The Redding Brothers

Gabe is biking across America for MS. Watch the video of his first day.

A lot of stuff is going on. Walk4Water Tacoma just completed to great success, raising an estimated $4000 for wells, and having the most walkers of any satellite Walk4Water event. We are proud of the Tacoma group, and proud to have been able to help out.

Unfortunately, some pretty severe medical emergencies kept us from completing our West Coast tour. We had planned stops through California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and other places. We were sad about missing all of you. I hope that we will be able to arrange something even bigger and better soon.

This week, we are heading to Little Rock for the Transmillennial Conference, and will be playing all weekend. Last year, it was at a castle, and we had to back our trailer down an almost-abandoned fire road. This year, I imagine the roads will be smoother. But there is no telling what kind of adventures we might get into.

And, just to warn you. We might be a little quiet for the next little while. We are working on something amazing. Something so amazing, we may not be able to handle it. Something that is taking all of our energy and creativity and strength. Something that may cause us to collapse under the sheer massive-ness of it.

When we are done, you will know what we mean. (Or we will be massive failures). Either way, it's not fair to you to devote anything less than our full attention to it. So that's what we will be doing.

And, we would love to hear any words of encouragement or inspiration you have to offer. Just email us, and let us know what is wonderful in your world.

Our 30-minute Online-Only Concert is NOW. Watch the concert online at MyYearbook.com or Break.com!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH ON MYYEARBOOK.COM


Redding Brothers Online-Only Concert House Ear Institute / Earbu - Watch more Funny Videos

Then, read MyYearbook.com's interview with us here.

Thanks to The House Ear Institute, and MyYearbook.com for making this possible. Leave your comments and thoughts below!

-The Redding Brothers

The Redding Brothers’ Online Concert for Hearing proves that Rock ‘n’ Roll can Save the World! The 30 minute performance started running here at 6 p.m. PST on Friday, May 15th. Replay & enjoy. This is the first online concert of its kind to raise awareness for the non-profit work of the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles. There are 500 million people worldwide who suffer from a hearing loss. The institute is dedicated to alleviating it through their mission of advancing hearing science. If you like what you hear, donate to the cause at www.hei.org.

This Friday at 6pm Pacific Time, we are teaming up with the House Ear Institute to release a 30-minute Online-Only Concert. The concert is part of House Ear's "Better Hearing Month" concert series, and is our latest collaborative effort to raise hearing awareness.

The concert will go online Friday, May 15th, at 6pm Pacific / 8pm Central / 9pm Eastern. It will appear on MyYearbook.com and Break.com. Tune in to www.ReddingBrothers.com, Earbud.org or hei.org to link to the performance, chat live with other viewers, and leave your comments and messages!

The House Ear Institute is dedicated to helping the more than 500 million people worldwide who suffer from a hearing loss. If you like what you hear, click to support the cause!

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As you get older, time seems to go by faster and faster. The reason is simple: When you're young, everything is a fresh new adventure you're just stepping into. But the older you are, the less there is in the world and in your life that is really new.

As the new slowly fades from your life, you fall into routines, and so time slips by amazing quickly.

The only way to stop this is to add newness to your life, by doing things you would never normally do. How?

If you're me, this is how:

I was returning a movie to McDonalds when I became caught up in the outdoors. The air was great, and I wanted to experience it. So instead of driving home, I headed towards the lake. But then I changed my mind. And as I turned around I saw a nice little convenience store that looked like it might host a few murderings and hold-ups every week. Normally, I would have just kept going. But today, I was following life where it wanted to take me.

I turned around in someone's driveway, and headed into the store to pick up a 16oz bottle of Coke (I would normally do 20oz) and some dried plantain chips (I would normally get banana chips). Although this store seemed like it might host its fair share of near-death encounters, something about it was ALIVE. More importantly, something about it was new.

I sat in the parking lot for a few minutes, enjoying the sun, and then impulsively headed towards the library. I was following the road where it would lead.

In the library parking lot, I got out and looked around. I didn't really want to go inside, but I was here to experience something. Suddenly, a narrow trail leading into the woods caught my eye.

Now, if you're me, you spent your childhood reading books about imaginative adventures that happen when children take off down hidden and mysterious trails. And you know that if you are too afraid to follow the trail where it will lead, you'll miss out on an ancient treasure or mystery just waiting to unveil itself. In fact, just seeing a trail is enough to magically obligate you to take it. If you're not me, you probably find this line of thought weird and disorienting. But since I AM me, I naturally took the trail.

There I was, winding my way through bushes and small evergreens, under branches, imagining myself to be taking the red pill and heading into Alice's dream. What wonderland or adventure might lie at the end of this trail?

Maybe I would stumble upon a secret civilization, or a million dollars stashed away. Maybe I would uncover an alien landing site, or fall down a hole into an alternate universe.

Instead, I stumbled upon a homeless guy. Or rather, his...uh...house. Everything was well outfitted, from the nice clothesline, to the mattress he was sleeping on. Boxes were stacked everywhere. Perhaps he still hadn't gotten around to unpacking.

And he was fast asleep on the mattress, wearing sunglasses, and looking quite a bit like Bono.

I stood there a while, walking around, wondering if he would wake up. He was apparently quite at peace with his environment. As...um..."houses" for homeless people go, this guy was living in a mansion.

So I let him sleep, and headed back towards the library, with my memorable day stuck firmly in my pocket.

And that's how I do it.

-micah