Basic multiple loops only displaying first loop

add the loop code to the query_posts section;

example:

<div id="blog-list">                 
  <?php query_posts( array(                       
  'posts_per_page' => 8,                       
  'paged' => ( get_query_var('paged') ? get_query_var('paged') : 1 ),                  
  ));                 
  if( have_posts() ) : while( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>             

    <div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">                     
      <div class="description">                         
        <h3><?php the_title_attribute(); ?></h3>                         
        <p><?php the_content_rss('', TRUE, '', 20); ?></p>                     
      </div>                 
    </div> 

  <?php endwhile;
  else : echo 'nothing found';
  endif; ?>
</div>