James Richard Lane blog

A daily gratitude list (highly recommend) . . . . . . helped me out tremendously on keeping track of my days, goals, progress, and overall life. I haven't missed one day of updating it in 2020 . . . . . . This has given a year's worth of things to be grateful for.  Top 5 moments of 2020  1. Performing the Underground Music Showcase  2.  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock FM radio interview   3.  4 Corners road trip/SLC half marathon !!! 4.  The Shaky Experience - " More Famous Than Food " release. 5. Summer   24 hour road trip Music -  I released two EPs as Pelvis Presley and one full length album as The Shaky Experience.  I performed The Corner Beat (Capital Hill, Denver), Glitter City Studios (Santa Fe, Denver), Horse House (W Alameda, Denver), Plague Fest (livestream) the Underground Music Showcase (livestream), Qurantunes (livestream), Apartscape (Artscape Baltimore livestream) 7 th Circle Music Collective (Sun Valley, Denver). R...

Fall 2020 Take chances, seek new ways to improve, make the most out of all opportunities, and be the best person you can be always and the rest will come.  24 hour road trip: Visiting Four Corners this summer was an incredible journey. However, my appetite constantly needs to be replenished for adventure. I often find myself seeking out to fellow adrenaline junkies to conquer this endless hunger. Sometimes these people are strangers or people I met once through a mutual friend that I barely had a sustainable interaction with that's worth noting. That was the case for this 24 hour road trip. Amos, a guy I hardly got to know through a 60 second interaction that our friend James unintentionally curated. This shaped a future friendship that delivered a special bond over camping, hiking, music, and road tripping.  Occasionally scrolling through miles of content on Instagram, sometimes I see something special that catches my eye. An orange Subaru with a pop-up tent connected to the ...

Experimenting... I'm piloting my old travel blog again as a seasonal place to submit my news, stories, content, and thoughts. Every moment is an opportunity for new experiences, adventures, chances, risk, and stimulation. Here are stories showcasing my recent opportunities I followed through with: ROAD TRIP  I signed up for a half marathon that took place in Provo, Utah August 15th with my new friend Joey. We met June 2nd when I got into a bicycle accident on the Cherry Creek Trail which caused me to break my left radial head. Since then we've been good friends and discovered we both have a passion for running. We planned out a 3 day weekend trip August 14th - 16th in Utah.  Prior to our upcoming trip, my roommate Joe and I planned a very last minute road trip to his hometown of Durango, CO. We left from Denver, August 7th and made our way down south. Driving through Pike and San Isabel National Forest, Rio Granda National Forest, and parts of San Juan National Forest made the...

Wow... It's literally been years since I've updated this blog. My life has changed dramatically since my last post (New Year's Eve 2017). Instead of writing an entire post about my absence, I'll provide a brief synopsis. Grand Lake, NPS tour 2018 - I continued my show at Met Radio, visited 4 National Parks (Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Arches, Rocky) in 4 days w/ Kim and Bailey. Moved back to Baltimore May 31st after Kim and I finally split up after 4 1/2 + years. Rekindled past friendships after a two year absence in Denver. Flew back to Denver in July to perform and release my album "Bon Voyage" at The Underground Music Showcase 2018, worked for the Baltimore Hostel again in community engagement. Drove to Miami to help my friend Adam move. Lastly ran a half marathon in Philly with my best time yet 1:48:45. BAM! Santa Monica, November 2019 2019 - Hosted monthly music showcases at HI Baltimore, visited my 50th state Alaska with my friend James (...

My 2017 The year of twenty seventeen I lived in Denver, Colorado. I stayed busy with many projects and assignments that kept me motivated to continue to thrive within the passions of my life. My dreams are slowly, but surely starting to set into a reality. This year presented me lots of challenges, but I am proud to say I overcame them all and have developed into a much wiser person than I would have imagined. This year presented me with lots of traveling, music, media, and making new friends. I anticipate many incredible voyages in 2018. Top 5 highlights of 2017: My favorite picture I took this year. Taos, NM. 1. Hosting my radio show 2. Grand Canyon road trip 3. New Orleans/Florida road trip 4. Hawaii Birthday Vacation. 5. Playing shows in Baltimore, Artscape & Light City weekend January: Santa Fe, NM 1/1/17 I started my first day of the new year by packing a bag of clothes and driving to New Mexico with Kim. We made our way to Santa Fe for the evenin...