Oliver and Things

For those that want to see more Ollie.

Here are some random photos from recent history.

 Ollie enjoying "The Nap Pocket" he usually falls asleep in this thing.

 Phoenix sunbathing. Enjoying the last bit of Summer.

 Ollie and I muggin'

 And again.

On his throne.

The cooking show. Where I prepared fresh baby.

A slo mo of our fat baby rolling in a shopping cart on a bumpy spot.

LOU

Gig Pic

I'm with Pasquale again at a country club. The woman in the fore ground wasn't watching the show.

LOU

Gig Pic

 From a wedding in St Helena.

Jumpstart played really well that gig.

LOU

The Pope

From the save the vault kickstarter. When Zappa voiced the pope on Ren and Stimpy.

The line prior was, "Quick your holiness, cling tenaciously to my buttocks"

How did they get away with this on kids tv?

LOU

Employing Vets

I had my buddy Jonathan build me a cool cable trunk that breaks down into smaller part. He had the time since he separated from the AF.

He has become a great wood worker and his work was top notch on this. I may have him build some more stuff soon.

LOU

A Deal?!

I don't like to take a stance on many things. I just saw this and it didn't seem right.

Save money if you get a flu shot. I hate that I'm required to get a flu shot every year.
And now that Oliver is around I don't know how I feel about vaccinations. With everything being for profit I question where others motives are when it comes to meds and such. Also whether I'm making the right choice for him as a parent.

Dammit I don't like being an adult.

LOU

Baby Snakes

They live in a hole. (Tiny Hole)
That is usually empty (Usually empty...Tiny too)

This live by a code.
That is probably SMPTE (Which stands for Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)

That's what I think.
That keeps 'em in sync.
I think I'll give 'em a
Give 'em a
Give 'em a drink.

Warm and wet.
They make the best kind of pet.


I think Frank wrote this song about a patch bay on a studio console. The "Baby Snakes" were the patch cables.
Live in a hole (The patch bay)
Usually empty (In a normal or half normal patch bay you don't need to use the cable. Leaving the hole empty.)

The SMPTE reference also holds up as you would have to patch timecode to the last track of the tape machine to keep everything in sync.

Weird.

LOU

Marimba Delivery

This seemed like a good idea. Some members of the band needed to move a marimba but didn't want to drive the truck. It's only an expensive marimba who needs a case. Or even moving blankets for that matter.

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The Lou'tch

I started brewing my own kombucha. It has been dubbed Lou'tch.

So far it isn't that good. Very sour.

LOU

Gigs!!

I keep forgetting to take pictures at the gigs I do. Here are a few I remembered.

 Jake Shimakuburo. He is a uke wizard. He is best known for doing my guitar gently weeps on uke.
Super nice guy and a fun show. This was at the mountain winery with LJP. I was doing monitors for this one.

 Another wedding with Jumpstart. The Danley rig was once again top notch.

An odd ball gig I did. It was for the Mayoral reelection in Benicia. Peppino D'Agustino called me for it. I assumed it was only him. I ended up having to provide a mic for a bunch of speeches by politicians. Peppino was cool as anything though. I hope to work with him more.

LOU

CB Tour Aug

 I'm on the road with the Concert Band. I got the band to buy a couple x32 consoles and I've been mixing on my tablet with mixing station. It's so nice!!

 The show weren't that well attended.

But the crew was killing it. This was the load out time from the last note until we closed the truck. It was a new record for us.

This was Lee and Gary's job every night. To give me the high five when they put away the wedges.

Pretty straight forward tour. 

LOU

Big Spider

Found this guy in storage at the band hall. I think he has been eating all the roaches and things running around the building. He was a real monster.

LOU