Scraps & Doodles

Scraps found and doodles doodled by Brent Dixon

  1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything
  2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
  3. Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
  4. When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
  5. Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
  6. Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
  7. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
  8. Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
  9. Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
  10. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.

Anchors Away

I'm working on a record and here is one of the songs:

I'm shooting to have the full-length done towards the end of the year. We're about halfway there.

I've been working with some amazing musicians, including Brian Douglas Phillips on production, Fred Mandujano on drums, Andy Tinall on fiddle, and Dalton Chamblee on bass.

The lyrics go like this: 

Turning down the demons is 
our first stop in making sense 
of all this dirt. 
Last weekend by the lake you tried 
to give your away clothes, your wires. 
You said, "It's all dirt. 

"It's only a matter of time 
before they take all this junk, 
all this waste to the street in black plastic bags. 

"Please take these things away from me 
while I have breath and my heart beats 
and i can see them off. 
The air was thick 
the colors were bright 
in 1950 I made her my bride 
They all showed up to see us off. 

"I shaved my face, put on a tie, 
stuck out my thumb, 
and talked my way across the country 
just to spend some time getting warm under your light. 

Anchors away. 

"Silver dollars marked the day 
The foundation was laid, 
but now there's handprints and concrete holes 
in the home that you've grown. 

"Your leather suitcase full of holes, 
fill it up with these old stones. 
I've never met a stranger 
but my mind's inclined to roam. 
I'm sorry if my eyes go dim 
while we peel pages and talk current events, 
but I'm so tied up trying to follow her home."

 

Couch by Couchwest with Friends

Couch by Couchwest is "CXCW is the slackers alternative to SXSW. During the week of March 11-18, 2012 musicians from around the world submit videos recorded on a couch, porch, bathroom…anywhere but the stage…for our enjoyment from the comfort of our living rooms."

Great idea right? Some friends and I made videos for it.

The first was Larry Hooper's Double Barrel Soul, shot in his kitchen:

The next is from a new project with my friends (from left to right) Chad Gowan, Chris Suchma, Sam Berniard, Pascoo Berniard....and that's me on the right. Shot next door to my place by Daniel Miller.

We don't have a band name yet, and are wide open for suggestions. Check out all of the great submissions as couchbycouchwest.com.
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