Day 3-6/9/08 (evening)

J-What in the world??? We had three equipment gremlins floating around today, and one of them was chased away when we turned off the light in the room. The house was wired kinda screwy and a light can add all kinds of hum to a track. Well we got that one at least so, from now on, we will be recording in the dark...just in case!

We got two more songs down today A Smile to Wear and Waiving from the Whims. Both are simple, acoustic jammies that tear at the heart. Waving from the Whims is a killer, and Laura nailed the first take, almost bringing us to tears. No lie! I suspect some people will cry during some of these songs...sweet. Not that we are sadist, but there is something to be said about a good heart-wrencher. My brother called our first album "suicide music, " but then again he's a Lawrence Welk fan and a bastard at that!(ahaha). I don't agree in the slightest. I see our music as a celebration of the human landscape; the highs and lows all to be celestial. I think I'll send my brother a copy of William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

In order to pick-up our spirits, we started fooling around with a banjo. It was quite fun, and surprisingly challenging. That stupid little top string throws me off!

Something that still amazes me is how we lay tracks down and discover the overdubs in the music. We will be listening back to a simple take and the accent line will pop into my head or Scott's big head, or the harmony will jump into Laura's head. This whole thing is quite strange!

Today we take on complex songs about clowns and balloons...I'm serious about that. Clowns and balloons are as serious a thing as serious things get. It's very complex and too intricate to explain here. OK, so we doing more of our simple heart-wrenchers. Maybe we've found a niche! But wait, why is there a line to get in to this niche??? And how come we're so far back towards the end of the line???? The guy behind us is trying to see if he knows anyone further up the line that will let him cut. If he goes, we go using the time-tested "Yes, we're with him!"

See you all in the niche!