IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

Where is everybody?

The Holidays are in full swing. I'm not a huge fan of the holidays.

There's a lot to be said for spending time with family, relaxing, giving gifts, driving around in the snow, etc. etc. But I think the part of the season that I don't like is the disruption of schedule.

I love knowing that I've got work to do, that there's something happening tonight at the studio. I love getting ready for sessions, untangling the cables, setting up the mics. I like a nice full plate.

Christmas forces me to step back and do other things, but my mind remains on my work, mostly because it's fun. I'd honestly spend nearly every day in the studio, even if it's just screwing around with mixes and reamping stuff. Working, listening, working listening.... it's the uiltimate therapy. I get tired, frustrated, burned out, but never sick of it. Then, suddenly, it's five days off, going to the country, where I fall asleep by ten o'clock (not that there's anything wrong with that). I get a little fidgety. How long 'till we go home?

People are leaving town. I can already feel the slowdown. Don't you all want to be working on records? Why aren't we working on that guitar part?

Maybe next year...