Digging the "Lost" Music so far...

Dale Clark/Orange Cap/Flow/Special Brownies

Like most of my projects, I usually don't know where they may go after I start them. They seem to take on a life of their own. Growing at their own pace. One of the things that is becoming apparent to me is how cool the music is that I am hoping to release as a compilation "music /picture" disc. When I made my first documentary "Marymount Again...", my friend Dale Clark took on the task of editing the film with no previous experience in this field. As the film developed it became obvious that music was going to be integral in telling the story. I had found some great music about N.D.G in Montreal, from a high school punk band called "The Discords" that worked well at the opening of the film, but I could not afford the licensing fee's for any "commercial music". Dale said that he would take a crack at writing some music ? He ended up creating 3 amazing songs that gave the film the sound that matched its look and feel. When I got in touch with Dale a few weeks ago and mentioned the "Lost Vegas Art Project" he said that he was in. Yesterday he sent me a file of the song...It's wicked...This is how he started it:

“Hundreds of years after nature left town.

The idea of prosperity sunk it's seeds into this soil.

Pollinated by the working mans desire To slip into a suit of riches.
It rose from the ground like a plantation...
Welcome to Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas Nevada”

Broke & Eck - The Insurgentlemen

Another band I met recently called "The Insurgentlemen" jumped on the project also.
They are recording "Freemont Street" on September 14th. They are a really great live band to see. I can't wait to hear what they come up with.

As the great Curt Cobain once said... "If it's illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail"

Really Good Meal Deals...

Two interesting articles I came across recently that are about a restaurant in Canada and one the United States that use the "Pay if you want/can" concept. The gist of the stories being that when "Businesses" leave payment up to their customers, what you do says a lot about you.

Someone sent mean e-mail recently saying that I reminded them of a modern day beggar using the Internet as a form of panhandling. It's amazing when you offer something for free how defensive people can get, surely there must be a catch? I am not begging for anything from anyone actually. It's similar to how people assume that musicians in the subways or on street corners are begging for money. It's amusing to watch how irritated most people get by this. These same people would happily pay hundreds of dollars to see some shit ass arena band but look down on people who do it because they love it...and if it happens to brighten your day and you toss in a buck or two, you get a smile and a thank you.
I helped take my daughters grade two class on a field trip at the end of the school year to the ROM museum. We took the subway and when we got of at our stop we passed a guy playing his guitar and singing. He was good. I reached into my pocket to grab some change and give it to the kids to donate to him, as I was doing this I noticed that their teacher was doing the exact same thing. We stopped and listened and then each child tossed their change into the guitar case. The look on the musicians face was priceless and I thought it was the type of education that few kids get today .
I would say that I am a modern day Busker , and I am busking my Ass for the love of my Art. Feel free to enjoy it... and pay If you want ?

08/08/08

You know they’ll be lots of money put down on the Roulette tables in Vegas for the # 8 today. If you are not a sports fan then Television will be a bit hard to handle with the wall to wall Olympic coverage over the next 16 days. So I have listed my top “21” films dealing with Vegas that you can rent if you are interested.

1- Viva las Vegas
2- Fear and loathing in Las Vegas
3- The amazing Colossal Man
4- Honeymoon in Vegas
5- Casino
6- Leaving Las Vegas
7- Swingers
8- The Cooler
9- Very bad Things
10- Showgirls
11- Oceans 11
12- Diamonds are forever
13- G0
14- Bugsy
15- Vegas Vacation
16- Godfather Part 2
17- 3000 miles to Graceland
18- Rain Man
19- What happens in Vegas
20- Indecent Proposal
21- 21