
I grew a beard this summer. It’s the first beard I have physically been able to grow. When I’ve tried in the past, I often end up with random sprouts of hair on my face. Mind you, my moles are consistently the most prolific whisker makers. There is a mole on my right cheek that if left a day or two, becomes the consistency of a needle. So much for Montreal style greetings. I have to keep that one well trimmed, at least for the sake of the French.
Hooray!!! I received the final mastered copy of the record yesterday, and I couldn't be happier with it. The problem is... I want it to come out immediately. I want to start touring this material, and getting all the old stuff under our belts again. We've really been sort of winging (a BnL tradition) all the shows we've done so far. No real rehearsal other than daily sound checks to date. It's been fun, and challenging, but it's going to be so much better when we take the time to reinterpret the old, and figure out the new.
We now have 18 tracks mixed by Bob Clearmountain! We finished tracking last Friday, and Bob was hot on our heels with the mixes. He was already mixing tracks we'd finished earlier, while we forged ahead to finish the rest. He would have passed us for sure if we hadn't had some shipping delays getting him the raw materials. Bob really brought the songs to life. We knew he would. I am so frickin excited about these new songs... well, it's ridiculous. I can not wait to get them out to the world. In fact I may not. I may just post them all in a euphoric haze.
