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Parking Ticket Cherry: Popped

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Today started off a little rough. I woke up early to move my car so that the street cleaner could do its thing. Unfortunately, when I turned the key, I got nothing. My battery was dead. Despite my best efforts I was unable to find anyone to give me a jump and resorted to calling AAA. However, they told me that it was going to be 30 minutes before they could send someone out to my location and within that 30-minute time frame I was issued a ticket. So that concludes the amazing story of my first parking ticket in Chicago.

Born Again Menu Book

The guys at Electrical have gone out of their way to create this neatly organized binder of menus to local eateries for all of their clients to browse through. After months and months of use it had become discombobulated and unorganized and downright unusable. Cue the intern! One of my jobs for today was to organize the menu books (there’s one in studio A and another in studio B) so that they would once again live up to their full potential. I can now say that they have the most pimped out menu books on the block. I know this, because bums don’t have menu books.

EA’s Hidden Treasures #01

I found this in a trash can in one of the dorms. Apparently this is what musicians are into these days. What’s next… fleur de sel? Nah, I’m just kidding. Alas, this is not the trash of a new-wave drug enthusiast looking for cheap and legal highs. No, this is the mark of a serious gourmet foodie. Someone who demands flavor. My hat is off to this gourmet gypsy.

Home 4 The Weekend

My Fiance, Lauren, surprised me by driving up to Chicago the other day. She had been in communication with Richard regarding this secret visit. I was psyched to see her. It’s not often that we are apart for more than a few hours at a time.

Today we woke up early and had breakfast at The White Palace Grill. We haven’t been to TWPG in over a year so we were excited to eat there again. It was just as awesome as I remember it. Nothing like a good meal before making the 4-hour drive back to Muncie for Father’s Day weekend. I’m looking forward to seeing my family!

I’ll be back in Chicago on Sunday.

 

 

First Day @ Electrical Audio

I got pulled over on my way to EA this morning. Apparently it’s illegal to turn right on red in this state. According to the police officer that pulled me over, it’s illegal to turn right on red in every city, in every state. It’s obvious that he’s never driven in Indiana, where you can turn right on red in front of police all day and still get no pull-over action. Just to be safe I bit my tongue and avoided arguing with the officer. Although he refrained from giving me a ticket, he informed me that the red lights are equipped with cameras and that I’ll more than likely receive a ticket in the mail in the coming weeks. Great. Thanks for the break, officer!

Despite the eventful drive, my first day was pretty uneventful. The summer months at Electrical Audio are just as dead as they are back at Reber Recording. There aren’t many people wanting to record albums in the warm months. Most bands prefer to tour while the weather is on their side and record when it’s cold and blizzard-like. Can you blame them?

So even though there were no active sessions on the books, I did my best to stay busy tidying up the place. All of the interns are issued a written list of chores that we’re responsible for. You know, intern shit… cleaning, emptying trash cans, making coffee, and the like. I did the dishes and did my best to rid one of the dorms of cat piss stench. Exciting, right!?

Here’s a glimpse at the innards of the EA fridge. I have a habit of checking out refrigerators and EA was no exception. So here it is for all of your viewing pleasure!

For lunch we got carry-out from Hot Doug’s; which has been featured on the tv show, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on Food Network. It was delicious. Muncie-folk claiming that Carter’s World Famous Hotdogs are actually “world famous,” should probably get out more. These delectable wieners were delicious.