I normally would want to keep this blog dedicated to things that are
happening off stage, but the coolest thing happened at our show the other night
that I just had to share with you all, because it was so touching. It was some woman’s birthday, so she was out
celebrating with some friends. After
wishing her happy birthday and properly embarrassing her over the speakers, we moved
on with the show. A few songs later
someone from that group came up and asked us if we would allow the birthday
woman’s girlfriend us the microphone to propose. Well of course she can. So she did: got up on stage, dropped to one
knee, the whole 9 yards. Normally I would
say that the whole proposing in a bar thing is a little cheesy, but if you
would have been there for that moment, you would agree that there was nothing
cheesy nor corny about it. It was
perfect. Now here’s the thing: I don’t
ever want to push my political, or religious, or ethical beliefs on
anyone. I think we should all have our
own views and opinions. And let’s be
honest here, I’m a musician; not a politician, not a theologian or anything
else. So my opinions would never be
intended to influence you or anyone else.
It really doesn’t matter to me what other peoples stances are on pretty
much anything (just that you like my music!!!), and I will never ask you to
agree with my view points. Saying that, I
will now say this: I have never seen two people more genuinely happy to be
together than those two women were at that moment. I know as a band we all felt very blessed to get
to see and be a part of the moment that they shared together that night at our
show. And isn’t that really the point:
to find someone to share your life with that makes you that happy? It was obvious to us that they made each
other that happy, and that they
really wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. It was a pretty touching moment.
Okay, now on to things off stage.
Here’s something that was a pretty huge milestone for me last week: I had
my first ever Big Mac. In 34 years I had
never had one until last week. At this
point it had kind of become an ongoing joke that I wouldn’t have one until my
80th birthday or something like that. But the guys kept telling me how good they
were; like I was really missing out on a great experience or something. There were only a few things in life I could
say I had never done: never got a tattoo, never been sky diving, never had a
Big Mac. So I broke down and ordered
one. So, how was it? After all these years of missing out on the
mysteriousness of the Big Mac - My verdict: eh, not really worth the hype. Kevin and Josh think I’m crazy for not loving
it. I mean, how can I not love a burger
that had its own song? Guess I’ll be
going back to the Quarter Pounder from now on.
You know what McDizzle did get right: adding bacon to the Quarter
Pounder. Now that was a great idea!
Last week we started doing some radio promotion for the new album. Part of our plan to promote “Back In Town” is
to do radio interviews in most of the towns we play. So if we are coming to your area, please be
sure to listen for us on the radio. Here’s
what I love about radio: it is still easily the best medium for music. People still listen to radio in their cars or
at work. People still have that favorite
station that they have listened to for years.
So for an independent band like us who are trying to get our music out there
to new audiences, radio is huge. And
radio interviews can be fun. Of course
there are some of the same basic directed interview questions that have to be
there to promote the band and music; but sometimes we get to talk with a DJ
that will have fun discussing completely random off the wall stuff with
us. That’s when it gets fun. I remember one time we got so far off topic
in a radio interview we ended up discussing our favorite cookies. Yep, nothing to do with music; just had a
discussion about cookies. But then
someone out there listening actually brought us cookies that night to the
show. Of course there are the down sides
to it too: most radio shows want to do entertainment interviews in the morning
(which makes sense b/c that’s when the most people are tuning in), but that
means we have to get up early to be there on time. If we are traveling to get there, that means
we have to get up super early to get into town for the radio interview. We’re musicians; by default, we don’t do
early mornings very well. You think the
other guys would be okay covering the interview while I slept in??? Somehow I bet
they’re going to want the namesake of the band to be there. Oh well, who needs sleep anyway? It is more important to promote this album
than for me to have sufficient sleep.
Totally worth it too. You know, if
I really cared about the other guys I’d let them sleep in and just go do the
interviews myself. Which I guess I would
do if they wanted me to. Anyway, back to
the radio discussion: does your favorite radio station do band interviews? If so, EMAIL me and let me know which station
and where it is. If we’re heading your
way, we’d love to get on the local station for a few minutes.
Well, we are on the last week of this 5 week tour. It has been long, but super successful for
us. Promoting this album is exhausting
and a never ending task, but so worth it when we get the positive feedback that
you have all given us over the past month.
That is a huge part of what motivates me; knowing that our music is
having a positive effect on people. So
if you’re really enjoying the album (or even just had a great time at one of
our shows) please let us know. And if
you really like what we’re doing, tell your friends about us too. Play the music for them; invite them out to a
show with you. Word of mouth has helped
promote our music more than you can imagine.
So if you like what we do, definitely talk about us. Last night even, someone at our show brought
two new people with her to come hear us; which was awesome. So next time we’re in town, bring a friend to
the show; and encourage them to purchase one of our band shirts, or a koozie,
or both of our albums (yes, that was a shameless PR plug).
Alright, enough for this week.
As always, please make sure you check out our website www.themichaeldband.com. You can listen to our new album on the
website, or find the new album on I-TUNES.
Make sure you also ‘like’ our FACEBOOK fan page, and ‘follow’ us on
TWITTER as well. (I think that is all of
our social media sites I’m supposed to promote)
Oh, last thing: someone suggested that our songs would be easier to
learn if the lyrics were posted someplace, and suggested that I do that. To which I replied, “thanks for making even
more work for me”. All kidding aside,
it actually is a good idea; any way we can make our music and lyrics more
accessible to the people who want it. So
I guess what I’ll try to do for the next several posts is copy out the lyrics
to one of the songs at the end of these blogs (please don’t ask me to do this
for the old album too). So, by request,
here you go:
“Show A Little Skin”
Just the other day I was wondering why y’all got control over all us
guys
Just then I realized what you’ve known all along
Some of us like red-heads others prefer blondes
Some like them short, and some like them long
Legs but there’s one thing that turns every guy on
When you show a little skin
come on let ‘em see, what you’ve got going on underneath
every guy wants to take a peak at you
might as well show it off ‘cause you know you got it
come on girl just rock that body
and let the games begin
show a little skin
Guys head to the lake ‘cause they want to be around a bunch of girls
wearing nothing but strings
And doing all sorts of sexy things like splashing around
There ain’t nothing wrong with a mini-skirt
Cut way too high with a skimpy shirt
On a real fine woman with a bunch of curves when she’s out on the town
So show a little skin
come on let ‘em see, what you’ve got going on underneath
every guy wants to take a peak at you
might as well show it off ‘cause you know you got it
come on girl just rock that body
and let the games begin
show a little skin
Y’all must be doing something right
‘cause every guy in here is acting kind of crazy tonight
So show a little skin
Show a little skin
come on let ‘em see, what you’ve got going on underneath
every guy wants to take a peak at you
might as well show it off ‘cause you know you got it
come on girl just rock that body
and let the games begin
show a little skin
show a little skin
As a musician you have had my respect and support for the last several years. After reading this blog you now have my respect as a fellow human being. Kudos to you and your band for getting to share such an important moment with those ladies. Best of luck with the radio tour. Would love to see you all in Easy TN.
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