My second appearance on The Morning Blend is now online. I am most fascinated by the way the light rolls around on my head.
It was fun. They surprised me with those band photos!
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Long Beds on TV
Thank you to Steve at TV18. He made the trek over to the LuCille Tack Arts Center in Spencer, Wisconsin, and shot some Long Beds footage. Video here.
That music we’re playing is from the Amble Down Records album Tiny Pilot now available for pre-order and early listening.
You Freak, I’ll Geek
Up the road from here is Chippewa Falls, home of many fine things including Leinenkugel’s beer (which I have never tasted but can spell) and the Freaks & Geeks blog, which very kindly reviewed the show we did recently with QuinnElizabeth. I’m happy to say the post includes video footage of both QuinnElizabeth and us Long Beds (for the Long Beds clip, look for the highlighted text…the QE video is right up front). QuinnElizabeth consists of three sisters, and one of the highlights of the evening for me was getting to sign a book for their Dad!
Thank You, Captain Tim
We are working on a new Long Beds album. I’ll explain more when the album is finished (it’ll be a few months). For one of the songs, we needed about 7 seconds of the sound of an airplane. Available online in roughly .32 seconds.
But why go online when you can record the real thing? Here’s Jaime at work:
That’s a World War II vintage N3N. An open-air two-seater. Piloted from the rear cockpit by Captain Tim. This is the airplane that appeared in Coop.
When the “work” was done, we all got to take a ride.
It was a pretty fun day. “Pretty fun” is Midwestern Scandinavian for “YEEEEEHAAAAWWW!!!!”
Here’s some video: (more…)
WEAU Interview
Here’s the television interview I did yesterday. (Note it’s in two parts.)
Somebody’s rockin’ a farmer tan:
Whatever did happen to that Justin Vernon fellow?
WQOW Interview
WQOW Interview
This is the uncut version.
Bald-Headed Author on Video
Videographer (and author) Steve Betchkal came by the farm recently and asked me about writing, New Auburn, and why it’s funny when someone gets hit in the head with a wrench.
The piece includes footage of my beloved hometown, and Steve even tracked down two of my high school teachers. He also interviewed Jay Moore, the host of the Moose Country morning show. I’ve written about Jay and Moose Country radio in Population 485 and Truck: A Love Story.
The full length, uncut interview is also available. I yap about my dad’s first milk cow, more about why I love New Auburn, the emergency service I run with now that I’m in a new township, and what my childhood neighbor Ramona said about me using big words. You can see one of my most cherished possessions – the genuine “Population 485″ sign – in the background. At the end there is also footage of me performing two Long Beds songs, Unplugged style. By the end, the sound and image aren’t quite in sync, but you’ll get the idea. I myself am not in sync.
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