Hey, I really, really wanna start today's update off by offering a sincere and heartfelt "Thanks" to every single one of you who checked out the new song and video "Resolution" and left a comment so far. You guys are the best! I also wanna thank every single one of you good people who are actually "showing up" to help us get those TV spots on the air.

Seriously. This is a time for more than good intentions and words.

Very cool.

(If you're new around here, or your checking in from a different part of the country or a different parts of the world and you have NO idea what I'm talking about, I'll get that in a minute.)

BUT FIRST! For those of you here in The Big Apple... okay, so last night's outdoor Sunset Concert was a washout!

(Man! We got a lotta rain around here yesterday!)

But, it's a new day today and the Sun is shining and I'm gonna put my guitar on my shoulder and head to Central Park!

But!!!!!

I won't be standing in the same spot I've been standing in for 18 years, now. I'll be in the location I like to call ""The Away Game".

DON'T WORRY! I made a map for you to print out so it will be easy for you guys to get there!

Here:

CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE

I played there years ago. It's a great location with plenty of sunshine and plenty of shade, and you guys will really, really enjoy the view.

See you out there.

Now, I know a lot of you are reading this in different parts of the country and different parts of the world. I know a lot of you are checking in here in the morning to see where and when the music is happenin' today.

But, some of you are checking in here for the very first time after hanging out with all of us today.

So, let me catch you up a little bit!

ABOUT THE NEW VIDEO AND AD CAMPAIGN

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed... it's the only thing that ever has."

Listen, this all started because I was inspired to write a song.... then I was inspired to make a video which I put on YouTube.

It's a song called "Resolution". (The reasoning behind writing this song was explained pretty clearly, I hope, in this update.)

Turns out, a whole lotta people are listening to the song and the message is landing.... so much so that a "small group of thoughtful, committed citizens" have decided that it should be made into some TV spots.

One woman who saw this video and heard the song though it should reach a wider audience and suddenly came up with an idea, followed by an extraordinary effort.

Her name, this woman whom I haven't met yet, Miss Cynthia Papermaster is a hero in my eyes. A "Rosa Parks". A true patriot. She is so passionate and committed to justice and love of country that she is going through every personal resource she has to make this ad campaign a reality. I'm so impressed by her passion and commitment. She's really "showing up" in the most extraordinary way. She's decided to front the money in the amount of approx. $50,000 needed for the ad buy on her own American Express card! She's just going on Faith that people of Good conscience and organizations who like to "talk" and "write" about issues like this will actually show up for this.

Inspiring.

Look... I just wrote a song. I recorded it and produced it with engineer Brian Bauers. Christine Lavin and Sid Bernstein and a group of really cool people showed up to sing on it. Then on another whim, I did that video all by myself on "the little laptop that could" in imovie 06! Then Laura Manske, who shot some of the footage for the video, got moving and has been an inexhaustible force behind it. I had NO idea this would pick up steam.

After hearing that there was interest in taking this message to a wider audience, my new pal, Emmy Award-winning director Dean Love, shot the 3 commercial spots for free! His brother Dave is a top-notch pro film editor who cut these spots for FREE! Everybody has worked ion these things tirelessly for weeks. Now, we've got a song. We've got a YouTube video. We've got websites. We've got about a quarter of a million dollars worth of .30 spots to work with.... to help start a wave. But, we're all tapped out and beat.

Here comes Cynthia.

Turns out, making these commercials was her idea. She has the commitment and belief and Faith you don't find in many people these days.

So, I just got word that this thing is a "GO" and should start airing next week and the week after. I'm gonna ask right now that YOU do EVERYTHING that YOU can to get the word out to the corporate media and EVERYONE you know.

We've ALL gotta get on our horses and ride!!!!!

And PLEASE... go up to the top of this page, on the right up there where it says "Resolution", and donate whatever you can to get some money back to Cynthia. I think the good people in my audience will show up for thousands. We've all gotta get this money to Ms. Papermaster in ANY way we can. And we'll make this country a better place in doing so!!! (She's like me. She's one of the 48 million Americans who don't even have health insurance!!!)

Cool?

EVERYBODY'S gotta really get behind this and we'll start a brush fire.... together!

DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS "SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS"?

Click on this image to watch one of the three commercials.

Then... we hafta raise $50,000 but it's gotta start somewhere!

(I'm serious about this.)

Hit the PayPal button over there on the right at the top of the page where it says "Resolution". That whole thing is going to this ad campaign. Every nickel!!! So donate whatever you can!!! We need the help!

Make a difference. BE the change you want to see in this country and the world.

Here's the original video:

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO WATCH IT.

After you've watched the video and pass the link on to at least 1 friend who might "get it". Then take a minute to leave a comment, no matter how brief, on the YouTube page. It would mean a lot to me.

Listen, if you've seen the video and actually gotten your mind and your heart around what the song is trying to say, I hope you'll understand that this is not about revenge, retribution or punishment. It's about doing what's right and keeping the rule of law intact. It's about holding onto the right to call ourselves "civilized". It's about appealing to, what Abraham Lincoln called, "the better angels of our nature".

It's about simply admitting the Truth.

BACK TO THE MUSIC

I recently promised you guys a few sample tracks from the upcoming CD. Didn't get to it for a while because me and some friends and colleagues were.... um... busy trying to... y'know... make the world a better place. Ha! It's hard! Takes time!

But, a promise is a promise. So, here. A few 2-minute clips:

KEEP HOPE ALIVE

ANY OTHER WAY

Okay...

(whew!)

I'm outta here.

See you guys tomorrow and all week with updates!

Thanks for everything.

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PEACE