the rest of the John-stash pictures are up.

Just sayin.

Some new old (and very treasured) pictures

While I didn't get quite as much done over the summer as I would have like in the archive this summer, I was able to delve into the treasure trove that was John Heidenreich's stash of pictures. I have been busy tonight slicing up the scans that we made in New Hampshire at the beginning of August and have posted the first batch here:

John's Stash

The rest will follow during the weekend sometime, so be sure to check back.

(JT, we can feed them into the chronology once folks have had a chance to see them)

-JS

Wasatch Front (lyrics)

Left my desert hometown when I was just a child
spent some time on the San Fran line
yeah I spent some time out in the wild
Flew out to Wyoming, singing home, home on the range
High mountain plains, yellow grass and sage
shouldn't have felt so strange

Arizona marriage and some Arizona kids
Under an old saguaro is where my wife's heart lives
Still spent every summer--and I guess we always will--
Out here in the shadow of the everlasting hills

Along the Wasatch Front, everything is easy
On the Wasatch Front I'm home

Walking down the canyon to the valley of my birth
I've never seen the grass so green
anywhere else on earth
Standing at the graveside now of David Ray and Bee
Grandpa was a thinker
Grandma taught me to sing

On the Wasatch Front, everything is easy
Along the Wasatch Front I'm home

Pappa used to say, "Cache valley is the most beautiful place in the world"
I'd agree, it's a sight
But seeing my dad with my two little boys
and my mom with my sweet little girl
It's like I said-- Everything's alright

Along the Wasatch Front, everything is easy
on the Wasatch Front, I'm home.

Summer songs

Summer is fading. Tomorrow I'll be traveling back to Illinois with my family and Wednesday I'll be back at work. But today I sit on the couch at my parents' house in American Fork trying to relish it.

I think Jon and I did pretty well on our summer challenge. Jon may not be done, but we have, right now, four songs each. Enough for a short album's worth of material--and EIGHT more than we might have had without a challenge.

This last song from me was written over the last 10 days here in Utah. The melody started one morning in the shower and I filled in words whenever I could--sitting at church, in the car on the way North, whenever...

The song, for me, is a sweet one. I haven't lived in the same town as my parents for 12 years, but whenever I'm in their home, I can't help but feel home. This is a song for them.

Wasatch Front from Only Anything on Vimeo.

Here's a YouTube link as well for those of you who have trouble with Vimeo: Wasatch Front

Amusing toddler cinematography

Here is the post as promised, but it's not what I thought it would be. Listen for "that's Sally's dress" and "what's going on?" as she puts her fingers over the lens.

Speak Your Mind from Only Anything on Vimeo.

It's hard to keep promises. I may have to adjust the goal to 10/2.

I haven't dissappeared totally

At the beginning of the summer I promised regular updates and even though most of you are probably not thinking too much about my lack of submissions I will give a brief update. It has been difficult to fit music into my busy summer schedule, but I'm not backing out. I have some great ideas going around in my head and a few partially recorded songs so don't give up on me. This weekend you will see some proof. Somehow I will present to you 7 more songs before the first day of Fall. I just figured out that although email and facebook are justifiably blocked at work, good old blogger is not! My lunch break is over now but check back by Monday for new songs!