Autarch's Blog

Check out my friend Carter's blog. He is a web developer and a friend of mine who writes up and makes some pretty neat things.

I wanted to take a minute to ask all my friends to check out Marzi. Many of you know him already but if you don't: Marzi is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who lives and plays in and around Houston. I've known him for about 20 years and in that time he has never ceased doing what he loves most and that is: playing. And you can tell.

Back when I met him he was already a virtuoso. He did stuff on the guitar that no one had even thought of, much less had any hope of copying. Nothing's changed. Except maybe his style. These days he's the front man for Heavy as Texas , a brutal southern metal trio which, to me, sounds like Pantera meets COC.

But you would also need to check out his other side where you will hear the kind of stuff I know him best for. Beautiful instrumental pieces that are perfectly written and performed such as Aliah and Spanish Thang. Just listen to those two songs if nothing else. You'll hear what an amazing musician this guy is.

I took lessons from him for a brief time back in the day and I still look up to him for his creativity, his passion for his craft and his awesome fingers. So, say hi to Marzi on myspace if you like his music or stop by and see him live in Houston. He's playing this Saturday December 12, 2009 at Crazy Frogs Saloon.

Yay thePivot has new hosting and is almost fully moved in. Had to ditch a couple of things that don't run on linux but you won't miss much. Coming soon are:

• a Debris section dedicated to artwork and rules for the board game Rick and I created over 10 years ago.
• a Huckleberry player so you can stream the whole CD (and maybe some bonus material)