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Record Club: Skip Spence “Diana” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Record Club is an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day. The album chosen to be reinterpreted is used as a framework. Nothing is rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track is put up here once a week. The songs are rough renditions, often first takes that document what happened over the course of a day as opposed to a polished rendering. There is no intention to 'add to' the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens.

via Beck / Record Club.

Saturday Hike

The weekend provided a glimpse of Spring, and it was great weather to be outdoors. We went out to the Jordan Lake dam Saturday to hike on the trail. It’s my favorite place to take Eko. There’s never anyone else out there, and plenty of open space for Eko to run. We hiked for an hour and twenty minutes (not bad for being a little hungover), and it felt great. It’s amazing what a little warm sunshine can do. It makes it a little easier to swallow this rainy Monday.

[the photo is from another day on the same trail.]

Eko on the run, originally uploaded by michael rupert.

I don’t have much to say other than I had a great birthday this week. I’m glad it’s Friday. The sun is out and it’s warmer today. It’s time to get svelte for summer. Eko will be my trainer.