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Very nice guys!

I hope your agent is getting a healthy cut of the profits, and make sure you save your outtakes for your "Anthology" albums. In 30 years, there will be endless forum discussions about whether or not Aitch was using his blue pick or his orange pick.

Nah, the agent got nothing. Just a warm and flattering feeling she had something to do with that, and the inspiration to start her own music project (well... in case somebody who knows whom i'm referring to reads that - yeah, i'm just trying to promote that Oz/Ca gang that way, too!).

Thanks for the very kind words Jerry. Aitch in fact used a very special pick. It's actually a bit of a secret. It really helped us create our sound. He may, as you said, just decide to let people speculate on the type, shape and the color etc. LOL

We are, thinking of putting that track on our ICBM "Off White Album" Of course the album may take years to put together but that will be half the fun.

I terms of out takes we did not have very many false starts in fact if we just look at how the the bass was recorded for example, it was laid down in one take for each segment.

It wasn't blue or orange, Jerry.... but that's as far as I'm prepared to go!

Howard "Aitch" Bishop of ICBM recording in the studio.

As promised a pic of myself playing my 4003 bass in my little studio.

Oh and BTW a big hearty thanks goes out to our "manager" Sheena for her help with this release and also to all who stopped by at http://www.myspace.com/brianmedway to take a listen.

We really appreciated all of the very kind comments.

Uh-oh. Well, at least i know now whom am i managing. Yoko seems to be even more interested now... watch out, guys!

Oh, and BTW, i've noticed an interesting "coincidence" as far as "playing upon names" (or, more precisely, initials) is concerned: when you take the first letters of the names, you get HB, and when you take the first letters of surnames, you get BM. So what should that mean?..
And one more thing: i'd suggest you need to make more use of H next time (on lead vocals, perhaps?). That might be interesting. IMHO.

Aitch refuses to sing at all Sheena. He is quite happy playing rhythm...so he says. Apparently we need to get ourselves a real singer? Is that what you are hinting at? LOL

Don't go there, Brian!
Ah... you mean Yoko?

Yoko did come to mind right away but I'm told that she is not available. She is apparently still sulking from the tough negotiations she had with you...

Can you make arrangements to get a known quantity for our next effort?

Depends on how soon it will be and who do you need. I'm afraid i won't be able to get Jim Morrison, for instance.

It's not that I won't sing, Brian. It's just that you'd get sick of waiting for me to down enough beer to give me the courage!

Sheena: We'll see if we can come up with more involvement from me in the next one. I'll be working on mastering the drum machine when I get home. And the kazoo.........

Well, as long as it's not a bagpipe... i don't mind. Washboard and gutbass, eh?