The Rock & Roll Kitchen | Teaser For Pilot
I’ve been converting some old VHS tapes lately to digital, and have started digging into some footage that's a big part of my past (no, it's not porn).
For whatever reason, I didn’t think about posting content from my “pilot” episode of RR Kitchen until I read recently that Brian Wilson’s old shrink (Eugene Landy) had kicked the bucket last year. As both Landy and Brian Wilson are part of the forementioned past, it occurred to me: Why not put some of my stuff online?
Anyway, it’s been a real long time since I’ve looked at this footage, and I have to admit it’s bittersweet to see it again. Time & distance are two powerful forces; they’re not necessarily your friends, but they do at least offer you one last cigarette as you realize the feelings you had at one time have circled the drain, leaving you with little more than cold perspective (okay, I admit it - this stuff got me worked up all over again). FYI, as a little hint of what you'll hear about on this whole experience: you may notice how the piece hardly even touches on the creator and owner, the whole reason the thing even existed...
And so, I realize I have a lot to show & tell about the experience, which was my last hurrah after giving it a go for 5 years in Los Angeles. But for now, I'm putting up what it all got boiled down to after two shoot days and $75k spent - a short teaser clip. The clip does feature some great musicians, including Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), Ginger Baker (Cream), Tower Of Power Horns, Jim Keltner, Lee Sklar, Mike Finnegan, Mark Andes and - much more on this guy later - Scott Page (Pink Floyd). Oh, and the theme song that killer band is jamming on is called "Let's Turn Up The Fire" - a tune I wrote for the show.
For whatever reason, I didn’t think about posting content from my “pilot” episode of RR Kitchen until I read recently that Brian Wilson’s old shrink (Eugene Landy) had kicked the bucket last year. As both Landy and Brian Wilson are part of the forementioned past, it occurred to me: Why not put some of my stuff online?
Anyway, it’s been a real long time since I’ve looked at this footage, and I have to admit it’s bittersweet to see it again. Time & distance are two powerful forces; they’re not necessarily your friends, but they do at least offer you one last cigarette as you realize the feelings you had at one time have circled the drain, leaving you with little more than cold perspective (okay, I admit it - this stuff got me worked up all over again). FYI, as a little hint of what you'll hear about on this whole experience: you may notice how the piece hardly even touches on the creator and owner, the whole reason the thing even existed...
And so, I realize I have a lot to show & tell about the experience, which was my last hurrah after giving it a go for 5 years in Los Angeles. But for now, I'm putting up what it all got boiled down to after two shoot days and $75k spent - a short teaser clip. The clip does feature some great musicians, including Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), Ginger Baker (Cream), Tower Of Power Horns, Jim Keltner, Lee Sklar, Mike Finnegan, Mark Andes and - much more on this guy later - Scott Page (Pink Floyd). Oh, and the theme song that killer band is jamming on is called "Let's Turn Up The Fire" - a tune I wrote for the show.
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