Hey friends!

Thanks for checking out my video for "The Petroleum Age." It got 564 views
during the
first round of competition at famecast.com and that helped me finish in the top
50 country
videos. So, that means they've released my second video (there's 3 in all) for
the second
round. This one is for "Box Bought on Sale," a song off of my Paper Crosses
album, and it
also features Will Sexton playing guitar with me.

As far as the competition goes, it went well, but I only got 5 votes, because,
understandably, people just watch the video and move on with their lives.
Apparently
votes carry a good deal more weight than views do in this competition. IF, you
wanna help
me try to win the game, please register and vote for it. It means filling out a
form, but you
can refuse to be on any mailing lists. If everyone who had seen the Petroleum
Age video
had voted for it, I would have been a clear first place for round 1.

What do I get if I win? $10,000 in cash, a gig at SXSW, and probably who knows
what else,
because there's exposure to top tier talent agencies who, up until now, have
always
avoided me like the plague, because they thought I couldn't draw attention to
myself well
enough.

So whattaya say? Wanna help me out without spending a dime? See the "Box
Bought on
Sale" video and VOTE for it:

http://www.famecast.com/backstage/artist.php?artist_id=1195&video_id=1927

Also, there's a bunch of new gigs posted on myspace for the spring:
http://www.myspace.com/philipgibbs

Thanks again for all the support,
Philip Gibbs