http://www.andyosenga.com The website of singer/songwriter Andy Osenga Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:21:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So here I am, packing up the dreams God planted, in the fertile soil of... wait, no... I'm packing my bag for two and a half days in a van with the Square Peg Alliance!  So excited. We're off to St. Louis in an hour or so.  I won't be taking ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/06/30/the-welcome-will-not-end/ As some of you know, this year I decided to take the show off the road and spend my time in Nashville, working on records and writing.  It's been great and I've loved seeing my kids every day and diving into helping other artists achieve their vision. That said, every now ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/06/27/upcoming-shows-w-the-square-peg-alliance-and-jars-of-clay/ Sorry this took me a week to post.  Quite lamely, I wanted to gather pictures before I posted.  So for an entire week I have been crawling through the jungles of Nashville, camo vest, black paint on my face, machete in my teeth, just hunting and gathering these elusive photos. Now ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/06/22/ellies-run-update-a-week-late/ My dear friend Randall Goodgame and I headed up to Xenia, OH this past Sunday and played a show together.  Without denying the reality that the 11 hours of driving was one of the more fantastic times in the past few weeks, the show was a lot of fun.  Our ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/06/10/randall-and-andall-in-ohio/ June 13.  I'm running a race, and trying to rope in as many friends and family members as I can.  It's called Ellie's Run for Africa.  I ran it last year and it was a blast. The best part is that all the money raised goes to help get supplies ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/05/28/ellies-run-2009/ My oldest daughter E had her first ballet recital last night. So sweet. She was, is, and for a long while will be, so excited about it. My arm is still sore from holding the video camera in the air for 45 minutes. It was also ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/05/20/tiny-dancer/ It's been a fun week.  I played in a round at the legendary Bluebird Cafe last night, always a blast to play there.  A great artist I just produced, Brice Ash, hosted the round and Kelleigh Bannen and Shannon Cain rounded out the evening. I've been writing a few times this ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/05/06/thunderbird/ So this has been a crazy couple of days.  Monday was awesome.  Eight dudes joined me for some rocking "Lunch n' Bowl".  I lost.  Last place.  Ouch.  Then about twenty or so folks joined Alison and I at Otter's for some chicken tenders and conversation.  Todd and Garett dropped by ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/04/29/crazy-couple-of-days/ Ok, I've got it.  For all you out-of-towners coming in Monday for the rock and roll show, as well as any in-towners who feel like hanging, here's the scoop: If you're in town by noon, let's meet up at the Pla-Mor Lanes in Berry Hill for Lunch n' Bowl.  Yeah, that's ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/04/23/monday-april-27-nashville-rock-day/ It's been a good and busy week.  I've been getting to work in a production role with two great artists and friends.  I did eight songs for Kevin Lawson and today started work on a tune of Randall Goodgame's for BriteRevolution.com.  Once that song is finished I'll start mixing Kevin's ... http://www.andyosenga.com/2009/04/21/brother-larry-in-outer-space/