Author - frenchy

Disconnected Redux – October 29, 2005

For the second time in two months, I am without my electronic leash. The first time, I managed to leave my cell phone on my saddle bag during a motorcycle trip to Little Rock. Annoying? Yes. Dumb? Yes. Intentional? Well….. maybe……. When I replaced the phone, I also took...

Blown – October 26, 2005

“Sir, I bet you’re surprised we didn’t have to look inside that case, aren’t you?” The case in question is my hard-shelled Pelican case, stuffed full of microphones, wires, tools and batteries. The question came from a TSA agent in the Providence airport. The case and I were heading to...

Life Goes On – October 22, 2005

Stuart Shurtleff passed away Wednesday. He was a friend of mine, in the way that all audio mixers are friends. That is to say, I knew him, understand and respected what he did, and may have even had a drink or two with him in a hotel bar somewhere. Stuart mixed the Broadcast Center for...

Much Beer – October 21, 2005

I realized this morning I am getting older. And it sucks. Went out last night on Beale Street in Memphis. Had a beer, then another and another… Nothing out of the ordinary, used to do it all the time. Guinness on Beale Street is and will always be one of my all-time favorite things...

No Beer – October 18, 2005

Getting out of the shower this morning, I noticed some writing on the fogged-up mirror. It’s kind of hard to see in the picture but it is there. It said:
“No Beer-No TV Marc”
Woah. Freaked me out a little. I know I should probably lay off the TV, but beer too???