April 20th, 2007
Lost Angles, Los Angles, oh and Chicken and Waffles
Back
from LA....yikes what a whirlwind. JB had a photoshoot and a bunch of
other stuff to take care of while we were down there so I really got
the deepdive treatment in LA. We were in El Dorado studio for a day
which was a pretty smokin; place...fairchilds and the whole bit. A nice
big room. We tracked drums with Pauly at his studio which went great.
He is a super nice guy and a killer drummer. His room works great too.
Jon Rezin, our mix engineer, came by and tweaked the mics for us a bit
before ww got going which made a huge difference in the sound.
I
also have to tell you about Rosco's Chicken and Waffles. I'm not too
sure how many of you know about the cuillinary experience to be had at
Rosco's. It was awesome. Rosco's is a small place somwhere down in
Hollywood. I really have no clue where we were, depsite the fact I was
driving. JB took me there on his insistence that no trip to LA would be
complete without a trip to Rosco's. Well, believe it or not, the sign
didn't lie and the specialty at Rosco's Chicken and Waffles is truely,
chicken and waffles.
Now, somethings in life, when combined,
form to create a new whole. Take stew for example. Take potatoes, some
meat, onions, spices, etc, cook it for a while, and a few hours later
you have stew...a distinctly different substance than the individual
parts that went into the pot at the beginning.
At Rosco's, I
ordered Chicken and Waffle plate number three; two pieces of chicken,
two waffles and a side of gravy....figured I might as well go all out.
Well, I, in fact, received, two
pieces of chicken, two waffles and a side of gravy, all in separate
dishes. It also came with a side of butter and syrup just in case the
gravy didn't quite cut it.
Now unlike stew, chicken, waffles
and gravy do not combine to form a magical fourth substance. Nope, no
stew there. When you start with Chicken and waffles you end with
chicken and waffles. For as much as I am speaking tounge in cheek, I'm
not saying this was bad...I actually enjoyed it. I'm not a big
breakfast guy anways so I actually kind of embraced the dinner meets
breakfast vibe they had going on.
You've got to check it out.
It's totally awesome and you will dig the food and the vibe at the
place. JB was right when he said no trip to LA is complete without a
trip there. Until you do, here's a little more info on it.