Hiking at Stoney Point

Had an amazing Hike today at Stoney Point in Topanga Canyon with my wife. We climbed up as high as we could and saw great views of the valley. We saw little squirrels, bunnies and lizards too. Also there was a lot of graffiti and broken bottles. I don't know about you but if you tag a rock in the middle of a hiking trail then that's not really graffiti. Thats lame graffiti because you are unlikely to get caught. And you are ruining the land. Destroy man made structures and leave natural land alone....GOSH. I now want to try to hike around all the trails in the Santa Monica Mountains. It's just so fun and a big challenge. What are some great trails that you know about?

Since this is a music blog too, here is the musician of the day. Thaddeus Tribbett from the Tye Tribbett gospel band. I've been playing drums at St. Bridget church since I was 15 and as players we were always pushing each other to do crazier and crazier things but still make it work musically with the song. Not just show off our skills all the time (Hey but you got to do it sometimes). Well Thaddeus is the bass player and he is just ridiculous. That bass player is just on a whole different level and I enjoy watching him play. He's still not as good as Jeremy Milado who I've played with at my church because I think Jeremy plays more musically but Thaddeus is still good. A bit showy but I like showy sometimes. This whole band in general is amazing and for some reason I have a huge obsession with gospel music because it is the epitome of musicianship that I've seen in a band but keep it entertaining and emotional. These musicians are the ones pushing the limit of their craft in a way I've never seen. When you start watching gospel bands it's like watching a bunch of musicians friendly competing with each other. They all push themselves and each other to do weirder and weirder things. Just watch Thaddeus on bass and see how he is almost making up stuff as he goes to see what fits. It's just epic and beautiful. If anything you should pick up Tye Tribbett's live album VICTORY. I have it and it's inspiring. I think anyone can enjoy this music and the level of musicianship these people choose to play and you don't have to be christian. Hope you enjoy and just see how this guy kills it!