Josh at Fort Morgan
Well we just got back a few days ago from a pilgrimage we set out on to record new songs/demos. With us was our producer/engineer Curry Weber (AKA Tommy Baressi), and our longtime friend and videographer Ryan Munson, and a new friend Kelly Tippett, who was also our film and camera guy the entire time. Our first stop was the Princess Theatre in Columbus, MS, where we were to play the very same night. This grand old theatre had a huge room with a big sound. We recorded everything to an old Tascam 388 8 track tape machine, AKA Leroy Jones. We recorded in Bathrooms and n other cooky places at this theatre. We would like to thank Brian, the owner of the Princess for giving us the opportunity for recording and playing in a real cool place. After staying in Ryan and Katherine’s awesome big new house, meeting a real southern bell of a woman, and having awkward moments at the YMCA, it was time to make our descent down to Gulf Shores. Uncle P was pulling 6 people, along with a trailer full of everything we owned as we plowed through the remnants of the horrible rain storm that plagued most of our home state. We made it to the Gulf House, a utopian getaway that the Weber family owns on the lagoon/ocean. It was like an oasis to be at this great place. The next few days were filled with recording more songs with all the doors and windows open, jumping off the pier into the lagoon, relaxing in hammocks, making crazy videos, and recoding every minute of the experience on film. Luckily where we were at the oil spill in the gulf never made it to us thank god. But the best part of the trip was to come when we did some on site recording in Fort Morgan, an old Civil War fort and WW2 fort. We recorded in the same place where the video of Josh Cosby and Jeremy Stanfill sang Jeremy’s song “Seasons.” What was to ensue was an experience one could only get if they were actually there. Infinite reverb and a scary, yet a humbling and amazing vibe that I can’t describe. We ran an extension cord from a DC to Ac power inverter that was hooked up to Uncle P, who was parked 150-200 feet away. All of it was captured on film. Well it was starting to become apparent that we would have to leave this dream world and come back to reality, so as a final salute to our stay in Gulf Shores, everyone swam out to the sandbar and enjoyed the beach sun. Even Kelly, our camera guy, swam out there with a camera to get pictures! Anything for the shot. As we made our ascent back up to Columbus/Memphis, we had a blow out on the side of Hwy 45. Unfortunately it was our spare, since our other tire went flat a few days prior. As we were stranded, we made more crazy videos and jumped around like mad men until Triple A picked up the van. Unfortunately we had to leave the trailer behind, due to extra money and only an X amount of people could go with the tow truck. Needless to say, even after having to abandon the trailer on the side of the highway overnight and going through even more madness, we got the tire fixed, went and got our trailer back, and bee lined it back home. So there you have it. There will be video up soon hopefully. We have recorded I think over 15 hours of video footage, so there will be plenty to see believe me. Thanks for reading this long rant. It was an incredible experience, and we wish we could do what we did, and play shows during the same time, ALL THE TIME! So keep checking out the website, so we can keep you updated on everything we do. Thanks again and until next time, swirl on…
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