October So Far
It’s been a busy month so far; especially the first week.
Two shows have materialized for early November – Saturday the 3rd at the Living Room in New York and Monday the 5th at the Galaxy Hut in Arlington, VA. Hope to see you at one, the other, or both. Go to the website (www.robchristensen.com) or the MySpace (www.myspace.com/robchristensen) for details.
The first week in October featured some enjoyable travel. First I drove down to Athens, Georgia for a few days. On the way I had the pleasure of staying with studio designer extraordinaire Wes LaChot. The conversation and company was excellent. The next day I drove down to Athens. Athens is a beautiful town full of nice people and, obviously, a very healthy music scene. I got to see friends The Winter Sounds perform at the Caledonia, which is a former location of the 40 Watt Club and the room that R.E.M.’s “Turn You Inside Out” video was filmed. Speaking of R.E.M., they were in town working on a new album, but, alas, no R.E.M. sightings. It’s just as well. I mean, what would I do or say?
On my way out of town I stopped by Chase Park Transduction recording studio and visited with David Barbe for an hour or so. David is a great guy and his studios – he’s got two of them – are really nice.
Spent all day Thursday driving home to DC from Athens. Kids, that IS a long ride, and you can count on the fact that there will be road construction somewhere along the way up I-95.
Friday I took the $20 bus up to New York to go to this year’s AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention. My Tape Op buddy Steve was nice enough to put me up (and put up with me!). I manned the Tape Op Magazine booth for a bit and got to spend a little time with Larry Crane, Craig Schumacher, Sasha Zand, Darron Burke, and other music-type friends. Apparently, though, I was at lunch when Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine stopped by the table to chat. I was fortunate enough to be around when Mr. George Schowerer came around to show his private photo album of pictures from his studio days in the 60’s. There were fabulous color photos of Frankie Valli, Simon & Garfunkle, the Cyrcle, and many others, and I feel very lucky to have gotten to see these great shots. And I got a peek of Geoff Emerick as he strolled by.
Saturday night I found myself in Times Square without any plans for the evening, so I headed down to Madison Square Garden to watch some heavyweight boxing. As you probably know, I’ve been a boxing fan for most of my life – longer than I’ve been a musician or even “into” music. So to be able go to the fights in the world’s most famous arena – the same arena that since 1968 has hosted Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran, and just about every other notable boxer to come along – was a real thrill. I had to call my dad, who I used to watch boxing with on a regular basis.
To bring us up-to-date, over the last two weeks I’ve been doing a little recording, a little playing – including the Friday night Open-Mic(less) at Politics & Prose – and preparing for the two shows the first weekend in November.
Today’s music listening has been The Beatles’ “Anthology 2” and The dB’s “Stands For Decibals.”
Two shows have materialized for early November – Saturday the 3rd at the Living Room in New York and Monday the 5th at the Galaxy Hut in Arlington, VA. Hope to see you at one, the other, or both. Go to the website (www.robchristensen.com) or the MySpace (www.myspace.com/robchristensen) for details.
The first week in October featured some enjoyable travel. First I drove down to Athens, Georgia for a few days. On the way I had the pleasure of staying with studio designer extraordinaire Wes LaChot. The conversation and company was excellent. The next day I drove down to Athens. Athens is a beautiful town full of nice people and, obviously, a very healthy music scene. I got to see friends The Winter Sounds perform at the Caledonia, which is a former location of the 40 Watt Club and the room that R.E.M.’s “Turn You Inside Out” video was filmed. Speaking of R.E.M., they were in town working on a new album, but, alas, no R.E.M. sightings. It’s just as well. I mean, what would I do or say?
On my way out of town I stopped by Chase Park Transduction recording studio and visited with David Barbe for an hour or so. David is a great guy and his studios – he’s got two of them – are really nice.
Spent all day Thursday driving home to DC from Athens. Kids, that IS a long ride, and you can count on the fact that there will be road construction somewhere along the way up I-95.
Friday I took the $20 bus up to New York to go to this year’s AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention. My Tape Op buddy Steve was nice enough to put me up (and put up with me!). I manned the Tape Op Magazine booth for a bit and got to spend a little time with Larry Crane, Craig Schumacher, Sasha Zand, Darron Burke, and other music-type friends. Apparently, though, I was at lunch when Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine stopped by the table to chat. I was fortunate enough to be around when Mr. George Schowerer came around to show his private photo album of pictures from his studio days in the 60’s. There were fabulous color photos of Frankie Valli, Simon & Garfunkle, the Cyrcle, and many others, and I feel very lucky to have gotten to see these great shots. And I got a peek of Geoff Emerick as he strolled by.
Saturday night I found myself in Times Square without any plans for the evening, so I headed down to Madison Square Garden to watch some heavyweight boxing. As you probably know, I’ve been a boxing fan for most of my life – longer than I’ve been a musician or even “into” music. So to be able go to the fights in the world’s most famous arena – the same arena that since 1968 has hosted Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran, and just about every other notable boxer to come along – was a real thrill. I had to call my dad, who I used to watch boxing with on a regular basis.
To bring us up-to-date, over the last two weeks I’ve been doing a little recording, a little playing – including the Friday night Open-Mic(less) at Politics & Prose – and preparing for the two shows the first weekend in November.
Today’s music listening has been The Beatles’ “Anthology 2” and The dB’s “Stands For Decibals.”
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