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  1. New band name under consideration: Mad Genius. No "The" needed. The's are overused and overrated. Kinda hip-hop, isn't it?
  2. Finished a nice arpeggiated banjo arrangement then created some warped handclaps with a toolbox being slammed against the basement floor.
  3. Gave a speech on social media in radio/TV yesterday with @lisabu. I think it went down well. Lots of good ideas, compliments and laughs.
  4. Decided to compliment my radio noise with a sampled banjo. Trying to create some double-time "jungle" beats that swing, too. Very tricky.
  5. Pulling down some radio static on the AM band and pitch adjusting to create a sort of rolling ambient background. Pleasantly disorienting.
  6. I'm trying to book a Bay Area studio to interview a guy who plays his body as an instrument. Cool. The Golden Gate Bridge isn't helping.
  7. @choochootheband I gotcha beat, Choo Choo! I'm groovin' to "3 A.M. Eternal" by The KLF, cuz you can't kill The JAMS.
  8. Watching classic horror & camp with Beth. The Blob, Nosferatu and Die, Monster, Die! Trying to convince her of its artistry. No luck so far.
  9. Watched a bit of Showtimes Bon Jovi doc. Jon Bon Jovi complains endlessly. Almost drains the soul. Wrote some jazzy basslines this evening.
  10. A few hours of work this weekend, building a coda/chorus tailor-made for shouting/screaming in a "she loves you, yea, yea, yea" sort of way.
  11. Shook hands with Travis's Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop last night. They live up to their reputation as the nicest band in rock. Sweet guys.
  12. Some thumb piano work tonight. I think I need three more songs for an album - The statement, the sexy song and the spooky orchestral piece.
  13. Not-so-guilty pleasure: Mythbusters! Tonight they proved what radio engineers always knew - You can do anything with duct tape. Anything!
  14. OK. Didn't plan it this way, but my song has been taken over by a hoard of Mejicano cowboy singers and taco shop pianos. Vaqueros Galores!
  15. I AM THE YARDMASTER! Stained/finished the deck on Friday. Raked a mountain of leaves today. Sunday = Day off/music day.
  16. @kaitfoley Since when has MTV played music? ;). Naw, they've been playing movies late at nite for a while. Mrs. & I saw "V" last week.
  17. Added a little keyboard line tonight using a sample taken from the "now seating" bell at a local taco joint. Needs something to complement.
  18. Unsure about my coda right now. Looking to reference points: Furries, Band on the Run/Visconti, my 1999 demos using Mutual Network tones.
  19. Pitched adjusted a slammed fridge door along with some distorted EAS beeps and she's feelin' almost explosive. Maybe just a few more bombs
  20. Just finished a concert recording with a fortepiano. Perky lil' instrument. Like the harpsichord better. Break then music-making tonight.