Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
(And David, re: what I'd like to get in the Hat, msg: your writing.)
Excellent! First up "Charlton Heston is People: An Exegesis of Heston's Last Man trilogy of dystopian science fiction."
Then: "Krazy Kat the novel vs. Krazy Kat the Ballet - why did they both suck, and where's the Pogo Opera Anyway?"
Then: "From Square Pegs to Freaks and Geeks: The shortest distance between any two eras is a punk rock reference."
Then: "Antonioni: Sinking Like a Canon Ball."
Maybe you're kidding, but we'd run any and all of those in a heartbeat.
I kinda acting as my sister's boyfriend's band's agent up here in Dallas. I know a guy who books bands at a cool place up here called The Doublewide that I think would be good for them to play. They're really good, so I don't want to just say "Hey, book my sister's boyfriend's band" so what kind of stuff should I give the guy at the Doublewide to get him to book them?
what kind of stuff should I give the guy at the Doublewide to get him to book them?
A CD and press kit?
CD I can do- press kit with what, a press release and pictures? (I've seen them for movies, but not bands).
Maybe you're kidding, but we'd run any and all of those in a heartbeat.
Heh. The Charlton Heston one is something I promised to do for Scram a long time back. The others are just pop riffing - I'm not sure if they'd bear that kind of scrutiny. Well, Antonioni's sink in reputation is definitely worth a discussion, even if I wouldn't want to write it.
But thanks for the invitation - I'll think of something juicy. I read most of the current issue and it kicks righteous ass.
Got ahold of sister's boyfriend. They have a press kit! Thanks Jon!
No problemo. If you know the booking guy, it might be worth handing him the stuff in person. Then follow up a couple of weeks later (or ask him when you should follow up).
Jon, you should TiVo the special episode of Fairly Odd Parents (on Nickelodeon) titled "Channel Chasers" - there's a beautiful Hannukah takeoff on A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Hec! I was roaming through the local B&N (aaaah, airconditioning!) earlier tonight, and your Bubblegum book was on the shelf as a Staff Pick!