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Various updates in mixed order
Wednesday, 4 October 2006 13:36We got our new garage door installed on Monday.
Of course nothing could be so simple. Oh no...
My favorite, largest, heaviest set of shelves were too high and too close by 6"!! Fucking Grrr!
So now EVERYTHING that was left in the garage has to be rearranged before the rest of the stuff can even come back. Did I mention Grr! ?
Pagan Pride week started last week (for me at least) with the Baltimore event
( and how was that? )
On Friday I got around to some recording. I still have to finish the new vocal track for "Norwegian Wood" sometime ( I have ONE damn phrase left that I want to fix ), but the entire evening was spent trying to fix the part of the guitar line I did for "Back Home In Derry" for the Rhianon album. As I feared, it was not possible to just punch it in (the line was too complex to catch the moment right), so I had to re-record the whole part. Took all evening until I was happy.
And Renee thinks we can have an album by New Years... uh huh...
Found a bit of good news. Some of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sagesaria's recordings were mangled in the transfer from the 840 to the 1880. Well, I listened to the originals on the 840 and they're fine there.
It was somewhere in the transfer process that they got hosed, so it's therefore possible to salvage them by either trying again or transfering them via audio or DA. She will be very happy to hear that.
As I mentioned in the cut, I had a Clipper City gig on Sunday that went decently well. I got a bit of a late start, but was ready more or less on time.
An amusing thing happened. I had a very obvious fan who camped out near me and sang along with just about the entire set. Turns out he's from Ontario, plays some of this stuff himself, knows the (Stan) Rogers family, and thru some careful questions sussed out that I did re-enactment.
As a matter of fact, he knows Markland, has hosted an event where the Longship Company brought up the Gyrfalcon and...
....recognised me from Pennsic.
Small world.
He bought a CD. Yay!
( Here's the setlist )
I did my good deed for the week. I was waylaid a couple of weeks ago in the Armory hallway on my way to 3LF practice. Seems this fellow got the idea that I might have sound gear. Seems his band was having their very first gig and they were short a couple of pieces. So I took a chance and trusted the young men and they borrowed some speakers and cables and an amp and I got it all back last night. Now, to return the favor, they said they'd come to New Deal tomorrow. Karma!
On Monday, I got to help with another excellent cause and a rare treat.
Seems that Bob Bodine, a member of Clan Cambion (and a real "old guard" Marklander) was recently diagnosed with a terminal cancer and opted to wait it out at home.
They gave him a few months at best. The Cambion list went abuzz with plots and plans for how to visit or send some sort of cheer/support and opted to do a "remote" sacred harp sing. Once upon a time they had these sings every Friday. I'd heard of these sings, and sometimes heard some of the folks do it at events, and of course some of the repertoire that found it's way into Clam Chowder. But nothing like this- Monday night had an assemblage of nearly thirty people. Since I don't really know this stuff and singing naked (acappella) is not my forte, I volunteered to wrangle mics and keep an ear on the soundboard. Wow!!
If Dr. Gandalf's gear recorded what I heard in those headphones... fucking wow!
We got a great mix and it's all been digitally recorded- several hours of some of the finest "impromptu" singing I've ever damn heard.
Turns out that Bob passed the day before this happened. Some might think that it was a cruel irony. Personally I think that more than anything he wished he could be there and finally said "Screw it! I'm GOING!" That's what I'd do.
Tonight will be another date at New Deal Cafe.
Strike that. It's tomorrow.
TOMORROW!!!!
Tomorrow (THURSDAY October 5th), I shall be playing at New Deal Cafe!
(entry corrected after the fact for your amusement)
I can't say it enough.
With the performances moved to the back room now I REALLY need your bodies there right now.
If you're looking for a good time to come, this is it.
Of course nothing could be so simple. Oh no...
My favorite, largest, heaviest set of shelves were too high and too close by 6"!! Fucking Grrr!
So now EVERYTHING that was left in the garage has to be rearranged before the rest of the stuff can even come back. Did I mention Grr! ?
Pagan Pride week started last week (for me at least) with the Baltimore event
( and how was that? )
On Friday I got around to some recording. I still have to finish the new vocal track for "Norwegian Wood" sometime ( I have ONE damn phrase left that I want to fix ), but the entire evening was spent trying to fix the part of the guitar line I did for "Back Home In Derry" for the Rhianon album. As I feared, it was not possible to just punch it in (the line was too complex to catch the moment right), so I had to re-record the whole part. Took all evening until I was happy.
And Renee thinks we can have an album by New Years... uh huh...
Found a bit of good news. Some of
sagesaria's recordings were mangled in the transfer from the 840 to the 1880. Well, I listened to the originals on the 840 and they're fine there.It was somewhere in the transfer process that they got hosed, so it's therefore possible to salvage them by either trying again or transfering them via audio or DA. She will be very happy to hear that.
As I mentioned in the cut, I had a Clipper City gig on Sunday that went decently well. I got a bit of a late start, but was ready more or less on time.
An amusing thing happened. I had a very obvious fan who camped out near me and sang along with just about the entire set. Turns out he's from Ontario, plays some of this stuff himself, knows the (Stan) Rogers family, and thru some careful questions sussed out that I did re-enactment.
As a matter of fact, he knows Markland, has hosted an event where the Longship Company brought up the Gyrfalcon and...
....recognised me from Pennsic.
Small world.
He bought a CD. Yay!
( Here's the setlist )
I did my good deed for the week. I was waylaid a couple of weeks ago in the Armory hallway on my way to 3LF practice. Seems this fellow got the idea that I might have sound gear. Seems his band was having their very first gig and they were short a couple of pieces. So I took a chance and trusted the young men and they borrowed some speakers and cables and an amp and I got it all back last night. Now, to return the favor, they said they'd come to New Deal tomorrow. Karma!
On Monday, I got to help with another excellent cause and a rare treat.
Seems that Bob Bodine, a member of Clan Cambion (and a real "old guard" Marklander) was recently diagnosed with a terminal cancer and opted to wait it out at home.
They gave him a few months at best. The Cambion list went abuzz with plots and plans for how to visit or send some sort of cheer/support and opted to do a "remote" sacred harp sing. Once upon a time they had these sings every Friday. I'd heard of these sings, and sometimes heard some of the folks do it at events, and of course some of the repertoire that found it's way into Clam Chowder. But nothing like this- Monday night had an assemblage of nearly thirty people. Since I don't really know this stuff and singing naked (acappella) is not my forte, I volunteered to wrangle mics and keep an ear on the soundboard. Wow!!
If Dr. Gandalf's gear recorded what I heard in those headphones... fucking wow!
We got a great mix and it's all been digitally recorded- several hours of some of the finest "impromptu" singing I've ever damn heard.
Turns out that Bob passed the day before this happened. Some might think that it was a cruel irony. Personally I think that more than anything he wished he could be there and finally said "Screw it! I'm GOING!" That's what I'd do.
Tonight will be another date at New Deal Cafe.
Strike that. It's tomorrow.
TOMORROW!!!!
Tomorrow (THURSDAY October 5th), I shall be playing at New Deal Cafe!
(entry corrected after the fact for your amusement)
I can't say it enough.
With the performances moved to the back room now I REALLY need your bodies there right now.
If you're looking for a good time to come, this is it.
