Citizen Bare

It’s extremely interesting to me to look around at all the things I have and realize that sometimes it’s just not enough. This summer I bought two books(the Road and Long way gone) and right now I am just getting around to reading them, you know at the time I was thinking how much I needed to get these books to help expand my realm of thought. Obviously I didn’t need them right then if I don’t actually get around to reading the books until now. The thing about this is I actually had some good nourishing food for my soul and decided to put it off for other things, like video games, sporting events and floor time with Sophie…. Wait that last one is more important than the others:)

It makes me think about a part in Blue Like Jazz I was reading a couple of years ago, basically goes something like this “our consuming products makes us want to consume more products.” The author (Donald Miller) uses an example from his own life to really drive the point home, he goes to Home Depot to buy a screw driver or something and ends up coming out with 3 or 4 extra things. He realizes on his way home that he probably won’t even use the extra things that he has bought. How often do we walk around places of commerce and feel a drawing to just randomly buy? It would be an interesting study to do.

The reason for my blog today is to simply say “The Road” is a terrific read focusing on what life in America would be like if everything burned, if all of our consuming was done to survive.

Peace out

Friends of the Bare Citizen otherwise known as Citizen Bare…

Citizen Bare will be playing Live at the New Moon Cafe on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 @ 7pm. Last time they played at the New Moon, Andrew and John brought you some Christmas music.  We had a bunch of friends come out and participate in the 12 days of Christmas too.

For those reading this post that have not been to the New Moon, you will find it to be quite the warm environment with good eats, good espresso, and good music. (John still recommends the White Mocha espresso…) The New Moon is very easy to find at 150 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05401. It’s right next door to the Outdoor Gear Exchange and just a few doors down from Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Shop.

Like always, it should be a good time and Citizen Bare will have something to say.

See you there!

Citizen Bare

Alright… It’s time for a rant.  I haven’t written one even though I have so many.

This morning on my way into work it was snowing, traffic was going a little slower than normal, and there were a bunch of different diesel trucks all around.  I understand that diesel gets better miles per gallon, but I think it is safe to say that the output is not any better than a gasoline powered truck.  I mean come on…  You can only see big plumes of black smoke come out of the stack of one of those machines so many times before you have to admit the folly of continuing to use a combustible material that emits toxins into the environment.

The introduction of Commercial Electric Trucks can not come soon enough in my opinion.  Probably more-so the introduction of Hydrogen Fuel Cell/Electric hybrid Commercial Trucks can not enter our society soon enough.  We already produce enough industrial hydrogen for the creation of hydrocarbons to fuel every vehicle in the world with straight hydrogen.  If we were to decouple ourselves from hydrocarbons, we could decrease emissions from vehicles and households by 100%.  If we perfect creation of hydrogen as a utility using sustainable green technologies it would be possible to cut the cumulative emissions from vehicles, households, and production by at least (the arbitrary number of) 65% of what they are now; I suspect the number would be higher.

Hydrogen is ready to begin using.  Our capitalist society just can’t handle the economic changes that need to take place because we are so centered around oil.

I can’t wait to breathe diesel/combustible free air.

-JAG

Hi CB fans.  I don’t know if anybody actually checks the blog or not.  Sorry we keep changing the theme.  The previous theme we used was much closer to what we would like to have for a color schema…but we were told that it didn’t work with everybody’s screen resolutions.  This theme ought to do better.  When CB finally creates it’s own theme, we will keep our fans with lower screen resolutions in mind.

Please continue to come and check out what we write occasionally.  You can always subscribe to our blog through the RSS feed and have the latest writings sent directly to your bookmarks.  However you choose to keep tabs on the Citizen Bare we appreciate your support and look forward to any comments you have for us.

Citizen Bare

Holy Crap… You have to check out this You Tube video Batman. This guy Andy McKee is super talented.

Apparently he is signed by Candy Rat Records. Thanks to Tracy for sending an e-mail about this video. I thought he was outstanding.

JAG

Citizen Bare had a good time at the Monkey House.  We changed up the set list a little bit; cycling some new material into the mix.  That is one nice thing about playing for about an hour.  We don’t need to use everything including the kitchen sink to fill the time.  It was especially nice to see some of our friends/fans come out to enjoy our music.  We look forward to the opportunity to entertain and hopefully surprise you.

As always, thanks to Paddy Reagan of The Monkey House for allowing us to play and share our inner thoughts with their patrons.  Whether we are on or off, it is always a friendly environment and we feel welcome.

Andrew got to stick around and see Nicole Erin Carey.  She has a great voice and is a good at finger picker from what Andrew saw and I heard on MySpace.  Make sure you give her a listen on her MySpace page.  She is considering moving to Vermont if people want to see her perform.  Make sure to drop her a line if you want to see her.

Citizen Bare

Hello Friends of Citizen Bare!

We hope you all had a happy holiday!  We surely did.

Citizen Bare will be performing Live @ The Monkey House on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 @ 8:00pm.  Please come out, have a brew or glass of wine, and check us out.

The Monkey House
30 Main Street
Winooski, VT 05404

www.monkeybarmusic.com

Citizen Bare has also been working on a blog site.  We have some work to do, but we have something up there now.  Please take a few minutes to check it out.

http://www.citizenbare.com/blog

If you would like to hear some of our songs you can hear it on our MySpace page

http://www.myspace.com/citizenbare

Thanks again!  Hope to see you at The Monkey House!

Citizen Bare