Levon Helms sez:

article: Diamond Teeth Mary

Our favorite act was 'The Lady with the Million Dollar Smile,' F. S. Walcott's big featured singer, who'd come on in the third quarter of the show. She was an armful. She wore bright dresses and had all her teeth filled with diamonds! She sang on all those real get-down songs like 'Shake a Hand'."

From Levon Helm's "This Wheel's On Fire"

Rode thinks of everything.

Another thing to like about the Rode NTK: a double-duty shockmount!



Thanks to Emeric for the pic...

Magic Bag

Magic Bag:

March 20
THE DIRTBOMBS & DETROIT COBRAS
wsg The Come-Ons
Doors 8 p.m.
$10.00 adv.

Come on down!!! Not sure I'll be there, though - sis-in-law is moving in for a little while (it BETTER be a little while), that's moving day. Blue Sunrays guitarist Brian (uh, uh, ... crap! Forgot his last name) is in the Come-ons, some RP friends are supposed to be there. I'll be there if I can.

UnQualified User - index page - Free MP3 downloads, CDs, Bio Info, Tour Dates, Lyrics and More!"

IUMA: UnQualified User

Check out my pal Paul's music - Paul encouraged me a lot very early in my home recording career, and gave me great amounts of vital information back when I couldn't buy a clue. He even listened to some of my really early stuff, which I now realize took great courage, and even greater restraint. We had a very chummy private Yahoo club, about 6 of us, back in the day (clubs are now merged with groups), that suddenly imploded and left us all wondering what the hell just happened. Still a warm place in my heart for those guys though, Paul especially.

Give him a listen, tell him Daf sent you. He'll remember.

97.5 FM Today's Hit Music

Vote for Jaime!!!

Well, you should really listen to all four of them, then vote for the best. Which would be Jaime. Great voice, especially for a teenager! Daughter of an (extremely talented) friend. Didn't fall far from the tree, it seems...

Yahoo! Groups : 1alesis_qs_series

Yahoo! Groups : 1alesis_qs_series

Apparently you gotta join if you wanna browse - sorry. Alesis QS's are a great value - good sound and feel, for about 1/3 the price of a Triton or Motif. Love my QS-8.1!!!

Group's still active. I've belonged for years, but don't really participate. Still, good to know they're still going strong.

Piltdown Man

I hate Creed, and I've put it to music.

Bwahahahahaha!!!!

"How does a daytime-drama-type become a rock lead singer?
Good god, it's like some evil force has resurrected Winger...

Piltdown Man is a twisted genius - give him a listen. This ain't just funny, it sounds great!!!!

Added a Gear Lust box up top. Hubba hubba...

Welcome to Music Maker Publications

Dave Moulton Lectures --- Playback Platinum Series

Over my head financially for now, and perhaps sonically as well, but still potential value. Way cheaper than one of those hands-on recording schools, too, though I'm sure they have their advantages.

More Flash

Flash training CDRom

Linked from a timely little piece of semi-spam. Price is a bit higher than I'm willing to fork over in these economic times - pay cuts and uncertain future at work - but man, if this was two years ago, I'd be all over it.

Huh - Blogger lost half my template AGAIN...

So I rebuilt, a little different - what WERE those links I had off to the right? Backed it up this time, though. Fool me twice, shame on me.

This is actually about #4. But who's counting?

Found a blog...

Guitar Talk

Ah, serendipity...

If'n he keeps posting wavs instead of mp3s, good bet I won't be able to listen. Dial-up only here in the beanfields, can't even get DSL. Satellite, I s'pose, but I don't see bang for the buck.

Online resource for Macromedia Flash Tutorials SWF FLA images clip art Sounds WAVS Animations Help and Support

Flash Kit, A Flash Developer Resource

THIS is what my site needs. Better start studying...

Ha Ha Ha

Hee Hee

...snort


bjork bjork bjork!

Taking the plunge again

Here comes a new template, this time from blogskins.com. If the site's all hosed for a while, you'll know why. Unless it's hosed so badly you don't see this post...

Ear Infection - Treatment and Information

When All Else Fails...

...go see what the health-food bunch says.

Hear's what the ear surgeon said:

My best bet up front would have been a high level of steroids. But (1) I waited 10 days, (2) the steroid pack they prescribed in ER wasn't strong enough, and (c) I discontinued the steroids after they were completed. My internist actually suggested that the steroids were just a sign they were throwing the "kitchen sink" at my ear troubles.

NOW, he (ear surgeon) has me on 60 mg of prednisone for the next 7 days, but it may well be too late. There's also a VERY good chance that this wouldn't have worked up front either, but since I was treated with steroids and did recover my high frequencies (only), there's some evidence that I'm in the part of the population for which the steroids are effective. Sadly, the longer the waiting in applying the treatment, the more they lose their efficacy. So the steroids NOW are kind of a Hail Mary thing.

Stay tuned...

OddTodd Interviews Sauron

Lord of the Rings

This is great! What a riot:

Sauron: ...But who would have ever thought someone would actually want to destroy the ring!? I didn't see that coming. That ring is so cool!

Me (Todd): Totally! I probably but have been sporting it around town first day all blinging!

Sauron: Uh huh.

It goes on like that. Funny stuff.

Improv Message Boards - True Porn Clerk Stories

Ali's Journal

This remains one of the best things I have ever read on the net. I started reading before the saga ended, but it's over now. This would make a great stage play or movie, ISTM.

I think the attraction is more than just "ooh it's about porn". There's a lot of life in this, and some great funny/sad moments. Ali's observations are never wordy, but rarely terse either - a cozy read. Probably not for the prudish or highly judgmental, or kids under 16. But I do think I speak for most of the rest of us: Yay Ali!!!

Introducing: The Recording Project Media Services

With a Bullet!!!

TOP 5 RPMEDIA TUNES

1. M.Brane - War Inside
2. Dafduc - Song 130
3. dispelled_myths - Put that away
4. dispelled_myths - Take Time
5. PapillonIrl - My First Wife Left Me

Short-lived, I'm sure. Song 42's holding forth at number 9, but likely to drop quickly as more songs are added.

Here's the RPMedia radio link - better have broadband!!!

Not Quite So Incommunicado

I'm still here. Thanks to the faithful readers (both of ya!!!) who sent get well notes.

Still have the vertigo, still have the hearing loss. Vertigo seems to be dissipating though. Hearing loss is a little stickier. Prayers and/or good vibes (depending on your cosmology) cheerfully accepted!

Here's a link to My New Recording Project Page. Visit me and play my stuff! No money in it or anything, but nothing looks worse than a "Plays: 0" entry. There's a streaming radio link at the main site, too - 64kbps, so we dial-up users are out of luck.

Currently on the site:
Song 130 - a rock-n-roll setting of the Lenten Psalm;
Beautiful Still - My anniversary song for Kim; and
Song 42 - a delta/bayou setting of one of my favorite Easter Vigil and Funeral Psalms.

Check out the other guys there, too - some excellent songwriters and musicians there.