Tag: hesitant

Goupy Eyes, Looking Inward and Seeing Fires

News From The Week That Was

This ended up being an off week for us as Puffer was away on a family trip and Boyne was feeling a little under the weather.  No “Cube” News to pass along, but you can check out the newest track from Songs About Crying below!

A History of ….

Songs About Crying, Track 7: Hesitant

The intention here was not to make some sort of political statement.  Rather, regarding the whole vaccination semi-controversy, I wanted to reflect on how I feel now as a middle aged man versus how I feel I would have reacted in a similar situation when I was still an angry young man.  I imagined a conversation between the two versions of ‘me’ and that’s what this is about.  I can’t stress strongly enough that this is not myself or Fighting Whiskey trying to make a statement, simply a reflection on my own life.

Three Things I’ve Learned This Week

  1. Building a good fire can be a very rewarding experience.
  2. Angry older women are terrifying.
  3. Some people are pretty intent on getting others into a pool.

Surprises, Lizards and 5,000 Pounds of Garbage

News From The Week That Was

Another recording week in The Cube – a test vocal line went down on top of the acoustic song last week and we are looking at recording a surprise cover to add to the new album.  (Ooooooh – surprise!!).  There were some mid-week remixes of “Run” and “Hesitant” and we are inching ever closer to getting the new record out to you fine folks.

Get to know your Whiskey!

What TV shows are you watching right now?

Boyne: My name is earl and Succession

Scarfo: Succession, Ted Lasso, and rewatching The Newsroom.  I’ll never not be watching Lost.

Puff: The Witcher, Trailer Park Boys, W/ Bob & David, Solar Opposites, Letterkenny, Sneaky Pete

What was the first LP/cassette/CD/eight track you ever bought with your own money?

Boyne: The soundtrack to TMNT the movie – the first one on cassette.

Scarfo: I genuinely don’t know.  It was probably Weezer blue, Smash or Pretty Hate Machine.

Puff: Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon was my first record, my first CD was either Queen or Run DMC

What is something that hasn’t happened yet, but would certainly break the internet?

Boyne: The internet is not a real place. I don’t really care what happens there. Or at least I don’t want to.

Scarfo: An EMP.

Puff: The Trumps turning out to be lizard people would probably do it, OR actual contact with really for real aliens.

Three Things I’ve Learned This Week

  1. When people ask, “Do you know how much crap you accumulate over a decade?”, the answer is roughly 5,000 pounds.
  2. A bad day can be helped by the arrival of wacky tshirts.  Not fixed, mind you, but helped.
  3. Living with me can make someone feel dead inside in a matter of hours.

Smoking, Stealing and Splotching

News From The Week That Was

Welcome back – another week plugging away in The Cube as the new album takes shape.  After last week’s powwow, a lot of mixing changes happened, not a glorious thing, but a necessary one.  Needless to say, the new giant ashtray helped with this.  Mixing goes with smoking like morning coffee.

Additionally, Puffer added acoustic guitar lines to “Hesitant” and we have lyrics for another new one, tentatively titled, “The Storm”.  This was a result of a writing challenge from Boyne to Scarfo.  Actual conversation from two weird dudes:

Scarfo: Give me something to write about.

Boyne: Manifest destiny.

Scarfo: Already did one about that for FTHW.

Boyne: Reverse Racism.

Scarfo: I hate you.

Challenge accepted – spoiler alert, the song does not come out on the side that it actually exists.

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Boyne’s #2 – Moseley Shoals

Who?: Ocean Colour Scene

What?: Moseley Shoals

Why?:

This is one of the most important albums in my life.  It is perfect, I used to cover these songs all the time as a kid playing chip joints and coffee houses. They made me a better songwriter and singer. I didn’t often say who wrote them mostly because this album would be half my set and that’s just embarrassing. But if someone asked I would gush about how great they were and I continue to do so today.

If you like ya know “music” you should give this a go.

Three Things I’ve Learned This Week

  1. Alexander the Great’s sister died and became a mermaid.**
  2. Being a ‘good winner’ takes practice.
  3. I apparently have splotchy skin and usually stink before noon.

**Not a verified fact.