miscellany

August 13, 2006

I've finally included the NEW DR. ZERO CDs on this site! I'm pleased with the results, as well, both sonically and visually. Considering that I avoided re-recording any of the tracks, which were originally laid down somewhere between 1984 and 1990, I managed to massage them into decent shape despite certain issues they presented. One was a rather poor, "thuddy" bass tone from the cheap Gibson EB-0 copy I was using for most of those years. Another was in a few of the vocals, but an extra helping of "effects" in those cases helped hide their warts!

I guess I ought to apologize here for updating my side so sporadically. But at least I HAVE! :)

P.S.:

Where does the name “Messier 81” come from, you ask? I’m glad you asked! Messier 81 is one of the names astronomers give to the galaxy in the picture...this particular picture being one of the most beautiful astronomical images this writer has ever seen, at least from the classical black and white era of the 1930s and 1940s. The name derives from a French astronomer named Charles Messier, who cataloged a number of such objects in the 18th century. There's a great page about him HERE.

In fact, there is another fine site where you can see ALL of Messier’s objects, from M1 to M101! Click HERE to see it.

Thanks for taking a look at my site!

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