I'm drowning in a sea of hula girl boards... I've made 20 now, and I think that'll be it unless I somehow find a studio space or somewhere that isn't our dining room. After getting the wood cut, then sanded, then the back and sides sprayed black. I then mount the print, two coats of sealer, then the 2 part resin that takes 3 days to dry. What you end up with is a piece that looks right hanging above the bar. I might do a series of these things -#1 being the hula girl print, then #2 maybe a volcano scene, #3 being a big tropical floral one. The resin treatment is pretty cool once it's cured, I can see doing other stuff with it.
We had our shop trip last week - we closed the shop for three days and stayed at the Dawn Ranch in Guerneville.. I felt hungover for three days after getting back. Can't drink like I used to. Speaking of drinking, we managed to score a killer 50's bar, complete with a Blaupunkt hi-fi inside. Yeeaaah!
I have a new band going, working on a sound that's somewhere between Link Wray, Deadbolt, Bo Diddley, surf toned, spitting growl spaghetti western spy, that features myself, my old drummer from the Gin Demons; Matt Macabre, and RA Maclean of Deadbolt origin on wall of bass. Coming soon to a wrong-side-of-the-tracks club near you (if you're within a few hundred miles of the Bay Area). The plan is to record a 4 song EP and just play shows for awhile, see what happens. This is my first official band in more than 6 years, so I'm pretty stoked. Ive cut my work down to 4 days/week, so I'll have more time to enjoy doing fun things besides just work. Next week I'm off to Vegas, to meet up with my wayward son who's been in the UK since September, it'll be his 21st birthday, I'll actually be drinking with my kid. Weird.
Otherwise, the missus is great, work is great, the dog is crazy.
We had our shop trip last week - we closed the shop for three days and stayed at the Dawn Ranch in Guerneville.. I felt hungover for three days after getting back. Can't drink like I used to. Speaking of drinking, we managed to score a killer 50's bar, complete with a Blaupunkt hi-fi inside. Yeeaaah!
I have a new band going, working on a sound that's somewhere between Link Wray, Deadbolt, Bo Diddley, surf toned, spitting growl spaghetti western spy, that features myself, my old drummer from the Gin Demons; Matt Macabre, and RA Maclean of Deadbolt origin on wall of bass. Coming soon to a wrong-side-of-the-tracks club near you (if you're within a few hundred miles of the Bay Area). The plan is to record a 4 song EP and just play shows for awhile, see what happens. This is my first official band in more than 6 years, so I'm pretty stoked. Ive cut my work down to 4 days/week, so I'll have more time to enjoy doing fun things besides just work. Next week I'm off to Vegas, to meet up with my wayward son who's been in the UK since September, it'll be his 21st birthday, I'll actually be drinking with my kid. Weird.
Otherwise, the missus is great, work is great, the dog is crazy.
turbulence:
can't drink like i'm used too - that rings a bell 
_elichrusos:
You make sure to let me know when you have an EP out.