April 25 - Nurse Novels Record Finished

John from The Bitter Tears treated Alan and I from The Bitter Tears to a quality breakfast at Meli Cafe in Greektown. Outside in line it rained, adding a soggy quality to the Greek parade floats meandering slowly toward the afternoon’s festivities. Over a jalepeno skillet, poached eggs with sausage, a savory crepe, and apple-carrot-celery juice, we discussed the logistics of a west coast tour. Hopefully this fall.

Rush Limbaugh! The Musical played according to plan sort of. It’s still quite fun to see which lines resonate with the audience and which don’t. It’s never been the same show twice. Only two more left in this run. As Chris Elliot said in the final episode of The Fugitive Guy, “I’ll miss the checks.”

I met Tom and Thea at Greg’s for the final day of recording and mixing of The Nurse Novels debut single. Each song features a guest: Alan played accordion on “War,” Heinz from Civil Servant added pedal steel to “Sea Day,” and Greg joined Alan, providing brass and woodwinds for “Make Me Cry Tonight.”

We mixed until 1am. I think we’ve got a really good first record.

Verdict: Win