our thanksgiving

i took some home movies while i was home for thanksgiving. Sorry, it took me over a week to get it done. However, this past week i had the stomach flu. I was vomit free since '88 but that changed this week. It was a good 20 years my friends.
Anyways, here is the latest of my family films. enjoy.


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my birthday gift to you

everyone. podcast 12 is out. enjoy it. it has some new music and some classics on it. Feel free to share what you think of the music and the new opening song. I like it.

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the color blue

i think God's favorite color could be blue. what do you think?

i liked this.

It is raining here. My soul needs the rain today. I was searching around and I saw this video. Not sure, but I liked it. I already liked the song from Travis because of all the changes in the song and dramatic effect that is has.



I guess I can relate to his video. As of late, I have been feeling stuck and just frustrated and waiting. Maybe that is why I like this. I have sympathy for the individual. However, I think I would probably have sympathy for him even if I was not feeling this way.

9/29/2008: Podcast "Nieghboor-hoods"

Hey
I just released a new podcast. It has been about a two months since the last one. Music has been slow. Just as movies, television shows and books, there is seasons with music. July through September is a very dead time for any form of music. It will pick up again and close around the first week of December. Around December time is when all the Christmas albums flood the market. With all of that being said,
I have a new podcast, check it out. It's free and it may introduce you to some new music and refresh your memory on some old stuff. so click the link below:

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Also, I wanted to share about some albums that are coming out, that I am excited about.

1. Ode to J.Smith- Travis (Nov5, 2008)
2. The Sparrow and the Scarecrow: William Fitzsimmons (Sept 30, 2008)
3. Gossip in the Grain - Ray Lamontagne (Oct 11,2008)

I will post more albums later. Until next time. Enjoy. Also, feel free to tell me what songs you like on the podcast and the ones you don't like.

"call the surgeon,
mend the pieces."

this week has been a tough week for me. I recently bought the new William Fitzsimmons album called "The Sparrow and the Scarecrow". When reading the liner notes, he dedicate the album to the "heartbroken and those who's had to break hearts".I find the topic so beautiful to dedicate an entire album too. Cheers to him.
There is a song on the album called, "If you come back home" which just fits my mood today. The lyrics above are from the album and it just fits where I am right now. I want that surgeon to come and fix me.
I have been sad this week. A lot of sad things, conversations and topics have occurred and there seems to be no easy fix. I see the people around me and I see the hurt and pain. I see how my generation is about numbing themselves from feeling any emotions (at least negative ones). In the middle of my anger and confuse I want to find that numbness. Instead, this week I have been spending the time within it all. It hurts. It proves to me that I need to hope in something more than a substitution. I need Christ. I need mercy and grace. However I feel stranded in a town. Five years and waiting.

SMA is going Global

You may be wondering what the heck the SMA is. SOCCER MOMS ANONYMOUS!!! and they are going GLOBAL.
I am sitting in a coffeeshop and the SMA walks in. They take over, there little kids run amuck and scream like teenage promo queen in a horror film. One almost comes to my table and takes my coffee. They are grabbing newspapers, misplacing objectcs everywhere, they are scaring costumers out the door. Meanwhile, the SMA enjoys there talkie talkie with one another and share there stories.
Are coffeeshop babysitting trap holes now? Is this what they do, take over a coffeeshop and let the munkins run crazy.
KIDS SHOULDNT DRINK COFFEE or they will turn into TOM CURSE.
we don't need another one of those!

Because Kate Complained.

When filming, there is always footage that is never scene or takes of screw ups. Every once in awhile I will put it together and show you all. So here is the latest collection from the latest short film "In Love". Enjoy!



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"In Love"

As promised, here is the latest little video I have made called "In Love". We spent a few hours and shot this with no script really and flying by the seat of our pants. It was edited and put together within one night. I hope you all enjoy it. It was going to be called "Rudy's Revenge" but I changed it to make it more appealing. If you do not know who Rudy is, go watch my film called "Carry Me, Ohio".
I hope you enjoy the little video and I will continue to try to produce little films.
Feel free to tell me what you think of everything and make a comment below.

The Faces of Heatherwood

Around the end of July, the remaining few people of Heatherwood created a film for Nathan and Amie Elmore. It was made in 3 days and it was entitled "The Faces of Heatherwood". I have been asked by many people if I could post the film on here. So here we go. I had to break it up into three different parts due to the length of the film. I hope everyone enjoys it and can remember all the good memories and friends.


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part 3


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Feel free to make any comments. Also, a little updated about the next short film. We are in the process of making another short little film entitled "In Love". It probably going to be around 5 minutes long. We have shot about half of it and due to someone getting a tatoo, we had to put our production on hold. Also in the works, I am creating another story that I would like to create sometime this fall. So keep in touch, keep checking in for films, podcasts, pictures and rants.

Anyone else miss LOST?

Podcast 10.

The latest podcast is available to download. Go check it out. A lot of the artists on this podcast are from the "Ten out of Tenn" tour. I saw the tour about a week ago and was blown' away with the live performances. I think the highlights of the show were Jeremy Lister and Matthew Perryman Jones. Need to check those two artist out. Anyways. Tell me what you think of the podcast and feel free to tell if you like or dislike a song. I will continue to try to bring you new music and share my findings with you. d
Until then. peace.

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Calling Sting!

I just got off the phone with the pop singer/lead singer of the infamous Police. Sting and I just had a long conversation about what is going on between Russia and Georgia. Also how this is effecting the world and Russia's policies with the US and Europe. In conclusion, I asked Sting to write another song to save our world. If you do not know what I am talking about. Sting wrote a song in the 1980's called "Russians", which I believe influence the fall of the USSR and the cold war. Sting has been away for awhile and we need his singer/songerwriter abilities soon. Calling STING!
Seriously. What the heck is Russia thinking!? I feel like they just like to causing problems because they are a giant country and want to make a statement on the world. I guess, Vladimir is the middle child dying for some attention. Another thing that is pissing me off, is that it is occuring during the Summer Oylimpics in China. Why would they invade during a time of peace all over. I am getting tired of such reckless and childish behavior among goverments.
Enough of this!

update on stuff:
1) i have a new podcast coming out this week. Looking forward to sharing some new music with you all (Sorry no Sting song). It is half way made and with the craziness of the past couple of weeks I am sorry it was not done last week.
2) i have a new idea for a short film. I am probably ripping somone off but i do not care. i merely just want to create.
3) Excited that Matthew Perryman Jones new album comes out in a week. If you do not know who that is. Listen to the new podcast. You will get a taste of his new album.
4) Finally, I get to move into my new place. I aam ready to have some space and all of my stuff back. Cheers.

Wheel

Yet again. I am in the coffee shop on Saturday. It was an early morning of cleaning out the car and washing it down. I have been sitting here for a little bit and listening to the radio playing in the shop. I have seen big hair, big glasses, sun tanned, fake baked, uninspired and bright eyed people waltzing through the doors like a giant wheel. In this moment I have been lost in the song that came over the loud speaker.
Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen. It is a great song. It has that sound of a song that just feels right while drinking coffee, sitting still while the day begins and being in clothes from the day before. It reminds makes me want to have an adventure. Take the car and drive to the midwest and feel the blues of Americana.
Next I am listening to John Mayer Live from Tinkly Park in Illinois. He is playing the song called "Wheel" of his Heavier Things album. I think the song has been going on for about 10minutes and multiple jam sessions.
But that is all that is current. Not much else to talk about. Maybe a podcast soon.

Chewbacca Riding Falkor the Luckdragon

George Lucas is slowly killing my childhood with each film he produces or directs after 1998. I enjoyed the story telling of his galaxy adventures but felt it was to glossy. Then came a glimmer of hope with a new Indiana Jones film with influence from others (Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg) and again I felt let down. I blamed Spielberg and Lucas for distorting my view of a world traveling, historian adventurer with crooked smile. However, I feel like I should apologize to Steven Spielberg. This is from an article on "TimesOnline". This is a quote from George Lucas about making another Indiana Jones:
“If I can come up with another idea that they like, we’ll do another. Really, with the last one, Steven wasn’t that enthusiastic. I was trying to persuade him. But now Steve is more amenable to doing another one. Yet we still have the issues about the direction we’d like to take. I’m in the future; Steven’s in the past. He’s trying to drag it back to the way they were, I’m trying to push it to a whole different place. So, still we have a sort of tension. This recent one came out of that. It’s kind of a hybrid of our own two ideas, so we’ll see where we are able to take the next one.”
I apologize to Steven because he got it. He understood that people like the past and the memories that they had with a character. People do not want characters to be reinvented or placed out of context (aliens and spaceships wft?). It is like sticking Chewbacca in Lord of the Rings or him paling around with Falkor the Luck dragon. Just take a second and imagine Chewbecca riding Falkor ( I bet Lucas thought of this idea and wanted it for his ending credits for the Attack of the Clones).
What I am trying to say here is this. George Lucas continues to play the card that he is the creator of this amazing mythology of characters in these stories and he can do whatever he wants because of this. (This may go against my philosophy about art and what I like to encourage with what I am about to say next) George Lucas stop making films. Stop trying to recreate something that does not need to be reinvented or the 2.0 version. I feel all of Lucas's pal sit around and continue to say yes to him because he created this over 20 something years ago and made millions off of it. Honestly, I love the originals and I could possibly have liked the loved the new ones (because I collect memories in dvd form, i own all of them. I probably haven't watch the 3 new ones since I bought them) but Lucas got in the way. Hence, slowly killing my childhood and all the adventures in my life with these characters. I guess people in the late 70's and early 80's could have seen this coming when George Lucas allowed a "Star Wars Christmas Special". After discovering this gem, I realized that this is all George's fault. He did not direct Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi or any Indiana Jones films. However, when he is involved greatly, he finds a way to make it look like Chewbacca riding Falkor the Luck dragon. If you have never seen or heard of about this. Check out the video below. Watch the whole thing and you will see how bad it is.
"Happy Life Day Everyone!"


Doesn't that article make you upset. That there was hope of making something better and realizing that its own director had to bend a lot and still was not thrilled about the script. It made me sad to read this article which inspired me to write about how I feel about George Lucas slowly killing my Childhood, one movie at a time.

Update: I may have spoken to soon about Mr. Spielberg. I read another article today from New York Times about how "Hollywood is Losing Spielberg". I was curious on what this article had to say about this director who everyone loved and adored. However, according to this report it seems like Spielberg is interested in one thing (money) which explains why he caved in making a flashy Indiana Jones movie. "The pending deal with Reliance underscores some realities about Mr. Spielberg — mainly that he has become so expensive that few public companies can afford him. Mr. Spielberg’s standard deal, on par with other blue-chip talent, is 20 percent of a movie’s gross from the first ticket sold, although he agreed to a somewhat less aggressive paycheck on the latest “Indiana Jones” installment to offset its high budget." The article continues to share how no one can work with him because he cost to much. My question is this. How much is to much? He has unlimited resources and millions of scripts. I know, I am contradicting what I said above. But Spielberg what happened to your art and passion? When did money become the sole reason for making movies.
It is sad to see people who created such amazing stories and engaging characters that shaped our culture and words. "But there was still an element of shock: Hollywood could not come up with a rich enough deal for Mr. Spielberg, the most bankable director in the business". I guess, the passion is gone.

Saturday Morning Coffee Shop

I will admit that I really enjoying going to a coffee shop ( hoping that there is barely anyone there) and sitting down and being grateful for the atmosphere. Currently, I am sitting in a comfortable chair, surround by soft conversations and relevant music to my life (alter -rock, americana style, I like it). It is a good feeling to have when you come into a shop, grab your cup of Joe and find your little spot in the bleak walls. I find that at first, i have to get a little bit comfortable but then that spot turns into a your home for a mere 1 or 2 hours. I also get thrilled when I am browsing the internet or pretending to read a book when I hear a favorite artist on the coffee shop loud speakers. "Ah, its Glen Phillips and just before him they played a Counting Crows song that was never a radio single". Its so refreshing to hear music that way. I think that is why radio is not dead yet and why mixed tapes (cd's whatever you want to call them) are so wonderful.
There are two moments in listening to music that I just adore. 1) The first time you hear a song. The moment you hear them sing into the bridge or chorus and it just stops you in your tracks. It is amazing, how many times that has happened to me. Sometimes it is just hits me the moment I am in ( later I go look up the song and it just doesn't fit anymore) and everything seems perfect for that song. Lately, I haven't really had any moments like that. Sad follows it.
2) It is the moments in the grocery store or coffeeshops or at a friends house. You hear a song that you haven't heard in forever or just wasn't expecting it. That amazing part about this phenomenon is that the song always sounds refreshing to me when you hear it out of context. I listen to cd's (yes I still buy them. Mainly because when the big crash occurs, with all computers, I will have a back up of all my tunes to help me get through the day when computers take over) multiple times and I get so used to the order of the album that it starts to get stale to me. So when you put together a mix and you change up the position and surround that song around other great songs. It just feels right. Or when your not expecting it, it just makes the song so much sweeter.
These are my thoughts while sitting in a coffee shop this morning. I taking in a nice Tom Waits song ( it took be a little to get passed the scratchy and bit off tune tones of his voice) and enjoying my 16oz cup of coffee with vanilla in it, two sugars and cream.
Above is a picture of me at a coffee shop...


p.s. I wonder this: I know when I go to church and I notice that someone is waiting the same thing I am. I feel strange. Like if we are wearing the same green shirt and etc. So I just witnessed two girls meeting each other for the first time 1) a coffee maker and 2) coffee taker. Strange thing is, that they have the same exact hair cut. Is it weird for them to see each other? Is it the same feeling as when I see the same person wear the same green shirt? I think for guys, it is easy beacuse we have at least three different cuts. Short, semi short or long hair. Oh us people in the blue world, how we want to be the only one...

From my Brother?

I was searching around on my computer and found some fun clips from my family. However, I feel like this is a great "Mothers Day" Video that was never seen. I feel like my brother spent so much time, putting this together. That I felt like I should share it with who reads my blog ( so like four people). Enjoy.

Hour of the Wolf

Night time is the time when the blinds are dimmed down, so the moonlight can barely peak in and your bedroom begins to feel a lot smaller. Usually when I go to bed, I have my computer next to me, so I can play some form of music. I have a bunch of play lists and usually drift away into some sleep. However, I have been having a hard time sleeping at night. I usually stay awake passed my play lists (usually full of instrumental from LOST or some random soundtrack) and I lay in the dark. I listen to the silence and I feel the night.
Have you see the movie "Hour of the Wolf" by Ingmar Bergman? It is about the loneliest hour which is between night and dawn (around 3am to 4am). The movie focuses on an individual who deals with his past through nightmares from his past and how it effects him during this "hour of the wolf". Either way, the movie does a good job at describing the loneliness of the night and how people face their thoughts. Sometime I feel like I am in that movie (but not as extreme as the premise of the movie) but instead just aware of the world around me.
One night, God showed up. Now, when I say, "God showed up:. I am not talking about a burning bush, actual hearing a voice or even a physical presence. However, it was more of a fear with a rush of hope and comfort. I think sometimes, in life, we (or I) get so wrapped up in the stories, the problems and distractions, that I forget about God continually being there. It is not until I still in silence, in complete dark, in the hour of wolf, I feel and recognize something stirring. Something is calling me to be alive. Awake to hear a direction. I usually find some peace and then slowly fade into my dreams.
"I have learned how to swim but not to breathe underneath the water."(It Takes Time by Glen Phillips) I feel sometimes my belief is always challenged and continually being awaken in the night by what God wants me to see and direction to face. But as for now, it is just one big puzzle with all of the pieces slowly jumbling into a focused picture.

Podcasts "They Are Available For You"

I am not sure, people are aware that I have been doing podcast (a.k.a like a radio show). Every once in awhile, I will post a podcast (all depending on the new music) and share new music for you to hear or music that I like. It is free and its around 45 minutes each. Anyways, I just released two new ones and I wanted people to know about it. Down below are the links to download them. You can also find them on itunes under "brandon loy", "dcf" or "Not my Brother". Enjoy. feel free to make comments and share if you like the setlist or not.

"My Top Ten Albums"
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Podcast 9: 7/2/08
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new car

hey,
Well i got a new car. Here are some pictures:

Carry Me, Ohio

"Carry Me, Ohio" : my latest film. I hope you all enjoy it and I ask that people please leave comments. thanks. I have made it into two parts, so you do not have to download the entire movie but watch it from this website. Enjoy

Carry Me, Ohio (part 1)

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update

I released my latest film last night at the film festival. It was called "Carry Me, Ohio". I believe it did not connect with audience like some of my other films. However, it was a fun evening and there was a lot of entertaining and well done films. I was deeply proud of "Carry Me", mainly because it became a voice of what I am currently feelings these days towards friends. At the end of the movie, I give a somewhat honest response to the mess and chaos of the music world. Sometimes we lose focus or merely do not have the support from days past. With that said, I was deeply proud of all my actors and actresses. I will have the film up in a few days hopefully and feel free to comment on your thoughts.

Also, I need to get this off my chest as well. I believe Radiohead is one of the most overrated bands. (listen to what i said, overrated. Not bad but just overrated). I think they produce some good albums or songs but I do not think they deserve the God status that individuals give them. They could crap on a cd and sell it. All of their fans would buy and argue that it is the best album of the century because of the statements and such. I feel people can like Radiohead but need to get past the "golden god" feel that they receive. I say this to you fans. "Go Outside and search for more music" It is okay to like the music but they are not the best. I know that the music community will shun me but oh well.

A Man Named Igji

I had rumored that I may make a film called "A Man Named Igji" which is about a man who is know one knows and he has no clue where is from. It is based off a true story about a French man. However, I never really wrote a script or produced a movie for it. I did make this small trailer of what it could have been and the fast passed nature I wanted the film to be. I am going to use it for the DCF Film Festival as a trailer to get people interesting in wanting to come to the festival.
You all get to see it before anyone else does. I hope you enjoy the two minutes of what is called "A Man Named Igji". Please post your comments.

peace in pa

"peace in pa" is a short little film that I made while visiting my family over the holiday season. It had been awhile since I had visited my cousins, aunts and uncles. Almost six years. I figure, I would try to video tape some of the conversations and events that occur over spending a week in New Castle, PA.
To give a better understanding, I did not want to go. The town has a lot of negative memories for me and I had not return because of that reason. However, I return for my grandmothers 90th birthday. "Peace in Pa" was title that was given to me before the idea of making a movie and I thought it was a great title. After watching this short film, I found that some of these moments were peaceful. I hope you enjoy the film.


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the 19th of March

I am post a deleted scene from a new short film that I have been working on over Christmas break. This scene is called "the 19th of March", it explains and shows a bit of who I am and my family. It was part of a short film that I am releasing later this month called "Peace In PA". I was going to put it in the film, but it just did not fit the feel of the movie. So I decided to keep it separate from the rest. However, some of the banter between Andrew and I did fit in with the rest of the film. I hope you enjoy it and look forward to the post of the new film called "Peace in PA" which is coming soon.

the O. eight

I stated in December that I would be post some more short films and such in the coming year. I figure, I would start of '08 with something fun. I spent new years in Charletston, Sc with some friends and the gal. We went to an Irish pub and most of the people I went with pretend to be Leprechauns. If you do not believe me, I have footage of them trying to dance, clap and even sing like them. However, my friends failed to remember that dancing in a Irish Pub does not make you a Leprechaun but instead a wannbe Leprechaun. And if you are a "wannbe Leprechaun", that means your just that much closer to be the next back up dancer for the 90's group, "Spice Girls". ( if you do not understand my logic. look up Irish and English folklore about the spice girls and you will understand)
Anyways,
I figure the first post of the year, would be a collection of photos and film from the lovely evening in the south. I hope you all enjoy and look forward to seeing some more short films in the months to come.