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July 2024 Edition
Welp late again. Meant to work on this yesterday. Home from some side work (today it was a critter resurrection). Late lunch and then a nap. This heat takes it out of me. Afterwards I had to buck up a limb that let go, move some brush and pick some figs. By the time I got finished and cleaned up it was time to get some dinner going. And admittedly once the dinner dishes are done. So am I.
Yup so that’s why I’ve been trying to get up earlier to write and work on things. Right now it’s 5:45AM. I gotta cuppa joe and I’m trying to think some on what all good has happened since my last update. First another sip. Ah. Uh, guess first off. I sold the Princeton. Mixed feelings but I did really need a new laptop. I was managing with the old one but just. Couldn’t update the OS and it had gotten to where more than a few applications weren’t supported and it was cramping what little style I have. Went with a new MacBook Pro. M3 chip. Smaller screen. No CD drive but damn is it fast. And now I can do all the stuff I had stopped being able to do with the old MacBook. Pen tablet is working like a dream and GarageBand. Oh my goodness. No lag and yeah this little buddy never gets stressed. Requires much less power for processing. Good stuff. I’m pleased. Yeah, no lie I really loved that Princeton. Hard to beat a hand wired classic. Have two new-ish ones. A Fender Blues Jr Special Edition that I got a great deal on. And a Marshall Class 5 that I did some horse trading for. Both okay amps. Having a little fun working to get em to pair up and play nice together. On the advise of my amp guru over at Super Fine Amps I replaced the tubes in the Class 5. Interest was to create more clean headroom. Replaced both 12AX7s with 5751s and the stock power tube was replaced by a 6P14P. And then with the Jr I simply swapped the 12AX7 in V1 for a NOS 12AT7. Warmer tighter tone on the high end and somehow, maybe even a little more aggressive? Almost has me wondering what a similar line up might do for the Marshall. Hmmm. Okay done geeking out there. Talked some last month about having a set down with the Artistic Director from the Process Series. And I might have noted that we determined that getting the songs transcribed was gonna be on me. Messaged a fellow that I had once years ago, reached out to for a horn arrangement. Turns out he was up for the transcription gig. Thought is to simply have my banjo / guitar parts transcribed. Staged reading only requires some musical accompaniment. Not a full band. Thinking like six string banjo and a drummer will be enough. Sorta stage em like a couple of buskers, right? Hmm, let’s see what else? Oh uh, went and reserved sunnylanthemusical.com with GoDaddy. Thinking this month that I’ll also create a new Instagram and make it exclusive to all the Sunnyland stuff going on. Seems like it’s time. Don’t it? Feeling in someways that Breadfoot has for at least for the moment, run it’s course. Think as a matter of discipline(?), I’ll still continue with All The Latest Updates, but Sunnyland is my focus. Gonna be hardcore and full on, til next spring and who knows, maybe longer? Love to see a full staged production at some point. If not like to record Sunnyland as a concept album and maybe team up with my old pal Brian Bernhard. See if he might be up for doing some animations? That’d be cool. And for those of wondering. Brian and I teamed up on the video for ‘Room In Her Heart’ from the last full length Breadfoot (thought you were done with the Breadfoot stuff?), album, ‘Salvatella.’ Link in the side bar if’n ya never seen it. Okay uhm, second cup nearly done. Do need to get on with the day. Matty the Catty is screaming for some kibble. And nope, didn’t forget. Still owe ya some anniversary something for Just About To Burn and Gill. Be 2024 for a few more months. I’ll hook you up. And in the meantime there are pics and links in the sidebar. Give ‘em a look see. And as ever follow along on Instagram and Facebook for more regular updates. XOBF
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Yup critter resurrection going on here. Lot of days the side work isn't half as fun. This critter here is the work of Visionary, Folk Artist and good friend, Clyde Jones. Someone gifted it to a lady I do work for. Needed new legs and bits which I sourced from cedar trees in her yard. Couple more strokes of the brush and some fake flowers for eyes and Viola!
Yeah I know nothing like a hand wired amp but these two are gonna get me thru. Having fun geeking out a bit. Two best outlets for tubes I'm finding are Viva Tubes and Fuzz Audio.
Yup. Here's that video Brian and I worked up together.
Wow! Was that really 8 years ago? Brian and I go back aways. First got together on his Emmy winning series AOSLI, (Hmmm, might do to dig that video up and share it as well). This video was done up in support of my last full-length album, Salvatella. Filmed mostly in the Palm Desert. Was a good time, for sure. In fact here ya go. First time Brian and I got together
on anything. He interviewed me for his Emmy winning Art Or Something Like It series on CUNY TV. Was the start of something beauteous and we've collaborated on a mess of things since. Okay so this is the latest number I'm working on. Lost someone that I should have taken the time to get to know when they was still with us. Used that grief to help me find the feeling for this new one. Feeling I was looking for is the feeling of losing something that you never quite had. Mellotron is a bit ham handed but think it works. Stay tuned for words. They're coming along.
Video featuring the first live 'workshopping' of my new project Sunnyland. Watch it in the YouTube app for full affect and to be able to learn more about the project and check out the lyrics for the numbers performed lyrics. And say while you're there, leave me a comment. Love to know what ya like or don't like. Cheers!
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