so this is a part two of two thing. and i left off last time somewhere after my birthday in mid september.
the last week in september, ashby and i got together with natalie, brit and stacey and finished up quite a few parts on various songs. we did hand claps and shouting on "na na na", complete with ashby doing female vocals of his own... we also worked out some delicate female harmonies for "midmorning." we did acoustic guitar on "in la puerta", and slide guitar on "gasoline."
i sorted through the various vocal comps i did for the outro of a song that is still being edited. i actually had ashby run protools as i laid down about 4 more vocal parts. i decided later on though, that i liked a combination of the old and new takes.
my mom was in biloxi for two weeks helping to manage state farm's operations in the post-katrina mad max vibe that is the deep south at the moment. crazy stuff.
her house is being renovated... again... she's tearing down bathroom walls, extending closets, painting the walls, ceilings, getting new furniture, ceiling fans, tile, etc. my mom obsesses over renovation like i obsess over guitar delay effects.
it's quite sad. randomness...
i met a new friend who is kinda quirky, but quite adorable. she's an aspiring photographer. very interesting. i had to drop a few hundred on my truck for maintenance. had a crazy weekend during which three of my friends almost got killed during a drive-by shooting in the projects behind the nick. i was on the phone when they arrived at the nick with pale faces.
they had decided not to ride with me because i had 3 beers. i still don't know why they took the long dangerous route instead of the short suburban route that i took. strange.
apparently about 30 rounds were fired behind them and they ran for several blocks to safety. the entire evening had that "this is the first weekend of fall" vibe. doing strange things behind dumpsters... spending more time outside than in...
the last week in september, ashby and i got together with natalie, brit and stacey and finished up quite a few parts on various songs. we did hand claps and shouting on "na na na", complete with ashby doing female vocals of his own... we also worked out some delicate female harmonies for "midmorning." we did acoustic guitar on "in la puerta", and slide guitar on "gasoline."
i sorted through the various vocal comps i did for the outro of a song that is still being edited. i actually had ashby run protools as i laid down about 4 more vocal parts. i decided later on though, that i liked a combination of the old and new takes.
my mom was in biloxi for two weeks helping to manage state farm's operations in the post-katrina mad max vibe that is the deep south at the moment. crazy stuff.
her house is being renovated... again... she's tearing down bathroom walls, extending closets, painting the walls, ceilings, getting new furniture, ceiling fans, tile, etc. my mom obsesses over renovation like i obsess over guitar delay effects.
it's quite sad. randomness...
i met a new friend who is kinda quirky, but quite adorable. she's an aspiring photographer. very interesting. i had to drop a few hundred on my truck for maintenance. had a crazy weekend during which three of my friends almost got killed during a drive-by shooting in the projects behind the nick. i was on the phone when they arrived at the nick with pale faces.
they had decided not to ride with me because i had 3 beers. i still don't know why they took the long dangerous route instead of the short suburban route that i took. strange.
apparently about 30 rounds were fired behind them and they ran for several blocks to safety. the entire evening had that "this is the first weekend of fall" vibe. doing strange things behind dumpsters... spending more time outside than in...