Dash Developments
2/19/06: Dash's increasing looking around about his immediate area led to the inevitable climax of him falling out of his bouncy chair as he was looking to see what was behind it. Fortunately, I was watching him do this and caught him. Just about an hour ago Leigh called me over: "watch this." Dash was sitting on the leather chair, propped up. Leigh said to Dash, while extended her arms to pick him up, "Come on, Dash, let's go." Dash raised his arms to be picked up. Leigh and I gushed for a good ten minutes, realizing that only parents would give a darn about such a thing. I've definitely crossed over into the Parent Zone. I don' t even yap about the cats anymore.
...long pause in the recording of the developments, not in the developments themselves.
12/7/05: Been smiling for a week. I always knew that when smiled their happiness was pure and overwhelming. What I didn't realize was that for the parents those first smiles were just as emotionally overwhelming.
11/15/05: Good focus, lots of vocal noise.
10/31/05: Circumcised (Dash was sucking on Daddy's finger during the procedure for calming. Daddy thinks this was one of the most barbaric things he's ever witnessed (largely because of the "electiveness" of it). Mitigated only by the fact that it's so very routine. I could write a piece on it that would leave some lasting images in your mind, but I won't.
10/24/05: Came home.
10/21/05: Born.
Devin Townsend Cameo Request
Hi Devin,
My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son.
So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo.
Worth it!
Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s.
Why you?
It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are very uplifting. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool.
Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan!
In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are.
If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well.
Thank you.
Devin Townsend Cameo Request
Hi Devin,
My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son.
So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo.
Worth it!
Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s.
Why you?
It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are very uplifting. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool.
Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan!
In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are.
If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you play in person (LA got cancelled).
-jeff
BTW, don't feel weird about offering the Meet-and-Greets. As I get older, I really appreciate being about to say thank you to people. Being able to say thank you to you in person would have been a huge thrill for me (Damn, you, Coronavirus!. As a fan, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. Please keep offering them!
Devin Townsend Cameo Request
Hi Devin,
My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son.
So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo.
Worth it!
Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s.
Why you?
It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are very uplifting. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool.
Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan!
In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are.
If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you play in person (LA got cancelled).
-jeff
BTW, don't feel weird about offering the Meet-and-Greets. As I get older, I really appreciate being about to say thank you to people. Being able to say thank you to you in person would have been a huge thrill for me (Damn, you, Coronavirus!). As a fan, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. Please keep offering them!
Dashpotato.com home
Devin Townsend Cameo Request
Hi Devin,
My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son.
So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo.
Worth it!
Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s.
Why you?
It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are very uplifting. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool.
Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan!
In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are.
If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you play in person (LA got cancelled).
-jeff
BTW, don't feel weird about offering the Meet-and-Greets. As I get older, I really appreciate being about to say thank you to people. Being able to say thank you to you in person would have been a huge thrill for me (Damn, you, Coronavirus!). As a fan, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. Please keep offering them!
Dashpotato.com home
Devin Townsend Cameo Request
Hi Devin,
My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son.
So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo.
Worth it!
Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s.
Why you?
It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are very uplifting. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool.
Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan!
In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are.
If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you play in person (LA got cancelled).
-jeff
BTW, don't feel weird about offering the Meet-and-Greets. As I get older, I really appreciate being about to say thank you to people. Being able to say thank you to you in person would have been a huge thrill for me (Damn, you, Coronavirus!). As a fan, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. Please keep offering them!
Dashpotato.com home
Devin Townsend Cameo Request
Hi Devin,
My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son.
So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo.
Worth it!
Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want, while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s.
Why you?
It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are very uplifting. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool.
Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan!
In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are.
If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you play in person (LA got cancelled).
-jeff
BTW, don't feel weird about offering the Meet-and-Greets. As I get older, I really appreciate being about to say thank you to people. Being able to say thank you to you in person would have been a huge thrill for me (Damn, you, Coronavirus!). As a fan, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. Please keep offering them!
Dashpotato.com home
Devin Townsend Cameo Request
Hi Devin,
My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son.
So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo.
Worth it!
Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want, while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s.
Why you?
It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are very uplifting. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool.
Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan!
In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are.
If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you play in person (LA got cancelled).
-jeff
BTW, don't feel weird about offering the Meet-and-Greets. As I get older, I really appreciate being about to say thank you to people. Being able to say thank you to you in person would have been a huge thrill for me (Damn, you, Coronavirus!). As a fan, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. Please keep offering them!
Dashpotato.com home
Devin Townsend Cameo Request
Hi Devin,
My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son.
So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo.
Worth it!
Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want, while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s.
Why you?
It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are often inspiring. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool.
Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan!
In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are.
If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you play in person (LA got cancelled).
-jeff
BTW, don't feel weird about offering the Meet-and-Greets. As I get older, I really appreciate being about to say thank you to people. Being able to say thank you to you in person would have been a huge thrill for me (Damn, you, Coronavirus!). As a fan, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. Please keep offering them!
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Dashpotato.com home Devin Townsend Cameo RequestHi Devin, My Cameo request is a Birthday Wish for my son, Dash, who is turning 15 on October 21. I know you love your son a great deal, but I would posit that I love my son more. After all, when you are gone, in addition to Reyner, you will leave behind an amazing legacy of musical and vocal brilliance (yes, Prog Metal will have only three followers, but you will be their God). I leave only my son. So, when he’s very old I hope he remembers me, if only as The Guy Who Paid Devin for a Cameo. Worth it! Dash is smarter than me, funnier than me, more talented than me (http://dashpotato.com/index.html#smells), but 10th grade is hitting him hard. Remote learning and a heavy workload is overwhelming him. We’re caught in the dilemma of pushing to prepare himself for whatever he might want, while not stressing him out too much. School seems much harder than it was in the 80s. Why you? It starts with your musical and vocal talent, of course. I hold you up as a role model (sorry about that burden) for your humility and graciousness. Metal may get a bad rap as dark, but your music and lyrics are uplifting. Your conversations, be they audience interaction or interviews, are often inspiring. I appreciate most your openness in sharing your journey through life and your ability to articulate it. I’m not an artist or a rock star, but I feel I can somewhat relate to at least one, which is pretty cool. Your humor? Poor Reyner! When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it’s Full Groan! In any case, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, thank you for sharing who you are. If you could work in my favorite lyric “Through the storm, may you become a rainbow”, I’d like that. You have done so; I hope that for myself and for our sons as well. Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you play in person (LA got cancelled).
-jeff
BTW, don't feel weird about offering the Meet-and-Greets. As I get older, I really appreciate being about to say thank you to people. Being able to say thank you to you in person would have been a huge thrill for me (Damn, you, Coronavirus!). As a fan, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. Please keep offering them!
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