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If I could scream any louder I would, If I could see in wider I would..if I could be any brighter...I would

This is my last post on this blog..from on you can get them here http://jordanhewlett.tumblr.com/

Yes it's true..If I could be any brighter I would. Truth is life couldn't be any better/brighter right now (despite the fact summer died and cold ass weather is heading our way) I'm sorry I haven't really gotten a blog out to you lately, I just haven't been in the point to where I could motivate myself to post anything than a rant about random things. Well this is a blog and I'm blogging to you. Out of the 280-some views on the last real blog post I'm sure only 20 of you actually cared...now correct me if I'm wrong but I can monitor how many have my blog linked by RSS Feeds or email updated..thats only 73 of you and that 73 of you show me you can enough to read or at least know when I've posted. But here it is.

The last two weeks have been a challenge for me. My good friend (since the age of 2) who's been battling sickness for the last year or so was diagonsed cancer and given 1 to 3 months to live. We've prayed and prayed and today the good news came. His time with us is now at 4 to 6 months and if the treatment contiunes to be as sucussful as it has been he may over come it. Along with that there are just a lot of things going on in my life and in the lives of those close to me that have made this a long couple weeks. I have the hands and hearts of Morgan, Katelynn, Jesse, Tarrin, and Justin to thank for making it easier than it started off to be. I've always been there and always will be there for others and others will always be there for me. No matter the issues at hand their are always positives. From all the years I've thrown it all way and all of the mistakes I've learned that keeping it bottled up inside will tear you apart. I can't look you in the face and say I'm proud of everything I've done because I am not. But I also can't tell you I regret most of them. I've learned something from everything I've been through. So thank you to all of those who once stood beside me, and to those who still do and those who didnt used to that do now. You are what keep me alive.

Side Notes:
Antix and myself have begun the preproduction process for a new album which won't be finished for a long time but works being done. Follow the progress here http://www.myspace.com/antixlevel7

Deficit released their first single off of their upcoming album "Stand Your Ground" which was produced by Yours Truly and mastered by Shawn Grove. You can hear that and a recording of the live cover of "Kickstart my Heart" taken during my performance on 10/3/10 in Sioux Falls, SD here http://www.myspace.com/deficitbandsd

The Material will release their debut CD featuring a song titled "I'd Be Lying" co-written my Colleen and Myself on 1/11/11

Humanity is Slowly shutting down

There has been a lot of questions and such lately from those close to me about music. Well I've really spent a lot of time watching music and musicians and i've come up with one thing. Humanity is really shutting down. I've been writing lyrics from the heart as long as I can remember. Music is supposed to be about intensity and feeling, but there's no thinking behind the music that's out there today. My goal everytime I touch pencil to paper, drumstick to drum head, strum a sting, or scream a vocal is to get people to think, feel their true emotions again. That's something nobody does anymore....and not even music wise. In anything. People look for a simple answer and use their brain before their heart. I've always let my heart over-rule my mind and I always will. Emotion and feelings come before logic and your school book definition of right/correct. So all I'm saying is we need to open up our minds. I'm sick of being looked at as different or casted out for having an opinion and speaking my mind. 
JSH

There's times and things you can never change

This is has been about the hardest week to get through I've had in almost 4 years. A few days ago I recived news that my childhood friend Tarrin B. is dying of cancer. He's officially given 1 to 3 months left with us. Tarrin and I have been friends since the daycare age and since I've moved we've kept very close. He's one of those friends I wouldnt talk to for 6 months but when we did talk it was like we'd talked an hour before it. As for an update since then...Tomorrow he starts an expirmental treatment in efforts to give him more time and maybe even get him through this. Those of you close to me know what a kick in the chest this was to me and the downward spiral this has sent me into the last few days. The lack of sleep in general has killed me. I didnt eat for 3 days and and all i wanted to do was hug someone and run/walk/ride my bike. But today I'm slowly getting better. Talking to tarrin and having Katelynn, Morgan and a few others (you know who you are) there for me in helping get my head on straight. So thanks you. Also for those of you praying along with me have helped a ton and thank you all so much. 

-JH-

Thank you Sioux Falls!

Thank you to the 500 of you who attended last nights show at the Ramkota Exhibit Hall. It was great to get up on stage again and jam with the Deficit Guys. To the fans? you guys made me feel as if I'd never left thank you all so much. It was great to see people in the crowd that I saw a year ago playing with these guys. Thanks to those of you who still follow me and still follow my blog! I talked to quiet a few of you last night. Thanks to Fades Away for headlining the show. Great bunch of dudes and they put on hell of a live show! Check out Fades Away on myspace Hope to see all of you soon!

Thanks Ryan for letting me break your drumset

Deficit photo by: Steph B. 


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