Keep This Going

“Covering a period of four seasons in the remote backwoods Maine, DEAD RIVER ROUGH CUT presents a revealing look at the lives of Walter Lane and Bob Wagg. They live and work in the woods, cutting trees, trapping beaver and accepting their isolation for the independence it affords them. They share their reflections about friendship, women, money, the lone life and death.”

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Hey guys!

I just got a new place in Minneapolis Uptown area so my new address is:

James Seamus Keas Lyle Esquire III
2881 Irving Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Can you guys email or reply to this post with your current addresses so I can put them in my address book?

Thanks guys dudes guys.

Hey Guys!

It has been hectic these past several weeks. With a lot of help from my family and Holly the inside has been completely finished (with the exception of my lower bathroom drop ceilings needing to be replaced).

Since buying the house the entire inside has been painted. I became a locksmith and replaced all of my locks. I fixed my toilet, put on a new shower head, and ripped off my shower doors (put up a hotel shower rod instead, love it!). Just the other day my friend John and I installed a water softener… that was… interesting. It sure has been a great learning experience, and heavy on the wallet.

Currently I am working on painting the entire outside of the house. Yesterday I took the day off from work to put a second coat of paint on one portion of the house. Today after work I am going to paint some more.

Below is a link to my MobleMe Gallery. There you can see some before and after pictures of the inside. One thing that has changed from the pictures is my living room. There are now two new chairs, an area rug, and light that my step mom brought up to me this past weekend. I’ll have to include an after picture of the basement as well (yellow walls in the before pictures).

http://gallery.me.com/blakefaris

Once I get further on the exterior work, I will also add those photos.

Michael Jackson died today at age 50 years young. Bryan, I miss the days of rockin’ Dangerous in Mrs. Vanhemert’s class, turning up the volume when he said “bad words” and inviting girls that we thought were hot (Kelsey Long) to “come listen with us.” He was a genius and he will be missed.

On a happier note…

I got a job today in Minneapolis. It is a full time photo assistant job with GA Communications. I had a couple interviews with them over the last couple weeks and I got the call today. So Blake…Tom…Joe V….Prince….let’s hang out?

September 17th – Vancouver, BC/Commodore Ballroom
September 18th – Portland/Crystal Ballroom (Musicfest NW)
September 20th – Salt Lake City/Murray Theater
September 21st – Denver/Ogden Theater
September 23rd – Minneapolis/First Avenue
September 24th – Chicago/Metro
September 25th – Detroit/St Andrews Hall
September 27th – New York/Terminal 5
September 28th – Boston/House of Blues
September 30th – Washington DC/930 Club
October 1st – Philadelphia/Trocadero
October 3rd – Atlanta/CW Center Stage
October 5th – Dallas/Granada Theater
October 6th – Houston/Warehouse Live
October 7th – Austin/La Zona Rosa
October 9th – Tempe/Marquee Theatre
October 10th – Anaheim/House of Blues
October 11th – Los Angeles/Henry Fonda Theater
October 13th – San Francisco/Fillmore
October 15th – Spokane/Knitting Factory
October 16th – Seattle/Paramount Theatre

I think I’ve heard several of you tell me that you want to move to San Francisco. I can see why… here’s an article from the NY times from this past week of a place where I spend some of my time with High Schoolers. First time on a computer in like 4 weeks. Happy summer and happy late birthday jems

Bryan, he’s doing music videos now. My favorite track on this album, too…