I'm so close to finishing the album. It just needs some more vocals and perhaps the odd unusual wurlitzer and vibrophone overdub. We're yet to call 'completion' on it. I can't wait though. It's all about getting time though. Now that we have some incredibly generous backing, it should all be moving ahead, but what with most of my nights taken up with work, and my producer working everyday, it's so hard to get a time that suits us both, and when we do, it's usually one night a week. At that rate, it's going to take until 2012. I'm going to have to start shifting things along a bit I think. The next step is mixing. I'm fairly convinced of who I want to go with, but I haven't exhausted my search yet. My ideal guy is a guy from the states named 'Bleu'. Unreal. That would be a dream. Anyway, this will have to be the end of this blog, as I have to go and do a radio interview now. Always fun... Love Court.
Posted: 2009-02-27 12:44:12Author:admin

Yep, picked myself up a 46" Samsung Full HD LCD 100hz motion-flow TV. I've been saving up all of my blu-ray purchases for when I bought a new TV. Watching them on my old plasma was nice, definitely a nice upgrade from DVD, but to really get that 1080p kick, I had to get into the NOW. Wow, it looks good. For those who might not get the lingo, DVD is a Digital 'Versatile' Disc, and can hold 4.7 gigabytes per layer. A movie held on a DVD usually uses what's called 'dual layer' technology. A dual layer DVD can hold 8.54 gigs. Enough to hold a standard definition movie. High definition movies are a lot larger in size and therefore cannot fit on DVDs. This is where Blu-ray fits the mould. DVD lasers are red and read information at a 650 nanometer wavelength (a nanometer is one billionth of a meter, cool huh?) while Blu-ray uses a blue laser and reads at around a 405 nanometer wavelength which simply means more data can fit on the disc. A blu-ray dual layer disc can hold around 50 gigabytes. Quite a difference. So now we have the capacity for High Definition movies... but we also need a TV capable of watching FULL high definition movies. While a lot of cheaper plasma and LCD tv's advertise High definition tuners in them, the resolution of the screen is probably not full HD. only if you see '1080p' does it mean full HD. To explain, '1080' means there's 1,080 vertical lines of resolution, and the 'p' means progressive scan. Do you remember when a your home video camera would look at a TV and and it would do that weird flicking thing? Yeah well that was called 'interlacing'. Progressive scan eliminates this. Just a side note. The motion flow thing adds extra frames into movies to give an over-all smoothness. It's really pretty cool. Takes a little while to get used to the difference, movies look more real as opposed to the 'flicking' of the 24 frames a second we've been watching all our lives. Did you follow all of that? It doesn't matter in the end, but seriously, if you are in the market for a new TV and have no idea what you're looking for; ask me... I'm such a nerd when it comes to tech. I love it. I'm watching the James Bond film 'Live and Let Die'. Due to the exhaustive remastering of the original film negative known as 'The Lowry Process', http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/assets/download/Videofuturelowryprocess.pdf The film looks better than it did in 1973. It looks like it was filmed yesterday. I'm so blown away by what is capable with technology now, and that it is available to me in my lounge room. Sorry this was such a boring blog, I guess I'm just a little excited about the $3000 I spent today. Love Court.
Posted: 2009-02-26 04:17:06Author:admin

...but I'm writing a letter to Channel 9. Seriously? You're going to cut up the Academy awards? How many people do you think are out there, that like to do their own Oscar party... everyone sitting there, ballots in laps, waiting to see how many they get right...HAVING SPENT THE DAY NOT WATCHING TV OR ON THE COMPUTER, OR BASICALLY AVOIDING THE MEDIA COMPLETELY!!! Lots of people, that's the answer to that question. Lots. Don't cut the bloody show... I know it goes for a while... but that's the point. It's once a year dudes. Let it run. Also, and this is seriously bugging me... Channel 9 are presenting the awards. They've been doing it for as long as I can remember. DON'T ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS ON YOUR OWN CHANNEL! News update 10 minutes before the awards... and there's Greg Pierce announcing Mr. Ledger's posthumous win. Dude. Ok. I've bitched enough. Next year. I'll BE at the Oscars. Yep. I've got a year to make it big. The party was great anyway. our food went down well. The night was humid and very summery, and most people seemed to really enjoy it. It's 3:43 in the morning, and I've just sat down after cleaning up. Big job. Next year I think Jane and I will either let someone else host it, or maybe hire out a cinema somewhere and get caterers. That'd be cool.
Posted: 2009-02-24 05:45:59Author:admin

In about 8 hours time, the 81st Academy Awards presentations take place. I won't be looking at ANY websites, or watching TV, or listening to the radio, or answering my phone... I don't want to know, until... Our OSCARS PARTY!!! Jane and I are once again hosting our Oscars party, this time in our backyard. We've been working so freaking hard to get our house ready. It's funny how much importance we place on an awards night that takes place on the other side of the globe... about 9 hours before we celebrate it. All of our guests at the party have had to send me their Ballot forms well within time so no one can accidentally hear of a winner and skew their results. It's all in the fun. So the big 42inch Plasma gets taken outside for the night, the ballots will be handed out, and the food will be laid on. This year, we've decided to do something a little bit special with the food. All the food we're providing are dishes inspired by the 5 nominated films. I LOVE this. Slumdog Millionaire: The Slumdog Curry Frost / Nixon: Frosty Nixons (Icecreams to be served as dessert) Milk: Tuna Cheese and Rice (A white sauce dish that looks quite 'milky', a Murphy family fave) The Reader: Reader Dogs (A very German inspired Bratwurst sausage in a bun with sauerkraut) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Ben Buttons (Vol Au Vents filled with 3 different delicious fillings!) How good does THAT sound? Oh yeah. A couple of years ago, I bought a cookie cutter from the states in the shape of Oscar. So Jane is once again taking full advantage of said cutter... That's all I'll say. So evidently, I'm excited. Love Court.
Posted: 2009-02-23 04:30:28Author:admin

Yeah, that's what I do from time to time. Imagine I have enough money to buy a jet. I was looking online at some jets at www.controller.com and it was quite fascinating to see that you can actually get a reasonably decent one for around 2 million. Like a funky 70's jet with the cool seats and stuff in it. Probably needs a lot of work though. There was one there worth 65 million that was a serious piece of kit. Like seriously pimped out. Wood carvings and book shelves... couches that you wouldn't ever feel clean enough to sit on. Unreal stuff. But then I take it a step further. So you've bought your jet for a couple of mil, had it checked out and unexpectedly, it's in tip top shape. The motor has been completely overhauled just 20,000 miles ago... but you wouldn't know the first thing about flying a jet. You need a pilot. Well as it just happens, I mate of mine flies Qantas planes for a living. Yes, I know a Qantas pilot quite well. And with that, if I can buy a jet for a couple of mil, I've got enough to employ a pilot full time. Yo pilot... let's fly to a country I've never been to. Then there's the matter of an Air-hostess. And I say hostess and not host, because it needs to be female. I'm not misogynist, or sexist... I just know what I like. I would really like a scantily clad air hostess to serve me drinks on my own jet. Thanks. What about the wife? Say you? Well, I own a jet. She probably has some decent diamonds or expensive shoes or some designer clothing worth a LOT of money by this point too. Perhaps our latest flight is going to Milan, where we are going to splurge on some awesome trinkets? Yes, wife has no problem with the scantily clad air-hostess; whom I shall name Roxanne, whether she likes it or not. Hey I'm paying. It's not as if she has to have sex with me... or... does it? So the jet is flying through the air at some god awful speed, I'm sipping a fresh and dirty Martini with extra olives prepared and served delicately by Roxanne, Qantas boy is up the front leading this crazy entourage and wife is kept busy by the on-board Video glasses unit, installed into every seat. All 12 of 'em. Leather bound, completely electric, folding down to a king single bed. We're flying to Milan; but we're bringing presents back for everyone... so chill. Sigh. Wish I was rich. I would do some cool shit. Love Court.
Posted: 2009-02-21 02:00:18Author:admin