Category Archives: Life, the Universe and Everything

I’m a rock star. And I have the ego to prove it.

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Solonor

So, um, here’s where your friendly neighborhood rock star gets hisself a lesson in humility… Tuesday night, I was snug in my little bed at the Holiday Inn in Waycross, Georgia, when suddenly the cell phone rings. After seeing that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Pay Day!

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Solonor

Sitting here in a Holiday Inn in southeast Georgia… no, that’s not the first line of a country song, that’s where I am tonight. And they have wireless and everythang! When I first logged in, I got the most pleasant … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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R.I.P., Buck Owens

Posted on March 26, 2006 by Solonor

Crappity. Buck Owens died yesterday. He was one of the mainstays of my father’s repertoire (Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Merle Haggard and Johnny Horton). Continue reading →

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Bananas gone. Gone bananas.

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Solonor

Our Australian friends, Xade and Jo are in crisis. The nightmare scenario for monkeys the world over has occurred. Cyclone Larry has devastated the banana crop, and it is illegal to import bananas. It could be four years before they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I’ve waited this long… what’s another week?

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Solonor

E-mail from CDBABY just arrived: We just got copies of LESTER NORTON: Like Sailors Do in the mail today. We keep the first one as the store copy to open, label, scan and digitize. From now on the exact amount … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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We have liftoff!

Posted on March 18, 2006 by Solonor

I just got back from the Post Office where I shipped off copies of the cd to CDBaby, the Copyright Office, WPRK and Brandelion. They look spectacular. I sent the cd’s to cdbaby by Express Mail. So, they should get … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Threatdown continues

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Solonor

Where have I been? That’s the question on the lips of every one of my throng of fans. (Well, it used to be a throng. Now, it’s down to a gaggle.) I have been to the mountaintop. And I’ve looked … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Did I mention I love the word ‘penultimate’?

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Solonor

I know you’re tired of hearing that the cd is almost done, but that’s all I got. I finished the next-to-last song last night, and I plan on recording the last one tomorrow. Then, it’s just a matter of some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rip Van Rasreth

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Solonor

So, um, yeah… here’s a little tip for all you folks who don’t take drugs very often. When you’re suffering from a runny nose and stuff, make sure you ask your spouse (the one who’s been taking antihistamines since she … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Life is frageeelay

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Solonor

Hot on the heels of the passage of Don Knotts comes news that Darren McGavin has died. McGavin’s Kolchak scared the piss out of me when I was young, mostly because he played the part like he was having the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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