Hey guys... welcome to the website.

Got a new update for you today after taking yesterday off.

Somethin' up about those White House Party Crashers. And we're in the last 3 days of the "Sarah Palin Caption Contest". And I've got a ticket update for you concerning "The Something'th Annual Year End Concert".

But, first. Once again... Thanks for an amazing 2009 in Central Park.

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Seriously... thanks!

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Okay... the White House Party Crashers are in the news this week.

I'm kinda glad. It explains a lot.

Remember last year's concert at Merkin Hall?

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WTF!?

Okay, we'll be back at Merkin Concert Hall in 2 weeks for another...

"The Something'th Annual Year End Concert". (More about that in a minute, and a way you should probably get your tickets today!)

TONIGHT!!! I'm gonna head to The Red Lion tonight to sit in on The SGA Songwriter's Circle. I wrote a new song that I might wanna run by the audience at the top of the concert in 2 weeks.

If you're not doin' anything between 7:00 and 9:00, head down to the corner of Bleecker Street and Thompson in The Village, listen to some fine songwriters and let me run this new song by you. It's not a funny song.... it's just a way to say "Good Bye 2009"

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Click for larger images from a night when singer
PHOEBE SNOW dropped in to crank a few songs out.

THIS WEEK the "Create a Caption Contest" is wrapping up.... just 3 days left. Some of the entries are hysterical. (I'm gonna post some of the captions you've sent in.)

FIRST!!! Let me tell anybody who's new around here how to get tickets for the gig in 2 weeks.

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GRAB SOME TICKETS THIS WEEK! I checked the box office today and there are only about 200 seats left.

THE CONCERT

At the end of every lap around the Sun we get together and kick the year in the ass as it heads out the door in a great music venue near Lincoln Center... Merkin Concert Hall in the Kaufman Center.

This year we'll be doing a whole bunch of new songs from the latest album, and I'll be joined on stage by some of the most generous, open-hearted, talented, good people... really wonderful artists. George Wurzbach, Ryan Cavan, Nelson Montana, Dave Marcus, Chris Tedesco and Cenovia Cummins. Folk-legend, Christine Lavin is gonna be in the house and will probably jump in on a few things. The man who brought The Beatles to America, Mr. Sid Bernstein, is gonna be in the audience so we'll all be in the company of American music history. AND... we laugh as much as we sing at these gigs.

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You're not gonna wanna miss this one. This year it's on a SATURDAY NIGHT - - December 12th.

I think the best way to make sure you get the very best seats still available is to call the box office directly between noon and 7:00

212-501-3330

Or you can click on this banner to grab tickets online

This year we're also gonna be joined on stage by newcomer, the beautiful and talented Teresa Reynolds.

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Seriously, you're NOT gonna wanna miss this. Click on the image.

Now.... there isn't a bad seat in that venue. There really isn't. Even the balcony is right on top of the stage. It's a very intimate hall. That's one of the reasons I love calling it home every December.

Okay...

THE CONTEST

I'm going to announce the winner THIS THURSDAY!!! (December 3)

You still have time to get a few captions in to win a 6-CD set of music and a "Crazy on the Same Day" baseball cap, even if this is your very first time here at the site. All you're gonna hafta do is come up with your own caption to one of my Photoshop images. I call this one...

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Click on this banner to find out how to make up your own caption , enter the contest and win FREE stuff.

It's really kinda cool. The emails are flying. I can't post them all. But I'll just grab a random bunch and give you an idea of how clever, funny, silly and sometimes downright twisted a lot of you are!!!

SOME OF THE CAPTIONS ALREADY SENT IN (And a few comments)
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Cool?

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And before I get outta here today, here are a couple of samples from some of the songs we'll probably wind up doing a the gig this year.

KEEP HOPE ALIVE

ANY OTHER WAY

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And! Here are the links for the 2 brand new galleries.

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See you guys here at the site all week with a new update every day! If you're new around here, or if you're checking in from a different part of the country or a different part of the world, take a few minutes (or hours) to browse through the ARCHIVE. Lotsa cool shit in there.

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Thanks for everything.

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PEACE