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I’ve been a Seattlite for just about a month now, and life is finally starting to take on a sense of the routine. A week after I arrived, I visited KUOW, one of two public radio stations here, and this was to appear via ISDN (a high-audio-quality designated phone line) on the Tavis Smiley show. No one was certain when my recorded appearance would air, so we’ve been monitoring the airwaves and hoping to either catch it, or hear from someone who has. Insofar as KUOW is concerned, they seem like terrific folks and have an amazing facility there, so I may see if there’s a way I can wheedle myself back into radio without going the commercial route.
Insofar as “Souled American” is concerned, there have been some terrific reviews published overseas in MOJO and UNCUT magazines, and I hope to get those posted in the near future. A simple trip to Google will get you most of the others.
Speaking of reviews,.. if you like “Souled American,” and its message — that the differences between us are not nearly so great as the commonalities among us — I encourage you to post a review on Amazon. I’m led to understand that potential buyers really do use the site as a consumer guide, so any kind of endoresment from the general reading public would be most helpful and greatly appreciated.
And last for today, I want to say congratulations to my family at KGSR on the occasion of their 15th Anniversary. My understanding from chatting with Jody is that the show was a blast and that the move to a new locale (although we’ll all miss the ACL Soundstage) was a smart choice that paid off. As this week also marks a quarter century since we’ve lost John Lennon, it’s good to know that his work of bringing unity and peace through music continues with the many people he inspired — including my friend Jody Denberg. We’re about to link my site with the KGSR site, so those of you in Cyberville will find it easier than ever to click from here to there (where my John Fogerty interview can be heard), and back here for updates about me and my exploits regarding a “Souled American” documentary, CD box set, steak knives and commemorative plates (just kidding on the last two).
I’ll go into more detail on my progress in the next installment. Suffice it to say that I am wearing the worst haircut I’ve had since the 1960s — it’s growing out, but I still look like an extra from the cast of “Slingblade” (”Uh-huh”), and struggling to find new friends in a foreign land. I do like that it’s a Blue State — but sometimes think I’d cash in on all the political correctness for a margarita that really has a kick to it. I’ll post again soon.