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Jack Manfred · 11-03-2006, 03:28 AM

Tom Dowd and the Language of Music

It's a documentary about legendary recording engineer and producer Tom Dowd. I knew nothing about the man beforehand and was fascinated. I'm not even going to tell you anything about the documentary because there are surprises that are worth it.

But I tell you something that wasn't in the documentary...

Wilson Pickett is down in Muscle Shoals recording "Mustang Sally." He finishes the last take of the vocals, but the tape suddenly flies off the reel and breaks into pieces. Tom Dowd is recording the session, calmly clears the room, and tells everyone to come back in half an hour. When they return, he's pieced the tape back together by hand.

The other stories in the doc are much better. A must for any music fan.

sebastian_dangerfield · 11-03-2006, 08:18 AM

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Originally posted by Jack Manfred
Tom Dowd and the Language of Music

It's a documentary about legendary recording engineer and producer Tom Dowd. I knew nothing about the man beforehand and was fascinated. I'm not even going to tell you anything about the documentary because there are surprises that are worth it.

But I tell you something that wasn't in the documentary...

Wilson Pickett is down in Muscle Shoals recording "Mustang Sally." He finishes the last take of the vocals, but the tape suddenly flies off the reel and breaks into pieces. Tom Dowd is recording the session, calmly clears the room, and tells everyone to come back in half an hour. When they return, he's pieced the tape back together by hand.

The other stories in the doc are much better. A must for any music fan.

Couldn't agree more. Doowd was a genius. I came across that documentary by accident and was amazed. I missed the first half hour, though, and only caught from the Cream part forwad.

They need to do one on Chuck Leavell, the guy who's played piano on dozens of classic rock records from every huge group imaginable.

patentparanyc · 11-03-2006, 10:14 AM

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Originally posted by Fugee
You can kiss the "nice hair" compliments goodbye.

Why, you think that would be bad?

My hair now is healthy long and shiny. Maybe I shouldn't mess with that formula, huh?

ThurgreedMarshall · 11-03-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
"And if I say to you tomorrow. Take my hand, child, come with me.
It's to a castle I will take you, where what's to be, they say will be." Led Zeppelin II

"How do you know where I'm at when you haven't been where I've been? Understand where I'm comin' from?"

-- Cypress Hill

TM

patentparanyc · 11-03-2006, 10:37 AM

So as we've discussed, I am the prodigal child at my local morning Starbucks. To be a dutiful returned child, I went in this morning to my "new to you" Bucks where, schitzo woman proceeds to yell to all of us "PLEASE HAVE YOUR MONEY READY AND KNOW WHAT YOU WANT 'CUZ WE ARE SHORT STAFFED THANK YOU"

Just ugh. This is why I switched to begin with. I need attitude in the morning like I need a hole in the head. Is that an acceptable level of service and you're with me on that that it is borderline rude? I cannot deal. Ready to bolt back to large, spacious anonymous Bucks where they fuck up my drink.

baltassoc · 11-03-2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Paul Simon. More hits than he can count. Couldn't get laid in a nickel whorehouse with a fistful of quarters.

Probably should STP, but:

Dude, the man nailed Princess Leia.

ThurgreedMarshall · 11-03-2006, 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by patentparanyc
So as we've discussed, I am the prodigal child at my local morning Starbucks. To be a dutiful returned child, I went in this morning to my "new to you" Bucks where, schitzo woman proceeds to yell to all of us "PLEASE HAVE YOUR MONEY READY AND KNOW WHAT YOU WANT 'CUZ WE ARE SHORT STAFFED THANK YOU"

Just ugh. This is why I switched to begin with. I need attitude in the morning like I need a hole in the head. Is that an acceptable level of service and you're with me on that that it is borderline rude? I cannot deal. Ready to bolt back to large, spacious anonymous Bucks where they fuck up my drink.

You need a whole lot of attitude in the morning.

TM

patentparanyc · 11-03-2006, 11:02 AM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
You need a whole lot of attitude in the morning.

TM

And let me guess, you're just the man to give me that attitude? If we coordinate properly, it could become a morning simultanous thing. ha.

greatwhitenorthchick · 11-03-2006, 11:09 AM

I only take the subway to work a few times a week -- when I go boxing and have to haul my cookies to Brooklyn and then to work. Today was one of those subway days. I was sitting down, enjoying the fact that the uptown E train is never very crowded, when this guy sitting across from me starts picking his nose with a vengeance. This was a well-dressed young guy, obviously on his way to work, reading the paper, and tunnelling for boogers like there was no fucking tomorrow. He even found a few and looked at them. Why do people have to be so fucking gross, especially first thing in the morning.

patentparanyc · 11-03-2006, 11:12 AM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I only take the subway to work a few times a week -- when I go boxing and have to haul my cookies to Brooklyn and then to work. Today was one of those subway days. I was sitting down, enjoying the fact that the uptown E train is never very crowded, when this guy sitting across from me starts picking his nose with a vengeance. This was a well-dressed young guy, obviously on his way to work, reading the paper, and tunnelling for boogers like there was no fucking tomorrow. He even found a few and looked at them. Why do people have to be so fucking gross, especially first thing in the morning.

That is just so nasty. oh wow. Just wow.

The best is that he was young and well dressed. A homeless, okay you look the other way but it gets dicey with the young guy what a buzz kill. bleh. and to look at your treasure after you dig is just stomach retching.

ltl/fb · 11-03-2006, 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
You need a whole lot of attitude in the morning.

TM

Good morning, sunshines!!!

So do you people in the eastern time zone ever really think about it when you schedule meetings for 10 am eastern when your client is on the west coast? Jesus H.

ThurgreedMarshall · 11-03-2006, 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Good morning, sunshines!!!

So do you people in the eastern time zone ever really think about it when you schedule meetings for 10 am eastern when your client is on the west coast? Jesus H.

My clients aren't on the West Coast. But if they were, I'd only schedule calls at 10 with the ones I didn't like.

TM

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 11-03-2006, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Good morning, sunshines!!!

So do you people in the eastern time zone ever really think about it when you schedule meetings for 10 am eastern when your client is on the west coast? Jesus H.

Do you never say anything? And do you ever consider in scheduling calls for 9 or 10 am that that is lunch time on the east coast? Have a little respect.

ltl/fb · 11-03-2006, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
My clients aren't on the West Coast. But if they were, I'd only schedule calls at 10 with the ones I didn't like.

TM

Good point. I've never interacted with these people before. Maybe they hate my employer.

ltl/fb · 11-03-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Do you never say anything? And do you ever consider in scheduling calls for 9 or 10 am that that is lunch time on the east coast? Have a little respect.

I suggested 7:30 PT or 9:30 PT and was asked if I meant am or pm. I should have said pm.

And yes, I always take the lunch hour into account. It's like you don't even know who you are talking to here.