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Wednesday, March 30, 2005
3.30.05
so a friend brought to my attention this morning that today was the 1 year anniversary of the release of Shotgun, my last record. it was a year ago today that I joined the ranks of other domestically distributed artists. amazing how time goes. in one sense it "seems like only yesterday." however, when I look back on all I've seen in the past 365 days, I begin to realize just how long a year can take.
I went to the Virgin Mega Store today in Union Square. had to remind myself of that initial sense of fulfillment, seeing the damn thing on the shelf for the first time. it's silly really. part of me gets so excited, like I want to tell everyone in the store that they "need to buy this record!!" but then I look around and see all the thousands of records sitting on shelves, all equally impressive and tantalizing to the consumer, and I realize at the end of the day, my little Shotgun is merely one more heartfelt contribution to it all. so? happy birthday, Shotgun. may you keep comin' and goin' from them shelves for years to come.
if you don't have a copy of Shotgun, well, go on. it's worth the trip to the store and the what $12? $13 they're asking for it? it's in the "L" section. somewhere after Linkin Park. if you see Luna, you've gone too far.
peace,
TL
so a friend brought to my attention this morning that today was the 1 year anniversary of the release of Shotgun, my last record. it was a year ago today that I joined the ranks of other domestically distributed artists. amazing how time goes. in one sense it "seems like only yesterday." however, when I look back on all I've seen in the past 365 days, I begin to realize just how long a year can take.
I went to the Virgin Mega Store today in Union Square. had to remind myself of that initial sense of fulfillment, seeing the damn thing on the shelf for the first time. it's silly really. part of me gets so excited, like I want to tell everyone in the store that they "need to buy this record!!" but then I look around and see all the thousands of records sitting on shelves, all equally impressive and tantalizing to the consumer, and I realize at the end of the day, my little Shotgun is merely one more heartfelt contribution to it all. so? happy birthday, Shotgun. may you keep comin' and goin' from them shelves for years to come.
if you don't have a copy of Shotgun, well, go on. it's worth the trip to the store and the what $12? $13 they're asking for it? it's in the "L" section. somewhere after Linkin Park. if you see Luna, you've gone too far.
peace,
TL
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
3.16.05
well damn. so much for writing more often. it’s like you make your New Year’s resolutions then you look up and it’s damn near April. crazy.
finally back in New York after a couple of really productive trips to LA and Florida. was out in LA for about a week and a half in the studio working on some new recordings. of course a week and a half was hardly enough time. however, we did get a lot done in that short amount of time and managed to sneak in a nice little show over at the Mint with Joe Firstman and Josh Kelley. that was a blast. really. Florida was a nice little vacation from the cold. played a couple of really cool shows down there, helped my friend Sandy Rodgers raise some money for Cystic Fibrosis. spent a couple days in the loving hospitality of my old friend and former high school tutor, Chuck Yerger. he and his wife Sherri put me up for a couple of nights and I caught some much needed rest. had a few friends come down from New York and Indiana and we got silly for a few days, drinking lots of Shiraz and playing far too many games of Uno in the sun, pool side. got a farmers tan for the first time in close to 20 years. hilarious. speaking of hilarious, if I have to sit through one more interview by some out-to-lunch, half-drunk, or coked up morning radio/tv news personality asking about my relationship with Jay Z Chavez from the Backstreet Boys and what kind of “dirt” I have on a girl named Britney that I knew when she was all of 12 years old, I think I’m gonna lose my mind. I had another enjoyable evening at the oh so cozy Room 3 nine and a rather encouraging turn out over at the Virgin Megastore Friday night. I wanted to say thanks to everyone who made it out to the shows and give a big old “thank you” to Melissa Stevenson and Sandy Rodgers for getting me down there and making sure things went as smoothly as possible all week long.
for those of you checking out the updates, you’ll see that I’m ready to start playing and traveling again. got a ton of shows in the coming months and I hope to see as many of you out there as I can.
be cool. catch you soon,
Tony
well damn. so much for writing more often. it’s like you make your New Year’s resolutions then you look up and it’s damn near April. crazy.
finally back in New York after a couple of really productive trips to LA and Florida. was out in LA for about a week and a half in the studio working on some new recordings. of course a week and a half was hardly enough time. however, we did get a lot done in that short amount of time and managed to sneak in a nice little show over at the Mint with Joe Firstman and Josh Kelley. that was a blast. really. Florida was a nice little vacation from the cold. played a couple of really cool shows down there, helped my friend Sandy Rodgers raise some money for Cystic Fibrosis. spent a couple days in the loving hospitality of my old friend and former high school tutor, Chuck Yerger. he and his wife Sherri put me up for a couple of nights and I caught some much needed rest. had a few friends come down from New York and Indiana and we got silly for a few days, drinking lots of Shiraz and playing far too many games of Uno in the sun, pool side. got a farmers tan for the first time in close to 20 years. hilarious. speaking of hilarious, if I have to sit through one more interview by some out-to-lunch, half-drunk, or coked up morning radio/tv news personality asking about my relationship with Jay Z Chavez from the Backstreet Boys and what kind of “dirt” I have on a girl named Britney that I knew when she was all of 12 years old, I think I’m gonna lose my mind. I had another enjoyable evening at the oh so cozy Room 3 nine and a rather encouraging turn out over at the Virgin Megastore Friday night. I wanted to say thanks to everyone who made it out to the shows and give a big old “thank you” to Melissa Stevenson and Sandy Rodgers for getting me down there and making sure things went as smoothly as possible all week long.
for those of you checking out the updates, you’ll see that I’m ready to start playing and traveling again. got a ton of shows in the coming months and I hope to see as many of you out there as I can.
be cool. catch you soon,
Tony
