http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/ This is Boyd's Xaaaaaang-uhhhh! http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35263
Betsy flooding. ]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:34:34 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35263 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35207 Film-scoring/Composer Mateo Messina (Academy Award winning
- Juno) brings his 11th annual benefit concert for the Children's Hospital back to
Seattle. This years concert - entitled "An American Symphony" features Eisley
as support. This is a rare opportunity. It's an event we hope you'll attend.

It's produced by an all-volunteer team of young professionals from Seattle called
The Symphony Guild of Children's Hospital (see blog). The show is @ Benaroya
Hall (3rd & Union downtown Seattle) & starts @ 8pm. Tickets will be sold through
Brown Paper Tickets and Ticketmaster. Tickets available September 15 here.

Mark your calendar for concert date - Friday, NOVEMBER 7, '08
Mark the above date in your calendar. Help promote this show on line if you
can - to help the beneficiaries of this event: children.

Please visit Mateo's Website to understand more about his resume'.


Celeb' shot I found on line.


YouTube. KTLA interview w/ Mateo about Juno score.

Come to the Concert!
Drive in, fly in, take the ferry, swim across the sound, hike over the mountains, cross the border... I don't care. Help raise money for some Mom's and Dad's who can't afford hospital care for their very sick children. Support an organization/entity that puts smiles on the faces sick children; come hear Mateo's concert - and see one of your favorite bands perform in grand style in an amazing theatre backed by cello's, bassoons, tuba's, oboes, and clarinets!

New Blog Soon
Thanks everyone. I'll be posting more soon about Eisley's Eis-Wood recording sessions. But not until there are at least 1000 comments on this post!. i'm KIDDING (hmmm... then again...) ok... maybe 100. This blog is way more important and your comments are insightful. I'm sure people from their camp are peering in.

Btw - thanks for the great comments on the last post. As always, I'll try to watch comments on this post and answer any questions I can in the comments area. There are nice big rumblings going on up in here but the most exciting is: new songs. yeeps. Thnx everyone. bd]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:34:37 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35207 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35180
I go here when I need new to get a fresh head on my shoulders. Helps me get
perspective. Sometimes I cheat and use it to lose weight.

Also. I have to say that I adore Sherri's images. I freak out over them and
just adore them. Then again, you could say, "you would". But I wouldn't if
they weren't so so swanky-damn good. Hey, a blog magazine is about to go
to print and he's featuring Sherri's photographs in his publication complete
with a questionaire interview. She talks about song-writing and the new LP.
I'll talk about that when the time is right too.

Goodbye. bd]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:03:56 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35180 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35109
coffee is always the critical foundation to business and pleasure.

Undisclosed Procession
The episodes happening behind the veil are lively and productive. Things are moving forward. Again - we appreciate your patience during this time of veiled coversion. Again - once the foundation is reconstructed, the new world will promise much change; for example - on-line merch. No more of what WB did during the last 2 record cycles. That's a promise. That site just sat there rotting - void of merchandise but filled with old crappy video's. It's going to take a bit of time to get things in order, but eventually - yes.

Eisley starts working on demo's this week!

bd]]> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:34:05 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35109 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35019
i snapped me in the van and regret it.

None of these images are important - which is why i dumped them into an old post. When i go on walks or go to starbucks or drive, I just snap things to document. I can't help it. They mean nothing. Just like my blogs lately.

bd]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:21:45 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_35019 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_34985
But there's a silver lining... shot moments later.

More info soon. Do you believe me? Conference calls and ichat conferences and flying to meet. Much rolling up of sleeves. Much negotiating. Much muchness. All that matters is music in the end. Thanks for being patient guys.

bd]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:10:54 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_34985 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_34906 Lazy Day's and Chirpy Nights
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Parting Wacko-words
The new world is going to be strange. The industry is shifting. If you trip, you'll miss the fall. Stop being so anti-paradigimal. Biff-world is cracking up. Save the watch-tower. There's got to be a morning after. Go ahead - make my day. We're gonna need a bigger boat. My Mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get. You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

Will keep you posted.

bd]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:53:05 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_34855 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_34761
Someone liked the polarized look.

The Future
Guess by now you're wondering what all the morse code is about. "Drink Ovaltine" was just false code. I wanted to say something important but decided it wasn't in anyone's best interest; perhaps a cowardly moment; perhaps great wisdom.

So many cool things are happening, we're all over-whelmed. My new association with Jason is turning out to be... hmm, how shall I put it... an interestingly, positive one. I feel it is going to be a powerful match. He's a very weird guy... in a good way. Many would say the same about me. I've been around plenty of normal people; normal is good; the world is full of normal. Normal is over-rated. Anyway, Jason and his brain are our newest, strongest asset. Don't count on us doing things normal from here on out.

You ever seen those movies where some evil villain taps into everyone's brains and becomes all powerful? - and bolts of lightening shoot out of his head... his orifice bellows forth with narcissistic particles, an odoriferous spewage of incomprehensible substance fires out the portals of his noseal region... and there's that boisterous, horrid, fiendish cackle. Well - none of that describes Jason at all; i just wondered if you'd seen a film like that.

But he does have a great mind... like he tapped into the minds of many, but without the evil intent and the ego. It's a great match. I'm still shaking my head. What a werl'. Meet this guy in Montreal at an Eisley show, and now we're on the phone for 2-4 hrs per day discussing Eisley; when we're not talking, we're working on something for Eisley... jeeze, I probably have over 300 emails from him in the short time we've been working together. When we're not talking or emailing, we're on conference calls with our expanding team (more on that when i can talk about it); yesterday, we had a conference ichat (moving to isight when i get my Macbook Pro going).

Anyway... lots of communication coursing through the Eisley system right now. International communication as well. Jason can talk internationally at a minimum cost (technology... i told you he was a geek) so he can talk all night long to other countries... and does. Soon, we're going to hook up a system that will allow the Tyler (home) office to dial up (through his server) and talk to Quebec for nothing (save Verizon costs).

Where am I GOING with all this... (asking myself :-0) Sorry. I'm just rambling again. Stalling. The world feels like it's spinning round and round lately... so fast. I just want you few faithful followers to feel the excitement even if you don't know what's happening. Can u feel it?

I do realize guys - that Eisley seems to have been moving forward at a snails pace for more than a decade. You all expected more. We all might have expected more. The sum of so many comments over the years have expressed the collective concern that this band should be bigger than they are. I mean, let's face it... we haven't changed the world. I'd like to think Eisley has been influential; has had an effect on individuals... even if they haven't reached the masses. yet .

Ok, so it's been slow... and things haven't always been handled right. Could they have been bigger? Without a doubt. But maybe it's not all so bad. And maybe it's all for a reason. Remember, being 'big' was never the dream. Writing songs was the dream. And much more. But you all know my feelings on this issue of progress, right? In case not - I'll nutshell it for you (newbies. (o brother... here he goes):

SLOW GROWTH IS GOOD. A QUICK GLANCE AT EISLEY'S HISTORY

Phase 1: Eisley's intro into the music industry at such a young age was both good and bad. It gave them a big splash...but created the wrong kind of waves. In spite of the band's 4 year history as an indie act - complete with well-defined image and track record for writing cool songs... playing hundreds of shows, initial 'industry' publicity centered around the novelty of their age, their siblingness, their family ties, etc.

If not for the Coldplay tour and our having a well-defined brand, press would have surely been successful in branding Eisley as nothing more than 'the next big thing..." - which we all know is just an over-used headline for a category in every rock magazine on the shelves. With a zillion bands emerging in the over-crowded marketplace, it's laughable as a launching pad for a band; more like a passing hunk of editorial cheese that fades once the magazine is tossed - yielding the next month's story. Eisley had a story... but the version that publicists told wasn't very important to their career. I saw it coming, but couldn't stop the presses. It wasn't WB's fault. They weren't spinning things that way. Editors look for stories to hang their job security hat's on. Anyway, thanks to Coldplay and their management for playing a pivotal part in the real story. The affinity was an anchor.

So, Phase 1 was a challenge; something to press through... something to escape from. BUT it was important. As they say, all press is good press. Yes, Eisley are family (and proud of it); and yes, they benefit greatly from the relationships with each other. But they're no longer young. Ever heard about child actors syndrome? That was bad positioning. Remember - 'positioning' exists in the real estate of the mind. Hard to change opinion once you stake your claim on a hunk of the brain where no one else has claimed.

Phase 2: Two ep's and two LP's helped solidify Eisley, not only as a working band, but as credible song-writers/performers. Phase two was all about fan-building, touring, promoting, building on-line, engaging in relational sites, getting out of the box - out of the country, touring with diverse bands, taking opportunities like Sundance, recording with various artists like Bright eyes, etc. but more importantly - surviving, proving... enduring. And something called "growing up".

Phase 3: Current. Youngest band member is still only 19 years old. Eisley is at a place where most bands are just starting; now - more focused, more motivated, much much wiser, more immune to criticism, seasoned as a touring band (National and International), a friend to the studio, experienced in life, in love, in pain, in surviving, in lasting.

The point to my glance at the guideposts of our past - it's been a slow growth process. Those of you who have been following for years have heard me talk endlessly about the stability of moving forward... upward... keeping a pace... to win the race. Once you build a base, you can start to sprint. We've stayed in the race and have survived, thrived... it's time to sprint. But the finish line is intangible. There's no end in sight.

The future is not yet written. But it's on the drawing board. Will keep you posted. And now for the most important sentence: you know this entire post, with all the blab-ulance, is just about me setting things up... for another post; but that's for another day.

BTW - i told u i'd come back and I did... even if few would come back for an edit; that suits me fine. This is a bit impetuous; also thrown down without careful thought. Also redundant. Stop reading. I journal because I want a record of this. Some day I'll be glad i did. Thanks for reading the days of our lives. ]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:18:42 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_34761 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_34688
I document 'coming home' for some dumb reason.

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Paw's Day
I was just up in here editing this blog when the whole bunch of them piled
in and sang happy father's day to the tune of happy birthday. They are
awesome... they got me a new "Voyager" phone by LG... the kind
they use - the technology of which features a rocking camera - as
evidenced by the quality of Sherri's keen images. Noteworthy: i was up for
a free upgrade but they know I'd never have taken the time to go get a
new phone. To me, it was if they'd spent a 1000 dollars on me. Free is a
better option - especially when you're broke.]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:03:24 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_34688