HEY!!!

Yesterday and last night -- it was another one of those nights in New York City when... if it ever fell out of the sky before, it fell out of the sky again, all at the same time. We saw snow, sleet, rain, slush, hail. There was lightning and thunder. It was a mess.

Ah, it's gone and we're just in for a little cold spell.

Welcome to all the newcomers.

In just a couple of months I'll be starting year #20 in Central Park...

Click on each photo for larger image.
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AND, yesterday I signed the contract with the good people at Hudson River Park in The Village to do another summer of The Sunset Concert Series on Pier 45.

If you're just checking in here for the first time, you might wanna browse The Archive a little. Lotsa coll shit in there... free songs to download, cartoons, Photoshop images, lotsa video. And here's a little photo gallery from last year's "outdoor" season.

Click to visit last year's gallery

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Okay now!!!!

In just one week from this Saturday night, I'm gonna be doing the first of 2 workshop sessions in a little theater on West 44th Street. I'll do one on April 2, and another one on April 9. These things oughta be really fun but even more interesting. It'll also be cool for anyone attending to feel like they are a part of a really cool project... right at the very, very beginning.

And if you wanna come to either of these nights, they're both... FREE.

Alright, let's do it this way. HERE's a video explaining the ultimate goal 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 these sessions on April 2 and April 9 will be little work-sessions in a run-up to the actual full-out workshop we wanna do.

Both of these gigs will start at 7:30.

Both of them will be in small theaters at:

The Producer's Club
358 West 44th Street (Near 9th Avenue)

IF YOU WANT TO COME TO ONE OF THESE SHOWS, THEY'RE FREE! JUST...

CLICK HERE AND EMAIL ME.

Let me know what night and how many friends you're bringing... any number of people is cool. But try to bring friends who have never been to one of the concerts at Merkin Concert Hall. I will put your name on the guest list at the door.

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And to really, really be a part of this effort...

I mean, if you wanna help the main project in a very significant way, other than coming to the FREE sessions... 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 ☮