Spiderpig the Bulldog - what an incredible week I’ve had! A dream for me to have worked with greats like Neal Casal (of Ryan Adams & The Cardinals), Andy Stochansky (who cowrote “Home” for the Goo Goo Dolls), Micheal Miller, as well as up-and-comers George Stanford, and Joe Gil… It’s been a whirlwind trip with sessions, meetings & shows! Surfing couches with friends from West Hollywood to South Central to Culver City, and Venice to Santa Monica. As I quietly lay & think about the work load that awaits me in Portland my head is spinning. Of course, it could be the wine, haha!
My final session was a fantastic end to it all. I was scheduled to work with THE Simon Wilcox (google her, she’s legendary). When I arrived at the address in the West Hollywood Hills I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Simon & I were joining Aaron Kamin (founding member of The Calling & a cowriter of the hit song “Wherever You Will Go”)! We had a blast working together & wrote an epic rocker!
I’m a dog lover & Aaron had 3 amazing dogs. I was cornered by his Bulldog who couldn’t get enough attention. His name is “Spiderpig,” and he was hilarious! I don’t get the name other than that it just suits him perfectly! Spiderpig was jumping all over me until I pulled out my iPhone to snap a picture when he completely stopped in his tracks and I swear he posed for this photo op!? It was so funny but you sort of had to be there! At any rate, a picture of a Bulldog is worth a post whether you were there or not.
It’s time to get back to my new city, Portland OR! I’ve dreamed about living there for so long… It’s hard to believe that when I land at PDX I’ll finally be ‘home.’ It’s taken me a decade to get there but I always knew I would, eventually.
Hope you enjoy the photo of Spiderpig!
Over & out,
Josh - The Terrible Fake
