Chatting with Peja -- Episode 13

Another Promotional Video. . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOlx3H-6h_A

I can't get the embedding to work, so instead, click the link above to check it out.

I'll fix it soon.

Hey look -- I fixed it!

Hey, look, it's a baby!

Jay.

ECHO Promo Video. . .

TRACK FROM NEW ALBUM

Hey everyone, up over there, if you check out the Barn Flyz song of the day thing, you can hear the brand new recording of "Society Dames" from the new record. Shine your shoes, put on your best white gloves and top hat, and check it out.

Clay Cat says, "I like the song!"

Posters. . .

My dad printed up some posters to help advertise the new record. Alright, the picture is nothing new. But, still. . . Posters?? ? ? The new album is available from me. Or at my work. That is all for now. I'm not sure if having it in stores really makes any difference. I sold one in a store with "Songs for my Seaweed Girl". One copy. To my friend Andy. Who makes cool films. The band does seem to be better known now, and even the presence of a new record and some buzz thereabouts, but I'm hesitant to put stock in stores, when I can just sell it myself and either make more money, or charge less. Any thoughts?

Peja got this awesome new piano book called "My First Piano Adventure". It has great stuff in it like hitting all the sets of two black keys and stuff. It really invites kids to explore the whole keyboard without knowing all the notes. I recommend it.

In other news, I bought a new camera. . . You can see it there in Peja's eye. It's a JVC Everio or something like that. I bought it from a very nice army guy who's wife let him buy it 3 years ago when he got back from overseas. Retail? $1300. My cost? $160. For a 3CCD video/still camera. Madness. Story ideas for the first official music video from ECHO are in the air. All involve Peja, Basketball, or both.

Under My Hood I Have a Hat

Thanks to everyone who came out to Next Church for the gig on Friday. I got to kindly play a solo acoustic set during a concert put on by some amazing home school parents. Thanks to Ice on Fire, Lockdown, and Mars for sharing the stage with me. I sold some cd's, which was cool, and the gig made enough money to share with the musicians (better than I normally do!). Thanks to my boss Tim, who kindly volunteered his services as sound guy. It was a great night of local music, and had the vibe I always want at my shows.

Set List:

Thinkin' About You (radiohead cover)

Beautiful Solitary

City Lights

Sharon

When She Says I Do.

Oh, and the best part of the night -- one of my former students, a 6 year old named Austin, was there, and he walked over to me during sound check and handed me an envelope.

"Hey Austin, how are you?"

"Open it!"

"It's for me?"

"Open it! It's a picture I made for you, you can hang it on your wall, and a puzzle!"

The puzzle was titled, "under my hood I have a hat", which I think is an awesome title for anything. The puzzle was challenging, but rewarding.