Ive actually had the melody and lyrics for this for a few years, and when I heard Malicore's Peppertone Lane I thought it'd be the perfect thing to sing it over.  For some reason I can't get my poem Let The Silence Speak on here. So for now I'll just re write it here! Hope you enjoy it! :D:D!1kuhq283qqq82e98q23seriously

girl you walk with much emotion

and i talk with such devotion

but i think i know

its a downward spiral

so you sit there

and I'll sit here

and let our thoughts speak for us

girl you fight like you've got the time

and i write like i've lost my mind

but i think i know

its an uphill climb

so you hide this

and ill hide that

and let our act speak for us

but then you turn your head,

expose your neck,

the way i know, 

you know i wont

be able to resist

you want me to

i know you do

i can see it in your lips

girl you kiss as if its your last

and I wish as if i cant ask

but I think I know

its a sideways step, 

so you say this

and ill say that

at least for a little laugh

and let the silence speak for us

let the silence speak

I had this song Peppertone Lane that DevinLevi remixed with his amazing vocals and it's exactly what the song was missing.  Here is a new mix with the stems he uploaded. Enjoy

Vancouver, BC, 2010

 I thought it would be nice to draw attention to some things that I love, that I sometimes take for granted.  So, this is the first in, what I hope will become, a series of 'In praise of...' videos.

More to come... :)

fair warning: i have many favorite things at the moment. this is also partly i-haven't-edited-video-in-a-while-let's-try-this-out

You can download the entire trailer to my movie "DON JON" here. This version is without music for all your REmixing pleasure.

I'm really curious to see what kind of RECords we can make with this footage here on hitRECord! 

Thanks again <3

J

My dad passed away in 2004, and he didn't really leave many physical belongings behind, other than some photographs as he was big on photography. He was in a band back in the 70's that was pretty popular in his hometown of North Saint Paul, MN. At his funeral, one friend called him, to my surprise, "a local legend.

The band played under several names over time, The Bull, John Johnson Band, Lady, Diamond, Backbreaker. My dad John Johnson was lead singer/songwriter/ guitarist, his friends Jim on guitar, and Donn on the drums. They played school functions, bars, weddings, etc. and never really made any money. If anything they would lose or barely break even, but they didn't care because they were in it for the love of the music.

My dad instilled in me love of music and art, and for that I am grateful. And that is also one of my favorite things.

fallingalice contributed her text record, Vinegar (A Monologue), to the RE: MY FAVORITE THINGS collab.  And obviously, I liked it.  I still can't predict it, but sometimes certain pieces of writing just make me want to read them aloud.  Well done alice!  

I'll be curious to see how this might get used to make a little short film or something...