Sometimes, new makes all the difference in the world
Looking back on the past few months with the crystal clarity of hindsight, it seems pretty obvious (to me anyway) that I've been relatively dissatisfied with life and what it's brought me over the past few years.
It's not that things have been completely horrible, a few twisted events aside (i.e. the death of my father in 2004) - but I've been running through life with a great big fat helping of utter ennui. This has affected every part of my life; not able to enjoy whatever job I had, not being able to do anything real significant musically, not being able to do this and that and the other thing ... it's basically been like I've been rolling on a treadmill, watching the world go by.
Maybe things are changing. I feel pretty good for once. I have a new contract at Real Networks, for 6 months and maybe longer, we'll see - but at least I do not hate it. The only thing I really don't like is the fact that I have to roll this chair up a couple of pretty steep hills between Elliott Ave & 1st Ave in Seattle every day. (When I am doing such I'm convinced that if I turned off my iPod and listened, I'd hear the chair swearing at me and calling me all of the names I've heard, as well as a few new ones no one knows yet) The point is, though, that I like being in that office. While I don't have my own office, it's OK - I can listen to and administer Head Case Radio from within Real, which I've found is hugely important. I mean, when I am not working I'm at home listening to the station anyway, so why not go to work, listen to the station, and kick ass at the work I'm hired to do?
Another new thing is my new (to me) Stick Bass, S/N 1795. This is the coolest thing ... Dual Bass Reciprocal tuning, so I don't have as much high end as I've had before, and that's good because I don't generally play in that register. Emmett Chapman told me before tuning it in this manner that I would have a "mean bass". Once again, Emmett was right. It's a mean bass in every sense, and I love playing it. I think I'll keep doing so. :) I am inspired every time I pick it up, and this gravitates into my bass playing as well, so maybe I can get some of this Chameleon King stuff done and sent off.
I hope so. As always, time will tell.
It's not that things have been completely horrible, a few twisted events aside (i.e. the death of my father in 2004) - but I've been running through life with a great big fat helping of utter ennui. This has affected every part of my life; not able to enjoy whatever job I had, not being able to do anything real significant musically, not being able to do this and that and the other thing ... it's basically been like I've been rolling on a treadmill, watching the world go by.
Maybe things are changing. I feel pretty good for once. I have a new contract at Real Networks, for 6 months and maybe longer, we'll see - but at least I do not hate it. The only thing I really don't like is the fact that I have to roll this chair up a couple of pretty steep hills between Elliott Ave & 1st Ave in Seattle every day. (When I am doing such I'm convinced that if I turned off my iPod and listened, I'd hear the chair swearing at me and calling me all of the names I've heard, as well as a few new ones no one knows yet) The point is, though, that I like being in that office. While I don't have my own office, it's OK - I can listen to and administer Head Case Radio from within Real, which I've found is hugely important. I mean, when I am not working I'm at home listening to the station anyway, so why not go to work, listen to the station, and kick ass at the work I'm hired to do?
Another new thing is my new (to me) Stick Bass, S/N 1795. This is the coolest thing ... Dual Bass Reciprocal tuning, so I don't have as much high end as I've had before, and that's good because I don't generally play in that register. Emmett Chapman told me before tuning it in this manner that I would have a "mean bass". Once again, Emmett was right. It's a mean bass in every sense, and I love playing it. I think I'll keep doing so. :) I am inspired every time I pick it up, and this gravitates into my bass playing as well, so maybe I can get some of this Chameleon King stuff done and sent off.
I hope so. As always, time will tell.
posted by Scott Wedel at 11:19 AM
1 Comments:
Yo dude! You're at Real now?? Where you working? How funny, I am there for almost eight years, then leave, THEN you decide to show up.
Your old Ecco buddy, Joel
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