ROOTS..THE FINAL INGREDIENT….HOW TO HAVE FUN AT MIX
In
1995, after recording the Roots record in Malibu, Max and I travelled to the
Big Apple, New York City, to attend mix.
With the master, Andy Wallace, at the controls, things were smooth as
silk. We towed along Zyon, Igor
and Roxanne to complete our little family circle. Every day Max would go to the studio and I would go hang out
with him, too.Listening to the
songs absorb the final touches was amazing and calming.We knew the soup was almost cooked to
perfection!
Roxanne and Max
Our favorite NYC hotel for many years was the Paramount on 42nd
Street, right off Time's Square.
We stayed there so often, the entire staff knew our family and watched
the kids grow up. Zyon learned to
write his name in the Paramount.
Unfortunately, his tablet was the pale green leather chair in our room
and his crayon was a permanent marker.
The darling maid came in one day and switched the chair with one in a
vacant room and helped me solve my problem. The hotel's location offered many activities and the time off
was spent romping through the Square, going to the Met, Central Park, shopping
and eating at the Firebird, one of the Russian restaurants nearby.
NYC Paramount Hotel
The rooms were famous for the large tapestry on the wall behind
the bed. Even though the room was
as big as a shoebox, we all crammed in and had fun 24/7. There was action all through the
day…cabs honking and people coming and going. Why, one day, Vice President Al Gore stopped at the hotel
restaurant right when Zyon and I happened to be walking up! The Secret Service stopped everyone but
for some reason let a green-haired Mama and her long haired son walk right up
and look in the limo!
No cell phones or internet at the time, so I was often glued to
the tiny table next to the bed while all hell was breaking loose next to
me! All part of this Mom-ager's
day!!! The record turned out
killer…but we all know that…and the chaos that was gearing up for 1996 was not
even in our dreams.
