It's my big bro Brian's birthday today.
Brian, I'm glad you have always been a part of my life. I hope you have a good one and feel loved. You are so talented and have such a big heart. You will always have a special place in my heart and life. We had such a fun childhood together. I can't imagine life without you. I am a lucky girl to have had such a great, fun, creative, supportive friend for a big brother then, and now. We love you lots!
recent photos of the man, the myth, the legend (as our Father might say)
Here I would have added a nice little 311 playlist for you with grooveshark only for some annoying reason that proved impossible. So go listen to some good old 311 for me. Here are the songs I was going to throw in: use of time, do you right, bomb the town, I can't remember the rest. It was going to be a sweet little list though. What we should be doing today is going to a 311 concert together, that would be sicktight. When I hear "Do you right" I always think of cruisin around with you in your truck listening to that song and rockin out. good times. miss you! Do yourself right today and enjoy it!
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Thank you so much Harmony. I teared up when I read this. I miss some of those good times, when we both worked at D-land and would go out there together in the truck. Remember the sweater fiasco? By the way, have you had a chance to hear the new 311 album 'Uplifter'? It's really different for them. Some songs are major departures from what they usually do. And some are very 311ish. I like it overall. Anyway, I also wanted to thank you for that conversation we had in line for Thunder Mountain. It really helped me. I chose to pursue my mystery novel and I am now more than halfway through it. I've written 140 pages! That's the most I've ever written on a single book. So thanks, and I love you to, and I am more than proud of you and your beautiful family, and I love Spencer too. Doreen and I always talk about how much we love that guy and how much he brightens our day and makes us laugh.
Mom and I spent the afternoon and evening with Brian and Doreen and had a wonderful B-Day celebration. We both read the start of Brian's novel, and we can't wait to finish it, what a great start, I am hooked. It is very well written, and I am very impressed with Brian's writing skills, keep up the great work. Whatever you said Harmony, it must have really sparked something in Brian.
I have always thought that both Brian and Harmony are great at writing. I imagined them collaberating on books and being a creative dream team. I am excited about Brian's book too. I was impressed with the beginning and also with how much he has done already. Having a wife who's talented and smart in her own rite doesn't hurt either. Doreen is also working on a book that is very near to being done. It's wonderful to see all the things our creative family does.
We had a nice day with Doreen and Brian on his B-day. We went to a Thai resteraunt for dinner and back to their house for carrot cake which was way too good. We watched a good movie which I keep thinking about.
Thanks Harmony for always being so good to remember birthdays and to say such complimentary things and make us all feel special on our birthdays or other celebratory days of the year.
Brian, I am stoked about your novel!! I'm very excited to get my own hands on a copy someday. Did you get my Facebook message? So yeah, I really like the new 311 album. I wasn't sure at first listen, but I really like it now. aaaah, the sweater fiasco, i'll never forget it.
i'm such a dork. It means a lot that you love Spencer too. He makes me laugh too and brightens my life. and so do you! Mom's got a cool idea with us doing something together. Hopefully we both have plenty of life and time ahead of us, and that could happen someday.
Happy happy birthday (a few days ago). Thanks too for the kind words. Looking forward to the book.
Well Brian this may be to late for anyone to take a look, ha! I am sorry we messed up on your birthday, but we didn't forget it, which makes us maybe even worse jerks, I don't know. You are a guy of so many talents. I was just telling a good friend and artist about you a couple of days ago. I hope you receive our e mails at least the last one didn't come back. My life has been very busy with my meager art the last little while and not doing necessarily the fun stuff either. I am finally replaced in my job as state president of WOCP except for the loose ends to tie up and I am glad to have had the opportunity and learned a lot but also not sad to see it pass on to somebody else. How are you two surviving while your writing? I have thought about you both and hope life is going good. I am sure your novel will be great as all you do is. Hey sometime send me a piece of art you can do without as I am always bragging about you and don't have anything to verify it with, would love to have something, so you can remember my birthday, oh yah. Well love you guys and do not get to see you enough. You can come on up to DIscovery Bay- I hope it is as cool as it sounds. Love Grandma