Funny, but this was supposed to be my week off - having already committed to working a week of overnight shifts at CBC through the holidays I was hoping to get some quality downtime first to get over this annoying cold and get my Xmas shopping done and dusted.
And then the calls started to creep in....
And then suddenly I have only sporadic days off left for me to do my thang. I have a hard time saying no when it comes to work.
Ah well, there's always the new year - perhaps then I'll find a wee chunk of time to hide away and do a whole lotta nuthin'.
In the meantime, I've hooked up recently with an old friend from high school, where we both majored in film and used to collaborate on projects together......now we've decided to pick up where we left off those many moons ago and begin developing an indie project to see where it might go. Between all the connections we have in the industry (he also works in film & televison) plus a third high school chum who now runs a successful sound editing house, we figure we've got enough connections to float this boat. I reckon we'll see what comes of this in the near future.
In other creative news, I was recently in the studio laying down some bedtracks with one of my bands, the Dick Ellis Revival. Having rather modest expectations for the day and hoping to get down keepers of bass & drums for maybe three songs, we were most pleased to actually get a total of six numbers in the can. Now I can sit back for a bit while the guitarists do their bounty of overdubs. We're playing at Grossman's in Toronto this Thursday Dec. 21st if anyone's looking for an excuse to imbibe in some holiday cheer.
Also, I did a mighty fun photo shoot about ten days ago for a lingerie company based out of Calgary called Cameo Intimates with my good model friend Kelli Baker out at a pinball arcade in Mississauga. Thay had an amazing collecion of old pinball machines, the likes of which I assumed would be lost in the sands of time by now. Had to focus on the shoot at hand and not on playing the games! Anyway, the shots turned out great,what with all the colourful machines packing the room and such.
Whew. How's that for an update? I need a nap.
And then the calls started to creep in....
And then suddenly I have only sporadic days off left for me to do my thang. I have a hard time saying no when it comes to work.
Ah well, there's always the new year - perhaps then I'll find a wee chunk of time to hide away and do a whole lotta nuthin'.In the meantime, I've hooked up recently with an old friend from high school, where we both majored in film and used to collaborate on projects together......now we've decided to pick up where we left off those many moons ago and begin developing an indie project to see where it might go. Between all the connections we have in the industry (he also works in film & televison) plus a third high school chum who now runs a successful sound editing house, we figure we've got enough connections to float this boat. I reckon we'll see what comes of this in the near future.
In other creative news, I was recently in the studio laying down some bedtracks with one of my bands, the Dick Ellis Revival. Having rather modest expectations for the day and hoping to get down keepers of bass & drums for maybe three songs, we were most pleased to actually get a total of six numbers in the can. Now I can sit back for a bit while the guitarists do their bounty of overdubs. We're playing at Grossman's in Toronto this Thursday Dec. 21st if anyone's looking for an excuse to imbibe in some holiday cheer.
Also, I did a mighty fun photo shoot about ten days ago for a lingerie company based out of Calgary called Cameo Intimates with my good model friend Kelli Baker out at a pinball arcade in Mississauga. Thay had an amazing collecion of old pinball machines, the likes of which I assumed would be lost in the sands of time by now. Had to focus on the shoot at hand and not on playing the games! Anyway, the shots turned out great,what with all the colourful machines packing the room and such.
Whew. How's that for an update? I need a nap.
semicynical:
You're one busy guy.