Finally Uploaded Electric Car
So I’ll take the wet noodle award for posting so slow. It’s hot off the press. The preview is a couple of posts back. Or go to the Listening Station and find it there.
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House Concert
My buddy Chris Cruz had his CD release party today at his house. It was just like a house concert. I mastered it but I think he used someone’s mastering. Go figure.
Anyway, I’ve heard about house concerts and thought ‘what a neat concept’. It sounds like a great way to play, meet people and have a good time.
That’s Chris Cruz in the middle and my buddy Curt Sauter on bass on the right and another Chris on guitar on the left. It’s kind of a hard to see details because I took it on my cel. I do love technology. This was in Anahiem in the shadows of Disneyland.
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m thankful for my family, the gift of music and every day above ground. Heatth is precious. Special thoughts to my cousin Richie who has recently suffered serious electrical burns on his hands. God bless him and his family.
We’re all a single moment away from mishap, so every second of non-disaster is the best that life can give us. Everything else is gravy. Love, Martin
Electric Car
This one got written just this evening. It’s been pretty hectic. But, I’d been thinking about electric vehicles since seeing the documentary Who Killed The Electric Car on Showtime. If everybody’s next car was electric, wouldn’t that dramaticaly change our dependence on oil. And if everyone had just one solar panel wouldn’t that do something? I’m probably too naive to understand how this can never be.
Electric Car
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
Into the future
Into the future
When my current car breaks down
And I’m looking for my next steed
I promise for sure I swear
I’ll switch to electricity
Watch me drive in style
I’ll be saving the world from global warming
Mile by mile by mile
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
Into the future
Into the future
It’s got a driving range of 400 miles
On a single charge
Push one little button and the top goes down
And then you’re living large
Sunshine and clear blue skies
It’s got a good sized trunk to carry my shit
Don’t want to compromise my ride
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
The sexy lines will let you know
That I’m a person on the go
I can hear my jams a whole lot better
Cause my engine noise is low
Music to my gears
My combustible engine is going to be dead
In about ten years
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
I’m going to drive my electric car into the future
Into the future
Into the future
Into the future
Into the future
40 hours a day
I do love working. But doesn’t it seem as though it comes in waves. I take on smaller projects when the bigger projects. Then when the bigger projects return I’m booked with some of the little ones. That’s freelance. You gots to do it all – head chef and dishwasher. That’s why I another all nighter on Sunday nite.
So my good one yesterday was doing 3 arrangements for Ugly Betty. A real session at Captiol Records Studio B. I got meet America Ferrera. Our brief work together consisted primarily of me cueing her in the the proper starts in the song. A charming performer with positve choices.
Thing A Week
I’ve added a link in my blogroll to Thing A Week. That’s Jonathan Coulton’s blog and website. He’s the guy who inspired me to start this project. Give him a click if you’ve got a minute. He gets a lot of clicks already, but that’s because he’s talented and smart.
I’ve been getting busy with work lately, so that’s a good thing. I’m playing bass in a play this weekend. And I’m arranging some tunes for a session on Monday that will includes legendary bassist Abe Laborial. I’ll meet him at the session. It’s pretty exciting for an old muso like myself.
Looked at a few more possible locations for the studio. Kind of depressing because I like my current place so much. I’ve sent in a proposal to a realtor for me to rent my current space plus some more to be available to sublet. We’ll see what the mgmt co says. Not a musical way to spend one’s time.
John Keats
These poets weren’t really writing with pop music in mind. There’s so many poems that don’t fit or are waaaay to looooong. But when I saw that first line “And what is love” it kind of jumped off of the page. He’s got some more romantic poems than this for sure. In fact it’s kind of caustic. He must have been recently kicked out of love on this one. Yep. That’s John Keats one of the great romantic poets.
‘AND WHAT IS LOVE? IT IS A DOLL DRESSED UP’
And what is love? It is a doll dressed up
For idleness to cosset, nurse, and dandle;
A thing of soft misnomers, so divine
That silly youth doth think to make itself
Divine by loving, and so goes on
Yawning and doting a whole summer long,Till Miss’s comb is made a pearl tiara,
And common Wellingtons turn Romeo boots;
Till Cleopatra lives a Number Seven,
And Antony resides in Brunswick Square.
Fools! if some passions high have warmed the world,
If queens and soldiers have played deep for hearts,
It is no reason why such agonies
Should be more common than the growth of weeds.
Fools! make me whole again that weighty pearl
The queen of Egypt melted, and I’ll say
That ye may love in spite of beaver hats.
English Poets
It’s going to be another poetry setting for the upcoming WS. It’s already set to music. Lots of fun these Englsh poets. Early rock stars, I believe.
It’s a Monday. I was sure to catch up on all things undone. But then there was the voiceover session I forgot about. And getting a really cool job doing a Christmas song for a network. All the old stuff didn’t even get looked at. Time management is my Achilles Heel. 😳 Anyone else have that same kind of problem or are you all up to date on the details and sitting there at perfectly clean desks?
Rabbit Tattoo
My rabbit tattoo is compliments of Natasha. She’s pretty darn good with an ink pen! And she’s also got an eye to make me look skinnier in pictures. Eh…what’s up doc?
First User Contribution
My good buddy, Robert Oriol, surprised me with a remix of War & Peace. Way cool. He grabbed the split tracks and did as he please. What a pleasant feeling knowing someone cared enough to work on one of my tunes. Ahhh.
There’s a new page called From You where I’ll post contributions. Remixes, new tunes made with my split tracks, vids, graphics, et al.
I saw that movie Who Killed The Electric Car over the weekend. It’s got me thinking. Maybe a song in that?