Telly Tavares

03/11/25 Mr. Music came over and recorded
bass and congas on Mouse.

03/08/25 Developing a tacked on part in
Mouse. I love accidents.

02/24/25 The more time you spend with a song
the more aware of the flaws you become. It's an
important and miserable part of the process.

02/22/25 Still tweaking Mouse. So much to
anguish over - drums, sound of guitars, lyrics,
vocal presentation, when do things appear and
leave and at the end of the day is it a song that
you want to hear more than once in your lifetime?

02/20/25 Sent Chris a mix of Mouse so that he
can start developing a bass part.

02/17/25 About 60% done with the second Telly
Tavares song. It's called Mouse.

01/31/25 First song sent off to Patrick. I had the
first of February as an arbitrary deadline for getting
this one done. Look at me go.

Patrick, after hearing the reference mix for the first time:
"I wish I had an old console to mix this track on...it smells
like 1969 and marijuana. Well done!"

01/29/25 Sorted out all of the vocals and other
parts in Down a Long and Lonely River. Just needs
a bit more of shoving things around and off it goes.

01/27/25 Chris Ruzich tracked some bass ideas for
Down a Long and Lonely River.

01/23/25 Danny swung by to record some guitar parts for
Down a Long and Lonely River. Ruzich on Monday.

01/16/25 Wrote words and added loads of vocals to replace
the scratch takes for Down a Long and Lonely River. Once I
get parts from Danny and Chris I can began to arrange the song
in earnest. Looking to get it to Patrick in 2 weeks.

01/15/25 First track is now called Down a Long and Lonely River.
Added more congas, cowbell and slide guitar. Sent mixes to
Danny and Chris.

01/11/25 Gave the first song a few days to breathe. Added more
vocal tracks this morning and a floor tom with a tambourine on it ala
Johnny Marie's "Tambourine." Sent a mix to Chris Ruzich.

Sent a mix to Danny Button for some guitar and EP work.

01/02/25 Off to get some congas. I've been using the backs of
acoustic guitars to get me through The Real Flower Pots stuff.
Also picked up a cowbell (I had been using proper cow bells) and
the closest thing I have to matching claves.

01/01/25 Sent Chris Ruzich a mix of the first Telly Tavares song to
start thinking about.

Watching loads of Ohio Players, Stevie Wonder, War, Kool & the
Gang, The Commodores, Talking Heads performances to get some
percussion ideas. Especially kick, cowbell and congas.

12/30/24 Talked to Chris Ruzich about contributing some bass parts.

12/25/24 Finished a Real Flower Pots song and started on something
new that I've been thinking about lately. Telly Tavares popped in my
head a few weeks ago so here we are.