While we were away on tour, Diva the cat took to pissing and crapping in the studio corner. As cat owners will attest, the smell becomes unbearable. Got down under the desk to locate the problem and realised this must have been going on for a long while. Poops and everything down there. Last weekend, a major operation ensued – moved the entire PA, studio speakers, computers, leads and gear outa there. Mopped the floor several times with dangerous chemicals. Put everything back & re-wired the whole thing. Cat-piss-smell was still there. Dammit.

That’s it cat, sleep… you’ll get yours.

Eventually found the remaining source, a microphone lead bag complete with little cat craps & piss smell throughout. Took all the leads out & wiped them down. Washed the gear bag several times but couldn’t evict the stench. Bag went into the garbage. Sat down in the studio & smell still prevailed. Apparently, anything that touched that bag got the scent. Washed everything that came into contact. Twice.

Finally, 3 days after first looking for that offending piss puddle, we’re ready to roll. Some would say I got lucky – I’ve heard it said, you never completely get rid of the stench. White pepper down everywhere to keep that little sh*t away from the studio gear… for the time being. Rehearsal & recording begins Friday.

Fires out.