Are you at risk of prostate cancer? Be honest!

“A German website, Pundo3000.com, has conducted a study of 100 different products by comparing the look of the products as shown by the packaging with the actual contents inside the boxes.”  Check it out, quite funny >>>

Every episode of South Park is now available online. Nice.

“For the first time last year, nearly half of all teenagers bought no compact discs, a dramatic increase from 2006, when 38% of teens shunned such purchases, according to a new report released Tuesday.”

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May you all have a wonderful holiday season and a new year full of pleasant surprises. Thank you to everyone who purchased a CD, came to a show, or otherwise did nice things for me in 2007.

If you need something to do on New Year’s Eve, we will be entertaining folks at the La Center Tavern starting at 9PM.

A big thank you to everyone in attendance at my CD Release Party. Special thanks to Greg Johnson from the CBA for coming out. I appreciate the support.

I’ll be having a CD Release Party on Saturday, October 20th, at Albina Green in Portland. CD’s will be 10 bucks, no cover and we play from 8-11PM. Come on out!

I heard on NPR today that Radiohead is releasing a new album. Well, what’s so interesting about that? They are making the album available for download on their website and, here’s the interesting part, they let you decide what you want to pay for the recording. Fans can still buy CD’s and such when the album is in full circulation, but the digital version of the album is free-or-$1-or- $100-or whatever you decide to pay! Interesting.

It is no secret that I just released a new album and I thought long and hard about releasing it solely in digital format. (But, unlike Radiohead, I wasn’t going to give it away for free!) I ended up getting CD’s because of this simple fact - only a small percentage (12% or something) of consumers purchase their music in digital format via services like iTunes and Rhapsody. I am a member of that small group…I haven’t bought a CD in almost 2 years.

It should be fun to see how the music industry changes over the next few years. Perhaps the record companies, mostly a group of evil bastards, will start to lose some power? Perhaps not. Hats off to Radiohead for being a mainstream band that is doing something different - may you sell a million records with not a single penny going to a record company.

The Long Road is now for sale. The cd’s are $10 at CDBaby and will be the same price at all live shows. The recording will also be available on iTunes, Rhapsody, etc. within the next 4-6 weeks. (Just waiting for stuff to get processed.)

If you buy The Long Road and like what you hear, I would truly appreciate it if you’d take the time to write a kind review. If you purchase via CDBaby you can use their commenting/review system. If you buy the cd directly from me you are welcome to email me your review.

I played at Sahalie for the first time last night and had a blast. If you live in the Corvallis area you should check this place out. The basement room is cozy, the food looked great, and the wine selection appeared to be stellar. (I regret not trying the food…)

Special thanks to the very nice crowd on hand - nice people who purchased quite a few CD’s! It was truly fun chatting with everyone during the breaks. I hope to be back at Sahalie for another show.