Well, dear readers, if it’s not one thing it’s another. For example, yesterday “it” was an orthodontist, and today “it” is a concierge. I tell you, there is no predicting this “it”. Say what? What say? What the hell am I talking about? I had a point, oh, yes, I had a point, and then the point went south. Why must the point always go south? Why doesn’t the point go north once in a while or, at the very least, east or west? Oh, I remember – it it’s not one thing it’s another. First we have the singing bird doing its all-night shows. Now we have the dancing squirrel on the roof doing early-morning shows. The squirrel was up there beating a tattoo at five this morning. Of course, the minute I couldn’t go back to sleep it stopped. I tell you, these musical comedy animals are driving me crazy. Perhaps Miramax will buy the rights to them and make a movie of their lives.
Yesterday, the killer bees were back with a vengeance. I awoke to find about twenty of them dead as doornails (no mean feat) lying in the shower. But I knew I could not deal with the situation until I got back home, so I took my can of Raid Potent Bee Killer and sprayed the vent from whence they came, and sprayed it good. Then I picked up Ben Jones, the son of Richard Jones – Bee Killer, who was going to help me do my research at the downtown library. Our plan was to take the Metro Rail from North Hollywood. It was a fine plan but when we arrived at the station there was not one place to park, not even in the additional parking lot across the street. We drove down to the Universal City station where the story was the same. What kind of fershluganah system is that? So, we ended up driving downtown. I spent about four hours looking at microfiche and was, once again, amazed at my powers of recall in terms of what movies I saw where when. I was only wrong about one thing, and since that sort of thing bothers me (the same thing happened in Kritzerland – I got one date wrong) I came home and moved the event to its proper time frame, which actually ended up working better. I also called a professional bee killer company and they came out an hour later and went up to the roof and hopefully put an end to these bees once and for all. If the pesticides didn’t get them, surely the sight of that man in a nineteen-forties gas mask did. He said there may be some residual bees left for the next few days, but if there are any beyond that he will come back and blast them from here to eternity.
Well, dear readers, you won’t believe it – I barely believe it myself and yet it is true. Yesterday was our best day ever, stats-wise. We shot through the roof. I’d like to shoot through the roof right now and strangle the dancing squirrel. We had over 32,000 hits and over 1,000 separate visits – well, the joint was jumpin’, let me tell you that. Why, I predict that soon we will be the most popular site on all the Internet.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below so I can finish these here notes and try to get some more sleep?
The first installment of Juliana’s Journal was a big success, and we got lots of nice feedback about it, and it’s proving quite popular with the populace. Remember, it’s an ongoing journal – every day or two it will be updated, so do check back often. Also, our brand spanking new Unseemly Interview is up and running and I think you’ll enjoy it very much – it’s with Miss Christianne Tisdale, and she is delightfully lively and sparkling. So, do check it out, won’t you? Also, our Unseemly Live Chat will be on Sunday night at six o’clock Pacific Mean Daylight Savings Time. If attendance is poor, it’s going to be the last regularly scheduled chat for a while. We might do some impromptu ones instead of the regularly scheduled ones. However, if attendance is our usual excellent attendance, then we’ll continue as we have.
Today I will be recording the wonderful Katherine Helmond and the equally wonderful Michelle Nicastro. Miss Helmond will be doing her half of the I’ve Written a Letter to Daddy/Whatever Happened to Baby Jane track (the other half was done in New York with Remy Zaken), and Miss Nicastro will be doing the song Aurora. After that, it’s only Jason Graae and then we will be finished with the vocals and we’ll start mixing the thing in a week or two.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must go back and try to get another hour or two of sleep, I must record, I must prepare for the signing tomorrow, I must sup with our very own Susan Gordon and I must listen for the killer bees. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player, and your DVD/video player? I’ll start – CD, a homemade CDR of Andre Previn’s gorgeous soundtrack to Two for the Seesaw (along with his contributions to the soundtrack of Pepe), and an Anthony Newley compilation. DVD player, Cowboy Beebop, the Movie. Your turn. I’ll be checking back often and, as always, will be interested to see what you are watching and listening to.