keep you on edge.  So yeah, the game is a psychological action thriller and it’s about this writer, Alan Wake, who goes on vacation with his wife Alice to Bright Falls, Oregon for a vacation.  He hasn't been able to write anything in over two years, but he plans to begin writing soon.  He gets into a fight with his wife when they get to the cabin that they are staying at and he leaves the house during the night.  Two words:  HUGE mistake.  Alice is then captured and taken somewhere and you are determined to find her and rescue her.  He finds himself trapped in the night, where his latest thriller, in which he doesn't even remember writing, starts to come to life right before his eyes.  It is all one, big nightmare.  Except you're awake.  But when the morning comes and the sun rises, everything is back normal again.  But once nighttime comes around, everything changes.  The time of day could easily be defined as a vital "character" in the game.  This game is broken down into episodes, and at the beginning of each episode, it will show a "previously on Alan Wake" clip that will give a short synopsis of what went on in the episode you just completed.   Throughout these episodes you must find pages of this manuscript that Alan has supposedly written and try to find your wife Alice.  You need to find the lost pages in order to make sense of what is going on.  The pages have an eerie pattern of coming true soon after reading them.  The enemies are the civilians from Bright Falls that are coated in shadows and try to kill you and can only be destroyed by light and their voices are awesome, but freaky because the voice changes back and forth between a normal voice to a deep, grungy-like voice.  For weapons, your greatest weapon is... a flashlight.  You can find guns throughout the game as well, but the flashlight is the primary weapon.  You usually have a revolver with you to finish off your enemies after stripping the darkness from them.  What kind of game would this be if the primary weapon always stayed the same?  Not that great.  That’s why you find larger and more powerful flashlights during the game.  So yeah, that is pretty much my review.  I tried hard not to give any secrets away or spoil anything.  Hope you liked it.  I definitely recommend this game to all who are looking for a good game with an awesome story line and gameplay.  I also recommend playing this alone in the dark....  I guarantee you will get scared. 


Here's a link to the trailer if you haven't seen it yet:  

http://tdpguitarist.blogspot.com/2010/05/alan-wake-trailer.html

- Austin

Me and Keith's Side Project:

So me and Keith have been thinking of starting our own band as a side project.  We are still staying with The Damascus Project because we are committed to that band, but we have wanted to start our own band for a while.  We are still thinking of people to "recruit", if I may, and a name for the band.  Picking the name is almost as important as picking the other people in my opinion because the name should have a message behind it.  I mean, it doesn't have to have a message, but that always makes it more interesting to me.  Like Skillet, I have heard that they got their name because of the numerous different styles everybody in the band puts in their music.  They said that it was like a skillet.  Hence their name.  This may not be true, but that's what I heard.  So yeah, we are still thinking of a good name and for a bassist and lead singer.  I'll definitely be updating you guys on what goes on with both bands.

- Austin

Alan Wake Trailer:

Alright, so the game Alan Wake comes out tomorrow and I'm pretty psyched to try it out.  I'll probably just rent it though.  So yeah, I'll post the link to the trailer down below if you haven't already seen it and I'll definitely review it as soon as I can and tell you what I think.

Here's the link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auw3_z9EyRg

- Austin

Update - May 18, 2010... Here's the link to my review of the game: http://tdpguitarist.blogspot.com/2010/05/alan-wake-review.html

Spirit Jailbreak for iPhone 3.1.3, iPod Touch 3.1.3, and iPad 3.2:

Alright, so my iPod has been jailbroken for a while now and I originally used redsn0w, but it took a while and I had to do a lot of firmware crap.  Spirit is the fastest, newest, and most efficient jailbreak I have used though.  I have jailbroken many of my friends iPods using Spirit and my own and it's great and very fast.  I highly recommend using this to anybody that ever wants to jailbreak their iPod literally by the touch of a button.

Here is a link to download the Spirit jailbreak:  http://www.techlivez.com/2010/05/download-ipad-jailbreak/

1.  After clicking the link, just scroll down a little bit and you will see a message that says:  "Download Spirit Jailbreak for Windows | Filesize:  4.4 MB".  The words "Download" and "Spirit" will be highlighted in blue.
2.  Just click where it is blue and it will start to download immediately.
3.  When the download finishes, click "Run" and Spirit will open.
4.  There will be a button that says "Jailbreak", but you can't press it unless your device is plugged in.  If your device is not plugged in, there will be a message under where it says "Jailbreak" that says "Please connect device".
5.  If your device is plugged in, just click "Jailbreak" and an image will pop up on your iPod that almost looks like one of the Mac backgrounds.
6.  A little bar will be stretched across the screen and it just has to fill up and then your iPod jailbreak is finished.

It literally takes about 2 minutes to jailbreak your iPhone, iPod, or iPad with Spirit.  Your jailbreak is just a click away.  What are you waiting for?


- Austin

Second Missions Trip to the Dominican Republic:

Alright, so last year I went on a missions trip with my family to the Dominican Republic.  It was something we called "A Vacation with A Mission" because for the first three days, we stayed at what the brochures and the internet said to be "The Most Family-Friendly Resort In the Dominican".  The last two days, we did missions work.  What was funny about the resort was what the brochures and internet said about it.  We got there and ran straight to the beach to figure out that it was a topless beach.  We thought that was pretty funny, but lets just say we hung out by the pool for the rest of the time.  Anyways, this year I am going back but with a group from my church this time.  My whole family will be there this time too, just like last time, but this year there will be surgeries performed.  My dad is a nurse anesthetist which means he puts people to sleep for surgery.  So that is what he will be up to.  We will not be staying in a resort this time, it is all missions work.  So yeah, we will leave on June 12th and I'll talk more about it when I get back.


- Austin

Mallory Had to Leave the Band:

So yeah, this post isn't going to be too long and in depth or whatever, but Mallory had to leave to the band :(  We are all gonna miss her awesome voice and personality that showed when she sang.  I know I just made that sound like she died, but no worries, she is thankfully still alive.  She just had to leave us.  :(  We miss ya Mal-Mal!  You will always have a spot in the band.

- Austin

Mello - Yellow's New Can Design:

This post is pretty pointless, but I thought this was cool so... yeah.  Alright so I love Mello - Yellow.  When I went to go get one out of the fridge one day, I didn't see any, but Mom said she had just put them in there.  I still didn't see any.  She said they got a new can design, so I went back to the fridge and looked again and they were there.  I was originally looking for the old can, but now the can is yellow.  I really like the new can and I think its pretty sweet.  So yeah, that's pretty much it.  Mello - Yello has an awesome new can design.

- Austin

P.S.  Sorry about the pointlessness.

iCall on the iPod Touch:

iCall is an awesome new app I found.  I was just looking around in the app store for stuff to download, and I came across it.  This app is completely free and easy to use.  It is pretty self explanatory.  It is an app that uses the internet to make a phone call anywhere in the U.S. or Canada.  This app requires internet.  You need a microphone to talk back in a phone call though.  I actually just ordered some new earphones from Apple.  I got the ones with the microphone on them, and I am pretty excited to test it out.  I have called somebody to see if I could at least hear somebody without the earphones, and I could.  I just couldn't say anything back.  So yeah, it is a great app and I definitely recommend it... if you have a microphone that will work with your iPod.

- Austin

The Damascus Project Couldn't Play at Wednesday Youth Group - May 12, 2010:

Well, when I got to the church early for practice yesterday, all of the sound equipment and plugs and everything was put away and all the outlets were covered up.  Jenna noticed my confusion and said that we obviously weren't gonna be playing tonight because the church had been using the sound system for a Mother-Daughter Banquet and they never put the stuff back up.  Plus, Jenna was pretty sick and congested and Mallory couldn't be there so even if everything was up and ready, we wouldn't have been able to play.  We were all annoyed about the sound system, but everybody gets sick and we can't control that.  So yeah, we will be playing the same songs I listed in the post right before this one next week when we play on Wednesday so next Wednesday when I would usually post something about the effects I use for the songs and what not, I'll just put a link that refers you back to that post.

- Austin

Songs for Wednesday Youth Group - May 12, 2010

So this week the band will be playing Happy Day, Every Move I Make, and You Are So Good to Me.  We were going to wait for Keith's drum set to get here before we played Happy Day, but it is gonna be a while so we decided to go ahead and play it.  Since our first time playing for the youth as a band - December 9, 2009 - Keith has been playing a Djembe.  A Djembe is a hand drum similar a bongo.  We have bee trying to get him an electric drum set for a while now, but the set we are looking for is out of order everywhere.  So yeah, when those drums come in I'll talk about it.

Anyways, here are the effects I will be using for the songs this week:
Happy Day:  Distortion all the way through
Every Move I Make:  Distortion, and maybe delay
You Are So Good to Me:  Distortion, Clean, Delay, and maybe Flanger

Here are the links to the songs we are doing in case you don't know them:
Happy Day:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQt3XlNroQ
Every Move I Make:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJGx_-ygNmY
You Are So Good to Me:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgdBsfxHq6Q

- Austin

My iPod Touch Theme That I Created:

So I was kinda bored today so I got on YouTube and was looking at videos on how to create your own theme and what not for your iPod Touch.  To create a theme, you basically just combine many themes together.  It took me about 15 minutes or so to figure it all out.  My theme is called TDPguitarist.  I think it is pretty cool and if I change anything in the theme, I'll post some pictures of the changes up here and tell you what they are.

Here is a link to the video I used for instructions on how to make my theme:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdQIGef5tgM

In order to do it, you must be able to SSH into your iPod.  If you don't know what that is, look around YouTube because there are tons of videos on how to do it and it is very easy.

The different things I used to create the TDPguitarist theme are the following:

Glass Orb Icons
The Wallpaper from iElemental Lite
The Lock Background from iElemental Lite
MyStrings (I talked about this in a previous post.  MyStrings enables you to customize the slider text and so on.)
Helix Battery

Hope you guys like the theme.

- Austin

Perfectly Lonely and Other John Mayer Songs:

I have been listening to the song Perfectly Lonely a lot lately.  It is by John Mayer and it's on his newest album called Battle Studies.  In my opinion, Battle Studies is his best album yet.  It has a lot of great songs on it like: Heartbreak Warfare, Perfectly Lonely, Assassin, Half of My Heart, and Friends, Lovers, or Nothing.

Here is a link to the song Perfectly Lonely:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W76_HS7w7Q

Here are the lyrics to Perfectly Lonely:


Had a little love, but I spread it thin
Falling in her arms and out again
Made a bad name for my game around town
Tore up my heart, and shut it down

Nothing to do
Nowhere to be
A simple little kind of free
Nothing to do
No one but me
And that's all I need

I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
Nobody belongs to me

I see friends around from time to time
When their ladies let them slip away
And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine
This is always what I say

Nothing to do
Nowhere to be
A simple little kind of free
Nothing to do
No one to be
Is it really hard to see?

Why I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
Nobody belongs to me

And this is not to say
There never comes a day
I'll take my chances and start again
And when I look behind
On all my younger times
I have to thank the wrongs that led me to a love so strong

I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
Nobody belongs to me

(That's the way, that's,that's the way that I want it...)



Here are links to the other songs I lasted:

Heartbreak Warfare:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pukH72Z8Xe0&feature=related
Assassin:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBA_IYicnFg&feature=related
Half of My Heart:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYqf4V0ZlU&feature=related
Friends, Lovers, or Nothing:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSpv5iMIVQ

- Austin

The Damascus Project is on Facebook:

The band that I'm the lead guitarist for got a Facebook page a while back and when we get video equipment, we will be posting videos up there.  We have a few pictures, and we are gonna be getting more on there soon.  Here is the link to our page:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Damascus-Project/196891462225?ref=ts

The top picture is the only picture I have of Jenna (who is on the left).  Jessica (who is on the right of the top picture) is not in the band anymore, Jenna took her place as the lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist.  Oscar is now our bassist and when the band gets some more picture, which we are planning on doing very soon, I will put some of them up here.  Mallory is our new background vocalist.  She mostly sings harmony.  Me and Keith and Jenna are the only ones that were originally in the band.  We lost a band member, but gained two more.  Like I said, when I get some pictures of all of us together with Mallory and Oscar, I'll put them up.

- Austin

Stupid Internet Connections and Mother's Day:

Alright, so I haven't posted something in a few days because the internet crashed at my house and the dude just left.  We had SO much crap that was screwed up.  At least it is fixed now though.  Anyways, how was Mother's Day?  Mine was alright, I went to the beach with the family to see my grandparents.  We all went on a walk on the beach ad went to Outback.  So yeah, I hope everybody had a good Mother's Day and I hope end of year testing is going good for everybody.  Peace out.

- Austin

Iron Man 2:

So Iron Man 2 was amazing.  Definitely the best movie so far this year; in my opinion.  The action was awesome, and I was right... War Machine and Whiplash were freakin sweet.  The final battle scene where Iron Man and War Machine fight against the drones showed off some awesome weapons.  So yeah, I don't wanna say anything that will give the movie away, but there will be a third of some sort.  Watch the end of the credits for a sneak peak at who will probably be in the next movie.

- Austin

3D Fiction and Glass Orb Icons:

So I got new themes for my jailbroken iPod and they are 3D Fiction and Glass Orb Icons.  3D Fiction is basically just a melodic, blue, moving background and Glass Orb Icon makes your icons transparent.  You can still see your icons, but you can see through them sort of.  It is a really great combo theme; probably my favorite.  Here is a link of how to get it in Cydia for free:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MMZxz1K7CI&feature=related

Here are some pictures:





- Austin

I'm Excited For Iron Man 2:

I'm pretty excited about this movie.  It looks really good, and the first one was awesome.  I'm going with some friends and I'm really looking forward to it.  War Machine (Don Cheadle) looks pretty awesome and so does Whiplash ( Mickey Rourke).  I'll probably post a review for it or something in an upcoming post.  If you haven't seen the trailer for it yet, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNQowwwwYa0




- Austin

Wake Up:

So this is the song that really opened my eyes and I really felt the Lord speak to me through this song at Go Tell camp 2009.  The band that wrote it and plays it is Kristian Stanfill, and it is on the CD called Attention.  Since camp, the youth group that the band I'm in (The Damascus Project) plays for, has gone to see him in concert and it was great.  I was upset to find out that he wouldn't be there this year.  I try to listen to this song every single day.  If you wanna hear it, here is the link to  it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV_kOLT9h1w

This is not the music video, it is just a video I found on YouTube.

This song changed my life forever.

Here are the lyrics:


Wake up, oh sleeper, rise and awake
Heaven is calling, no time to waste
Eyes on the skyline, watch for the Son
Over the hilltops His glory will come

Wake Up
Wake Up
Wake Up
Wake Up

Wake from your slumber, see the display
Glory and passion are calling your days
Move to the rhythm, join in the song
We're singing of freedom, and unfailing love

Wake Up
Wake Up
Wake Up
Wake Up
Oh Wake Up
(Your life awaits)
Wake Up
(Leave your wasted days)
Wake Up
(Feel the rush of life)
Wake Up
(Open your eyes, wake up)

I hear Your voice in the morning light
You call my name, You're calling me to rise
I stand in you, Here in Your perfect love
I lift my voice, Because the word is out to rise and

Wake Up
(Your life awaits)
Wake Up
(Leave your wasted days)
Wake Up
(Feel the rush of life)
Wake Up
(Open your eyes, wake up)

I hear Your voice in the morning light
You call my name, You're calling me to rise
I stand in you, Here in Your perfect love
I lift my voice, Because the word is out to rise and wake up

- Austin

Cinco de Mayo:

Youth group went great last night.  The message was good and so was the music.  The band is gonna start doing some newer songs in the summer when Keith's drum set comes in.  Yesterday was an okay day, except that I spent almost all of it doing a stupid project.  I am the best procrastinator ever.  Oh well, at least im done with it now.  I guess I learned my lesson.

- Austin

MyStrings and SBRotator:

So I jailbroke my iPod a while back, and I have been getting some new stuff for it lately. If you download MyStrings from Cydia, you can customize what different things on your iPod Touch or iPhone say. For example, when you unlock your iPod or iPhone, the slider will say "Slide to Unlock." If you download MyStrings, you can make it say anything you want. As well as many other things other than the slider. SBRotator is pretty cool too. If you download this, you can turn your iPod from portrait to landscape when looking at the Spring Board and it will flip whichever way you turn it, just like the iPad does. The pictures I have up are examples of the MyStrings and SBRotator.

If you wanna know what theme I'm using, it's iElemental Lite.

- Austin

P.S. Sorry for the terrible picture quality, I am currently using my webcam.

Formspring and OneRepublic:

Hey, I got a Formspring today. Ask me something.

http://www.formspring.me/TDPguitarist

So I heard this song a few days ago when I was on a cruise with the drummer for the band - Keith - and I heard the song Secrets by OneRepublic. It is one of my favorite songs right now. Here's a link to the music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK0wz89lZ6I

Here are the lyrics:

I need another story

Something to get off my chest

My life gets kinda boring

Need something that I can confess

'Til all my sleeves are stained red

From all the truth that I've said

Come by it honestly I swear

Thought you saw me wink, no

I've been on the brink, so

Tell me what you want to hear

Something that will light those ears

Sick of all the insinceres

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect line

Don't care if critics never jump in line

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

My God, amazing how we got this far

It's like we're chasing all those stars

Who's driving shiny big black cars

And everyday I see the news

All the problems that we could solve

And when a situation rises

Just write it into an album

Singing straight, too cold

I don't really like my flow, no, so

Tell me what you want to hear

Something that will light those ears

Sick of all the insinceres

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect line

Don't care if critics never jump in line

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

Oh, got no reason, got not shame

Got no family I can blame

Just don't let me disappear

I'm 'a tell you everything

So tell me what you want to hear

Something that will light those ears

Sick of all the insinceres

So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect line

Don't care if critics never jump in line

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

So tell me what you want to hear

Something that will light those ears

Sick of all the insinceres

So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect line

Don't care if critics never jump in line

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

All my secrets away, all my secrets away

- Austin

Songs for Wednesday Youth Group - May 5, 2010

This week the band is doing our versions of How He Loves, Reign In Us, and Your Grace is Enough. As soon as the band gets a good video camera up and workin, I'll be sure to post some videos on here.

Effects Used:

For how He Loves I usually use Flanger and Delay for mostly the whole song, but when I hit the Distortion for the chorus, I turn off the Flanger. For Reign In Us I usually just use Delay for the whole song and kick in the Distortion in the solo and chorus. For Your Grace is Enough I usually just use Distortion most of the song, but I have a Wah solo. (I have used the Flanger for somewhat of a substitution for the Wah in my solo in Your Grace is Enough.)

- Austin

P.S. If you don't know the songs I listed above, here is a link to them. (Not played by us)

How He Loves by Kim Walker and Jesus Culture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-rW528qiYw

Reign In Us by Starfield: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dohj2QAdzs

Your Grace is Enough by Chris Tomlin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtnE_e1LylY

My Gear:

Here are some pictures of my gear. So the first guitar I ever got was an old acoustic guitar. It was a Carlos, they aren't even made anymore. So that was the guitar I started out with. I then got a First Act for Christmas about a year or so after playing. Two years later I got my Ibanez RGR420EX, my favorite guitar and I use it all the time. I still use the First Act some though. I usually keep it in Drop D tuning. In November of '09 I got my newest guitar which is an Ovation AE148 Applause. For my amp, I use an old 35 watt tube amp from Epiphone. As of now, I have four effects pedals: Boss MD-2 Mega Distortion, DigiTech DigiDelay, Boss BF-3 Flanger, and a Crybaby Wah-Wah Classic.

- Austin