Ok,

So 13 songs are chosen for recording. The songs are pretty much finished except a couple. The timeline has changed as my life has taken a severley unpredictable turn the last few months.  Still the recording will be happening early in the new year. I’m sorry that I’ve been unable to keep promises regarding recording earlier and performing more shows, but shit happens. I wish you well, and I’ll keep you updated!

Love to you and this world,

Joel

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Hi people,

Where to start? I guess I’ll begin with what’s on my mind. I’ve recently separated from my partner of 9.5 years. I was with her since I was 17, and tonight I am overwhelmed with tears (even as I write). I have spent the last few months coming to terms with what we had been aware of for quite some time. We did so many things so well. We laughed lots and gave each other the space to grow. I guess in this growing, somewhere we grew apart.  It was never my intention for our relationship to end like this. I thought we would grow old together…

I have a lot of guilt over what I could have done differently. I could have been more of a ‘provider’, and taken more time to slow down and stop striving for someday. There is a lot that I wish I had and hadn’t done.  Still, no one taught me the things that I lacked, and to only concentrate on the ending of a relationship doesn’t do justice to the journey that was/is the relationship. We will remain close friends, but right now I just feel an overwhelming sense of loss. To the person that I am referring to, thank you for all the love and freedom you have offered me all these years. Your love will remain an integral part of me and I will never forget your generosity to me, or the privilege of spending  nearly 10 years in a committed relationship with you.

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Hello,

Just letting you know that I’m excited about a few new songs that I’m writing, which seem to be coming from a really honest place. It’s been a while coming, but for some reason there is a creative flow happening for me now. I’ll be introducing these songs into my regular Saturday busking (usually Bourke St out the front of JB hi-fi) and I’m now starting to pursue gigs which I know has been well overdue. There has been a lot of personal things that I’ve had to focus on first.

Just letting you know that I’m really positive about how the songs are looking for the album and I’ll keep you posted on gigs shortly. I’m actually moving house over the next few weeks so soon after that is the plan!

Lastly, thanks to everyone who supported my busking efforts yesterday, especially Richard who went out of his way to help me take my busking gear out of the rain.

Bye,
Joel

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Hi,

Yesterday my day started off with a heap of tears (as I’m currently going through a tough time with my long term relationship) and I really needed a lift. I was comparing myself to other men who had more money and career success (obviously this depends on how you define success!). I wondered if  my relationship was struggling due to the fact that I could have been more of a ‘provider’, instead of battling my way through some precarious paths in pursuit of my own happiness and in a sense, my manhood.  This brings up a lot of insecurity in me as my dad died before I was born of an Asthma attack and I never really learned in a conventional sense what it is to be a ‘man’. Read more »

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Hey there,

Today I caught the train into the city, and was feeling quite relaxed until I became suddenly aware that I had left my mic stand at home. This kind of “shat” me (past tense of shit, other forms accepted are “shitted me right off”, or could be put “gave me the shits” - not sure if this is just an Australian saying, but I like it). It shat me because I would either have to catch a train back home and then to the city again, or buy a mic stand from the city. After I stopped mentally abusing myself for my oversight, I decided to walk to the music shop in the city and buy one. That was sweet until I walked 10mins back to where I was about to start playing, and realised that I had forgot to buy a mic clip while I was there. Okay, so… day off to a great start! Read more »

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Yo,

Last week I received a letter telling me that God’s will was for me to become a Pastor and to use my music talents to give service to the church. Apparently the letter must have been from God himself/herself, as the author also claimed to be my conscience and basically told me that I was living in sin and needed to get back to my fundamental religious days. Read more »

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