Sock It To Us:
The "Dare To Be Surprised" Sessions-- An Illustrated Record
(all photos by John Davis or Lou Barlow, captions byTiger Teen magazine).
How were Lou (l) and John (r) to know that the watchful third eyes of the Idaho Alternative Music Alliance would be telepathically guiding them through the painful recording process, bathing the proceedings in an eerie sepia glow? Things woulda been a lot easier from the start. . .
That's Lou's finger pointing to the letters "ADAT", which stand for "Another Day, Another Trapezium."
The outside of the studio (from John's exclusive "Ministry Of Truth" perspective). Lookit the pretty clouds!
More lovely scenery! This is the route to the pizza place where Lou and John dined each day. We're not kidding.
No tripods, no photographers, only an Instamatic at arm's length. A still life in pursed lips and Odwalla. John's impish scowl conceals a secret agenda. . .?
Lou slumps at the mixing console, bummed by the realization that he must've misplaced his socks somewhere along the way. . .
"Lou, if you don't hold the camera at arm's length, you'll never be in the foreground of any of these candid snapshots."
"Darn it, John, have you seen my socks?"
Exhausted and not a little frustrated over the missing hosiery, Lou leans back and mentally retraces his steps that day. John celebrates his stealthy sock coup. "YESSS!" he hisses.
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