Tape it black

Recovery is at 90%. T-minus three sandwiches and counting. Roast beef and horseradish ought to do the trick. I'm getting more and more excited about the recording session this upcoming weekend. Things are faling in to place in a hot way; I'm borrowing some sweet microphones, our sound engineer is stoked, and I have a shiny new tambourine to dance with. It's odd that I've been mostly picking up my acoustic guitar when we're recording Sabez tracks, but inspiration is a funny thing. I'm really happy with these acoustic compositions that I've been coming up with lately. Stay de-tuned for possible clips.

The Dinosaur Bones show down at the Horseshoe the other night was pretty underwhelming. I thought I'd let it simmer in my brain for a few days before informing you. The last two tunes were good, but otherwise it was a pretty un-energetic show. It's mellow music, so I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, but given the quality of the N.Y.E track that I'd heard, I was expecting something more groove-inducing.

About a month or so ago, I came up with a sane idea to cover over all of the brand names and logos on my stuff with black electrical tape, because I own the stuff, it doesn't own me. I paid good money for that stuff, and never wanted the built-in advertising. I paid for function, and every single product slipped in some lame priming on me. The equipment all looks much sleeker without the branded clutter attached, and I feel mentally freer without being bombarded by advertisements within my own sanctuary. I urge you to try it, unless (or especially if) you're terribly vain and really need to remind all who visit that your goods were produced by a third party manufacturing firm under temporary contract by _________ corporation. If it's a sexy piece, that should be self-evident.

Canadian National Branding Expedition @ Shanghai World Expo 2011

Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e5g8wXE__Y&feature=related
The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74&feature=related
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (music video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rlCNswKvk8&feature=related
The Beatles - Lady Madonna (music video)

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