New Beginnings...

Hello everyone that reads this! So lately I've been blogging like...feelings and stuff...so I thought I should write a blog telling you about what has been going on in my life as well! Summer has officially come to an end...which means school has officially begun once again. I started my fifth year of college on the 31st of August and I've almost made it through the first month. So far...so good. I'm taking mostly entry level courses (ok...they are all entry level courses) and they aren't too bad. Actually, I don't know if you remember me telling you about a woman I nicknamed "Blurty" or not...but basically she was a woman who had "word vomit" every nite in my classes the past year and a half I've been at Jackson State. Well, she is no longer in any of my classes...however...she has been replaced by a new woman. I haven't come up with a clever nickname for her yet...and I'd like to keep her identity a secret...so I'll just call her "Woman who likes the sound of her own voice" yeah...that seems to fit. In a sick twisted way...I kind of miss Blurty *sigh*...ok...moving on. I am still creating musical fusion with Rhett and Kyle and it is still a lot of fun to jam with those guys. We've come up with our own version of "Rapper's Delight" and I gotta say...it is dang awesome! (Of course...I am a little biased in saying that). What else has happened...well...I'm still unemployed...which sucks. I keep putting in applications though, so hopefully someone will take a chance on me and call me in for an interview soon...I really really REALLY need gas money. Ok, enough of that. Along with playing with the guys, I've also been playing a lot more on my own! I've been learning some Hendrix, trying to play along with Rush, and playing some Gov't Mule and Derek Truck's Band stuff for The Danger Toxic Fumes, but I've also been trying to learn all the Paramore songs. I don't know, I really like Paramore's drum beats...they are a lot of fun to play. I've been working on my phrasing for drum solos and stuff too, and I can already tell a difference. Oh! I've still been reading my books as well. I finally finished "A Tale Of Two Cities" not too long ago and now I am reading "The Sound and The Fury." Two completely different writing styles, but still fun to read. And I probably shouldn't admit this, but I'm going to go ahead and do it...I...Jeremy Lindsey...am now addicted to the show "Gossip Girl." That feels so good to get out in the open (haha!). I know what you're thinking, and no, I am not gay. It's just a lot of fun to watch the drama and character growth that happens in the show. I would just like to thank Alanna for getting me hooked on that show, and no, I'm not complaining :] Well, there you have it, that, in a nut shell, is what is happening in the life of Jeremy. Some things are interesting, some things make me seem gay, but in the end, I'm still the same guy...just going through some new things in life...Peace!

The Danger Toxic Fumes...

As a person, I love listening to music. As a musician, I love performing music. Lately I have been playing music with my friends Rhett and Kyle and Kyle's uncle Kenneth. We call ourselves "The Danger Toxic Fumes" and we have a lot of fun creating music together. The style of music we play is blues/classic rock and before meeting these guys, I never really played these two styles. I mean, don't get me wrong, I've played blues music before, just never voluntarily. In college it was something I HAD to do as a music major. The groups I played with in college seemed to have the same mentality, which didn't make it much fun to play. But these guys are different. These guys LOVE to play this stuff, and now so do I. It is so much more fun to play music with guys that have a passion for what they are playing. When someone is forced to play something they don't enjoy, then it shows. I know that may seem like an obvious statement...but it is true. Back in Minneapolis I was in a rock band, and I loved every minute of it. (Yes, even some of the creative arguments we might have had...it was all part of the process). I enjoyed playing shows and bringing joy to people just by simply hitting a drum. I've never been one to want any honors or accolades for my playing, just seeing a smile on someone's face and watching them enjoying themselves has always been enough for me. The Danger Toxic Fumes hasn't played a gig yet (we really want to though) and right now we are just having a lot of fun getting together and creating music, which is what it should always be about.