Well, yesterday was one of the most surprising "Opening Days" I've ever had in Central Park.

First things first... welcome to the website. Welcome to all the newcomers. Welcome to people checking in here from different parts of the country and different parts of the world.

And to every single person who showed up in Central Park yesterday...

THANKS!

Opening Day People '09

It was a surprising for so many reasons.

Firstly, It was surprising to be getting email, text messages and even phone calls from people who were waiting at "The Hill", even in the drizzle around noon.

Then, I was surprised when the Sun came out after an entire morning of rain and dire weather predictions from every source.

Then.... I was surprised at how beautifully a few of the new songs landed on the crowd of beautiful people in the park.

Then, my friend and colleague all the way from California, Kathi Gillmore, showed up to sing "I Can't Wait". And (not a surprise) But Dean Love showed up to begin shooting his movie.

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These photos were sent into the website by Sean Friedman
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THEN... I was reeeallllyyy surprised when I actually FORGOT THE WORDS TO "TOM CRUISE SCARES ME"!!!!!

I'll tell you, though... there's an explanation for that. I've been so deeply into writing and putting these next 2 songs and videos together, that the original lyric for "Cruise..." flew out of my head, nowhere to be found. (Maybe that's a good thing.)

Hey! Do me a tremendous favor. Watch these 2 videos and if you dig them, turn on at least 3 friends to 'em!

One is a brand new song inspired by my "Feud with Stephen Colbert", and the other is an update of an old favorite. (Make sure you watch them through the credits at the end!)

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. OR.... HIT THIS LINK TO LEAVE COMMENTS! Let me know what you think of these things. The comments I've received here at the website have been a blast so far!

Okay... Thanks again for yesterday. See you next week in the park.

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.

Thanks for everything.

PEACE