"O God of Earth and altar,
bow down and hear our cries.
Our earthly rulers falter.
Our people drift and die.
The walls of gold entomb us.
The swords of scorn divide.
Take not thy thunder from us,
but take away our pride."
(G. K. Chesterton; English Hymnal)
I'm just a regular guy with with an immense love for the universal language of music and art! First of all I AM NOT A DEVIL WORSHIPER, lol. The"Devil" aspect of my name comes from my aggravating friends and I use it to maintain anonymity. I am very open minded and I do not judge people. If you are good to me, I'll be good to you, that simple. If your not, I'll still love you anyway, though likely keep my distance. The music I create is inspired from many different influences and not necessarily just musical ones. I am primarily a guitarist, but have had to learn various musical disciplines to get my music out there and out of my head, all the while with no formal musical education. I started learning to record and play the synth on my own approximately a year ago, due to the lack of others to make music with and am learning everyday the do's and don'ts involved with each. I have played guitar for an estimated 16 years and if it has substance, love music from many different genres. I'm really not sure what genre my music should fall into, as I really don't believe in limiting myself or anything else for that matter, in such a way. All songs are written, arranged, performed and recorded by myself in my home, though they have yet to be mastered or finalized. I really hope you all enjoy what you hear and know that I appreciate your support, as well as friendship, more than you'll likely ever realize. Thank you for the support and inspiration you all provide on a daily basis. Special thanks goes to those who actually choose to slow down for a moment and take the time to listen!
hey john, whats man.. thanks for the bday greetings.......and sorry for being gone that long, i will not give any excuses as i must admit its all my fault, i've being an ass hole and i gave up on some of my friends, but know john around jully things have being very complicated i gave up on a life and started on a new one and till i get everything on the right way some asshole hacked my acount and it took me three mounths to retrieve it back i had to teach my self acounts hacking lol and i guess it worked and here im now.....but from now one i promise to keep in touch especially in my new job i travel alot and in a near future ill go to canada when i do ill give you a visit we can jam or hunt chicks plus it will be a chance for me to share some beers with layne......how is he doing by the way??? anyways thanks again my friend....
Did you put up some pics?????? You GOTTA! :) Everything is MOSTLY fine but my life could use the fine tweaking. Gotta just be patient with that though. :( But yeah... Aiden has been having issues with allergies and asthma. Not fun. Unfortunately something he got from me. Even my allergies are acting up. But yeah... how about you?? *love*
"... The gleaming stars all about the shining moon Hide their bright faces, when full-orbed and splendid In the sky she floats, flooding the shadowed earth with clear silver light..."
~Sappho
... May thy weekend bestow joy and pleasures over thee, dear~
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is, the only place they ever needed to search was within!"
May thou hast a peaceful and venturous day, m' friend!
How the hell are ya? We all doing good. Come see us! Would love to see you! Trent misses you bad! will send you phone number in a message so you can call him! love ya!
Hey JD, How’s Everything? Let’s be honest, we know you’re busy and
have lots of choices. We’re hoping you’ll spend a few minutes and give our new
song a spin… As always, we thank you for your time and opinion. It means a lot
to us. Johnny
Most people seem very giving in this narcissistic paradise of a wasteland we call MYSPACE. Hey, they even let me hang around. We've all met a lot of people, blown our cover, acted pissy at one time or another. At least I sure know I have. Obviously my presentation was contrived and overblown.
If we didn't have ego's we'd all be sitting around in our own little rooms letting God's will flow through us ~ like the proverbial 'if a tree fell in the woods . . .
But we do have ego's. And this ain't no everything written for the church like Gregorian chant or Bach type BS ~ We BE more not unlike Beethoven & Mozart ~ writting stuff about our feelings, people we love & shit like things that concern US! We are Rock 'n' Roll ~ & baby, in my book ~ your little bag of bottled elixers or sweat or what ever the F¥˚..ç you want to call it ~ is what rock 'n' roll is all about ! You and I'd say over 1/2 the other cats on MYSPACE are KKKkkkeeewwwlllll. & I believe with all my heart the rest of 'em are going to come around real soon!
BEN VANDAGRIFF ~ THE ALTRUISTIC MESSIAH
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Hope you had a happy Halloween Brother! 
