Siberia
Since my day job is mixing foreign language films I have the opportunity to travel overseas to aid in recording vocal overdubs. I haven’t availed myself of this particular job perk yet but it looks like I will very soon. There is a language in southern Siberia that is being recorded and because of its remoteness they want the film mixed on the spot. So the people in Moscow have asked that I go along with the recordist so that I can mix it and do any corrections while we’re there.
This sounds like an adventure to me, never having traveled to Russia. The area is right where Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan come together. It’s pretty remote!
The time frame looks to be around July 15 or shortly after.
FMF tonight
Tonight we open for Blue Man Group at the Florida Music Festival. It’s an absolutely gorgeous day today so it will be perfect for an outdoor show.
I just got back from an early morning bike ride and the smoke from all the brush fires has kind of settled over the ground and it smells like camping. It was actually a bit hard to breath at times. Once the breeze picks up I’m sure it will clear somewhat.
It is now 38 days since it rained. 38 sunny days in a row! This makes up, finally, for that Febuary back in Detroit where the sun never came out. And that September when it rained over 20 days. I’m so glad I moved away from there! The warm end of the country is so much better.
I’m starting to hear thumping above me as the girls wake up. So it’s time to shut down the computer and set the table for breakfast.
I love days like this. I’ll take lots of pictures tonight and post them soon.
Gleaning Corn
I went with L and the kids to glean corn for a food bank. It was HOT! It’s 90 as a write this. When we left we thought we would be in an orchard picking oranges. I’d like to point out the obvious. Corn provides FAR LESS SHADE! I have never eaten corn moments after picking. It tasted very sweet and was extremely juicy. However I also discovered that I’m allergic to it. So no more raw corn for me.
The other point worth noting is that it’s May. Whatever happened to ‘knee high by the fouth of July’? Ah, the subtropics…
Thomas Wolfe
I was scared of NYC growing up. It seemed to be the most evil, crime infested, dangerous place. And this from a kid from Detroit! Now though I understand that quote. And though I haven’t been too many times I feel some attachment. We were just asked to play The Kitting Factory this fall. I probably won’t get there again until then.
I’ve never been as a tourist, only to work. Maybe that is what makes the connection happen so fast; being there with a purpose to play a show together. Good times.
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