Old notes from myspace blog.

I was cleaning house on the myspace, and thought to put a couple of those blogs on this blog.

1.
Notes on the song Midnight
lyrics:

I met somebody
I met somebody else
I met somebody else now
it’s not your fault

I’m with somebody
I’m with somebody else
I’m with somebody else now
it’s not your fault (though I’ve said it is)

If you get my phone call past midnight,
don’t you cry for me

I love somebody
I love somebody else
I love somebody else now
it’s not your fault (though I’ve said it is)

- lyrics and copyright by johnflor

First off, this is the main skeleton of this song. I’m still thinking of adding an extra instrument here and there (perhaps my friend Aaron from the Corduroys might be into adding slide guitar).

Also, I almost changed the chorus after my friend Michael Flynn from the great band Slow Runner opted for changing it, but when I did try that for a while, it just never felt right...so I’m sticking with my original idea for the song, since to me it was more purer. Don’t wanna mess around with creation too much, you know.

Finally, the ridiculously amazing songwriter and spiritual giant Greg Fine provided the high harmony vocals for the chorus in the end and the whole "though I’ve said it is"I’m proud and honored to have recorded a ton of vocals with him at his house in December.

Anyway, that’s pretty much it. Hope you get something out of it.

- johnflor sisante

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My Top 20 Friends - You Should Check Them Out :)
Some of them are good friends. Some of them are just artists I admire.


All of them have significant gifts and talents that they share with the world.
Just to mention a few:

Ohmarie- an amazing photographer.
Check her stuff out at www. ohannamarie. com.
She also sings harmony on my track Second Wind, and plays the melodica really gracefully and sings with me at shows here and there.
Renaissance woman, perhaps?

Beat Radio- Two of their songs have been constantly on my Itunes playlist repeat over and over again. Check out Everything is Temporary and Mexico on their myspace site. And they have a CD Release Party on October 4th.


Miles to Dayton - my favorite band from Long Island? Check out Don't Be Afraid. It's honest and memorable.


Greg Fine - amazing, amazing artist. We helped each other record vocals last November-January. Check out Always Time and We're Still on his myspace, although my most favorite songs of his are called Good Life and Water.


Slow Runner - Michael Flynn was my roommate in college, and possibly the biggest influence in me switching from a jazz-head to a singer-songwriter head (is that even a real word?). His band's music imprints you in the heart.


Nate Campany - a friend from school. Music that you can't help but repeat on your ipods. Check out Since You Left, I Could Sing.


Maryann Leone - a Long island friend and super talented singer-songwriter. Check out Sunny Afternoon.


Uhh Yeah Dude - this is the FUNNIEST thing I've heard in a long time.Definitely only for mature audiences, so no one under 18!!! They have these hour-long podcasts, and usually for about 15 solid minutes during that hour, I am ROTFLMAO. My God, I'm so lame for writing that.


Miranda July - possibly makes one of the best movies of the 21st century (Me, You, and Everyone We Know), and does all these other art projects which are so original, and amazing. If anything, Nextflix that movie, and tell me if you liked it or not. The 10 people who i recommended it to all loved it.


Mr. Jenkins - Nick Jenkins is a modern-day Renaissance man. Great music, great illustrations, great CD packaging design and whatnot. I wonder what else he has up his sleeve.


Winter Took His Life - I saw Susanna open up for Nate Campany, and she blew me away. Check out Oh, When you Said You Headed Home, and Lucky Star.


The Sweet Hurt - saw them link from my friend's page. Where Would You Go is a PERFECT song. And Dream for a While is awesome too.


Danny Katz - Japanese dance pop originals sung by a half-Japanese,half-Jewish prince. And he plays keyboards for me once in a while. He's great...

Pattern is Movement - my favorite band right now. Indie rock Wagner space opera, or something. Check out Right Away and the sound of your voice.


St. Vincent - I know her a little bit from college. She would attend the songwriter forums that my friend Annie and I headed. Even back then, I remember thinking this girl has talent. Since then, she's done great things. Check out all the songs on her page.


That's it for now. As I keep meeting people in NYC that I really dig their music, I'll add them on Top Friends. Until my profile explodes.


sincerely,

john-flor.

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1st album on www.
cdbaby. com/johnflor and itunes

2 EPS coming out 2009!

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Do you?

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Coolest week and a half.....ever?

Heres a recap of my craziest week and a half ever...well, not crazy, but a memorable one.

Last Thursday - performed a full set at Heckscher Park's Huntingon Summer Arts Festival as an opener for my friend Martha Trachtenburg's band Return To The Dream. Used my looper, and was successful for 2 of the three songs. Played a song I haven't played in a while- my Natalie Portman inspired song, called Natalie. And debuted Bed of nails to a huge audience.

Parents were there. Jon and Krista from miles to Dayton, and soon to be newlyweds, were there. Afterwards we had pizza at my MOST FAVORITEST PIZZA RESTAURANT EVER, Guiseppe's Pizza on Rt. 110 in huntington Station.

Friday- July 4th! Happy BIrthday america. We owe you one.

Went to Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the pre-show. Was delighted again by the announcer of the show, although he did frequently go towards creepy old man territory once in a while. Saw these two guys do things on a trampoline you couldn't believe. Saw a guy propose to his girlfriend in front of 30,000 people. Then saw Kobayashi eat crow again :0( after him and Joey Chesnut were tied and had to do sudden death. Weak.

Next year, I will be carrying a sign that says "Revenge of the K" like Revenge of the Sith from Star Wars. I also might wear a Darth Vader outfit.

Friday night- saw the July 4th NYC fireworks with my roommates Marie and BQ, and with Marie's friends Jen and Collette. In Long Island City, which wasn't as good as Southstreet Seaport or Brooklyn, but it did the job. Especially dug the smiley face fireworks, and the fireworks that look like weeping willows.Afterwards Collette wanted to see me play GTA 4. So I entertained by shooting innocent bystanders in cold blood.

Saturday -
Murakami exhibit at Brooklyn Arts Museum. Went with my mom, brother, his gf, and his close friend.Absolutely awesome. Especially Inotchki and the anime of KaiKai and KiKi.

Saw the band Matt and Kim in Hugs at Williamsburg. They're friends with my roommate BQ. I met up with BQ and Marie after BAM. Then Marie's friend Brian from Wisconsin/Boston met up with us when he got off the Chinatown shuttle. Matt and Kim played a great live show, and even gave tribute to Kim's dad, who was there. Afterwards, we all went to the Barcade, which is a an old school video game arcade/bar. Had my first buzz in a while, and fought BQ in Tetris. Then watched Marie and Brian battle it out on the same game. BQ and I then played Contra and Arkanoid. Afterwards we went to place near Hugs and had amazing chicken wings to help me sober up.

Sunday- went to open mics at Pete's Candy Store and Vox Pop in Brooklyn. Won a bunch of new fans, which is always sweet. The announcer at Vox Pop goes by the name of Punxsatawny jesus. hmm...

Monday - carpooled with my co-worker Nelson to trabajo. Was at work for 11 hours.


Tuesday - saw a Wet Hot American Summer screening at McCarren Pool in Williamsburg. Michael Showalter, Paul Rudd, and Joe Lotruglio were there to intro the film and they ended doing this comedy schtick for 10 minutes. Then we just chilled and all watched WHAS.

Afterwards, roommate, his gf, and I went to Astoria Beer Garden. I love that place. Want to go back when they have Czech polka.

Wednesday - played at Acoustic Long Island one of the looper songs, and then played a couple of songs at Ken's open mic in Cool beanz in Saint James. won new fans. But most important, got one of the ridiculous brownies from Cool Beanz and even got to do laundry later.

Thursday - saw Saint Vincent at Castle Clinton in Battery park. Only saw the second half of her 1 hour set, but she and her band are phenomenal. her new song was great too. Then had dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant with Marie and her good friend, Hanalei.

Friday - ?

Saturday - performed at The Great South bay Festival. I did well, although I had some issues with the looper andthe power went off for about 5 minutes during my set. So I "entertained" by telling people about the hot dog contest and also jabbing at why Jon Preddice, who is getting married the next day, is performing with me. Also talked about my super short haircut, and how I wanted a kielbasa after my set. I did get the kielbasa.

Other highlights of the day:

Odetta. Holy holy. As jack from Jack's waterfall said " it's like someone tapped into God". For me, it was like she said her body and was all soul. Unbelievable.

I played a a couple of songs with the very talented and solid songwriter Jack from Jack's Waterfall. His Bella song is a really fun song.

The 7$ all you can drink homemade root beer (9$ for non-performers/stage crew). It was tasty, and I had about 5 full cups of it.

Miles to Dayton!!! They rocked like the sweethearts they are,and were funny, and poignant, and groovy. Awesome set!



Sunday - Jon and Krista's wedding!!!

- A good 10 days overall. Hopefully.