Beckond Blog: Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tribute to You
Current mood: thankful
Category: Sappily thankful Blogging

Before I start this blog entry, I would like to personally thank each and every person that has come out to support us at South Ogden Days and The Avalon Theater. We truly have the best family and friends in the world. THANK YOU so much for helping us to make our music work. (High-fives all around!)

In other news, we have a new addition to the band who has taken on a lot of responsibility and helped us move forward even faster. Trevor Hansen, longtime friend of the Wintle boys, has agreed to be our manager and has wasted no time in getting things done. He was a driving force in our Avalon gig, and is pulling strings left and right to get Beckond on the map. When you see him, give him a "good game" and tell him he's a stud.

For those of you who couldn't make it to the shows, let me give you a little recap. The South Ogden show was supercalifragilisticexpiali-SWEET!! A lot of people turned out, and we felt like we were clicking on all cylinders. We had some frustrations about the show at the Avalon, but all-in-all, the response has been positive. Once again, we have the greatest family and friends in the world.

If you missed the Avalon show, Comcast will be playing it on Comcast On Demand in about a month. You just go to music on the menu and search for the program "Band Wagon." The more people watch us, the better off it is for us, so tell everyone to check us out (and to wear dark glasses to soften the glare from my forehead . . . yeouch!!).

Where this is the first time I've been in a band, there are a lot of things I hadn't experienced until now: the adrenaline that surges the veins when stepping on stage, the camaraderie felt between band members after a great show, the anticipation of putting your creations in front of people you may or may not know and waiting for the reaction, saying stupid things between songs . . . (You can't win them all!) Everything about performing is exhilarating! Seeing people's reaction to all the hard work makes it worth it.

There is this feeling I can't quite describe when Trent and Jared play the intro to Silent Scream and then the entire band explodes into Broken. From that point until I have the honor to join Brody on the drums at the end of Whit, I feel alive. I have the great honor and privilege to play with four extremely talented musicians. It's a great feeling.

Those of you who have been with the band since the beginning recognize the old favorites (even though they are different), and have seen the band progress and change. Now, we are proud to show old and new fans alike the new music we have been working on, and are even more exciting for what is to come. It's time to get on this train now, because it's going to be a fun ride.

We have big plans for the future and are excited to have all of you along with us. Thanks for the words of encouragement. Thanks for driving long distances to see us. Thanks for BEING there! You all rock!! (Except for that one kid that said singing sucks and that I should scream. To you, I say: SHUT UP, FACEHATER!!)

Can't wait to see all of you at our next show!

Ryan

(After reading this, does anyone else feel like singing camp songs and hugging random strangers?)