This is Nick. He’s from Trinidad. We met at school a few years ago. He’s dreamed about hitting the road with no plan and no map for his entire life. Last month, he decided to do it.
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Pictures arrived this morning from his adventures. They reminded me how beautiful this continent really is (we’re in North America, for the record). He’s going to keep us in the loop with his travels and recommends that everyone check out Bonnaroo or another major music festival at least once in their life.
We do our best to reply to all of the emails sent to us but sometimes its hard to get every single one. This one came in May 5th and slipped through the cracks, I’m glad we caught it..
I was sitting in my Economics class, when my teacher whipped out a magazine with The Buried Life on the cover. With this weird smiled glued on his face, he asked us casually ” What do you guys want to do before you die”. Me being the class clown replied
Hey hey folks. So as some of you may know #20 on our list is to have a song we’ve written play on the radio - no easy task I assure you. To make this happen I’ve been hard at work the last couple months making some electro-pop music with an old friend. The result, as you can see above, is an EP entitled ‘Concerning the Number 7 And Your Love.’ We just released it today!
I just came home from an outstanding trip to Nicaragua where I was working on #92: Learn to Surf (here’s how I got there). I was truly searching for the perfect wave and it wasn’t easy. Somehow I made it though, so I thought I’d put together an easy to follow step-by-step guide so that you can find the perfect wave too. Here’s a photo journal of what it took.
Step 1: Cab (p.s. it’s difficult to ask for a Spanish/English Dictionary without a Spanish/English Dictionary… probably not worth trying)
Dave recently traveled to Sun Valley, Idaho to help a group of aspiring b-boys and girls cross off a collective item on their list, ‘Learn How to Breakdance’. Dave is a professional breakdancer and when we cruised through Sun Valley last fall he held an impromptu breakdance class with some of the locals. It was such a hit that they politely begged him to come back. It didn’t take much (a burrito) to get Dave packing and on his way back to the Gem State.
Mr. Dave teaching some ‘top rock’
Dave said he loved teaching you guys. He also said he loved the rave in the mountains.
Here’s a clip of Dave doing an impulsive throwdown at the Much Music studio:
I was cruising through The Buried Life community (a place where you can share your list with the world) and I came across Nick’s Page. Nick posted all 100 things he wants to do before he dies and some of them are just too good to go unnoticed. Here’s a sample from his list, some of them definitely got me thinking…
#66 Spend at least two years in San Diego, actively involved in the film community.
#67 Improve Family ranch
#68 Start a ranch as alternative rehabilitation for troubled youth.
Heya guys. Apologies for the absence… the past week we’ve been working day and night following a lead that could have gotten us to Beijing for the Olympics (huuuuge dream!). Unfortunately it didn’t pan out but no worries, it just so happens that the 2010 Games are in our backyard. Keep an eye open for us in one of the events (#91 on the list).
As punishment for not blogging for nearly a week, we sacrificed Ben to the ocean gods. Here is a video of the ceremony.
Have you ever seen the movie “That Thing You Do” with Tom Hanks and Liv Tyler? It’s about a bunch of kids who start a band and release a single that becomes a hit.
Near the beginning of the movie two of the band members are working in an appliance store and happen to turn on the radio. To their amazement their song comes on. Everyone jumps up and down and screams and shouts and runs out on the street.
When I was 14 I saw that movie on TV and decided that one day I wanted to experience that feeling. I even put it on the list - #20: Get a song you’ve written on the radio.
I’m happy to announce that yesterday - without petitioning or any contact whatsoever - my band’s cover of Feist’s 1234 was played on-air in Portugal! When I heard it the hairs raised on my arms and my friends and I high-5′d. It was even better than I could have imagined.
We’re called “bikini” - electric pop music for kids in love - and we have an EP coming out next month (so maybe there will be more radio play down the road!) You can listen on our MySpace here. -Jonnie
