Mr. Tenor

Waiting

2010-09-01T23:58:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, all you can do is wait. I'm at a point in my life where all I can do is wait. I hate waiting, but I know it's for the better. Waiting to drive, waiting for a job, waiting for a career, waiting for love. I had a decision today. Whether to live in sorrow, or take a chance and wait. I decided to wait. I really hope my life turns around soon. Reality will eventually destroy us all, but I don't want to be next in line. I can never be satisfied these days, and it's a struggle. Thinking I'm not good enough for myself isn't exactly a luxury. More of a curse. It's good at sometimes, getting better to the person I want to be but at the same time lowering my self esteem. Oh, well. I'm sure no ones reading this so it doesn't matter. It's only Perry Groves' opinion.

It's been awhile, hasn't it?

2010-08-30T21:22:00.000-07:00

My life right now: God, football, friends, getting ready for school, a little bit a saxophone playing (I'm busy with the other stuff, so I don't have time to practice. Not good.), and thinking about what's going on in my life. My heart threw itself around in my chest, and I have had to stop it. It's been somewhat of a rough summer, and now I have to get over everything because football. Football has now officially token over my life, and It's a love-hate relationship. I want my life, but I want my football. I hope high school's better than middle school because I didn't really like claggett. It's fine though, because it hates me too. It's crazy that I'm already in high school. I remember when I was in elementary school, seeing my oldest brother at McNary. For all of you who are scared going into high school, don't be. It's a different place, but you still have at least a few friends. Gosh, I haven't blogged in such a long time, it's a little weird. If anyone reading this know anything about a jazz recording studio, let me know or maybe even hook me up. I want my life to hurry up, so I can be an adult and be a musician, but I know a part of life is growing. Well, I guess this is about it, if you want leave a comment, and spread joy around the world. That's all this world needs. Joy. If you have joy, then you get hope, and if you have hope, you have faith. Goodnight, awesome people.

ok here we go again.

2009-04-10T20:43:00.000-07:00

Some time ago in spring break I went to my friends birthday party and we wanted to jam on our instruments. We did brass against woodwinds and my best friend (along with his 20-22 friend) plays the alto sax (and as you know I play the tenor sax) so we hit up a sax jazz trio and it sounded pretty good compared to the brass group (two fifth graders and an eight grader) and their song Iron Man.
I was listening to my John Coltrane CD and I came across a song that I'd never crossed before and it struck my heart like lightening. I believe that if you relate to the music you could enjoy it the most and even the name struck me with such power and relations. The song is called "I want to talk about you" and it has gotten a 93/100 rating. John Coltrane is such a good sax player, he's my sax idol and I want to be the next great John Coltrane.
I came across a funny video called, "people getting punched before they eat" and don't worry it's a Saturday Night Live video I have a link here. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILvkEHQPHHg

Hey

2009-03-05T21:24:00.000-08:00

This weekend I'm so excited because I might be going surfing! The last time I went surfing was when I went to Hawaii and It was almost my family's last day there. I also might be going to my friends house so we can practice our solo and ensemble and we could do other stuff like maybe improving back and forth. He'll hopefully have some of his church buddies over so we can make a home made movie about some nerds making a club and, well, I don't know the rest because I think we might make as we go, you know, that type of thing. This week has been pretty good because of the fact that we have a four day weekend and we had basically had to do no work at all because it's the end of the trimester and that means that we change classes and the teachers are grading all the late work. Today at school I went to two privilege parties: one for nothing missing in math and another for being to class on time. Well, that's mostly what I have to say except that my teacher/lesson instructor gave me a butt-load of stuff to do like duets with her, sight reading, work on my solo she gave me, and work with my buddy on our duet. So, that's all I have to say for this evening, so good-bye, and good-night.

wow

2009-02-27T20:12:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that music is so weird. At least to me because sometimes I'll think music is the last thing I want to do on the planet, and other times I'll think that music is all I want to do. Well I don't have much else to say because I didn't plan this post. But of course, who plans there blogs? Anyway I've caught (a while ago, and it's finally going away) a flu/cold thing that's been going around town so I haven't been felling the best. All my days in school except for the last two days have been like crap. Just crap. C-r-a-p. Now the last two days have been great from what the rest of the week has been like. They've been good because I've barely done any work in school, and I've been supplied with some new energy when I wake up and that's been helpful. Well that's all I have to say for the time being this night. See ya later.

Tenor Playing

2009-02-26T19:01:00.000-08:00

Lately I've been playing and thinking and playing and thinking, ect. I've tried to be more into playing ever since I started getting (not so much) private lessons with my middle school teacher, and I just today searched up Music Theory, and I started making a song tonight after practicing my school music.I think music is a beautiful art that takes mastery even to begin to understand the world of musical art. When I'm an adult I will hopefully go into this music and hopefully narrow in on jazz. Jazz. It's a smooth art where the listener is supposed to be soothed most of the time. I like the fact that you swing in jazz because it's fun to play and awesome to listen to. I also like improving because I like the creativity of improve.So thats mostly what I've been playing and thinking and playing and thinking about. I'll see ya guys (and gals) later.

hey since it's been a while

2009-01-16T16:18:00.000-08:00

sorry that I've been gone so excuse my grammar 'cause im probably speak in text. so hows everybody doin. i hope pretty good.well this year has been the start of my golden years(the golden years is ages 12-21.) The golden years are where the law starts to give u privileges in life.12 is where you could sit in the passenger seat of a car and not get arrested, 13 (for me) is the year i finish jr. high because of the big snow storm in Oregon (so worth it). 14 is when you go into freshman year.15 is where you can start driving(can't wait). 16 and 17, i don't know except for driving privileges. 18 is the year you become an adult. 19, 20, 21. 21 is the year where you could drink alcohol. i have a weird you tube video (ages 13 and up) about sex ed and it's called Sex Ed Rocks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_6ItxioUco hope u enjoy it.So that was just my little catch up from a while because i forgot my blog password. SEEYA HOMIES!

Happy b-day bro!

2008-10-21T16:14:00.000-07:00

Yo brother J to the D, what up dog! Yo, I know it's yo b-dizzle, so I'd like to say:
IT'S ALL IN DA HOOD

(A.K.A. Happy birthday J.D. and see ya homie!)

Beach fun

2008-07-02T18:02:00.000-07:00

On June 27, my Brother(Kevin), Dad(Fraser), and I went to the beach. we had just bought a bogey board. since it had freezing water(good ol' Oregon) we brought my dad's old wet suits. Kevin and I had planned this trip out. First, we would run up the 100ft dune and run down and fall down. Then, once we were hot and sweaty, we would get our wet suits on, then we would jump in the water and bogey board in turns. I had a lot of fun, and if you go to the ocean, I hope you do too!

Birthday shoot out

2008-06-25T20:12:00.000-07:00

I had my b-day party and it was awesome! I went with two of my cousins and my best friend (my brother too) to paint balling. I got shot in each thy by my brother, and got shot in the left arm and on the side of my left knee. It was a fun experience and I hope to do it again next year.(This blog shows my toughness and athletics).
P.S. I DIDN'T SHOT ANYONE!!!!!

Phone Books

2008-06-12T16:07:00.000-07:00

My family and I were just finishing up the phone books. it was a lot of hard work and we had a day and a half to deliver 1019 phone books. Luckily with my bad attitude and good bark hearing instincts, we managed to get it done. We did a huge delivery last year which I got chased by three dogs (that I think had rabies) so that was stressful. But, for all that we get about $200. I hope this helps you know that I have a lot of determination.(My last blog was about my finger coordination and I also meant to spell the word "which", not "witch").

2008-06-11T22:50:00.000-07:00

This blog is for all those sax players out there. Notice how if you start the sax at a school you always start with an alto. Now, me personally( as a tenor sax player) think that you should be able to start with witch ever sax you want to start out with. Famous tenor sax jazz player John Coltrane is what inspired me to play the tenor (witch even my mom thinks that I sound a lot better) and I'm doing fine on it and I plan to stick with the tenor. I hope that the sax will be my future job of teaching or composing music.
TENOR SAX'S ROCKS!!!!!!!