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17 March 2009 - The double LP's out! The Grabby nominations are out! The sun is out.....!

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So first off, the double LP is out - producing, engineering and mixing this record was a good 2 years of hard work. It's epic. It's beautiful. It makes a great rolling tray if your proclivities run that way. And you can even get it on limited edition white vinyl if you hurry [too late - sold out!] The vinyl double LP comes with the CD inside, so if you want all the cool liner notes in the gatefold, you should get the LP. And the mastering on the LP is fabulous - as a total audiophile snob I shit thee not. I was ready to be all pissed off at a poor lo-fi mastering job (which happens way to often and makes me really depressed). Not this time! While the grooves on side 2 are a little cramped, the vinyl sounds way better than the CD. Meaning it sounds totally awesome. I am very happy that this project is finally out - it was a lot of work to get to this day.

Next up in news of the day? Grabby Nominations came out yesterday and a bunch of my vids were nominated (alas no scene noms for me, but that's ok cuz my scenes are about the kink, not the basic sex that the categories are about - I'd win an award handily if they just had a "best fucked up scene" category).

Here is what got nominated:
  • Folsom Prison (Titan) for best Fetish video
  • Sounding #1 (Raging Stallion) and The Mechanic (Steel Mill) for best extreme fetish
  • Funhouse (Titan) for best art direction
While I'd argue that Prison was pretty extreme (350,000 Volt stun gun and a real face punch k.o. that is as real as it is subtle, real shower beatdown with nice bruises the next day... hello!), being in a few categories does increase opportunities for one of them to win, so I guess it's all good.

Tony got lots of noms (naturally), but I was particularly happy to see him nominated for best newcomer. I think he's a real contender there and hope he takes home the award as he really deserves it.

Finally...
I love spring.

Oh my god it was beautiful out today. 75 degrees and clear blue skies and everyone smiling and enjoying the day. While record releases and video awards should make me happy, really I think it's days like this that really work for me.

One more random note: please check out Steve Cruz's blog for previews of my next release XXX from Mustang!


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