Displaying news from 1 July 2003 to 1 August 2003.

ahhh... the joys of instant reminiscing! - Posted on 2003-07-27 16:07:35

last night i played a gig with sarahi at which a man was taking pictures. as it turned out, he was there two weeks before when i had played with latin vibes and there was plenty of documentation to prove it. (the two-week-old pictures were being projected 'slideshow style' on a wall of the club as we played.) the situation became all the more odd when i began noticing pictures of the band that were clearly taken that night... minutes before even! has reminiscing gone the route of fast food? "quick dave! get the camera! quicker dave! get the film developed! quickest dave! buy a digital camera so we don't have to wait the hour for film developing!"

"did you miss me when i was gone?"
"were you gone?"

CD, DC & JT - Posted on 2003-07-18 11:19:00

the respect sextet is really whizzin now! the CD requires one more mixing session of love and respect and mastering... then the fun begins! when The Full Respect finally comes out, be sure to purchase copies for all your friends. nothing says 'i love you' like a nice warm fire and the new full-length from the respect sextet...

i got back from washington DC wednesday night after visiting my good friend siobhan for a few days. it was a great trip! i visited the hirshhorn museum of modern art (pretty ridiculous stuff!), rode the metro, went to a bastille day party and had a fantastic time!

last night i had the pleasure of seeing james taylor at six flags darien lake. man, you gotta respect this guy! he sure knows how to put on a show! one of the highlights of last night's show for me was the appearance of a very seldom heard taylor tune called "mescalito". the funny thing is, first of all, the tune is only 28 seconds long. (although it was a smidge longer in live performance). the second funny thing is that in the original liner notes of One Man Dog (the record on which mescalito appears), there is a diclaimer of sorts that reads:

'The opinions expressed in this song are not necessarily those of the supporting musicians and background vocalists.'

the complete lyrics follow:

mescalito has opened up my eyes, ahhhh... mescalito has set my mind at ease, ahhhh... mescalito has opened up my eyes, set my mind at ease, ahhhh...

i can only assume he was referring to mescaline and people in the band didn't wanted to be associated with drug allusions. ahhhh... the early 70's...

ahhhh...

JERSEY! - Posted on 2003-07-07 12:16:16

jerseyband 3.0 is making the appear beginning with a cd release concert at milestones (east ave) this tuesday (july 8th).

go check them out! for more information, check out the new and improved jerseyband website!

ps- several of the respect summer tour dates are up! check them out here.

mix this! - Posted on 2003-07-02 18:03:00

well, respect has just about finished mixing their new album, The Full Respect. after a few more finishing touches, a quick mastering, a week or so to get artwork and liner notes together, and two weeks or so to get it duplicated, we'll have a great product for you!

stay tuned to joshrutner.com and respectsextet.com for more details and updates!

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