Thursday
Apr122007
I have a gift
Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 12:38PM
Well, I like to think I do anyway. Some people are great at making money. Some people can build things with their hands or speak in front of large crowds. Some are good at getting cheap gear and naming people's recording studios. I'm the latter.
I don't want to brag, but Paul Eckberg's studio? The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Paul? That was mine. The Velvet Eagle? Obviously. And who can forget Abbey Road?
Well, my friend Jeff Pardo, a phenomenal keyboard player and young producer, has put a great, little place together. He invited me over to see it and he recorded me singing lead on one of the new Caedmon's tunes. It turned out fantastic.
It seems that Dear Mr. Pardo is having trouble naming his place, so obviously, he turned to me. Before giving him my final suggestion we thought it would be fun to put up a couple pictures of the place, tell you a tiny bit about Jeff, and then let you vote on the four names I've come up with. The winning name will be my submission. Vote by replying in the comments.
Ok, Jeff has the obligatory MySpace page right here. You can hear some of the stuff he's worked on and read a bit about him. He's from the suburbs of Chicago. He likes baseball and thinks the Cubs have a chance every year. He loves Billy Joel, Star Trek and long walks on the beach. And penguins. Dude loves penguins. I don't think its healthy. And again, he can play piano like a madman, and he makes great faces doing it.
The studio is in a detached garage behind his house in East Nashville.
Here are the potential names. I will both provide the names and, in true Spelling Bee fashion, use them in a sentence.
A) Mr. Potter's
-- "I've got a session over at Mr. Potter's."
B) Kid n' Play's "House Pardo IV"
-- "Dude, have you seen "House Pardo IV yet? Vanilla Ice is in it!"
C) I'm a Doctor, Not a Studio
-- "Honey, I'm just going to swing by I'm a Doctor for a couple minutes on my way home."
Also
-- Recorded at I'm a Doctor, Not a Studio and The Velvet Eagle.
D) The Penguin
-- Pardo's getting some great sounds over at The Penguin.
BONUS POINTS: available to anyone who can successfully change the word "field" to something similar sounding, and clever, to fit in "Wrigley ____". Also available to anyone who can tell us the name of Danny Devito's lair in that Batman movie.
NOTE: other names will be accepted as write-ins, but you still must submit a vote for one of these four. And again, vote by clicking on that little "comments" button right below. Go, go, gadget democracy!!
I don't want to brag, but Paul Eckberg's studio? The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Paul? That was mine. The Velvet Eagle? Obviously. And who can forget Abbey Road?
Well, my friend Jeff Pardo, a phenomenal keyboard player and young producer, has put a great, little place together. He invited me over to see it and he recorded me singing lead on one of the new Caedmon's tunes. It turned out fantastic.
It seems that Dear Mr. Pardo is having trouble naming his place, so obviously, he turned to me. Before giving him my final suggestion we thought it would be fun to put up a couple pictures of the place, tell you a tiny bit about Jeff, and then let you vote on the four names I've come up with. The winning name will be my submission. Vote by replying in the comments.
Ok, Jeff has the obligatory MySpace page right here. You can hear some of the stuff he's worked on and read a bit about him. He's from the suburbs of Chicago. He likes baseball and thinks the Cubs have a chance every year. He loves Billy Joel, Star Trek and long walks on the beach. And penguins. Dude loves penguins. I don't think its healthy. And again, he can play piano like a madman, and he makes great faces doing it.
The studio is in a detached garage behind his house in East Nashville.
Here are the potential names. I will both provide the names and, in true Spelling Bee fashion, use them in a sentence.
A) Mr. Potter's
-- "I've got a session over at Mr. Potter's."
B) Kid n' Play's "House Pardo IV"
-- "Dude, have you seen "House Pardo IV yet? Vanilla Ice is in it!"
C) I'm a Doctor, Not a Studio
-- "Honey, I'm just going to swing by I'm a Doctor for a couple minutes on my way home."
Also
-- Recorded at I'm a Doctor, Not a Studio and The Velvet Eagle.
D) The Penguin
-- Pardo's getting some great sounds over at The Penguin.
BONUS POINTS: available to anyone who can successfully change the word "field" to something similar sounding, and clever, to fit in "Wrigley ____". Also available to anyone who can tell us the name of Danny Devito's lair in that Batman movie.
NOTE: other names will be accepted as write-ins, but you still must submit a vote for one of these four. And again, vote by clicking on that little "comments" button right below. Go, go, gadget democracy!!
Reader Comments (60)
mr. potter's
However, "penguin" starts to sound really crazy when you roll it over a couple times in your head and that could make for some interesting late night sessions
I'm voting for "House Pardo IV" because 1) no one else is showing it any love and 2) Kid's hair is beyond cool.
Write-in: The Pub
Required Vote: Penguin
Is it wrong to covet another man's studio?
;-)
My vote is : The Penguin
My close second: Mr. Potter's
Woo-hoo for Andy singing lead on the new Caedmon's record!
The Penguin
I like penguins. Since he plays keys, how about The Ebony Penguin or The Ivory Penguin?
I like The Ivory Penguin. Can I change my vote?
"The Ivory Penguin" has a nice ring to it. I'll jump on the bandwagon.
In honor of:
- Sammy Sosa : "Studio HGH," "The Corked Bat," or "No Hablo Ingles," or alliterations are cool - "Slammin Sammy's Studio"
- Harry Caray : "Holy Cow"
- Ron Cey (Former Cubs great nicknamed "The Penguin" because he was fat and couldn't run) "The Rotund Penguin"
cubs suck.
GO CARDS!!
How about combining his love for penguins and Billy Joel with something like An Antarctic State of Mind? But you'd have to keep the place as cold as a meat locker. [Or, well, my house.]
I like "I'm a Doctor, Not a Studio". I'm a fan of reversing Bones's line a lot, mumbling, "Dammit, Jim! I'm an engineer, not a doctor!"
I think "I'm A Doctor, Not A Studio" is great, but I've got to go with a penguin adaptation. "The Ivory Penguin" is fantastic - I would record there and proudly place it on my CD label.
:sigh: Oh, Nick, I thought you were cool... until now.
(;-))
I dig Mr. Potter's for my required vote, but I love The Bearded Penguin. Also, I believe the Reds currently have some bragging rights...
i love "The Bearded Penguin"...my wife is also a penguin fanatic, and winter time....watch out, our place becomes a penguin haven... going with the cubs theme, what about 'Break the Curse'?...penguins...no goats..
I think with "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet" some might assume you are trying to ride the coat tails of the rise in Penguin popularity, and since penguins are so relevant right now, it will soon be out of touch with modern culture, thus leaving the studio to build up dust.
I like "I'm a doctor, not a studio"
The Penguin.
The Penguin-oh yes and may I suggest that you "ice" the place out. I'll bring the bling pardizzle foshizzle ;)
Although Pardo moi gives me a large smile as well
Another suggestion: The Cubby hole in honor of your dear team Jeff. It would go along with the publishing
As an avid Star Trek fan, it is hard for me to pass up "I'm a doctor." but I love Arctic World... but since that wasn't one of the original choices, I guess "I am a Doctor..." but I think you need to use "Jim" for added Star Trekkieness... "I am a Doctor Jim, not a studio" Too long?
i think "The Penguin" has the most staying power. as for Wrigley Field incarnations, how about...
Wrigley Peeled
Wrigley Congealed
The Wrigley Eel
Wrigley Steel
Wrigley Your Mom
Wrigley Revealed
Wrigley Squealed
Wrigley Veal
Arrgh! Bryan just stole mine- Wrigley Squeal(ed)
Of course, there's still... Wrigley Heal(ed/s) or Wrigley's
(Ex)periment (not as funny in print as it was in my head, and more of a gum thing than a baseball reference- sorry)
I'll vote for "I'm A Doctor..." I'll also offer a variation on #1 and 4: Mr Popper's, or just Popper's (Don't tell me you didn't read "Mr Popper's Penguins" as a kid? or a parent? or just for fun as a young adult?)
How about "The Icehouse?" Just a thought.
...and I vote for "I'm A Doctor...", 2nd for "The Penguin" or some variant. I did like Arctic World. Or Artic Chill. Or Antarctic Chill. Antarctic Audio. Antarctic Acoustics.
What about "The Chiller?"
"The Big Chill."
I'm going crazy.
"The Icehaus." Gives it that cool factor.