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my usual studio time got eaten up calling tech support, so here’s another cover.

Gorillaz - On Meloncholy Hill

If you can’t get what you want
then come get me

been a dang minute since a daily cover. here’s Prince.

i am boycotting the michael jackson movie on moral grounds, and that those grounds is that it makes no mention of Fuzzball, his lovable sidekick of the Disney and Francis Ford Coppola joint Captain EO

(or maybe it does. i haven’t seen it. for moral grounds)

i remember childhood nights
lying awake
hearing dampened sobs thru the walls
of our suburban house
and i knew even then
how much it cost
to stand between your children
and the harm that befell them

the long stretch of days
and weeks and months
and years
that you did it alone
(and did more than two
or three or four
would be reasonably expected)
when you fought like hell
through violence and rumor
and abuse and insinuation
and poverty and infirmity

and i wish i could have told you then
us both awake at three a.m.
that the price you paid
that few others would be able to pay
would be worth it
that the sacrifices you made
would return dividends
of ten and hundred or thousand fold

that the arrows in your back
and scars across your brain tissue
stand testament to the protection
and fidelity of your love
a monolith of self-giving
still standing strong
despite the best efforts
of wicked-to-mediocre men
who failed to fathom
just who the fuck you are

and i wonder often
what could have been
if that monolith
had been left undisturbed and standing
because if even so
it remains so dazzling and staggering
despite the damage
just imagine.

tiny hand holding mine
from the other end of a retaining wall
that stands in for a balance beam
the she we made
that is as much you as she is me
and the you in her
that points me back
to the you in me
and the me that is in you
which i forget too often
you wanted to make
a new someone
to share me with
and now we are sharing
meals barely nibbled
to supplement our portions
and glimpses out the windows
of the city bus
and single entree portions
of food court bourbon chicken
cuz who needs to bring home leftovers
when my home is here, beside me
running headlong into chaos
at playgrounds and parks
and dubiously safe see saws
thrown into the air
and over my shoulders
and spun around
seeing the bits of me
and the bits of you
find themselves in she
the way we should have been treated
before the fear and the anger
and the threat of hell
shrank us down
so let the me and you
that live in her
grow
and never shrink
expanding and swelling
into a beautiful muchness all her own
as much you as me
as much she as can be
as we give her the love
that each of us needed
(which despite what i’ve heard
is boundless)

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

what if we kissed in the cave from the Lovesong music video? (note: that wasn’t a real cave)

sixteen years and it’s still you. it’s always been you. through caves and art museums and drag brunch and DIY candle spots and creeks and everywhere in between. happy anniversary, shelly babe.

ALRIGHT FREAKY FRENS! SORRY FOR DELAY!! ANOTHER BAND to announce!!

SPACESHIPS 🖤🔥
(@wearespaceships)
Post-gaze/dream metal from South Bend. Atmospheric, heavy, and emotional.

Find their music (and more!) linked in BIO ⬆️

Link withEARLY BIRD TIX in the BIO ⬆️

(Fest held at the beautiful Blooming Bus Farms @bloomingbusfarms
🖤👻)

#southbendindiana #festival #livemusic #postrock #dreammetal

absolutely over the moon over Inhabiting a Body is the Horror—our very first gallery at the River Park Arts Center. we have a real live gallery in the heart of our neighborhood. and we couldn’t have been happier to feature anyone than Jay McCoy. we often talk about how cool it’s been to watch the kids who grew up in the south bend we’ve helped build at MAKE and The Well and Rebel Art Fest, and Jay is the top of that class. we’re so lucky to be surrounded by such a vibrant, inventive, and loving community.

this is just the start. watch for what’s next.

quick trip to ferndale for college bestie’s 40th.

and name a more iconic trio. 💅

quick trip to ferndale for college bestie’s 40th.

and name a more iconic trio. 💅

quick trip to ferndale for college bestie’s 40th.

and name a more iconic trio. 💅

quick trip to ferndale for college bestie’s 40th.

and name a more iconic trio. 💅

quick trip to ferndale for college bestie’s 40th.

and name a more iconic trio. 💅

quick trip to ferndale for college bestie’s 40th.

and name a more iconic trio. 💅

for the last thirteen years, i have had the honor of serving as the worship director of Northpoint Vineyard Church. it has been the privilege of my life to help build a church like this one—a church where the teachings of Jesus and the message of the Gospel are taken seriously as the radical hope that they offer to all people; a church where everyone is welcomed in and loved well.

and it’s because i love this church so much that it’s been so hard to recognize that it’s time to leave.

this past Sunday was my last week at Northpoint. that might seem sudden, but it really isn’t. i have been pouring from an empty cup for a while. for the last year and a half, i have been asking for a sign on whether i should stay or leave. i should have realized a while ago that the asking WAS the sign. and i should have realized that if God was calling me out, I can trust him to take care of that precious little church in my absence.

after nearly thirty years in various positions of church leadership, it’s time for me to step out of church ministry and focus more on our own endeavors. for the first time in the twelve years we’ve been working for ourselves, i’ll be able to work full time for us (a good move with that event space we just opened too).

it has been an incredible chapter, and i can’t wait for what the next one holds—both for me and for my Northpoint family.

God is good, and he is still able to do more than we can ask or imagine.

peace and love.

cover of the day: Incubus - Drive

lately i’m beginning to find that when i drive myself, my life is found.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.

After being in a group chat with these fellas for eight years, we finally were in the same place together for one glorious weekend. We laughed, we cried, we documented our love for each other in the best way possible: a JC Penny photo shoot.

We have shared the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together. These are some of my absolute best friends in the world, and spending this time with them was a balm for my soul. Already looking forward to the next time, guys.