Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
Looking forward to 2011, and Parachute is only 30 days away!!!
Wishing you all a great holidays.
Mayday
Music
Music
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
here they are!
the last two:
BREAKTHROUGHS & BREAKDOWNS
My problem, problem, problem, problem is/ There's to many words inside my head/ Why don't they go somewhere else instead?
Oh well at least it makes for some interesting lyrics/ Then along comes some guy from the media clinic/ And says "Hey! What about the music?"/ And that's when I totally lose it/ Cos I can't keep my eyes on seven different things at the same time
I'm breaking through/ I'm breaking down/ I'm not giving up/ Because I'm gaining ground/ Am I breaking up?/ Cos I've made so many mistakes/ Still I know this much/ God's with me I'm not about to break
INTRORESPECTIVE
Crossed out lines, divided lives/ It's hard to see when you're looking from your own eyes/ Lost inside the safe confines/ That make up this mind of mine
Why am I so introrespective/ Is all I need a change of perspective/ Stop looking inside/ Start looking outside/ Even if it's hard to see the world from your own eyes
All my problems fade away/ I see the things some people face/ When half the world is starving/ How can I laugh and say everythings fine?/ When it's not alright/ My problems seem so small/ After the worlds death call
How can I ignore this call outside myself/ It's true I want to show them something else/ The hope that is found in you
No longer introrespective/ I feel your love is reaching now/ And changing, changing, changing me/ From the inside out
both songs (c) copyright Jordan Gowan 2010
the end.
Jordan
BREAKTHROUGHS & BREAKDOWNS
My problem, problem, problem, problem is/ There's to many words inside my head/ Why don't they go somewhere else instead?
Oh well at least it makes for some interesting lyrics/ Then along comes some guy from the media clinic/ And says "Hey! What about the music?"/ And that's when I totally lose it/ Cos I can't keep my eyes on seven different things at the same time
I'm breaking through/ I'm breaking down/ I'm not giving up/ Because I'm gaining ground/ Am I breaking up?/ Cos I've made so many mistakes/ Still I know this much/ God's with me I'm not about to break
INTRORESPECTIVE
Crossed out lines, divided lives/ It's hard to see when you're looking from your own eyes/ Lost inside the safe confines/ That make up this mind of mine
Why am I so introrespective/ Is all I need a change of perspective/ Stop looking inside/ Start looking outside/ Even if it's hard to see the world from your own eyes
All my problems fade away/ I see the things some people face/ When half the world is starving/ How can I laugh and say everythings fine?/ When it's not alright/ My problems seem so small/ After the worlds death call
How can I ignore this call outside myself/ It's true I want to show them something else/ The hope that is found in you
No longer introrespective/ I feel your love is reaching now/ And changing, changing, changing me/ From the inside out
both songs (c) copyright Jordan Gowan 2010
the end.
Jordan
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
I fail at getting things finished.
For instance about a week ago I was keen as to write some more songs.....turned out I only got around to writing one more. And I waited agggggggeeeess to write this blog (no doubt leaving our 20+ followers on tenderhooks :) haha) for the simple reason that I did not video myself and I'm bad at getting things finished. I suck at it! Despite having plenty of good music going on, including a nice little piece with some leads and an interesting switch from a normal to a minor key, I just could not get the lyrics done for that, or for my other half finished piece.
What a mess!
Anyway on the plus side, our EP is going into print REALLY soon! It's not going to be a big print run, so if you want one in your hot little hands you better get it quick! Not quite sure how it'll come your way other than us playing at your hometown, but hopefully we'll think something up. Sometimes we can be pretty good at that.
Anyway, hopefully I can finish off the rest of this post tommorrow.
Addios,
Jordan
What a mess!
Anyway on the plus side, our EP is going into print REALLY soon! It's not going to be a big print run, so if you want one in your hot little hands you better get it quick! Not quite sure how it'll come your way other than us playing at your hometown, but hopefully we'll think something up. Sometimes we can be pretty good at that.
Anyway, hopefully I can finish off the rest of this post tommorrow.
Addios,
Jordan
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
11th
this shall be the substantial post. hopefully.
sorry i didn't get around to filming myself today...the day was mostly over before i knew it! after mowing half the lawns, deconstructing a lambs shelter, doing a paper run in the deathly heat (which took ages because nate's of climbing up mountains so me and dan had to do the whole thing :( meh), teaching a guitar lesson and writing half a song, it was pretty much to late to do anything much.
kinda annoying. but it's just the way things work out i guess.
i really should write a big blog seeing as i haven't for ages. sorry to dissapoint you peoples with short ones like this which merely discuss my day rather than the deep insightful posts of old.
all i can say is when we grow up things change. i'm not the person i thought i would be when i was a kid. i always imagined i'd be like the ultimate man: someone commanding and powerfull - i thought i'd at least have some kind of job. :) i'm really quite a different person now. it's funny, i used to consider myself talkative. seriously! i used to think i could talk the hind leg off a donkey! i just wouldn't stop chattering. now its the opposite. i'm quiet, shy almost. and i never know how to join a conversation.
it's funny how things change.
visiting the old boys rally i used to go to reminded me of that.
we grow older. and we change. we're different now from who we used to be.
and maybe its better that way.
maybe i'm proud of who i am.
not who i wanted to be.
who
i
am.
..
it's a different me from the one envisioned. sometimes i don't like it. in fact some days i wonder if i even fit in my own skin. but like it or lump it, i am me. the thinker. the dreamer. the guy who wants to win all the time. sometimes he does. more often he doesn't. the guy who wants to be in the center of it all, yet purposefully pushes himself to the outside. the guy who writes. the guy who tries to make as much music as possible in a short life, even if it all sounds repetitive. the guy who wonders about his own funeral. the guy thinks to much. the guy who's often self-absorved.
the guy who believes in a big God.
the guy who's just trying to be heard.
what i'm getting at is be happy with who YOU are. sure we change, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. but it's just a part of live. and it doesn't stop us living. God created you beautiful. you are unique and one of a kind. so stop looking at YOUR problems, YOUR shortcomings, and take a look at the view ourside of yourself. and you'll find yourself in the strangest of places.
not sure if any of that made any sense, but it felt good to write it!
and after that massive tangent (what was i originally talking about?) i'll say goodbye and hit the hay.
goodnight world,
Me, Jordan
sorry i didn't get around to filming myself today...the day was mostly over before i knew it! after mowing half the lawns, deconstructing a lambs shelter, doing a paper run in the deathly heat (which took ages because nate's of climbing up mountains so me and dan had to do the whole thing :( meh), teaching a guitar lesson and writing half a song, it was pretty much to late to do anything much.
kinda annoying. but it's just the way things work out i guess.
i really should write a big blog seeing as i haven't for ages. sorry to dissapoint you peoples with short ones like this which merely discuss my day rather than the deep insightful posts of old.
all i can say is when we grow up things change. i'm not the person i thought i would be when i was a kid. i always imagined i'd be like the ultimate man: someone commanding and powerfull - i thought i'd at least have some kind of job. :) i'm really quite a different person now. it's funny, i used to consider myself talkative. seriously! i used to think i could talk the hind leg off a donkey! i just wouldn't stop chattering. now its the opposite. i'm quiet, shy almost. and i never know how to join a conversation.
it's funny how things change.
visiting the old boys rally i used to go to reminded me of that.
we grow older. and we change. we're different now from who we used to be.
and maybe its better that way.
maybe i'm proud of who i am.
not who i wanted to be.
who
i
am.
..
it's a different me from the one envisioned. sometimes i don't like it. in fact some days i wonder if i even fit in my own skin. but like it or lump it, i am me. the thinker. the dreamer. the guy who wants to win all the time. sometimes he does. more often he doesn't. the guy who wants to be in the center of it all, yet purposefully pushes himself to the outside. the guy who writes. the guy who tries to make as much music as possible in a short life, even if it all sounds repetitive. the guy who wonders about his own funeral. the guy thinks to much. the guy who's often self-absorved.
the guy who believes in a big God.
the guy who's just trying to be heard.
what i'm getting at is be happy with who YOU are. sure we change, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. but it's just a part of live. and it doesn't stop us living. God created you beautiful. you are unique and one of a kind. so stop looking at YOUR problems, YOUR shortcomings, and take a look at the view ourside of yourself. and you'll find yourself in the strangest of places.
not sure if any of that made any sense, but it felt good to write it!
and after that massive tangent (what was i originally talking about?) i'll say goodbye and hit the hay.
goodnight world,
Me, Jordan
9th
hmm today was one of those days when you wake up and think "YES! todays the day where i get everything done that i want done!" and then you end up doing either a) none of it or b) not much of it done.
Jordan
Jordan
Saturday, November 27, 2010
movies + music = magic!
the movie part happened when we went around to our friends place to shoot some scenes, which is always fun! (actually we spent half the time playing halo haha but apart from that... :D) i found out i can't do the "thriller" dance (not by a long shot!) cos we were doing this scene where i was a zombie and had to dance...the results were so disastrously funny we were crying with laughter! it was awesome! after that and the halo games we actually got down to filming something decent with a pretty epic fight sequence over in the park, before heading home.
the music part is obviously our ep! sure it took a looooooooong time coming but man was it worth the wait! it sounds so AWESOME! can't wait to get it to you all! (but unfortunately there's still all the cover art, photos etc plus a few minor niggles to get sorted out - got to make it look as awesome as it sounds!) honestly though, i could listen to that all day! never knew we sounded that good! :)
hopefully we should have a few songs online to satisfy your cravings sometime soon.
and of course, an update on my John Foreman challenge:
so far I've written three songs in 6 days....not so good! oh well at least i'm getting there. oh and i did one with the band (a silent prayer)! does that count?
anyway here's the latest:
WORDS ( my own little reggae tune! haha)
I've got to get this off my chest before the whole world stops/ If there's one thing I hate the most it's a little thing called writters block
I'm still alive and I'm still breathing/ I've always got something to say/ The world doesn't stop so I keep on singing/ Even if words get in the way
Hey man do you ever feel like no one's listening to you/ Don't be afraid to speak out come on what have you got to lose
You and me we're not that different/ Even though we're not the same/ We're both trying to make it/ Even if words get in the way
FOUR CHORDS TO FREEDOM (love this song even if it's repetitive!!!)
From the moment I open my eyes/ To the moment I close them at night/ I've been looking for a way out of here/ Will I find it anywhere
Can I escape from this mess that I've made/ All exits seem impossible/ I need some help I can't do it myself/ If I don't make it you will
Four chords to freedom/ Think I'll make it out alive this time/ My hearts still beating/ All the wrong words seem to rhyme
For the moment I'm stuck inside/ Though I'm broken I will fight the tide/ I'm not giving up or going down/ I will fight until freedom is found
From the moment I open my eyes/ To the moment I close them at night/ I've left my former cell empty/ I'm alive and I am free
both songs (c) copyright Jordan Gowan 2010
comment if you like either or both! i really should record myself or something and slap it online... so you guys can experience part of the journey and my aweful singing haha...hmm maybe after my final exam? we'll see.
Jordan
the music part is obviously our ep! sure it took a looooooooong time coming but man was it worth the wait! it sounds so AWESOME! can't wait to get it to you all! (but unfortunately there's still all the cover art, photos etc plus a few minor niggles to get sorted out - got to make it look as awesome as it sounds!) honestly though, i could listen to that all day! never knew we sounded that good! :)
hopefully we should have a few songs online to satisfy your cravings sometime soon.
and of course, an update on my John Foreman challenge:
so far I've written three songs in 6 days....not so good! oh well at least i'm getting there. oh and i did one with the band (a silent prayer)! does that count?
anyway here's the latest:
WORDS ( my own little reggae tune! haha)
I've got to get this off my chest before the whole world stops/ If there's one thing I hate the most it's a little thing called writters block
I'm still alive and I'm still breathing/ I've always got something to say/ The world doesn't stop so I keep on singing/ Even if words get in the way
Hey man do you ever feel like no one's listening to you/ Don't be afraid to speak out come on what have you got to lose
You and me we're not that different/ Even though we're not the same/ We're both trying to make it/ Even if words get in the way
FOUR CHORDS TO FREEDOM (love this song even if it's repetitive!!!)
From the moment I open my eyes/ To the moment I close them at night/ I've been looking for a way out of here/ Will I find it anywhere
Can I escape from this mess that I've made/ All exits seem impossible/ I need some help I can't do it myself/ If I don't make it you will
Four chords to freedom/ Think I'll make it out alive this time/ My hearts still beating/ All the wrong words seem to rhyme
For the moment I'm stuck inside/ Though I'm broken I will fight the tide/ I'm not giving up or going down/ I will fight until freedom is found
From the moment I open my eyes/ To the moment I close them at night/ I've left my former cell empty/ I'm alive and I am free
both songs (c) copyright Jordan Gowan 2010
comment if you like either or both! i really should record myself or something and slap it online... so you guys can experience part of the journey and my aweful singing haha...hmm maybe after my final exam? we'll see.
Jordan
EP EP! EP! EP! EP! EP!
OMG!!!!! We just got the demos of the songs we recorded back in August and they are stunning!!! It sounds soooooo good!!!! Our new ep will be out before Christmas and we are VERY excited!!! Nearly crying at how good it sounds!!!!!!!!!
Mayday
Mayday
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
so far...
..it's not going so badly! yesterday i wrote TWO songs (well one actually and added some "oh" parts to another one but ssshh don't diminish my good feelings haha)! it was pretty awesome! i was also going to write one on monday but it did not happen seeing as i was helping my sister move. one of them has a pretty killer guitar riff in and the randomest guitar solo. oh and it's about procrastinating. of course.
the other one is a one our band has been working on for erm ages and it was vury good to get it finished!
sooo here's the lyrics for the band one:
A SILENT PRAYER
I sit here in the silence/ For once I've nothing to say/ I'm inside out before you now/ You take my breath away
Because whenever I need you you're always there/ When I fall your love erases all these doubts and fears/ I'm reaching out and Jesus you're so near/ Now I'm lost in the sound of this silent prayer
Why must I always fight you/ Every single step of the way/ When all I want to do is/ Praise your name forever and always
(c) Copyright Mayday 2010
short but meaningful - just the way i like it! :D
and the other one with the killer riff written entirely by me!
PROCRASTINATING (AGAIN)
I'll write it tommorrow that's what I said/ Never is what i think I really meant
And I'm procrastinating again/ And I'm waiting for this to end
I'm wondering if we ever had a life/ Outside of our social networking sites
Now my face is booked and my space is waiting/ Play it loud from the radio station/ I'm overworked and I've got to much on my plate/ So I think I'll just sit here and procrastinate
(c) copyright Jordan Gowan 2010
preeeety random really. but kind of cool. and it has a point...in fact i'm procrastinating right now. Eeek! better get off the computer and do band practice!
Jordan
PS happy birthday to Hannah from the USA! thanks for blogging about this challenge otherwise i wouldn't have even started it!!! :)
Saturday, November 20, 2010
soooo the next challenge is:
i have had an idea!
starting next monday, I am going to attempt the John Foreman challenge. something i found out thanks to hannah at http://rockofescape.blogspot.com/ . anyway i'm very keen for this! it's basically when you challenge yourself to write a song per day. gonna be fun! probably most of them will be really budget, as my songwriting capabilities are severly lacking, but if i get any good ones they might get turned into ones Mayday can do! and hopefully i can find the time to blog my experiences. even if i will probably be much to busy writing music/ studying for my classics exam to do ANYTHINGGGG!
oh well it's gonna be sweet!
drop in a word if you feel so inclined to respond to this post. :D
blessings in Christ
Jordan
starting next monday, I am going to attempt the John Foreman challenge. something i found out thanks to hannah at http://rockofescape.blogspot.com/ . anyway i'm very keen for this! it's basically when you challenge yourself to write a song per day. gonna be fun! probably most of them will be really budget, as my songwriting capabilities are severly lacking, but if i get any good ones they might get turned into ones Mayday can do! and hopefully i can find the time to blog my experiences. even if i will probably be much to busy writing music/ studying for my classics exam to do ANYTHINGGGG!
oh well it's gonna be sweet!
drop in a word if you feel so inclined to respond to this post. :D
blessings in Christ
Jordan
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Parachute 2011
We've been added to the Parachute 2011 lineup guys!! Take a look: http://www.parachutemusic.com/festival/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124&Itemid=8
Mayday
Mayday
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Wellington's Musiccircus!!!
So we're applying for Wellington's Musiccircus, where all these bands get together and make a LOT of noise. If we get in, and everything goes as planned, we'll put up the date and venue, and see you there!! I really hope we can do it cause we need more stage practice. We most likely won't get noticed, but we're there for the fun. Crazy fun. Should be allgoods if it all works.
Nate
Nate
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
1st post!
..well for November anyway!
at the moment i'm actually supposed to be practicing my guitar piece which i'm supposed to be playing on friday. for music. the problem is it's super dooper hard!!! i don't know if i'm gonna be ready!!! it's that duelling guitar battle from the movie "August Rush." great movie! got some awesome guitar parts in too! my problem is i can play half of it really awesome and the other half just sounds out of time and stupid! duuumb!!!
anyway not quite sure how i ended up on blogger but i thought while i was here i might as well post up something seeing as my last blog was like 3 lines and got 4 comments! i was stoked!!!
lately i've been thinking about worship. i know this is a term that is bandied around a lot by the church and much affiliated with the slow songs. you know what i mean. the reason i've been thinking about this is a) i lead worship occasionally and b) we've been jamming out to a bunch of worship songs lately. not sure if this is even going to get us anywhere, but either way it's really refreshing. you know what i really think about worship? i think it is our moment where we can come before God and say thank you. thank you for making us who we are. thank you for life. thank you for the cross. i don't think worship has to be complicated. i think it's beauty lies in it's simplicity. we are just simply bringing our Father glory. as one example: my favourite worship song consists of a few lines, and the phrase "I could sing of your love forever" . the music is 4-chord stuff, so simple anyone could play it. this song makes me realize that worship is just praising the Lord. not only in our music, but in our lives.
Let me hear a hallelujah!
anyway better get back to my song now..
goodnight all!
Jordan
at the moment i'm actually supposed to be practicing my guitar piece which i'm supposed to be playing on friday. for music. the problem is it's super dooper hard!!! i don't know if i'm gonna be ready!!! it's that duelling guitar battle from the movie "August Rush." great movie! got some awesome guitar parts in too! my problem is i can play half of it really awesome and the other half just sounds out of time and stupid! duuumb!!!
anyway not quite sure how i ended up on blogger but i thought while i was here i might as well post up something seeing as my last blog was like 3 lines and got 4 comments! i was stoked!!!
lately i've been thinking about worship. i know this is a term that is bandied around a lot by the church and much affiliated with the slow songs. you know what i mean. the reason i've been thinking about this is a) i lead worship occasionally and b) we've been jamming out to a bunch of worship songs lately. not sure if this is even going to get us anywhere, but either way it's really refreshing. you know what i really think about worship? i think it is our moment where we can come before God and say thank you. thank you for making us who we are. thank you for life. thank you for the cross. i don't think worship has to be complicated. i think it's beauty lies in it's simplicity. we are just simply bringing our Father glory. as one example: my favourite worship song consists of a few lines, and the phrase "I could sing of your love forever" . the music is 4-chord stuff, so simple anyone could play it. this song makes me realize that worship is just praising the Lord. not only in our music, but in our lives.
Let me hear a hallelujah!
anyway better get back to my song now..
goodnight all!
Jordan
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Well
I had this cool as blog typed up for you guys. But now it's gone. :(
You'll have to have this mediocore one instead....my excitedness is worn off....
Anyway better get back to my article. Before it gets to late.
Night all
Jordan
You'll have to have this mediocore one instead....my excitedness is worn off....
Anyway better get back to my article. Before it gets to late.
Night all
Jordan
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If you have an account, add us as a friend! Its what all the cool people do!! If you don't have an account, make one!! Its really easy, and its a great website aswell. :)
We are going to write some more new stuff and put some lyrics up here shortly for all you lovely people!!
Who's having a good day! We are!!
Mayday
Check out our profile page at GBOB MUsic Company!
http://gbob.com/profiles/profile/show?id=Mayday&xg_source=activity
If you have an account, add us as a friend! Its what all the cool people do!! If you don't have an account, make one!! Its really easy, and its a great website aswell. :)
We are going to write some more new stuff and put some lyrics up here shortly for all you lovely people!!
Who's having a good day! We are!!
Mayday
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
parachute 2011....
<----Parachute!!!! The biggest Christian music festival in the Southern Hemisphere. 30,000 fans swarm in every year.
Next year Parachute features include: Skillet, Rapture Ruckus, Chris Tomlin, Seabird, Flyleaf, and many more.
Oh..... and MAYDAY!!!!
yess we are in Parachute 2011!!
We were privelaged to play there this year, and are very excited to be featuring at Parachute next year!!! The above picture is mainstage, Parachute's biggest stage..we're on the smallest but still managed to have a crowd of 150+ this year! So if you are coming come along and party with us!! Bring all your mates cause we want it to be the biggest EVER Debut show!
Looking so forward to it.. and its only 106 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes, and 28 seconds away!!
Thanks everyone for your great support! You don't know how much we all appreciate it!! Your amazing!
Nate
Mayday
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Les Mis family!
when we started this musical, i really did not want to be in it. the constant hours practicing dumb songs, in a room full of people i didn't really know, except a few, going over and over and OVER the tenor, bass, alto and soprano lines....
who would have thought that by the end of it all i was jumping off barricades, playing ninja onstage before the curtain came up and getting the signatures of some of the most AMAZING people i've met in my lifetime!
it was so great to see how at the end we all gelled together. we were like one big family...all supporting each other. sure things got a little tense every now and then (lack of microphones, fire alarms, everyone yelling at each other) but thats what families do aye. need a little tension to stick us together. was so cool how we could laugh at it all on the last night.
and man did we put on one impressive show! got so much great feedback! we really rivalled all the big theatre companies who've peformed Les Miserables.
the leads were amazing! at first i was like "whoah!" because they were all such talented singers/performers, but when i got to know them i found out they were genuinely awesome people! they were all really funny, and nice, and supportive of the full company. great people in a great show. made so many awesome friends and was so proud of us all! totally glad i kept going through the hard stuff to join the unforgetable experience of being in such an amazing musical!
oh and thanks for helping me to sing (roughly!) in tune! never knew i could harmonize until that show. totally lifechanging.
not that any of you read my blog but if you do i want you to know that i love you all!
"Do you hear the people sing!"
Jordan
who would have thought that by the end of it all i was jumping off barricades, playing ninja onstage before the curtain came up and getting the signatures of some of the most AMAZING people i've met in my lifetime!
it was so great to see how at the end we all gelled together. we were like one big family...all supporting each other. sure things got a little tense every now and then (lack of microphones, fire alarms, everyone yelling at each other) but thats what families do aye. need a little tension to stick us together. was so cool how we could laugh at it all on the last night.
and man did we put on one impressive show! got so much great feedback! we really rivalled all the big theatre companies who've peformed Les Miserables.
the leads were amazing! at first i was like "whoah!" because they were all such talented singers/performers, but when i got to know them i found out they were genuinely awesome people! they were all really funny, and nice, and supportive of the full company. great people in a great show. made so many awesome friends and was so proud of us all! totally glad i kept going through the hard stuff to join the unforgetable experience of being in such an amazing musical!
oh and thanks for helping me to sing (roughly!) in tune! never knew i could harmonize until that show. totally lifechanging.
not that any of you read my blog but if you do i want you to know that i love you all!
"Do you hear the people sing!"
Jordan
Saturday, October 9, 2010
hi guys!
well howdy do!
yeh haha i fail at being a hillbilly!!!
anyway hows it going peoples? i've just had an amazing holidays which i'm vury keen to blog about but as usual it's realllllly late so i'll just pop in a quick note to say that yes i will hopefully be back to blogging real soon. but yeah...it's awesome...i've been away from the internet for five days! epic stuff right there!!! haha :D
anyway drop in a note to say hi cos we love hearing from y'all.
there i go trying to be hillbilly again...
:)
Jordan
Ps Craig from Creative Sounds Inc (the peoples we recorded our ep with) sent us an email saying he's getting firmly into the mixing (trying to get rid of Daniel's "Par-teee" probably haha) so hopefully we can get some stuff up soon.
yeh haha i fail at being a hillbilly!!!
anyway hows it going peoples? i've just had an amazing holidays which i'm vury keen to blog about but as usual it's realllllly late so i'll just pop in a quick note to say that yes i will hopefully be back to blogging real soon. but yeah...it's awesome...i've been away from the internet for five days! epic stuff right there!!! haha :D
anyway drop in a note to say hi cos we love hearing from y'all.
there i go trying to be hillbilly again...
:)
Jordan
Ps Craig from Creative Sounds Inc (the peoples we recorded our ep with) sent us an email saying he's getting firmly into the mixing (trying to get rid of Daniel's "Par-teee" probably haha) so hopefully we can get some stuff up soon.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The haps.
Today we fitted drums, vocals, and effects into our new new song What I've Done For Myself !! It sounds great. Also finished polishing up Echoes, so theres two more wicked songs in the box!!
Keen for some gigs, hopefully have one coming up at the High School Talent Quest. :D good stuff :) Oh and the holidays are coming up which means more time to write new stuff, aaand more time too sleep :D
Nate
Keen for some gigs, hopefully have one coming up at the High School Talent Quest. :D good stuff :) Oh and the holidays are coming up which means more time to write new stuff, aaand more time too sleep :D
Nate
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Rumours revealed...
ok so quite a few of our fans have been itching to hear our songs...unfortunately we don't have any cd yet (STILL!) :( and we have no way of recording ourselves and posting it online (except vids except they take AGES and our internets on a go-slow!)....but anyway what we can do is post lyrics and i'm happy to announce we actually have not just one but THREE new songs!!!!!!
So here goes in chronological order:
(the second one has no title...if you can think of a great name for it we'll keep it!!!)
(anyway here goes...)
1#.
ECHOES
by Jordan
I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired/ Of things not working for me/ I'm no high flyer but at least I'm trying/ And I really wish that you could see/ How much you mean to me
It echoes/ I've been here before, I know this town/ Crowded by shadows/ Can you save me before I hit the ground?/ Because I'm going down
I'm sick and tired of not being on fire/ Living life stuck in repeat/ I'm no town crier but I'm still trying to find the purpose for me/ Open my eyes so I can see
That it echoes/ I've been here before, I know this town/ Crowded by shadows/ Can you save me before I hit the ground?/ Because I'm going down
Maybe the answers found in you/ Maybe the answers found in you/ At the end of it all I know it's true/ The answers found in you
(c) copyright Mayday 2010
2#.
(THIS IS THE UNAMED ONE.)
by Jordan & Daniel
Your love has saved me whoa-ah-oh-oh/ Here I stand saved whoa-oh-oh/ Thankyou God
The lights go down/ All hope is fading away/ The silence speaks volumes/ I'm not here to listen, I'm not here to stay/ Will you take me away
Your love has saved me whoa-ah-oh-oh/ Here I stand saved whoa-oh-oh/ Thankyou God
Once again I've fallen/ I can't save me from myself/ Forever wishing to escape/ I'm searching for something, I'm looking for more/ Can you rescue me?
And my sins are erased/ How amazing is this grace/ I'll fall down before your face/ I'll lift my hands and sing to you
La la la la la, whoa-ah-oh-oh/ La la la la, whoa-ah-oh-oh
(c) copyright Mayday 2010
and finally the one we wrote today in 3 hours! it's SO AWESOME!!!
3#.
WHAT I'VE DONE FOR MYSELF
by Jordan & Nathan
These thoughts are invading my mind/ They scream: "you won't make it out alive"/ And I'm listening to their lie
Is the pain to much to bear?/ Can I take it anymore?/ I ask the question to myself/ Is life still worth living for?
Then I look at You/ I see right through/ Everything I thought I knew/ With You I'll make it/ Even when it's not going well/ No matter what I've done for myself
Right now hope eludes me tonight/ And my dreams are waving goodbye/ This final chance to fall or fly
This is a cry of desperation/ A call out to you/ Does this need an explanation/ Will I make it through?
Then I look at You/ I see right through/ Everything I thought I knew/ With You I'll make it/ Even when it's not going well/ No matter what I've done for myself
This is taking me down/ But will it take me out?
(c) copyright Mayday 2010
i'm so stoked! God is amazing! three songs after such a long period of uncreativeness (yup i just made that word up! :] haha). it was so awesome today to just sit down and just jam out and write. was such a blessing!
hope you enjoy the lyrics! and start thinking of names haha :)
Jordan
So here goes in chronological order:
(the second one has no title...if you can think of a great name for it we'll keep it!!!)
(anyway here goes...)
1#.
ECHOES
by Jordan
I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired/ Of things not working for me/ I'm no high flyer but at least I'm trying/ And I really wish that you could see/ How much you mean to me
It echoes/ I've been here before, I know this town/ Crowded by shadows/ Can you save me before I hit the ground?/ Because I'm going down
I'm sick and tired of not being on fire/ Living life stuck in repeat/ I'm no town crier but I'm still trying to find the purpose for me/ Open my eyes so I can see
That it echoes/ I've been here before, I know this town/ Crowded by shadows/ Can you save me before I hit the ground?/ Because I'm going down
Maybe the answers found in you/ Maybe the answers found in you/ At the end of it all I know it's true/ The answers found in you
(c) copyright Mayday 2010
2#.
(THIS IS THE UNAMED ONE.)
by Jordan & Daniel
Your love has saved me whoa-ah-oh-oh/ Here I stand saved whoa-oh-oh/ Thankyou God
The lights go down/ All hope is fading away/ The silence speaks volumes/ I'm not here to listen, I'm not here to stay/ Will you take me away
Your love has saved me whoa-ah-oh-oh/ Here I stand saved whoa-oh-oh/ Thankyou God
Once again I've fallen/ I can't save me from myself/ Forever wishing to escape/ I'm searching for something, I'm looking for more/ Can you rescue me?
And my sins are erased/ How amazing is this grace/ I'll fall down before your face/ I'll lift my hands and sing to you
La la la la la, whoa-ah-oh-oh/ La la la la, whoa-ah-oh-oh
(c) copyright Mayday 2010
and finally the one we wrote today in 3 hours! it's SO AWESOME!!!
3#.
WHAT I'VE DONE FOR MYSELF
by Jordan & Nathan
These thoughts are invading my mind/ They scream: "you won't make it out alive"/ And I'm listening to their lie
Is the pain to much to bear?/ Can I take it anymore?/ I ask the question to myself/ Is life still worth living for?
Then I look at You/ I see right through/ Everything I thought I knew/ With You I'll make it/ Even when it's not going well/ No matter what I've done for myself
Right now hope eludes me tonight/ And my dreams are waving goodbye/ This final chance to fall or fly
This is a cry of desperation/ A call out to you/ Does this need an explanation/ Will I make it through?
Then I look at You/ I see right through/ Everything I thought I knew/ With You I'll make it/ Even when it's not going well/ No matter what I've done for myself
This is taking me down/ But will it take me out?
(c) copyright Mayday 2010
i'm so stoked! God is amazing! three songs after such a long period of uncreativeness (yup i just made that word up! :] haha). it was so awesome today to just sit down and just jam out and write. was such a blessing!
hope you enjoy the lyrics! and start thinking of names haha :)
Jordan
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
time is the one thing i have in short supply.
alright this is going to be typed up SUPER-QUICK because i really should be getting onto learning that song on the guitar because my music teacher is really putting the pressure on me to get something recorded this term so this will be finished by 9.00 which means i have a grand total of 7 minutes to type myself silly. :)
ummmm.
life has been a wee bit hectic lately. what with les mis and school there has been absolutely no time to do pretty much anything but breath (and even thats hard sometimes!) so as a result we haven't done any practice for ages and this song we've kinda mish-mashed together STILL isn't finished even though we've been trying to write it for 3 weeks.
far out i wish i had more time. feels like i'm rushing from one thing to the next. man i'm even rushing to get this blog done :O meaning i'm only going to write down half of what i'm thinking.
today i found myself just wishing life could be simple again. back when i had time to jam without being pressured. back when i could just write songs when i felt like it, not just churn one out because we've only wrote 4 this year (shocking!). back when this just felt like it was working, not like we were clutching at straws trying to hold it all together. trying to pull it back into something resembling mayday.
and i can't say all we need is a gig.
that would be nice.
but not nesscarily the answer.
all we need is a little bit more life.
and maybe a few more seconds of the minutes of the hours of the day.
....
well it's now 9'o clock and this post doesn't make a scrap of sense.
oh well...God is bigger than all our problems and if this is His plan, then he will pull it together. no matter what they say, He is in control. and i'm only sorry i'm not brave enough to shout his name louder.
9.02
goodnight world
Jordan
ummmm.
life has been a wee bit hectic lately. what with les mis and school there has been absolutely no time to do pretty much anything but breath (and even thats hard sometimes!) so as a result we haven't done any practice for ages and this song we've kinda mish-mashed together STILL isn't finished even though we've been trying to write it for 3 weeks.
far out i wish i had more time. feels like i'm rushing from one thing to the next. man i'm even rushing to get this blog done :O meaning i'm only going to write down half of what i'm thinking.
today i found myself just wishing life could be simple again. back when i had time to jam without being pressured. back when i could just write songs when i felt like it, not just churn one out because we've only wrote 4 this year (shocking!). back when this just felt like it was working, not like we were clutching at straws trying to hold it all together. trying to pull it back into something resembling mayday.
and i can't say all we need is a gig.
that would be nice.
but not nesscarily the answer.
all we need is a little bit more life.
and maybe a few more seconds of the minutes of the hours of the day.
....
well it's now 9'o clock and this post doesn't make a scrap of sense.
oh well...God is bigger than all our problems and if this is His plan, then he will pull it together. no matter what they say, He is in control. and i'm only sorry i'm not brave enough to shout his name louder.
9.02
goodnight world
Jordan
Sunday, September 12, 2010
happenings...
This weekend has been really good!!! Busy but relaxing at the same time..
This afternoon me and Daniel got the chance to go to Fielding for a 5-hour concert in Fielding. It featured Evermore (whom I'm sure you all know of) and it was totally free!!!
So Evermore came on at around about 4 and they were amazing!!! They delivered a real sweet show in front of maybe 3000 people??? Yea it was real inspiring and they went hard as. Stoked as to see a band of that level up close. Might have some pictures up shortly ...!
Nate
This afternoon me and Daniel got the chance to go to Fielding for a 5-hour concert in Fielding. It featured Evermore (whom I'm sure you all know of) and it was totally free!!!
So Evermore came on at around about 4 and they were amazing!!! They delivered a real sweet show in front of maybe 3000 people??? Yea it was real inspiring and they went hard as. Stoked as to see a band of that level up close. Might have some pictures up shortly ...!
Nate
Sunday, September 5, 2010
i love
writing guitar solos!
wanna do it all day long!
stoked it worked!!!!!!
this new song is going to sound wicked!
Jordan
wanna do it all day long!
stoked it worked!!!!!!
this new song is going to sound wicked!
Jordan
Thursday, September 2, 2010
hello!!
Haven't been on here in a while...!
Mayday has two new songs in the box!!! And another in the making. :)
Our ep is being mixed and made as we speak... we still need the design and all though...!
Nate
Mayday has two new songs in the box!!! And another in the making. :)
Our ep is being mixed and made as we speak... we still need the design and all though...!
Nate
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
well
today was pretty rocking.
literally. finally had time to chill out and jam in band practice. :) was really fuuuuunnnn! we mucked around with this song so much that any listener will no doubt be very confused. Also it's probably the only song i've ever written with no recognizable bridge.
i think we got the most of it down though. even if it does include a shredding solo i haven't quite got the hang of, a couple of keychanges, some very (um) intresting effects, and a little reggae breakdown in the middle of it. i guess thats just how we roll. haha.
na seriously it's great stuff to get writing again. even if it is a mishmash of lyrics and tunes. it's something where there once was nothing, and it feels so awesome to get back into the habit. love it.
so yep. had a absolutely lovely day on the whole. made movies with my mates (something i haven't done for way to long), jammed out some more on the guitar, played soccer on the street, and ate way to much chocolate. :)
mm. not quite sure how to finish this so i will just say hasta la vista.
also happy birthday to daniel too! he has the skills for somehow managing to wind up with the same birthday as me. oh and it's brad dring (rapture ruckus)'s birthday too! man the 31st seems to be the day rockstars are born haha.
night peoples!
Jordan
literally. finally had time to chill out and jam in band practice. :) was really fuuuuunnnn! we mucked around with this song so much that any listener will no doubt be very confused. Also it's probably the only song i've ever written with no recognizable bridge.
i think we got the most of it down though. even if it does include a shredding solo i haven't quite got the hang of, a couple of keychanges, some very (um) intresting effects, and a little reggae breakdown in the middle of it. i guess thats just how we roll. haha.
na seriously it's great stuff to get writing again. even if it is a mishmash of lyrics and tunes. it's something where there once was nothing, and it feels so awesome to get back into the habit. love it.
so yep. had a absolutely lovely day on the whole. made movies with my mates (something i haven't done for way to long), jammed out some more on the guitar, played soccer on the street, and ate way to much chocolate. :)
mm. not quite sure how to finish this so i will just say hasta la vista.
also happy birthday to daniel too! he has the skills for somehow managing to wind up with the same birthday as me. oh and it's brad dring (rapture ruckus)'s birthday too! man the 31st seems to be the day rockstars are born haha.
night peoples!
Jordan
Monday, August 30, 2010
farewell 16.
whoo it's my birthday tommorrow!
can't believe i will be 17 eek it sounds so old...
wonder what will happen in the next year of my life?
will it be good, or bad?
will it be quiet, or rocking?
will Mayday get bigger, or smaller?
who will i meet? whose lives will i touch? what friends will i make?
all i know is that i'm looking forward to it.
no-one likes growing up. but there's a time when you accept that everything changes. the world goes on turning. people keep living.
so we do what we can in the time that is given to us.
bring it on.
Jordan
can't believe i will be 17 eek it sounds so old...
wonder what will happen in the next year of my life?
will it be good, or bad?
will it be quiet, or rocking?
will Mayday get bigger, or smaller?
who will i meet? whose lives will i touch? what friends will i make?
all i know is that i'm looking forward to it.
no-one likes growing up. but there's a time when you accept that everything changes. the world goes on turning. people keep living.
so we do what we can in the time that is given to us.
bring it on.
Jordan
Saturday, August 28, 2010
i'm happy
i'm happy that we have 18 followers on our blog!!!!
i'm happy that we have like 137 on our http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=598236247&v=wall&story_fbid=109753059082744&ref=notif¬if_t=feed_comment_reply#!/pages/Mayday/121566581209368?ref=ts facebook page!
(you people are AWESOME!)
i'm happy that there be only 2 days o' the month till my day of birth argghh.
i'm happy i can speak like a pirate!
i'm happy that les mis today was pretty awesome even if i did get slung over someones back like a sack of potatoes!
i'm happy that i got many awesome presents today!
i'm happy that there's a whole another weekend day tommorrow and it's Sunday!
i'm happy that Jesus rose again! (very extremely mega happy about this one!)
i'm happy that i suck at sending emails and nate is annoying me about it.... :)
i am also happy for my cool as friends, both on blogger, off blogger, and real world ones (not as many... lol just joking off course!)
i'm happy to be alive!
heck i might even be feeling happy for school on monday! (someone check me into the lunatic assulym...)
happy that i love blogging. it owns facebook!
i think i'm just happy cos i'm happy.
if you get what i mean...
have a happy day!
Jordan
Note: the word "happy" has been used 17 times in this blog. actually, counting that last one better make it 18
i'm happy that we have like 137 on our http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=598236247&v=wall&story_fbid=109753059082744&ref=notif¬if_t=feed_comment_reply#!/pages/Mayday/121566581209368?ref=ts facebook page!
(you people are AWESOME!)
i'm happy that there be only 2 days o' the month till my day of birth argghh.
i'm happy i can speak like a pirate!
i'm happy that les mis today was pretty awesome even if i did get slung over someones back like a sack of potatoes!
i'm happy that i got many awesome presents today!
i'm happy that there's a whole another weekend day tommorrow and it's Sunday!
i'm happy that Jesus rose again! (very extremely mega happy about this one!)
i'm happy that i suck at sending emails and nate is annoying me about it.... :)
i am also happy for my cool as friends, both on blogger, off blogger, and real world ones (not as many... lol just joking off course!)
i'm happy to be alive!
heck i might even be feeling happy for school on monday! (someone check me into the lunatic assulym...)
happy that i love blogging. it owns facebook!
i think i'm just happy cos i'm happy.
if you get what i mean...
have a happy day!
Jordan
Note: the word "happy" has been used 17 times in this blog. actually, counting that last one better make it 18
Friday, August 27, 2010
hi peoples
wow i haven't blogged for ages.
i usually start off like that ^^
anyway....
school is still not getting much easier, but at least i'm getting used to it. got a merit today for my essay in english so i was pretty stoked. not finding the social stuff to well though.
i mean i've made a couple of friends but not many and i still feel like an outsider even though i've been there for a month...
gosh i wish i could talk as well as i can write.
:(
right so band stuff.
our recording was exallontay! soooo much fun! really enjoyed it. now we're just waiting for the finished product so we can put artwork and stuff on and make it looks flash. also we've started writing a new song which is AWESOME! love writing new stuff! the problem is that we don't have much time to do band practice at the moment cos in the week school and homework stuffs up our days and i'm pretty much fully occupied with les miserables on the weekend. oh well only a couple more weeks of that left i guess. if anyone who is in new zealand is reading this, you fully should come. it's going to be an epic show! come and watch me get shot!! (note: this sounds bad but i don't actually die so i think we'll get away with it.... :] haha!) oh yeah and all you Americans out there can come to if you want. :)
soooo hows everyone else going?
i was going to write for longer but i can't really think of anything to say...
pretty excited that it's ma birthday in only 4 days! i'm going to stay home and play music all day! (something i've wanted to do for AGES!!) it's gonna be sweeeeeet!
love to all,
Jordan
i usually start off like that ^^
anyway....
school is still not getting much easier, but at least i'm getting used to it. got a merit today for my essay in english so i was pretty stoked. not finding the social stuff to well though.
i mean i've made a couple of friends but not many and i still feel like an outsider even though i've been there for a month...
gosh i wish i could talk as well as i can write.
:(
right so band stuff.
our recording was exallontay! soooo much fun! really enjoyed it. now we're just waiting for the finished product so we can put artwork and stuff on and make it looks flash. also we've started writing a new song which is AWESOME! love writing new stuff! the problem is that we don't have much time to do band practice at the moment cos in the week school and homework stuffs up our days and i'm pretty much fully occupied with les miserables on the weekend. oh well only a couple more weeks of that left i guess. if anyone who is in new zealand is reading this, you fully should come. it's going to be an epic show! come and watch me get shot!! (note: this sounds bad but i don't actually die so i think we'll get away with it.... :] haha!) oh yeah and all you Americans out there can come to if you want. :)
soooo hows everyone else going?
i was going to write for longer but i can't really think of anything to say...
pretty excited that it's ma birthday in only 4 days! i'm going to stay home and play music all day! (something i've wanted to do for AGES!!) it's gonna be sweeeeeet!
love to all,
Jordan
Sunday, August 22, 2010
update :
Mayday is finished in the studios!!! Now all there is to do is wait for the tracks and design the artwork for our new cd!! We are also thinking of having a gig to party over our new release!!! Give u a comment bif you have any ideas. :)
Nate
Nate
Saturday, August 14, 2010
things ...
Firstly, out recording was postponed to the 16th of August dues to our lead singer getting sick :( Thats next Tuesday!!! :)
Also, we are in the middles of two new songs... very exciting
Keen as for a show.. if anyone knows of any possible places for us to play at, please inform us! :)
Thankyou everyone!!!
Nate
Also, we are in the middles of two new songs... very exciting
Keen as for a show.. if anyone knows of any possible places for us to play at, please inform us! :)
Thankyou everyone!!!
Nate
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
just tommorow....
to all mayday fans:
we are proud to a dmit that mayday is hitting the studio tommorow to record some songs and release an ep!!! all going well, it should be good!!!
watch this space
nate
we are proud to a dmit that mayday is hitting the studio tommorow to record some songs and release an ep!!! all going well, it should be good!!!
watch this space
nate
Friday, July 30, 2010
Well I made it...
...through the first week, but I'm not sure how successful it is.
At least I haven't got lost.
Even though I keep forgetting about tutor group (which is a waste of time in my opinion...)
My brothers doing fine. He's got lots of friends in his year, and is just hanging round with them and having fun...
Me on the other hand..
It's not that I'm necessarily "shy" (I hate that label people slap on you :(...), it's just that I'm more of a reserved kind of person. I take a while to find my feet. And it seems that everyone in my year knows each other really well and I'm a bit on the outside. I know a few of them but I wouldn't really classify any of them as friends, or even good mates. And I suck at making new friends.
In fact I'm beginning to wonder if I have any social skills at all.
My teachers are quite nice though. Been learning about maths formulas haha. And had an intresting debate on evoloution the other day with my bio teacher.
One of the more annoying things is something called homework....
The other annoying thing is between school and Les Mis on the weekends I feel like I don't really have a life. Or at least not much of one aye. :(
Anyway thanks everyone for commenting on my previous post it was really encouraging. Made me cry actually! =O No seriously it was really really nice. Wish school just existed of people like you guys.
Not that I don't have friends there, it's just that it's a very reserved situation. I spend most of my time in classes in my year, and when I do get out of it, I kinda don't know what to do. It's just so big, and there's so many people!
Then again I am really truly thankful to everyone today who said I could hang out with them. I know none of them read this blog probably but it was pretty much a lifesaver. :)
Another annoying thing is the Music classes (which I thought would be my mini sanctuary!) aren't quite living up to my expectations. This is cos everyone's in the middle of doing these performance things to get credits which is what I really should have expected it to be. But it wasn't. For some reason I thought we'd sit around learning instruments or something. :(
So yeah. If anyone asks how school is going (which so many people have!) the answer is "It's going alright." I'm not falling to pieces at the end of every day, I'm not struggling too much with the workload, I do have a couple of friends even if they aren't at my year level. No one's tried to beat me up or bully me so far, and no one has been particularly nasty. But on the other hand, things aren't fantastic: I barely talk to anyone, I feel way to lonely, and I can't even play the guitar at music class.
I know it's not going to always be this way. Sometime something will come to a head. And at least I'm trying. That's all anyone can ask of me.
Thanks for reading.
Jordan
At least I haven't got lost.
Even though I keep forgetting about tutor group (which is a waste of time in my opinion...)
My brothers doing fine. He's got lots of friends in his year, and is just hanging round with them and having fun...
Me on the other hand..
It's not that I'm necessarily "shy" (I hate that label people slap on you :(...), it's just that I'm more of a reserved kind of person. I take a while to find my feet. And it seems that everyone in my year knows each other really well and I'm a bit on the outside. I know a few of them but I wouldn't really classify any of them as friends, or even good mates. And I suck at making new friends.
In fact I'm beginning to wonder if I have any social skills at all.
My teachers are quite nice though. Been learning about maths formulas haha. And had an intresting debate on evoloution the other day with my bio teacher.
One of the more annoying things is something called homework....
The other annoying thing is between school and Les Mis on the weekends I feel like I don't really have a life. Or at least not much of one aye. :(
Anyway thanks everyone for commenting on my previous post it was really encouraging. Made me cry actually! =O No seriously it was really really nice. Wish school just existed of people like you guys.
Not that I don't have friends there, it's just that it's a very reserved situation. I spend most of my time in classes in my year, and when I do get out of it, I kinda don't know what to do. It's just so big, and there's so many people!
Then again I am really truly thankful to everyone today who said I could hang out with them. I know none of them read this blog probably but it was pretty much a lifesaver. :)
Another annoying thing is the Music classes (which I thought would be my mini sanctuary!) aren't quite living up to my expectations. This is cos everyone's in the middle of doing these performance things to get credits which is what I really should have expected it to be. But it wasn't. For some reason I thought we'd sit around learning instruments or something. :(
So yeah. If anyone asks how school is going (which so many people have!) the answer is "It's going alright." I'm not falling to pieces at the end of every day, I'm not struggling too much with the workload, I do have a couple of friends even if they aren't at my year level. No one's tried to beat me up or bully me so far, and no one has been particularly nasty. But on the other hand, things aren't fantastic: I barely talk to anyone, I feel way to lonely, and I can't even play the guitar at music class.
I know it's not going to always be this way. Sometime something will come to a head. And at least I'm trying. That's all anyone can ask of me.
Thanks for reading.
Jordan
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Rockquest pictures
What a night!! Here's some live pics taken by this awesome person called Beka.
Great fun !!
Nate
Sunday, July 25, 2010
there's a lot of things on my mind.
whoah, whoah everything i said is over
whoah, whoah, i can't take this any longer
whoah, whoah, i need to get out of this zone
whoah, whoah, hope you see where i'm coming from.
- Comfort Zone by Everyday Sunday
this song really stuck in my mind when i thought of the whole situation i find myself in. as you may have noticed, last blog i wrote i said something big could be happening to me. (not counting rockquest haha!) and it did happen.
i am going to school.
now for most people out there they'd just be like "ok, whatever..." but it's really a big deal for me. last time i went to school was for about two months when i was 6. haven't been since. homeschooled practically my whole life, and then in one week, my whole comfortable little life gets shattered into a gazillion pieces.
now i'm not after sympathy here (though it would have been nice on Wednesday!). i am at the state where i feel like if i don't stop moving, i'm going to absolutely break apart. pull myself to pieces because i am just so darn SCARED out of my wits.
the funny thing about all this is that recently i haven't been very happy with my life. now i'm not trying to get all emo on you. i have the best family anyone could ever want, friends who are real cool, and a sweet band who i love playing with. :) it's just it felt kinda boring. like i needed a challenge. like i needed something to wake me up.
one of the worst problems i have is talking a subject to death and never getting onto it. like change. which is something i'm all for. but i've never done much about.
and now the change, the challenge, the doing of hard things, has actually came, i'm scared witless!
the problem with comfort zone is it takes effort to get out of it. it is so much easier to sit back and relax. but is that the way to live life? stuck on your nice comfy zone while the world is hurting? Christains aren't called to an easy life. Christ didn't say "blessed are you when life is easy and you can watch tv all day" (not that i've ever done that haha.) instead Jesus said "blessed are you when men shall persecute you... "blessed are the poor in spirit..." "blessed are the peacemakers..." "blessed are the meek..."
does any of those things sound even slightly easy to handle, or to do????!!
there is a difference between a good life, and a comfortable one.
and i want to live the first one.
even if it means doing probably the last thing i want to.
it's not going to be easy.
but i know that God will be with me, no matter what.
even when i can't hear him. even when i am to busy to listen. even when i won't listen.
it's so hard to see God in this situation. i haven't been looking very hard though. all my energy has been concentrated on keeping myself together. because i'm afraid if i fall apart i won't get it together again.
i know comments on this blog are very rare. but on the slight chance someone reads this before tomorrow, and you feel God wants you to say something to me, please, please share it. i may not like it but really just recieving anything would be such a huge blessing.
"for in all these things we are more than conquerers."
Blessings in Christ,
Jordan
whoah, whoah, i can't take this any longer
whoah, whoah, i need to get out of this zone
whoah, whoah, hope you see where i'm coming from.
- Comfort Zone by Everyday Sunday
this song really stuck in my mind when i thought of the whole situation i find myself in. as you may have noticed, last blog i wrote i said something big could be happening to me. (not counting rockquest haha!) and it did happen.
i am going to school.
now for most people out there they'd just be like "ok, whatever..." but it's really a big deal for me. last time i went to school was for about two months when i was 6. haven't been since. homeschooled practically my whole life, and then in one week, my whole comfortable little life gets shattered into a gazillion pieces.
now i'm not after sympathy here (though it would have been nice on Wednesday!). i am at the state where i feel like if i don't stop moving, i'm going to absolutely break apart. pull myself to pieces because i am just so darn SCARED out of my wits.
the funny thing about all this is that recently i haven't been very happy with my life. now i'm not trying to get all emo on you. i have the best family anyone could ever want, friends who are real cool, and a sweet band who i love playing with. :) it's just it felt kinda boring. like i needed a challenge. like i needed something to wake me up.
one of the worst problems i have is talking a subject to death and never getting onto it. like change. which is something i'm all for. but i've never done much about.
and now the change, the challenge, the doing of hard things, has actually came, i'm scared witless!
the problem with comfort zone is it takes effort to get out of it. it is so much easier to sit back and relax. but is that the way to live life? stuck on your nice comfy zone while the world is hurting? Christains aren't called to an easy life. Christ didn't say "blessed are you when life is easy and you can watch tv all day" (not that i've ever done that haha.) instead Jesus said "blessed are you when men shall persecute you... "blessed are the poor in spirit..." "blessed are the peacemakers..." "blessed are the meek..."
does any of those things sound even slightly easy to handle, or to do????!!
there is a difference between a good life, and a comfortable one.
and i want to live the first one.
even if it means doing probably the last thing i want to.
it's not going to be easy.
but i know that God will be with me, no matter what.
even when i can't hear him. even when i am to busy to listen. even when i won't listen.
it's so hard to see God in this situation. i haven't been looking very hard though. all my energy has been concentrated on keeping myself together. because i'm afraid if i fall apart i won't get it together again.
i know comments on this blog are very rare. but on the slight chance someone reads this before tomorrow, and you feel God wants you to say something to me, please, please share it. i may not like it but really just recieving anything would be such a huge blessing.
"for in all these things we are more than conquerers."
Blessings in Christ,
Jordan
Rockquest!!!
Yesterday night was awesome!!!! awesome gig with a crowd of 170+
We went onstage at 8pm for 7 minutes. sooooo much fuun!! we hammered out our songs and went really hard.
Results: my neck hurts!!!!
So yea, lastnight was full on. Unfortuntly we didnt get anywhere further, but it was very nice to get back into gigs again.
Also, our lead singer and keyboardest Daniel won an award for the best lyrics in the song, "More Than Just Dreaming," good good good!!!(:
Thanks to everyone who came along and you can be expecting some new live pics soon :)
nate
We went onstage at 8pm for 7 minutes. sooooo much fuun!! we hammered out our songs and went really hard.
Results: my neck hurts!!!!
So yea, lastnight was full on. Unfortuntly we didnt get anywhere further, but it was very nice to get back into gigs again.
Also, our lead singer and keyboardest Daniel won an award for the best lyrics in the song, "More Than Just Dreaming," good good good!!!(:
Thanks to everyone who came along and you can be expecting some new live pics soon :)
nate
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
stuf!!!!!!!
...so we're hitting the side studio this friday.! and then the stomach on august the 3rd. really keen!!!!!!!!
also rockquest this sat. come along if you can!! small fee, and it ill be well worth it. we've got our set sorted, and yea.
also, me and jordan are now enrolled in High School. ots of stuff happening :D pretty excited(: and yea!!
nate
also rockquest this sat. come along if you can!! small fee, and it ill be well worth it. we've got our set sorted, and yea.
also, me and jordan are now enrolled in High School. ots of stuff happening :D pretty excited(: and yea!!
nate
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Life...
what is the meaning of life?
what is the meaning of life?
what is the meaning of life?
and where do i fit in?
~ The Meaning of Life, All Left Out
well i've just figured out garlics and rasins arn't the best food combination in the world.
no, i didn't actually eat them together, i just cut up some garlic and then i was hungry so i got some rasins out of the cupboard and ate them. that's how i came to this rather obvious conclusion.
anyway.....
life's really getting weirder at the moment.
all i can say right now is our family may be doing something which would completely turn my life upside down. it could be in a good way though. but either way, i've been kinda stressing about it.... and about life in general. i mean i'm still young, but getting near the end of my schooling, currently mostly unemployed, and i have no idea what on earth i want to do with my life. i mean i have several passions: stuff i love doing, but i can't see any scenario where i'll be likely to earn a living on them. i don't really know what to do with myself.
i'm almost begining to wonder if life has any direction at all. is there any clear cut path for me out there or is it a road filled with corners, hairpin bends, and no maps? i want my life to have direction, to have purpose. i want to mean something in a world full of meaningless. most of all i have a terrible inclination to be remembered. for making an incredible discovery, for writing an amazing book, singing an amazing song - something. one of my worst fears is getting to the end of my life (something i think about WAY to much) and saying to myself, "Man I wish I had done this, or I wish I had done that..."
anyway, back to direction. i always worry how can i do something worthwhile if i still don't know where to go right now?
whenever i start worrying about this kind of thing, it always takes me back to about a year ago, when we were out at our youth groups Holy Spirit Weekend. After a night of awesome prayer and moving in the Holy Spirit, the next day the leaders gave all of us these mini-devotionals with bible verses. i went outside in the beautiful sunshine, out on the deck where i could see the waves crashing on the beach, and read through this devotional. it was on Matthew 6: 25-26: Therefore I say I unto you, take no thought for your life, what you should eat, or what you should drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than meat, and the body more than clothes? Behold the birds of the air: they don't sow or reap, or gather into barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you much better than they? (KJV paraphrased by me.)
at the time this was a real Godsend. i had been worrying about exactly the same stuff which i've talked about in this blog. and this was like a bolt from the blue. a word from God. and he said, don't worry about it, give it to me. this was reinforced by the verse near the end of that chapter: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and it's righteousness; and all these things shall be added onto you (Matthew 6:33)
i was literally blown away. and every time now i feel myself slipping into that old familar worry, i just think back to that day, and remember that God's got it all sorted, even if i have no clue. we humans are power freaks. we want to know what we're doing, when we're doing it, and why. we want to control our own destinies in a not-yet-logical world.
so the conclusion. the direction is wherever God's going.
it may look all over the place.
i may have no idea about my future. but it's not cos i'm vague and will be a hopeless case who lives on the dole my whole life. (well, hopefully not anyway...)
i want to be seeking this kingdom. because despite all my brilliant plans for the future, despite wanting to be remembered for something amazing, the thing i most want to be said of me at my funeral is " Jordan Andrew ------ was a true man of God."
i don't really care if anyone reads this, but it's just been so great to get this out there, and i guess you probably know a whole lot more about me now.
oh and PS shoutout to Tanner! as most of this post (apart from the rasin part lol!) was inspired by his epic blog. check it out! http://tannerpemelton.blogspot.com/
peace guys,
Jordan
Friday, July 16, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
tennis elbow
....will not convert to my mp3. stupid stupid computer! argh i dislike it.
man we've just had the meanest three days! they ruled. i am loving the beach. driftwood huts, sandcastles, running away from the high tide, the piles of seaweed (ugh!), the stars in the sky, rocks, sand.... etc, etc. i could go on all night but i can't. because i have a time limit. blimey i need to blog earlier. hasta la vista everyone!
Jordan
man we've just had the meanest three days! they ruled. i am loving the beach. driftwood huts, sandcastles, running away from the high tide, the piles of seaweed (ugh!), the stars in the sky, rocks, sand.... etc, etc. i could go on all night but i can't. because i have a time limit. blimey i need to blog earlier. hasta la vista everyone!
Jordan
Sunday, July 11, 2010
....
todays been pretty random so far.....
really wanting this parachute application done.
2 weeks till rockquest!! :D :)
oh and we're going on a holiday this week. gonna be awesome!!! :)
nathan
really wanting this parachute application done.
2 weeks till rockquest!! :D :)
oh and we're going on a holiday this week. gonna be awesome!!! :)
nathan
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Update..
Whoo! My first post for the month! (pretty pathetic actually seeing as it's like the 6th already..but yeah, better late than never!)
There's gonna be a couple of changes around here, so I'll make known a few...
First of all the Stomach recording is being pushed back to the 3rd of August, which is actually handy cos it helps us to get Rockquest over with. Speaking of Rockquest, we've been practicing pretty hardout for that - one of the songs we (may) be doing we played like about 4 times today! Pretty hundi or what???!!!
Secondly our awesome sister Beka took us out on a photoshoot the other day and took some of the best pics of us you can possibly imagine. So we'll be posting them up soon... but here's a few now to whet your appetite!
Speaking of photos, tommorrow we're going on a roadtrip to the beach which I'm so looking forward to! It's gonna be AWESOME! This'll be our third roadtrip to the same beach and if the other ones are to go by, it should be really, really funny, we'll all get suger high, take some mean photos and have a swell time. Haha I sound like an American... :D
Um finally the process of applying for Parachute is finally underway. So hope that all goes good.
Oh yeah, and it's Nate(drums, percussion, keyboard player)'s birthday in two days! Sweet!
Goodnight world,
Jordan
Thursday, July 1, 2010
upcoming...
$405!!!!
almost at the mark.. and mum and dad have offered to put the rest of the money in, as the petition for the stomach failed.
so we have booked it for three days starting from the 28th of this month!!!
and we are also preparing for our gig at smokefree rockquest in Masterton on the 24th. come see us it you can!! your support would be much appreciated.
very excited about these things...
nate
almost at the mark.. and mum and dad have offered to put the rest of the money in, as the petition for the stomach failed.
so we have booked it for three days starting from the 28th of this month!!!
and we are also preparing for our gig at smokefree rockquest in Masterton on the 24th. come see us it you can!! your support would be much appreciated.
very excited about these things...
nate
Friday, June 25, 2010
Will the stories ever end?
The other day I was busking and this guy walked past.
I can't even remember what he looked like. When you're playing on the side of the street, you really get a good chance to take a good look at the variety of life. But unless it's someone you know, or someone who looks really intresting, you can't really remember everyone who walks past you.
This guy didn't do anything in particular. Didn't drop money in my hat, didn't stop and listen (nobody does these days....), didn't do anything out of the ordinary. But as he was walking past, his eyes glanced up from the pavement and met my gaze. I couldn't help but smile.
While it seemed like such a brief connection, and not something most people would even bother remembering, let alone writing down, that brief glance was one of the most insightfull things about that morning's work (the others were when this random biker gave me $10 (!) and when I nearly got evicted by a security guy :] haha.) It really made me wonder. Who was this man? Did he maybe hear something in whatever I was playing? Where'd he come from? Did he like music, or did he not really care? Did he really see me, or was I just another street performer?
There are so many stories out there. Real, made-up, believed, lived.... humans each have a story. I am still amazed by the creativity and skills we have. Truly God created amazingly talented beings.
This blog you're reading now is part of my story.
This is where I download: all my hopes, fears and dreams. All my successes, and my failures. The things which break me down, and the things that build me up. (Also there's a couple of random blogs here and there by my brother :) ... na jj half of the stuff on here is by Nate!) In reading this blog you are getting a window: albeit a pretty small one, into the life of Jordan.
Right at the moment I'll let you into another part of the unfolding drama.
Lately I've been feeling so much like there's something out there for me, but I'm falling vastly short of wherever it is. I've been searching so hard that I've forgot everything else in between. I've been so lost in the looking that I've missed the words between the lines. I've been trying to find a way out of this hopelessness. But hope is found in the most unlikely of places.
I think I've finally got it (whether I remember it remains to be seen!). It's like when you're looking for something in the cupboard, and you look and look, and then you say "Mum! I can't find it!" and she's like "In front of you." and whatever you're looking for is right in front of your face.
I need to just let all this go. All this worry, all this despair, all these doubts, all these fears. Just let them go. Stop asking, and start giving. Stop looking, and start showing others. And maybe, just maybe, I will find the answer right in front of me, and that it had been there all along. I've been pushing squares into round holes, trying to dig myself out of the hole which I excavated. This quiet has been so long. But now it's time to break this silence. But not in the way I've been trying. I'm giving up, giving it all over to God. May he do with me what we want. It seems like such a paradox trying to change the world when I can't even help myself. But God works the best when we give him control.
Just as I realized this, I had the most boringest days EVER! It seems whenever you finally understand the problem, there's always something which comes along and tries to knock the stuffing out of you. It's SO annoying, and it almost got to me today. But I'm not giving up yet.
Just a final word before I go. I know this blog has been such a massive ramble, but it's been so good writing it. I'd call it "blog therapy" :). If you've stayed with me so far, read all this blog then I want to just say thanks. Thanks so much. It's amazing really. I never know what to say when I'm on Facebook, but whenever I blog, I feel like I can literally write for hours! It's such a relief just to be able to come on here and write down all my struggles, to share them with you. Your support is outstanding, to both me and Mayday. Give yourselves a round of applause!
Jordan
Ps. If you wanna say something, please, please comment! I love hearing other peoples stories!
I can't even remember what he looked like. When you're playing on the side of the street, you really get a good chance to take a good look at the variety of life. But unless it's someone you know, or someone who looks really intresting, you can't really remember everyone who walks past you.
This guy didn't do anything in particular. Didn't drop money in my hat, didn't stop and listen (nobody does these days....), didn't do anything out of the ordinary. But as he was walking past, his eyes glanced up from the pavement and met my gaze. I couldn't help but smile.
While it seemed like such a brief connection, and not something most people would even bother remembering, let alone writing down, that brief glance was one of the most insightfull things about that morning's work (the others were when this random biker gave me $10 (!) and when I nearly got evicted by a security guy :] haha.) It really made me wonder. Who was this man? Did he maybe hear something in whatever I was playing? Where'd he come from? Did he like music, or did he not really care? Did he really see me, or was I just another street performer?
There are so many stories out there. Real, made-up, believed, lived.... humans each have a story. I am still amazed by the creativity and skills we have. Truly God created amazingly talented beings.
This blog you're reading now is part of my story.
This is where I download: all my hopes, fears and dreams. All my successes, and my failures. The things which break me down, and the things that build me up. (Also there's a couple of random blogs here and there by my brother :) ... na jj half of the stuff on here is by Nate!) In reading this blog you are getting a window: albeit a pretty small one, into the life of Jordan.
Right at the moment I'll let you into another part of the unfolding drama.
Lately I've been feeling so much like there's something out there for me, but I'm falling vastly short of wherever it is. I've been searching so hard that I've forgot everything else in between. I've been so lost in the looking that I've missed the words between the lines. I've been trying to find a way out of this hopelessness. But hope is found in the most unlikely of places.
I think I've finally got it (whether I remember it remains to be seen!). It's like when you're looking for something in the cupboard, and you look and look, and then you say "Mum! I can't find it!" and she's like "In front of you." and whatever you're looking for is right in front of your face.
I need to just let all this go. All this worry, all this despair, all these doubts, all these fears. Just let them go. Stop asking, and start giving. Stop looking, and start showing others. And maybe, just maybe, I will find the answer right in front of me, and that it had been there all along. I've been pushing squares into round holes, trying to dig myself out of the hole which I excavated. This quiet has been so long. But now it's time to break this silence. But not in the way I've been trying. I'm giving up, giving it all over to God. May he do with me what we want. It seems like such a paradox trying to change the world when I can't even help myself. But God works the best when we give him control.
Just as I realized this, I had the most boringest days EVER! It seems whenever you finally understand the problem, there's always something which comes along and tries to knock the stuffing out of you. It's SO annoying, and it almost got to me today. But I'm not giving up yet.
Just a final word before I go. I know this blog has been such a massive ramble, but it's been so good writing it. I'd call it "blog therapy" :). If you've stayed with me so far, read all this blog then I want to just say thanks. Thanks so much. It's amazing really. I never know what to say when I'm on Facebook, but whenever I blog, I feel like I can literally write for hours! It's such a relief just to be able to come on here and write down all my struggles, to share them with you. Your support is outstanding, to both me and Mayday. Give yourselves a round of applause!
Jordan
Ps. If you wanna say something, please, please comment! I love hearing other peoples stories!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
just stuf...
yeah i know i spelt stuff wrong :D suck at spelling.!
okaay so the all whites drew with world champions italy!!! :O awesome match. we went to our mates house to watch it live at 2am..it was pretty fuuun.!!
we've been out of band practice for a few days cause guitarest Jordan restrung his set of strings - which you apparently have to change them after every gig.... and he hasnt since he got the guitar a year ago!! :DD but should be practicing again tommorow...
i got my new boom stand yesterday... its mean...!!!!
also getting ready for rockquest... the regional finals are in just a month..! :D
...aaaand thats abowt it! :)
nate
okaay so the all whites drew with world champions italy!!! :O awesome match. we went to our mates house to watch it live at 2am..it was pretty fuuun.!!
we've been out of band practice for a few days cause guitarest Jordan restrung his set of strings - which you apparently have to change them after every gig.... and he hasnt since he got the guitar a year ago!! :DD but should be practicing again tommorow...
i got my new boom stand yesterday... its mean...!!!!
also getting ready for rockquest... the regional finals are in just a month..! :D
...aaaand thats abowt it! :)
nate
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Save The Stomach!!!!
The Stomach is a recording place for young bands like us wanting to do a professional recording to produce a cd. So far that has been our plan..and we have $300 of the $500 we need to do so.
Unfortunately, The Stomach may be closing. However, there is a petition to sign in order to save it.
Please click on the link below to sign a petition..it will only take a minute. And it would mean a lot to us.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savethestomach/
Thanks,
Nate
Unfortunately, The Stomach may be closing. However, there is a petition to sign in order to save it.
Please click on the link below to sign a petition..it will only take a minute. And it would mean a lot to us.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savethestomach/
Thanks,
Nate
on our way...
$297!!!!!
we're slowly getting there.. and looking forward to reaching our goal of $500..
and as you can see we've edited our blog so now it looks mean.!
jordans also wroten 2 more songs that are next to write on the list...
thats about it at the moment....
nate
we're slowly getting there.. and looking forward to reaching our goal of $500..
and as you can see we've edited our blog so now it looks mean.!
jordans also wroten 2 more songs that are next to write on the list...
thats about it at the moment....
nate
Monday, June 14, 2010
transformers camp..
last friday i got the chance to go to a transformers leadership camp in Foxton with a few members of our church. it was a great weekend! i had lots of fun and learnt a lot out of it :) except i ate too much chocolate fish :) but we got to look at stars..they were really pretty..also went on a flying fox in the dark..very scary but a lot of fuun..
the end.
nate
the end.
nate
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Courage
This blog all came about because I had to tell someone about something, which while actually was not actually a big deal, was something which really took ages for me to do because I talked myself out of it so much. In the end it came down to me saying to myself: "Right are you going to be a man and speak out or be a chicken and stay quiet?" So I finally did it, and it was all totally under-rated by myself anyway cos it took like 2 minutes to resolve. But actually making myself speak up was so hard.
The whole thing got me thinking about this newspaper article and how it really struck a chord in me. It was talking about how fear creates all these negative attitudes, like anger, and jelousy, etc. Then it said how the opposite of fear was love, but it takes courage to love.
And I thought about this for a moment, and I really actually understood it.
See what gets me is this.
It takes courage to love. It takes courage to step out and help those who can't help themselves. It takes courage to stand up against the ways of this world, and really live. It's no easy task we face, but did God ever say it was going to be easy?
Sometimes it takes courage just to go over and say to "hi" to someone you've never met before. It can be as easy as that. Or maybe it's just loving those who are a little bit weird, a little bit strange, a little bit on the outside. I know what it's like on the outside, and it's not the best place to be there.
So today, are you going to stand up, and make a difference?
Stick your hands up if you're with me!!
Jordan
The whole thing got me thinking about this newspaper article and how it really struck a chord in me. It was talking about how fear creates all these negative attitudes, like anger, and jelousy, etc. Then it said how the opposite of fear was love, but it takes courage to love.
And I thought about this for a moment, and I really actually understood it.
See what gets me is this.
It takes courage to love. It takes courage to step out and help those who can't help themselves. It takes courage to stand up against the ways of this world, and really live. It's no easy task we face, but did God ever say it was going to be easy?
Sometimes it takes courage just to go over and say to "hi" to someone you've never met before. It can be as easy as that. Or maybe it's just loving those who are a little bit weird, a little bit strange, a little bit on the outside. I know what it's like on the outside, and it's not the best place to be there.
So today, are you going to stand up, and make a difference?
Stick your hands up if you're with me!!
Jordan
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
whoo go the blogs!
they smash up any other social networking site! (not that i've tried them all or something.) you can just ramble on for ages about nothing, and there's no annoying status' which say "what's on your mind?" i mean what kind of dumb question is that? immediately when you see that your mind goes blank. but other times your mind can be so stuffed with thoughts that if it was possible to upload them all onto said nerworking site, it would probably explode from overuse!
alright, now i've finished my little ramble about the awesomeness of blogs i'll get onto things.
the cuckoo clock just rang, announcing the time. but i forgot to count the cuckoo's! bother bother bother!
annnnyyyway....
the good news is i've taken on yet another guitar student (2 actually!) so that's pretty sweet. massive responsibilty really. dosn't seem to long ago i was learning myself. it's amazing how everything changes.
on the recording side of things, the total is slowly creeping up. but it's gonna take at least another month before we get nearly enough! oh well, at least we know we'll be ready for it!
probably the best thing so far is that we've had contact from the outer world! first of all battle of the bands isn't gonna be on this year, so it looks like Rockquest is gonna be the comp. of the year. :( oh well it was great to hear back from the pastor from Primal Church in Napier.
secondly we got a reply from Crossroads saying they'd passed it on to their youth pastor! extremely excited about this! hopefully the opportunity opens up, God willing. i'm really starting to get this feeling that after the big gap since Parachute, things are finally starting to fall into place. and if God is for us, who can be against us?
blessings in Jesus' name
Jordan
alright, now i've finished my little ramble about the awesomeness of blogs i'll get onto things.
the cuckoo clock just rang, announcing the time. but i forgot to count the cuckoo's! bother bother bother!
annnnyyyway....
the good news is i've taken on yet another guitar student (2 actually!) so that's pretty sweet. massive responsibilty really. dosn't seem to long ago i was learning myself. it's amazing how everything changes.
on the recording side of things, the total is slowly creeping up. but it's gonna take at least another month before we get nearly enough! oh well, at least we know we'll be ready for it!
probably the best thing so far is that we've had contact from the outer world! first of all battle of the bands isn't gonna be on this year, so it looks like Rockquest is gonna be the comp. of the year. :( oh well it was great to hear back from the pastor from Primal Church in Napier.
secondly we got a reply from Crossroads saying they'd passed it on to their youth pastor! extremely excited about this! hopefully the opportunity opens up, God willing. i'm really starting to get this feeling that after the big gap since Parachute, things are finally starting to fall into place. and if God is for us, who can be against us?
blessings in Jesus' name
Jordan
Saturday, June 5, 2010
One of the more intresting days of my life...
...was TODAY!
I actually was pretty surprised about this, because it didn't start off to well. It was frosty & cold, and I woke up late then had to pile in the car in about 20 minutes. Talk about rushed!
Anyway, the reason we were in the car so early was cos we were gonna visit Poppa as it was his birthday!!!! So we made the trip up the bay, and had a little party with him. He had this mean fire going in a big metal drum, and we roasted marshmallows and sausages over it. It was fun! We then went on to film some extremely failed movie before going to get some fish & chips for lunch. It was awkward as, cos we were waiting around for ages while they were cooking and they basically told us to go home and come back when they were done. Rude. So we sat outside in the gutter and listened to Underoath. Mean. I'm not a heavy metal fan in the slightest, but I think I'm beginning to at least understand the genre. Either way Writing on the Walls is an awesome song. Go listen!
So then we went into the shop and while we were waiting around I started humming this song. And it was a line in it which says something like "Why don't we, sit right here for half an hour,....and how they let us down!" (then it goes into the screaming bit) and so I was singing this out loud when I suddenly realised the shop-owners could easily think I was singing about their poor service! Therefore I instantly shut my mouth, and luckily no-one noticed. It was pretty funny though.
We headed home shortly after lunch cos me and Nate had a soccer game on that afternoon. The trip was all good up till Waipuk where there was this random rusty wheelbarrow in the middle of the road. All these cars kept swerving to miss it and so Mum was like jump out and grab it! So there I was running down the middle of the road (it was actually a bridge) pushing this wheelbarrow and all the cars going the opposite way were looking at me like I was some kind of lunatic! It was awesome! At the end there was this guy who's trailer it had obviously fallen off and he was like "Oh man I am so ****** sorry!" and I replied "No worrys" then hopped back in the van. Then not long after we saw this random plastic can thing in the middle of the road and all these cars were swerving to miss it. So I jumped out and grabbed that too, and tossed it over to the side of the road. We FINALLY got home without further incident and then went to soccer.
Our soccer game was so RANDOM! We got a goal in about the first thirty seconds, which is probably a world record for our team, no offence, and then kept doing all these mean attacks. About halfway through the first half this random bus pulls up with all these rugby guys in, and this streaker leaps out and starts running across the field! (thankfully he wasn't fully naked!) So our goalie starts chasing him seeing as we had no security to hand. Then all the rugby guys hopped out and stood on the sidelines cheering like crazy when ever anyone touched the ball. It was so funny!
After the first half, we were down 3-1, but the game was pretty even, and we were playing mean as! The second half went about the same - except for several members of our team started getting a little aggro with aggro members of the other team. It came to a head when one of our defenders got wiped out by their winger, and then they started slugging it out! Next thing you know, the entire fields become this massive scrap! Me and Nate were like "What the heck?" and we stayed well out of it. They were scrapping for like about 5 minutes before the ref finally managed to break it up. We had to call the game off cos of it :( , and it almost started again cos the defender who got wiped out in the first place was getting real hungus to smash them up. Then we started shaking hands! It was so weird.
After that we came home and after a shower did some band practice. It was sounding good, even though we hadn't really practiced for about 5 days. =O
Anyway, that was all pretty much most of my very intresting day.
Hope your days been just as awesome!
And if it hasn't remember that tommorrow is a new day. It will be what you make it. So go out there and make it awesome!
God bless,
Jordan
I actually was pretty surprised about this, because it didn't start off to well. It was frosty & cold, and I woke up late then had to pile in the car in about 20 minutes. Talk about rushed!
Anyway, the reason we were in the car so early was cos we were gonna visit Poppa as it was his birthday!!!! So we made the trip up the bay, and had a little party with him. He had this mean fire going in a big metal drum, and we roasted marshmallows and sausages over it. It was fun! We then went on to film some extremely failed movie before going to get some fish & chips for lunch. It was awkward as, cos we were waiting around for ages while they were cooking and they basically told us to go home and come back when they were done. Rude. So we sat outside in the gutter and listened to Underoath. Mean. I'm not a heavy metal fan in the slightest, but I think I'm beginning to at least understand the genre. Either way Writing on the Walls is an awesome song. Go listen!
So then we went into the shop and while we were waiting around I started humming this song. And it was a line in it which says something like "Why don't we, sit right here for half an hour,....and how they let us down!" (then it goes into the screaming bit) and so I was singing this out loud when I suddenly realised the shop-owners could easily think I was singing about their poor service! Therefore I instantly shut my mouth, and luckily no-one noticed. It was pretty funny though.
We headed home shortly after lunch cos me and Nate had a soccer game on that afternoon. The trip was all good up till Waipuk where there was this random rusty wheelbarrow in the middle of the road. All these cars kept swerving to miss it and so Mum was like jump out and grab it! So there I was running down the middle of the road (it was actually a bridge) pushing this wheelbarrow and all the cars going the opposite way were looking at me like I was some kind of lunatic! It was awesome! At the end there was this guy who's trailer it had obviously fallen off and he was like "Oh man I am so ****** sorry!" and I replied "No worrys" then hopped back in the van. Then not long after we saw this random plastic can thing in the middle of the road and all these cars were swerving to miss it. So I jumped out and grabbed that too, and tossed it over to the side of the road. We FINALLY got home without further incident and then went to soccer.
Our soccer game was so RANDOM! We got a goal in about the first thirty seconds, which is probably a world record for our team, no offence, and then kept doing all these mean attacks. About halfway through the first half this random bus pulls up with all these rugby guys in, and this streaker leaps out and starts running across the field! (thankfully he wasn't fully naked!) So our goalie starts chasing him seeing as we had no security to hand. Then all the rugby guys hopped out and stood on the sidelines cheering like crazy when ever anyone touched the ball. It was so funny!
After the first half, we were down 3-1, but the game was pretty even, and we were playing mean as! The second half went about the same - except for several members of our team started getting a little aggro with aggro members of the other team. It came to a head when one of our defenders got wiped out by their winger, and then they started slugging it out! Next thing you know, the entire fields become this massive scrap! Me and Nate were like "What the heck?" and we stayed well out of it. They were scrapping for like about 5 minutes before the ref finally managed to break it up. We had to call the game off cos of it :( , and it almost started again cos the defender who got wiped out in the first place was getting real hungus to smash them up. Then we started shaking hands! It was so weird.
After that we came home and after a shower did some band practice. It was sounding good, even though we hadn't really practiced for about 5 days. =O
Anyway, that was all pretty much most of my very intresting day.
Hope your days been just as awesome!
And if it hasn't remember that tommorrow is a new day. It will be what you make it. So go out there and make it awesome!
God bless,
Jordan
Friday, June 4, 2010
so.....
we're almost halfway to our goal of $500!!!! getting there slowly, but at least we're getting there.
band practice has been a bit slow lately..but we've hammered most of our rec. songs.
let us know if you spot out any places we could play at or whatever cos we are desperate for a gig!!!!!!!
band practice has been a bit slow lately..but we've hammered most of our rec. songs.
let us know if you spot out any places we could play at or whatever cos we are desperate for a gig!!!!!!!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Lyrics!
ok i've decided i ought to blog more instead of constant facebook facebook facebook so i've decided i'll put the words up for MAYDAY's brand new song!
this song is a little complicated. basically i wrote it about two years ago, when someone i knew very well was going through this massive personal struggle in a relationship. this is just my thoughts looking on from the outside. some people might think of it as a "break-up" song, but i prefer not to put it that way seeing as i've never been unfortunate enough to be in one of those situations. instead, it is yet another example of how God uses your circumstances to draw you closer to him. He is strongest when we are weak.
if you're going through this situation right now, i want you to know that whatever happens, you are not alone. your world may be falling to pieces around you, but there is a light at the end of every tunnel, you have to face the clouds to find the silver lining, and there IS hope at the end of it all.
DISAPPEARANCE (With or Without You)
Don't run, don't hide/ Won't you stop for a moment and see that I tried/ And I'll confess that I'm a mess/ but that's about to change/ Just take the best, and leave me the rest/ I won't make the same mistake
I've tried to bring you round/ But you just don't seem to hear/ So don't you make a sound/ Because I'm going to disappear
And I've made my disappearance/ But I know that this is true/ This time I'm moving forwards/ With or without you
I'll run, I'll hide/ I won't stop now I'm sick of all the lies/ And I'll confess it took some time/ For me to come around/ But this time, I've made up my mind/ I'll start all over cos it's over now.
There is hope when you've hit rock bottom/ There is hope when the light's forgotten/ There is hope in the blackest hole/ There'll be hope at the end of it all
And it's too late to go back/ But I know that this is true/ This time I'm moving forwards/ With or without you/ With or without you/ With or without you
(c) Copyright Mayday 2010
Jordan
this song is a little complicated. basically i wrote it about two years ago, when someone i knew very well was going through this massive personal struggle in a relationship. this is just my thoughts looking on from the outside. some people might think of it as a "break-up" song, but i prefer not to put it that way seeing as i've never been unfortunate enough to be in one of those situations. instead, it is yet another example of how God uses your circumstances to draw you closer to him. He is strongest when we are weak.
if you're going through this situation right now, i want you to know that whatever happens, you are not alone. your world may be falling to pieces around you, but there is a light at the end of every tunnel, you have to face the clouds to find the silver lining, and there IS hope at the end of it all.
DISAPPEARANCE (With or Without You)
Don't run, don't hide/ Won't you stop for a moment and see that I tried/ And I'll confess that I'm a mess/ but that's about to change/ Just take the best, and leave me the rest/ I won't make the same mistake
I've tried to bring you round/ But you just don't seem to hear/ So don't you make a sound/ Because I'm going to disappear
And I've made my disappearance/ But I know that this is true/ This time I'm moving forwards/ With or without you
I'll run, I'll hide/ I won't stop now I'm sick of all the lies/ And I'll confess it took some time/ For me to come around/ But this time, I've made up my mind/ I'll start all over cos it's over now.
There is hope when you've hit rock bottom/ There is hope when the light's forgotten/ There is hope in the blackest hole/ There'll be hope at the end of it all
And it's too late to go back/ But I know that this is true/ This time I'm moving forwards/ With or without you/ With or without you/ With or without you
(c) Copyright Mayday 2010
Jordan
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
hey dudes!!
if any of you have facebook accounts, join our mayday facebook page!!! :)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mayday/121566581209368?ref=mf
thanks!!
written a new song called "Disapearence" and HAMMERED it yesterday..and our other new song "Minutes become seconds when you divide by 60" is sounding good too....
our songs for our recording are soundong great too.. but all we need is the money!!! so far we up to $85..! almost a fifth of the way :D
thanks to all you fans who've joined us! you all rule!
nate
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mayday/121566581209368?ref=mf
thanks!!
written a new song called "Disapearence" and HAMMERED it yesterday..and our other new song "Minutes become seconds when you divide by 60" is sounding good too....
our songs for our recording are soundong great too.. but all we need is the money!!! so far we up to $85..! almost a fifth of the way :D
thanks to all you fans who've joined us! you all rule!
nate
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Blog Fail
OK I was going to do a massive huge catchup blog but Nate want's me to go and chord some songs with him. So, this will have to be short.
Firstly I've actually got amped up on the idea of playing our first show this year save Parachute, so I actually emailed a church in Palmy about it. Hopefully they get back to me soon, cos it would be awesome to go over there and rock it out for Jesus!
Secondly, our fundraising attempts have hit a no-go at the moment. It's veeeeery slow. :( oh well, the only thing really left to do is to pray that if God's behind this, he will provide. We could always go somewhere else beside the Stomach!!!
Thirdly my new song is actually really really awesome! Haven't had time to figure it out with the rest of the band, but I've played it to them a few times, and they reckon it's sweet. Will post up some lyrics eventually. (Hope you're getting excited about this Beka!!!)
Today was a pretty mean day actually. We played some mean bowling games with LMP cans on the side of the road which was sweet. Also me and the boys had an epic apple fight at Monkton's Reserve. Man I'm amazed I don't have any bruises!
Anyway, better go now!
Jordan
Firstly I've actually got amped up on the idea of playing our first show this year save Parachute, so I actually emailed a church in Palmy about it. Hopefully they get back to me soon, cos it would be awesome to go over there and rock it out for Jesus!
Secondly, our fundraising attempts have hit a no-go at the moment. It's veeeeery slow. :( oh well, the only thing really left to do is to pray that if God's behind this, he will provide. We could always go somewhere else beside the Stomach!!!
Thirdly my new song is actually really really awesome! Haven't had time to figure it out with the rest of the band, but I've played it to them a few times, and they reckon it's sweet. Will post up some lyrics eventually. (Hope you're getting excited about this Beka!!!)
Today was a pretty mean day actually. We played some mean bowling games with LMP cans on the side of the road which was sweet. Also me and the boys had an epic apple fight at Monkton's Reserve. Man I'm amazed I don't have any bruises!
Anyway, better go now!
Jordan
Monday, May 17, 2010
Today
...was mostly pretty good. We had a mean practice - it's starting to sound really tight! Now we just need a stage to play from....
I also showed Dan my mean new song I'd written. Ok, not technacally written seeing as it's been in the "UNWROTE SONGS BOX" (if such a thing exists!!!) for AGES!!! But I think now it's time for it to be sung.
Anyway have to go now. Hope all your days are going as sweet as mine. one day i might actually be able to post more than a couple of lines!!!!
keep reading!
Jaws
I also showed Dan my mean new song I'd written. Ok, not technacally written seeing as it's been in the "UNWROTE SONGS BOX" (if such a thing exists!!!) for AGES!!! But I think now it's time for it to be sung.
Anyway have to go now. Hope all your days are going as sweet as mine. one day i might actually be able to post more than a couple of lines!!!!
keep reading!
Jaws
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
getting there (2)
$85 of the way too $500!!!!
could of got more today but got 3 jobs cancelled :( oh well
we've been thinking maybe its time for a gig.. havent had one since parachute!!! :O nooooooo..! also we've got some new songs which we're itching to play live!!! :D
soooooo, anyone know any fundraising ideas ??? please comment :)
nate
could of got more today but got 3 jobs cancelled :( oh well
we've been thinking maybe its time for a gig.. havent had one since parachute!!! :O nooooooo..! also we've got some new songs which we're itching to play live!!! :D
soooooo, anyone know any fundraising ideas ??? please comment :)
nate
Monday, May 10, 2010
No Facebook!
today i resolved to prove to myself that i'm not an addict, so I restricted myself from Facebook. and I haven't been on it one bit. Right now i'm feeling the urge though, so i thought i'd blog instead. bloggings so much cooler anyway.
sooooo.
we're getting on our way with the funds. still, if you wanna help out you could always buy a bookmark: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=288793261
lately I've been getting into this tv series we used to watch on the box when i was about 7.
it was the best cartoon ever! really enjoyed it, and i looked it up and found pretty much the whole thing on youtube. so now i get to re-watch it! awesome!
anyway better go now.
goodnight world!
Jordan
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Mother's Day!
my Mum's the best...
that's all there is too it.
I could honestly go on for ages about her, but i have to go.
u rock mum!
Jordan
Ki Ora
Hey Everyone!
Wassup?
Just a quick Mother's Day greeting from Mayday.
Hope all your Mum's are getting spoilt. :D
Things have been a little slow here lately, but apart from that everythings all good. Sorry about not blogging for ages, the problem is I'm just far to addicted to Facebook. Blogs are much better! You can write a whole lot more anyway.
:)
Jordan
Wassup?
Just a quick Mother's Day greeting from Mayday.
Hope all your Mum's are getting spoilt. :D
Things have been a little slow here lately, but apart from that everythings all good. Sorry about not blogging for ages, the problem is I'm just far to addicted to Facebook. Blogs are much better! You can write a whole lot more anyway.
:)
Jordan
Friday, May 7, 2010
getting there!!!
we are $45 of the way to $500!!!
we need $500 to do a proffessional recording of some of our songs in Palmy, and are almost a tenth of the way there!!!!
our goal is to have the money ready in two weeks... we've sold some stuff and have a couple of jobs coming in... its going good...
has anyone got any more ideas of how to get money??? please comment :) also wondering whether a fundraising concert would be an idea :)
if you have any ideas, comment!!!
thanks..
nate
we need $500 to do a proffessional recording of some of our songs in Palmy, and are almost a tenth of the way there!!!!
our goal is to have the money ready in two weeks... we've sold some stuff and have a couple of jobs coming in... its going good...
has anyone got any more ideas of how to get money??? please comment :) also wondering whether a fundraising concert would be an idea :)
if you have any ideas, comment!!!
thanks..
nate
Friday, April 30, 2010
Let's sing a new song!
Hey everybody!
It's well past time we got a new song released, after all it's about a quarter of the way through the year already... so on the final day of April, we put the finishing touches on our latest and greatest songs: Minutes Become Seconds when you Divide by 60.
Very long title, but it actually fits well with the actual context of this song.
The story of this song actually started months ago, on a very wet morning listening to a guy speak at Parachute. This guy gave one of the best messages I've heard. He talked about sometimes how we can get stuck in the past, or worry to much about the future. But the present - today - is the only time where we can find God. In the here and now. That's when he reaches us. It's ok to plan for the future, but we've got to take those small babysteps to achieving those plans. Which is kinda what it's been like for our band. We really, really, REALLY want to get big, do lots of tours etc, and ultimately reach out to a lost and hurting world, and show them that in Jesus is the only hope for this planet. Not necessarily in that order. But we've got to start somewhere. And one day we'll look back and remember all the times we used to used to jam out in our sitting room, and how our family would have to wear earmuffs if ever they came in. This is where it all begins.
It was from this idea that I sat down in my room and penned the first few lines of this song, a song which echoes my own frustration at times, when I feel like I'm getting absolutely nowhere in achieving anything.
Without further ado, here it is:
MINUTES BECOME SECONDS WHEN YOU DIVIDE BY 60
Watching the last few days of summer/ Fly by me like a plane/ I wish I had a time machine/ Then I'd do it all over again
But we can't spend our lives just waiting for forever/ And now I know that now it's now or never
Because yesterday is dead and gone/ And tomorrow never comes/ But eventually I hope you see/ Today keeps moving on/ Keeps moving on
Watching the last few rays of sunshine/ Give way into the night/ Darkness is only temporary/ Before it gives way to the light
But you've only got one chance, you've only got one shot/ You've only got one life, you've gotta give it all you got
Seasons come, and seasons go/ But today is all you'll ever know/ So here's your mission: it's not impossible/ Live today like you're leaving it all/ Live today like you're leaving it all
So stick your hands up if you're with me/Let's make a difference now/Stick your hands up if you're with me/ We won't be standing down
(c) copyright Mayday 2010
Jordan
It's well past time we got a new song released, after all it's about a quarter of the way through the year already... so on the final day of April, we put the finishing touches on our latest and greatest songs: Minutes Become Seconds when you Divide by 60.
Very long title, but it actually fits well with the actual context of this song.
The story of this song actually started months ago, on a very wet morning listening to a guy speak at Parachute. This guy gave one of the best messages I've heard. He talked about sometimes how we can get stuck in the past, or worry to much about the future. But the present - today - is the only time where we can find God. In the here and now. That's when he reaches us. It's ok to plan for the future, but we've got to take those small babysteps to achieving those plans. Which is kinda what it's been like for our band. We really, really, REALLY want to get big, do lots of tours etc, and ultimately reach out to a lost and hurting world, and show them that in Jesus is the only hope for this planet. Not necessarily in that order. But we've got to start somewhere. And one day we'll look back and remember all the times we used to used to jam out in our sitting room, and how our family would have to wear earmuffs if ever they came in. This is where it all begins.
It was from this idea that I sat down in my room and penned the first few lines of this song, a song which echoes my own frustration at times, when I feel like I'm getting absolutely nowhere in achieving anything.
Without further ado, here it is:
MINUTES BECOME SECONDS WHEN YOU DIVIDE BY 60
Watching the last few days of summer/ Fly by me like a plane/ I wish I had a time machine/ Then I'd do it all over again
But we can't spend our lives just waiting for forever/ And now I know that now it's now or never
Because yesterday is dead and gone/ And tomorrow never comes/ But eventually I hope you see/ Today keeps moving on/ Keeps moving on
Watching the last few rays of sunshine/ Give way into the night/ Darkness is only temporary/ Before it gives way to the light
But you've only got one chance, you've only got one shot/ You've only got one life, you've gotta give it all you got
Seasons come, and seasons go/ But today is all you'll ever know/ So here's your mission: it's not impossible/ Live today like you're leaving it all/ Live today like you're leaving it all
So stick your hands up if you're with me/Let's make a difference now/Stick your hands up if you're with me/ We won't be standing down
(c) copyright Mayday 2010
Jordan
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Hmmm...
today we kept writing our song a bit more. we've so nearly finished it! and finally it's starting to come together now, which is good cos yesterday i was getting all depressed about it.
the rest of the day was pretty sweet. i had the meanest sandwich for lunch when i was working at the cafe. ok the chilli sauce set my lips on fire but the experience was worth it. and i got to take home 4 muffins too, which was an added bonus. after we'd finished band practice, i went on a little photoshoot in the tiny confinement of my bedroom: following my sisters examples. obviously her's smash up mine because of 2 things 1) she's a far better photographer!!!!! and 2) she has a far better camera!
anyway here's the results:
Pretty cool aye...
Jordan
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Hi from me.
Just decided to do a quick post while I'm waiting for my Owl City music video to load. Quite intresting. Never knew he played the guitar.
Anyway today we started writing this song. It sounds pretty cool. Will probably put the lyrics up sometime soon. Hope you like it!!!!
Still haven't heard back from Rockquest... man I so hope we can get in. Itching for a show. Even if it's an accoustic one! (Nate wouldn't be too keen on that though!!! :) lol)
So better go now
Jordan
Anyway today we started writing this song. It sounds pretty cool. Will probably put the lyrics up sometime soon. Hope you like it!!!!
Still haven't heard back from Rockquest... man I so hope we can get in. Itching for a show. Even if it's an accoustic one! (Nate wouldn't be too keen on that though!!! :) lol)
So better go now
Jordan
whats been going on..
we've been really busy lately so excuse the lack of posts..
today we started to write a song... its going alright at the moment but yea it needs lots of work.... :) all in good time......
getting a list of songs together for our ep and been practising hardout. its going pretty good.
oh yea and i broke two drumsticks the other day :D
nate
today we started to write a song... its going alright at the moment but yea it needs lots of work.... :) all in good time......
getting a list of songs together for our ep and been practising hardout. its going pretty good.
oh yea and i broke two drumsticks the other day :D
nate
Thursday, April 22, 2010
okey dokey
if anyone reading this knows a show or wants too start one and is looking for a band please comment!!!! even if its in auckland anything is possible...
we are desperate for gigs!!!!!
thanks
nate
we are desperate for gigs!!!!!
thanks
nate
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
This is it.
This is it.
I'm sick of complacency. I'm sick of not caring.
I don't just want to write the songs.
I want to live them.
And believe me, it's a lot harder.
Today is your day though. It's all you've got.
And no matter what others are doing, all it takes is for one person to stand up.
We've gotta be ready for a revoloution.
But you can't start a revoloution sitting down.
To anyone out there who's reading this, I appreciate it.
The question is, are you with me?
Jordan
I'm sick of complacency. I'm sick of not caring.
I don't just want to write the songs.
I want to live them.
And believe me, it's a lot harder.
Today is your day though. It's all you've got.
And no matter what others are doing, all it takes is for one person to stand up.
We've gotta be ready for a revoloution.
But you can't start a revoloution sitting down.
To anyone out there who's reading this, I appreciate it.
The question is, are you with me?
Jordan
Saturday, April 17, 2010
its been a while...
i miss this. i don't do it enough...
..so i have some great news to tell to our 13 fans :)
we are saving up to go to palmy to do an official 3-day recording at the stomach!!!!!
then releasing an ep!!!!!
i hope you are all excited as we are...
nate
..so i have some great news to tell to our 13 fans :)
we are saving up to go to palmy to do an official 3-day recording at the stomach!!!!!
then releasing an ep!!!!!
i hope you are all excited as we are...
nate
Friday, April 16, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
i'm blogging for once in a while
i like beaches
.... but i don't like wetsuits
i like swimming
....but i don't like getting cold
i like looking at the stars
...but not when they're drowned out by the city lights
i like playing music
...but not necessarily for just the music
i like sleeping
...but not sleeping in
i love icecream
.....as long as it's not Pam's Vanilla
i like all my friends
...even when they fall asleep on couches :D (shot Chris)
i enjoy being in a musical
....even when i have to wear nasty shoes
i like small groups
...even though sometimes they get very small indeed
i so want to live in Italy sometimes
....even though i was born in New Zealand
i like talking to people online
...but i don't like getting addicted to facebook
i like blogging
...even though i don't do it much anymore
i love God
...even when the going gets tough
i miss beka
...even though she's not far away really
i miss playing gigs
...even if you get sweaty
i miss things being how they used to be
...even though change is a part of life
i had an awesome weekend
...even though technically speaking it wasn't a weekend..
(i love being me
....not you)
Jordan
.... but i don't like wetsuits
i like swimming
....but i don't like getting cold
i like looking at the stars
...but not when they're drowned out by the city lights
i like playing music
...but not necessarily for just the music
i like sleeping
...but not sleeping in
i love icecream
.....as long as it's not Pam's Vanilla
i like all my friends
...even when they fall asleep on couches :D (shot Chris)
i enjoy being in a musical
....even when i have to wear nasty shoes
i like small groups
...even though sometimes they get very small indeed
i so want to live in Italy sometimes
....even though i was born in New Zealand
i like talking to people online
...but i don't like getting addicted to facebook
i like blogging
...even though i don't do it much anymore
i love God
...even when the going gets tough
i miss beka
...even though she's not far away really
i miss playing gigs
...even if you get sweaty
i miss things being how they used to be
...even though change is a part of life
i had an awesome weekend
...even though technically speaking it wasn't a weekend..
(i love being me
....not you)
Jordan
Saturday, April 10, 2010
speechless
today our band practice was MEAN!!!!! speechless our new song, was perfect it all worked... it just worked like it hasn't since before parachute :)
nate
nate
Monday, April 5, 2010
Hey
Hey followers and anyone else who happened to chance upon this blog post...
We have some good news....
:D
Jordan
We have some good news....
:D
Jordan
Sunday, April 4, 2010
I like:
. blogging
. Easter!
. fairtrade Chocolate - go Whitakers!
. band practice
. having Beka home
. holidays!
. new songs!
. sleepovers! :D
. my new mp3- thanks Aunty Julie!!!!!!
. music
. the Bible
. concerts
. good ideas
. God's plans
. New Life!
. anybody who's going to comment on this blog post.
. people who comment more than once!
. all our fans
. my cute little cousins!
I'm not to keen on Daylight saving though! WAY to tired. Don't know why I'm feeling so randomly sad.... I need a life lol.
Jordan
. Easter!
. fairtrade Chocolate - go Whitakers!
. band practice
. having Beka home
. holidays!
. new songs!
. sleepovers! :D
. my new mp3- thanks Aunty Julie!!!!!!
. music
. the Bible
. concerts
. good ideas
. God's plans
. New Life!
. anybody who's going to comment on this blog post.
. people who comment more than once!
. all our fans
. my cute little cousins!
I'm not to keen on Daylight saving though! WAY to tired. Don't know why I'm feeling so randomly sad.... I need a life lol.
Jordan
Friday, April 2, 2010
Was your Friday Good? Mine was.. :D
How's things going blogger friends?
Well the holidays are officially here now and we all let out a big HOARAY! from the Mayday Hq because holidays give us more time to write new songs and practice more. Today was a beautiful sunny day, and we celebrated Good Friday in the traditional Cross walk. Except we didn't do the big march on High Street as per usual. But it was still good.
After that we came home and I sat on the back lawn for about an hour playing my guitar. It was lovely.
We're going to a drive-in movie tonight! I'm so excited! I've always wanted to go to one aye.
Oh and our cousins got home today so we will have to go see them soon.
Farewell - I have to go dish up peas.
Jordan
Well the holidays are officially here now and we all let out a big HOARAY! from the Mayday Hq because holidays give us more time to write new songs and practice more. Today was a beautiful sunny day, and we celebrated Good Friday in the traditional Cross walk. Except we didn't do the big march on High Street as per usual. But it was still good.
After that we came home and I sat on the back lawn for about an hour playing my guitar. It was lovely.
We're going to a drive-in movie tonight! I'm so excited! I've always wanted to go to one aye.
Oh and our cousins got home today so we will have to go see them soon.
Farewell - I have to go dish up peas.
Jordan
Thursday, April 1, 2010
"tragic" news...
mayday has broken up...
april fools.....!!!!!!! :P
nate
ps why the heck would we break up ? its been going good...
april fools.....!!!!!!! :P
nate
ps why the heck would we break up ? its been going good...
Saturday, March 27, 2010
i'm an addict :)
today we went to palmy.
mum got me a rubix cube key-ring. i'm addicted :) (the picture supplied was before i mixed it up. i don't think i'll ever get it back to normal :P
mum got me a rubix cube key-ring. i'm addicted :) (the picture supplied was before i mixed it up. i don't think i'll ever get it back to normal :P nate
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Sudden Urge
I had a sudden urge to blog.
I am so sick of facebook.
Today was real random. I went to work, which is odd for a Tuesday... but Beka's coming on Thursday (YAY!) and I can't miss that.
Work was good. I actually felt like I was beating the blues.
Then I got home, did nothing, and got even more depressed.
:(
Seriously. I used to never get depressed but now it happens all the time.
I think I'm trying to hard to do everything.
The thing is I am finding it so hard to let go. Of everything. Some things have been getting on top of me lately and it's all happening at once. Once again I'm trying to find my place in the world. Thought I'd found it last year, but then a bombshell dropped and changed everything.
So as a result I keep feeling really emo.
When is it going to end?
To cheer myself up I put up a flash new blog header. Do you like it? It reminds me so much of summer.... the best thing which happened this year (now I've got the winter blues! lol). I added some pretty balloons for effect on paint.
I really think I should write a song about this. At least it'll make for some intresting lyrics.
One good thing today though! This guy from our church got baptised at the pool today! It was so refreshingly beautiful after my little emotional moment. Reminded me of when I took the plunge (bad joke sorry) and got baptised in the sea at Foxton Beach. Gave me strength to keep on. God is awesome how he can bless someone else and bless you at the same time.
I love my church family!
Oh gosh now I'm going to cry all over again.....
Sorry if I've dumped all my feelings on you. It's called "Internet Therapy" and it's when you tell a whole bunch of strangers from the USA, New Zealand, and other places, your struggles just to get it all off your chest (and they hopefully sympathise/offer encouragement.... :D)
Thank you so much for listening.
(or rather reading, but you get my gist)
Something I learnt today - we're called to be a light to the world, but sometimes we ourselves need that light.
Anyway, tommorrow I have concluded I'm going to hop on my bike with some water and maybe a few rasins and bike as far as I want too.
Even if it's raining!
It will be EPIC!
Oh and Beka's coming home too! I am vury excited.
Thank you to anyone who's reading this post. You may not know it, but simply reading just means a lot to me.
Jordan
I am so sick of facebook.
Today was real random. I went to work, which is odd for a Tuesday... but Beka's coming on Thursday (YAY!) and I can't miss that.
Work was good. I actually felt like I was beating the blues.
Then I got home, did nothing, and got even more depressed.
:(
Seriously. I used to never get depressed but now it happens all the time.
I think I'm trying to hard to do everything.
The thing is I am finding it so hard to let go. Of everything. Some things have been getting on top of me lately and it's all happening at once. Once again I'm trying to find my place in the world. Thought I'd found it last year, but then a bombshell dropped and changed everything.
So as a result I keep feeling really emo.
When is it going to end?
To cheer myself up I put up a flash new blog header. Do you like it? It reminds me so much of summer.... the best thing which happened this year (now I've got the winter blues! lol). I added some pretty balloons for effect on paint.
I really think I should write a song about this. At least it'll make for some intresting lyrics.
One good thing today though! This guy from our church got baptised at the pool today! It was so refreshingly beautiful after my little emotional moment. Reminded me of when I took the plunge (bad joke sorry) and got baptised in the sea at Foxton Beach. Gave me strength to keep on. God is awesome how he can bless someone else and bless you at the same time.
I love my church family!
Oh gosh now I'm going to cry all over again.....
Sorry if I've dumped all my feelings on you. It's called "Internet Therapy" and it's when you tell a whole bunch of strangers from the USA, New Zealand, and other places, your struggles just to get it all off your chest (and they hopefully sympathise/offer encouragement.... :D)
Thank you so much for listening.
(or rather reading, but you get my gist)
Something I learnt today - we're called to be a light to the world, but sometimes we ourselves need that light.
Anyway, tommorrow I have concluded I'm going to hop on my bike with some water and maybe a few rasins and bike as far as I want too.
Even if it's raining!
It will be EPIC!
Oh and Beka's coming home too! I am vury excited.
Thank you to anyone who's reading this post. You may not know it, but simply reading just means a lot to me.
Jordan
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Two or three songs I'm keen on...
This is an awesome song. I've been officially obsessed with Capital Lights after this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CIKxLxJO2o
Leeland! They were so good live at Parachute! They just were so worshipfull. Also one of the best bands I've ever seen! This song is my ultimate favourite worship song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajIFfSaEzE&feature=related
And finally Playjerise! Awesome Aussie band... They play accoustic, and it's so nice and relaxing. Great musicans too! I've been addicted to this song aye...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kjUuVUBDjk
Seriously follow these links. You will not regret it.
Technically speaking we should be putting out some of our own music up here though. Sorrry about that... things have been a little slow on the band front lately. Still we're hoping to start gigging more and have a vauge plan of doing some recording these holidays...
Missing our top photographer though...
Kinda feels like after Parachute we're on a voyage of re-discovery.
But with God on our side we'll make it out in the end.
Hope you're ready for some awesome music in 2010!
Love from Mayday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CIKxLxJO2o
Leeland! They were so good live at Parachute! They just were so worshipfull. Also one of the best bands I've ever seen! This song is my ultimate favourite worship song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajIFfSaEzE&feature=related
And finally Playjerise! Awesome Aussie band... They play accoustic, and it's so nice and relaxing. Great musicans too! I've been addicted to this song aye...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kjUuVUBDjk
Seriously follow these links. You will not regret it.
Technically speaking we should be putting out some of our own music up here though. Sorrry about that... things have been a little slow on the band front lately. Still we're hoping to start gigging more and have a vauge plan of doing some recording these holidays...
Missing our top photographer though...
Kinda feels like after Parachute we're on a voyage of re-discovery.
But with God on our side we'll make it out in the end.
Hope you're ready for some awesome music in 2010!
Love from Mayday
Saturday, March 20, 2010
sudden urge
tonight i had a sudden urge to lie on the roof and listen to my mp4.
so i did... then when i came back the door was locked.. and all the windows were shut... and everyone else was in front of the tv.
lol i banged on the door and walked around the house then banged on the window and they finally got the message !
it was epic...
today william and mitchell came around from 9-6. lol it was fun... we filmed movies, did gz practice, and fun stuff.
oh yea and i'm a helicopter...!
nate
so i did... then when i came back the door was locked.. and all the windows were shut... and everyone else was in front of the tv.
lol i banged on the door and walked around the house then banged on the window and they finally got the message !
it was epic...
today william and mitchell came around from 9-6. lol it was fun... we filmed movies, did gz practice, and fun stuff.
oh yea and i'm a helicopter...!
nate
Friday, March 19, 2010
new mp4
yay my mp4 arrived today!
lol i love it it looks like this...
except not with a hundi tennis player on the screen :)
lol i love it it looks like this...
except not with a hundi tennis player on the screen :) nate
Thursday, March 18, 2010
change
today at soccer practice two men got in a fight with each other.. it was ridiculous because it had no point. they just wanted to show each other how strong they were by punching each other in the face. they got really aggressive and it ended up finishing the practice. it left me thinking - whats the point ?
why does this world have to constantly live in hate and stupidity? why can't people stop thinking about themselves and think of someone else?
i say its time for a change.
anyone agree/disagree with me?
nate
why does this world have to constantly live in hate and stupidity? why can't people stop thinking about themselves and think of someone else?
i say its time for a change.
anyone agree/disagree with me?
nate
today
i
flipped
and
landed
on
an
electric
fence.
not
on
purpose
either.
it
was
maybe
even
a
bit
fun
except
it
kinda
hurt.
nate
flipped
and
landed
on
an
electric
fence.
not
on
purpose
either.
it
was
maybe
even
a
bit
fun
except
it
kinda
hurt.
nate
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
hey
just got back from bible study. it was ggoood...
i brought an mp4 yesterday.. i decided it was too hard to live without music constantly since my other one broke about a month ago. lol my money's real down but God can take care of that...
life is good... and i'm getting reeallly addicted to rapture ruckus (not that i already was)
yea =)
nate
i brought an mp4 yesterday.. i decided it was too hard to live without music constantly since my other one broke about a month ago. lol my money's real down but God can take care of that...
life is good... and i'm getting reeallly addicted to rapture ruckus (not that i already was)
yea =)
nate
Stuff we've been up to...
Hum.
I facebook to much.
Bloggings better anyway.
:D
We had a mean as band practice today! We did like about 10 of our songs which was EPIC! We havn't done that many songs for ages... Most of them sounded really good except for Speechless, cos we we're a little unpracticed at it.
Bible study was great tonight too!
Yeah...
Oh and we're also thinking of entering Smokefree Rockquest too. The biggest band comp in Nz.... should be pretty cool if we end up being able to it!
Jordan
I facebook to much.
Bloggings better anyway.
:D
We had a mean as band practice today! We did like about 10 of our songs which was EPIC! We havn't done that many songs for ages... Most of them sounded really good except for Speechless, cos we we're a little unpracticed at it.
Bible study was great tonight too!
Yeah...
Oh and we're also thinking of entering Smokefree Rockquest too. The biggest band comp in Nz.... should be pretty cool if we end up being able to it!
Jordan
Saturday, March 13, 2010
fail.
this post is fail.
it is fail because it has no point.
it has no point because it fails.
this post is full of fail.
nate
it is fail because it has no point.
it has no point because it fails.
this post is full of fail.
nate
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