Wednesday, June 29, 2005

would we look hot in sequins?

So.
Monday our CH band went to the recording studio to do our bit for the CH Christmas Album fundraiser.... and yes, you'll all get a copy, this is a good cause. And yes, I'm making you listen to it, and yes, it's gonna be bad. (just in case you were wondering)

oh, and Laur, I'm going to put it on tape with the Lifeline rehersal tapes for YOUR own personal enjoyment.
And maybe I'll put a little Hagis McFindly on there too for ya!

As previously mentioned we drove to the middle of nowhere. And I wasn't really sure what to expect, which is probably good, because I'm sure it wasn't what I would have been expecting if in fact there had been any expectations.
It was quite fitting that on arrival to the place that we'd be singing Christmas songs, Santa himself greeted us. Charlie of Soundsmith Recording escorted us into his living room, a huge addition on the back of an itty bitty cottage. At first glance it just looked like a cool living room on the back of a nasty cottage, but on closer inspection.... the walls were all wood paneled with a high ceiling built for GREAT accoustics, triple layered blinds with air pockets for the windows, and a stack of thick felt blankets in the back corner to be draped in parts of the room for sound.... great idea, functional and useful!
It all turned out ok.
And somehow... we even had some fairly decient harmonies break out that were pretty tight...
ok, but here's the funny part.
Jenny and I are singing away while the others were laying down their tracks, when Charlie comes up to us and asks if we sing together often... Jen and I look at eachother. That's a hard question to answer, because I'd answer no, but in comparision to other people that I hang out with, I guess we do. I don't know. whatever.
anyway, then Santa holds up this black and white glossy of a girl in a cowboy hat and fringe on her jacket.... and says "now, what I think you should do it this... go and get some head shots done.." (at which point I LOSE IT!!!!)
"then come back and we'll do up a demo tape for you"
(again, losing it at the word "tape")
"and then we'll send it out to my contacts and out and other places, because, you know, people are always looking for gospel singers... new ones, they get sick of the old ones, everyone's looking for new faces."
ok... not even trying not to laugh any more... start holding the camera in front of Jen's and my face trying to take our own head shots.... laughing too hard to keep the camera straight.... many pictures were taken of our foreheads....
how do you think we'ed look in sequins?
(oh yeah, he asked us if we were interested in singing at a plowing match in the fall......)
still losing it.....

3 comments:

T said...

we stillneed a band name...or we'll forever be known as the CH Band...

L.Bo Marie said...

I think we should remain as the CH band... or we could go by anonymous

Anonymous said...

Now that you mention it, he DID look like Santa....without the flowing beard....