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On funeral homes, questioning ourselves and meeting Richard…

What is the old adage…”If at first you don’t succeed…”? Yes, we all know the rest. Or, “When one door closes…”. These are beautifully packaged life philosophies, each of which, if neatly written on pretty, little yellow Post-It notes, one could cover the inside of their coffin with. Just to be reminded for all of...

Guerrilla Parking in PDX

12 years ago3 years ago

Jared Fredeen 4 comments

We’re up in Portland, the land of the earth-tone hoodies. It’s incredible up here. The people smile and say “hello” on the streets, trees intermingle with the city buildings, musicians talk to each other without pretension, bouncers are polite, and the beer is AWESOME!!! Another nice feature of the town: No cops knocking on the...

“We’ll Meet You at the Place We Meet Whenever We’re on Our Bikes”

12 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

“I’ll meet you at the place we meet whenever we’re on our bikes!” I heard this yelled from one kid to another today. These excited, anxious, out of school children, so happy to be free from their work, teachers and the indoors, on this beautiful, brisk and sunny Memorial Day. The simple pleasure of riding...

Amazed by Strange Things

12 years ago3 years ago

Jared Fredeen 1 comment

How many chances does the average person get to see a car on fire on the side of the road? Unless you’re either setting the fires or putting them out, I’d imagine a ballpark average of maybe ten in a lifetime. Last night, we were on our way back to Tacoma from an open mic...

Ode to Lindy

12 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 5 comments

a tiny wick that hotly sits on wax filled with perfume burns and turns the darkened room a lighter shade of noon like ants tap dancing on the roof, the rain begins to pour and here, with you, my dreams come true, like many times before invited in, we’ve always been. “You don’t have to...

Making the Album: Easter Eggs

12 years ago3 years ago

Jared Fredeen 2 comments

Throughout the album, there are several little hidden treasures that many people either don’t notice or can’t identify. Being privy to those little things makes us feel special, so we thought we’d share some of them with you so you can feel special too. Exile: In one of the choruses, after “I’m running out of...

Podcasts, Parades, and Pubs

12 years ago3 years ago

Jared Fredeen 1 comment

Had a busy past few days. Wednesday: Headed up to Seattle to meet an old friend (Joe Motor, former owner of Club Motor) and play an open mic at a new place – the Blue Moon in the University District. From the looks of it, I think this is the bar where Lewis and Clark...

And Then There Were Two…

12 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 3 comments

“Everybody wants my job, no one wants to live like me.” -Jared Fredeen, “What We Got” This is the way of things. Jared and I have been deemed the “musician’s pound”. A safe place for musicians who aren’t really sure what they want, if they’re ready to commit, musicians who haven’t fit in with other...

Irony…

12 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

Given the current state of the way in which we live right now, you know, the whole RV life, it struck me as ironic how excited I was last Saturday to eat at a restaurant in Bremerton called Hi Lo’s, where we sat inside a VW van which had been renovated to hold a table.

Strange Things in the Woods

12 years ago3 years ago

Jared Fredeen 1 comment

We had a wonderful show up in Bremerton at the Hi-Fidelity Lounge this past Friday. The crowd was right there with us, the sound was kicking (which is great because we get a little nervous when someone else is running our sound), and we just had an all-around excellent night. But that’s not the main...