Wouldn’t miss it for the world

July 3rd 2008 by E..

Little did I know what sort of set-up Zydeco A-Go-Go would be requiring…we usually don’t have very large bands on the Folk Show, with most of them topping out at four or five members (and rarely with a full drum kit)…Zydeco A-Go-Go, however, not only had a six-person band, but brought along zydeco dancers…needless to say, the dancing didn’t translate very well over the radio, but for the first time, I set up a microphone aimed at the audience to pick up their cheers and hollers…I called a few people who were listening at home to find out if everything sounded okay, and as it turns out, the mix sounded more than very okay…it was a relief to hear that, since it was one of the loudest sessions I have mixed in recent memory…

Day 320 - June 29th, 2008

Many businesses in Philadelphia offer discounted SEPTA passes to their employees…XPN is one of those places, and I’d gladly take advantage of their program if I were technically an employee (d’oh!)…luckily, Dad gets his passes from his office and started getting them for me starting this month…this means that I won’t have to use up all of my cash getting train tickets (this will especially come in handy once school starts again)…also, I won’t ever have to wait in line as the woman at my station’s ticket office has a conversation with every person as they get up to the window…finally, it means that Monday was the last time I’ll be seeing this:

Day 321 - June 30th, 2008

Day 322 - July 1st, 2008