<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:14:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@carljohn/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[10 Lessons Touring w/ A Music Hall Of Famer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steem Community! (The last song from the last show The Hotel Cafe, Hollywood CA) I've recently been offline quite a bit and out on tour this summer with Texas Music Hall of Famer, Patrice Pike. Patrice]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@carljohn/10-lessons-touring-w-a-music-hall-of-famer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@carljohn/10-lessons-touring-w-a-music-hall-of-famer</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 22:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eALiQc1fjmWHu5VxepGqhGJAttHYWiJvuiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[40 Days? - lORD hELP mE]]></title><description><![CDATA[GETTING LIFE UNSTUCK... Sometimes life feels like you’re wearing a groove in the record and never really getting to the next song? I found myself swimming through this stuck feeling lately and wanted a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@carljohn/40-days-lord-help-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@carljohn/40-days-lord-help-me</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 01:34:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328bCVsdA3BRpL377NNTHcmZPCcsQjDss4zQa6WnAiwsPT7BoF4o1Mb6WEcD5gaTNj7NTtExkTLQGFeLVJBLmFwk1jcr1MCoBKAREn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Open Mic Week 91 - The Gambler (cover)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having A Little Fun With A Country Classic This weeks open mic found me at a friends cabin in the woods doing some writing and I decided to have a sing along with myself. I hope that you'll all join me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-91-the-gambler-cover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-91-the-gambler-cover</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMDPUq2PCkdYbNU1vuyPxcw1hFPoKPRFVaE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can You Be The Change In A Dirty Mirror - Fireside Philosophizin']]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you maintain the face of change? With all of the talk on the news seeming to stem from a place of heartlessness, its often hard to realize that the face on the TV screen is you. That image, too difficult]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@carljohn/thusod3s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@carljohn/thusod3s</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:57:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMDADzFM65e8L5A79xUQwWnVGqYSGVjqfG7Cm8q9vFZCFzSRzVnxywH9m3B8nB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Open Mic Week 90 - Lonely Everywhere (Original Music)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lonely Everywhere I was in Hollywood doing some work and visiting my friend @jasonpaige He is an amazing artist and the original singer of the Pokemon theme song. We got into a discussion about Steemit.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-90-lonely-everywhere-original-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-90-lonely-everywhere-original-music</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dwU4NvepYgS3Ky53uEMK1GVwxdeeqCufGpN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Can A Video Be Written By Spirit?) CARL JOHN - TIL KINGDOM COME]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can a video be driven by intention and spirit? We set out set out with the simple mission of hanging out for the day and recording some footage for a song that I had recorded. We had an iPhone 7, our clothes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@carljohn/uqgcc77v</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@carljohn/uqgcc77v</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM7d4Ba4JxpXKU8JVMUMQ7ukzcCzPRtyV9N4KXkqBdsBUqW3s5j9kdceW5d6bc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Dtube Video - Carl John - Heart Like a Wheel (Official Music Video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first dtube video. This was also my first song written. In a way it tells the tale that led me to music. Single: Heart Like A Wheel Album; The Journey Home From the soundtrack for the audiobook, The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@carljohn/tbk2z283</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@carljohn/tbk2z283</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 23:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8bd9zdxAcMUgGLAxBjY1nAoUWVfDGvnnZnyS3BsP6L7qyALFGXDenk6DgkXs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Openmic Week 88 - Golden Light Cafe (Original)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Golden Light Cafe Here's how this song came about. I was traveling round trip from Las Vegas to Nashville and was a little low on funds. So I had to choose between a room or food this particular day. Waking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-openmic-week-88-golden-light-cafe-original</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-openmic-week-88-golden-light-cafe-original</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 04:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2bpbDwhQBT2zz1TpBHJYjimyp6V7BXGWLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Songwriting Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The creation of a song looks different for every artist. Sharing my music on Steemit, I want to share the journey behind each song along the way. Everybody has a song in them. Maybe sharing my creative]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carljohn/the-songwriting-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carljohn/the-songwriting-journey</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 04:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt53nWm3Bd6h6Sx5A66oozvbLfNARKtgawFoqB3re9FFAjRQcRf9ptshsdmQgE7JAB7gRV3QMizmWyWMj52n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - A New Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I find it better to live in extremes. To quit smoking, I didn't just stop smoking. I started exercising, started eating better and basically overhauled my lifestyle. I found that the extreme makeover actually]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-87-a-new-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-87-a-new-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W7ZajNJV2iWDNQdLc8LWQ1bSsZKrV4djExKjF2F3bdwuGNEj6C3Vi9bqaFPPm47jiAum3FYxNKwnbzqZxuKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Open Mic Week 86 - Heart Like A Wheel (Original)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heart Like A Wheel This is my second entry and first original tune. This was the first song I ever wrote. A little how it came to be... I had come to a figurative end of the road. I had been wiped out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-86-heart-like-a-wheel-original</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-86-heart-like-a-wheel-original</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 03:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e55gT14KAzNy1nqZzQU5pJG7BRKCCdu59p2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Go and Let The Road Take You Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[LET GO OF WHAT'S NO LONGER SERVING YOU... LET THE ROAD OPEN UP TO YOUR DREAMS... Driving through each mountain town, I'm evaluating most everything today. The cops on the street, the cafe around the corner.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carljohn/let-go-and-let-the-road-take-you-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carljohn/let-go-and-let-the-road-take-you-home</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 03:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu3MEa94TskKiHCgQ1hgmEs7F2Ayh21Fhc1h5pL1sy2BYahDSqo4MEpwXsiiQfLhyQRTfMndYLRzYTvR6CnUD6H4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balls or Brains -  What's More Likely To Get You Where You Want To Go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Balls or Brains It can also be called heart or mind. To leap forward without a net or to get your ducks in a row first? What serves your mission best? This is my story of taking a risk, Vegas, a red carpet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carljohn/balls-or-brains-what-s-more-likely-to-get-you-where-you-want-to-go</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carljohn/balls-or-brains-what-s-more-likely-to-get-you-where-you-want-to-go</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 20:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiMtH49KGVFGSMYun9UxmbW9UG3m5Wm11oNvcqfu8bNAkdqiGegCxeQWDcQwNtBT5SWHXfmVk13J4uvdTwJUbErkwmM3q3ADifLxqwLLG8n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Open Mic Week 83 - Much Too Young (Cover Song)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my first recording for steemit and my first open mic. I thought that since it was my first, I would start with the first song that I ever played where I heard my own voice. It was the end of a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-83-much-too-young-cover-song</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@carljohn/steemit-open-mic-week-83-much-too-young-cover-song</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 23:59:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9u6n15ZoyciaTP6VaQNjHUScg3myJsGJJJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith, Trust & Steps Revealing Themselves - (How I Recorded My First Song EVER)]]></title><description><![CDATA[ONE ACTION IN BLIND FAITH CAN CHANGE YOUR WHOLE LIFE (Yellow Dog Studios Austin, TX) One evening a friend suggests that I see a new movie starring Jeff Bridges called Crazy Heart. It's based loosely on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carljohn/faith-trust-and-steps-revealing-themselves-how-i-recorded-my-first-song-ever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carljohn/faith-trust-and-steps-revealing-themselves-how-i-recorded-my-first-song-ever</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 20:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiHAer6JwPUxp9j9vq7MH5WQWZYK7fAtx1N5NTfiwfBYATkdDHeuPM4JQMMBeTqAyx5iJnaFC7HsrXoSVt4sNeT9sXovch5hsR9Jr2691Fk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Journey Home - (Chapter 1, part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Journey Home - (Chapter 1, part 2) I awake in my car slightly groggy from a midnight power nap off the side of the interstate. 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The .45 under the seat lies out of sight but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalcontent/@carljohn/the-journey-home-chapter-1-part</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalcontent/@carljohn/the-journey-home-chapter-1-part</guid><category><![CDATA[originalcontent]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChSowuDN3suoCRPkYKWe2LM9sJhtUqiPiKVPpbNyDrCawryj9Gge9XvHKJcmXnsCQZ3yGc2PG26dkENs8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Journey Home - Introductory Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemit Community. My name is Carl John. Named after my two grandfathers. One adopted, who gave me a love of music and the other an abusive alcoholic who died before I was even a thought. In an odd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@carljohn/my-journey-home-introductory-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@carljohn/my-journey-home-introductory-post</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carljohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChQB5bmyDsVNjMkadyLheLFdvduYSskLSpknVaDBTCcPkbdr8QeoDwtUJs55u9sLvg35cmmfKJQqtjK4r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>