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it ourselves。”
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“This right here? You did this yourselves? That's impossible。” He's looking almost mad about
it。 “How'd you get the gear?”
My mom kicks him again; but Dad turns on her and says; “Stop it; would you? I'm just
curious!”
Matt…or…Mike says; “It's cool; Mrs。 Loski。” He smiles at my dad and says; “We kept cruising
the Inter and the trades looking for a deal。
Everyone's blowing out their old analog gear for digital because that's the move everyone
else has made。 Digital; if you want to know our opinion; is
weak。 You lose too much of the waveform。 There's not enough fat to it; and obviously we like
it beefy。”
My granddad puts up a finger and says; “But a CD's digital; so…”
“Exactly; but that is the last and only step we'll promise on。 It's just a necessity of being
part of the industry。 Everyone wants CDs。 But the
multitrack and the mixdown to two…track is analog。 And we could afford it; Mr。 Loski; because
we got used gear and we've been saving up our
pennies since we were twelve years old。” He grins and says; “You still play? We could; you
know; lay down some of your tunes if you want。”
My dad looks down; and for a second I couldn't tell if he was going to get mad or cry。 Then
he sort of snorts and says; “Thanks; but that's not me
anymore。”
Which was probably the only honest thing my dad said all night。 After that he was quiet。 He'd
try to plaster up a smile now and then; but man;
underneath it he was broody。 And I was feeling kind of bad for him。 Was he thinking about
the good old days playing in a band? I tried picturing him
in cowboy boots and a cowboy hat; with a g