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Dear loyal MTC-ers,

First, let me apologize for the delay in getting your Halloween badges and your Halloween party badges out to you. Life has been crazy in the last month. I have actually made them but somewhere along when I was consolidating different hard drives I lost them. I will try to get them to you guys ASAP. This might be further delayed as I am going to be out on vacation starting November 21st and until Dec. 10th. If I can I will try to get them done while Im on holiday but I have no idea what internet connectivity is going to be like. Once I again, I apologize, and I will fix it as soon as possible.

Second, We have a new contest up. Its live for a whole month so make sure and take your time with it and craft a real winner!

Third, Its time once again for another "Contest Contest". Please brainstorm up some awesome ideas for contests (or anything else for that matter) and when I get back into my home country we will decide the winner(s).

Also, its going to be 2009 in no time! Get those Top-5-Albums-of-the-year lists ready because when I return there might be something special for those that like to list things.

And expect some changes around here in 2009!

Happy Thanksgiving.

I love you all.

-sledg

comments:

galaxiepi

Level 26

Yay!

11/21/08 6:53pm

johnny_luddite

Level 40

Yay!

11/21/08 10:51pm

derhay

Level 27

Yay!

11/22/08 7:39am

Bea

Level 21

Private Audition: The super intimate concert in your living room or any other room of your house where every single band and artist you invite over perform their song for you exclusively - you're the boss.

There's my contest idea.

11/22/08 5:33pm

beel

Level 22

Yay! I love Bea's idea.

11/23/08 8:15am

sal_paradise

Level 28

what if we haven't listened to five albums from 08?

boo!

yay?

11/25/08 3:22pm

Bea

Level 21

Haha. Good point, Jon.

11/26/08 12:51am

Rachael

Level 26

Yey! Holidays!

11/30/08 6:46pm

johnny_luddite

Level 40

This might sound like shameless self promotion, and it might well be, but I would be glad to offer a copy of the book I wrote with Dick Heckstall-Smith, "Blowing The Blues" as a prize for the Christmas competition. It has been out four years, copies are turning up cheap on the net, but it is a good read, well, the part Dick wrote is anyway. It tells the story of his musical career as a jazz and blues sax player up to about 1980. As well as a lot of cool anecdotes, an insight into a neglected but truly talented musician, and some interesting things to say on subjects such as race and drugs. The second part of the book takes in the last twenty four years or so of Dick's career, and is really a long essay by me which looks at the shortcomings in the music industry that let talent fall through the cracks. it comes with a Cd of unreleased and/or rare material from Dick's career that I mixed with my own fair hands. Anyway, genuine offer. When you get home Sledgy, let me know if you approve.

12/6/08 11:53am

T-bag

Level 32

My fave 5 this year

Xiu Xiu-Women as lovers
Quinn Walker-Lion Land
Ponytail-Ice cream Spirtual
Clp-Ready or not(ep)
Rafter-Sex Death Cassette

12/22/08 10:16am