Big, BIG,B-I-G News

Hi, this is David.

And, Hi, this is Lezlie.

Together we ARE Street Corner Choir.

(David, I think they know that by now.) So, are you going to tell them the news?

Of course, Lezlie. We are delighted to announce our first ever, Duo CD Release Party. For our new CD, Changing with the Sky. We are SO excited about this album. We’re certain you will love it.

So, David, do you think you should let them know the Party will be at Waxy O’Shea’s Irish Pub, so they can, you know, BE there?

Oh, yeah, Waxy O’Shea’s is SO easy to find. It’s on the NW corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Quivera, just 15 minutes west of the Plaza. This is going to be a great party. You can listen to Street Corner Choir, get a REAL reuben sandwich (where they grill the corned beef and the sour kraut, then put it all in the bread and grill the sandwich again) and then kick back with a Guiness. How cool is that?

So, David, maybe you should tell them When it is, so they enjoy your favorite sandwich when We are there.

Yikes! Yes, come out to Waxy’s O’Shea’s Sunday, March 21 from 3-5 PM. (And plan to stay and visit and eat some great food with us. And out new CD will be available, too, ‘cause it is a CD release party. (I guess that’s obvious.) And we have a flyer attached with all the details.

So, David, maybe we should have let the flyer speak for itself.

I think maybe you’re right, Lezlie. So I got Carried Away!

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Changing with the Sky .... soon.

I can't wait.

Our new CD, Changing with the Sky, is at the duplicators. Although the audio master was ready in November of 2009. The choice of packaging was not easy. Keep in mind that Lezlie and I have been performing as Street Corner Choir for less than a year. We decided on a regular jewel case, to start out. We're not getting a closet full either. But if enough people buy our CD from this production run, we may get a cool, eco-wallet version.

Then I started thinking about lyrics. I PROMISED myself that my next CD would have lyrics printed somehow. No more 20 pound bond double sided black and white folded weird kind of inserted lyric sheets. The real deal. So I set out to include them on the four panel cover piece.

But we have 13 songs...with lots of lyrics...good lyrics...but LOTS of words. I tried 6 point type. (Now this is really small. This is like the type on those little eye drop medicine bottles that actually hurts your eyes it's so small.) Not small enough to fit. Would you believe 5.3 point type? So we may hand out those little cheap (inexpensive) magnifying glasses with the CDs.

Also, I thought it would be cute to do a hand-lettered cardboard sign for the photo shoot with Erik Karlsson. (Boy, did he give us a break on a really professional shoot!) And I went nuts with cardboard as the theme. Even our website uses cardboard, hand-lettered buttons. Sheesh! So the CD art, well, as you can see from the website, which you must visit, took this to the extreme. Now as someone who has always done his own CD artwork, I have raised the bar for doing something unique with computer art for a CD cover. But this was beyond retro, it was beyond do-it-in-your-kitchen, it was CD art, well, on the street corner. So sue me. Once I get ahold of a design challenge, I'm a man possessed. I just hope it brings a smile.

So now I'm calling the duplicator every day. I'm looking at the calendar. I'm dreading the inevitable delays.

I can't wait.

From David

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