Thursday, December 16, 2010

new music page

hi all, i got a new web page for a new album of my solo stuff i finally got recorded and released. it's called "nightshade" and you can listen to it and download it (full cd quality wav file! or mp3) here...

(updated below to complete website as of Feb '11)
http://www.pmglimm.ca.tc


i'm really glad to have found these site/pages as i have been so frusterated with myspace; so i can finally give up on that site. this new site now has pics, videos, info like shows and then links to my bandcamp page to hear music.


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most of my energy has been going into this album. handcrafted cd's and cases is alot of work and time, but i enjoy it.

other than that i finally finished making/converting the electric moped out of a 1973 italian ciamatti gas moped a couple months ago. it runs great, bigger batteries than the electric bicycle means longer range. also with the tougher suspension we can go 2up with miki on the back!
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time on the farm has been over for a while. it was really worth while and i learned lots about life an organic farm. propagating plants, constucting chicken coups, building and fixing various things. there was also no garbage pickup so everything was either composted reused or recycled. i really loved the open space there and realised that i prefer the rural life to city dweling.

i joined jzero and renee's band "the dyeing merchants". although it will be pretty short term i've enjoyed getting back on the bass. my friend rob even had a "marcus miller" signature fender jazz bass that i used to play for a while in Red not Evil that i'm able to use now. brought back some memories.

i'll be playing my last show with them boxing day in kelowna. then the tour of the new "nightshade" album begins. i'll be playing on katharsis cjsw 90.9 fm for those of you in calgary Jan 9th 8pm. then a record store in iceland and off to sweden for a few months with some random shows, then later in 2011 over to scotland and probably holland and germany again. would like to see france and a few other more southern countries as we have made some friends recently that we could visit. we'll see.
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i guess it's coming up on that time of year again... chill week dec 20-27th. should be a good relaxing cold one again. hope you enjoy yourselves too.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

long time coming

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so i thought i'd do some updates. we're in victoria now looking to get set up on a farm. we got some really good prospects so far. been on the road for about a month now; to calgary and the rockies to see the bros and meet sally, mikaela's friend in canmore. then to landner, and now on vancouver island. been travelling around the island the last couple weeks; off and on staying at jzero and renne's place.
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heard some pretty rotten family news recently. all i'd like to say is make sure you tell those around you that you love them and appreaciate them dearly while you have the chance.
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for terry, peace be with you in whatever comes next

i love you all.
-peter

Saturday, February 6, 2010

So here it is the electric bicycle! Photobucket it's once again a 24v system made completely from recycled parts (almost all from stuff around my dad's shop and storage). 24volt motor from an old scooter, 2 specific elecric bicycle batteries he just happened to have, a kids bike wheel used for the rear pully found at the local bicycle recycle yard, wires, connectors, drive belt, trailer rear light, car headlight, motorcycle horn all found around here. i think i gotta give jzero credit for the 2 light switches used for turning stuff on and off aquired from the 2617 moveout.PhotobucketPhotobucket so it's clocked at about 25 kph goes up hill (ok), striaght (good), down(great, charges battery). one way to downtown/work (half hour) then needs a recharge for a few hours. it can still be pedaled for extra power too.

so what else ? i made a zero energy outdoor fridge a couple days ago. sealed box with thermo 0- +8 approx in a non heated room attached to the house, usually doesn't freeze. good for certain things a cold beverage, root veggies, but it's really an alternate storage and is just nice for the extra space.

here's a christmas pic, my last "gig" playin christmas tunes amonst others with my cousin mark.Photobucket
oh and i almost forgot FU'N life. went out to fernie at the end of jan and met up with brendo , rich and marcus. good times were had by all. the "flamage"Photobucketsnow shoe'n through the wildernessPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketthe recording studio/ cabin of residencePhotobucket

been working hard to get dad's shop done (finish drywalln' paintn' organizin') . don't have before and after shots so here's an inbetween shotPhotobucket
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and i guess lastly but certainly not leastly would be the trip out to salmon arm that mikaela took me for my birthday. we loaded up the 65-70 litre backpack and then some , straped on the cross country skis and headed up 250 metres up a hill/mountain to a little cabin where we spent the night building fire drinkin rum and enjoying being the only ones on the hill (there's only one other cabin to rent there at the base of the hill). at first i hated it .. well hate is a strong word. it was just one of those things you had to work really hard at and then appreciate all the more once the hard part is over.PhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketmikaela fixing her ski boot with a shoe lace which she rode down the mountain withPhotobucket

one of the next projects involves the continuting of the "goldy" saga...III