Tracking continues…

posted by Ray on Jun 22, 2009 5:29pm

After a few days of tracking guitars and bass, G has moved on to vocals for a few songs. Everything is turning out great. Me, Frank, Tom the engineer, and Peter and Kevin, the assistants, spent a few late nights getting great tones and having a lot of fun playing.

While G is doing vocals, me and Mikey are watching Frank play Fallout 3. He somehow ended up completely by accident creating a character who looks exactly like the guy who played Truman Capote in the movie that WASN’T “Capote.” I’ve attached a picture of him…

I think Frank is about to smash some guy’s head in with a tire iron…

Hey you guys!!!

posted by Ray on May 09, 2009 2:08am

Went to see The Goonies tonight with Mikey & Frank. There’s nothing like reliving your childhood when you’re 32 years old. Last week, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and now this. What’s even better is rediscovering the movie, and realizing how batshit insane some of the scenes in this movie really are.

In a PG movie, Mouth tells his Spanish maid that the top drawer is where we hide the marijuana, the middle is where the coke and speed are, and always, ALWAYS seperate the drugs. There’s been 10 “shits” spoken by minors, a drug-dealing mafia, and a knife held to a 13 year old’s throat.
And that’s just in the first hour. Raiders had some similar scenes, none better than when God’s fury is unleashed from the Ark, collapsing bones, melting faces, and exploding heads.

There’s also a sense when watching this that every actor in this movie just gave it. They’re not really acting, they’re just being kids. Shit talking and razzing each other, but always there when you need them. Goonies Never Say Die!

Another thing to keep an eye on is how natural everything feels, and I think that’s due to extended takes. Notice that when there are edits in most scenes, its cutting back to the same take, so everything flows really well. The editing and direction here are very tight. Also every stunt is real. No CG, and it shows. Today, the water slide scene would have been a travesty of poor looking CG. Back then, what did they do? Threw the kids down the slide because it looked fun as hell!

Finally, a kick ass theme song. Yes Cyndi Lauper, the Goonies ARE good enough for me…

Good times tonight, good times. When do we watch Jaws?

Worst Album Covers? I think not….

posted by Ray on May 06, 2009 2:35pm

Frank says someone sent this to Mr. Watson for us. It’s in a book called “Worst Album Covers 2.” I think it should be called “Best Album Covers,” but that’s just me.

From the studio: Frankie’s shit

posted by Ray on Mar 21, 2009 4:52pm

Not only is Frank a great guitar player, he’s also a fine artist. Right now he’s creating a wax masterpiece on top of his heads. This all started after I bought him a candle shaped like a bloody skull. Frank is a good dude.

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