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"You stay alive, baby. Do it for Van Gogh." ~ Frank Booth - The Thousand Yard Stare
Wake up, bleary eyed. Dried out from the alcohol, grab a pint glass of water. Slug that down and turn the espresso machine on. Lie down. . Get up, shake off some of the haze, drink some more water. Make espresso (dripped for 22 seconds, getting better). Foam some milk, add to espresso. Sit down at the computer. Remember a conversation from last night that reminded me of some great songs on SuperUnknown. Check MediaMonkey and realize that my library got all jacked up when I was rearranging everything (making backups of important stuff – when’s the last time YOU did that?). Grab the CD, pop it in, re-rip it at the insane quality bit-rate setting. Start to play it. Realize that I’ve never EVER heard the quality and separation this good before. I used to listen to it on cassette on the crappiest car stereos in the world. At my desk, my Alesis monitoring speakers are crystal clear. Nice. Sip the black elixir. Try to recall what it was that I committed myself to. Wait. Crap. CRAAAAAAAP. It’s becoming clear. I committed myself to performing in the next Boylesque show. WhatHowWhy? Ouch. Time for some more espresso. I slowly […]
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