5/31/06 - Over the weekend I was able to complete the rehearsal CD for Steve and got that in the mail yesterday. Now it's on to final production for the saleable CD which should happen this weekend. I've done some planning and ground work, but it has just been too blazing hot in the studio to get much else done. The air conditioner is nice, but of course the noise doesn't allow recording to happen.
So tonight I decided to update the web site and see if I could tie up some other loose ends to free up time later when things cool off this weekend. Visitors can now access the audio preview page which contains some, though not all, of the music that was either written for the play or ended up on the cutting room floor. I think it's neat for people to see the process.

5/27/06 - Bengali New Year and a very wet trip to Ellis Island left me with a sinus infection, so I spent most of this past week recovering and trying to stay healthy for the next few weeks. Memorial Day weekend has afforded me a perfect opportunity to make final preparations for Steve's play. I'm currently working on the rehearsal CD that Steve will use for his final adjustments to his performance. While the web has worked until now, Steve needs something he can take to the venue with him, and something that will more or less reporduce my presence on stage until we can get together for a real rehearsal. I'm also using this time to construct my own final cue sheet and determine what my stage setup will be. Most of the stuff is acoustic guitar and voice, but we're going to use an electric guitar for some variety, and my delay pedal will probably get dusted off.
Administratively, we're still tossing around the idea of bringing the play to Bloomsburg, and we may write a grant for some funding, but nothing is set in stone yet.

5/7/06 - The past few weeks have demonstrated the true meaning of the word triage. Squaring away my final paper for school and preparing for Bengali New Year have taken most of my time. In addition I’ve been preparing for another one of my workshop offerings for Greenwood Friends. So there hasn’t been much time for the play.

Fortunately Steve and I have both been very busy, so it’s not like we’ve lost ground or anything. Today we had a call to go over his final script revision and discussed sound cues. We’re in good shape. We’re both fairly tied up until after May 21st, so at that point I’ll be recording the final tracks for the soon-to-be released limited edition Immaculate Misconceptions CD. It’s going to be a short-run, homebrew project, though some of the songs may reappear in a different form on a subsequent work.