Comments on: Mr. Stick Goes To University

By: michael lee

michael lee — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:49:39 +0000

Also, at a place WJU, you’ve got a good two years of built-up fear and obedience from their church background, before they start to question authority and demand “reasons” for your “ideas”.

By: Leonard

Leonard — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:29:01 +0000

If every once in a while you look off to the right and shout… “I like shiny things” people will add to your title Savant. For you sucky Angel Fans the first part of the joke would be idiot… WJU is five minutes from my house, congrats on the job. In teaching people it is essential that you make them believe you know how to hide the bodies of dissenters. This god-like fear you create in them keeps them from turning you into the authorities.

By: harmonicminer

harmonicminer — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:11:11 +0000

Yeah, I’ve been noticing that for some time now….

Maybe I’ll take up carpentry or something.

By: michael lee

michael lee — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:09:52 +0000

Remember, if your students master your content, they will take away your gigs. Gotta keep those youngsters in their place!

Do you think any of them have found the blog yet? heh heh.

By: harmonicminer

harmonicminer — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:08:24 +0000

Stick, just remember that the basic role of a professor is to aggrandize himself at the expense of his students, and you’ll be fine.

If you start actually teaching, and creating competition for the rest of us, we’ll hunt you down without mercy.

By: michael lee

michael lee — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:07:50 +0000

Oh, you’ve never listened in on one of our 3 a.m. mocha-chip ice-cream and trash talk marathon phone calls. He just goes oooon and ooooon about what so and so was wearing, and about how he thinks Brad might ask him to prom, but he doesn’t know if he should say yes, because he really wants to go with Kevin, but should he hold out, because what if Kevin never asks, and then he has NOBODY to go with?

Most of the time i just put the phone on mute and watch The Daily Show.

By: june

june — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:30:56 +0000

I never thought I’d see the day where a phrase such as “drowning in the sound of your own voice” was directed in any way towards my husband.

By: michael lee

michael lee — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:13:04 +0000

Seriously, you have to plan those break points. Otherwise you’ll just be drowning in the sound of your own voice.

By: Tom Ruscica

Tom Ruscica — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:44:00 +0000

Good evening everyone. For the first hour tonight you’ll be journaling.

Students: “but this is Recording Class”

Answer: “shut up and start writing. You just cost yourself 50 points. ”

Student: “but Sti…Mr. Steckler…”

Answer: “Get out TJ”

= Fresh Voice

= Fresh voice. Really, I use it all the time.

By: michael lee

michael lee — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:23:24 +0000

apple remote desktop + in-class mini projects = still having a voice, and your sanity.

By: Stick

Stick — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:10:33 +0000

Yeah, it was pretty fun. Until my voice gave out. I really do sound like a frog today. I don’t know how you full time teachers do it. 3 hours is a long time to talk. Can you say, “lab time!”

The guys are pretty cool. Tom’s characterizations are pretty right on. In the first class I was able to inform them that analog recording is dumb and old, and that micing TJ’s tube amp isn’t going to sound as good as going direct through Eleven. Even if he does put that cardioid patterened SM57 off-axis (see, they’re getting some good stuff here!).

Not only that, but I’m not even going to show them where things are in the ProTools menus. KEY COMMANDS! The mix may sound lame, but at least they’re going to get there fast! HA HA!

Just think, 6 more little Sticks running around the audio world! Mwah ha ha ha!

By: june

june — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:07:19 +0000

Everyone should know, the Stick still has no voice tonight. (He went completely hoarse after talking/teaching for three hours.)

hee hee hee!

I mean…oh man, I’m so sorry babe!

By: june

june — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:04:08 +0000

Now, if only your wife wasn’t so offensive, insulting and degrading!

(Nope, still haven’t let it go. I blame you, Mike.)

By: michael lee

michael lee — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:30:18 +0000

Way to go, Stick.

By: Tom Ruscica

Tom Ruscica — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:49:48 +0000

Ok, here’s the feedback straight from the students:

TJ Guardino: “He was really cool, no matter what he was talking about, I just kept asking about how to mic my tub amp – and he didn’t even care…”

Jeff Aulich: “No WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He’s the “Errrr” in the bud commercial!!!!!!! – I’m SERIoussssss…”

Tyler De Young: “I was impressed. I guess he’s a real musician too.”

Chris True: Huh?

Roger Heu: ________________(insert cricket sound here.)

By normal WJU standards this is a very positive review. Congratulations Stick – It’s great to have you on board.

By: Brandy Ruscica

Brandy Ruscica — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:48:00 +0000

Hey there Mr. Stick…how was your first class????

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:57:14 +0000

…like when you mix.

By: june

june — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:51:10 +0000

I’m thinking you should wear black eyeliner and black nail polish for the first day of class. Just for funsies.

By: michael lee

michael lee — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:00:30 +0000

You should insist that they not make eye contact when asking questions.

By: Stick

Stick — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:43:05 +0000

Yeah, then next year I can just be “#5″.