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DON'T
TRY THIS AT HOME;

"But
do you know how long I'VE waited?"
That was
the Singer's response to the woman (who sounds JUST LIKE Jane, from
the Isle of Man) who asked if he'd known 'how long she'd waited
for this.' And the Diary wants to know does anyone have any idea
how long WE'VE WAITED for our copies of the record? Well, we just
got them YESTERDAY from the Singer. He strolled into the studio
with the CDs (and a new flight case for his SG) and handed them
out. Upon opening mine, the CDs fell out! And, even though we only
got ONE COPY EACH i refuse to bad mouth our record company; it's
just not a good idea. But some good news is that we were working
hard on new songs and then we discussed some ideas. Last week, Ringo
called me and suggested we release an EP. Something like that would
be very 'do-able' and practical and it would be great for the fans
while we finish all the other tracks.
We feel it's
long overdue for the new stuff to surface. But it's only an idea
right now, in the early stages. But we all feel it's not a bad idea.
So cross thy fingers. Working on the tunes was work but also great
fun. We literally tore the songs up to the foundation and built
them back up. I think, if you want to capture the spirit of a song
you have find what really makes it 'move' and exploit that. Motown
knew that. Stax knew it as well as Sun. It's fun being around such
creative and talented people and you sometimes wish a camera was
rolling because funny stuff happens all the time.
When I finally
popped in my CD I played disc two first. I had NO PROBLEMS whatsoever.
I saw the photo gallery and the video. Speaking of the video, is
it me or is it just insane how the camera COMPLETELY missed the
trumpet solo in 'Alone again or' and then, in a near attempt to
add insult to injury, the camera goes to the horn section JUST AFTER
THE SOLO ENDS. Exactly who is the genius behind THAT particular
novice move? IT'S THE BLOODY SOLO, STUPID!!!!!
T-R-U-M-P-E-T
S-O-L-O. A-L-O-N-E A-G-A-I-N O-R. Who did they think we were, Grand
Funk Railroad? Ok, the Diary is done venting. We appreciate everyone
who has bought or will buy the new live CD. Thank you very much!

Rusty and
I were at a bar the other day and the strangest thing happened.
The guy behind us asked the bartender if she could get Fox Sorts
World on the telly. Why, She wanted to know. Because he wanted to
watch MANCHESTER UNITED play. Now, what in God's name is Man U doing
penetrating American society? I mean, y'all already sent Blair over
to make BUSH look even more 'aw shucks' and 'dang stupid' than he
already is - if that's at all possible. Blair was using big words
and Bush just kept saying, 'Yep.' My favorite line though, is when
Bush ACTUALLY forgot the name of the country that holds the title
as 33.3% of the 'Coalition of the Willing', ENGLAND. E-N-G-L-A-N-D.
Bush said,"...and I just wanna say thanks....um....thank you
for the support we got from....um (he then points at Blair)...these
folks in that country over there..." Good job, number 43. Rest
assured, he will not be number 44. Rupert Murdoch can stick that
in his pipe and smoke THAT. But MAN U is everywhere. In the LA TIMES.
On TV. Even in movies! Bend it like Beckham. Bend WHAT? Who the
hell is Beckham? Oh, Mr. Posh Spice! Well, why didn't you just say
so!!!! Ok, The Diary needs a cuppa coffee...it's all too much.
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Mike Randle
mike@lovewitharthurlee.com

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