

JUST LANDED IN CHICAGO AND ITS TIME FOR BED - SO TIRED - IM SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR THE WHITE SOX/CUBS GAME TOMORROW AT 2:30 CHI TIME ON FOX SO TUNE YOUR STATIONS - SUNDAY IM PLAYING A FULL BAND SHOW FOR "THE TASTE OF CHICAGO" - THEN I CHILL, PRODUCE SOME TRACKS, EAT SOME GREAT FOOD AND THEN PREPARE FOR THE BIG CHICAGO SHOW ON THE 4TH OF JULY - IF YOUR CLOSE MAKE THE DRIVE - THE NEW ACOUSTIC ALBUM "BACKWOODS" WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ITUNES VERY VERY SOON - ILL LET YOU KNOW THE EXACT DATE EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT I FINISHED THE FINAL MIXES YESTERDAY AND I'M VERY PROUD - I HOPE YOU LIKE IT - ITS VERY STRIPPED DOWN - I'VE BEEN TALKING ALOT LATELY ABOUT RELIGION WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY - NOT SURE WHY IT ALWAYS COMES UP BUT I GUESS ITS JUST BECAUSE I'M AT THAT LATE 20S AGE WHEN YOU START TO QUESTION THINGS OF ITS GIANT NATURE - MOST PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT THEY BELIEVE IN A HIGHER BEING - THEY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES BUT ARE NOT SURE WHAT TITLE TO GIVE - I AGREE BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY CONVENIENT PLACE TO STOP - AS FOR ME, I HOLD ONTO A NAME FOR MY RELIGION AND TAKE BITS AND PIECES FROM WHAT I HEAR, READ AND JUST FEEL - I WANT YOUR THOUGHTS - MAYBE WE CAN ENLIGHTEN ONE ANOTHER FOR A SPELL AND DO SOME HARD THINKING - THIS IS GONNA SOUND VERY SCI FI OF ME BUT I WAS WATCHING AN EPISODE OF "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE OTHER DAY TITLED "FAITH" AT IT WAS AMAZING - FAITH WITH OR WITHOUT LOGIC? - YOUR CALL - FIND IT, WATCH IT - SORRY FOR THE QUICK TYPING WITH ERRORS - MUCH LOVE - HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE WELL AND LOOK FWD TO SEEING YOU SOON - JK

IF I'VE FELT DISTANT FROM MY WEBSITE CONTACT ITS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON A MUCH NEEDED VACATION - GOT A GREAT TAN AND SOME R & R AND NOW I'M BACK HOME READY TO TACKLE THIS ACOUSTIC ALBUM - I MADE SOME VERY DETAILED NOTES FROM LISTENING TO THE ROUGH MIXES ON MY IPHONE DURING THE TRIP AND WILL GET STARTED ON THOSE NOTES TOMORROW IN MY STUDIO - HOPEFULLY ERIK KERTES WILL BE ABLE TO COME PLAY SOME UPRIGHT AND MAYBE SOME PIANO AS WELL AND ILL BE CALLING AROUND FOR A CELLO PLAYER FOR A SONG CALLED "IT BREAKS MY HEART" (ONE OF MY FAVORITE NEW SONGS) - I READ A COMMENT ABOUT PUTTING "OLD TIME MEMORY" ON THE DISK AND I'M NOW CONSIDERING THAT ONE AS WELL - SO - SADDLE UP SEABISCUIT - LETS THROW THIS PANTHER PARTY - JK

