brent seth

A Whale of an Amp

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:58:27 -0500

I had been counting down the months until December since last January. For the longest time I had wanted a new amp for my guitar more than anything. Finally, it was November - just one month until December. With December comes Christmas, which is when I was anticipating a new amp to be sitting under the Christmas tree.

I was on the prowl for a new amp on the internet one day when I saw it. It was beautiful, it was great, it was just what I had been looking for. It was the Vox Valvetronix AD100VT 100w 2x12 Guitar Combo Amp. Despite the gratuitously long name, I have still neglected to find a nickname for it; but for now I’ll call it Beverly. In an instant, I took advantage of this craigslist offer and bought the amp. The only problem was - it was only the beginning of December. My parents were hesitant about letting my buy such a mammoth item so early in the month of December, but with my great persuasion skills, they gave in.

Beverly was truly a beast. Packing 100 watts (thats a lot) and an all tube sound (that adds to the wattage) Beverly could potentially defeat a small army single-handedly. One afternoon I decided to put Beverly to the test and see how loud I could make it without my ears starting to bleed. I lasted until the knob for the master volume was at about one quarter of the way turned up.

The way I see it is this -

-halfway it will give women and children concussions.

-five-eights of the way will make old people poop their pants.

-three-fourths of the way it will be deadly to most forms of life.

-all the way will be able to take out a small army in one swift motion.

teajams: I wrote this song for everybody! It’s my way of saying...

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:43:11 -0500

teajams:

I wrote this song for everybody! It’s my way of saying merry Christmas…and happy Chanukah…merry Chrismahanukwanzika!

this song makes me want to invite you over for a slumber party. we can drink hot chocolate, go ice skating, pick flowers, hold hands, and at the end of the day, i was thinking we could snuggle. ryan chambers agrees.

If I’m unable when you are callingIf I’m unableIf I’m unable when you are...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:58:34 -0500

If I’m unable when you are calling
If I’m unable
If I’m unable when you are calling
If I’m unable

When all we have is taken
All we have is taken now

Take my affliction
I’m cured with your comfort
Take my affliciton
Take my depression
I’m cured with your comfort
Take my depression

Will you learn fire burns?
When all we have is taken
I’m falling to grace again
When all we have is taken
Take it all, take it now, I surrender…
Hallelujah

-Edison Glass

Photo

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:54:01 -0500

TJ VAZQUEZ-IZZLE

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:47:02 -0500

It was a cold autumn afternoon and I was headed to church band practice. I got to the church’s gym and everything seemed perfectly normal, except for the cacophony that was coming from the stage. To my surprise was a crazy little gremlin-like person standing on the stage playing guitar like a madman. After seeing this out of the ordinary sight, I went to my youth minister to see what all this was about. Apparently this gremlin went by the name of TJ, and my youth minister, Dave, met him at the Apple Store in Macarthur Mall.

I approached this guitar-playing gremlin and introduced myself. I was greeted with a greeting that I wasn’t really expecting. TJ had an exasperated smile with a loud, high pitched voice and said,

“Hey! Name’s TJ, what’s yours?” I was flabbergasted by this overly enthusiastic greeting. I was expecting more of a

“Hi”, but this greeting gave me more of a positive first impression that could’ve had many outcomes. Luckily I actually approached this crazy man rather than just ignore the fact that he was prancing around all over the stage playing guitar.

That night went rather unexpectedly in the sense that the cops didn’t come to church because of TJ’s shenanigans. All that he did the whole night was bring great enthusiasm to everyone and play acoustic guitar with the church band.

As the night came to an end, I actually went to talk to TJ; to find out why exactly he was here. He said that he worked at the Apple Store and met Dave there, as he was going to buy a new computer, a Mac computer at that. He also said that his family lived in Kansas, and that he was here to finish school at Virginia Wesleyan, which he finished in May of 2007. Apparently he was living at his friend’s parent’s house for the time he was here. He was living like a college student, as a college graduate; the Dollar Tree being his favorite store. He was very parsimonious; every penny counted. He was one of those people that would camp out at Wal Mart all night to risk their life to save ten dollars.

TJ was also not one of the people that you would want to see in a dark alley in downtown Norfolk at night. No matter what, every time I saw him he managed to always have 5 o’clock shadow. He had long, dark, curly hair that flew in the air like snakes trying to float into the air like an airplane. If you look a little to the right (his left) you will see a giant gauge making a hole in his ear. TJ is out of the ordinary, and just uses that as his “artistic expression” and his way to be different.

Since that night at church, TJ and I have been the best of friends. It works out that he can drive, so he usually spends most of his time driving me around town. Whether it be making a video about a thrift store t-shirt, eating Dollar Store food, or even stealing internet from Panera Bread, TJ and I did it all.

In May of 2008, TJ left to return to his family in Kansas. Now we don’t really get to see each other much, considering he’s over 1000 miles away; but there are a few exceptions. When I went with my church to a youth conference in Tennessee in July, TJ met us there and stayed the whole week with us. Just last week TJ just so happened to be in town, and we hung out a few times. We still get to talk, whether it is through text messages, phone calls, or even over tumblr (an online blog site).

TJ has taught me that you shouldn’t always spend more than you have to. He also taught me that you don’t always have to do what everyone else is doing, to be iconoclastic, to be against the current. Instead of buying the clothes that everyone else has, just wear something different and be yourself.

Hey everybody,

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:06:13 -0500

This is the first time I’ve signed onto Tumblr in like 5 months, and it’s a lot different…haha.

So…yeah, I thought I’d use it now that it isn’t blocked in my Journalism class.

"San Dimas High School Football Rules" - The Ataris

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:22:11 -0400

Last night I had a dream that we went to Disneyland,
Went on all the rides, didn’t have to wait in line.
I drove you to your house where we stared up at the stars
I listened to your heartbeat as I held you in my arms.

We hung out at the rainbow where we drank til’ half past two.
Nothing could go wrong anytime that I’m with you.
Like crashing a hotel room or leading up to that first kiss
Or searching for a high school that you know doesn’t exist…

These are the things that make me free
I feel like I’m stuck in “stand by me”
This night was too good to be true.

Today I woke up alone wishing you were here with me,
I wanted us to be something that we’d probably never be.
Today you called me up and said you’d see me at our show,
But now I’m stuck debating if I even wanna go.

Whitney, don’t you understand that what I say is true?
I just want you to know I have a major crush on you.
I’d drive you to Las Vegas and do the things you wanna do
I’d even have Wayne Newton dedicate a song to you.

I only wish that this could be
Just dump your boyfriend and go out with me
I swear I’d treat you like a queen.

Wasting Time

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:13:25 -0400

We all are.

"I want that"

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:40:24 -0400

poetxlenore:

I want that.

I want to
be held close.
I want to
be cared for.

I’m so tired.

I’m so tired of
being lonely.
I’m so tired of
being used.

I’m so sick.

I’m so sick of
sleeping alone.
I’m so sick of
waiting for a prince who doesn’t exist.

thats nice.

Greatest prank ever.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:28:41 -0400

Greatest prank ever.

This weekend's music.

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:29:39 -0400

This weekend's music. :

John Reuben.

Tunes for 4/17

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:56:22 -0400

Tunes for 4/17:

Fox Trot Rio.

Kind of bored with Tumblr

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:54:38 -0400

Here’s the deal, since the only person i Tumbl-Talk it TJ, I’m just going to post the music for the day on here until i get friends. Or if something schweet happens to me that I can remember I’ll post on here.

New Food Group

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:53:26 -0400

teajams:

The other night at the party Tanner made up the new word for hash browns that i think captures their full awesomeness. It’s “smashbrowns.” Yes. Make it a part of your vocabulary.

I love smashbrowns.

Photo

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:14:51 -0400

"Me: Y’know, bird poop would make a lovely addition to the book, “Everyone..."

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:47:41 -0400

“Me: Y’know, bird poop would make a lovely addition to the book, “Everyone Poops”
Tim D. : What kind of book is that?
Me: Oh it’s great, it has all kinds of poop in it!
Tim D. : It sounds like a pretty crappy book to me.”

- Waiting for band practice to start…

This is a video that I made with my friends TJ and Ryan for...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:38:45 -0400

This is a video that I made with my friends TJ and Ryan for church. It’s pretty sweet.

Gay conversation.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:44:16 -0400

Mrs. Waters (during a lecture on stereotyping gay guys): Now class, there are people that love shopping, shop at preppy stores, and hang around all girls that aren't gay.
Me: Yeah, they're called girls!

"Beeth it hail, we shall still go onwards."

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:20:07 -0400

“Beeth it hail, we shall still go onwards.”

- Daniel AKA Timmy, from Spring Retreat

BandSpace

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:10:24 -0400

BandSpace