Hi Folks.
Happy Easter. Hope you’re enjoying the weather we’re having at the moment – pretty damn good. Oh, and it’s St. George’s Day today, so Happy St. George’s Day. A good day for slaying dragons, especially Welsh ones ( a little cryptic QPR joke there ! )
New CD by Rob or Riff Raff ?
Jam Nights at the Middlesex Arms are going well, and thankfully, there seem to be no more rumours doing the rounds about closure or any such rubbish !
I’ve spent quite a lot of time over the past few weeks recording a few tracks on my computer studio, aka GarageBand. Things are developing into a pretty major project now, although it wasn’t intended as that from the outset. It seems to have grown into a full 12 track CD project. From little acorns and all that, eh ! ? ! It all just started off with me recording a few of my own numbers, written over the course of the last couple of decades or so, as a solo CD. Having got things under way with my recordings, those Riff Raff boys started jumping on the bandwagon. The cheek of it all. Tut Tut ! First, John got wind, and he came round and started to record a few of his songs he’s cobbled together over the last four decades. When I say John got wind, I don’t mean flatulence, but that he got to hear about it – just thought I’d clear up that rumour ). Anyway, before you could say Liberace, Ian jumped two footed onto the bandwagon clutching his keyboards and I’ve ended up recording a load of musical gems which have emanated from his pen down the years too. So, what started off as a solo project, seems to be quickly turning into a Riff Raff CD, without a cover version in sight and not quite as pre-planned. But, it’s turning out to be an enjoyable project to work on and it’s all good stuff ! As the recording and editing is being done round at my place, which resembles a recording studio much of the time, it’s now been nicknamed ‘Shabby Road’. That may not be original, but who cares !
Anyway, today’s a day off from all this recording and editing stuff. There are more important things to turn my attention to. If QPR beat Cardiff City in today’s tough table-topping encounter in the lunchtime kick-off, promotion will be assured and I’ll have to find some way to celebrate. With the weather as it is as well, it could be a good day. Fingers crossed !
BFN, Rob.