Generation TV sessions pt. 3
Ah...My fave part of going to the studio. Vocals time. Actually Penny & Andy had to record 2nd guitar and bass for the final 4 songs first. I made sure I loaded up with beer and "noorishment" for this part.
They were having having a helluva time with the intro to "No Cranium". Actually it was more of an Andy problem as Penny was locked in with the drums. Then friggin' Andy's trying to blame me! Fuckin' dope! So the more he kept screwing up, the more I harrassed him. When he finally nailed it he threatened me bodily harm then shook one of my beer cans up for "beer roulette" but the dopey bastard put it in sideways so I knew which one it was. Ah Sheckie love.
Before this session we said there would be no more hi-jinks when it came time for vocals. After our last studio session we had a helluva time editing out all the extra chatter. But wouldn't you know it, we captured a truely hilarious momement on tape. Philmore had Andy just saying anything to get his vocal levels down. Well Andy starts doing dialogue from "Freddy Got Fingered" specifically "X-Ray Cat". So you can hear that part for now at the beginning of "Girls With Boyfriends". We were all dying with laughter everytime it played as Andy wound up having to do several takes. Of course we'll edit that out at mixdown but it will be left on for now during the recording process.
We had several conversations between us and "Phil" as we each took turns doing Philmore impersonations. Leaving him to remark how he doesn't even need to speak anymore as we do it for him. Such a good sport and a great guy. All we do is bust on each other nonstop. Of course me being drunk off my ass makes it much worse. I had tears coming out as was laughing so hard. Cripes I missed recording up there! It's all fun and games now but we get serious for the final mixdown. Right now we'll just keep having fun. We're scheduled to go back Tuesday now. Andy did manage to get the first 6 songs done despite all the hilarity. Penny had to be the designated driver for the ride home.
I could not wait to get home too 'coz I knew I could call Cindy right up (yes, her name is now known since I told one of my message boards friends about us almost 2 years after the fact. No more initials for her). She was away on a teacher thingy and actually got her own hotel room for once. Usually they share rooms but she pulled a fast one to get it. I think that was the first time since we've connected that I could just call up like that on my own. I was sooooo fuckin' drunk by that point. Like a puss I was weeping tears of joy. Of course I forget most of the conversation! She did manage to take advantage of me though. I got to talk to her again this morning. It just felt so good to do so.
I've talked to my friend Pete a couple times. He and his wife Kaia are staying at their house in Mandeville, LA. Thank God it wasn't damaged. Still no power but they do have a generator. Both businesses were destroyed but he did tell me they've already rented the old Le Boulangerie building where I had briefly worked at when I lived there. It's a couple blocks off the lakefront. Pretty much every building up there is damaged or gone. It's gonna take some time to get their lives back in order but they will. New Orleans and Mississippi gets all the headlines but the Northshore took some major damage too. I have to call Martha later to see how she's doing. I wonder if she got official word on her house yet.
Went to the dentist yesterday. I needed a complete overhaul examination since it was my first real one since '93. Yeah, my dentist visits go in decades but after getting my tooth yanked I figure it's time to take it more seriously. They took 18 xrays of my mouth. Then I got a cleaning. cripes that hurt! I toughed it out though. Only made her stop when she got near a tooth with a cavity. pretty unsettling spitting out blood. Surprisingly I have only 3 cavities. Even the dentist was impressed my my strong teeth. Not bad for 12 years between visits. Cripes my care credit is already maxed out. This is gonna wind up costing me just over a grand. No insurance of course. They wanted to do all 3 cavities at once for like $415. I can't swing that. I said let's just do the worst one for now and take from there. I can handle $120 better. Needless to say I will be taking better care of my choppers and going twice a year to the dentist like a good boy.
Ah...My fave part of going to the studio. Vocals time. Actually Penny & Andy had to record 2nd guitar and bass for the final 4 songs first. I made sure I loaded up with beer and "noorishment" for this part.
They were having having a helluva time with the intro to "No Cranium". Actually it was more of an Andy problem as Penny was locked in with the drums. Then friggin' Andy's trying to blame me! Fuckin' dope! So the more he kept screwing up, the more I harrassed him. When he finally nailed it he threatened me bodily harm then shook one of my beer cans up for "beer roulette" but the dopey bastard put it in sideways so I knew which one it was. Ah Sheckie love.
Before this session we said there would be no more hi-jinks when it came time for vocals. After our last studio session we had a helluva time editing out all the extra chatter. But wouldn't you know it, we captured a truely hilarious momement on tape. Philmore had Andy just saying anything to get his vocal levels down. Well Andy starts doing dialogue from "Freddy Got Fingered" specifically "X-Ray Cat". So you can hear that part for now at the beginning of "Girls With Boyfriends". We were all dying with laughter everytime it played as Andy wound up having to do several takes. Of course we'll edit that out at mixdown but it will be left on for now during the recording process.
We had several conversations between us and "Phil" as we each took turns doing Philmore impersonations. Leaving him to remark how he doesn't even need to speak anymore as we do it for him. Such a good sport and a great guy. All we do is bust on each other nonstop. Of course me being drunk off my ass makes it much worse. I had tears coming out as was laughing so hard. Cripes I missed recording up there! It's all fun and games now but we get serious for the final mixdown. Right now we'll just keep having fun. We're scheduled to go back Tuesday now. Andy did manage to get the first 6 songs done despite all the hilarity. Penny had to be the designated driver for the ride home.
I could not wait to get home too 'coz I knew I could call Cindy right up (yes, her name is now known since I told one of my message boards friends about us almost 2 years after the fact. No more initials for her). She was away on a teacher thingy and actually got her own hotel room for once. Usually they share rooms but she pulled a fast one to get it. I think that was the first time since we've connected that I could just call up like that on my own. I was sooooo fuckin' drunk by that point. Like a puss I was weeping tears of joy. Of course I forget most of the conversation! She did manage to take advantage of me though. I got to talk to her again this morning. It just felt so good to do so.
I've talked to my friend Pete a couple times. He and his wife Kaia are staying at their house in Mandeville, LA. Thank God it wasn't damaged. Still no power but they do have a generator. Both businesses were destroyed but he did tell me they've already rented the old Le Boulangerie building where I had briefly worked at when I lived there. It's a couple blocks off the lakefront. Pretty much every building up there is damaged or gone. It's gonna take some time to get their lives back in order but they will. New Orleans and Mississippi gets all the headlines but the Northshore took some major damage too. I have to call Martha later to see how she's doing. I wonder if she got official word on her house yet.
Went to the dentist yesterday. I needed a complete overhaul examination since it was my first real one since '93. Yeah, my dentist visits go in decades but after getting my tooth yanked I figure it's time to take it more seriously. They took 18 xrays of my mouth. Then I got a cleaning. cripes that hurt! I toughed it out though. Only made her stop when she got near a tooth with a cavity. pretty unsettling spitting out blood. Surprisingly I have only 3 cavities. Even the dentist was impressed my my strong teeth. Not bad for 12 years between visits. Cripes my care credit is already maxed out. This is gonna wind up costing me just over a grand. No insurance of course. They wanted to do all 3 cavities at once for like $415. I can't swing that. I said let's just do the worst one for now and take from there. I can handle $120 better. Needless to say I will be taking better care of my choppers and going twice a year to the dentist like a good boy.
xoxo
~Ro