. mule skinner blues

[theo lovett]

THEO yeah, that's a pretty good way of weeding out the worst of the worst. but come on, there must be something! what about before all this went down, got anyone on standby? oh, nah. i'm still rebounding from florence, not ready for anything else.

[lily mccarthy]

LILY Not really! I was in the studio a bunch, haven’t been doing myself many favors on the dating front lately. Have an ex from NZ that’s touch and go if I’m desperate but I really haven’t been! Not even the pretty one from the house party?

[theo lovett]

THEO look at you, such an independent woman! no no. way out of my league.

[lily mccarthy]

LILY Imagine being quarantined with a really recent love interest - talk about a crash course in compatibility! Or an episode of Big Brother. Did you see they had to tell all the Canadian contestants about the state of the world and cancel the season? I can’t imaging being that far removed and coming into this. That’s always fun, though.

[theo lovett]

THEO apparently wuhan has a whole load of new divorce cases, intense! hahaha oh my god no way? the love islanders being told about caroline flack was crazy enough, 2020 has some wild reality tv moments. did you see jared leto too?! i don’t know. your brother is famous, can you really imagine him dating a total normie?

[lily mccarthy]

LILY It's a real test! No, what happened to him? Was he in space or something? Joey? Yeah, maybe if he ever shakes Aisha off. Zac? Never. Worked for Matthew McCounaughey though! Matt Damon! Jerry Seinfeld!

[theo lovett]

THEO haha he was on like a silent yoga retreat so had no idea. w i l d. you really think so? you don’t think it’d create some huge power imbalance? true, it’s probably healthy for them.

[lily mccarthy]

LILY This all came at us really quick, but I can't even imagined being completely blindsided by it all. I'd probably think it was a joke, at first, which is bad. It could, but you never know with the right personality! Probably easier if someone at least understands the no chill no sleep creative mind world, though. And like, always having studio time picked over everything!

[theo lovett]

THEO it's unheard of! i'm so dumb, i really thought the media were overhyping it abroad and then bam. let's be honest, are like... actors, really that creative? they're reading lines, right? is that really ignorant of me... totally get it for musicians, the touring alone must put a real strain on relationships.

[lily mccarthy]

LILY Same! Then I watched Contagion. Don't do that. No, you have a point. Artists, musicians, writers - they all create magic from nothing. Actors bring it to life. It's like...second tier? Just personal opinion, but. And one's self. World tours seem like hell.

[theo lovett]

THEO oh fuck no. trash tv is the only tv for me atm. and then they get all the credit! where my directors at! ok there are famous directors so maybe i'm wrong. the writers should be famous! yeah totally, i think it'd be fun for like five minutes and then you'd get real tired of it.

[lily mccarthy]

LILY Good - keep it light! I've been watching American Idol even. Sunday treat. They should! Most movies these days are book adaptions or remakes anyway - just taking all the writer's shit. Jet lag, no speak days, exhausted, constantly entertaining before, during and after the show. I hopped on to a bit of their European tour years ago and I was over it in a week. And I wasn't even performing!

[theo lovett]

THEO that's a little too far for me, mccarthy. reign it back. that's true, who even reads. did you see parasite? man that was so good, really made me hate rich people!! is that the life you want, lils? bc you're not selling it to me. you should perform with them though, be their support act!

[lily mccarthy]

LILY Can't, I love Lionel Richie. Yeah! Great movie. Made them look really gullible, I've been meaning to watch his other ones. Should add those to my Quarantine list. Not sure if I'll ever be that level, but at least know what would be waiting for me. To be honest I'm just happy making music people like, fame hasn't been my #1 game in a long time.

[theo lovett]

THEO same, let’s have a virtual movie night too. our schedule is filling up! i’ve got no doubt you will be, if that’s what you want. you’re really talented. smart, i bet it’s overrated.