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A song called ‘Don’t Ya Know’. It was live in a bar in Williamsburg last Summer. More good songs to come. Friends,
Compassion
Our limited compassion is of the reasons for the dis-repair of the world. There is an unwillingness to take on the burdens of others, and there is a cheap avoidance of dealing with the problems of people we do not know. A nameless, faceless person to us is not necessary to help. We can get away with not helping them. If someone falls in front of you on the subway, and they fall hard, knee or perhaps face first…don’t we ask if they are ok? Maybe even help collect the papers or lunch snacks scattered upon their grounding. The need to us is present, blatant, we respond to a yelp or a resounding “HELP!!!!”. To walk by them in their distress is to be no longer human. Perhaps our mothers or Jesus has taught us this, and we make good either to avoid guilt or to do what us just simply good.
We all show compassion in one instance or another; but perhaps it is a consequence of our narrow focus and our brief attentions that can limit our compassion to those who are only in front of us. Do we ever search? Do we ever break our own backs and wills and hearts in order to find those in need? Do we study vivaciously and unapologetically to determine the need? Do we work uncompromisingly and sacrificially to meet it? The answer for most is a “no” and the reason for this “no” is perhaps the disjointed product of individualism, self-orientation, and money love. But there is also another reason;we are scared of what we will be forced to give up if we say “yes”. If I break my life up for those in need, what will be left for me? Nothing. I want to succeed and live in a nice home with 2 bright eyed children, a fun loving dog, and a beautiful wife. And so much of my life’s ambition, whether it be practical or religious, becomes reaching and maintaining this ideal.
Dreams can sometimes keep us afloat during times of intense criticism and debate. They are of the few things to which we can cling, that provide for us a common and hopeful footing in an uneven land.
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| — | dave (from boy pilot) |
New Record?
Yeah! We’ve been working on a new record for about 5 months now. We’re hoping to have it done and awesome and out by the summer. Just wanted to share. We can’t wait for you to hear it and sing along with us.
March 4th at Don Hill’s. One of my strings broke first song…there was this moment when we had no choice and I said into the mic “Air Guitar Solo” and proceeded…Classic?
