Today I'm driving out to Purdy, WA to bring a bong full of ashes to the father of my brother, Isaiah "Izzy Truelove" Sweeny.  I'm not sure who all will be there, at this 4th and final memorial for him, but I know that most of us hadn't seen him in person for anywhere from months to years. A decade or more in some cases. The kid was a bit of a phantom. His sudden death at 22, the youngest of the brothers, has sent a shockwave that has reached even the most distant parts of this fragmented family of mine.  In his death, I realize how his brilliance really worked. 

He knew what was NOT important in life. And as I sit here writing this, I realize that's just about everything...



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anybody want a hug?

What do you do when you have all your ex-girlfriends passwords online? What about when you are sick of stalking her and reading all her emails? How do you tell her to change them? I decided to write a song, with all her passwords in the lyrics, hoping she would catch on, and change them herself.

I'll let you know if it works. As of this writing, it hasn't yet.

.​.​.​recor​ding my first​ live CD, and I sent it off for print​ing on Chris​tmas.​ It just showe​d up via UPS, and now I'm sendi​ng them out. Free for this round​.​ If you alrea​dy sent me your addre​ss,​ then it shoul​d be on the way this week.​ If you want to sign up for a free copy of this CD, pleas​e go to: SOLOMONSEXTET.COM

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...knows that I have been working on the same Recording Project for about 4 years. They would probably also know that I have had a couple "pre-release" partys for the CD that I gave out early versions... they may also know that I am out of my mind.

Well, the problem with working on a CD for 4 years, other than the obvious, is that you end up writing more songs between then and now, and they aren't even going to be on it. So, this has happened two fold. Since I started working on my CD project, I have actually written and entirely new CD, and I'm halfway through writing the one after that. so, havn't not finished the first one yet, you can ssee how I'm feeling a little backlogged.

The self induced pressure was starting to get to me a little, so I decided to get the second CD out of the way to free up my mind, but quickly as to not suck up all my time on another 4 year long project. So, I said, "hey, I'll do a live recording and wing it with some friends" and so that's what I did, and now, a month later, I have a recorded, mixed, and soon to be back from the printers live version of most of the songs I've have written since I started the endeless CD of 4 years ago.

And, I'm donating it to curious listeners. I hope you like drama and sadness. If you do, this is your ticket.

For a free copy of the live CD, send me your address. Email, or Physical, depending on how you want it.


Much love, thanks for taking the time to listen to depressing ass music. I think I may have cornered the market... "a Major chord? what's that?"

-[R]

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Sorry if I promised you a CD and you haven't got it yet. I lost my waiting list in a computer crash and now I have to start all over. To make up for it, I'm giving away the first 100 copies of the next printing of my CD for free.


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Much Love, sorry for the mixup.

-Rock Solomon