Rally Day!

While Deep tackles a particularly tricky scene, I thought I’d take a moment to share a great bit ‘o news with you all.

Yesterday we got the okay from Bill Badgley of Federation X to use the song Rally Day (from the same titled album) by Federation X in the film! It means a lot to me, Federation X is an awesome band and ever since it occurred to me to use this song in this movie I’d been hoping we would get permission (way to go, Andrew!)!

It’s nice to know that while some things (this scene for example) can be a real pain in the ass, other things can come together like a dream.

If you haven’t heard Federation X yet, you should! Go HERE and listen to "The Hatchetman" first (not the song that will be in the movie but still a classic). It’s from the great album, “American Folk Horror,” an album which I used to play real loud in my Honda Accord with the windows rolled down so that everyone would think I was a bad ass. It didn’t work, but that wasn’t the fault of the record!

In related news, Bill shared with us that he’s working on his own film. It’s a doc on another legendary NW band, Karp. Check out the preview below!

Deep (and Mike) in the Dirty, Dirty!

Just over a year since moving back to Washington to work on the movie, I’m in Lafayette, Louisiana with Deep, the editor. Already I’ve enjoyed catfish, crawfish, and gumbo, seen a live Cajun band, and last night I even survived a true Southern Thunderstorm!

Since I’ve known Deep and his girlfriend Tabby (who did some casting in Los Angeles for us), I’ve heard lots of stories about Lafayette. In some ways it’s like checking out a live scrap book, where all around are landmarks that I’ve heard about in their stories but have only seen in my head – this is where Deep and Tabby met, this is where they used to hang out, this is where Deep hit his boss and got fired.

It may not sound like it, but we’re getting a lot of work done as well. As I type this we're working on the river scene. Editing was a bit overwhelming when we started out, but now that we’ve found a good rhythm and established a bit of a working schedule, it’s moving along nicely. If it weren’t for missing Kirsten back home, I’d be tempted to put off my return for a month or so just to hang out. I could get used to this!