Recording Session 3/16/14 - HesDeadJimStudios - Queens, New York

In Honor of this Blog's forty-seventh posting we have decided to run a contest. 

Simply leave your comment below in the "comments" section on who you believe this is that Thomas took a candid photo of literally through the keyhole from the control booth and you might win a personal email from one of The Good Yeggs (providing that we do in fact have your email address). 

To be fair we will give a few clues. This is Spike Yegg composing the text so I will clue you in with  some personal remembrances of our mystery guest from my very personal memory.

1.) - This person taught me all about "schmaltz" back in the heady days of the 1980s

2.) - In a great act of compassion and selflessness he/she once brought to my home Ricola "All Natural" cough drops, Robittusin and Cloraseptic when I had a bad cold, they were thrown at me but brought to me unannounced, this is a big clue as obviously this person was/is a drug dealer

3.) - We knew each other in high school and after school one day my bell rang, the person in question forced himself in demanding to be fed. I proceeded to make Fried Chicken Soup (thats Lipton instant chicken soup mix made in a pan).

Good Luck Folks.

Here I am tracking behind Thomas' Drum Kit, Joe caught me in mid blink so No I am not sleeping. It's all about the MAGMA t-shirt anyway.

The only screwing around here will be when Thomas had to unscrew the mic stand for his condenser microphone used in the Guitar ISO booth (closet) after his Fender tube amp was emanating a weird buzz. No time to start troubleshooting during a session but fortunately like any studio worth its own salt HesDeadJimStudios has about a dozen amps to offer, I think Thomas switched to a Music Man.

We have all heard of A Boy and his Dog. Well, This is a Man and his Bass. Joe proudly wielding his 1959 Danelectro Shorthorn. The Danelectro Longhorn was used for tracking, Joe brought the Shorthorn over so Thomas could set it up.

Words cannot say how much I Love This Man so i will put it into numbers instead. 67392876201

Mr. Franklin Poska popped by the night before our recording session to add some always tasty guitar stylings to two of the tracks we are working on "Come Up And See Me Sometime" and "Tuna Fish". Its not like he didn't want to see me and Joe he just didn't want to see me and Joe.

OK, so not to bore anyone who may happen to be reading this with all the serious tech talk above lets make this a bit more lighthearted. On this sunday the third of our almost consecutive sessions The Good Yeggs (individually and as a whole) got a bunch of work done, Firstly we recorded pretty much "Live" recordings (only 36 overdubs this time) of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Tell Me" and Johnny Cash' "Folsom Prison Blues" for our website so we can sell our wares to the unsuspecting public and grateful pub, club and biergarten owners, mended a glitch in the backing vocals on the bridge of "Little Brown Valise" and finalized a master of said song, also recorded was a Full Blown version of Thomas' song "Unfaithful Lady". 

We also learned that as a band collectively that we are much more "Boozers" than Beer drinkers. The Beer's quickly lost their luster and even though we only had one Manhattan apiece they hit the spot with much greater satisfaction. also the conclusion was made that we could drink many bands under the table, well one at a time of course.

- Spike

Three Jolly Pigeons 3/8/14 Brooklyn, New York

Tonight began like any other gig, with a Pendejo (Idiot, Stupid, Dumbass) trying to pick a fight. Thomas picked me up in his vehicle as Rock Farm was bringing the Drums and we drove over to Joe's to get some Microphone stands, Amps and Guitars. As we were loading up the car Thomas had his car door open and an RV comes down the street but pulls up right behind Thomas, this guy is obviously in a rude rush, Thomas loads in closes his door and throws his hands up briefly in the air in a "c'mon buddy WTF" manner and lets the guy pass. Obviously this is not good enough for the man child as he stops his vehicle 10 feet in front of Thomas' car and gets out complaining.

The Piraguero (A Piraqua Vendor) said something along the lines of "can't you see I'm trying to pass" to which Thomas counters "I'm putting something in my car, can't you see my door is open just gimme a second" to which the Mamao (C**k Sucker) replies "I'm working" to which Thomas replies "I'm working too, I have a show". During all of this Joe tells this Mama Bicho (D**k Sucker) a few times "Hey Guy, Get Back in the car" and cowardly, Korean-Irish-Italian me stands by speechless thinking (what if this guy has a piece" and "oh no, why this ?, we are just trying to get to the gig). In my defense I was ready to Pummel the guy in Yegg fashion but thankfully he backed down and drove away, Thomas did notice some Food packages so he was a Food delivery guy having a bad night I suppose or more likely he was just a Carajito (Little Boy) 

After he pulled away Joe the wise said "What was he going to do ? There are three of us !!!"

And there was much rejoicing and quite a few Pendejo jokes over the course of the evening.

Tonight was also the night that I learned that I ABSOLUTELY HATE TAPING.

I don't mean taping a recording, I mean taping down speaker wire with gaffer tape so no one can trip over cables on their way to and fro as Three Jolly Pigeons does not have a stage proper and people have to pass the band to get to the back room or the restroom. I am usually setting up the Drums while this is going on, Drums were there already, time to tape, Aaaarrrggghhh

Anyways there was a Great gig ahead for us as we played really well and of course the local Pancho's Mexican Food had already been on my mind for days. Who knew at this early part of the evening that we would also be dining as a band many hours later.

Joe IS The Danelectro Man, 

As is tradition when playing The Three Jolly Pigeons there is No Way I am Not going to get some of the Delicious Mexican Food from Pancho's Restaurant just down the block and on the same block. Jennie did the honors of ordering and waiting for the Food (this reminds me I still owe Jennie Ten Bucks for it) while we were finishing setting up. Pictured above is a pair of Tinga (slow cooked shredded chicken) Tostadas (2 for $6.00) of which was a done deal as I have had them before, I ate these by hand and while finishing Joe asked around the table for the next round, I mumbled "a Cider" to which Joe busted out laughing due to my mouthful of food reply.

So far as Pancho's goes I want to try EVERYTHING on the Menu (and pretty much have) but always have second thoughts right up until the time of ordering, Jennie and Joe were getting Al Pastor Tacos ($2.50) and I asked "What's Al Pastor ?" to which Joe replied "It's Beef and Pineapple, its really good"

SOLD, and it was Really good. Bets were almost being placed that I would not finish my Tostadas and Taco as I eat lightly, I Did Finish and all before our first set.

Thomas and Joe are more of the manly Jack on the Rocks Dudes and I had my tasty Cider.

Rock Farm booked this gig and they invited us to co-headline. What a great bunch of guys, Adam  brought down his Gretsch "Gibraltar" kit and the Drums sounded Great, he also informed me that the muffling in the Bass Drum was a brick wrapped in cloth, interesting.

Rock Farm played an eclectic set spanning the 1960s up to present day and I was Impressed by many of the selections including "Maybe I'm Amazed", "You May Be right" and even Jethro Tull's "Hymn 43".

Tonight was Daylights Savings Time so the clocks were pushed forward by an hour, a late night for everyone, instead of ending around 1 a.m. it was now 2 a.m. 

Rock Farm's last number was KISS' "Rock And Roll All Night" at first Thomas and Joe made a beeline to the microphone but being a Huge KISS fan I followed suit, This was spirited and fun as the Yeggs pitched in on chorus vocals for the final song of the night.

I spied this sign in the restroom and being a bandmate of Brian Dillon's in SMOOCH and knowing his sense of humor and also that he was a former member of Rock Farm and a man who frequents Three Jolly Pigeons surmised that he indeed was the one who graffitied "Now With Less Brian" on the flyer.

This exact poster now resides proudly on the wall at HesDeadJimStudios after I pilfered it.

A Meal Fit For A Yegg.

Something we never get to do, The after gig diner Party. Due to the fact that we did not have an entire Drum Kit to lug around and we only provided amps and the P.A. system The Yeggs were able to travel together in Thomas' car so we took this opportunity by the horns (at Joe's suggestion) and "GOT SOME FOOD" at the local Bridgeview Diner. Lime Rickey's All around and Cheeseburger Deluxe's with a cup Of Brown Gravy apiece to accentuate the French Fries. By now it was almost 5 a.m. but as Men will be Men so shall Yeggs be Yeggs.

This Is Show # 14

- Spike