TEST FOR ECHO..

 Hello everyone!
 Are we still using this blog?
 Anyway..I just wanted to say hello to all my Mishlerites!
Been a long time since I have seen many of you. Of course I saw Max back in Jan..it was a sad occasion but Max helped to ease the pain and shock of losing my father. My mom sure did appreciate him flying out. And to top it off, Dana came by and sang mom a song.Mom thanked her with some good ole' Mexican food!
 Work is going good...I am working 3rd shift again which really sucks but Universal has been a great place to work.
 Musically speaking I have been busy.Rehearsals with Jupiter Groove and our new drummer are going well. I am also excited about playing alongside my Birdsall/Leõn/Hayes bandmate Jeremy Birdsall at Natura Coffee and Tea this coming July for our 1st ever "Stick Night". Fellow Stickist Flint Blade will be joining us and more than likely showing us up..he is amazing!
 And..I am featured in the Rollins Guitars catalogue this year! I played one of their basses in a video I did with Rollin's endorsee and Latin Artist Renaldo "Ñeco" Peña last year. I guess I am endorsed as well as they are sending me some cool amps and swag!
 Oh..my friend and Jupiter Groove bandmate Ralph went to Hawaii for a couple of weeks and he brought back some gifts. He got me a pound of Big Braddah Coffee. That was ono!!!!!
 And...this is way cool...I will be taking part in filming a documentary about the Chickasaw People. A film crew will be shooting at the De Soto National Memorial in Bradenton where I have been a featured performer on Native American Flute for the past 3 years for their annual Luminary Walk. Scott Pardue,the head Ranger, referred me to the Chickasaw Media Group and producer/director Brad Clonch contacted me about helping out with casting and also by being in the film itself! Way cool! It's a 3 day shoot and we begin filming the 1st weekend in June.
 On a sad note,which needs many prayers,a friend of mine frome Myrtle Beach has been diagnosed with leukemia. Max, I believe you know Paul Quirk. Jimmy Swaim called me about a week ago and told me. I have spoken to Paul since then and he went into kemo-therapy this past Tues. They are hitting it hard at 1st with 5-8 hr session,then tapering down to 3-8 hr session,then back up to 5-8 hrs sessions.Then they will see where he stands. Please pray for him and his family. Chris and I are waiting for him to get some sessions over with and then we are going to come up and see him..and everyone else,of course :)
 That's it..
 I love all of you and think of you constantly....
 God Bless everyone one of you!!!
 Laterz
 Juan

Your Auntie Judy....

I'm so, so sorry that I'm so selfish that I wrote first about my little probs. I'm totally embarrased. I got a call from my sister Judy day before yesterday and her husband of over 50 years died last Saturday. Please keep her in your prayers and please send her an email if you can. She's so lost right now. They've been together since she was 15 yrs old and married since she was 16 yrs. It would bless her so much to hear from you all. Her email address is JerryPJudy@aol.com

He was leaning over the sofa and just blacked out and stopped breathing on Thursday the 16th. She tried CPR until the paramedics got there but he never regained conciousness and died on Saturday. Her address is Judy Powell, P.O.Box 1107, R.R.3, Pahoa, Hawaii 96778

Phone: (808) 982-9612

All my love, Mom

Friday 4/24/09

Hi Family, I'm sorry I've been so quiet lately but it's hard to talk right now. I had surgery last week on Wednesday 4/15 by an oral surgeon in Reno. It was a total miracle. He called us at home on the previous Thursday evcening just to see what we were thinking and we told him we wanted to go with him but our local dentist was half the price, though she didn't put you "out". I just couldn't justify that kind of money. He was quiet for a moment and then asked what she was charging for the procedure. We told him it was about $6000 and he had quoted us around $14,000 to $15,000. I figured I'd just "suck it up" and pray. He then told me he'd do the procedure for her price and would put me "out". I was STUNNED and handed to phone to Gare 'cause I thought I was hearing things. He asked us to bring the paperwork that she'd given us and because we'd already paid about $1800 for the dentures he deducted that and did the procedure for the balance. HALLELUJAH!!!!! I've had a lot of pain due to the fact that I've been on those stupid pain meds so long and it changes your reaction to pain. But we've been sooooooo blessed. Our local dentist, Linda Vixie, is a christian and has been doing the follow up adjustments that are so necessary. All I can say is "The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want....". I love and miss you all so, so much. Dr. Kang's office called us and said he'd turned us down. He just couldn't take on a case like this. I was so discouraged but I know we're in His mighty hands and He has a plan. I just want to be there.....a few minutes away...so I can see my children and grandbabies. Remember the parable about the "squeaky wheel neighbor" who wouldn't stop knocking until his neighbor got up and helped him. May we all be "squeaky wheels" without end. I so badly want to be there with you all!!!!!! All my love to you...Mama/Nana

New music....featuring Pops!!!

Hello tribe....
A while back Max and I were talking about pops and music. I said that I would take some of the recordings of pops' and use Garageband to set it to music.So here it is...at least the 1st one.It's called "Imaginator". It's short but very cool.Well,I think it is anyway...
I am going to upload it to my drEaMSoaKer Myspace site.It's all of my Garageband music.




I hope ya like it!

Love


Juan

Hey me familia

I love you all.

Pete

lee and nean's brown cup coffee show

Hola

Hello tribe!

Just wanted to say hello to everyone.Max was here for about a week.Him and Patty and the lil' cookie critters were staying in the hood right next to us! About a 3 min drive. I got to spend a lil time with Patty as she wiped the floor with me in pool.She hides her pool shark fin well!
Max and I got out to a lil' Irish pub on the 15th and raised a pint or two for pops.We had a good talk and just being with my best friend helped me out tremendously. I hope it did the same for him.We also got out the next day and drove down to Tampa to hit the Hard Rock Casino where it would appear that my Native blood earned us no favortism among my Seminole bros as we came away a few $$$ poorer.Oh well.
We then hit a really good Mexican restaurant for lunch.I asked for some really hot salsa for the chips and they brought out 4 different varieties.All pretty hot and mighty tastey.Afterwards we hit a cool record store called Rock N Roll Heaven.TONS of vinyl.I love that place.
Yep,we hit a Starbucks on the way home.
On Sat morn' we loaded up Max's gear in the HHR and sauntered on to the airport.
I had a blast....really needed that.

Take care my lil' homies and may the Lord of our fathers and the Master of the Angels put a song in your heart and a hunger in your soul.

Juan

PS: My i-Pod has some very cool and sorely missed tunes on it now thanx to Max.
Did someone say 77's?