The next step…

Steve and I have spent a few good hours working on tightening up all the vocals and harmonies, and I am happy to report that we are pretty darn close to wrapping things up in that department.  I am looking forward to working on something else besides my parts.  I have gotten to the point  where I feel like I have done the best I can, so I am ready to move on.  I think it’s about that time to call up the other players and start talking about what they can add to the project.

The fortunate thing is that I don’t think we need a whole heck of a lot of anything.  The way I see at this point, I am looking at putting a little keyboards here and there, some pedalsteel or mandolin, and most of all- some nice dualing trumpets.  Even if I don’t get anything else on these thing, I want those trumpets!  So we’re getting to the fun part soon….when I figure it all out folks, you’ll be the first to know.

Got the Itch!

Well, we’ve been in recording this record now for a few months, and I have to say I feel ready to get back out there and start playing again.  I guess life just has a way of flying by, and before you know it summer is winding down and leaves are falling… well  they are falling somewhere, not so much in southern California.  I know of a few cool places to check out and start booking again, even if the record is not completed.  What have we got to loose?  I’ll keep you posted…

Backspacer steppin up.

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If you really want to watch a quick dissection of a record, feast your eyes on this.  Pearl Jam’s new record is coming out next month, September 20th ( my birthday…well happy birthday to me!)  I found this video and it’s like I’m a kid again.  Studying the lines on the faces of these guys, to see where they have been and what they have been up to.  Pearl Jam has just been such a force in my life.  In so far as speaking the words for me when I couldn’t or evoking the emotion I didn’t have at the time.  Manifesting the dream, man.

Even though in this day and age, I usually download music onto my ipod. September 20th, I am going to walk into a good old fashioned record store and buy myself their new album as a birthday gift to myself.