Hey... if you were at Pier 45 last night, thanks for showin' up!

If you're new here at this website, or if you're reading this in another part of the country or a different part of the world... welcome!

But, if you're in or around New York City today, head to Central Park. Find a spot under a tree by The Lake. Feel the breeze in the shade... and, enjoy the guitar work of Roger Bartlett one mo' time.

He's gonna come and sit in with me today.

I'm not gonna have too many more opportunities to share a stage, or a "park", with Dodger before he and his wife leave New York City for the lights of Las Vegas... for good.

So, today's gonna have a little extra special significance for me.

Y'see, Dodge and I have been friends and have been making music together for a looooong time, now. It's kind of a "fox hole" bond, in a way. When you walk out on as many stages as we have together in as many different venues... when you've been in the studio and recorded as many songs as we have... when you've co-written songs with someone... man!

Y'know, every time I've walked out in front of a sold-out Merkin Concert Hall audience, I've always been able to look to my right... and, there's Dodger.

This weekend will be one of the last times you're gonna get to have fun with Dodge in person. (Except for the times I fly him back here for gigs... which will be as often as I possibly can!)

Like I said yesterday, if you've enjoyed Dodger's music, if you own the CDs he's played on and they've given you joy, or if you've seen him in concert and he's made you laugh or smile... try to make it out to the park today, okay?

SAY THANKS... and, "So long, for now."

Here's an inadequate tribute to a great talent, Roger Bartlett.

Listen, if you are new here... go look through the "Archives" okay? Check out the updates from the past few weeks and get an idea of what we're doing around here. And, if you feel like it, you can jump in the "Forum", too. But, you don't hafta always be talkin' about Iraq and politics and stuff. You can share about music, movies, love, sex, each other... whatever.

Anyway, listen... quickly, before I get into anything else... um, about the VOICES TOGETHER concert that a small group of great friends are helping me plan for January.

It's really starting to come together! Early next week, I'm gonna announce the...

VOICES TOGETHER WEBSITE!

Okay...

What is it? The VOICES TOGETHER Concert?

Basically, it will be an intimate but extraordinary songwriters circle at the Hammerstein Ballroom, with some very special artists sharing their music for a vital cause... to get direct help to as many of the innocent civilians, the ordinary people in Iraq, who are being so badly hurt by this war. It will evening of music, laughter, some tears... but, most importantly, it will be a hall filled with good people who care about making a real difference in this world. It will be a room full of people who won't ignore the reality of this war, and who know that, while war is always abhorant and immoral, this war is especially so... and that civilians and children are NOT collateral damage. Somebody's got to take care of them.

"It's just us."

If you wanna get your heart around the spirit of the thing, here's a link to a recent update. Go ahead and click on this link for the update from July 27th. And, then come back and go ahead and click on this link, too.

Click here to get a general idea of what we're planning and why.

Okay, see you in Central Park today.

Oh, yeah... and tomorrow, weather-permitting, I'll be in the same spot as last week in Riverside Park. Play some obscure tunes, tell some more stories... maybe reveal the seceret location of the perfect diner!

(ssshhhhhh)

um... uh... no... not a chance.

Thanks again.