:: mike errico diary ::

:: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 ::

Drums are done.



Bass is done.



25% of rhythm guitars are done.



We're moving.



I think: best record yet.



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:: mike 4:48 PM [+] ::

mike,

i read this on the jayfarrar.net
message board. i'm sure it's still up there somewhere.


About 3 or 4 years ago when I lived in Nashville, I was walking with
some friends from my Apartment to the Ryman to catch the Willie Nelson
and friends concert. At a red light we saw this guy in maybe a 1982
Ford Truck with mud tires and a Hank sticker on the left bumper. The
light turned green, he laid a black mark on the pavement about six
feet long and sent up a cloud of dust. We started laughing. Another
block or so, we saw he had circled around and finally found a parking
spot. He got out of his truck, had on cowboy boots held together with
duct tape, and some jeans that looked like that was the only pair of
pants he owned. The guy looked pretty rough. He took off with a bag
that he took out of his truck and started walking. About two hours
later, this guy along with Keith Richards, Ryan Adams and Willie
Nelson walked on stage and nailed "Dead Flowers" by the Rolling
Stones. Later I found out it was Hank III. I remember feeling strange,
here I was feeling bad for this poor guy who had a beat up truck,
clothes, and a plastic sack. Then he came on stage at the Ryman.
Anyway, I keep up with his music now, and yes I think he is good.
:: mike 4:40 PM [+] ::

BLENDER.COM EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: HANK WILLIAMS III

The grandson of a country legend goes Straight to Hell, and takes Mike along for the ride.

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:: mike 8:46 AM [+] ::

Nine bass tracks are now done. Turner is killing it. Today: "Packing My Bags," "Whatever You Say," "Run," "Ever Since."




Meanwhile, good Omens everywhere: CHECK THIS OUT.


What's not to love?



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:: mike 7:46 PM [+] ::

Bass has started: Turner just finished the first bass line, strangely choosing "How it Ends" to begin his work on the record. All but two of the bass lines have been written, so as he's putting them down, I'll be writing the last two. He sounds great. He's a friggin' animal. There is a lot of fun being had in the studio, and a lot of scotch going down, too. Not the worst combination.

Meanwhile, I got Mary J. Blige to give blender.com the "Romantic Playlist" that she'll be unleashing on her husband this Valentine's Day - all the songs you might expect with a couple of surprises. That'll be up on the blender.com site in the next couple of days. Tomorrow I interview Hank Williams III, grandson of Hank Sr. New record comes out, and it's cool. Think redneck Pink Floyd. If such a thing exists.


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:: mike 9:16 PM [+] ::

Last night with Lesley: Best show we've done. I loved it.
:: mike 3:53 PM [+] ::

Drums for the record are done. Jonathan Ellinghaus is an animal. Elephantine. Terrifying.


Bass is mostly written, and Turner's working it out, now.


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:: mike 3:53 PM [+] ::