Well, dear readers, I must write these here notes in a hurry because all too soon the doorbell will ring and 1000 CDs will arrive, and I must be alert and awake and rarin’ to go once they do, because we got us a lot o’ shippin’ to do. Also, may I just point out to one and all and also all and one that as of midnight tonight June is over? Can you believe it? This month flew by, like a gazelle with a tummy tuck. Tomorrow will be July, and I’m hoping and praying for a month filled with health, wealth, happiness, and creativity, and all things bright and beautiful, for each and every one of us. But that is tomorrow, and this is today, and yesterday was yesterday even though yesterday is still today as I write these here notes. These are metaphysical things I speak of, but enough of the metaphysical and let’s get down to brass or, at the very least, aluminum tacks. Yesterday was a day that I thought was going to be fairly light. It turned out not to be so. We had a bunch of orders come in, so I had to address those packages and put postage on them. I also had to ship out a few books and older CDs. Every time I caught up, more orders would arrive and I would address and postage those. Plus, I prepared all the paperwork for the handful of dealer orders, and addressed the orders that include a copy of the new book. So, all is ready for the arrival of the CDs. In fact, I’ve never been quite this prepared for the shipping of a release. After that, I did some work on the computer, picked up a package that contained my new sheets, and then I washed said sheets and put them on the bed – they look beautiful. After that, it was finally time to have a dinner meeting with our very own Miss Alet Taylor. We discussed her show that I’ll be directing and we’re finally going to start really working on it. I also told her that I wanted her to be one of two regular singers who do all the Kritzerland at the Gardenia shows – she was absolutely thrilled about it, so that was good. She can really sing the hell out of anything – I want to find a guy who can do the same as the other regular. Then, in addition to the two regulars, we’d always have four guests, hopefully with name value. After dinner, I came home to yet more orders, so I addressed those packages and put postage on them. And that was my day and that was my night.
The previous night I finished watching the six-part BBC mini-series entitled Edge of Darkness from which the recent Mel Gibson film was adapted. I’d read that this was considered one of the best Brit mini-series ever done. I haven’t really seen many others, but I actually thought the film version improved on the mini-series in just about every way. Six hours felt like an eternity for this story, and few of the additional subplots were that interesting, and the detours the story took were often confusing. But the acting was superb. There was one evil character being played by an American (one of two – Joe Don Baker was the co-lead of the show) – I kept looking at him thinking I know this guy. His voice was so familiar to me and it was driving me crazy until I saw who it was in the credits. It was the wonderful Kenneth Nelson, the original “Boy” in The Fantasticks and the original star of both stage and screen versions of The Boys in the Band. He’d moved to England, that much I knew, but I never realized he had such a good part once there. Anyway, I enjoyed it, but, as I said, I pretty much thought the movie was a lot more compelling, despite its lazy actor whispering crap. The director of both mini-series and film was Martin Campbell.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because very soon 1000 CDs will arrive and I will cut a rug to get them out of here in short order.
Today, I shall be up early, receive 1000 CDs, at which point our very own Mr. Cason Murphy will arrive to help package and ship. I’m hoping we can get everything out of here in ninety minutes – I have absolutely everything prepared, including all the customs slips and the CDs that are needed to fill orders that included older CDs. After we finish the shipping, then I will take Cason out for a nice lunch – I’m thinking Dino’s Pizza – I haven’t been there in over eight months now, and I really miss it, and Cason loves it as much as I do. Then I’ll spend the rest of the day on liner notes and do some errands and whatnot and hopefully pick up a package or three.
Tomorrow, I have a lunch meeting at noon (at Mo’s, my new favorite lunch meeting place), and then finishing liner notes and getting everything ready for our next announcement. Friday I’m takin’ it easy, Saturday I have some work-related stuff, Sunday I have a partay and Monday I’m not sure about.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, receive 1000 CDs, package said CDs, ship said CDs, lunch, write liner notes, do errands and whatnot and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like. So, let’s have loads of lovely questions and loads of lovely answers and loads of lovely postings, whilst we say a fond farewell to June, and welcome in a little month I like to call July, a month which will hopefully be filled with health, wealth, happiness, and creativity, and all things bright and beautiful.