GONNA DO SOME RADIO THIS WEEKEND.(Further down the page.)
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But, welcome to the website.
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For newcomers, here's a little Photo Gallery from last Summer. Very cool. Maybe you're in there!
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Y'know? A woman named Edie Brickell had a hit with a song called "What I Am" that she co-wrote with a guy named Kenny Withrow. Now I don't know which one of them wrote this line, but I've always loved this lyric:
"Philosophy... is a walk on a slippery rock.
Religion... is a smile on a dog."
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Then yesterday, a man named Frank in Germany who used to hang out on "The Hill" in Central Park years ago posted this on my Facebook page. I HAD to share it with all of you today!
Already getting psyched for the next gig here in NYC on March 3... and really grateful for the amazing time we had at Merkin Hall in December.
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Y'know? I have one criteria for whether a concert is a success in my heart.
If after a night like the one we had on December 10th, I can get quiet with myself and ask, "Even when there's someone who kinda got dragged to the thing, even when there's someone in the audience who dislikes folk/rock and loves opera, even if there's someone who's social world view are diametrically opposed to mine... if at the end of the night I can feel that every single person in that room was glad they were there -- then the night is a success."
And I felt that last time at Merkin Concert Hall.
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RADIO
A couple of people who were at the gig host local radio shows both in Jersey and down in the Philadelphia area, and they asked me to do some radio this weekend. So, yeah... I'm happy to. These days, most radio is simultaneously streamed on the internet so anyone in the world can listen.
I'm doing a LIVE radio interview tomorrow afternoon on WNJC (Called Philadelphia's Renaissance Station) and one on Sunday for WRSU, the radio station at Rutgers University across the river. Check back tomorrow and I'll have links for you guys in case you feel like listening in.
The next gig... before we do another BIG musical project, I'm gonna hang with you guys for an intimate night of songs and storytelling and laughs. We'll just see where it goes. I think I'll play a whole bunch of songs I haven't played in a long time and a few brand new songs nobody's ever heard before.
Saturday Night, March 3
7:30
The Leonard Nimoy Thalia
Broadway @ 95th Street
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We all know what "general admission" means when we're talkin' about a concert. It means the box office just sells unassigned seats. You buy a ticket and that means you're gonna get in the theater. Where you sit depends on when you get there. No big deal.
But general admission is rrreeeeaaallllyyy not a big deal in a sweet little venue like The Leonard Nimoy Thalia. If you've ever been to one of my gigs in that venue, you know what I'm talkin' about. It's a really intimate little theater space. There literally is not a bad seat in the house.
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Remember a few years back... it was where I did a ridiculous song called "Facebook is a Stupid Idiot" for the very first time. This isn't gonna be that kinda gig. Well, for one thing the whole band won't be on stage that night. It's just gonna be me and a guitar and a handful of songs. But if I out a guitar on my shoulder, and you guys fill that room... well, then I'm already lookin' forward to it.
I hung out a little bit with my buddy Dean this week and asked if he could get a few more moments from the December concert edited down to be ready for you guys to watch on Youtube and here at the site. As soon as he gets some of those clips to me, I can work on the audio tracks and we'll have 'em here at the site. Some really fun shit. So keep checking back.
Besides the gig in the first week of March, we've got sooooo many really cool ideas and plans for 2012. Like this one possibility as explained by Broadway legend Tony Walton and his wife.
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And then there's the new webseries being produced by my pal, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Dean Love.
As you may know I am producing a documentary about "That Guitar Man from Central Park". I would like to ask all David's fans out there to write me and tell me any stories you may have about David and his playing in Central Park and how it has affected you or what it has meant to you. I've already heard some great stories, but I know there are more that I haven't heard. So if you got a story to tell about David and his music, please briefly write it out and send it to stories@thatguitarman.com . I will be contacting people from the stories submitted to interview them for possible inclusion in the film. Thank you and I look forward to seeing everyone on the hill this summer. - Dean