This weekend pretty much ruled. It began with fun and ended with a new song! It's been so long since I've recorded anything, it makes me happy to know I can still pull it off, and all this time hibernating hasn't worn away the things I like about it. This time around, sound was a key element. In that simple mic placement and turning those knobs on the amp were very important... I think.
So let's work backwards,
Sunday, was the big work day, well for a few hours, making this test song for two people to sing on and also recorded a third draft of Oregon
Trail, which, even if it's not usable, is still a good second start. I realized how important it is to keep "taping". It gives me a sense of accomplishment and, even if I can't share it with the rest of the internet, the most important part still rings true - it helps me feel confident. If my computer worked, I'd add the test here _______. But it doesn't, said sadly.
Saturday, started with a phone call to/from T. Westfall. Talked a bunch about the general state of our affairs, I miss my friends from back home. I miss my acquaintances too, sorry acquaintances. In a way I feel lucky to have pit-stopped in Binghamton, NY, in that now I have some friends there too. For those of you who don't know, I stayed for a year in this place
called Binghamton, NY. It's sort of a quiet run down factory town, the kind only the North East could grow. Lost in the wilderness of Upstate New York.ANYWAYY, Saturday Morning Tom Westfall Weird Beard hardcore : the call. Then another call and I'm off! We rode to get the car and some kind of meal. I brought my tunafish sandwich and enjoy that and a coke while Anne ate some tasty soul food by the sea. Pictures aplenty.
After lunch,we go for a drive
and head to the ocean.Where we stopped at this olde Bathhouse Site...
.But continued onwards , south. Really going nowhere smoking pot people watching in traffic, ah the life, again. With the bikes on our back the longer we were on the highway the less it seemed like we were gonna be able to ride them. So we turned off a random exit to turn around and ended up right in front of some kind of park /walking path which also served great for bikes too! So out of their seatbelts come the bikes and Bam! We're off again,
Riding up down, in out, past dams, trees, people, along with the insanely good weather I felt like I was biking through a painting.
After it was all done, and we rode uphill for about 26 hours, we decided time to go back the way we came. So we did. A drive home and into a thrift store where we found two organs ( pic not available) which we played on for a year or two. I wished for a tape recorder. Or to take one home with me. Not just yet.
We ended the day going back home and watching a lil bit of one of my all time favorites
that's a day.
Friday was another big photo day. I went out for a bike ride to try again with a camera with batteries this time and went to the sea and piers to take pictures.
After the work day was over I got a call and made my way to 16th street where some guitar and drums and a quick ride to Best Buy led to later plans. A digital camera and we're outta there.
In the night, after charging the camera's battery, more pictures taken during a walk around The Mission.
After a late night of picture taking it's time to go home and sleep. This entry feels like it took a weekend to make! (which it sorta did in one way....ugh) And I'll leave you with these, for when I arrived home I saw my street not at peace, but in even more turmoil...
home sweet home! "Good night" gene, "good night" crazy lady, "good night" jose...oh yeah...
well,
