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Got a few notes to mention today. Firstly, a shout out to Tangled Brew with John Thompson tonight on 2SSR 99.7FM. John participated in the local influences project and is a Cellar Dweller. Good luck out on the airwaves 

Secondly, big ups to the Cellar Fellers. Their continued hard work and attention to detail is worthy of note. 11 years of dedication to their craft.

And Lastly, we send our love to the Derwent family, and our condolences on the passing of their beloved Father/Grandfather and Husband of Kaye, Mark.

Godspeed, onward traveller.

Well there ya go. So I have yet to finish the bits for 'minor' miracle. And the video is almost done.

Mr Wizard suggested that the video then influences the song. That's not a bad idea, come to think of it.

Rosie calls the Sydney Identity Project a 'postcard from Sydney.'

I think it might be more of a love letter.

As we begin to understand the new way of things, signposts emerge.

By calling each of the idea's a 'project', it gives us a chance to find what we find.

Doing video takes its own time, it has its own cycles. Between the two, as rightly put by Mr Wizard, finishing this lot may take a little while.

That suits me just fine. I've been watching the footage we got. I like it. I'm listening to the songs...in some instances it means over and over. In the case of Minor Miracle, there are no words yet, and I'm the Assigned Resource for coming up with the words. I've been humming along, discarding ideas and changing color grades. This is simply fascinating. What a process.

For the next little while, we'll be trying stuff out. Bits of finished stuff will turn out here and there as we make it, and then as we get it all assembled, we'll put it into a collected form.

Everyone's involved in making it. Rosie's taking pics, Mr Wizard is coming up with ideas. Brother Bill wants to try some Video, E. is telling me how to edit. 

Is the next stage playlists? A single file? DVD?

Umm..yes. A DVD for 5D with the mastered files, becomes Safe Harbour. The Sydney Identity Project, whatever we get, becomes Rogue State.

Oh yeah I got an album cover for Rogue State. Rosie's pic.

Y'know we're as busy as a Sydney Property Developer.

Gene Gibson will be joining us.

Late, until late.

The weather strikes again, Westies Markets is off tomorrow :-( stay safe in these bushfire conditions. Crikey, and to think it's winter huh?

When we sad it was the Weather Permitting tour we weren't kidding huh?

After a week of listening to first mixes, making notes and seeking input, it's time for..

Finishing! Yay!

According to the current review we're up to..

1 X solo

1 X Slide bit

2 X Vocal tracking (minor miracle) and fixing.

"X" x Mixing and Fixing.

Plus integrating the choir.

Oh.

And recording a brand new addition to a song.

Ah.

And that thing I wanted to do.

Yeah.

Next week, we're on it. Almost there.

After that, it'll be mastering, pressing, artwork. All those fun things.

After which, we'll be working on the video elements.

Plenty to do, stop by when you need a break from all the wild weather out there. We'll keep posting what we're up to and the results!