The Trouble with Sweeney : Fishtown Briefcase is back from the factory and all of the print is correct. I’ll have this up in the store for pre-order in the next couple of days. There will be a special package deal to buy it and I Know You Destroy! for all of you out that who are unfortunate enough to not own it. Fishtown Briefcase will be at a record store near you on 29 June. Unwed Sailor is finally going to be touring. There are a few confirmed dates so far and they include: 9 June : Chicago, IL. The Bottom Lounge. 10 June : Grand Rapids, MI. The DAAC. 13 June : Des Moines, IA. The Vaudeville Mews. 14 June : Omaha, NE. Oleaver’s Pub. 25 June : Akron, OH. The Lime Spider. 26 June : Pittsburgh, PA. Club Cafe. 27 July : Bushnell, IL. Cornerstone Festival. :::scott:::
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Last night, Willis and I went to see the Phillies and Dodgers play, he wearing the red Phils cap and I wearing the Dodger blue. We ended up buying tickets from a guy in a big SUV as he made a turn on the street away from the stadium right as we walked past. Turns out to be the best $20 we each spent because the seats were in the front row of the left friend stands. It was some kind of home run fest. I was verbally attacked when I stood up to cheer Jason Grabowski’s 2 run homerun in the second and a solo shot in the 4th, but the fans warmed to having Dodger fans in their midst, especially when the Phils hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the 4th. Normally I would be impressed by the Phils firepower, but not against my Dodgers. There was a rain delay and we watched the Flyers play on the giant screen. Willis and I snuck down to sit by the dugout. When they resumed play, we got to see the last inning or so super close to the field, even though the Dodgers ended up losing. :::scott:::
I am looking at the artwork for the Live Mount Eerie 3xLP and it’s one of the most spectacular looking covers I’ve ever seen. This will be a triple gatefold jacket and the cover art expands to be three LP panels wide. All of the text is in both Danish and English and this is a co-release with my good friend Mikael and his label Washington Inc. in Copenhagen. Mikael recorded the show and he and Phil recorded a short track, “The Boom” the following day in his apartment. There is an LP sized booklet that features all of the lyrics written in both Danish and English as well. I’m really excited about this release. All of the artwork should be sent off to the printer in the next couple of days and the test pressings for the first 2 LPs have already been approved. The third LP with an etching on the obverse (yes, this is loosely in the one-sided LP series) is getting plated sometime in the next week or so. Last night, I went to see The Six Parts Seven at the unitarian church as they opened for TV on the Radio. The band has added a…