Kara - 24 August 2010 02:08 PM

...if I only had some sort of musical prowess I could join in the plundering…alas…..perhaps I will try to record some lalalala’s that can be blended in somehow…..!

We are indeed in need of some girly “lalalala’s”. That is a certain part of Matt’s craft cache we have no chance of reaching on our own.

okay….I’ll work on recording some lalalalla’s…..let me know what songs you are working on so I can lalala appropriately!

Notes from the studio…

The hard part in translating Spike’s vision was figuring out what a certain hand gesture meant.

Watch the following video from 1:23 to 1:24: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3WvI_S6-k&feature=search, then figure out how to turn that into guitar licks.

drneau - 25 August 2010 06:17 AM

Notes from the studio…

The hard part in translating Spike’s vision was figuring out what a certain hand gesture meant.

Watch the following video from 1:23 to 1:24: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3WvI_S6-k&feature=search, then figure out how to turn that into guitar licks.

Oh sure, yuck it up funny guy, but it’s perfect, isn’t it?!  You can hear (and with a little vision see) exactly what my whirling hand gestures meant in the song starting at 2:02 through 2:46, though Dr Neau put some kind of third hand snaking up the middle at 2:33. But that worked too!

Fantastic. You two have put some serious time into that.  Love the music, the archive of information, and especially the write ups.  Quite a tribute to Matt. 

The song:  Very impressive.  Spike, you know your vocal limits and work well within them.  Are you harmonizing with yourself at times with overlapping tracks?  And Dr., I love your sparse, high range start on the axe that builds into a more and more assertive and howling presence as the song progresses.  There is a nice urgency there.  You, sir, can handle a Gibson.  I wish I could add to your musical efforts but, alas, I have less than no talent.  I defile the very idea of music when I attempt to make it.  So, instead, I issue a challenge:  On one of your future efforts, you should pick a song and your interpretation should alter or challenge the meaning that is generally ascribed to it.  For instance (and I don’t mean this as a suggestion) record “Your Mouth” in a way that evokes desparation rather than the playful joyfulness most likely attach to it.  Don’t alter the lyrics, just the rendition of the song.  Perhaps make the music suggest something like “I can’t pay the rent unless I sell my entire cart of Bomb Pops today, but it’s hot and I’m exhausted.”  A new twist on “your mouth is my apartment in the evening.”  Matt has certainly crafted songs that could endure a working over like that.  It could be a fascinating exercise.

The archive:  I especially love the reclaimed Main Output pages.  I missed that stuff as it was happening, so I could lose myself in those pages for hours. 

The write ups:  What a pleasure.  Great good natured wit full of hidden gems here and there, not least of which is the pulsar especially made for Heisenberg.  The ribbing of Dan; the definitions (“to take, as booty” could keep me giggling for an entire night in the right company); the sturdy steel chair, painted blue; the star trek reference—certainly written with the King in mind; and last, but not least, “it is a glory and travesty all at once.” 

Well, well done.  I hope it was as much fun to create as it was to see and read and hear.

What psh said…

You guys really do deserve some serious, as Dan would say, ‘attaboys. It’s on my bookmarks, for sure, and I don’t bookmark much.

If you listen carefully, you’ll hear three Spikes.

I have to say that the Impetus part is so irreverent and bold….in fact…I am loving how bold it is…..! The unadorned love for Matt whilst at the same time…well….you know….really terrific!

...and I love the quote about your grandmother….I mean…that’s the first lesson I remember from my mom…..“Life’s not fair, get over it”.....as she screamed in anger at me after me proclaiming “it wasn’t fair”.....that and ...“if you can read, you can do anything”.....that is lesson number two….and lesson number three is ...“never depend on a man, you have to be able to support yourself”....really…you’ve captured some great stuff here….love love love it!

i quoted your grandma this weekend too!

Nice acknowledgement from John!!.....I wonder what Matt thinks of all this?

Regardless….What’s next on the list ?

Is that a bot post?

Regardless…it stays!

A whole new level has developed.

Learn the lessons of three kings, and witness the emergence of the first of the Hinterland Pillagers on the new page

The Saga

This is an inspiration to all of you other Hinterland Pillagers, it’s time to show us the booty!

I LOVE IT…..wow….Dead Mean Turtle has pillaged precious gold!!!!

So funny…..oh my…...what a great start to the weekend…..tremendous!

I love you guys….

Beautiful!  I’m glad to know that there is at least tacit approval of the project from those who matter. 

“Double-boomerang meta pillage! Please proceed.”  You inspired hilarity.  Love it.

And this was a nice way to wrap it up, too: 

“What lessons have we learned from these three kings?  Not much. We are pillagers, not lesson learners.”

Going way back to the dawn of this site, I remember a digression on the health care debate.  Zellar is a living embodiment of the whole cursed situation, isn’t he?  I remember reading a long profile of him that indicated that he moved to Mexico for access to the public health care.  I think one of his children has a chronic disease for which he simply can’t get private coverage in the US.  If my memory is correct, that is just shameful and unspeakably sad.

Update:  I found the article.  It was a complicated pregnancy, not a child’s health, that was at issue with Zellar.  And he moved to Mexico before the situation arose, but realized in retrospect that he would have been ruined had it happened while they lived in the US: 

“I am self-employed, so that means we’re self-insured,” said Zellar, who still pays U.S. and Minnesota taxes on his local earnings, by the way. “We would have been bankrupt 100 times over if we had been doing all this in the U.S.”

Under Mexico’s socialized health care services, Carolyn was able to get the weekly sonograms and numerous other tests required by her high-risk pregnancy for about $75 per visit, Zellar said. The delivery, a C-section with several doctors involved, cost only about $5,000.”

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/82301762.html?page=1&c=y