..went for a “picnic” at the scenic container wharf at Port Chalmers, NZ….
..fed chips to the gulls…..
…what could this be?….
…hmmm….
…ah…
https://chchdarkspace.bandcamp.com/album/darkspace-a-fundraiser-to-help-fill-the-void
…Dee’s band, Tiny Pieces Of 8, has a track on this….
…flicking thru it at the moment and there are some awesome tracks…
…check it out…
…(I may have added the googly eyes to the sticker)…
….before we get into this I must apologise to Chris for my blatant desecration of his wonderful artwork that graces the cover of the Tiny Pieces of 8 Lp, “She Shanties For Frank”…
…hopefully you can forgive me bro’….
…but….
…I couldn’t resist all that empty space….
…and we had a few extra copies of the screen printed cover floating about….
…and I wanted my copy of the Lp (number 13) to be a little more different than the rest with it’s personalised burnt CD of the early mixes….
…and….um….
….and as my cousin Phil is always fond of saying….
…”you know what would look good on that?….a skull and crossbones, that’s what”….
…there…..admission done…
…now to go find some more empty space….
…receive test pressing of lp in post….
….listen to lp…..
…listen to lp with band….
…say “yes please” to record manufacturer people….
…receive large box of lps….(thank you Holiday Records on so many levels….you guys rock)…..
….open all the boxes…
…mmmm…records….
….make the covers….(we already printed them but “somebody” hadn’t glued ’em up yet)…..
….find booklet you DID prepare earlier…(it’s probably in THAT box)….
…all hand folded and stapled neatly….(sorry no vid’)….
…put them all together….
…oops!…don’t forget to hand stamp the labels (first identifying which side is which)….
…small printing blocks (cheers Tracer) taped together with masking tape may come in handy at this stage…
..place lps in in inners then inners in covers….add booklet…place in outer sleeve…
…and there you have it …
…all ready for the lp release on the 28th September at The Crown Hotel….
…see you there.
…last sunset for the weather tree…
…things were built…
…shit got real…
…Tiny Pieces of Eight played under a bridge…
…well, next to a bridge, but still my gig of the year….
…then Dee bought me a kitty…
…so I gave kitty an octopus…
…and wrapped it up…
…and gave it back to Dee….
…happy new year….
…soon.
…I had “nothing-better-to-do”….
…so I did some doodling…some plotting out…started a few bits and pieces…
…(thank god she was only gone 5 days “that” was getting out of hand).
…(hope you didn’t enlarge the photo…some of that lot haven’t been posted yet…shoulda put in a spoiler alert).
…stick “Aramoana” into google maps…
…the man made bit that sticks into the sea near the harbour mouth is “the Mole”….
….these pic’s were taken at the end of it…
…the chick is my good friend (long-suffering) Deirdre Newall…
…here she is again with a big red boat behind her….
…this is possibly NZs next entry in the Americas cup….(the boat, not the Deirdre)…
….I personally think that it stands a good chance of crushing team America…and can be put to practical use after we’ve won…(not as a reef ornament)….
….but in the mean time it’s the perfect colour for use as a prop for a promotional photograph for Deirdre’s forthcoming album…
https://www.facebook.com/tinypiecesof8/app_2405167945
…you can put your arms and leg down now Dee.
Bored with a record shop. 