It’s been a crazy week (and if things gets any crazier, you’ll get the whole story – but here’s a quick hint: after some short phone conversations and even shorter email correspondence, several producers from MuchMusic (yes, the MuchMusic) had an on-camera interview with Soul Plane on Friday for an all-new reality series we could be featured on, to be aired beginning late this summer. Don’t bother asking me about it; my lips are sealed (and my fingers are idle) about this business until I get word from MuchMusic headquarters bearing confirmation that they are either going to include Soul Plane in this new, exciting endeavour of theirs... or exclude us completely from anything they do from here on out (the more probable scenario). But believe you me, our fingers are crossed like devout Catholics. But all that’s set aside for now...
First order of business: some of the pictures from the legendary photoshoot Soul Plane did with Louis Saturnino are up – check out the “Soul Plane At A Glance” section to see them. I can’t believe how good this guy was able to make us look... Adobe Photoshop kicks MAC makeup in the tits. I also can’t believe that almost immediately after having gone through the magnificent headache of actually setting up and executing a photoshoot, we now find ourselves again in talks with Louis to schedule a brand new photoshoot for the very near future thanks to Luke’s sudden grand entrance into our shitshack of an establishment. As much as I’d love for everyone to just be happy with using Photoshop to put Luke’s face wherever Patrick’s used to be, somehow I don’t think Conor, Kevin, Gideon, Mel, Aaron, Louis, Luke, nor Patrick would approve of this. It’s not a perfect solution, I admit, but it saves me from having to plan things out that never end up working out anyway. Maybe this time we can just wing the damn thing.
Not bloody likely.
Second order of business: Soul Plane t-shirts, as well as copies of our demo Black Box, currently available for full download @ www.soundclick.com/soulplane will be made ready for purchase at the promotional booth that the friendly folk organizing the Toronto Night Market (a huge festival celebrating Asian tradition and culture that Soul Plane will be performing at on July 12th – see “Upcoming Events” section for details) have provided for us between midnight and 1am Sunday morning (following our 11 30pm showtime Saturday night). Big ups to the entire Machinehead family for their assistance with and endorsement of our merchandise. Please come out to see us and buy stuff from us – the demos make great coasters, and the t-shirts are optimal for when you run out of toilet paper on the can.
On that note, we hit up our last (and, seemingly, the least) of our business orders: several promoters who work for Kick Ass Concerts (www.kickassconcerts.com) were at our blockbuster Opera House show on June 19th, and after seeing our set, they have graciously extended an invitation to Soul Plane to play at a show they are hosting this Friday (July 11th) at The Kathedral (see “Upcoming Events” for details). We’re set to bring down the house at 11 30pm. Be there or be gone. Sorry, kids, but this one is for adults only – have ID ready to show, ladies and gentlemen, this is a 19+ event.
Finally, due to the overwhelming amount of work involved in preparing for these back-to-back shows, I won’t be updating these blogs until after this upcoming weekend. I am completely swamped. The only thing that will make me even consider giving this site the time of day during this coming week would be news from Much Music – good or bad, you will know the minute I do. I apologize to all my readers for taking time off of writing blogs in my attempt to go somewhere in life, but at the same time I also beg of you all to keep Soul Plane in your prayers... we need Jesus in our careers.
