The following has been lifted from and a modified from the second "Wages E-Mail Newsletter" (it’s about the music)...

New "show"!  I performed at The Yellow House open mic night for the fourth time on Friday, the 14th of March.  I think I threw the set list away, but it was probably as follows (but I’m really doubtful about the order; if the song is online, there is a link to it):
He Just Might
I’m Yours
Coffee and Tacos
Basketcase (Green Day cover)
Rub It Out (Charcoal Heart)
You Inspire Me (the lyrics refer to Sean)
Shattered Hearts (just scroll down, and it is there; I will get it on my site eventually)

In other news, Last time I wrote that I participate in online songwriting competitions (Songfight, Tuneflow, and The Purple Tapes).  Well, last month was February Album Writing Month (don’t know if that was official, or if the website just made it up) located at www.FAWM.org.  The point of the site was to encourage people to write 14 songs by the end of the month of February, one every other day.  I did this, and it was a lot of fun!  In fact, I feel there are at least five or six promising songs that came from those writing sessions, two of which I plan to sing tomorrow night: 
You Inspire Me, Vampire Lovers Lament, Coffee and Tacos, When It Dawns on You, Me and My Couch Were Born on the Same Day, and Granny Got a Gun . (Warning!  These are all super demo-y!  Portions may be offensive to your ears)

I updated my website in the last few weeks.  Mostly, I added links to song selections I thought might be worth your while to listen to.  GO CHECK ’EM OUT NOW!  By the way, my site is www.philwages.com.  There are also four songs here on MySpace: www.MySpace.com/philwages .

The Band  For the last, I think, four or five Sundays, I have been practicing with a couple of friends.  We have been working on some tunes which we may play at a friend’s party.  So far, I think three songs are coming along pretty well, and more are surely to follow!