Difference between revisions of "Bora Karaca"

''I heard about Tally Hall when I was a... freshmen in college? My dad went to medical school with Dr. B, who is in a group practice with Dr. Cantor, Bobby's dad. Dr. B told me Bobby started a band and he couldn't get over the fact that he called it "Tally Hall", the name of our Michigan Disneyland. It was just a lame strip mall with delicious greasy pizza and Marvelous Marvin's in the corner, but as children there was no better place.''

''What? I went to a show, I loved it, and formally met Bobby and Hawls (very nice people). I wanted a signed CD, so I invited Bob to a mixing session I was doing. He was wearing a black fleece and those torn jeans with experience. We had a long chat and I enjoyed his rapport.''

''The Complete Demos he gave me had his signature above his picture, in silver sharpie. I approached J-dawg next, anticipating completion of all the autographs. This was my first proper conversation with him, and we had a long talk about recording the album, and I suggested ways to improve his recording abilities. It was clear that we were cut from the same cloth.''

''Andy Witz may have walked up the stairs at that point, where I properly introduced myself. He was very shy and did not join the party. I went to every show of theirs afterward, where I met Zhub after a Live @ Leo's gig, and R-sky and Hutch after a Michigan Union gig (he seemed completely uninterested in me). I don't really remember details, but I think I just obnoxiously offered help at shows, and as a recording engineer.''

''So umm....what? Josephine asked if I was interested in recording the band's HOT NEW SINGLE, "The Bidding", so I did. They must have decided I wasn't completely incompetent, so we recorded some new demos in a Music School classroom. Or did the Bidding recording come after that? Maybe you should...look that up. That eventually became the Pingry EP? I don't have it so I don't know.''

''I was axed to help at various blind pig shows, and eventually some random...out-of-state shows. And then they asked me to come on tour with them several times'' [He went on tour with them as the band's roadie.] ''Those were fun."''