The Fifth Beetle / August 20 2008
No, not George Martin or George Best, but a beetle, an actual beetle.
(His beetle-name could, I suppose, be George; but ultimately there is no way of knowing.)
I’ve counted five of the little blighters in the past few days - one, two, three, four, and five – on the mixing desk. It could be the same one on his little beetle training-circuit, and I certainly hope it is, but I’m convinced each tiny face was different.
They emerge from the dusty back of the mic preamp on channel twelve and disappear again down one of the inputs of the patchbay on the right. Please, Sweet Lord, not another insect infestation. Why me? I keep everywhere clean – relatively clean.
Alright, I need to clean the house. But, well, you know: busy fellow living on his own with his hairy dog – it’s not always top of the list of things to do.
Filed under Animals / Bachelorhood / Recording Studio
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5 comments on “The Fifth Beetle”
Nelson Galaxy / August 20th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I hope it’s clean when I visit in a couple of weeks. I have to sleep in that studio and I don’t want tiny beetle faces invading my drunken dreams.
Josh / August 20th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Beetles are surprisingly resilient to showers, you know. I spent a recent evening in the bathroom, trying fruitlessly to consign one of the black little nuisances to the plughole.
Napoleon Fantastic / August 21st, 2008 at 11:17 am
Nelson,
I’d better go round with a duster.
Josh,
Hehe, you’re lucky you only have one.
I seem to have a whole mixing desk full.
They seem to like the warmth.
Still, at least I can say I’ve had the beetles in the studio. Good for business, that kind of thing.
Jez / August 22nd, 2008 at 1:56 am
busy fellow living on his own with his hairy dog
That’s a good’un. I shall use that excuse the next time someone expresses horror at shoddy state of affairs chez Jez.
Napoleon Fantastic / August 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 am
Jez,
One of the benefits of having a dog: you can blame them for the mess when beautiful women come to visit - which is very often, obviously.
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