Tom Meny is officially a published songwriter!
You can purchase Ortopilot’s version of my song “Over You” on iTunes for .99 cents…
Click the link below:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/over-you/id338077730?i=338077739
Archive for November 2009
Everybody needs 4 things in life… per Lou Holtz
Per Lou Holtz, everyone needs 4 things in life:
* First, you have to have something to do. Stories of healthy individuals who die within a few years of retiring are too numerous to list. It’s also true that prisoners serving life sentences sleep for 12-14 hours a day because they have nothing in their lives that compels them to get out of bed.
* The second thing you have to have is someone to love. We are put on earth to love other people. Those who don’t have anyone exist without happiness.
* Third, you have to have something to believe in. I’ve always said that not believing in a god is not an option for humans. You might not believe in the Heavenly Father, as I do, but everyone has a god. It might be the quest for power or material gains; it might be a cause–environmentalism, conservationism, global socialism, or one of countless other isms, or it might be the search for peace–but everyone has a god.
* Finally, you have to have something to look forward to. In his famous book Man’s Search for Meaning, Dr. Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, made some interesting clinical observations in the midst of the horrors of Auschwitz. Dr. Frankl noticed that prisoners who had nothing to live for and nothing to look forward to died quickly of starvation, fatigue, or abuse at the hands of their captors. But those who survived shared one thing in common: They all had something to look forward to. Often the survivors lived for the thought of rejoining a relative, or escaping to another country. Sometimes they hung on in the hopes of exacting revenge on the Nazis. But whatever the reason, those who survived the greatest atrocity in history were those who had something to look forward to.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/159228433.html
The Swell Season live at The Paramount Theater Austin, TX 11/15/09
Over the past few years I’ve been very outspoken about who my influences and musical heroes are. I’ve been extremely lucky to see all of them in concert multiple times. That’s one of the great things about Austin… if the talent isn’t already here, it definitely makes it’s way here. There are really only 4 people that I currently listen to. In no particular order they are John Mayer, Glen Hansard, Doyle Bramhall II and Bob Schneider. If I had to pick one that is the most inspiring and influential to me at the current time it would be Glen Hansard.
Glen Hansard has been the frontman for an Irish rock group called The Frames for the past 20 years. A few years back Glen Hansard starred in a low budget independent movie based in Dublin called “Once“. He and co-star Marketa Irglova sky rocketed into fame because of the success of that movie and it’s phonemenal soundtrack. If you are a true music lover, and more specifically a fan of singer/songwriters this is a must-see movie.
The duo formed the band The Swell Season, backed by members of The Frames.
I’ve been lucky enough to see Glen Hansard perform 3 times at the Paramount in the past year… twice with The Swell Season and one time by himself. Fortunately I was able to get some pretty good footage last night without any security hassling me. I hope you enjoy it. If so, I recommend buying the two Swell Season Albums.
As I said the last time I saw them… The Swell Season was the best live music show I have ever seen. Yes, better than Mayer, better than Bramhall II…. the music was fantastic, the band was super tight, the audio mix was flawless, the crowd was like a choir and the songwriting is pure genius. I wish you all could have experienced that.
Here’s my video footage…
after almost 17 years… The Bowie Bulldogs win a playoff game.. a new era begins
in late 1992 legends named Gier, Francis, Taylor, Miller, Casterline, MENY, McCarta, Riojas, Pannell, York, Pittman, Crosby, Lewis and many many more went to Baylor’s Floyd Casey stadium to beat the #5 ranked Waco Lions. Tonight, almost 17 years later… Bowie has won a playoff game.
Before the Music Dies: Watch full movie here
BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. The answers they found on this journey–ultimately, the promise that the future holds–are what makes BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES both riveting and exhilarating.
From the bedroom to the studio
recording Happiest Place on Earth at Wonderland Studios in Austin, TX
The Happiest Place on Earth – Original Music – by Tom Meny
The Happiest Place on Earth, original music by Tom Meny
I took the long way round.
followed the signs into the deepest place in this strange town.
I’ve seen good times
and I’ve seen worse
But now, I’m standing in…
the happiest place on earth.
I doubled down on you.
cause at the time, it seemed like the smartest thing I’d ever do.
I’ve seen good times
and I’ve seen worse
But now, I’m standing in…
the happiest place on earth.
I took a long look down.
Over the edge, into the night, you were nowhere to be found.
I’ve seen good times
and I’ve seen worse
But now, I’m standing in…
the happiest place on earth.
