Hey! Typically I start of this update with a reference to an upcoming gig or event, something wonderful about New York City, the wonderful people in my life, or the fact that I love making music over the years I've been called "That Guitar Man from Central Park".

But not today!

Okay, just when you were making sense of the world.... just when you thought there was reason and sanity in the world... the unthinkable happens!

(I know. I know. I'm as devastated as you are.)

Did you read this in the paper yesterday!?

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Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement, he said Wednesday, about 2 1/2 months after the couple had a baby. Johnston, 19, told The Associated Press that he and 18-year-old Bristol Palin mutually decided "a while ago" to end their relationship. He also said some details of the breakup, rumors of which had been swirling on the Internet, were inaccurate.
Bristol Palin said in a statement that she was devastated about a report on Star magazine's Web site that quoted Levi's sister, Mercede, as saying Bristol "makes it nearly impossible" to visit the teenagers' infant son, Tripp. The baby was born Dec. 27.

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Okay... first things first. Read this article. Bristol, Levi, Mercede, Tripp. Now add to that... Piper, Track, Willow, Trig!

I was talkin' to a couple of my friends, Tick and Plaster, at a diner last night last night. They both didn't think the break up was such a big deal. But I said, "I think it's a shame. And they'll both be sorry, or my middle name isn't Fluke!"

Can ask this question...

Is there a trophy or a prize or a Republican tax credit in Alaska for giving your offspring bizarre names?

Okay. Okay.... but as much of a shock as this must be to the stability of what Sarah Palin calls "real America" that these two teenagers have decided to split up, I think this report in the New York Times yesterday was a bigger shock. So much so that, feud or not, I REFUSE to believe it until I speak with my friend personally. I think this must have been one of those "rumors that have been swirling around the internet".

At least I hope so!

CLICK on the paper to zoom in on headline

Listen...

I'll wanna tell you guys right now how you can get tickets for the upcoming gig at H.I.New York Performance Hall on Friday, March 20th.

H.I.N.Y. only has 150 seats as compares to the 450 at Merkin Concert Hall. So, you might wanna grab tickets here. All you do is hit the PayPal thing and reserve as many seats as you need. Your name will automatically be places on the "Guest List" at the door that night.

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS

Doors open at 7:00. General admission seating!

Cool?

The concert will be at 7:30 and will feature my longtime backup vocalist and friend David Marcus in a kind of a farewell performance.

Seriously, Dave is moving back to his home state of Maryland and this is just gonna be a gig where we can all get together, sing some, share some laughs, and say good bye to Dave. Give "The People on the Hill" a chance to say "thanks" and good luck.

GONNA BE FUN because more than half of the songs Dave and I sing together are cover songs that you guys all sing along with. So, this is gonna be might to really let it rip.

Okay...

I'm just too broken up over Bristol and Levi to write any more write now. I'll be back in a little while.

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Have fun.

See you back here tomorrow.

Thanks again.