wreckless E

i woke up feeling great this morning

a lot of good news this weekend

but also a lot of R and R

i'm going back to austin one more time

to tweak "constellation" just a bit

with lars

then it'll be officially finished!

tapete has already set May '09

as the european release date

i know exactly what i want to do now

i'm ready

but not waiting

or thinking too much about it

before i set this plan up

i was spending a little too much time

obsessing on the little things about this record

that were bothering me

i've let go of that now...

G money and i have spent a pleasant sunday

doing absolutely NOTHING

the weather is perfect

sunny and not too warm

not a cloud in sight

we went for a walk

kicked the soccer ball in the backyard

played tickle fall-downing

ate peaches and poptarts

sang some songs

sang some more songs

and had a "combursation"

my mind is clear

i'm in the moment

no racing thoughts

or distractions

nothing elese matters but this day

spent with my 5 year old son

i wish J didn't have to work and could've joined us!

i saw the legendary wreckless eric friday night

at the all-good

his debut album hangs on the wall of pleasantry lane

a stiff records classic

30 years later he's still doing it

not for fame or fortune

but outta love for music

he played with his wife amy rigby

and watching them both have the time of their lives

was one of the most inspiring things

i'd seen in ages

i bought his autobiography a dysfunctional success

after the show

i'm 50 pages in and it's great

very funny

poignant

and colorful

in person he was really genuine

and kind

he told me about the revox

a tape machine they bounced all the records down to

in the stiff days

he still even uses it now

he also invited me and the family to the south of france to play

their town bar

next time i make it back to europe

i think i'm gonna try to do this

i know it would be a wonderful experience

between meeting him

and squeeze's john bentley last week

i guess i had more than my fair share

of good times

with the 1978 set

they both left me with such a good feeling...

p.s. do yourself a favour

and go buy wreckless eric's "donovan of trash"

or "big smash"

"eastside story" from squeeze - producer by el catzu

is also an all-time classic with some of john bentley's best

basslines!