3 1/2 Day Weekend
Sunday, January 1, 2006, 07:18 PM
Our second cousin Keith Jackson passed away last week and we attended his funeral on Friday. We contributed by playing three songs at the service's end. Brad, Dad, Terry (Dad's brother) and I played "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", "Maiden's Prayer" and "Faded Love." When we started into the first song that only elicited a series of moanings and wailing from the immediate family. But such is the power of art. On "Faded Love" we divided it into two parts. The first section was a sort of rubato arrangement and then after an introduction of "Ladies and Gentlemen, the real Rosy and Keith Jackson" by Terry, we launched into a jazzier swing version. It was appropriate, I think, considering Dad's side and their love of music, especially western swing. The family was very grateful and said it was appropriate. We were even asked by one gentlemen if we had an album or had cards on hand!

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'Tis Freezin'
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 04:45 PM
This weekend should be a productive one, God willing. Brad and I will shoot some various scenes that will regard Artic Exploration, involving a shoot done outside with my new snow shoes and some fake snow. We also should be able to shoot an Entomology scene involving butterflies. Tonight I have the house to myself so I will try to put down some acoustic guitar tracks and to make further plans for the release party.

Corey

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Mr. Polar Bear in the Kitchen with the Compass
Tuesday, November 29, 2005, 09:43 PM
I filmed a short scene tonight that regarded Artic Exploration. Below are some photos from the session.



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Starry, Starry Night
Tuesday, November 29, 2005, 09:35 PM
Sunday night found us scampering up on the roof trying to race against sundown. We were filming a short sequence regarding Astronomy which entailed a distanced shot of me on the roof looking through my telescope. It was incredibly windy that early evening but that only added an element of excitement and immediacy to our task. Brad assisted me in his bare feet by steadying the ladder as I climbed up and down between filming and our Dad ran the camera from the driveway below. Below are some shots of the film session. Good night, all.

Corey



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Monday's Session
Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 11:21 PM
Monday's sessions with Ronny went well and we completed all of our scheduled songs with five minutes to spare. Those last few minutes found us put down percussion tracks on "Barrette" before I ran out the door to an early evening gig. We tracked two tempos for "National Explorers Society Theme" so that I could review them afterwards. The slower tempo of 113 won out due to its fluidity. After having some time with it, I now realize that "I Live For The Water" was recorded at too fast of a tempo but I will slow down the drums to a machine pitch of -1.4 and transfer it to another tape at a pitch of 0.0. It awaits my additions and a violin and flute arrangement. "Fireplace" was recorded at a faster tempo than I had originally planned but after overhearing a nice groove coming through the ceiling speaker of a restaurant Sunday night, I decided it should sped up and made more lively. I had Ronny use Hot Rods on that track and the overall sound had a nice smack about it.

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