The rumors of my shirtless performances have been greatly exaggerated.

Between two out of county shows this weekend Curtis and I found time to record four unreleased Jacob Greene songs.  We were both impressed that we made it through that many.  Muscle memory on autopilot does a great deal of good in remembering 8 minute long songs from 5 years ago.  Stringing twenty non-repeating guitar riffs together is really a lost songwriting art.  But kids dig this chorus thing I keep hearing so much about, at least according to Dave.

I think Alex and Dave have a side project too named Love Songs For Robots.  One day they will be cool and make a myspace.  I wonder what other side project pairs we could form in HP2...

Bakti and Ian would form a duet and call it Jazz.  That name may have been claimed already, but I don't speak French and know what a "genre" is.

JavaSka this Friday.  That means even more recording for me.  I'm currently mixing the rest ofThe Pocketeers set from December and I need to get started on Defunked too.  Which reminds me, I need to post The B Sharp's live version of "La Policia" on the myspace player.  So far, that track is my favorite recording for the JavaSka Live compilation.  Skamikaze has opted to record a four song EP with me at Elation Station Studios this weekend and I've got Steven Shafer coming in at the beginning of February.  He apparently likes to trade his riddims for a few vowels in this configuration, but it might just be a doppelganger.

Thanks to all who kept us busy this weekend.  Skamikaze may not speak Japanese very well or know how to design an original t-shirt, but they do know how to raise funds and feed the bands.  Mad props to Danny for showing me where to buy 50 lumpia for $17.50, and slightly less props to Alex the giant for eating about 30 of them.

-7Y13R

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