“Bass”-ically getting stuff done

So it was a snowy weekend in Albany.  I think we got nearly a foot and a half over the last 3 days.  Not good for stuff like playing shows (The Velmas had to cancel our show on Friday), but great for stuff like staying home and recording, luckily. Also lucky was the fact that my cold is all but a lingering cough now, so I actually felt up to doing something, as opposed to…

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Random million dollar thought

So, the earth is warming, ocean levels will rise, and all that, right?  Here’s a couple of solutions I just came up with: 1.  Figure out a way to beam excess water into space Step 1:  Vaporize Water (taking care not to vaporize fish, etc.) Step 2:  ???? Step 3:  Profit! Save the world! Maybe that space elevator would be up to the task?  Something with “lasers” sounds viable, too. 2.  Figure out a way…

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More progress and Twitter

As of today, the 10 drum tracks I’ve got recorded so far are all comped and the songs are ready for more tracking.  Still waiting on one more drummer to track the last 2 songs, though.  But at least I can start on the bass guitar parts in earnest now, since the drum parts under them won’t be changing anymore.  That’s a relief! I’ve been using Twitter more lately, too.  Sometimes there isn’t enough to…

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iPhone Battery/Case? 2 rocks, one stone?

Was Incase reading my mind, or perhaps my blog?  I just caught this in my iGoogle Engadget feed:  http://goincase.com/products/detail/EC20003/5 All four corners protected?  Check. Extends battery life more than double?  Check. Isn’t completely fugly?  Check. Lets you charge and sync via standard mini-USB port?  Check. Next Friday, I’ma be all over this, barring any terrible reviews or completely ridiculous pricing.  It does look a little thick in some of the photos, but maybe that’ll be…

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