| From Marty's Blog:
August 27th
Six songs on the board this week - there were two songs that I really
wanted to do.
- "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd because of the sentiment.
- "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Stones because it is an
absolute classic and with the backing choir, it would have been
phenomenal.
I would have had an extremely tough time doing "Bohemian Rhapsody"
because Freddy Mercury had such a feminine voice. I felt really lucky
to get to do a Pink Floyd song. I feel honored to get to sing this
song with a choir, the full band, a string section and an orchestra,
crazy!
After song selection, Jordis & I hung out and listened to our songs.
She is doing "Imagine" by John Lennon and we figured out the chord
progression on guitar cause she wants to play acoustic guitar and
sing. I'm amazed at her courage at taking the risk of playing and
singing.
I woke up the next morning and memorized lyrics to "Wish You Were
Here" and went in for rehearsal. The band and I have worked up such an
incredible arrangement of the song. I have a lot of preparation work
to do vocally but I don't want to overdo it. Keep it natural and
simple. What an amazing honor to still be here after all these weeks
and get the opportunity to sing these classic songs I have grown up
with.
We all jumped in a van and headed to the Universal City Walk for a
radio gig. When we arrived there were a few hundred fans there taking
pictures and wanting autographs. It was totally surreal to have all
these kids screaming out our names and wanting autographs. Really
energized fans. We had a blast. I sang "What I Like About You" and did
a high energy show. At the end of Suzie's performance we all ran
onstage and took a bow. Lots of cameras flashing. Fun,Fun,Fun.
We got home and I worked on my song. Suzie, Ty, Jordis and I hung out
in Jordis' room and we eventually passed out.
The next morning was more rehearsals for the performance show. I need
to have a great show because all of the songs are so great this week.
It is really intense. Everyone here is phenomenal and you have to
shine every week in order to stay alive. | 
