This is already an interesting week. There's a lot goin' on around here.

But there's also a lot going on around the other side of the planet. So once again, I'd like to just give anybody who's new around here a chance to send a little help to our friends in Japan. Like I said this week, Japan is a very wealthy country, and sending technical experts to a nation of technical experts seems redundant. But thousands and thousands of ordinary people are hurt and suffering, and this organization has always been one of my favorites to support.

Might be a way for you to help if you can or if you wanna.

Click to give

These physicians always show up all around the world, getting direct help on the ground, right there with their nose in it, helping ordinary people who need real help.

Okay... on with the update.

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Welcome to the website.

For any newcomers, let's start off with a little photo gallery from last year's "outdoor" season.

Click to visit last year's gallery

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Really jazzed about the way ideas are flowing these days. The thought of sharing music and laughs, stories and thoughts with a much larger audience is intriguing.

TODAY -- I'm heading downtown to scout a couple of theater locations for a series of workshop events. Now, here's my thinking. These won't be the actual workshop we're talking about. These will be smaller storytelling sessions with music to fly a few things past a live audience... to see what lands, what works and most importantly... what doesn't.

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I'm thinkin' it would be best to do this in the theater district a few times in April. I'm hoping about only 50 people at a time would want to participate in these. It won't cost anyone a nickel to be a part of this. The sessions will be free. I'll just ask that you bring at least one person with you who has NEVER seen or heard me in the park or in concert.

Cool?

Again, this isn't the actual workshop. Just a series of little... I don't know what to actually call them. But I'm always thinking outside the box. Damn! My whole life is lived outside the damned box for years now. In fact... I'm not sure I could even find the box if I had to!

Hey! If you're brand new around here and you have NO idea what I'm talking about... you can always hit THE ARCHIVE and catch up with what's been going on around here.

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HERE's the video from Academy Award-winner Tony Walton and his wife.

We're trying to put a theatrical piece together that, hopefully, will be a positive thing.

Click to watch the video

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SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?

You are everything. Just like on "The Hill" in Central Park, none of this happens if you don't show up. The 3 most important things we need from you...

1. A generous donation of real money. (Yeah, like everything else... it's gonna take money to actually make it happen.)

3. We need you to take it upon yourself to be a little Paul Revere-ish... take it upon yourself to spread the word about this project every day to friends and family. Make it your own. We need you to come up with Creative ideas to get the word out about this effort.

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FIND THE EASIEST WAY TO HELP

Your donations are tax-deductible!!! Whatever you decide to give! (So cool.)

Just go to the IndieGoGo website and make a donation with your credit card or debit card...

Click here to visit the site and make a direct donation. INDIE GOGO

THE PLACE TO JOIN THE TEAM!

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Or if you like doin' it "old school" -- just make out a check to:

Fractured Atlas
(And write "David Ippolito" on the memo line.)

Then mail it to:

TABAK
360 East 72nd Street
Suite A 1108
New York, NY 10021

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WHAT YOU GET

Cool stuff -- really cool stuff -- amazingly cool stuff -- ridiculous stuff -- really ridiculous stuff -- f*cking ridiculous stuff...

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You'll see!

I'LL BE SETTING UP THE PAGE WITH A LIST OF ALL THE COOL PEOPLE WHO HELP US OUT. (If you'd like to remain anonymous... just let us know that, too.)

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If you're new around here, you might wanna make a pot of coffee or pour a glass of wine and browse through The ARCHIVE. Lotsa really fun stuff in there going all the way back to... to.. well, they go a long way back!

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VIDEO TIME

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WATCH THESE VIDEOS IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY -- and then shoot me an email to tell me if you think they might become a part of the story.

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Click to watch the very first LIVE performance of this song.

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I'm really enjoying all of your comments about the newest songs, so keep 'em comin'! This was the LIVE debut of this next song in December here in NYC.

CAN'T YOU SEE?

Click to watch the video:

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HIT THIS LINK TO EMAIL YOUR THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS

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THE (entire) DECEMBER CONCERT

For you guys again today... the entire concert... "The Something'th Annual Year End Concert" is here for you to watch. Go make a pot of coffee. Pour yourself some tea or a nice glass of wine and sit back and watch this thing. Plug in some headphones or some earbuds if you feel like it. You can actually jump around and watch different parts o the show.

We had such a great time again this year in that theater!

(The audio got a little funky during Teresa Reynolds' Christmas song... but I'm do everything I can to fix that sooner than later. Check back.)

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Here are a couple of different fun galleries to check out.

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HAVE FUN TODAY!!!!!! (And be cool to each other, okay?)

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Thanks for everything.

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Peace ☮