Yesterday, I was working on an old Elektra album from 1970, mostly consisting of pedal steel covers of popular tunes of the time but with a few original songs thrown in. The album was a compilation of various artists, and one player I was really digging as I listened to it was a gentleman named …
Just before I left for Europe, I found out that Tool had released their latest album, Fear Inoculum, on vinyl as a standard 3-LP set, something I had been waiting for since the album came out. After finding a good deal on Amoeba Music’s website, I managed to get a copy in my hands before …
Though today was the second week of the NFL season, it was the first week in which I’ve been able to watch more than just the early games all the way through. Because of the time difference between the States and the U.K., the later games on Sunday ended far too late into the night …
It is officially day one back in California; the traffic on the way back from the airport along with the smoggy skies attested to that. While Europe treated me well, it’s nice to be back home, and I’m definitely looking forward to sleeping in my own bed after three weeks in a hotel room. To …
After a brief stint in Paris, tonight is now my last night in London before returning home. These trips always seem to go so fast, and this one was no exception. I think this one actually seemed to go faster than most, as there was no shortage of things that needed to be done in …
If there’s a food that I have had a hard time finding in London, it’s pizza, at least good pizza anyway. There are some local chains out here, but my experiences at these have never really been that great. After mentioning this to a colleague and asking him if he had any recommendations, he suggested …
When I woke up this morning, I found myself in a country that speaks English. As I am getting to wrap up the day, I find myself in a country that speaks French. So something has either gone really, really right or really, really wrong, and I’m still trying to figure out which it is. …
Lately I’ve seen some headlines about Ozzy Osbourne leaving the U.S. to reside back in the U.K. As a seemingly last hurrah before departing, I saw that he performed a couple of songs during halftime of the NFL season opener in Los Angeles last week. From watching a pro shot video of the performance, I …
I went out with some colleagues today to explore some storage facilities. One of them has quite a trek to get into town, and there were some minor troubles with the trains this morning. Fortunately, he managed to make it into town without too much delay. Unfortunately, his trip home was a little more difficult. …
One night later this week, the place I was working at in London is having a 50th anniversary party for one of their employees, Jim. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend, but last Friday night I listened to a rehearsal of the house band that will being playing the bash. They sounded pretty …