Mischief Managed: It's In The Mail (SassyBlonde)

Mischief Managed: It's In The Mail

Pssst.

Hey you. Yeah, you.

See that? ----->

You helped make it happen.

I want to thank those of you who responded to my desperate plea the other night. Thanks to each one of you who contributed your own bits of wisdom and help, my audition CD is in the mail.

I can't tell you how each of your comments helped me. Lest you think no one's listening, I can point to at least one specific thing each of you said that got me through the four-and-a-half hour recording marathon that produced that little gem over there. My brother-in-law is completely responsible for getting me in the room recording at all. All morning I heard ringing in my head your sage advice that the only failure is not trying to begin with. It drove me to go out, get up, ignore the acid that roiled in my stomach every time I thought about going over to get it done. Finally your words got me up off my ass and in the car and into the studio at 7:30 PM to take the first step.

Keith Handy is responsible for making me stop staring at the recorder across the room and go turn it on and start. Man, your reminder to take things in baby steps allowed me to take one step at a time and simply begin. Your final advice not to mentally hand over the power to someone else allowed me to take a deep breath and have at it, balls-to-the-wall, and knock out five of the better takes I've ever done.

And when I was sitting with my head in my hands, sure that I couldn't do it one more time, it was Frankenberry's quiet and humble confidence that let me get up and try one more time to get it right, which at 11 PM after three hours of trying is no small matter. Never underestimate the power of friendship and being someone's cheerleader when they need it most, even if it's not in person.

And last, but not least, I have to thank Dan P for his most tangible gifts of support: his time, his Zoom recorder, and access to a space to record, as well as the invaluable gift of a kind and refined ear to help me decide when it was good enough and when it was done. More than words can say, I appreciate the kind of supportive and enthusiastic and honest friend you are.

So there you have it folks. The package is in the mail, and it's simply for me to wait and see if they decide I make the cut. If so, all right and still at the grindstone, if not, all right, but at least I tried.

Posted by Sassy on April 22, 2008 7:45 PM | Permalink

Comments (7)

Keith Handy:

Hope you get the gig, but congratulations either way!

Posted by Keith Handy | April 23, 2008 8:24 AM

Posted on April 23, 2008 08:24

Steven:

YAY YOU! Congratulations! Glad I could be your Yoda for a day. However, I must point out that every time someone thanks me for my support, I always picture myself as a human bra. :-)

Posted by Steven | April 23, 2008 11:52 AM

Posted on April 23, 2008 11:52

Mike:

Way 2 go! Recordings like that are a pain... well done indeed.

Posted by Mike | April 23, 2008 1:24 PM

Posted on April 23, 2008 13:24

Frankenberry:

So I re-read what I wrote, and all I did was turn it into something about me! What a dope! And here I am doing it again. I should just stop. And yet....

I'm glad you got it done. I'm also amazed that you could do it so quickly. Amazed, but not surprised. Does that make sense? Doesn't really have to, this is the Intronet!

So do we get copies? Or do we have to wait until that record deal is struck?

Posted by Frankenberry | April 23, 2008 9:45 PM

Posted on April 23, 2008 21:45

Dan P:

You are most certainly welcome, it was the least I could do, you and D are so good to me, and you have helped me become a much better musician, just by hangin' around you.

I hope to one day at least be able to play in the same room as you and not laugh at my sub par skills on the horns.

They're crazy if they don't invite you to come audition!!

Posted by Dan P | April 24, 2008 12:39 AM

Posted on April 24, 2008 00:39

Dan P:

PS. Read my new blog post.

Posted by Dan P | April 24, 2008 12:51 AM

Posted on April 24, 2008 00:51

Steven:

PS - I expect a copy of the CD so I can retain bragging rights about your playing...

Posted by Steven | April 24, 2008 1:38 PM

Posted on April 24, 2008 13:38