Original DADGAD Song There is a very long history to the full origin of this song I originally wrote it in 2002 and continued improving it for a few more years While the melody has always remained the same it wasn t until early 2006 before I finally had the full sound and subtle intricacies as I wanted them I recorded it the other day so I could share with people on YouTube iframe width 420 height 315 src http www youtube com embed GuhkKtjO3bY frameborder 0 allowfullscreen iframe

Acoustic Beats I ve been playing in this acoustic style for a number of years but wanted to lay down a short track so I could share with people on YouTube and Facebook This particular clip is not really a song but more so just a clip of my style iframe width 420 height 315 src http www youtube com embed aILXi6qG15o frameborder 0 allowfullscreen iframe

Ave Maria JJ Baty is performing Ave Maria in the upcoming Kujda wedding He s a well trained opera singer and I have no doubt that he s going to kill it But since he doesn t really want to do it A Cappella and doesn t want to use a tape he asked if I could play a basic background accompaniment to it Since he lives in Houston and I live in Austin I recorded this quick version just so that he had something to work with It s FAR from intricate but should suffice for what we re doing Many thanks to my good buddy Preston for lending me his cherished classical guitar iframe width 519 height 352 src http www youtube com embed eoBqtWm2x5U frameborder 0 allowfullscreen iframe

Guitar Tablature D Riff pre style font size 10px line height 8px PLEASE NOTE This file is the author s own work and represents their interpretation of the song You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research Song c 2003 2004 Kevin Ludlow This song is exclusively copyrighted by its owner From ludlow math utexas edu Just a little something I was playing around with Tempo Moderate e 14 12 10 B 15 14 12 G 14 14 12 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A E e 14 12 15p14 B 15 14 15 G 14 14 14 12 14 D 0 0 0 0 0 A E e 14 12 10 B 15 14 12 G 14 14 12 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A E e 14 12 17 15p14 B 15 14 15 10 G 14 14 14 12 11 D 0 0 0 0 0 A E pre

Austin AIDS Walk My parents came into town this weekend and participated in the AIDS walk downtown with my brother To our amusement my mom made it into the paper the next day Here s a little screen capture of it photo 36291 740 520 left Nancy walking in the AIDS walk shes on the far left edge of the picture photo

Homemade Pedalboard My parents have been in town helping my brother fix up his new house and so there have been all sorts of construction and arts and crafts projects happening I ve been wanting to make a pedalboard for some time now and felt inspired The bottom frame of the board is cut out of poplar and the top is covered in diamond board I fastened a hearty power strip with an 8 foot cord to the top All of the pedals are given power from a standard DC brick There are holes drilled next to each device so that all of the wiring could be done on the bottom side Finally the handles are just standard cabinet mounts turned the wrong way It was actually very difficult to find the short 1 4 cables to go between each of the pedals photo 36290 740 520 left The pedalboard shown under normal lighting photo photo 36287 740 520 left The pedalboard shown in the dark photo

Fenway Panos photo 12488 284 200 right Me standing in the bleachers after the game photo Tracy and I went up to Boston with the specific intention of going to a Red Socks game In fact Tracy actually bought tickets to the game before we even had plane tickets I don t often go to baseball games but it is definitely fun checking out all of the different stadiums around the country This game was particularly fun because the Sox were playing the Yankees Tracy hates the Yanks but we re going to see them in NYC in just a few weeks Anyway I put these panoramas together from the middle of the game photo 36294 740 520 left A view of Fenway Park from deep right field photo

Ron Paul Photoshopping I was messing around in Photoshop and thought I d put this together I posted it to Reddit as well as Facebook and wound up having a number of lengthy albeit productive arguments with people on the subject matter My take is the following if you believe in killing other people for some greater good that s fine Just have the balls to say it Promoting some long term agenda for these wars while conveniently ignoring the fact that war results in innocent people dying is cowardice photo 190662 740 520 left Ron Paul 2012 photo

The New Bus So I ve been interested in getting a bus of some sort ever since I toured New Zealand in a a href http www kevinludlow com photos Auckland 102 3529 camper van a back in 2003 It was just such a great time that I have always wanted to do a conversion myself The dream has always been alive but has just never come into full fruition until now Caroline and I started chatting about the idea of having a bus and so after tons of research and a lot of poking around I found a relatively inexpensive Ford Econoline E 350 Private Bus She s definitely a sight of some kind but I think with some hard work and some fresh paint we can definitely convert her into a cool little toy photo 258041 258221 0 center A first look at the bus in my driveway photo photo 258038 258221 0 center The original back of the bus the front rows of seats are just behind me in the shot You wouldn t know it from looking at it but all of that rubber on the ground probably weighs almost 200 pounds photo photo 258028 258221 0 center Caroline removing one of the passenger seats They were quite a bit harder to remove than one might imagine Not to mention the steel frames they sit upon are heavy as all can be photo photo 258162 258221 0 center There were some pretty old wires in the engine compartment so I started replacing them one by one This is the new terminal lead I installed today photo photo 258168 258221 0 center The inside of the bus after completely stripping it down to its 3 4 plywood shell photo br style clear both As I was finishing removing an old kitchen exhaust fan this evening I disconnected a rubber hose from one of its two vents I assumed that the hose was just for air exhaust but evidently it collected water as well As soon as I pulled the hose off the dirtiest water I have ever seen started gushing from the spout I managed to redirect most of it outside but I can t imagine the parasites that entered my body through the initial 20 seconds or so of trying to stop it from squirting

Old Air Conditioner Removed I really don t know exactly how this very primitive looking A C unit worked or IF it worked for that matter but it had to go The only real convenience it offered was a relay switch near the steering wheel for powering it on and off The downside is that it s 30 years old and doesn t really do anything Admittedly the fan does work but I m not sure it pumps out cold air Additionally and because it s been half assedly connected to the front alternator it s a huge drain on the electrical system photo 258408 258221 0 center A photo of the old A C photo br style clear both This old A C consists of 2 condenser units connected to sewer grade PVC pipes Each unit has a Freon tube that pumps into it and small fans that push the air out into the PVC The PVC is then routed into a tube that runs the length of the bus and evidently is supposed to push the air Presumably the air towards the back would be much stronger than the front but I never really tested it that thoroughly photo 258403 258221 0 center The Freon tubes connected to the unit photo br style clear both I wasn t really sure how to deal with these things I tried unhinging them but they had just been set for too long and wouldn t budge Finally I just wound up cutting through the lines I was terrified for a second as a pressurized gas leaked out but it was just for a second and whatever pressure was left was entirely drained photo 258399 258221 0 center The wiring harness of one of the units photo br style clear both I also had to go in and cut and cap all of the wires I figured that they re on a relay from the front so may as well keep them until I am certain they re not useful I also kept the condenser tubes in place so that I have the ability to hook them up to a new A C unit And finally a last look photo 258400 258221 0 center MUCH cleaner looking without that old A C unit in the back It s a little harder to see but we also finished removing and wire capping all of the light boxes that had been on the ceiling photo