Enter Brook, who was kind enough to model as our fictional character called "the cannonball guy." Like the photographer in "Isn't It Strange," the cannonball guy has a few inconsistencies up in his thinking dome, and tries to launch himself out of a warehouse window from a "trash-can cannon." The album, then, is entitled Hello Cannonball.

We also forced Brook to ride a metal panda bear fixed on a large spring in a nearby playground. We thought, if nothing else, a man dressed up in a crash helmet, fighter boots and shock gloves would inspire the kids at recess. More than inspired, they made their wisdom heard by yelling "hey, helmet-head," and "look at panda-man." The shots came out stellar.

At our graphic designers we worked to put the pictures together in a narrative progression. The result of the cannonball guy's attempted flight from the aforementioned trash can, for instance, has a few different outcomes, depending where you look in the overall design. Mysterious, we thought.

We rushed to get everything off to the duplicators, as we had CD release shows booked a mere month in advance. With this final step, our long mission had come to a close. Far from an ending, however, Hello Cannonball stood as our entry into the realm of the rock 'n' roll album. Whether it elicits screams or death chants, only time will tell. Within the group, though, there was no question. We loved the way it sounded. The Humming had itself a debut. And with that, I add only this: long live the rock. Long live the 'n'. Long live the roll.

Ty Gibbons '99 is a member of The Humming, and can be reached at ty@thehumming.com. This is the final part of this series. In our next issue, we review the finished product.