MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!

Subject: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:38 AM

I can't tell you how wonderfull the responses to the Mudcat Sampler CD rallying call have been. We got a ways to go, though!!

As a reminder, here's the rough production schedule:

Collection of Candidates  ---- up to end of May
Review and Prelim Selection --- May-June
Final Selection                           ------June
Initial Build-                              -------------July
Quality Enhancement/Normalization -------July - August
Final Build                                                    ------------ August
Organize Logistics for Distribution ----------June--- ----- August
Final QA                                                                                - --August
Release                                                                            ---- -----------Early September

So get those numbers in!!

So far the Blue Plate Special suggestion seems to be drawing acclaim fort a title candidate. That roster is still open, though!

We are looking for volunteers with artsy talents to do the cover artwork. Need a visionary.

The discussion to date can be found right on over here in Part II.

"What do you think --- I like it!! :>)"

Now one other little administrative issue, especially important for those who are concerned about the relative security of their identities.

Unless specifically advised otherwise, this CD will have only Mudcat names on it. This means, unless you request otherwise, your Mudcat handle will be the artist mentioned on your cuts, and your realworld identity will be as unknown as it is on the 'Cat itself.

So if you've been holdin' back, boyos and cowgirls -- now's the time to step up, sing out, and send off!!

Lemme hear from ya, now!!! It's gonna be a world class concatenation, ya can count on it!!!

Warmest regards,

A

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Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: khandu
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:54 AM

So...I guess this means that "khandu!!! and other Catter's" is out. Oh well, maybe Time will yet name me "Man of the Year" for the Manatte thread or the Dutch Conspiracy Theory.

Seriously, this is exciting!! I look forward to hearing my fellow Mudcatters do their things!

Also, I think all of us should give a resounding round of applause to Amos for his enthusiasm and efforts to whip us into a frenzy. On the count of three,,,everyone now! One...two...THREE!

(DEAFENING ROAR!!!!)

khandu

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 01:12 AM

Attaboy, Khandu. You should talk, with a name like that, you gotta be the most optimistic handle in this burg!!

I mean, who else could lay claim to such a khandu attitude?

I'm excited too, honestly... this gang means a lot to me, and you all deserve anything I can do to move things along in my own...um...Madcat way.

Hey -- what're you doing goofing off at that monitor for -- you sent in your song yet??? C'mooon!! Le's roll on home!!

A

Roll on, Buddy!
Doncha roll so slow!
Just sing that song,
An' let the CD roll!!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 02:04 AM

"Concatenation"?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Homeless
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 02:28 AM

I could give some kind of stab at artwork for the cover, tho I can't guarantee great results - I'm still learning the program I'm using. Is it constrained to LEJ's description, or is the subject open as yet?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 04:43 AM

No, I don't think it should be constrained yet. The title is still in play after all.

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Áine
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:24 AM

My vote is for 'Blue Plate Special' -- well, unless and until anyone comes up with something better ;-)

Amos -- Is it permissible for entrants to normalize and compress their MP3s before sending them to you? Dear Hubby's inquiring 'producer' mind wants to know.

Ta, Áine

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Kim C
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:27 AM

I've sent you a couple - let's see if they get there. Personally I don't mind if you use my real name. :-)

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:42 AM

I can't send an MP3, but I guess I could send a cassette for you to choose one from......need snail addy.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: UB Ed
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:48 AM

Amos, should you see fit to use any of the music from our MP3 site, please credit Uisce Beatha. (I know WE do).

Ed

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MMario
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:53 AM

I like "Blue Plate Special" subtitle 'Prime cuts from Mudcats'

Just to through a variant out there.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 11:10 AM

UB, roger that!

Kim, I'll use whatever you prefer.

Sorcha -- it's in your PMs -- I can't wait!!

Steve: its a leedle joke, yes? Concatenation means stringing things together; actually, this is a compilation, but who ever heard of a Mudcomp??? :>))

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MMario
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 11:16 AM

doesn't the MudCat run on mudcomps?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:06 PM

Amos -- Thankyou for the explaination.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Alice
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:45 PM

I think "Mudcat Cafe - Blue Plate Special" is great.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Peg
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:49 PM

I do calligraphy is you think that might be helpful in the artwork or graphics...

peg

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:59 PM

I'm betting Alice could do a great job on the artwork. I just don't know if she works cheap enough for us! :>}

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 06:09 PM

I just got my cassette off to Katlaughing, who agreed to convert it for me.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MartinRyan
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 06:24 PM

Two tracks on minidisc to be forwarded this weekend.

Regards

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Áine
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 06:40 PM

Maith thú, a Mhartin! I can't wait to hear what you've done. Brilliant!

Hey DaveO -- you do know that kat is moving tomorrow -- did you send it to her new address, I hope?

And Bubba A. -- what am I, chopped liver? You haven't answered my question about normalization and compression yet, ya buggah! ;-)

-- TGG

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 06:49 PM

OK, tape made, will be in the mail to Amos tomorrow.......remember, YOU ASKED FOR IT!!!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: michaelr
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:10 PM

I have Photoshop and Illustrator, and am a bit handy with it, so I'm volunteering to put together the graphics package. That's not to say I want to design it myself; folks could email me files (or snailmail artwork), and I could process it from there.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:37 PM

Dearest TGG:

Foirgive for not answering your question. The only thing I would think would have to be done with a precompressed file would be setting the loudness so that it is on a par with the general levels of the other songs.

Otherwise, he may produce as final as he wishes to!!!

MichaelR -- what a kindly offer!! Thanks!!

All you artistes with Mudcat sauce running in your veins, drum up a cover for this world-class loverly folkie CD and get in touch with MichaelR to coordinate review and production...will that work? If no objections, we can do it that way.

Michael, the artists I know of in this universe are Fair Alice, the Gaelic Goddess Áine, fair Jen Ellen (but I think she worls mostly in real media like oils) -- and...well I don't know! I am sure there are scads!! And Peg wants to clligraph it!!

BTW, MichaelR has just provided me with his own beautiful CD worth of fine tunes, which will certainly provide you with some happy listneing when the time comes!!

Keep that big rig rolling, 'Catters all -- we're on the flip-flop, coming back to Teddy Bear!!

Very best regards to you all,

A.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:38 PM

Oh, Sorcha, ya scare me to smithereens, and I can't wait!!

LOL!!

A.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:40 PM

Oh, trust me, you'll be sorry.............

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 09:35 PM

KimC:

Got 'em. and I really like 'em!! Thanks a million!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:23 PM

MichealR -- What generation of Photoshop are you working with? I have Photoshop5.5 so perhaps I could be helpful. I also have the big book on how to work the darned thing if either of us run into trouble.

Stephen

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: michaelr
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 02:12 AM

Stephen - My version is 6.0 (not that it matters). I certainly welcome the offer of assistance!

Visual artists are encouraged to send me their work (PM me for address).

However, I don't want to be solely responsible for selection. Any suggestions on how to work that process?

Thanks Amos, your enthusiasm is infectious.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 09:47 AM

You guys are just bloody terrific!! Let's ro-o-lll-ll. It looks like Blue Plate Special is gonna be it. So think on that line. Beauty, vision, style -- all the good stuff!! :>) Art me some art, wouldja??? LOL!

Get up and SING, Catter's -- I need those MP3s and tapes and CDs from your own voices, fingers or (for Spaw) other parts to make this really be the voice of the Mudcat around the world!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Willie-O
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 10:36 AM

OK, Amos, as you requested I have made the two songs "The Anna Grace" and "Spring On the Mississippi" freely downloadable from my mp3.com site

Help yourself (selves) n enjoy.

As you amass a collection of tracks from different sources, normalizing & equalizing them--mastering, in other words-- will be a matter of some concern for getting an overall sonic cohesiveness to the CD. It's just the kind of thing that we can't do in isolation, and you may find that you need to be more specific in your requirements for submitted format.

Now that I have a CD burner (still virgin, I might add) I could burn the original track--whatever one you might want, or a few to choose from, as WAV files for maximum flexibility in the mastering process....maybe give it some thought and let us know what your PREFERRED format is.

Best
Willie-O

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 11:18 AM

Thanks, Willie-O!! I'll download them tonight.

My preferred format with experience to date is either a CD (the files appear as .cdda suffix, I think) or MP3 files. I can handle .wav, .aiff but not RealAudio formats using ITunes under OSX -- piece o'cake. The SW takes any of these and does the conversions. I can preset filters and levels for the burn as well, and I think we have sound talent (no pun intended) in line for doing a review of settings, blending, levels, compression for the final. Tapes can be handled by direct patch from audio out to record on Peak recording SW but there is often a noise level that has to be filtered out coming from the mechanical and analog side. There are a good number of singers out there who don't have the means to go digital. I can also accept MiniDisc recorder discs if they are compatible with my Sony MDLP. Minidiscs are not fully standardized across the industry as to format, as far as I know, either physically or logically -- the tech is still settling out.

Now about deflowering your CD-burner, Willie-O ... :>) Never mind; I am trying to be well-behaved here, except for Max' birthday wish.

Note: The Mudcat Global Cheerleading and Worldwide Song Acquisition Center and Compilation Service Unit (MGCWSACCU) will be off-line this weekend (most of it, anyway) but the thoughts will still be flying out there for y'all to get your songs onto any medium that works (except psychic ones -- they're way too much to handle!) and en route!!

Warmest regards,

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Spartacus
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 11:20 AM

Amos, I've done some design work for folks in the past... I may be able to come up with something for the cover. Can I just do some illustrations, scan them, and e-mail them? Or do you need it ready to print with song titles and things included?

P.S. did you get my songs?

-Spartacus

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 12:30 PM

Spartacus --

Send a PM to MichaelR on the desiogn work -- he'll sort out the logistics. At the end of the process, I'll need final art with the titles included OR final artwork laid out in such a way I can add the text stuff for notes and titles. Right now though, MichaelR is coordinating the art part.

I'm at the office so I can't answer about received or not -- remind me what you sent? I think I did receive them but I normally send out an acknowledgement immediately so I will double check and PM you on it, OK?.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 12:50 PM

I will be sending sound files for Uncle DaveO, sometime after next week.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 02:42 PM

Super, kat!! (Sounds kinda like one of them comic book heros we used to find in DC Comics back when they were a dime, huh?).

And your own? C'moooon. An a capella riff or sompn? A bawdy one? You can do it!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Deda
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 04:22 PM

(Amos, the link to the previous part of this thread didn't work for me, two or three times. Lv, R)

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MMario
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 04:26 PM

generic non-server specific link to older portion of thread

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 07:30 PM

Thanks, MM-Man (another superhero!!)

Spartacus i have two songs of yours -- "Take a Whiff" and "Michigan Water", both great stuff!

I e-mailed ya, but I need to aplogize for nopt responding right away -- this one slipped through the holes in my mind, if you know what I mean!!

Best regards,

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 07:34 PM

(really bad dumbass tape in the mail)

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Tweed
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 07:54 PM

We'll be the judge of that Mz.Sorch;~) If it makes my skin crawl and the hairs jump outta the back of my neck, then it's good.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 08:36 PM

Sorcha:

Did you come by self-deprecation naturally, or did you learn it from long bouts of emotional abuse, like most of us?? ;>) Your dumbass tape will be the prode of the Mudcat CD, wait and see.

Love ya,

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 09:30 PM

Learned it. (Actually, just being silly; parts of it are pretty good.) I need to ask about the "prode" of Mudcat, though.........prode???

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: khandu
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 09:58 PM

I am not too sure that you want to ask that, Sorcha. Just let it lie.

khandu

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 10:50 PM

Hey, Khan -- I maybe over thirty but I can prode with the best of 'em!! LOL!!! I'm tryin' tuh make some time here, man!! Don't prode with me!! LOL!!

Sorcha -- I meant the pride of the Mudcat Cd. Sorry!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 12:01 AM

Hey, LEJ --

Thanks for the tape!! You are one helluva songsmith.

Hard choices!! Maybe we should go to a five-CD boxed set? Oh, gee, I can't think about that today...I'll think about that tomorrow!!

Keep those songs going down guys!! IF ya haven't put a lick down for the Ol' Alma Mudcat, ya gotta catch the groove, Daddio, dig the scene deep, and tune in -- it's a happening scene. cats and kiddies!! No jive! Itsa a finger-poppin' happenin', man!

(Geez, I love this place!)

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 01:20 AM

One reminder -- I'll be out of touch for a few days until Sunday night, which will give everyone a chance to finish their songs, right??

Oh ye of Great Silence, hear me -- Come forth and Sing, Record and Send!!! Ya don't wanna miss this one!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Cappuccino
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 12:52 PM

Just a European query - the phrase 'blue plate special' doesn't mean a damn thing here.

Translation please?!

Thanks!!!

- ian B

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MMario
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 01:00 PM

the "Blue Plate Special" was usually one of two things - either something the resteraunt was famous for; or a "daily special"

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 04:24 PM

It's a bill of fare item in cheaper resataurants -- a low price full dinner usually consisting of mashed potatoes, wax beans, and potroast or porkchops or some other main dish the cook made too much of the day before. You've heard of loss leaders? The Blue Plate Special is at the other end of the gustation tract...um...supply chain, kinda!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Steve-o
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 04:41 PM

I've got a cassette tape ready to go, and I want to participate in this glorious effort, but don't know how to find out Amos' address. Please forgive ignorance....where do I send it?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 04:45 PM

I got it under control. Steve, check your PM's.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 05:34 PM

Thaks, Sorch!! I'm out the dooor!! If I don't fall off the mountain I'll be back Sunday with tales of Nate Harrison, runaway slave.

A.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 05:46 PM

Katlaughing has been kind enough to agree to convert my cassette tape, and will forward the results, she says above, next week. Thanx, Kat!

I've included three songs:
Coffee Love (The Starbucks Song) by yours truly, with guitar
Beans, Bacon & Gravy with banjo Frankie and Johnny, with guitar.

There's been uncertainty, as I read it, as to how many selections each "artist" might have on the the CD(s). I've done these songs in declining order of preference from my point of view.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 07:29 PM

Hey, Dave, I just sent a whole tape and gave Amos final cut rights. I don't care what he uses or how much. How much probably depends on how many of us send stuff in.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 10:05 PM

We could call the British Edition Ploughman's Lunch and feature a CD with cheddar, sliced apple, Branston's Pickle, and a pint of bitters. Or how about the Australian version...three barbecued shrimp, a mutton pastie, chips, a jar of Vegemite, two scones, beefsteak, mug of Foster's and call it Snack?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Cappuccino
Date: 26 Apr 02 - 02:44 AM

I was going to suggest that the most accurate contemporary British version would be to call it Tikka Masala, and then realised I sounded racist!

That Ploughman's is a great idea. But d'you know, I have never ever tasted vegemite? Can you get it in Britain?

- Ian B

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Jeanie
Date: 26 Apr 02 - 05:15 AM

Vegemite ! So much better than Marmite (the eating variety, not McGrath's song, which cannot be beaten) ! The Australian Shop in Savoy Street off the Strand in London used to sell it by the ton - still does, I'm sure, if the shop is still there.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: treewind
Date: 26 Apr 02 - 06:33 AM

Talking of a UK version, how is the UK distribution going to be done? Assuming the CD's are made in one pressing run, it would make sense to ship a big box of them here in one go and distribute them by inland mail to mudcatters who want a copy. Is it going to go into commercial distribution and retail too?

Er, not sure if I'm volunteering for anything, just wondered...

Anahata

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 28 Apr 02 - 09:12 PM

Dave:

Thanks for letting me know your preferences -- I will certainly respect them. We'll be using MP3s as the burn source and I don't know how many we will be able to squeeze into one disk, and may even go to two.

The UK distirbution problem is noted as an issue. I am waiting to hear from Emperor Maximillian the 30, as to how he wants handle the whole distro thing. More on this one later, PK???

Hey!! I just got back from three days on a dusty, grungy,m BEAUTIFUL fogbound and rainlashed mountain top to find all these great tapes and CDs waiting for me. Just so you-all knbow they have arived:

SORCHA'S TAPE!

CHARCLOTH'S CD!

HARVEY'S CD!

HARPMAKER's CD!!!

RADRIANO'S TAPE _AND_ RADRIANO'S CD!! Two different ones!! Double wow, Radriano!!

God, i wish I could take weeks to write to ALL of you and report all the joys, smoles, hoots, hollers, grins and chocolate frissons your songs induce. They are sooooo good!!

Way to go, guys!! Keep 'em coming if you're still on that shor tlist who haven't sent yet!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 29 Apr 02 - 12:52 AM

Is there anybody out there who can draw? It just dawned on me that we don't need a photograph, as such, of the proposed cover (the whole checkered tablecloth thing. see earlier in this thread for description). If there's a 'Catter or two who is good with a pencil or a brush or whatever who can draw or paint the blue plate special we're off and running!! Even if it's in black and white we're cool. We can add color and lettering in Photoshop.

Pencils at the ready,'Catters. Let's make this happen !!!!!

Stephen

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 29 Apr 02 - 01:05 AM

One more little thing that i just remembered. If you do a drawing, please, put it in a square space (like a CD cover) it will make resizing and whatnot easier (and we'd hate to have to crop out any part of a good drawing to make it fit).

Stephen

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 01:14 PM

Well, homeless did this art, which I think is pretty damn good.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Homeless
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 03:34 PM

Sorry LEJ, you can't link directly to pictures on that site (I can't even do it, it's a rule the host has).
If anyone wants to see the picture he's referring to, go here
and click the "Updated" link.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 03:58 PM

Oooops. My apologies, homeless.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 04:07 PM

,,,and ALANBIT's CD "Small Voice Crying"!!

I am overwhelmed with the response, guys!! But I'm up to it!!

Roll on, you 'Catters, roll on!! We be cooking wit gas!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: hesperis
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 04:23 PM

Or open in a new window, then hit stop, then click in the address bar and hit enter. (I'm used to dealing with free hosts. Grrr.)

Nice, Homeless, what did you make it with? I'd put more of a country scene outside the window. Some trees leaning over the brick wall...

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Deda
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 04:28 PM

Boy, do I LOVE that cover art, Homeless! It's fabulous. But I thought of another possible subtitle. I really liked "Mad cuts from the Mudcat" (euphonious!) -- but to go with the Blue plate special theme, how about "Prime cuts from the Cafe"? Or even just "Prime cuts"?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Áine
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 05:29 PM

Hey, that's G-R-E-A-T, Homeless!! You created almost the exact same picture I had in my mind for The Blue Plate Special ;-) The only difference is, I had pictured a lovely fresh mudcat (catfish) on the plate instead of a CD. What do ya think?

Beautiful job, darlin'! And a hard act to follow, too.

All the best, Áine

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 06:47 PM

I PM'd homeless about this, but it should be said before all, "Well done, homeless!"

Stephen

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Bobert
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 07:01 PM

Sorcha: I love the tape and the total happiness your band captures. For a more gushing review check out Tweeds.

Amos: I don't know if this has any bearing on the name at all but there is a WPFW in D.C. has a noontime blues show by the same name... But they are real mellow folks who probably wouldn't mind. Just thought I should throw that out.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 07:05 PM

Well, bobert, ya really should grease up yer ears. I am told that fiddle is out of tune! (grin) Maybe Amos will use Road to Lisdoonvarna and prove that Old Time Fiddlers do indeed play jigs! (thanks, mon)

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: michaelr
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 07:17 PM

Yes, Homeless's artwork is great! But there's room for more than one person's artwork on the cover, so I encourage all artists to get to work.

Since I seem to be coordinating tyhe cover art, PM me if you've got something.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 08:36 PM

Bobert:

WPFW ?

Women Promenading For Wildness? Wild People Flicking the World? Western Paramours Forgetting Wilfully? World Peace Forces Welcome? Wusses Pleading for Women?...

Hell, i give up!! Woddissit?

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Tweed
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 08:41 PM

It's a radio station lying east of the Mississippi, Amos;~) They all start with a W back east!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 08:58 PM

Ohhhh. DUHHHH!!

Thanks, man.

I don't get back that way very often, and I plumb forgot about my youthful dawn rides along the nearly empty New England thruway, pulling down WWVA and rocking to the Coffee-Drinking Nightowl's awful country sounds!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Tweed
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 09:22 PM

We had WLS....in Chicago 50,000 watts of power coming out of the windy city and mowing down a swath from just outside Indianapolis clear up to Lake of the Woods, Ontario on good nites. I suggest the Mudcat's Blue Plate Special be mixed with the sound of rattled potato chip bags in the background to get that authentic AM radio sound. I'm fairly certain that static had it's effect on all of us at an early age as we are mostly gettin' pretty old and grew up with it and managed to keep our interest in at least one thing for most of our lives. '57 rusted out buick, speaker in the middle of the dash, am radio dial glowin' in the dark and Stevie Wonder playin' "Fingertips" and Wilson Pickett hollerin' about the Land of a Thousand Dances. Yowzah, Gimme that static. Mind altering experience fer an twelve year old. Never got over it.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 10:01 PM

Tweed, you are a poet!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 10:24 PM

'57 Buick my ass! It was a '55 Chevy!!!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Bobert
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 10:53 PM

Yeah, Amos, what Tweezer said. Fir me it was WPGC ot WLEE in D.C. Or when I spent the summers in Surf City, N.J. clamming by day and partying by night, it was WABC out of N.Y. City with Jerry Blavett, the "Geeter with the Heater". As to the ride: anything we could bum off an adult would do just fine. PAAARRRRRTTTTTEEEEEEE....

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 11:02 PM

All right, poets and night-howling mad-cap Mudcat Diggers of the Cosmic Scene, roll on with a tape, a CD, an MP3 for the endless river of ticking and tocking in Mudcat time and the endless midnight key of the Folk Obersoul. Dig it, sing it, tape it down, ship it out and add your vibes to that Infinite River of Song on the Mudcat Sampler CD.....and do it now!! It's gonnnnnnna be a gaaaaaassss, man!!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Tweed
Date: 30 Apr 02 - 11:09 PM

Mashed Potator

Do the Alligator

Nah nahnahnah nah

nahnahnah nah nahnahnah nahnahnah

nahnahnah nah...

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 01 May 02 - 03:25 PM

Please let me know, if you would be so kind, if I should be expecting a track or several from you, and when you think it would be ready, and if I can help in any way. You can use this email link if you wish. Just so I know what to expect and how to proceed. OK?

Thanks.

A.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MMario
Date: 01 May 02 - 03:28 PM

Amos - I should be able to tell you sometime this weekend.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 May 02 - 03:54 PM

I have received DaveO's tape, first time I got mail here at the new place, along with the one Sorcha gifted me. It sounds great! Will have the rest of the equipment hooked up by the weekend and get it sent out. Thanks, Dave!

kat

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 01 May 02 - 04:28 PM

Thanks, Dave and Kat!! Thanks, MM!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Homeless
Date: 01 May 02 - 06:03 PM

To everyone who complimented my artwork, thank you very much indeed, but I can't take credit for it all - LEJ did the hard part, coming up with the idea and describing it. All I did was put mouse to pad, push a few buttons, and move a few pixels. I've been giving him previews so that he can make suggestions toward what he wanted (which is why that was out there). It's his creativity, I'm only doing the gruntwork.

hesperis - I used an older version of Bryce. It used to be made by Metacreations, but now Corel has it. You can learn more about it here, bryce if you're interested. Or do a search for it - there are lots of forums and sites dedicated to it.
Thanx for the suggestion for outside the window, but like I said this is LEJ's baby and he's already given me a couple suggestions for that. The cover as it's shown is a work in progress.

And I'm with michaelr on this one - there's more artists out there. I'd like to see a few other people's creations myself.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 01 May 02 - 06:23 PM

This rollicking steam-powered creation on the part of the entire Mudcat community is continuing over here for those who prefer shorter threads!

We're doing great so far, and i am really grateful to all those stellar Cats who are chiming in with music and help of all kinds to make this one come true!!

Regards,

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: hesperis
Date: 01 May 02 - 07:12 PM

AHA!!!!! I thought it was 3D. :)

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: alison
Date: 02 May 02 - 04:03 AM

well call me picky too... but I have never heard of a "blue plate special" either......

and no I don't have any other alternatives to suggest... I do like the idea........ but at the risk of being shot down... its too American........... and although I know that the majority of 'catters are from the US it sort of rules out many of the other countries represented at mudcat from the title......

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 02 May 02 - 04:44 PM

Alison:

No-one gets to shoot down anything on this. Your viewpoint is especially valuable, since you have put in so many miles being chased over hill and dale by Biggus Mickus!!

What do they call it in Strine, then, when a diner has a special meal that they offer, usually for a low price, nothing fancy to it but solid grub on special?

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Callie
Date: 02 May 02 - 11:29 PM

shark & chips!!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: alison
Date: 05 May 02 - 09:22 PM

they call it "today's special" or "dish of the day"....

neither of which appeals... haha

slainte

alison

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