From The Hip

This is silly. I was standing down by the garden and I recorded this little tribute to a great movie and two great actors.

The last few days have been difficult for our family and I find myself at my childhood home. I talk about what has brought me here.

Today is the longest day of the year for daylight. The days start getting shorter again starting tomorrow. Here’s a little song that combines that along with my feelings about being on 12 hour shifts a few years ago.

Today in 1942 Sir Paul McCartney was born and eventually changed the world of music.

I would imagine most people collect one thing or another. I have a modest collection of arcade and pinball machines. Each piece of that collection has a story behind it.

In my basement I have three pinball machines and two arcade cabinets. Enjoy their sounds. Can you guess what the last game is?

My father was in the amusement business until roughly 1990. That included arcade machines, pinball machines, jukeboxes, and pool tables. I got to spend about six hours playing pinball last night.

One of the problems with recording at the end of the day is having tired vocal chords.

I am using my TC helicon acoustic play to record a quick tune to demonstrate how awesome this tech is. It’s not perfect I know.

Restrictions are slowly being lifted in Ontario. Or more importantly I’ll finally be getting a haircut.