Diary of an album - part 3
Studio update - # 3! March 30, 2006

Greetings again from Maiden Central.

Another week has slipped by, and the album is progressing at an
amazing pace - we have 2 songs finished, apart from the vocals, and
they are pretty mind-blowing. The "single" I guess, was the first
which features a terrific solo from Adrian and is fairly compact,
along the lines of recent rockers - and the second is a tour-de-force,
with a quiet intro, really great chorus, some proggy staccato riffing,
a sing-along guitar melody section, and again two phenomenal solos,
one from Davey and one from Adrian, which almost sounds like a fusion
solo - a la John McLaughlin - amazing!

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Davey is winging his way to sunny Hawai'i now, and the Wing Commander
will be in today to sing, after which we'll be off to the Royal Albert
Hall to see Gillan and friends, Judas Priest and the Scorpions. Even
Steve is coming, whatever next? Well, I guess we'll just have to wait
and see. Janick and I went out on Wednesday night, to the local pub,
and I got myself thoroughly sh*t-faced. Not very attractive, after
which I scolded the cabby for taking me the long way home and it
costing me £10 instead of the normal £5. He insisted that it was the
only way, and I could never do it for £5, so I bet him £20 I could.
So, he turned around, went back to the pub (with a thoroughly
inebriated me in the back, and having a right old giggle) turned the
meter on again, and asked me the route I'd prefer. And, he took me
home again. At the front door, the meter read £5.20. So, he said "see,
it's impossible for £5!!" So, I laughed and coughed up the £20, and he
dug around for change, but I figured it was a fun enough cameo that I
insisted he keep it.

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As I got out the cab, I got a text message from Janick saying "Police
have found a man's body in the park. Beer belly, wrinkly arse, small
c*&k and a face like a slapped arse. Text me back so I know your (sic)
OK." All I could text back was "I am having a bet" because I couldn't
read the letters on my phone with all that whisky in me, to which he
replied "Thank God your safe, I was sure it was you!" Cheeky monkey!

And that's all really - we're working away - very dilligently and
moving along - and as I have said before, it is going to be
stunning!!! I really love the songs and sonically, I am very pleased
with where it's at, so...........

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that's all - there's not much to write that isn't more of the same.
until next week - keep your feet on the ground and reach for the
stars! Up the Irons!

Kevin Shirley
Caveman Productions Inc.
www.cavemanproductions.com