Hi Folks – I’m going to start you off with John Billings thoughts from yesterday…..

Yesterday was a 4 song day, culminating in a beautiful "How Far". We also got "Let's Go", "Be Still" and "Could Have Loved you Forever", the last having one of the most inspired 3 piece jam sections of the entire CD. These guys were locked together SO tight. We just sat back and marveled at the trio as they locked up and delivered another classic performance.

David and Phil are playing as one person and Monte's using this to propel himself into delivering unique takes every time we start recording. I don't ever think I've seen a 3 piece sound so HUGE! Today we knock out our 3 big rocking songs and start working up some of the ballads.

David Piggott weeps like a baby every time he hears some of Monte's new stuff. Well, actually, it's me. David only cries on the inside! ;) Phil will still keep it funky and solid as a rock. I love this guy! Yesterday we had Janice from Sweethearts of The Rodeo in on the control room couch. I'd like to ask all beautiful women that grace the session in the future to please dress down, they're TOTALLY distracting me and Rob, the engineer.
LOL!! Off to work now, if you can call it that. Can't wait to hear what they're gonna deliver today!

(VC) When I arrived, the boys were suffering from Post Lunch Coma, so coffee was a necessity. As I have apparently been named Vice-President in charge of coffee runs, a special song was penned for me. 

Check it out on Montiacs.com

I’m not sure it was exactly penned, but instead think it was another thing that Monte made up.  Imagine that.  Sounds a bit abusive, don’t you think?  I think they have forgotten who’s boss.

“Can’t Fool Everyone” is first up after lunch and that gets them back in the pocket, as they say.  David’s a bit suspicious about my blogging but he’ll have to read it on the net like everyone else.  No censorship here.  He’s just afraid that I’ll mention his convulsing turtle antics that occur when he’s really hitting his stride.  He was right!  John Billings reports that David has consistently knocked everything out of the park on this record, but of course he’s never satisfied so off he goes to fix the non-existent “problem”.  As he conjures up some Hank Hill, the boys go in to yet another round of studio humor.

Now they are on a roll as Monte announces “Man, I’m awesome”, right on to the next number.

We finish up with “Six String Wooden Friend”, which is pristine as always.