Archive for November, 2009

I finally got around to uploading the photos for the CD release party.

The Canadian independent film “At Home By Myself…With You”, features a song of mine, called “Song”. The movie premiered at the Vancouver film festival with three screenings and great reviews!  A romantic comedy with quirk, “At Home By Myself…With You” was funded and produced from pocket change donations. To read more about “At Home By Myself…With You”, click on the following links: www.athomebymyselfwithyou.com and www.pocketchangefilm.com

Hey folks! My newest album ”Naked as a Jay Bird” is available for sale through CD baby. you can order a CD and have it sent to you, or purchase mp3 files. Click on my music link above to access where to purchase. Or you can access the album here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/JRAUD

I had a realization while driving through a neighborhood of D.C. this weekend: land developers are the modern conquistadors. Conquistadors were the Spanish “conquerors” of the Americas. They would explore and take over native lands from people who were already living there for many years.  Modern “conquering” occurs in urban areas (often called gentrification), as well as rural areas (building strip malls and suburbanization). No longer are there new lands for Nations to “discover” and conquer. In place are development companies which look to commercialize already discovered lands. In the days of the conquistadors, natives were forced from their homes through the power of weapons. Today, property transitions occur through the power of money. Through development, populations end up moving away from an area, while new residents inhabit the area.