by beachraven | Nov 6, 2021
I have a love affair with vintage audio gear. There, I said it. Even though this equipment tends to be large, uses a lot of power, and is expensive to service, I never worry about what version of software I’m running or a subscription renewal. The gear just sits in my...
by beachraven | Oct 29, 2021
Quarry Park, Monterey, California Quarry Park is a short walk from our house. As the name suggests, it’s an old quarry dating back to the 1930s, built to provide stone for the Monterey breakwater. Over the decades, nature has healed this manmade wound in...
by beachraven | Oct 16, 2021
Photo by Bob Beland I was the house recording engineer for MCA Music’s publishing studio when they created a new record label called Deli Platters. The idea was to sign some of the edgy, new wave bands playing the local clubs. The year was ’80 and...
by beachraven | Oct 9, 2021
Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, California Parked on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant on Alvarado Street, sat a bike strapped to a trailer with a tent made of tinfoil. Oh, that’s hilarious, I thought, whoever made it must be paranoid of “Government Rays” or...
by beachraven | Oct 2, 2021
Commons Park, Denver, Colorado Last night I couldn’t sleep. After a few hours, I decided just to lay there and rest a bit longer before I gave up and got up. Weary of my thoughts, I surrendered and let them make their way through my mind without interference,...
