Day Off
After six 12 hour days in the studio, I was ready for this one. Riss and I woke up and caught breakfast/lunch at the Good Earth. We've been on an exercise/healthy eating program for a couple months and hit this place every Sunday lately. I always get the same thing: "Tower of Pizza" egg white omelet (no mushrooms, cause they're gross), with a side of blueberry pancakes. Coffee. This has been starting the last few Sundays just right. Except for the fact that between the time we order, and the time the food gets to the table I could grow a full beard.
After, we went to the Panic jam room to pick up some amps. Mesa was very gracious in renting me one each of 3 different amps (Dual Recto, Lonestar, and Stiletto) and since I decided on buying a Dual Recto, it was time to take the others back. Also loaded up my Divided by 13. Before I sell it, I plan on using it for some of my tracks (especially the chorus of "She Won't Last") this week.
Tonight was the Grammy awards, and the band was invited to an EMI (Capitol's parent company) Grammy after party. We didn't go to the awards, but the party was down the hill from Dave & Carmen's so we all met there and drove down to check it out.
As we went in to the party (at the Beverly Hills Hotel), we stopped for photos on the red carpet as a band. This was a trip. All the flashbulbs going off, being blinded, gave me a tiny taste at what Dave & Carmen get ALL THE TIME when they go to one of these things.
They had the party around the pool. Everything was all dramatically lit, and people were everywhere. We got a booth, and I went out to do some serious free food investigation. I decided to eat everything I possibly could because... I could. So I did. Shrimp, Steak, and a beautiful dessert buffet. I must have loaded up seven plates of desserts. Shame to waste it.
They had this temporary walkway across the pool, which made this neat little bridge. At one point I walked across alone, stopped in the middle and looked around. The elegantly lit curves of the historic old Hollywood hotel looming above the palm trees. Hundreds of people in suits and dresses, chatting, schmoozing, cruising, all doing something or someone in the music business that got them there. I could only imagine what it was. I felt like an intruder as I wondered: What will this year hold for us? In one year from tonight what will I be looking back on? Will I be at this very same party and feel more like I belong here? Will I want to?
I fell out of my daydream and resumed my attack of the butterscotch covered strawberrries.
Once we all felt we'd had as much of the party as was worth having, we all piled into Dave's car and drove up the winding road to his house, laughed a bit, then got in our own cars and went our separate ways until tomorrow where we will get back to work on the record.
Comments
Any chance of some more photos steve?
Posted by: tommie | February 14, 2005 05:39 AM
Let's just hope you're as grounded then as you are now, you wonderfully humble guy.
(OK, so it bought a tear to my eye...)
NOW back to the healthy eating plan!
Have a good one
RP
x
Posted by: RecklessPrincess | February 14, 2005 07:24 AM
Fuck yea you'll be there next year. You guys will be the freakin toast of the party, Bra! (see my Grammy post on TPC community board). You're gonna be tired of all the "Man, you've got an awesome voice" accolades.
I predict no less than 4 Grammys for TPC next year. That's right, you heard it from ME first, 4! Oh, btw, I'm helping with the promo train already! Not gonna say how just yet, because I don't want to ruin it. Yea, 4 of 'em. Sweet!
Posted by: Lyn | February 14, 2005 08:36 AM
You're in luck, Steve: The forecast is for rain on Thursday and Friday. I normally love it myself, but the 3 torrential weeks in December-January washed away a lot of soil in our garden, which was a pain to replace. Nonetheless, our crazy dauchsunds prance merrily around in the rain...
Posted by: Mike | February 14, 2005 08:55 AM
Happy Valentine's Day, Steve...hope you don't have a stomach ache today! ;)
Thanks so much for the excellent updates...I'd been away for a few days and felt like I'd won the lottery when I came back and checked in! The pics in the studio are great...would love to see more!!!
Posted by: Cori | February 14, 2005 09:42 AM
Totally agree with you about mushrooms by the way, they're evil I tell you...
Posted by: moschops | February 14, 2005 09:51 AM
Whats up Steve...its my first post here. Just wanted to say that you've got an awesome voice and if Bloody Mary and She Won't Last are your lyrics....then awesome job. TPC's music is very refreshing. Its also cool to see her your description of the party......I was at one of those last year and I'm still scratching and clawing my way up...but I've got a feeling a year from now you guys are going to extremely well on your way. Enjoy it man...and hopefully I'll run in to you down the road. See you at the next TPC show.
Brandon
Posted by: BRANDON | February 14, 2005 09:51 AM
Happy Valentine's Day to all TPC family! Hugs and love to everyone...except Molly.
Love,
Riss
Posted by: Riss | February 14, 2005 10:48 AM
Same to you and all! And to my wife who is out of the country this week and next... Love you, baby.
Posted by: Mike | February 14, 2005 12:00 PM
Steve- Enjoy your time off. Have a great day.
Brett
Posted by: Brett | February 14, 2005 12:41 PM
BTW, I love mushrooms! -- all kinds, cooked, raw, whetever... Especially marinated and stuffed ones. Surprisingly enough, the Rainbow has some nice big tasty ones for their part...
Posted by: Mike | February 14, 2005 03:10 PM
Steve, you rule!
Happy Valentines Day to you and Riss.
Posted by: Michael Malediction | February 14, 2005 03:21 PM
Steve, I love this post. (Well except for the mushroom part, they rule)
Anyhow happy Valentines Day to you and Riss and the fam of course.
Posted by: wendybird | February 14, 2005 04:38 PM
Steve, this post is so telling about the person you are. I am blown away. So many people fail to live in the moment....not you. Self awareness is a gift and your ability to share it is another.
Geez, I am gushing. I loved the post. Thank you for painting the picture so clearly.
And at least your dislike of mushrooms helps me to know that you are not entirely perfect. Mushrooms are yummy.
~ Susan
Posted by: Suz | February 14, 2005 06:02 PM
ooooh blueberry pancakes and an omlette..... my kind of breakfast.
I have to say that the vegetable omlette at the Cheesecake Factory is superb. I've heard great things about Good Earth but haven't been there yet.
I can totally see how you felt like an intruder (or outsider), I'd probably feel the same way.
We panic agents love you though, and you'll never be an outsider to us.
Happy Valentine's day all :)
Posted by: mortisha8 | February 14, 2005 06:44 PM
"And at least your dislike of mushrooms helps me to know that you are not entirely perfect. Mushrooms are yummy. "
Ha, so true. The mushroom comment I think so far is the only thing that I really disagreed with.
Mushrooms rule other fungi not so much rule
Posted by: wendybird | February 14, 2005 08:44 PM
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
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Posted by: SnoWhite | February 15, 2005 12:23 AM
THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, NO MATTER WHAT THE FUTURE HAS IN STORE FOR YOU OR THE BAND, I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU FIND HAPINESS & PROSPERITY,,, WITH ALL THE SUNSHINE YOU GUYS GIVE OUT, YOU DESERVE IT BACK SEVENFOLD.. HOPE TO HEAR/SEE TPC SOON AND MORE OFTEN.
Posted by: TONTO1% | February 15, 2005 07:35 AM
BY THE WAY, IF YOU LIKE RAIN, COME BY MY TOWN IN WALES. IT RAINS 399 DAYS A YEAR.. NO SHIT
Posted by: TONTO1% | February 15, 2005 07:40 AM
Dear Steve,
I organised that EMI party along with my colleagues Jeanne Meyer, Amanda Jason and Emma Spring and we are all very touched by your poetic note about it, wasn't it gorgeous.
Thank you for coming, it means so much to us!
We are back in FREEZING London (me) and FREEZING New York (Jeanne) and thinking it was all a dream.
Take care and don't work too hard,
Caryn Tomlinson
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