Day 1

I bought some new gear for the studio, and I spent a bit of time today while Peja and Sienna were off buying the stuff I forgot to buy (not my plan. . . or was it? ah, ha ha ha ha ha! ha?), setting up the new voiced tube pre-amp and mic. I was very please with how the new stuff sounded, and I lay down some guide track guitar, bass, and vocals to go back and cover over with shinier ones. I borrowed Peja's keyboard and used the drum machine on it for my headphone metronome. I hate the sound of the one on my recorder, and there's something soothing about the old school rock beat. Also, I think it adjusts in like 15 bpm increments, so it takes some of the fine-tuning out of the equation. . .

Look for the posters. They're everywhere. Except the places I haven't postered yet. . . Pine street, I'll get there.

The Nerd Badge

There's this

And this

And this

And, if I was on top of my game, we'd have a Facebook thing going.

But the only thing I actually take care of, is this blog. So I lost my nerd badge today trying, and failing to imbed some mp3's here, and then regained by staying up late and finally figuring it out (look over there -->)

Alright, so the players don't fit and you can't scan most of the song. . . I did my best. I've got a call into my best internet guy and I'm sure he'll figure it out.

And there's a really awkward youtube feed over there too -->

What can't a blog do?

weighted toward the past

It's around 11pm.

The girls are sleeping.

There are two lists in front of me.

One is the set list for the July 19th Show. (preview -- it's kickin')

The other is the song progress list for the new record.

3 songs in the can. 4 fully written and demoed. 3 with demos at various levels of completion (one is perhaps over-written, with stuff to be cut, but otherwise is fine; another is more of an idea than a song). There are also a few songs drifting around that might sneak onto the record.

The set list for the show is done. Song distribution by album:

Songs for My Seaweed Girl (current record): 3

Great Lakes: 1

How it Feels to be a Rock and Roll Dad: 1

Probable New Album: 2

Lucky 13 (final Jason Middaugh record): 4

Alright, no one but me would notice or give a shit, but 4 of the tunes are from a record that I recorded over 6 years ago. They were written and recorded a whole Peja ago. A medium length marriage ago. And, it's not lost on me, they were written while I was living like a monk/hermit in a farm house near Guelph and pretending to care about an English degree.

Those are tunes I want to play live. The ones that rock the most the easiest.

What does it mean to want to write mellow records while performing rock songs from a previous lifetime?

Next Church, Here We Go!

Alright, so the outdoor dream got put on hold, and instead the very kind and quick responding folks at Next Church are letting us put on our show in their beautiful building.

Details:

Sunday, July 19th, 7pm

Next Church, 89 Colborne Street

Free / Donations

I'm. . .

Enjoying a visit from my nephew, who will be a giant, and his parents, who are giants.

Negotiating the details for the gig on Sunday July 19th. 7pm seems the time time time.

Getting too much sun.

Staying up to late with Peja to watch fireworks with awesome neighbors.

Sleeping in while listening to rain.

Muting the stereo while Peja and her friend sing happy birthday to an imaginary birthday girl.

Looking at pictures of newborn Peja, and thinking about the baby-on-the-way.