{"id":563,"date":"2023-10-22T01:13:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T07:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/?p=563"},"modified":"2024-02-10T10:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T16:23:01","slug":"we-can-edit-that-out-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/we-can-edit-that-out-right\/","title":{"rendered":"We Can Edit That Out, Right?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The documentary crew showed up with matching polo shirts, clipboards, and the air of people who had clearly <em>never<\/em> toured with a band like Feral Eclipse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their director\u2014a serious guy named Brennan with perfectly coifed hair and a rigid moral spine\u2014shook hands with Thane and muttered something about \u201ccapturing authentic artistry\u201d and \u201cdemystifying the creative journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thane blinked at him. \u201cSure. Just try not to stand in front of the subwoofers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They nodded, smiled, and wheeled in three Pelican cases full of camera gear.<br>By hour two, they regretted everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The first day\u2019s shoot began backstage at a modest arena. Brennan prepped his team to capture \u201ccandid pre-show tension.\u201d What they got instead was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jonah juggling drumsticks while loudly narrating fake cooking shows in a Julia Child voice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cassie leading a five-person argument about which band member would survive longest in a zombie apocalypse (Gabriel kept insisting he <em>was<\/em> the zombie apocalypse).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rico shirtless, under a table, trying to solder a broken cable while Maya shouted, \u201cUse the heat of your rage!\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thane in the rafters, calmly zip-tying a dangling truss cable while muttering, \u201cIt\u2019s fine. I do this sober, which is more than other sound guys can say.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel?<br>Gabriel was skateboarding down the loading dock ramp, holding a donut in his mouth like a victorious wolf pup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The first official interview attempt started with a boom mic dipping too close to Mark. He stared at it like it had committed a felony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t do questions,\u201d he said flatly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brennan gently pushed. \u201cBut we\u2019d love your insight into the emotional core of the band\u2019s lighting design\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark just walked away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, Brennan caught Gabriel in a quiet moment tuning his bass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo Gabriel,\u201d he said, hopeful. \u201cTell us\u2026 what does it mean to be the only werewolf in a band of humans?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel looked up, thought for a moment, and said, \u201cIt means never having to worry about who\u2019s going to eat the last burrito.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brennan waited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel blinked innocently. \u201cOh, was that not deep enough? Okay. Here\u2019s the real answer: it means I get all the cool merch designs <em>and<\/em> I can sniff out bad tour catering from the parking lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He winked. The sound tech behind Brennan snorted into her mic pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>That night, they tried to film a \u201cwind-down moment\u201d at the hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, the crew caught:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maya arm-wrestling a fan on a dare (she won).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonah playing a kazoo version of <em>Blood Moon Revival<\/em> through a megaphone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabriel leaping from bed to bed in the suite like a sugar-high golden retriever.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thane calmly fixing the coffee maker, again, while muttering, \u201cI swear I will replace every outlet in this room.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They kept asking Thane to sit for a formal interview.<br>He kept handing them schedules, safety checklists, and half-eaten protein bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, Brennan sat on a flight case in the middle of soundcheck and whispered, \u201cI thought this was going to be like a <em>Fleetwood Mac<\/em> documentary\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark walked by, sipping a soda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNope,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a <em>Looney Tunes<\/em> documentary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Still\u2026 they <em>kept filming.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because somewhere in the chaos, in the howl-soaked shows and lightning-strike solos, the crew started to get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They caught Cassie crying backstage after a perfect vocal take.<br>They filmed Gabriel slipping a backstage pass to a teen too nervous to ask.<br>They captured Thane quietly coiling cables long after the fans had gone home.<br>They watched Mark cue up a lighting rig with the gentleness of a priest tending candles.<br>And they realized\u2026 this wasn\u2019t madness. This was <em>pack.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Weeks later, Brennan stood behind the camera watching the band finish a set in front of fifty thousand screaming fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel stood at the edge of the stage, shirt gone, fur slicked with sweat and moonlight, bass slung low. He raised a clawed hand to the crowd\u2026 and the entire field howled in return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brennan turned to his assistant and whispered, \u201c\u2026this is going to win a damn Emmy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel turned just slightly toward the camera, grinning with fangs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all get my good side?\u201d he growled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the camera guy fainted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The documentary crew showed up with matching polo shirts, clipboards, and the air of people who had clearly never toured with a band like Feral Eclipse. 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