USS Blue Ridge(LCC-19) 17 Year Anniversary

Not only is it Earth Day tomorrow, its my anniversary of both joing the U.S. Navy and finishing my tour, April 22nd. Truly a very special day for me, both the beginning of my adventure into this thing we call life and my arrival back home to a country in inner turmoil (now international as well).
The shot above (2nd) was my last of many visits to Hong Kong, I was on a plane bound for the U.S. about two weeks after this shot was taken. If I could only tell you about the never ending sea stories about my five years abroad. Just ask:) but beware, there probably aren't enough years left on your life for all of the stories:)

The TRSQ Commentary- Conformity

A dear friend of mine passed on a book to me to read, I thought it prudent to relay a passage that really hit home for me personally, and it too, may do the same for you, its about 'conformity'
we all adhere to this dreaded "C" word in some form or fashion:

One thing you must put aside in order to fulfill your destiny is conformity. We all conform in hundreds of ways. Even those of us who feel we have travelled on our own seperate paths, who have lived more of less as free and independent spirits are conformist to some extent but you must realize the ways in which you should not conform. You should not lead your life according to the dictates and mandates of others. Confoming to the whims and standards of others is insidious and dangerous. There is a human tendency, no doubt acquired and strengthened in childhood to believe that whatever people in significant numbers are doing must be correct or so many would not be doing it. We live in a society in which popularity is confused with superiorty or excellence. For example the most popular consumer brands are not neccessarily the best consumer brands. American made cars and clothing are heavily advertised and therefore are most popular. But the truth of matter is, the great majoirity of people seldom enjoy the best of anything clothes, cars, cuisine or life-style. The best is never the most popular. You must find your own unique pathway in the world; the masses or majority never do. Until you set the tone for your existence, you will follow others, who are, in turn following you as you. As you continue your trek to greatness you must remember this: If you do the exact opposite of what everyone else is doing you'll probably avoid one of lifes most costly mistakes---conforming.

These are the opinions of Theron of the TRSQ and just that, opinions, these views are not to offend or disrespect but only to open the inner mind to new perspectives.


courtesy of Think and Grow Rich, A Black Choice, by Dennis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill

Demo- Sippin On Cognac

Using many new engineering techniques (always trying to get the sound right) came up with a little sumtin to give fans the new direction to the future sound of the TRSQ, check this one out, its called Siippin On Cognac. Ive been asked about inspiration for this joint and my answer will always be for any production that comes out of the TRSQ camp, if the shoe fits (in this case jeans) then wear it!

Sippin On Cognac

Staying The Course

So much to do, such little time. How many times have we said that, or at least thought on any given day? Keeping time management a priorty has helped some and hurt others, where do you fall in this man made stress machine that dominates our every waking moment (and for some attempting to sleep moments)?
In a nutshell, decide on whats a priorty during any given second of your short life.
Decide to yourself, will doing that accomplish a goal? A goal could be a craving, a desire, a need, a want, a must have, a must feel, a must see, a must touch, a must taste, a must hear... you get the picture, then go from there. Work all the priorties down to the point that at the end of any given day, you can say O.K. that was a productive day FOR ME, not for your neighbor, not for you boss, not for you family, not for your pet, FOR ME! Once this is achieved on a daily, weekly, monthly time schedule, the feeling of stress will be minimized dramatically, things won't seem to be so overwhelming, and you in fact will finally say, cant wait 'til tomorrow to get to the next To Do List!

Theron

This Flu Thing

First I thought it was the climate change from heading to middle earth, then I thought it was an allergy (to my knowledge I have none) then I said it was from drinking rum, then I thought it might me a small cold .......and finally after damn near two weeks of pressure, headaches, fever, chills, sweats, raw chest, darth vader voice, sore back, it hit me .......dude you have the FLU! I seemed to have weathered the storm, and am feeling about 90 percent today, fought through the fever to lay a couple of tracks, and even watched a little NCAA Madness. All told, signals show I should be 100 percent by tomorrow. Thanks for all the well wishes, see yall on the scene.

See Y'all In A Bit

Well, it's been an up and down year and its's now time to take a break.
Time for me to reboot, defrag my soul and cleanse my spirtit and mind.
Yes its time to vacate the area, I will be out of the country for a week or so, back to my second home, the Dominican Republic.
Upon my return, expect a rush of music to come out of the TRSQ camp... cant wait!
So, take care and will see y'all in a bit.

Theron

My Best Friend|Demo Track

My Best Friend is my latest demo, surely everyone can relate to this one. Please leave a comment, good or bad, that's the only way I can tweak production techniques, thanks.

Theron

Trinidad Carnival 2006-2

Courtesy of triniscene.com




Yes, that's Ms. Allison Hinds, the baddest soca queen ever, from Square 1 fame.

Trinidad Carnival 2006-1

Courtesy of triniscene.com


Hope you were there, what a great event, a must experience for those that have never been, trust me, it will be the best time you have ever had in your life.

Its Carnival Time Again

It's that time again friends, where are you gonna be for your party.