| Feb. 24th, 2008 @ 11:40 pm California, there I went! |
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Just returned from southern California, the first time I've been there since, well, the '80s.
Wednesday, after discovering that my friend Levi would be leaving L.A. shortly after I got there and not returning until after I left (suspicious timing, Levi...), I boarded a plane to L.A. Alex drove me, so she could carsit while I was out, and realized I hadn't flown in a while and it's kinda scary when you think about it. My advice -- don't.
Landed in Long Beach, one of those small airports where you walk across the tarmac to get to the terminal. Grabbed some Japanese food, saw the lunar eclipse, then went straight to the studio to record some scratch vocals for a couple tracks. Surprise! Checked into the hotel and passed out.
Thursday, continental breakfast, back into the studio to meet our new Edison, a supremely gifted gentleman who flew in from Astoria for the project. Recorded, ate pizza, recorded more, ate dinner, headed in to meet the gathered ensemble, then left to soak in a hot bath since the hot tub was closed that late, enjoyed cabled TV and slept.
Friday, walked about 3 miles before being picked up in search of Throat Coat. Trader Joe's? Nope. Nutrition store? Nope. GNC in the mall? Finally. Long walk back to hotel, pick up, record, eat, record, eat, record, sleep.
Saturday, almost got hit by an old lady pulling out of a parking lot who decided pedestrians didn't have the right of way in California in spite of being directly in front of her car. Leapt out of the way, quite literally, as the car cleared my leg by a mere few inches. Made it to the studio in once piece. Finished up the day recording the "acceptance speech" for Tesla to accept the Edison Medal, then re-recorded the prime vocal over the ensemble tracks from Thursday night. At midnight, insisted on fixing the last phrase. It took 45 seconds to fix, but longer to convince them it needed to be done. I hate having to argue with people who don't trust the performer as an artist. Went back to the hotel and slept.
Today, flew back to sunny Seattle from rainy Orange County. Alex picked me up, and drove home, braving the freeway traffic and doing great. Took a nap and watched that statue show. Now to sleep before work tomorrow morning. |
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