Just received a copy of the review that was published in Seattle touting Andy's band's music. His proud parents want to make sure everyone knows that he recorded and produced the CD.
RECORD REVIEWS
Daguerreotypes —Tropical Trust EP
{6.7}
Buy it!
{Auger Down Records}
{See Daguerreotypes at the Georgetown Music Festival on June 13th}
There is a paternal-sounding antagonist who's "got your nose" at the end of this record; he's "looking out for number one" but damned if I can tell who this is. This is that vague arcane feeling one gets when one is very high and feels some guidance in the root of it all, but that presence could also be inimical. You just have to trust the steady shuffle if the drums, the melange of sound around this friendly, yet somewhat fearsome, authoritarian voice. It plays with you, in more ways than one, on "Bridge of Daggers."
Daguerreotypes play out with the Cave Singers as well as many other bands such as Vampire Hands or PWRFL POWER. Call it the new misty mountain hop, subliminally lysergic, somehow crisply languid, a tropical bop of the bit of brain behind the two bits in front.
For the past two weeks when I have a spare moment and need to relax and shake off the frantic foam of daily existence I have been spinning this new EP by Daguerreotypes -- sometimes you love a band and you are happy others "get it" too, because its sublime qualities could easily be lost in the look-at-me hustle of modern music making and marketing. I was happy to see Megan Seling at The Stranger liked them enough to do a sweet write-up.
This album pays homage to the cream of the early 70s British eccentrics like Kevin Ayers, Kevin Coyne, John Cale's more melodic solo work, and the delicious blues and easy listening subversion of Dave Thomas in Pere Ubu (and his solo landscapes and various collaborations). The lyrics here are all worthy of inspection. I will let you discover their sublime pleasures, and the music is there for whenever you want to chill out alertly and intelligently. Very smooth, but not at all sedating.
The Tropical Trust EP is a generous five-song sampler of some of this Seattle band's dazzling reptile meditations. As I write this, outside a warm rain absorbs my apartment on a dirty street above the Ave, and memories of psych trips in the region echo though my cells. This is a soundtrack for a psychogeographic memory.
Songs like the beginning-of-civilization sounding blues rant "Bridge of Daggers" or the 80s-telepathic "Telegram to Tegucigalpa" could be on repeat for hours as I stare out the window, feeling this private world I'm in melt into the city. I have the feeling they're like classic Brit bands like the Creatures live, creating masterful rhythms beneath jungle fevers. I'm going to check that out as soon as I can.
-Chris Estey, June 02, 2008
You can listen to some of the cuts by clicking on the link on the right side of this page. We have a copy of the CD and played it through our stereo nice and loud. I could not believe the production that went into this. Most of the cool stuff just doesn't make it through standard computer speakers.
OK...enough proud parent talk...for today anyway.
Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
Great Weekend Camping Trip
After work Friday, Sue and I loaded up the camper and headed out of town camping. We went to a real nice county campground near Mapleton, MN called Daly Park on Lura Lake. The park is very well maintained by Dave and Peggy the caretakers. They are very nice and do a great job.
Thursday night we had almost two inches of rain then just as we were backing into our site the sky opened up again for a brief downpour that lasted only about sixty seconds. I am happy to say that the skies cleared up and it was perfect the rest of the weekend.
Saturday after we returned from town picking up more beer and a few groceries we headed for the lake for some fishing.
We caught two fish each...and yes, they were MUCH bigger than the ones in the pictures.
Lura Lake is a nice sized little lake that covers about 1500 acres. What we have noticed the last few years is the large number of white pelicans that live there.
Saturday afternoon our son Ben and his wife Anna came out to join us for a cookout. They are a delight and fun to be around.
Before supper we went geocaching. If you are not familiar with that hobby....people hid "stuff" in various locations and post the coordinates on the Internet along with some hints. You then download the coordinates to your GPS and off you go. It is fun and a great way to get some exercise.
Ben took some pictures and will be sending them to me. As soon as that happens, I will post them for you.
After hiking several miles we decided it was Miller Time and cracked open a few cold ones and snacked while visiting. I am a bit worried about Ben in that he seems to have acquired my humor. That's OK, he could have done a lot worse!
Lots to do before going back to work tomorrow, so I will sign off for now with this invitation...Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
Thursday night we had almost two inches of rain then just as we were backing into our site the sky opened up again for a brief downpour that lasted only about sixty seconds. I am happy to say that the skies cleared up and it was perfect the rest of the weekend.
Saturday after we returned from town picking up more beer and a few groceries we headed for the lake for some fishing.
We caught two fish each...and yes, they were MUCH bigger than the ones in the pictures.
Lura Lake is a nice sized little lake that covers about 1500 acres. What we have noticed the last few years is the large number of white pelicans that live there.
Saturday afternoon our son Ben and his wife Anna came out to join us for a cookout. They are a delight and fun to be around.
Before supper we went geocaching. If you are not familiar with that hobby....people hid "stuff" in various locations and post the coordinates on the Internet along with some hints. You then download the coordinates to your GPS and off you go. It is fun and a great way to get some exercise.
Ben took some pictures and will be sending them to me. As soon as that happens, I will post them for you.
After hiking several miles we decided it was Miller Time and cracked open a few cold ones and snacked while visiting. I am a bit worried about Ben in that he seems to have acquired my humor. That's OK, he could have done a lot worse!
Lots to do before going back to work tomorrow, so I will sign off for now with this invitation...Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Just Returned
Sue and I just returned home from a weekend camping trip. I will sort through the pictures and see what I have for our online show and tell.
In the interim.....I just found some pictures of this cute little restaurant called "Mother's Kitchen".
Their food was VERY good and almost under-priced. Hey, it was a great bargain for us as diners, but I do hope that they are charging enough to stay in business. The staff was exceptionally friendly with even the owner coming over to check on us.
Once again, this is a very small world. Come to find out, the owner and his wife were from Pennsylvania, our destination on this trip.
The proprietor told us that he uses his mom's recipes and some Amish women bake fresh pies six days a week for him. And yes, they use lard for the crust and are totally delicious.
Here are a few pictures for you.
The town itself was very nice and well kept. It had a great mix of old and new. That is so nice to see because so many towns just tear down the older buildings and loose so much history and character.
While we were there, I was expecting to see Andy of Mayberry giving us a warm welcome to their town. I don't mean that in a bad way at all. Those are our kind of communities.
Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
In the interim.....I just found some pictures of this cute little restaurant called "Mother's Kitchen".
Their food was VERY good and almost under-priced. Hey, it was a great bargain for us as diners, but I do hope that they are charging enough to stay in business. The staff was exceptionally friendly with even the owner coming over to check on us.
Once again, this is a very small world. Come to find out, the owner and his wife were from Pennsylvania, our destination on this trip.
The proprietor told us that he uses his mom's recipes and some Amish women bake fresh pies six days a week for him. And yes, they use lard for the crust and are totally delicious.
Here are a few pictures for you.
The town itself was very nice and well kept. It had a great mix of old and new. That is so nice to see because so many towns just tear down the older buildings and loose so much history and character.
While we were there, I was expecting to see Andy of Mayberry giving us a warm welcome to their town. I don't mean that in a bad way at all. Those are our kind of communities.
Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
Friday, May 30, 2008
How Rude Of Me
For the past week or so I have been telling you all about or trip through 10 states and part of Canada. I have gone into some detail about the four of us, especially Harv, and plenty of pictures.
I am very guilty of not telling the entire story. There was "another" among us and her role in this adventure was critical.
Her name was, and still is, Jill. Jill is the navigator that we never leave home without. She is wonderful to travel with. She never asks to stop so she can pee and she never gets hungry. Her one quirk, if you will, is that she is a bit of a perfectionist. Every turn we make that she doesn't agree with results in a semi-polite oral interjection.....RE-CALCULATING.
Jill is our GPS unit who knows everything. She knows every road, restaurant, motel, gas station, tourist attraction, hospital......you get the picture.
Jill is a real charm to be around if you like nerdy. She keeps track of everything including maximum speed on the trip....81.7 mph. Oooops...I was just trying to get around that speeding Amish buggy Mr. State Patrol officer sir.
Thank you Jill for a job well done!
I am very guilty of not telling the entire story. There was "another" among us and her role in this adventure was critical.
Her name was, and still is, Jill. Jill is the navigator that we never leave home without. She is wonderful to travel with. She never asks to stop so she can pee and she never gets hungry. Her one quirk, if you will, is that she is a bit of a perfectionist. Every turn we make that she doesn't agree with results in a semi-polite oral interjection.....RE-CALCULATING.
Jill is our GPS unit who knows everything. She knows every road, restaurant, motel, gas station, tourist attraction, hospital......you get the picture.
Jill is a real charm to be around if you like nerdy. She keeps track of everything including maximum speed on the trip....81.7 mph. Oooops...I was just trying to get around that speeding Amish buggy Mr. State Patrol officer sir.
Thank you Jill for a job well done!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Ferndale, PA
On our recent excursion to Pennsylvania and all points in-between, I had the extreme pleasure to visit Johnstown,PA. Nuff said!
A suburb of that city of dis-repair was Ferndale. The Harvey clan lived there while Harv ran the Navy from Johnstown.
Below you will see two pictures of the same house and same person. The first picture is of Sue at age five in front of the house. The second picture is of the same house and person....a few years later.
Notice the feet in both pictures. :)
According to Sue and her folks, Molly and Harv, the old neighborhood in Ferndale looked pretty good even nearly 50 years later.
Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
A suburb of that city of dis-repair was Ferndale. The Harvey clan lived there while Harv ran the Navy from Johnstown.
Below you will see two pictures of the same house and same person. The first picture is of Sue at age five in front of the house. The second picture is of the same house and person....a few years later.
Notice the feet in both pictures. :)
According to Sue and her folks, Molly and Harv, the old neighborhood in Ferndale looked pretty good even nearly 50 years later.
Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Here We Go Again!
Pretty soon I will run out of vacation pictures. Until then, enjoy.
As always, click on pictures to enlarge.
Maybe the Amish have the right idea for beating the high gas prices. I have studied the Amish for several years now and they are remarkable people. They are very hard working and loving people.
We saw many Amish farms in Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
What is a "Ferndale"? Tune in tomorrow for the answer.
As always, click on pictures to enlarge.
Maybe the Amish have the right idea for beating the high gas prices. I have studied the Amish for several years now and they are remarkable people. They are very hard working and loving people.
We saw many Amish farms in Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
What is a "Ferndale"? Tune in tomorrow for the answer.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
More Pictures For The Harvey Family
Just when you thought it was safe to look at the blog again.....MORE PICTURES! Some say that I could be the crazy uncle who would bore everyone with vacation movies.
Anyway, here are some that I took at the graveyard in Patton,PA. Family members will probably recognize the names.
As always, you may click on the picture for a larger image. Speaking of clicks, if you see an ad that interests you, click on it for more information. The revenue from those clicks keeps me in beer money.
The white wooden cross is the marker for Harv's Grandfather.
Anyway, here are some that I took at the graveyard in Patton,PA. Family members will probably recognize the names.
As always, you may click on the picture for a larger image. Speaking of clicks, if you see an ad that interests you, click on it for more information. The revenue from those clicks keeps me in beer money.
The white wooden cross is the marker for Harv's Grandfather.
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