IMPORTANT UPDATES FROM PAT DINIZIO!
WE ARE HEADING OUT TO SANTA CRUZ TO PLAY A BIG HOLIDAY WEEKEND SHOW THERE, HOPE TO SEE ALL OF OUR SAN FRANCISCO AREA FRIENDS THERE! HERE'S SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS; FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO NEEDED TO RE-SCHEDULE YOUR LIVING ROOM SHOWS, OR OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS OR ISSUES, I WILL BE IN TOUCH WHEN I RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA OR EVEN WHILE I AM IN CALIFORNIA & WE WILL TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS THEN. AFTER DRIVING ALONE 300 MILES A DAY, ARRIVING, SETTING UP, AND THEN PLAYING AND SOCIALIZING FOR 4-5 HOURS EVERY NIGHT FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, DOING AROUND 140 SHOWS WITHOUT A BREAK, IT TAKES MORE THAN A WEEK OR TWO TO RECOVER, AND I AM STILL NOT "ALL THERE", NOT NEARLY YET- SO PLEASE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN LETTING ME "GET BACK TO NORMAL" BEFORE BEGINNING NEW BUSINESS OR SETTLING OLD ACCOUNTS...
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE EMAILED RECENTLY, THE "END OF TOUR BLOW-OUT" PACKAGES ARE GOING OUT AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE- I AM ONLY ONE PERSON DOING EVERYTHING HERE, IN ADDITION TO CREATING MOST OF THE NEW PROJECTS FOR THE BAND, WRITING THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM, AND MANY OTHER THINGS, ALL OF WHICH ARE, ESSENTIALLY, FULL-TIME JOBS. SO THANKS! I WILL BE SPENDING A FEW DAYS IN SF WITH MY WRITING PARTNER MATT HADER FINISHING AND TIGHTENING UP THE BOOK VERSION OF "CONFESSIONS OF A ROCK STAR", AND WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR EVERYONE WHO HOSTED A LIVING ROOM TOUR CONCERT TO SEND IN ALL OF THEIR VIDEO FOOTAGE TO ME SO WE CAN BEGIN ASSEMBLING THE DOCUMENTARY AND SOUNDTRACK CD. I WILL CALL EVERYONE INDIVIDUALLY SOON TO SAY HELLO AND CHECK IN! "CONFESSIONS OF A ROCK STAR" WILL NOT BE READY UNTIL JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING 2009, JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, SO THERE'S NO NEED TO EMAIL ME ABOUT THAT ONE, AT LEAST, NOT FOR AWHILE! THE DVD VIDEO VERSION OF "THE SMITHEREENS LIVE IN CONCERT" (THE ENTIRE 80-MINUTE SHOW/CPNCERT FROM THE COURT TAVERN) WILL BE RELEASED COMMERCIALLY BY OUR LABEL KOCH/E1 MUSIC THIS FALL. IT WILL CONTAIN A SEPARATE TRACK VOICE COMMENTARY BY JIM, DENNIS AND I, TALKING EXTENSIVELY AND EXPANSIVELY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BAND, TELLING STORIES YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE, AND IN GENERAL GIVING YOU AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE BAND'S CAREER AND SONGS AS WE WATCH THE CONCERT, REACT, INTERACT, AND COMMENT. THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY SPECIAL FOR US AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CARE ABOUT OUR MUSIC- WE'LL BE DOING THIS IN A WEEK OR SO! MORE IMPORTANTLY, AND AT LONG LAST, WE'LL BE GOING INTO THE RECORDING STUDIO VERY SOON (PROBABLY WITHIN A MONTH OR SO) TO BEGIN PRE-PRODUCTION AND/OR RECORDING OF THE NEW SMITHEREENS STUDIO CD/ALBUM, WHICH WILL BE RELEASED JANUARY 5TH, 2010, IN TIME FOR OUR ANNUAL JANUARY/WINTER/NEW YEAR'S RUN OF SHOW DATES. THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR THE MOMENT- THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING, AND LET'S TALK SOON! |
