Things are really rolling now; there’s no turning back. We only have one more choir rehearsal Thursday night before we record the choir on Saturday. Here’s our Conan (played by Erik Gustafson) singing his signature song, Funny Man. Erik was also in Karl’s Ghost Voices which is where the idea first blossomed in my head.
Before rehearsal started, Trey (Mike’s brother) recorded Mike on drums for the song Worse Than You. Adding Mike playing real drums–and Trey’s trained ear for recording–is really bringing the music to the next level. Without them, the music would just be all MIDI.Why does Mike always play with his shirt off? I mean, I get that he has more muscle than I’ll ever have but when you mix the muscle with the farmer tan and the freshly waxed chest, it just makes for a questionable photo.Mike’s family invited me to dinner with them before rehearsal. Mr. Decamp grilled hamburgers. Yum!

Mike enjoyed the fruit salad…He actually also missed the rehearsal tonight but with good reason. He met our lovely choreographer, Jessica Sims, to discuss the choreography for the first song. She showed him a few moves and I, instinctively, insisted he bring the camera to document the whole thing.

Other than that, I’ve been slowly putting together the website for the film (www.conanmusical.com). I will gradually be putting more interesting content up so keep checking up on it as the month progresses. Until then~