May 11 – ADULATE
May 14th
adulate |ˈajəˌlāt|
verb [ trans. ]
praise (someone) excessively or obsequiously.
Ah, Friday. Had Melanie Peterson in along with Glenn Barna (mandolin). Fit in a couple of vocal tracks after the mandolin overdub.
Left a tub of hummus with me – ooh the garlic. Thanks, Pete.
May 10 – word of the day – PRORATE
May 14th
prorate |prōˈrāt; ˈprōˌrāt|
verb [ trans. ] (usu. be prorated)
allocate, distribute, or assess pro rata : bonuses are prorated over the life of a player’s contract.
The days are getting tougher to juggle. Today I finished another demo for a submission. In this case it was an older song. Kirsten Jones dropped by to work on demos for the band to learn for some upcoming shows.
Took my kid to the TSO again, this time it was a evening concert of Holst: The Planets. An excellent performance. The first half of the program featured brass and woodwinds strategically placed throughout the hall. A feast for the ears.
May 9 – DISCONSOLATE
May 9th
disconsolate |disˈkänsəlit|
adjective
without consolation or comfort; unhappy : he’d met the man’s disconsolate widow.
• (of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless : solitary, disconsolate clumps of cattails.
This morning we buried our cat.
May 8 – DOTAGE
May 9th
dotage |ˈdōtij|
noun [in sing. ]
the period of life in which a person is old and weak : you could live here and look after me in my dotage.
• the state of having the intellect impaired, esp. through old age; senility.
Today I had a vocal session with Melanie Peterson. Wrote and recorded a new song for a submission. Felt like I was buying a lottery ticket. But I like the new song, got to play some pump organ on the recording. I’m not very good at it, but it’s one of those parts that sits very comfortably in the back of the mix. Spent time working on Prince Perry songs – learning them – lots of new material and we had a rehearsal with 4/5 of the band. Feeling it slowly glue together.
May 7 – INEFFABLE
May 8th
ineffable |inˈefəbəl|
adjective
too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words : the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades.
• not to be uttered : the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah.
Today I took my cat in to be euthanized. He was almost 20 years old. Spent a lot of time with him sitting on my chest. Currently, he’s in our freezer. We’ve picked a spot to bury him.
May 6 – totally FUGACIOUS, dude
May 7th
fugacious |fyoōˈgā sh əs|
adjective poetic/literary
tending to disappear; fleeting : she was acutely conscious of her fugacious youth.
Had a mix session with Luke Nares (Wool And Howl), rehearsed with Kirsten Jones and ended the night with 2 foggy sets with the drunken dub squad, Heavy Generator. It was worth the 5 hours of broken sleep.
May 5 – IMBROGLIO – word of the day
May 5th
imbroglio |imˈbrōlyō|
noun ( pl. -glios)
an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation : the Watergate imbroglio.
• archaic a confused heap.
Dealing with a sick cat.
May 4 – Ska music pioneer Lloyd Brevett will be missed.
May 5th
eschew |esˈ ch oō|
verb [ trans. ]
deliberately avoid using; abstain from : he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence.
Lloyd Brevett, double bassist of the Skatalites, died Thursday, May 3, at age 80.
May 3 – ASSIDUOUS
May 3rd
assiduous |əˈsijəwəs|
adjective
showing great care and perseverance : she was assiduous in pointing out every feature.
Ah ha! Got the old Nuendo files cooking. Bounced some of Bruno Capinan’s tracks from 2 songs that didn’t make it to his CD.
More clean up on Melanie Peterson tracks. Surprise!
Pre-pro session with Dangerband. Or is that Dangerband!
Working on a 2 song project.
May 2 – PANOPLY
May 3rd
panoply |ˈpanəplē|
noun
a complete or impressive collection of things : a deliciously inventive panoply of insults.
• a splendid display : all the panoply of Western religious liturgy.
• historical or poetic/literary a complete set of arms or suit of armor.
A short day. Spent time working on Melanie Peterson’s tracks. Ran off ref tracks of the Prince Perry rehearsal. We got more done than I remembered.
Took the afternoon off to take my kid to see/ hear the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The theme was Sci-fi film scores. The highlight for me was a selection from the Bernard Herrmann score for The Day The Earth Stood Still. Soprano, Kristen Plumley sang the theremin parts. Absolutely spooky. Most of the performance was John Williams heavy with a little John Barry and Richard Strauss thrown in. It was a good opportunity to hear the TSO create some sounds that I don’t normally do during their typical performances.
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