Hey, there's this great new website called Offsprung that's about parenting, about humor, about interconnecting, man, and it's being headed up by Neal Pollack, and it's got this great kids music website that's known as Zooglobble and--
Wait a minute.
Yeah, that's me over there, spreading the word about kids music far and wide.
For the most part, I'll be posting the same things there that I'm posting here, though there will be the occasional Offsprung-only post (and some stuff posted here I'm just too lazy to post there) -- I'll try to remember to let you know here when I'm posting something just for the other site. As you may have already heard, The Lovely Mrs. Davis has her own site over there called Huxtabled, in which she'll tackle kids TV and video. Maybe we'll even get into a few point/counterpoint things.
You can read my welcome to the world here. Do stop by, say hello, and check out the other writers there. Should be a fun community.
It's All About May
Even with a broadband connection, the internet can actually be painfully slow. There have been a number of (mostly Internet-related) projects I've looked forward to talking about here for quite some time, but haven't been able to because the progress of those projects has been, well, 2-AM-get-the-baby-back-to-sleep-lullaby-like slow.
A flurry of e-mails over the past week or two, however, leads me to believe that I'll be able to talk about many of those projects here in the next month.
And, yes, I'll get back to posting reviews and the long-awaited Top 5 Kids Songs of All Time very shortly.
Whose Idea Was It To Only Put 24 Hours In a Day, Anyway?
So many things to do (or write about), so little time.
Which is probably good, otherwise I'd be spending too much time thinking about this weekend's Dan Zanes concert in Tucson. We are very excited about going, sad that our son won't be joining us. (We decided that a 2-hour drive and a concert smack dab in the middle of naptime was a perfect storm that might very well ruin the show for the rest of us.) We've been watching Zanes' All Around the Kitchen DVD this week to try to give our daughter some sense of what the show might be like, though we keep saying things like, "Yeah, I like her voice, but she's not going to be at the show."
What does the show look like now? Well, the Old Town School of Folk Music's burgeoning video library has a video of the band from a show last November. (Warning: took me forever to download)
In the meantime, I've got a couple reviews (I hope), maybe some other stuff. And, yes, I will get the contest winners announced very soon. Really.
Yes, I'm Back. Get Ready, People.
I spent the weekend playing in the snow, but it's time to get caught up on some stuff. I've got reviews of some great new stuff, plus lots more.
And if you haven't thrown your hat into the ring for the four Free Ralph's World tickets, you have until Thursday night to do so. Go ahead -- make me jealous there's not a House of Blues location near Phoenix.
Time for a Break... How 'Bout a Ukelele Song?
OK, time for me to take a break and enjoy time with my family listening to and making music. I'll be back before the New Year with a review or two, another installment of the "Top 50" songs, and one or two other things.
And I've got a few surprises up my sleeve for 2007.
Thanks to everyone for reading. Happy Holidays!
P.S. -- There's one wrapped for me that'll go under the tree on Sunday, but if you didn't get yours last time, Dan Zanes has got a new shipment of ukeleles. You'll have to wait 'til January, though...
In Case You're Just Tuning In...
To those of you new to the site and getting here via the NPR interview, welcome. More details on the site are here.
I'm getting a bunch of new CDs, but am always in interested in hearing more. Want to add to my listening pile? Find out how here.
For the rest of you, I promise I'll be getting to the Top 50 Kids Songs very soon. In the meanwhile, read my review of They Might Be Giants' Bed Bed Bed book/CD or read how Mates of State parent.
