Waiting all winter for our first day back in Central Park, and it's lookin' like rain tomorrow. There are people comin' from as far away as California who were planning to hang out on "Opening Day".
Man!
Oh well, I guess you'll hafta check back here tomorrow morning for an official announcement for a "go" or a wash-out. Who knows? Maybe the clouds will part and we'll have us a day!
But just in case this weather doesn't break, please don't feel bad. It's gonna be a long, wonderful season out in the park this year. I don't know about you, but I'm gonna need to hang with you guys and share some music and laughs.
The way it looks for tomorrow, I'll probably wind up workin' on some new song, some new editorial piece about what's goin' on in the world or some new silly video or somethin'. I also hafta start seriously thinking about recording The NEXT CD! It's sooooo overdue!
Tell you what, though.... to start off this rainy day here in New York City, let me make this song available as a FREE download again. It's a song I'm thinking about turning into a video.
Speaking of which... I love it when I recognize "People from the Hill" who go to YouTube and leave comments on the videos.
Here are the two latest.
This one is brand new. I sang this song in front of a LIVE audience for the first time last Saturday night, and then again this past Monday at Birdland. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Dean Love, was in the house Monday night and caught the song on camera.
While I was crankin' it out, folk-legend Christine Lavin and a couple of her friends surprised me by jumpin' up on stage and laying in some background vocals. It was so very cool, and the crowd seemed to dig the new lyric.
So, click on this image to check out a song dedicated to the man I now call the "Patriotic Pillsbury Doughboy of Democracy"....
Feel free to leave comments or hit the "Contact" button up there to shoot me an email. Let me know what you think of these things.
Okay...
I'll keep you posted about Central Park tomorrow. With everything that's going on in America today, we're gonna have an awful lot to sing about this year.
If you're new around here.... there's a lot to check out. Besides being a self-described "possibility-junkie", I was explaining to someone a while ago that I'd also become a photoshop-junkie. You can hit the "Archive" here and search through hundreds of updates. A lot of cool stuff here at the site. FREE songs. Cartoons.
Alright, if you're in town I hope I see you guys out on the hill really soon.
In the meantime, check back here tomorrow.
Thanks for everything.
PEACE
All outdoor events are weather permitting! Stop by the website before you go if it is questionable.
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As you may know I am producing a documentary about "That Guitar Man from Central Park". I would like to ask all David's fans out there to write me and tell me any stories you may have about David and his playing in Central Park and how it has affected you or what it has meant to you. I've already heard some great stories, but I know there are more that I haven't heard. So if you got a story to tell about David and his music, please briefly write it out and send it to stories@thatguitarman.com . I will be contacting people from the stories submitted to interview them for possible inclusion in the film. Thank you and I look forward to seeing everyone on the hill this summer. - Dean