the first show with jesse's band went quite well on wednesday night. there was a mistake or two, but the energy was there, the crowd was receptive, and everything looks good for the release show on 12/11. i noticed, having not played a "rock" set at the nick in over a year that my bass playing has improved. i thought i had peaked.
i spent the holiday at my grandmother's cottage up in north alabama. i had way too much food... had the big dinner with 50 members of family and friends.
on friday i got up at 8:30 and proceeded, over the next 8 hours, to go crazy with a chainsaw. i cut about 900lbs of limbs on the property, in order to lighten up the trees for ice storms. my left hand is still sore from gripping the chainsaw.
i went out very briefly on friday, after i got back to bham. edited some tracks on the album, and started making rough mixes of a few tracks for review. saturday, more of the same, went out with my usual group of scenesters, through the sparks, and amber/judah... to the upside down plaza, and the nick... redbull+vodka was in good supply - i hadn't had one of those before... caddle played a good set... various people amused me/got on my nerves. listened to z100.5 play another track off of jesse'a cd. i think wrax played a track as well.
sunday i chilled with jen, met houston over at my apt. to let him hear what i've been up to. we worked on some of his acoustic guitar ideas for one of the more low-key tracks on the album.
i spent the holiday at my grandmother's cottage up in north alabama. i had way too much food... had the big dinner with 50 members of family and friends.
on friday i got up at 8:30 and proceeded, over the next 8 hours, to go crazy with a chainsaw. i cut about 900lbs of limbs on the property, in order to lighten up the trees for ice storms. my left hand is still sore from gripping the chainsaw.
i went out very briefly on friday, after i got back to bham. edited some tracks on the album, and started making rough mixes of a few tracks for review. saturday, more of the same, went out with my usual group of scenesters, through the sparks, and amber/judah... to the upside down plaza, and the nick... redbull+vodka was in good supply - i hadn't had one of those before... caddle played a good set... various people amused me/got on my nerves. listened to z100.5 play another track off of jesse'a cd. i think wrax played a track as well.
sunday i chilled with jen, met houston over at my apt. to let him hear what i've been up to. we worked on some of his acoustic guitar ideas for one of the more low-key tracks on the album.