I'll bet that
Ken Galipeau gave up on hearing from us a
long time ago.
Back in 1999 we played a brand-new song, "Anatomy of
Love", at the
Hillside Cafe in Nutley, NJ.
We had no idea if people would find it funny,
but by the end the audience was laughing uncontrollably.
So were we.
A couple of weeks later we got a package from
storyteller/singer Ken, who was at the show.
It contained a blank audiocassette and a note requesting a recording of
the song. He wrote, "It is just the
type of song I love to perform (those that walk the line between sweet and
twisted) and will be great for the Folk Project Valentine's Day show next
year."
That guy's got a lot of nerve, I thought.
Maybe if he had enclosed a $5.00 bill we would have done
a quick recording, but that didn't happen.
For all these years Valentine's Day has been less joyous than it might
have been.
We finally finished the recording (and video), just in
time for Valentine's Day 2013. I'd
recently unearthed Ken's package (I save everything!), and thought it would be funny
to send him a surprise.
I found him on facebook and sent a cryptic message asking
for his current address, which he gave me - what a trusting soul!
He's probably looking at the new CD, scratching his head and
thinking about time warps.
Me too.
We'll be
playing at the Hillside Cafe on May 18th, for the first time since
1999.
(We're playing as SongLand,
featuring
Carla Ulbrich,
Joe Giacoio and
Dan Pelletier.)
"Anatomy of Love" is now available for download
at
CD Baby,
iTunes, and lots of other places.
It features jazz pianist
Lonnie Leibowitz, with drummer Bill Morris, and
sounds real smooth.
Also, here's a fun
You Tube video.
Time to finish up some more recordings! (But what can I do with that blank audiocassette?)
Happy springtime.
- Mike
