No, I'm not talking about health care reform legislation (and the increasingly irrational and downright ugly sentiments and those who express them disruptively and disgracefully at "town hall" meetings across the country)--I'm angry enough about the loonies taking over the asylum that that deserves a separate blog post when time permits. I'm talking about the process of recording, specifically, the next Andina & Rich CD (tentatively titled "Two Guitars, a Dulcimer and an Attitude"--thank you, Dan Navarro, for unintentionally providing us with that!). We began recording today at Inside Out Studio in bucolic and restful Sparta, IL, under the watchful eyes and ears and skillful hands-on-the-faders of Gary Gordon (of, with his wife Roberta, the excellent, delightful and authentic Americana duo The Gordons). We started by tracking three songs ("Shira," "Mudball" and "These Cowboys") with our vocals, guitars, dulcimers and a few serendipitous curveballs (teaser alert). We'll be here enjoying Gary's expertise, Roberta and his down-home hospitality and the gorgeous weather, tranquility of nature and beauty of the heartland scenery for the next couple of days as we continue tracking and mixing.....and we'll be back (both here in Sparta later on and on this blog tomorrow).