Dave Mustaine Studio Update
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Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:00 PM
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Megadeth leader, Dave Mustaine has posted the following update on the ongoing recording sessions for the next Megadeth album.
"Today is the first day of the 'Megadeth album 12' sessions after the Christmas and New Years break. I was at the studio yesterday night with Justis after flying home from our New Year's ski trip and it was unreal how much the studio has taken on a life of its own and is a living breathing building now that is responsible for forging the new Megadeth record.
Looking back over my holidays since my last string of intelligent posts, which weren't many during the Christmas-Hanukkah rush (Kwanzaa to our friends of color and most any other holidays around that time that are responsible for all the gift giving cheer - at the end of a gun - in a line at the register from hell - on the last day, in the last hour, at the last store . . . for a singing reindeer! Ugh!!!
I went skiing and Justis went snowboarding at 49 degrees Mountain (I think that is what it was called) and the staff there asked if I wanted them to take me on some runs, to which I said, "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
just kidding. I actually took them up and spent the afternoon running the mountain with a young dude named Bubba (really), and he was a great guy and skied really well, so I just stayed on his heels the whole time. The greatest accomplishment for me was not ending up in a heap, since it has been so long since I skied last. That has got to be from back before snowboards first came out. I have some of the best snowboarding equipment on the planet with my Burton gear, and i love to play in the snow, so this was a long time coming.
Now, the whole time that we were there, Spokane was buried a few dozen inches of snow, and I was destined to stay on my feet, no matter what, the whole time we were in Washington, and by God, I did not fall down once: not before we we went skiing, not during skiing, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but there was that little slip at the airport yesterday, right as we pulled up to the airport, when I stepped out of Chris Olson's (my friend with the Chris Olson Customs motorcycle shop) Denali.
I opened the door, and a gust of wind pulled the door open and it pulled me, and I reached down with the point of my toe to find the running board on the car, but it was covered over in frozen road slush and there was no footing there.
Fast-forward, now I am laying on my ass in the parking lot of the airport, at the drop off point for departures and I am covered in slush, the coffee drink that I was drinking went all over Chris' wife's door of her brand new Denali (Tammy Olson - who runs Pam's coffee company), and I am reduced to stripping down to my underwear in the street, as fast as possible, to peel of the "Spokane Airport's 'slop-achinno' ", change my clothes, and try to look cool at the same time.
My elbow is black and blue and my pride is even worse, but I have to say that I really had a good time and I look forward to going back to the mountain.
I did think that i was going to see the Christmas Card winner at the airport, er, something?!?! Oh well, I guess you can't be a great graphics artist and have time to help the elderly crawl through the airport's slush too.
I hope that you all had a great holiday too, i know several really bankrupt people that when ever you ask them how they are doing around the holidays, they always complain. I have three lists; there is the "nice" list, and then there is one of my favourites - the "naughty" list, but then there is the often exposed, but rarely confronted "f*ckhead" list.
You know the ones:
Patrick Fitzgerald: "Hey, Gerald! how ya doing?
Gerald Fitzpatrick: "Hey Pat, I am swamped, I have all of theses gifts to wrap, and all of these parties to go to, and I just HATE the holidays!"
Patrick: "Well, I do happen to have some cyanide left over from taking my kids to see the Jonas Bros. I guess I could split it with you.
Gerald: "Jeez Patty, you're swell."
Patrick: "Don't mention it."
Anyway, I have got to be serious here today, because we are starting out on the last songs today and I am set on six of the songs that we are recording for this album. Now the challenge is to keep the consistency of uniqueness with the other songs, and the explosiveness of the players at the top of their game. What you heard on the 'Fan Club' file, that some D.B. let most of you hear, was JUST A DEMO TAPE. it was for the ideas and we are going to re-cut everything once we get the arrangements settled on - which is what I was working on the whole time Andy was celebrating at a vegan orgy (where they forgo Vaseline for ranch dressing).
It will be good to see Mr. Sneap today, but it is going to just be a half day and getting ready to go to the playoff game at the Charger Stadium today.
Talk about a dog with two bones?
That is it for me today my friends. Thanks to Bubba for the runs, 49 degrees for the hospitality, Chris and Tammy Olson for your graciousness hosting us, thanks to my band, management, and crew, but most importantly thanks to you for making it possible for me to jam for you, and still have such a great life. I love my family and am able to treat them really well, and because of that, I am going to try to play above and beyond anything that I have ever done.
I have to go rinse the asphalt from the airport gutter out of my hair now. Be sure to call me or leave me a message on my widget."
_MC4LIFE_ - 1/12/2009 7:45:58 PM The only thing more irrelevent than Mustaine's updates is ZBoy's self praise of his bass capabilities...specially when he compares it to lead guitarists LOL.
Mummyman - 1/10/2009 12:13:09 PM excerpt from the Glen Cambell blog: Dear Diary....On my way to Galveston I stopped at a 7-11 to pick up some smokes and dump my colostomy bag where I met a fine gal by the name of Lerlene, she hopped in my rig, I drive an 06 Peterbuilt sleeper....anyway 'lene was giving me a road dog when a Ci-ote jumped in front of the truck and.......
Ownedbyskull - 1/10/2009 11:46:18 AM I wonder what Glen Cambell had for breakfast this morning?
Mummyman - 1/10/2009 10:55:57 AM Dear diary, I took a verbal ass beating by some jackasses on KNAC.com, Then drank some Legends coffee...did I mention I have a share of Legends coffee and it's ran by a chick named Tammy...
Ownedbyskull - 1/9/2009 2:56:05 PM ...(waiting on FAG to call out my Mrs.Spellings. It pisses him off!)
Ownedbyskull - 1/9/2009 2:53:53 PM I woke up had some toast, went to shcool. put on those glasses that made me look awake, napped till noon, had a cheeseburger and a coke, back to class acting like I cared and was actually learning something, came home fired up a joint, my computer to KNAC and the PS3 and here I am. (I'd mention mt morning biz but I think blobber get off on that and I dont want to encourage him)
Ownedbyskull - 1/9/2009 2:49:58 PM Mummy, Thats funny because there is a vid of him on youtube eating at a McD's (Who thought he ate that crap)and theres a joke one with him drinking SLAYER spunk before a show.
dinkydao - 1/9/2009 2:31:56 PM Mummyman - maybe Dave was just doing damage control, you know somebody probably has a video of him eating shit and about to post it on YouTube. Most of the time the guy seems to act like a dick, but i will say, one time we went to see him at the Bomb Factory in Deep Elum, (Dallas) and he was just hanging out back shooting the shit with fans that were there hours early. was very laid back. And FYI i got up that morinig with a hangover, had some cheerios and a glass of orange juice, drove over to block buster, called my mom, took a steamer, watched some TV, ate lunch drove around town in a friend of mines car, opend a beer and had some booze......
Ownedbyskull - 1/9/2009 2:30:05 PM ....now what did Dave have for lunch today? I just MUST know!
Ownedbyskull - 1/9/2009 2:28:28 PM Zboy, That is so funny as Marky Mark of THE SKULLS does the same thing on his Myspace. Ya hear that Mark, Your delisional! I asked him about it once and he told me they had over 1000 people signed on daily and most of them where from Japan. So I guess they can say that "They are HUGE in Japan" I hope your reading this Mark and if so get up off the floor laughing.
Mummyman - 1/9/2009 6:11:40 AM zboy, no one here is is saying shit about Megadeth...Dave is a tool, plain and simple. In my estimation anyone that thinks they are so famous that they should get on the internet a post a series of their day in the life incidentals is delusional and completely in love with their own self importance. Normal people can separate the music from the ass clown playing it as in this case
ZBoy - 1/9/2009 12:28:44 AM sorry folks...but Megadeth is still kicking major ass,quit pickin on Dave and just headbang already!!!...geezus!.......its ok to pick on Metallica though,they suck now
chsmithatwork - 1/8/2009 12:58:31 PM He forgot "Festivus for the rest of us."
mariodeth - 1/8/2009 12:47:33 PM Does he rant like this on stage???
NMFS - 1/7/2009 2:44:07 PM I think you just answered your own question.
