whew...

wow, it's been a while since i've written, but i'll do my best to catch you up on what now seems like a blur...

stu davis finally made it to LA but he was just a few hours late of his show. who would've thought? we still had a great time over the weekend doing what we do best -- laugh. laugh at each other, at other people, and at each other some more. its amazing just how inappropriate and insensitive and FUN the three of us can be.

on saturday we had a mini-listening party. just alex, phe (alex's girl), stu and myself. it was a dark room and the music was loud enough and we just listened, start to finish, to our latest creation. and for the second time i became deeply moved. i haven't quite figured out what it is or why, but some of these songs really tap into a raw place inside me. probably more so than any music i've written in a while.

a bit more fun with davis on sunday and then alex and i went back to the studio to tweak a mix for "killer". we dashed out to catch phe's last night in a one act play based on sam shepard's poems. i'd only seen phe in action on the big screen in some small parts, but this time on the stage i could really see her shine. and she did. it was weird seeing this other side of her but a good thing. she rocks. period.

monday we did some video shooting/interviews with Vasco Lucas Nunes. he's one of the primary people behind the film "Dig" and he was a treat to work with. we basically captured some stuff of us in the studio, and phe tried to get some interesting sound bites in an interview setting. it didn't take me long to figure out that doing interviews can get old quickly.

and of course monday evening a few of us managed to get a little rowdy, hollywood-style. and i'll just leave it at that.

tuesday = ouch. i came down with a cold but we managed to get a thai massage. the last one i'd had, this little woman had walked all over me and well, it sucked to be honest. when i came in this time, i had a, uh, heftier lady and i got really nervous. but she was kind, didn't walk on me, and was sensitive to my cold. she gave me some much needed mothering. thank you, small but hefty thai woman.

wednesday i woke up and my cold was in full effect. good news is that we were set to do a photo shoot with aaron farley in the early afternoon. a bunch of thera-flu and a few laughs from listening to patton oswalt later, i was ready for the big time. my face felt huge. my nose even bigger. let's take pictures!

thursday i flew home and somehow managed to get into first class (yay!). watched will ferrell in 'anchorman' and laughed out loud in between hacks. the guy next to me was coming back from china. and now HE'S got a cold. as dr. phil would say, i'm a contaminator.

so now we enter the next phase(s) of the screaming witness project: shop the disk to get a deal and put together a band.

stay posted.

posted by tripp on November 19, 2004 03:21 PM | in Blogs