LUNCH TIME POLL

A couple of years ago I was really into recording conversations, particularly really drunk conversations with members of my old band, Breakup Breakdown. Recently, I was going through some old files on my computer and came across a 20 minute recording of Breakup Breakdown leaving a venue in Savannah, GA and going to Krystal, which, if you've never had the pleasure of going to one, is like the White Castle of the South.



On the recording we decide who's driving, discuss what's on the menu at Krystal, what's the best fast food ever and the end is me ordering at the drive-through. At one point someone tries to drag race us. It's pretty classic. Once we get to the Krystal, everyone gets really grossed out at one of the options on the menu - breakfast-in-a-bowl. After googling a picture of it, I can see why we had that reaction.



Wyatt had a similar reaction to something he saw on TV this morning: the KFC Double Down. The KFC Double Down is a sandwich made up of two fried chicken filets, two pieces of bacon, two slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and Colonel's Sauce, which I'm guessing is some kind of mayo based concoction. There is no bun involved here.



When he told me about this, I immediately thought of the burger that Paula Deen once made on her Food Network show, Paula's Home Cooking. Her "brunch burger" is not served on a bun either. It is served on Krispie Kreme doughnuts. Not one Krispie Kreme doughnut cut in half, mind you, but TWO WHOLE DOUGHNUTS. One on the top, one on the bottom. Oh, and it also has bacon on it. Annnnnd, a fried egg.



So, the question of the Lunch Time Poll is - which one is more over the top? Which one is more heart attack inducing? Vote away!

NEW FEATURE - MYSPACE DEMO #1

I thought it would be kind of cool to use our shiny new myspace page to post some demos and song ideas so I'll be posting a new one every couple weeks.

The first installment is a song called Count the Meds. I recorded it using my Creative Zen Vision M, a device I've taken to calling my iRiver because when I first got it everyone asked me if it was an iRiver and saying "Yes" was much easier than saying "No, it's a Creative Zen Vision M". I've been known to secretly pull it out while drunk and in the company of loud drunk people (Jeff) and record stupid conversations. It's fun. The last time I remember doing this is when Jeff and I went to the Abbey Pub with Ben Krieger. I think I captured about 20 minutes straight of Ben and Jeff geeking out on music. They had no idea they were being recorded. It's priceless.

Back to business - I recorded this demo about a year ago sitting on my bed using the iRiver's internal mic. Needless to say, the quality is not good. I just wanted to get the song down. The quality probably won't be good on any of these demo things but that's kind of the point. The song itself is a collaborative effort from me and my dad. He wrote the lyrics, I wrote the music. It bears saying that the lyrics were written after many listens to A Ghost is Born.

Our myspace link is on the right. Or, stream it here: