Julie's NEUZ. . .: August 2008

New Tour Dates.......7/24/2008

Hi friends

It's been awhile and yes, I admit, I have been SERIOUSLY neglecting my blog but there has been A LOT (and I mean a lot) of things brewing in the pot!

Personally, I have recently made a very big and scary adult leap and purchased a home here in Los Angeles...ahh! Mortgage!

In music...wowo! It's been a whirlwind! (still is). It's tough because there are a bunch of things I can't really mention (that I can almost mention) but I will tell you this - they are super exciting.

Here's a little hint: one of the big ones has to do with Europe (oooo!!)

I have been spending a lot of my time writing, both for new "Julie Neumark" tunes and also I have begun a project with another very talented singer/songwriter. This project is in the infant stages but I can already tell it is going to be so fun! There will be more for you to read on this (and hear!) soon...

Check out my new tour dates...the fall midwest tour is almost together! Dave Carducci are touring acoustically and coming to some new cities (which I am really excited about) - Indianapolis, Lexington, Champaign/Urbana, Milwaukee - as well as hitting up some of the wonderfully supportive "regulars" - Cincinnati, Covington, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Columbus, and Toledo. Mark your calendars and save the date!

Alright - that's it for now...but I will be back REALLY soon to fill you in on some of the details....promise!

New Video from my tour.... 6/9/2008

Hi everybody!

I just wanted to let you all know that I have posted a video of my tour this past April....

In this video, titled "Who Are You?", you will meet the band, see some behind the scenes, and a live performance from our first show in Grand Rapids, MI......

Be sure to check it out!

Hope you all are well!!

Julie

Tour Blog....and photos from the road 5/1/2008

Hi all,

Now that I am back and starting to feel some slight sense of normalcy creep in, I have had the chance to upload some photos (check them out on my page) and reflect on this whole journey.

The tour started out with me flying into Chicago to meet and rehearse with a band I have never played with, the night before we took off on the tour. Shit. Does that sound scary to anyone else? I should mention that I DID have my man, Dave Carducci with me from LA. Dave was opening for us most nights of the tour and was serving as my right hand guy as well. We all met at a bar called Twisted Spoke, around the corner from the rehearsal space and then headed over. There, I met Jeff Kelly (drums), Aron Topielski (bass), and Aaron Weistrop (lead guitar) and, of course, Ted Wulfers, who I had met several times before and, in addition to sharing the tour with me, was playing lap steel for me on a few tunes.

After a round of drinks and exchanging niceties, the "how was your flight?" question, and a few awkward silences, we headed over to play some music. And then we played through the first song....

Wow. wow wow wow! These guys were total pros. They had practically flawlessly learned all of the tunes off of my album by ear. I finally let out the breath I had been holding since the plane took off in LA. Things were going to be cool.

The next day, I headed over to drummer Jeff's pad to we could be picked up together by Ted in the big van. There I met his cute little cat and found out that he was sought out by Frito Lay to do some sort of top secret "crunch" test. Damn. That sounds way more exciting than my cubicle....

When Ted arrived in the 8 passenger van that I would come to call home for the next 2 weeks, he had already picked up Aaron guitar player and Dave. All we needed was our bass player and we were off to Grand Rapids to kick off the tour!

I will write more later and, as well, I will be posting weekly webisodes edited together from behind the scenes footage and performances from each venue, so STAY TUNED!

Back from the road..... 4/27/2008

hi all :)

I am back from my tour! Phew....touring....is not glamourous, haha....it is exhausting but we had so much fun and met so many great new fans and friends.

Starting in May, I will be posting one webisode per week documenting the "behind the scenes" of the tour....you don't want to miss it....stay tuned.

While I was on tour, I did a radio show in Cincinnati. To hear the full segment, click on: WNKU radio - Julie Neumark.

They posted one of the songs I performed live on You tube and I posted the video on my page...check it out!! :)

I hope everyone is well - stay tuned for more pics and stories as well as my upcoming webisodes!!!

xoxo,
Julie

Julie on the Radio 4/23/2008

Hey ya'll (we're headed to Nashville next on this tour so I gotta get into character)

Hope this finds you all well....we are about 3/4 of the way through our tour and it's been going really well! I do believe we will be coming back to the good old midwest sometime around August. We have been so lucky with the weather too...it's been gorgeous.

I have so much video too.....as soon as I get back I will be editing and posting....so stay tuned!!! Ted Wulfers and his band have become my long lost brothers - they are amazing guys and incredibly talented...we have been so lucky to have been touring with them!

We've got 3 more shows....check out the page for more details on Nashville, Louisville, and Chicago (***though, the venue is possibly changing....I'll keep you posted.)

In the meantime, I was on the radio when I was in Cincinnati and here is the link....
take a listen when you get a chance. Unfortunately, Dave Carducci was hit with some bad food poisoning (yuck!!) so I was solo for this -

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wnku/local-wnku-698420.mp3

Stay well - see you at one of the upcoming shows or back in LA!! :)

Julie

Leavin' on a TOUR!! 4/10/2008

The TROUBADOUR.... 3/24/2008

I've been asked to play at the TROUBADOUR!

I am very excited, as the Troubadour is one of my favorite venues to see/hear live music, I have always wanted to rock out there myself.

It is going to be a GREAT night of live music, so don't miss it!! Doors open at 8pm and tickets are only $8....they will be available through ticketmaster, I will send out the link when I get it....in the meantime -

JULIE NEUMARK and THE SWEET NASTY
Wednesday, April 2nd
@ The TROUBADOUR
9081 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Hope ya'll can make it!! :)

Julie

WINNING the GIRL ROCK:Battle of the Bands - 3/24/2008

Hi! I just wanted to thank everyone who came out to support me and my boys at the battle of the bands finals on friday night. We all had so much fun and I was so amazed at the turnout!! I have so many wonderful and supportive friends and fans!!

I am VERY excited to say that not only am I getting to play in Palm Springs with Corday at the Girl Bar pool party at Dinah Shore, BUT I also got a full endorsement deal with Daisy Rock guitars!! Yee! I can’t wait to pick out my new geeeetar.....

I want to thank Daisy Rock for the opportunity and also Jennifer Corday for putting this whole thing together. It was such a postive experience and every single band in the finals was super nice and professional...I think it was a really great night of music.

So that’s all the news for now...I’ll keep you posted and see many of you at Dinah Shore!!

xoxo,
Julie

Ann Driscoll / Layne show at Genghis Cohen - 3/21/2008

Last night I went to a double-billed show, ANN DRISCOLL / LAYNE at Genghis Cohen. Ann and I actually wrote a song via the internet over the past couple of months and last night she had me up on stage to perform it with her. It’s called "Tell Her" and I got it on video...it’s up on youtube if you wanna take a look!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtywjbpKxos

I have to say, I was really really impressed with Ann’s show and how far she has come since I last saw her play. She really put on a show...and by that I mean, it wasn’t just her standing up there playing her songs...first of all, she had a great band - these guys know their shit (AND they are all absolutely adorable!!) The set order was well thought out and Ann’s casual and witty banter and connection with the audience made you feel like you knew her. (Well, I DO know her)...but you know what I’m saying

This was all followed by a set by Layne, my friend Laurie Geltman’s band. Laurie is a seasoned performer and kickin’ guitar player. This was a more acoustic and more intimate setting than I’ve ever seen Laurie in and it was really nice. Her band set up in a bit of an unconventional way, kind of in a circle on the stage. It was really cool.

Such a great night of music! If you haven’t already, you should really check out both of these women:

www.myspace.com/anndriscoll

www.myspace.com/laynemusicusa

And (shameless plug for me) don’t forget if you are in LA tonight, come over to Girl Bar for the Girl Rock Battle of the Band Finals!!

661 Robertson Blvd (across from The Abbey)
West Hollywood, CA
DOORS @ 7:30, show at 8pm
tickets $7
Cheers,

Julie

Advancing to the finals of GIRL ROCK:Battle of the Bands - 1/3/2008

Thanks to your support before the holidays, we won our round of Battle of the Bands and we now advance to the finals in March. Woo hoo!!

The whole evening was put together so well and all of the bands were amazing...thank you to everyone who came (and voted for us!)

If we win in March, we will get an endorsement deal with Daisy Rock guitars and a slot to play at Dinah Shore in April. Please come support us and enjoy a really fun evening at Girl Bar on Friday, March 21st!

Happy New Year to you all...2008 is gonna be great!

My new Christmas song 12/20/2007

I wrote a new song last night…. "Mama Merry Christmas." I've never written a Christmas song and I always notice that other artists are posting Christmas songs on their page or releasing Christmas singles…I never really had any interest in writing a holiday song and, well, this one kind of came upon me. I didn't ask for it. It wrote itself.

To me, Christmas has changed in my life from what it was for 29 years to what it has been for the past 3. I guess I was really lucky and didn't even know I was, growing up with a mom and a dad under one roof and Christmas full of traditions and magical feelings. From trimming the Christmas tree with my parents and little brother while listening to the Beach Boys Christmas album to sitting down to our Christmas dinner (the only time out of the entire year that we ever sat in the dining room and used the fancy settings) with just the four of us sharing our memories of the year about to end and our hopes and dreams for the next, it was pretty fucking ideal. Every year on Christmas Eve, my father would read, "The night before Christmas" and then we would all sit around the tree in the dark, looking at the lights and listen to Christmas music before heading off to bed. In the morning, we would all wake up and my dad would always have to be the first one downstairs to make sure….well, to be honest, I'm not sure what he was making sure of….that "santa" was gone? Whatever it was, it was always a big deal that no one went down before him. It was a tradition; a tradition that ended along with all of the others when my father passed away in April of 2005. Now, in 2007, I sit in Los Angeles for my first Christmas away from my family; my brother is in New York with his wife and in laws; my mom is at home in Cincinnati.

It makes me sad, too sad to even really let myself feel, that all of this wonderfulness surrounding this holiday for me has ended. I've felt myself in the past 3 years want something radically different from Christmas….re-define it so that the season is something new rather than a rememberance of what is gone. This year my Christmas will be spent with Holly and the animals…we've decided to make a bed on the floor and watch the entire season of 24.

Next year, we will be heading to Cincinnati to spend Christmas with my mom. I know that this year is really difficult for her, not having my brother or I home. I think this song came out of having a whole lot of love and compassion for her while sharing the common bond of the loss of my father and all that went with him.

I guess one of the reasons I never wanted to write a holiday song before is that, much like this time of year, there is this pressure I felt to "make it cheery." Well, just as I don't want anyone to tell me how I should feel this time of year, I don't want anyone to tell me how to write. This season is traditionally one of cheer but realistically a very painful time for many, many of us. I think a lot of people will be able to relate to this song…or at least, as with all of my songs, that is my hope.

So, to all of you out there: have a holiday….have a happy one, a sad one, a scared one, a funny one, a drunken one, an angry one, a regretful one, a loving one….have whatever kind you want to have. Peace to you all.

DIMESTORE HALO now available!! 10/30/2007

Hi!!

The release party on Sunday was a blast!! Thank you to you local myspacers who made it!! I sooooo apreciate your support!! If you weren't in town or you weren't able to make it, the good news is that NOW you can order your very own copy of Dimestore Halo by clicking on the "BUY NOW" icon on my myspace page! It is located in the BIO section, directly below the image of the album cover. For those of you who signed up for pre-order, go ahead and click on the "BUY NOW" as well and you can place your official order this way.

Hope you all enjoy it....I look forward to hearing from you!! :)

Julie :)

Pre-order your copy of DIMESTORE HALO now! 10/17/07

Hey ya'll

As many of you know, I am having a listening party for my album, "Dimestore Halo" in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 28th. I hesitate to call this a "release party" because my official release will not be until Spring of 2008. However, I really wanted to celebrate the completion of the album as well as thank family and friends who have been such a tremendous support throughout this journey.

For this event, I am having 300 Limited-Edition albums manufactured. That's right...once they are gone, they are gone. You won't be able to get a copy of "Dimestore Halo" until the album is officially released through the distributor this Spring.

So, if you are like me and don't like to wait for things, I am offering you this opportunity:

The option to PRE-ORDER! All you have to do is respond to this blog (or the bulletin) and place your order before October 28th and I will set aside that number of CD's for you. For a flat rate of $12/cd or $11/cd for orders of 5 or more, I will ship your order to you. After the 28th I will be in touch to get your shipping information and settle up payment.

I hope this finds everyone well....and I hope to see you local folks at the party on the 28th!!!

Cheers,
Julie :)

Hell-egation - 10/10/2007

hey hump day blog readers...sorry i have been MIA of late.....the upcoming release of my album has had me running around like Clark Kent in a room full of kryptonite. things aren't slowing down, by ANY means, they are only getting started and I have been challenged by a weakness of mine....the ability to delegate.

Why pass off to someone else what you can do by yourself?

Well, what I am finding is that not only was Rome not built in a day, but it also was not built by one man.

While trusting continues to be a challenge, I am realizing that I cannot do this all on my own.....a very valuable lesson as I continue to move forward.

With that having been said, I leave this blog-shorty with one of my favorite quotes by one of my favorite bands, The Ditty Bops:

"Wisdom doesn't follow just because you age."

Happy Hump day!

Yellow Bellied Fear - 9/19/2007

Yellow-bellied fear is callin' on my cell phone

I'm pretendin' not to hear, but he won't go away

I'm sorry I can't take your call today

But if you leave your name and number I'll get back to you someday

CHORUS:

Someday when I'm rich and famous

Someday when I am thin enough

Someday when my family's baggage, isn't weighin' me down

Someday when I'm less addicted

Someday when I'm perfect in this life - I'll call you back

Yellow bellied fear was waitin' on my doorstep

When I came home late, that February night

He said, "Won't you have a cup of coffee with me please?"

I said, "Not tonight, it's late and I need my sleep"

CHORUS:

But

Someday when I'm rich and famous

Someday when I am thin enough

Someday when my family's baggage, isn't weighin' me down

Someday when I'm less addicted

Someday when I'm perfect in this life - I'll call you back

BRIDGE:

Oh, I can't be bothered by the details of my life

I would rather ignore what's goin' on inside this head of mine

Can't I just take a pill

That says I will

Grow big

"Cause it's easier to fall asleep than take responsibility for anything!

CHORUS:

Ya,

Someday when I'm rich and famous

Someday when I am thin enough

Someday when my family's baggage, isn't weighin' me down

Someday when I'm less addicted

Someday when I'm perfect in this life - I'll call you back

(I'll call you back I'll call you back someday, oooooo....I'll call you back I'll call you back someday, oooooo....)

Welcome to the September 19th edition of the HUMP BLOG OF LITTLE DAME.... the above is a new tune I'm working on / just finished...been busy and out of town so I'm sorry I don't have many other ponderings to offer than that today....but hopefully you will get something out of reading it...wish you could hear it, but it's just not ready for public consumption. Ha, now isn't that fitting with the theme of my song.....lol.

There are some things and life that we will probably NEVER feel ready for: kids, marriage, buying a house (or so I hear, since I have done none of the aforementioned "deeds"). So, we can either spend our lives running from Mr. yellow bellied fear or we can pick up the phone...we can go have coffee with him....hmmm, that is why i don't think this song is finished yet....i want there to be an evolution of the narrative voice......hmmmm...have to work on that....

stay tuned.....

hope you are all well, out there, wherever you are.....

cheers,

tHE hUMP bLOG oF lITTLE dAME ;)

Beth Hart-Attack - 9/12/2007

Gotta knock you right off your pedestal,so tired of having an idol..." -Julie Neumark, "Pedestal" 2002

Hump day is upon us once again. ha.

Tonight I have tickets to see Beth Hart at the Roxy. Yes, this is the first time since June that I haven't shared the stage with Ms. Hart at one of her LA performances. I am a ticket holder like everyone else....and I can't wait! Don't get me wrong, it has been slammin' opening for her but it will kind of be nice and...peaceful....to anonimously stand amongst a crowd of equally enthused fans and just lose myself in the music of one of my favorite musicians.

I first met Beth Hart not long after I had been introduced to her music. New Years Eve, 2005. It was at Jimmy's Nascar Bar and Grill down in Fullerton, CA. A tiny dive of a place that holds maybe 75 tops? The perfect venue to see her for the first time....intimate, laid-back, very REAL. During the opener, I was befriended by Shelly (one of my good pals today!), a seasoned Beth Hart fan (I was referred to as a virgin all evening.) ;) Beth was just sort of hanging out in the corner booth during the opener and Shelly offered to take me over and introduce me. I was flipping out. I could hardly breathe. I held it together, walked over and said hello and that I was a musician and she was a huge influence. She smiled, said thank you, and told me I had a cool jacket. Then Shelly (an amazing photographer, btw) took our picture. That's all I remember. Ha. You can actually see that photo in my myspace albums.

The show was amazing...life altering, for me at least. Beth continued to be an influence in my writing, my performance, and my life. Then in February of 2007, once again down at Jimmy's, I got another chance to say hello to Beth. As it happened, I had a show coming up at The Mint and I gave her a postcard. Scott, her husband walked over and they smiled thanked me and said they would be there. I really wasn't expecting them to come...until...they did...ha!

I couldn't believe it. I walked over to her and said hello and thanked her for coming. We shot the shit for a bit, trading stories about pre-show rituals, nerves, etc., and then she and Scott sat down and I took the stage. It was a blast, probably one of my strongest performances to date. When I finished, Beth called me a rockstar and told me what a great songwriter I was. "I mean, your the real deal, man!" she said, in true Beth Hart fashion. She told me that if she had a recording of the song I opened with (Bobbi) she would play it every morning.

I may have stepped down off the stage post-performance, but my feet still hadn't hit the ground. Before I said goodbye, we exchanged numbers and made plans to write together in the future.

We kept in touch and in June I opened for her at Knitting Factory and in July I opened for her at The Roxy. It was a blast. Someone who I had placed so high on a pedestal had not only made the transition to human for me, but was becoming a colleague and a friend.

Pedestals....the quote at the beginning is not just narcissistic...it does have a point. That point is about pedestals and the people who we put up on them. I've been doing this with one person or another my whole life. In 2002, I wrote a song about it called "Pedestal." Today, I was inspired to blog about Beth Hart, not only because I am going to see her tonight but because she is someone who, for a time, I placed on a pedestal.

Yesterday I read an online blog about that very subject and I would like to share some of it with you:

We put people on pedestals. We put them on these pedestals because as
mortals, we need someone to look up to. We develop an expectation that once
a person is on this pedestal that they will never come off that pedestal.
Once a person is there, we often create exceptionally unrealistic
expectations for that person. We often expect far more from that person
that we would ever expect of ourselves. When something happens and that
person does not meet our expectations we feel that they have somehow fallen
from grace............

If we take everyone off the pedestal and just become a detached observer
of human behavior where we can, we can be in a far more balanced place.
This isn't easy. It is very hard. The hardest ones are removing our
parents from their pedestals. This is especially poignant as they age and
make mistakes and stop being the person we always knew. We have to adjust
to their changes and just see them as a bit more needy, or forgetful or
cranky. We can still love them. We can still be OK.

Pedestals are artificial environments. No one really wants to be there.
Try removing people from their pedestals, ceasing judgment of them and
seeing them as ordinary mortals. Maybe then we won't feel so bad when they
make mistakes or have lapses in judgment or fail us. Maybe that is the same
level of compassion that we will ultimately want for ourselves. ~ Tina Erwin, The Light Times

Now, Beth Hart never "fell" from her pedestal...for me, that experience was unique and I was able to lift her up off the pedestal I had placed her on and bring her safely back down.

I've always been curious about the idea of idols and pedestals...I guess I figured it had to be pretty universal, even before I read Tina's latest edition of The Light Times.

I hope that this will touch some of you and if nothing else be comforting.

'Til next hump day,

tHE hUMP bLOG oF lITTLE dAME

Chewing on Plywood - 9/5/2007

Happy hump day. It still feels like tuesday. I'm all thrown off from the weekend.

Sometimes I just feel like chewing on plywood.

But first, I want to thank all who read and commented on the photos....I learned A LOT from what you all had to say and no decisions have been made just yet, just a whole lotta thoughts rollin' around in this head o'mine.....

Back to the plywood....

One of those "thoughts" rolling around in my head the idea of CONTROL. All of us want it, none of us have it, yet the idea of it can become all-consuming....hmmm, almost controlling....

I've been struggling with the idea of it and how it's shifting in my life quite a bit lately. I am a very pro-active - go-getting - don't-waste-time - kinda person. I'm INCREDIBLY impatient (** something I am perpetually working on.....I even got the chinese symbol for it tatooed on my left shoulder....unfortunately, I can't SEE my left shoulder so it doesn't quite serve as the "reminder" I'd hoped). I find that I am extremely impatient with the process of releasing my album...having to delegate responsibility of tasks that I would usually do.....having to depend on others to do their job. Trusting. Stepping back. Relinquishing some control....

My manager keeps telling me that "these things take time" and that there is a very specific course of action and order of operations we need to follow. I get that intellectually but, shit, emotionally it's ummm.... "challenging." (***euphemism for "fucking frustating")

So, I've been spending a whole lotta time letting my anxiety over choosing the right photo, the right song track order, the right graphic designer, the right marketing company....etc., etc., etc....really ache inside of me.....

All things that I should just be so GD appreciative of getting the chance to stress over...

And then I had an experience the on Monday night that put it all into some perspective for me:

I had my neighbor over for some long overdue beers I'd promised her for her birthday. She is also a musician and we were talking about our careers and all of the challenges that come with it. She asked me about my story and how my manager and I came to work together....she asked me what I felt he had done to help me move forward in my career. I sat back and smiled and realized how lucky I am...how lucky I am to have found someone who believes in me, who has spent countless hours creating cds to help influence my writing, who set the bar higher than I was setting for myself when it came to my writing, who worked with me to come up with a business plan / proposal so that I could go out and get investors to help finance this project, and someone who, to this day, encourages and cares about me in addition to "my career." All this, based on belief and faith.

I realized that I don't tell my manager how much I appreciate him and so I decided to send him an email telling him of this experience.

Although not all of you out there are in the process of releasing an album, you are all, I am sure, embarking on some endeavor, whether it be in your professional or personal life, where CONTROL is an issue....a mighty strong force to be reckoned with. I welcome the opportunity to hear of some of your stories, your pitfalls, your triumphs around "control."

I know "letting go" of some of my personal control will continue to be challenging and I know I will continue to have days where I just want to chew on a piece of plywood, but I have perspective on my side for the present time....perspective to remind me of my appreciation for all my opportunities.

Til next time,
hUMP bLOG oF lITTLE dAME....

The Hump-Blog of the Little Dame - 8/28/2007

Julie's got a blog…..Julie's got a blog….her gun day's just a dog….

Apparently there is a pattern developing here, a dangerous one, because what happens when I run out of songs that I can oh-so-creatively substitute with my blog-related lyrics?

Well, I guess I shall cease to blog when that day comes.

Welcome back, fellow cubers and other friends! This is my second official edition of:

THE HUMP-BLOG OF LITTLE DAME...

Why am I calling it that?

"Hump" because it's Wednesday and Wednesday is often referred to as "hump-day" and I shall be continuing to release these on Wednesdays.
***incidentally, that is the second time I used the word "shall"….a word not too often used in colloquial English today. I think I shall bring it back….

It sounds like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". I got excited by that and rushed to wikipedia to look it up to find some clever similarities between the two of us. Here is what I found: he had a hunchback, he was an orphan, he befriended Gargoyles (in the Walt Disney version). I: have lots of hunches about THINGS, I played an orphan in "Annie" as a child, and if I met a Gargoyle I would befriend it.
I am a "Little Dame"….first I am a dame ('cause I'm a girl) AND I'm little (only 5'3")
I think that anyone on my creative team for my upcoming album would nix it as a title pertaining to ANYTHING that is "Julie Neumark" because they would think it was "dumb" or "cliché" or "unoriginal" or "too original" or "too obscure" or "not obscure enough"…..seriously!
But THEY have the corner on what is BEST for me and my career because I have been told THEY can achieve something that I cannot with regards to my career: OBJECTIVITY

Hmm. Now I think I know what this blog shall be about (*that's 5 "shalls"!) :

OBJECTIVITY

I don't think it exists, at least purely in our human form. We always ALWAYS have some sort of bias, I believe. Even if it is indirect and oh-so-subtle. It's entertaining to me how we (myself included) walk around saying things like, "I can give you an objective opinion." It's an oxymoron right there! "objective opinion"….objective – "undistorted by emotion or personal bias" and opinion – "a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty" (*wordnet at Princeton.edu)
How can a personal belief or judgement that is not founded on proof or certainty be undistorted by emotion or personal bias??!!?

Isn't it funny how many different friends will give you all sorts of DIFFERENT "objective" opinions? Why do we so often hold objectivity as gold and subjectivity as the red-headed step child?

I guess what it comes down to for me is that I believe that subjectivity (a personal belief "based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions" – wordnet at Princeton.edu) is a beautiful, natural, and healthy human form of expression.

BRING ON THE SUBJECTIVITY!

It's real, it's authentic, it's honest, it's pure!

And, I am asking for a little of it from all of you.

There is no money to give.
There is no petition to sign.
It's really pretty shallow and all about me.

You see, I am in the process of choosing a photo for the cover of my upcoming album, "Dimestore Halo". My creative team and I are experiencing some "creative differences" due to our own "subjectivities."

I would love your all's subjective opinions.

Here's what to do.

I have posted my top choices on my in the album titled "Cover choices" in my myspace photos. Please take a look when you get the chance and send me a blog comment with your vote!

I thank you in advance for your subjectivity.

I'll be responding once again on Friday, so til then, don't get your panties in a bunch – it's just your life…

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