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Ay mate, no worries
Posted by Hildee on Aug 16, 2009 @ 8:15pm

For the last year and a half, me and the rest of the guys that reside at The Dungeon have had the privilege of living with a good ole bloke from Australia. We met Gary through extraordinary circumstances but, as result, have formed a great friendship with him. So much so, that on certain days I'd go so far as to say that he'd maybe consider us kinsmen. If we could only figure out how to speak in that cool accent......shoot, we'd practically be shoe-in honorary Australians, not to mention a lot more interesting people at the parties. All we'd have to do is drop a little bit of that Aussie dialect on 'em and we'd be an instant +10 cooler. Wouldn't even have to be profound.....something like "Ay mate, no worries. Oy!! Ooroo!!" And then flash them a great Aussie smile and we'd be gold.

Anyways, I bring all that up b/c last night I got to meet one of Gary's friends from his younger years (Steve, he's also Australian). Steve happens to be in the States for business and decided to pay a Gary a visit while he's here. From what I learned, it's been over 20 years since they last saw or talked each other. And the cool thing about it was that you couldn't even tell. It was as if they had never gone a day without communicating. Seeing that got me thinking about how relationships truly are the most important thing in life. Talking to Gary, I realize how medicinal Steve's visit was....how perfectly timed it was. And not only for him, but for Steve as well. There is nothing like the healing affect a friendship can have on your life. Last night, I saw that in full effect. And it made my week.

Being so moved I felt that it was only necessary to show them......the NEW ALBUM!!! Yeah, that's right. I showed them every last song we are working on. To date, they are the only humans in the world who have heard all 8 songs (well besides us, of course.....and maybe our parents and spouses) But other than that....the ONLY HUMANS IN THE WORLD!!!! Their reaction after listening? Let me put it to you this way.....they had to do some of laundry afterward. I was flattered, but at the same time a little embarrassed for their sakes. Good thing I didn't mention their last names earlier. Maybe I'll just tuck this information away until I have a more pressing need for it. : )

One last note: Burn and I recorded the music for the last song on the album (potentially) this weekend, tentatively titling it “Mama.” It was a whirlwind experience and when we were done we both were kind of shocked as to how well it came out. It's a departure from what we normally write and play, but we feel that it's necessary to strive to show as many sides of Manic Bloom possible. Just like in life, we are all made up of a ton of different experiences. So we feel it is only appropriate to reflect that in our music. An eclectic bunch, we are. Often I laugh at the fact that I’ve never seen such a random group of audiophiles with such random musical backgrounds as us. It's really kind of funny. However, I believe that it’s in this diversity that we find the essence of our creativity. I don’t know how it occurs, but wonderfully strange things happen when we put our heads together. However, that is another story for another time. Alas, I must leave you now because this blog is honestly too long. : )

Hildee

P.S. here's a little somethin somethin to tie you over....