In the interview we talk about the band’s rocky past and a few of our follies in the past, Owen’s live bra fashion show at one of shows, our influences, and our future direction, lyric writing, some random drunk guy (ANDY), and we crack some jokes with everybody! There are quite a few people mentioned in out interview! We also talk about the Name Olio!
- Ways to Add Imagery to Your Lyrics One way or another, vision is essential to song writing. Of the five senses, the sense of sight is accountable for most imagery. Seeing things may not be as significant to the song writer as seeing beyond or into things. Sight must lead to insight. Develop into a seer, or......
- Creativity, Creation and the Myth of the Gift Conclusion I'm going to start this post with my conclusion: No one should ever feel that they can't do something they love, and, in fact, I believe a love of something is really the only true gift we are innately born with. The rest is cultivated in some form or......
- Loops & Lyrics Tour '09 vlog #8 (Nashville & Chicago) Lucas Carpenter's LOOPS & LYRICS TOUR '09 heads on down to Nashville and then BACK to Chicago! Playing 12th & Porter, Hot Topic, & French Quarter Cafe in Nashville, plus Loyola University in Chicago, IL! Shows, lyric writing guru sings a song, Oprah's empire, plus Lucas & Abbey get......
- How to Build Confidence and Overcome Fear “How to Build Confidence and Overcome Fear” is a rare GRS re-run; it originally appeared on 17 February 2009. I’m dealing with a family crisis, and haven’t had time to write. Things should be back to normal tomorrow. Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger,......
- Do You Need More Blog Readers? Do you feel as if your blog could use more blog readers? You are certainly not alone, as most blog authors are constantly looking for an increase in more blog readers, though not everyone is sure quite how to attract the readership levels that they are looking for. If you......
- One Year Of Frugal Dad, A Look Back Hard to believe I have been writing here at Frugal Dad for an entire year! In some ways it is hard to remember a time when I wasn't writing, but in other ways I can easily remember being a fan of so many other blogs, but hesitating to start one......
