Trey's world

Trey is making quite a bit of progress in soccer. In his first game he scored a goal and had several steals. He also had 3 shots that either bounced off the side of the goal or just missed. I have to say, though, he has yet to display my competitive spirit. Maybe he didn't inherit that trait, which while recalling the intensity of my aggressive play might not be a bad thing.

In his first game, one of the opposing players got confused and kicked the ball into the opposite goal. The coaches were trying to keep it positive and didn't want to acknowledge the mistake, but Trey wouldn't let it go. He followed his coach around loudly asking, "Why did he kick it in our goal? Huh? Why did he do that? He's not supposed to do that, is he? Doesn't that mean we get a point?" Finally, the coach shushed him and said, "Yes, Trey. You're right. He kicked it in our goal." Anything to get him to shut up. He's a good'un, that boy.

The next Landon Donovan...or maybe accountant.

Trey likes this drill that works on footwork and passing.

Take a gander at that defensive posture. And the face...you don't wanna mess with the man.

Like I said, he hasn't adopted that killer instinct yet.

Kassady's world

Kassady is extremely jealous of the fact that Trey is playing soccer. So much so, that when he was gone to school she stole his uniform shorts and socks. She waddled around the house all afternoon like she was Mia Hamm.


No! Stop dialing...put the phone down. Do not call Child Protective Services. Kassady is not suffering from abuse in this picture. No, she tried her hand at makeup for the first time. Instead of eyeliner and mascara (which for all I know may be one and the same) she tried Blue by Crayola (a new shade now available at K-Mart). I laughed, while Lori cried. She had to wash it off.

More Pictures

Doran: Royce, could you please sing one of those low notes again?
Royce: (in low, muffled tones) Doran, I'd be happy to. Raaarrgggghhhhh...
Doran: Royce, please teach me how to do that. Please!
Royce: Well, boy, when you grow up, you come and see Big Daddy, you hear?

The size of our crowds sometimes overwhelm us. During these type of concerts, Royce sends one of us out there to make it look like a full house.

No, I don't understand this picture, either. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Dan.

Doran will often select a privileged member from the audience to come up and watch him do his thing on stage. He makes them stand off to the side, so the attention is still primarily on him.

Dan is being considered for a starring role in an upcoming Marvel Comics movie called, fittingly, Male Quartet Superheroes: or the Fantastic Four. The rest of us didn't make the cut. Word on the street is that the other co-stars would be Elvis, Bill Gaither, and Jack Hooker. Incredible lineup!

Dan begins everyday with a 64 oz. cup of coffee. He then moves on to a second cup within the hour. Here he finalizes concert details with a pastor. It's amazing to see him work!

Gary Woodruff's daughter Jessica shares a smoothie with Dan. Actually, she was posing for a picture and Dan took advantage to steal a sip.

Royce with Sarah, another of Gary's daughters. His oldest girl, Emily, wasn't able to be with us that night.

Royce self-consciously smiles as Dan fills in Gary about his penchant for driving over 100 mph.

Royce watches in awe as Doran does his thing. Royce was the lucky audience member picked by Doran to stand off to the side and observe.

Sarah, Dan, and Jessica. Great kids, all of them!

Nobody wanted to pose with me, so after much searching I came up with this lady. She didn't say much, just stood there.


Royce kept on trying to tell her that he was her biggest fan. Once again, not much response.

Finally, trip update

OK, this is the abbreviated version of our trip last weekend. Yes, I know that it's been too long in coming, but this has been one of those weeks. You know what I'm talking about. We were in Montana, Idaho, and Washington over the weekend, singing Thursday through Monday (a longer tour than usual). We had the privilege of spending time with some of our great friends. In Libby, MT a fantastic young group by the name of Accounted For opened up for us. I found a fellow SG historian in Pete Milne, Sr., their lead singer. Their baritone was ill that evening so our very own Doran Ritchey filled in. He did it with no practice whatsoever, and nailed it. He's my hero (OK...that might be a stretch)!

We had a weird weekend in the sense of doing a lot of backtracking, this due to some scheduling conflicts, so we put on many, many miles. We were up in Libby, MT and then back down to Lapwai, ID where we reconnected with The King's Heirs. These guys are fun to meet up with. Their sense of humor combined with their heart for God have endeared them to our group. They opened up for us and then treated us to a home-cooked meal afterwards. Good food! I didn't know guys could cook that well. Ham, chicken, all kinds of desserts...it was awesome!

We also spent time in Bonners Ferry, ID before heading over to Spokane, WA for a full day at the First Church of the Nazarene. What a church! We thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the morning service and listening to the ministry of Pastor Jerry. I think Royce even raised his hand for prayer (no, not really...we wish he would, though*)! The worship pastor at Spokane First is Royce's former college roommate, Gary Woodruff. What a great guy! We spent most of the day hanging out with Gary and his daughters. His wife was helping her family move to CA, so she wasn't able to be at our concerts. I'm convinved that some of the friendliest people in the world live in Spokane. We had an outstanding turnout for the evening concert. All the way around, this was a good weekend. We finished up our tour Monday in Colfax, WA and then headed home.

Enjoy the pics from the weekend:

Royce and Gary. Royce looks a bit uncomfortable. Perhaps it has something to do with all of the stories Gary shared concerning his conduct in college.

The Kings Heirs. Too many jokes about the King's Hairs. They're lookin' mean in green.

I enjoyed hangin' out with the boys from Accounted For. Here's Alex, the tenor.

Royce and Pete Milne, Jr. of Accounted For (2 great, young...well great basses)

This young lady was very impressed with my green shirt. I reminded her of Kermit.

Doran fills in with Accounted For. He tried to bust a few moves, but he should stick to singing. Dan looks on in wonder.



*In this sentence I am employing a form of humor called sarcasm. For those readers who may not be aware of this type of jocoseness, let me clarify that Royce is a born-again Christian who is serving God and does not need to raise his hand for prayer. This disclaimer brought to you by the Church of the Nazarene who emphasizes that Royce is a minister in good standing with their denomination.

Fan Awards

OK, here you have it: the winners of the 2006 Singing News Fan Awards (with commentary).

Favorite Trio - Greater Vision
I can buy this. They obviously have a huge fan base. I'm partial to the Booth Brothers and the Talley Trio.

Favorite Large Market DJ - Wayne Wallace, WXJC
Favorite Medium Market DJ - Carol Davis, WFGW
Favorite Small Market DJ - John Whisnant, WCIS
Would someone please get rid of this award? There aren't enough regional stations/DJs to make this a category worth voting for.

Favorite Baritone - Rodney Griffin (Greater Vision)
Rodney has the sweetest spirit of anyone in SG music. I personally favor Marshall Hall (of GVB) and Doug Anderson (of EH&SSQ).

Favorite Alto - Libbi Stuffle (Perrys)
Very deserving, even though I like Susan Whisnant, as well. It is awfully hard to leave Debra Talley out of this one, though. Her smooth voice is unmatched.

Favorite Soprano - Kim Hopper (Hoppers)
Yep, the fans got this one right.

Favorite Artist Web Site - Greater Vision
This new category is a joke. Out of all of the groups nominated, only 1 (Signature Sound) has a half-way decent site. I was talking to a member of one of the groups nominated for this category and he said he was embarrassed to have their sub-par site as one of the choices. Fans just voted on group popularity on this one.

Favorite Young Artist - Jason Waldroup (Greater Vision)
OK.

Favorite Song - He Saw It All (Booth Brothers)
Great pick. What a song! While there were some great songs nominated, I like this one.

Favorite Pianist - Roger Bennett (Legacy Five)
Would somebody please have Kim Collingsworth on the nominating ballot next year? She is the best in SG right now. If she can't win it, go Roger.

Horizon Individual - Wes Hampton (Gaither Vocal Band)
Outstanding. I guess GVB members are allowed to win awards at NQC.

Horizon Group - LeFevre Quartet
I really didn't know much about any group in this category. I do know Jeff Snyder from Crystal River, so I guess they would have been my pick.

Favorite Bass - Tim Duncan (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound)
Way to go, Tim! Gene McDonald is still the best in the biz, though.

Favorite Lead Singer - Gerald Wolfe (Greater Vision)
As he explained tonight in his acceptance speech, "I'm a baritone, not a lead". Maybe if Guy would get a haircut, he could win this award.

Favorite First Tenor - Ernie Haase (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound)
I was pulling for Brian Free. I'm on the BF&A bandwagon right now.

Favorite Band - Kingdom Heirs
Over the Crabb Band? I don't think so.

Favorite Album - Remembering the Happy Goodmans - The Perrys (Daywind Records)
A sentimental favorite I'm sure. They are one of my favorite groups, but this is not the best album produced in 2006.

Favorite Soloist - Ivan Parker
I like Ivan.

Favorite Mixed Quartet - Perrys
They are the premier group right now. It was a classy move by Tracy Stuffle when he called the Crabb Family to the stage and gave the award to them as a tribute to their impact on SG music.

Favorite Musician - John Pfeifer (Pfeifers)
Can't argue with this one. He's awesome!

Favorite Female Singer - Kim Hopper (Hoppers)
I guess.

Favorite Male Singer - Ivan Parker
Nope. C'mon, people...

Favorite Songwriter - Rodney Griffin
Rodney is awesome, there's no doubt about it. But, I wish that people would look at the songwriters who aren't singers. The hottest writers right now are Rebecca Peck, Diane Wilkinson, Twila McBride-Labar, and Joel Lindsey. All the fans do is nominate artists. Go figure. Read album credits, people.

Favorite Traditional Male Quartet (tie) - Inspirations/Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Can there be a larger disparity in, well, everything between these two groups? Past, meet future. How ya' doin'? Good...

Super Fan: Wayne & Judy Rhear, Jackson, TN
Very deserving, I'm sure.

There you have it. We'll see you next year. Stuff the ballot box everybody, and good night.

The Good Wife's Guide

Please click on the picture above to read the article. For some reason, Lori's been slacking. This oughtta be good.

Thanks, Sheila, for bringing this to my attention. Classic!

Good intentions don't result in posts

Well, so much for my good intentions. I meant to post about last weekend, but I haven't had time yet. I've spent today working on the new Liberty Quartet e-newsletter. It's going to be a step up from what we've been doing (in my humble estimation). I will be writing the weekly newsletter in addition to all my responsibilities at the home office of keithinside. I'm going to try to keep it as fun and informational as possible (with pictures and captions, of course). So, if you haven't signed up yet, do so on our home page: http://www.libertyquartet.com.

Anyway, I'll get to the posting tomorrow. Unless, of course, another exciting article such as the price of jeans catches my eye.

By the way, what's up with Rosie O'Donnell's comments on The View? She thinks Christians and Muslims are alike when it comes down to it? That woman needs to do a little research before the program.

It doesn't take a jeanius...

Every once in a while I come across something in the news that I have to comment on. Check out this article on www.brandweek.com:

Popular jeans brand 7 For All Mankind is the top denim brand for Gen Y consumers ages 17-26. At least that's the latest according to a study conducted for the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association by SLANT, a marketing firm headquartered in Chicago.

Other popular brands among this group include Diesel, Levis, Lucky and Gap. Citizens of Humanity, Old Navy, American Eagle, Guess and Joes Jeans round out the top 10.

According to the survey, 41% of those polled typically spend more than $100
on each denim purchase. Nearly one in three (30.9%) spend $50-99; 28.2% spend
less than $50 on a pair of jeans.

OK, maybe it's just me, but are we getting carried away here. 41% spend more than $100 on a denim purchase. People, they're JEANS! It's not like there's anything intrinsically valuable about a pair of pants, trust me on this. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not on the cutting edge of fashion. I find myself about an inch behind the edge of the shears, but I'm telling you there ain't a pair of jeans worth no $100 (the use of bad English was intentional and in no way reflects on the educational level or intellect of the poster). Between the ages of 17 and 26 I was either in high school, college, or newly married. $100 was the clothing allowance for the year, which is evident in pictures from that time period. Are these kids/young adults racking this up on credit cards or is there some hot job market that I've missed out on? And if it's the parents buying this stuff for their college-bound kids, I must politely say that you are idiots. I wish I could share what I really think on the subject.

In the meantime, I have to run to the dryer to get my Rustlers* out before they wrinkle.

*The only cheap brand of jeans I could think of on the spur of the moment. Wearers of Rustlers need not take offense at the reference. They are actually very durable, even though they cause rash on the knees.

Plodding along

Henry Mancini is a musical genius. I'm currently listening to "Baby Elephant's Walk" on my iPod. Great song!

I'll get around to updating this sometime today. For those of you who want some of the latest Liberty pics visit the newly renovated website: http://www.libertyquartet.com/images.htm. While you won't get the sarcastic comments that you find here, you can see what we've been up to. I'll still post some of the pics with snarky commentary here, though.

It was a great weekend!
And how about those Colts?! Along with a Hoo-Dey to my Cincy friends.

www.libertyquartet.com

Check out www.libertyquartet.com on Sunday for a fresh, new look. I'm telling you this now, since I will be on the road when it's unveiled. You'll be able to hear some of our music, look at pictures from the road, and catch up with what's going on. We will adding some new features in the future, but for now enjoy the contemporary version of libertyquartet.com.

600

Here we are: my 600th post. There's nothing too special about this, necessarily, but I just noticed it and thought I would take a moment to celebrate (especially since I missed keithinside's 1st anniversary).

A lot has taken place in the last 599 posts:

1. A job transition, from youth pastor at Grace Bible Church to tenor for Liberty Quartet
2. The resignation of Ray McCrary (one of my best friends, not to mention cousin) as pastor of Grace Bible Church
3. Enrolling one of my kids in school, Trey in kindergarten
4. My 7th wedding anniversary to my soulmate, Lori (I'm not quite sure what a soulmate is, but I'm sure we qualify)
5. An attempt at teaching high school (bad career move)
6. Kassady's 2nd birthday, help me Jesus
7. Learning to drive a bus (which should send all of you to your knees praying without ceasing)
8. My first fishing trip; nothing to report here
9. Eating broccoli on a semi-consistent basis
10. Launching Media-Spring with my good friend Jon Plank (sign up now at www.media-spring.com)

At a momentous occasion such as this, there are many thank-yous to hand out:

1. Mom and Dad, for giving me my start (quite literally)
2. My wife Lori, for contributing to so many stories and for helping my hand-to-eye coordination as I have tried to quickly snap her picture before she ducked behind a plate, blanket, or hairdryer
3. My children, for providing me with many Kodak moments and strange, but true, stories
4. Lenea McCrary, for never reading my blog so I can make up all kinds of stories about her
5. Ray, for joining me in perhaps the strangest photo I have posed for on the blog: http://photos1.blogger.com/img/156/7450/640/teach.jpg
6. Royce, for unintentionally posing for some extremely humorous shots
7. My English teacher, for, I don't know, something
8. GBS, for great memories and Assurance
9. FCA. for providing many of my readers
10. Allegiance, for "Great Day", "Beyond the Clouds", and the steel guitar
11. Phil Cross, for mimicking my trademark look
12. Dave Barry, for inspiration (obviously, not enough)
13. Roget's Thesaurus, for many of my adjectives
14. Carlton Farmer, for any number of conversations
15. Hoosiers, for adopting a nickname that no one understands, including the natives
16. My loyal comment brigade, for representing the legions of readers with your opinions (except for the posts about me being ugly, dense, or sedentary)
17. K-la, 'nuff said
18. Southern Gospel music, for some decent CDs over the last year or so
19. Seattle, for being the most featured city on keithinside (I think I'll notify the mayor's office concerning this noble award)
20. Pretty much everybody else, for just doing your thing

***If you have been offended by any posts, saddened by any pictures, nauseated by Royce's knees, or anything else on keithinside, please contact our customer service director at billgates@microsoft.com. He will do what he can to make everything right.

Thanks for reading.

Bronco Fever

I told you we were going to go to the Boise State game last week, but forgot to report on the details. It was a memorable experience. It takes approximately 40 minutes to get to the Broncos stadium from our house, so Marc and Talisha swung by our place at about 5:00 so we would have plenty of time to get our seats before the 7:04 kickoff. I buy the cheap seats, which means that we sit in the south end zone and the seats are first come, first serve. They're actually great seats with a good view of the action. When the teams are on the north end of the field we can follow the action on the Jumbotron.

So, anyway, we leave early for the game and get all of the way to the exit for the stadium and Marc looks over at me and kind of laughingly asks, "You have your tickets, right?" A look akin to terror crossed my face as I did a quick patdown of my pockets (which made no sense; I knew I hadn't picked them up). Lori gasped in the backseat and conducted a futile search of her purse (which could contain eggnog from last year's Christmas party that would never be detected).

We dropped off Marc and Talisha so they could save our seats and began an eventful trip back to Nampa. If you could cut out that picture above and put me in front of a steering wheel you would have captured my facial expression as I raced home. Of course, a semi collided with a pick-up truck that blocked traffic, and then, of course, when I took the back road to escape the congestion a bridge was out and I had to take a detour that tracked all over the backside of Canyon County. I saw places that I never want to see again. Of course, I don't know if I would recognize them since everything was pretty much a blur.

We had to park about 12 blocks away from the stadium and hike in. By the time we got there the Broncos were up 7-0 and they pretty much rolled the rest of the way. Final score: 45-0.

The New Album

Another album is done...finally! This new (still unnamed) project features all original songs, most of which were written specifically for Liberty Quartet. At the risk of sounding cheesy and self promoting I have to tell you that I am extremely excited about this album. In my opinion it's going to rank as one of the best Liberty albums ever released in terms of overall production. Phil Cross is an amazing vocal arranger. He has the ability to hear harmonies that wouldn't have even occurred to these (clap on the 1 and 3 and don't forget the suspension at the end of the chorus) ears. I have to be honest, I was a little skeptical going into the session with Phil. I mean, Royce is pretty good at arranging music, so why do we need the guy? I figured it out after the first song we recorded. He makes the song come alive. Where was he during my college quartet days (even though, I had some pretty cool moves on the song "Jesus Cares for You"; right, guys?)? This isn't just your typical SG singer who is pretty decent at hearing a part. He's a choral arranger, and it shows.

This album has something for everyone. If you like Praise & Worship, it's on there. If light pop is more your taste, you'll find a song. You like country or Gospel? Got it. Of course, there are several straight-ahead Southern Gospel quartet songs on this project as well. It's going to be a favorite, I'm convinced.

The song list (in no particular order) is:

Near to the Heart of God
Freedom
There's a Testimony
May Someone Find Jesus Today
I'm His
Great Day
Helping Hand
Mastered by the Master
Glorious Tomorrow
Look What He's Already Done
Take What We Have

Some of my favorite songwriters have collaborated to make this a lyrically strong CD. It should be out the first of November. Below are a few pics from the studio:

Royce looks over Scott's (as in Scott Pergande, our engineer) shoulder, just to make sure he's doing it right. He's all about getting his money's worth. ("Scott, nope that's not it. You messed up. Take another $3 off the bill")

Doran contemplates the hook and lyrics to his soon-to-be big hit "Take What We Have". As of last sighting he was still contemplating. The rest of us left.

Yeah, Bill, you've gotta get these Liberty boys on your Homecoming Tour. People are gonna love 'em. (2 hours and 13 minutes later, following an intense laydown of "There's a Testimony") "Uh, Bill. This is Phil again. Scratch that."

There is great rejoicing in the studio when Dan nails the verse of "Great Day". We passed out little cigars with blue bows on them.

Royce singing subtly in the background, hopes that Phil notices his low bass tones. He noticed.

Scott (who has mastered the art of the sarcastic comment; he's hilarious) ponders whether or not to offer commentary on Royce's legs (see photo above).

Phil tries to figure out what in the world to do with the melody of "Great Day". He kept shaking his head and muttering "Too many words." Actually, he paid me the ultimate compliment on the song.

Dan collapsed after recording his verses on "Great Day". He's not as young as he used to be.

Survivors.

The big question

Are you ready?

Death by stingray

Farewall Croc Master, Steve Irwin. You know, it's kind of weird when a celebrity like this dies. You almost feel like you knew them. I have to admit I felt sadness when I read about his death. Crikey!

Bend it like Trey

Trey started soccer practice last night. This is his first year to play in the Nampa city league. He loved it! Trey is really impressed that he got the #7 jersey. He strutted around, preening for us after the practice. He was pretty confident in his skills last night, remarking to his teammates in a matter-of-fact tone that he was a really good soccer player. He actually is pretty good. He is one of the better athletes on the team and he's pretty good at dribbling and passing the ball. Their practice was pretty (I'm really stuck on using the adjective "pretty") entertaining to watch. It didn't matter whether the ball was inbounds or out of bounds, the entire team could be found running, jumping, kicking it and each other. It should be a pretty interesting season.

Trey has just developed this competitive streak. I don't know where he got that (cough, cough). He hates losing, which I can relate to. But we've been working on the concept of sportsmanship, of losing gracefully. He'll offer congratulations if he loses, albeit grudgingly. He's a good kid.

Here is the team; all 6 of them. They play 3 on 3 soccer in this league. So, 3 starters and 3 subs.

Trey enjoyed the dribbling drills, this due to the fact that he was faster at it than everyone else.

Trey is getting to where he enjoys meeting new people. He and his teammate, Griffin, hit it off immediately.

Triptales

We had another terrific weekend in Washington. This weekend was a little bit different in that all of the churches we sang at were new stops for us. They gave us a tremendous welcome! The promoters all did a great job and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many new people. We've been trying out some of the material on our new album due out September 12. The audiences seem to like our fresh arrangements of those old Stamps-Baxter numbers. "I'm Gonna Walk" is my personal favorite off of the CD. Of course, there were some hilarious moments on the road. Unfortunately, I can't print all of them. You'll find some miscellaneous snapshots below.

The bus is cruising along quite nicely.

We were at a beautiful country church in Cedonia, WA Friday evening. We had a fantastic concert!

Dan teaches Bus Maintenance 101 to Doran: "Now this here thingamajig plugs into this whatyamacallit. I think that's what keeps the generator running. Oh, and by the way, don't forget to open this bay door when the generator is running. This here piece will overheat and cause this here thingamajob to pop out and..."

Take me out to the ballgame...

Tuesday evening, the Waggoner family headed out for Boise for an evening of laughter, delicious hot pretzels, fluffy cotton candy, cold drinks, and...oh yeah, baseball. Trey and Kassady had never been to a baseball game, so Lori and I took them to a Boise Hawks game. The Hawks are a farm club for the Chicago Cubs and are leading their division in the race for the Northwest League Championship. It was a great game! Trey was so psyched to be at the game he could hardly take everything in. Sensory overload. He was jumping up and down for the abnormally slow, off-pitch version of the National Anthem that seems to plague minor league ballparks. By the time the first pitch was thrown he was frothing at the mouth.

You know, the funny thing about Trey is his obsession with the technical. He enjoyed watching the players hit and all that, but he was absolutely enthralled with the scoreboard and keeping track of everything that was going on. He kept informing me of all the statistics of the game, what the pitch count was, who was up, and all that. Trey missed half of the action trying to keep up with what was going on the board. One of our players smashed a home run and Trey was up screaming and jumping around. Then, he turned around and said, "Hey, Dad. Where did he hit it?" He was watching the scoreboard flash "Home Run!!" and missed it completely. He's a funny guy.

The Hawks just mutilated the Spokane Indians 9-4, which thrilled Trey to no end. In fact, the Indians took an early lead and Trey turned to me, lip quivering, and said, "You mean the home team can lose?" It shook his confidence early. But the boys came through. It was a perfect night for baseball and we had terrific seats behind home plate. The popcorn was awful, the pretzels were good, the cotton candy was better. We loved it all!

Trey takes a moment out of his time checking the box score to cheese for the camera.

Just as I was snapping this picture of Kassady, she slipped through the seat, trapping her legs. The next few minutes were spent gingerly extracting her feet. She screamed loudly, of course.

Trey posed with the Boise mascot, Humphrey the Hawk. He thought it was the mascot for our favorite restaurant, Red Robin.

Now, tonight, Lori, Marc, Talisha, Dustin, Angie, and myself are off to see the season-opener of the Boise State Broncos. The Smurf turf awaits.

Recording

I'll be posting some pictures from last weekend's trip to Washington. It was a wonderful weekend. We sang in 4 brand new venues and were very warmly received. This weekend we're off, but there's still a lot to do. Here in about 30 minutes I'm heading over to the studio to finish up vocals on our new album which will be out in late fall or early winter. Phil Cross flew in last night and will be here the next couple of days to help arrange/produce the rest of the project. I am very excited about this recording! It's definitely stretched us and is a fresh approach to our music ministry.

By the way, I just found out that our album "Old-Time Gospel Songs Vol.1" which was supposed to be released in June is finally going to be released on September 12. I'm working on the contest rules for those who want to win a free CD. Even though we had to wait longer than we had anticipated it will be worth it. We've added 2 songs to our original lineup. Stay tuned.