Let's Do It!

Cullen's last recording session was of particular interest to me as he was scheduled to tackle the most important song on the record to me-Circles. He had some exposure to the song here and there through random introductions at practice and the demo that I sent to him but until this session, I was unsure exactly what his treatment was going to be. Not surprisingly, he came through in true Cullen form and nailed it down perfectly and confidently, meeting every expectation I had for this pivotal song.

Filming Marcin

I have turned into the annoying camera guy. haha It was great to have Marcin back in the studio for a number of reasons, one being that I got to video tape some of his humorous antics he tends to bring into the setting. He hasn't changed much in not wanting to be filmed tho...haha

The Weston Monster Chase!!!

Whoa!!! Just when I thought The Weston Monster disappeared into the warmth of some cavern for the cooler weather, it showed up RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME the other night before my recording session!! I'm really surprised that no one else saw it as the studio was quite full with people. Marcin, in fact, was there right before me. I wonder if this illusive beast has it out for only me! I wonder what is making it come closer these days.....

I was able to get three good snap shots of the creature before it ran off into the woods. I couldn't tell if he was angry or just amused that he was able to evade capture! Not sure what I'd even DO with the monster if i caught him...

Here are the photos!! I wonder if I could get money for these....hmmm

2010 then.

It's looking to me that What To Keep & Let Go will not be ready for your CD players until 2010. With less than two months to go until the ball drops, it's highly unlikely we'll finish up these songs with so much more to do.

As we progress further along, I will make a more definitive release date. I'm hoping for sometime in March.

Thanks everyone for your patience!

Practice Makes Perfect!

Well we weren't perfect by any means with such a long time since our last practice, but we were able to get in a good couple hours of review, rockin' around and random jams. And that wasn't all! Each of us brought back a bit of our unique character to the space: Cullen feasted on some burnt pizza and peanut butter crackers in between beats, Marcin took every opportunity he could get to impress us with his frantic fingered bass lines, Chad wore his new Carnival Hero attire and fired the band up with some wild guitar riffs and I, of course, opened my gig bag only to find a broken guitar string! Typical! haha I did get a chance, however, to rip into a sloppy but ambitious solo on cue during our blues jam, which definitely left me realizing how much practice I need at that. haha

Good times as always and hopefully we'll have more practices in the future with less down time in between.

Last Transmition from Saturn

October 27th marks the last night of video updates from my trusty 2006 Saturn Ion as it succumbed to its doom last week after I wrecked it on the way to practice. Luckily no one was hurt and I'm thankful that the accident didn't occur due in part to filming these rather risky videos while driving haha. I was wondering how much longer the car was going to hold up, it having so many miles on it, so my accident was somewhat of a blessing in disguise. I'm currently in search for my new vehicle and I'm not so sure I'll feel comfortable doing any more video updates while driving, it being a brand new car and one accident per car is enough for me, thanks. haha I'll wait till I get to my destination!

R.I.P. Saturn (sorry, I never named you...haha)

Let It Slide

On the 27th of October, Dave made some attempts at correcting some slide parts in Stand that didn't seem to sound quite right. Chad gave us permission to try and redo these parts but instead of taking them out completely, it was our hope to simply go over the sharp or flat sections with another guitar so we could retain Chad's musical signature. Dave tried three different guitars, one being a lap steel, but in the end we realized we could not cover up nor replace what Chad had envisioned in his sections. We simply need him to come back in and redo them!

Here are some photos and video of Dave making his attempts at the Stand verses.