Ignition Key
Eddy Boston -
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 13:24
First of all, a note that I've re-recorded one of my other song postings, This Is a Beer Night. I think the new performance has much more energy than the previous one.
But the real reason for this post is I have a new song for you. Continuing a great American tradition, it's a song about a car. The car the song describes is real: The last car I owned (I'm carless at the moment) was a real lemon, a Frankenstein's monster of mis-sized parts, electrical components held together with duct tape, and mysterious repairs. One of the strange behaviors of this beast was that it would not start in the rain, or even a heavy fog. I eventually traced the problem back to a crack in the distributor case, a pretty simple fix, but it was frustrating to have to check the weather forecast every time I wanted to take a drive. Luckily frustration, for someone who likes to write, is inspiration. Add metaphors, mix well, bake for an hour, and viola! Out comes a song.
I wanna take off, wanna keep on driving But my car only starts when the sun is shining. And there's nowhere to go anyway» Eddy Boston's blog • 1 comment • Read more
Let's Go to Town
Eddy Boston -
Monday, March 16, 2009 - 15:27
I've been in a bit of a dry spell as far as songwriting lately. I recently moved across the country, and I've been very busy with work projects and stuff like that. I got a few songs floating around in my head, though, and a backlog of song ideas that just need fleshing out into full songs and recording. So I expect, or at least hope for, a period of fecundity to come.
Here is one of those songs. When you've been worrying and stressing and fighting and moving and packing and unpacking and driving and installing and calling and wheeling and dealing with all the little details that come with a big move, at a certain point you just want to stop all that and have a fun night. That's when you just want to say, screw it, Let's Go to Town. We can get the electricity turned on tomorrow.
Let's go to town. Let's take this city down. We spent the whole week moving things, Working on improving things,» Eddy Boston's blog • Add new comment • Read more
Good times at Ireland's 32
Eddy Boston -
Friday, February 27, 2009 - 14:56
Just played a fun show as the feature act at the "Thursday Night Open Mic" at Ireland's 32. Thanks to Dak for putting on a great night, and thanks to everyone who came out to see me!
Cross Country trip, part 9 - Reno, Nevada to San Francisco, California
Eddy Boston -
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 01:49
Note: This post is from September 6, 2008
Today I woke up early and went to see the Great Reno Balloon Race, or at least the tail end of it. I didn't wake up in time for the "Dawn Patrol" event, which is supposedly spectacular, but I saw some hot-air balloons flying against the blue sky. Very pretty, with a background soundtrack coming from big speakers mounted on trucks. Peaceful from a distance, but controlled by fiery infernos and fickle gusts of wind. It was a family-friendly affair, with food booths and tethered balloon rides for the kids. I had a corn dog.
