yymmdd:
For 2006
061230:
Going ahead and updating the site today since might
have hangover tomorrow... Am not going to repair old
recording PC. Will get another one in a couple months.
Working now with old drummer, new bassist; softer
covers/originals. Only accepting gracious PayPal donations.
061202:
Back only a couple of weeks, playing acoustic guitars
every day and night - just 3 full band sessions so far to prepare
for tentative gig December 16. Found old data files to the
" Seasons Beatings " demo and will upload them very soon, will
also try to get downloadable lyrics for your home sing-alongs.
061101:
Just gathered the stats from the server - updated the
[ Top Ten ] and the hits and visitors figures. Going to have to
wait to get back to Phoenix to do those (5D) reference files.
061028:
Can't stay away that long after all. Have to go back.
Returning to Phoenix early November to start working again.
The new microphone sounds much better recording the Roca.
Going to
061019:
Just made the decision to stay in Indiana until Xmas
Got a couple new mics (AKG CE1000S) another mixer, interface,
new laptop to do some mobile recording while here. Perhaps will
get around to recording that all-acoustic album been putting off.
061003:
No quotes this month - no access to a news server...
Still running around Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky much of October too...
Kinda nice being offine a bit but sure do miss recording but have
been playing with old jamster buddies and a few open mic nights.
060925:
So sorry I had some filename errors on the Beatles.
All fixed now (I hope) let me know if you have anymore problems.
060901:
Re-mixed those new solo multi-track songs to make the
vocals louder as people were saying they were too buried/coudn't
understand the words unless they read the lyrics along with them.
Will be gone all of September in the midwest. No recording.
060815:
Recorded 7 solo multi-track mixes the band's working on.
Started re-sampling some of the lo-fi cuts to 56kbps instead of 40k.
Thought about getting back to updating the instruments pages.
060801:
Haha... I actually got all updates to the site done by
the first of the month: Quotes, news, Top Ten, frames, ummm...
myspacebgaam has been generating a bit of activity on here, cool...
Currently have 3 songs all fighting for disk space multi-tracking.
060724:
8th and (hopefully) final mix of 3rd form of a new tune
the solo version of "Oh And Remember" uploaded.
060710:
Did a test-mix of rehearsal version (#6) of "What" and
uploaded it and also "What" version #4 to myspacethebg8 page.
Thinking about setting up a section here for new/revamped tunes.
060705:
Located post-production wav mix to "Bizz" re-worked a
little bit but all original instruments - no new drums - no synths...
Just tweaked engineering and decided to upload it.
060703:
Created a MySpace page for "TheBG8 Band" and uploaded 2 tunes.
Hoping to find a keyboardist and some extra vocalists soon...
060701:
Got 2 rehearsal versions of new originals test-mixed.
Discovered wasn't doing TopTen right. Host back-office confusing... Might take the time to re-do.
Still looking for good vocalists for a 3-part harmony backup thing.
060622:
New drummer (actually old drummer from "Last Chance") rocks.
Really started to get to work on new originals album - vocals too.
Installed Lisa's cover version of one of my tunes "A Kind Of A Place".
060615:
Yay... we have a drummer coming over today for rehearsal.
I get to play guitar and sing and work on the new original tunes.
Leading download so far (What Child Is This) with 90 hits (?!?!?)
060603:
Got the quotations for May done and even added a big text file with every month's worth in it to read or search.
Removed the Top 80 downloads for April.
060601:
Updated stats and TopTen. Working on renaming files and adding some javascript, maybe even some old band videos... Oh crap - I forgot the quotations file...
060524:
Bought new 12-channel Behringer mixer for recording only. Keep the 24-channel Roland for stage only. Rehearsing instead as 3-piece with me on drums. We all sing. Automatically I do the low harmonies, Marc usually fronts the melodies and Joel does the high harmonies. We've always just kinda done that naturally. Works out.
060516:
Started re-working all the [ Instuments ] pages (lots...) Going to go meet tomorrow with a bassist and singer.
060512:
Arranging a couple of exhibits for next month downtown. One regular show, one adult show. Looking at 3 different studios.
060505:
Went ahead got a dang .MySpace. account like everyone
else. Can't set-up recording console until beginning of June dammit.
060501:
Moved back to Phoenix. Jamming (as drummer mostly) with old friends to 80s covers, a few originals. Nice kit. Gretsch Catalina 6-piece.
060426:
Created the
060419:
Finished 10 tunes to "My 5th Dementia" all uploaded... Have fun. I did. Wish I coulda got em all done dammit.
060418:
Created the Top Ten Monthly Downloaded Tunes page
just for kicks and my own curiosity.
060412:
Finished remixing "Hush" with vocals, new drums, less guitars, only 1 synth track.
060405:
Server upgrade monthly bandwidth allottment. Links to all
full-length mp3s open. Funny all the christmas downloaded. Ok cool.
060401:
Uploaded 10 total to "My 5th Dimentia" with 4 or 5 more close to being done... too busy now. Packed up... hitting the Freemont every other night this last month. The same row of nickle slots on progressive bank. Usually come out ahead about $50 a week. Decided to change format of this news-file / history-blog type thing.
060302:
Din't get as much work on "My 5th Dimentia" as wanted to. Uploaded 8 total - 4 more close to being done - too busy now. Planning on moving back to Phoenix in early May. I don't like Vegas anymore. And the same thing happening here that happened to Phoenix Roosevelt Arts District; condo developers buying up land and building as fast as the can driving artists out of the area. Done with everything else I was doing. Packing and planning. (Again)
060205:
Did as more on "My 5th Dimentia" just keep adding tunes to it. Will upload the 5 or 6 mixes I have done soon. Started working more on the new instrumental CD. Was invited to participate in painting a 10 x 60 foot mural. This was in the parking lot of a bar and an artist sketched the design then 3 of us painted it to a grid. Was kinda fun, not creative, but fun...
060111:
Exhibited some adult-themed canvases at Charlies gallery. Working other on another solo-guitar/2 vocalists live performance project. Husband of one chick getting in the way. Other chick makes more money dancing at casio karoke... pffftt... Still working on recording the demo-cover CD ":My 5th Dimentia": and having lots of fun with it. Working on some more new originals for the acoustic CD.
add some " reference " clips to [My 5th Dementia]
[ Top 80 of April ] out of boredom. Waiting to leave Las vegas in a few days.