I'm Rob Blatt. For the most part I wrote about my dogs, music and technology. I swear quite a bit, so this blog isn't for people who can't handle that. I encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feed. All the random images to the right are courtesy of my amazing wife.
Most of the time when I’m complimented by someone at work, I usually say that it’s my job and I try to be the best I can or that whatever extra little thing is a part of my job and I take it all as seriously as mixing the concerts. A few days ago Bill Kirchen came through and played an awesome show. Bill’s been touring for over 30 years with Comander Cody and by himself with hs own bands.
The drummer, Dave Elliot, was talking to be after the soundcheck and said “I’ve been doing this for well over 25 years and there have been less than a half a dozen soundguys that get it. You’re one of them.” What the hell do you say to that?
“Wow. Thanks.”
That’s what I said, because that’s one hell of a compliment. After the show Bill looked and me and said “Oh man! I forgot to thank you. You know why? Because usually I remember to thank the sound guy because I notice he’s there during the show. You were transparent and I forgot there even was a soundsystem.” That’s the ultimate compliment, because for the artists, I attempt to make it so the sound system is a natural extension of the band, not something they should notice. He also said this:
“You know how I know you did a god job? They liked us.”
If you want to hear some god honky tonk, rockabilly music, check out Bill’s myspace page or his website.
So a few months ago we put a bottle of water in the tank of our toilet. I read it on a webste and Amber thought it was a neat idea. I know that it’s a little thing, but it makes a difference. Or I hope so anyway.
I’ll let you know when we get our next water bill, but it’s nice to know that I’ll have used 16.9 oz. less with each flush. Nice for the envirionment and nice for my wallet.
A friend asked me how I was doing today and I responded with “I’m planning a wedding.” I knew what they were asking, but it seems like the wedding is the only thing on my mind at times. The wedding is important, super-hyper-mega important at that, but it’s not the only thing happening in my life.
I try to balance my thoughts when I feel overwhelmed by the wedding. For instance, I’ve called the town of Piermont, NY multiple times with no response as of yet. There are certain things that I shouldn’t think of between e-mails, when things are out of my hands, they are out of my hands. I can double check things, like if they got a check or if they are on deadline, but I can’t badger them into doing things faster than they are used to. Everyone’s a professional that we are dealing with, we’re almost done with vendors, but I’m not a professional.
How do I stop thinking about the parts of the wedding that are out of our control without stopping caring about it? I’m not sure yet.
Is it bad to look forward to the wedding being over? I’m struggling with that a bit because it seems like the wedding has been eating my brain for months now. I know that my constant worrying about how things look or what I think they should be like is annoying to Amber, but I told myself that I would care at the beginning and I still do now.
OH well. I love my wife-to0be and that’s the important part. The wedding will be great no matter what happens because I’m gonna be married to Amber on Mat 5th. 2007. She’s the best and I know it. Every day with her is awesome and I’m looknig forward to putting another ring on her finger soon.
