Good Morning Fox 8
This morning, I had the rare privilege of shooting with Stan Miller in the Cleveland Fox 8 studios.
Stan was invited to play several segments during the 7:30am to 9am block of the morning news show and I captured some fun moments during our shoot.
It was a wonderful opportunity to see how these professionals work. The sets were vividly lit with wonderful color everywhere. So much to shoot… so little time :-)
The on air talent made it look easy… relaxed and fluent, you almost forgot this was LIVE TV. Oh my god… what was my line? LOL
What was really amazing were the studio engineers. Talk about smooth. Watching them operate BIG robotic cameras with joysticks was awesome. Panning perfectly between shots… THEY made it look easy.
Stan looked great. Smooth, cool and classy (as usual). I am sure the thousands of people watching enjoyed each of his short segments.
I know I did.
Here are a few of my favorite moments from today’s shoot.
Bam Bam Body
With our web store just about completed and most of the inventory here… we are just about to announce the Bam Bam Body “Grand Opening”!!
What better way to announce it… that’s right.. the Bam Bam Body tank top!!
I can’t wait to share this with you guys! We have some really killer jewelry coming and the best part is… I get to wear it too!!
We have some really neat designs featuring rubber, leather and stainless… here’s a couple from the store:
Stay tuned… more very soon :-)
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NPLICITY – My latest software
So… I’ve been locked in the house coding for a solid week. (staying warm.. it’s 10 degrees outside :-)
I’d love to introduce my latest software offering…
NPLICITY (pronounced: "in•plicity") – The Guitarist’s Audio Player
This software was created out of 100% personal frustration.
Picture this… you’re trying to learn a song.. the guy is playing a million miles an hour.. you’re trying to get it… Windows media player or Winamp is crashing… you have to stop playing, reach up, fumble for the mouse to stop the track…rewind and start again..release the mouse…AHHHHH where was I?????
Now picture this…
You load up the song… pinpoint the area of the song you wanna learn.. hit the space bar to start the track and hit it again to stop or rewind. Even loop continuously until you get it!
The guy is playing too fast? Use the Tempo control to actually slow down the riff (without changing pitch) – I am not kidding… I was learning “Fall on me” by Kings X one note at a time… it felt like cheating. At one point, I was laughing out loud because I was learning this tough solo.
Once you get it at a slow speed… you can gradually speed up the riff until you can play it at regular speed!
Another great feature is the ability to change the tune of the song to match the tuning of your guitar!!
The built-in 10 band EQ allows you to ‘bring up’ a hard to hear guitar in the mix or remove other unwanted sounds (like drums or that annoying singer..lol)
NPLICITY!!! I love this software!
check it out – www.NPLICITY.com
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Fixing the Saeco
My Saeco Vienna makes a great cup of joe in about 40 seconds. Perfect for that "time to go" cup of coffee you serve your dinner party or that kick ass double shot first thing in the morning.
It is probably the best "Super Automatic" you can buy for the money and it has worked great for over a year.
I recently noticed a small leak that appears after brewing so… Steve Carp (plastic surgeon and maintenance man extraordinaire) volunteered to tackle the project with me.
After about an hour of messes, mishap and colorful language, we got it brewing again… and we have the video to prove it!
Dinner at Blue Olive
I heard the food was excellent at Blue Olive so I did a little extra cardio this afternoon. I put "The Shield" dvd in (my treadmill has built in video) and went at it for a while.
My cardio room
Vic Mackey got the bad guy again and I broke a pretty good sweat.
Later that evening…
Steve, Dave and myself hit Blue Olive for a quick dinner. Talk about phenomenal food. The steak was so tender, I cut it with my fork. (ok… that was just to see if I could. I did use a steak knife too :-)
The house band provided traditional jazz melodies and the atmosphere was perfect for dinner and drinks.
This was my second visit to Blue Olive and I will be going back for sure.
Blue Olive Jazz Club
601 Cleveland Avenue N.W.
Canton, OH 44702
330.754.2322
Dave gives Blue Olive a big thumbs up!
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