mountain air i do declare


.: red sky at night :.

i just finished listening to this solo record master for the umpteenth time and yikes, i still like it. 'a date with a smoke machine' rolls off to the plant tomorrow. the artwork is smoking again and i feel like i might be on to something. much more on that later...

while listening, i'm reflecting a some pretty amazing weekends with family and friends recently and i thought i'd share some of the cool moments from a couple of days ago. my dad and i caught this incredible sunset that someone sent our way and i was pretty grateful to have my camera nearby. we both paused for this one.

*sigh*

then i thought i should rip it up, get creative and shoot a video.

yeah, much more on that later too.


.: standing the shadow of a late summer day :.




.: after dinner jam :.

my uncle bob pulled out his accordion after dinner and treated us all to a bunch of fine traditional reels and spiels. i accompanied on my magical j45 and while he looks like he's about to give me the gears for playing a wrong note here, i thought i did rather well. :)

hearing his playing echo in the still country mountain air was a serious treat.

camp radio: rock record update


.: charlie says a-ok to the cottage inspired blistering leads :.

no seriously. it's freaking cool being independent. you get to work at your own pace. camp radio has tracked 15 crunchass tunes and now i'm messing with them getting ready to finish up with the leads, overdubs, glockenspiels, 5 part harmonies, etc. here, senior demo producer charlie takes a time out while i work the camera. it was pouring rain at the cottage so we both set up that morning in the country kitchen and laid down some ridiculous solos. ridiculous!


.: late one night near the river near the falls :.

later on and days later, i found jim and hinch drinking in the new grotto out in the bush. the mountain air had got to them and they were giddy there in the patio lantern light.