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The Artist They Wrote A Song About

July 9th, 2005 · 2 Comments

No kidding… these guys really got to me. I received the CD in the mail yesterday and now I’m sharing - with their permission.

MPEG Audio: [ mp3 Podcast] Stereo, 3.7 MB

Real Player: [56 K Dialup] [Broadband]

It all started back when they sent me a CD in the mail, a compilation album. Unsolicited. And I was all like, “what the…?” but then I listened and it kind of grew on me. Not sure why. So I wrote a review of the album, not expecting anything back. And now this!

Interesting timing because I have been seriously considering giving up art. Over the previous 48 hours or so, some negative comments about my work got me to thinking and wondering if it is all worth it or not.

Okay, sure, I paint a bit compulsively at times, but this stuff is way too expensive for just a hobby. Sales have been up and down (you know, “despite the great economy”) so I was starting to think that maybe I’m just full of crap and really suck as an artist but am too stupid to know it…

And then Moe’s Haven kind of saved the day. A big hug to them. You can visit their web site at www.moeshaven.com.

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Music In My Mailbox! And How Odd Things Happen To Good People

June 26th, 2005 · No Comments

Day before yesterday an oversized but NORMAL (unpadded) envelope showed up in my mail. It turned out it had a CD in it by a group called Moe’s Haven — or Moes Haven, which according to English grammatical rules means that it’s a haven for multipe moes, as opposed to a Haven belonging to Moe.

Moe's Haven, the greatest band you've never heard …Okay, this is interesting. The insert says they are sending out free CDs to people they think are interesting… Wow, I’m impressed. Moi? Interesting? Ah.. probably the movie thing … or maybe it’s just because you can find my mailing address online, I don’t know. But okay, whatever. I AM pretty interesting, but possibly not in the way Moe would like.

I am thrilled to be chosen. Even though they misspelled my first name (guys, when it says “Chriss” it MEANS Chriss, okay? Not “Chris” …but no matter) I thought, ‘well, this is genius!’ My happiness at getting free stuff will not color my review, however: My credibility is ALL I have going for me …So I gave it a listen…
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