David Feder: David's Home

This Flower grows in the hedge in front of my house in Islamorada. I see it when I walk the dogs late at night. (early in the morning)

 It always makes me smile, mixed with the smells of all the other night bloomers, especially Jasmine, ahhhhh. Took the picture with the I-phone and a little LED flashlight.

 I love the night time, the quiet, the peace, the best time to create for me. Gonna crawl into be now and say good night!

Hi Guys,

 Sorry I have not been updating you all lately.

 Space Aliens once again have been demanding way too much of my dark hours. Jeeeze!

 To catch up:

 Hmmm lets start with a bang. Our Purple 1976 Ford Ranger Pickup, after three motors, 386,000 miles and a bungied on roof, finally bit the big one.

 Pimp My Ride will not even consider her now.

   After our New Year's Eve Gala, on the way home from delivering the speakers  to storage, the new front brakes seized up, got red hot, melted the brake hose, and caught on fire. In two minutes the flames totally engulfed her. Funny thing is that she chose to die 20 feet from where we bought her on the side of the road 17 years ago. Here is the link to one of the videos of the fire. She went out in a blaze of glory! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ca-nF32pew

Roy Bogue invited us to play for Win Higgins Benefit at Robbie's

Marina. Dana Collins, Nyan, Ryan, Me, Percussion Pete, Larry Oneil, Micah...Good party.....Jammin out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget Bay Jam is April 10 Details coming... also let's see..

 Pierre Bensusan concert was amazing...as usual.... he is  a great musician, composer....very inspiring...

 

Royal Flush Dance Crew put on a great show also. The whole audience helped out with dancing and fun. One of the performers said "does everyone on this Island Flip?" Thanks Stephanie!

 

Thursday nights are now Jam/open mike night at the Green Turtle. Jam starts at 10 and goes until 1 AM. Bring your instrument....any style of music is good.

 This Thursday is the first one. Can't wait to see what happens.

Friday is Feder Nation summit at Turtle.

 Daddy Herb is in town and Suzi is stuffing him with food and America's Funniest Home Videos.

 

 Working in the studio this week with Jess Atkins, Micah, and some Hillbilly Flamenco Guy.

 Love you all..

 Dave

 PS get on youtube.com and search Dave Feder..some new stuff pops up that was uploaded from god knows where, and its funny.

 

No Idea where it all leads..(yes I'm up late again)
And that's part of the point I guess.
Musically speaking there are so many directions, infinite possibilities really of expressing the song of being. Not just love, life, death or the content of any moment, past, present, or future.
When the question is asked about musical, artistic, creative goals, I really have no master plan other than to keep learning what appeals to me at the moment, deep down inside, trusting the universe to offer me the elements I need, when I need them, to help express the infinite in my own little way. Sometimes it seems that it's the hardest way because the information can be so apparently disparate if I do the unthinkable, and try to think about it. Thinking is a tool that is for me very unmusical. Although I love to think occasionally for sport.
Sometimes the path is so unclear that it is hard to rally and work for months on a tiny bit of technique, harmony, or other concept that in clock time may only last seconds. And more often than not, whatever "it" is has nothing even to do with picking up an instrument at all.
Could be just a vague feeling of a door opening with a message, and allowing that spark to be absorbed and integrated into my own limited understanding.
When I remind my self to accept that I, as a human being, will never be able to comprehend much beyond the limits of my senses, I relax a bit and go back to work, remembering that comprehension of the infinite is not necessary for sharing and enjoying it with others. And this universe, of which we are all expressions, has it's own beauty, grace and wisdom. Joy for me is accepting that rich unknowable harmony unconditionally, without judgment, attachment or resistance.
Tonight while working on yet a another tiny piece of the grand puzzle, it hit me again that whenever I play alone, with one person, twenty people at a bar, a full concert hall, whatever, the musical image is always dynamic, guided somehow by the joy of that present. So musically my goal may be to always become a better conduit to share this Joy more fully with you.

Love Dave
Hillbillyflamenco.com


PS Micah is filling in for me at the Turtle Friday, go see him, it will be fun!
New video is in production....really cool.
ITMO, Micah, in studio.....going to bed now.