Love and kisses and broken fingers…

I’ve been thinking about a lot of weird stuff lately: Like how much Betty Ford accomplished in her life. And how people that are “into real estate” creep me out a little; and how weird people get about Raiders football. And how I’m always surprised when people say, “we should probably get some gas” when there’s still like an eighth of a tank. But mostly, I’ve been thinking about how much fun this new Stephanie Finch and the Company Men video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EbEqZLXgj0&feature=g-all-u&context=G26992ecFAAAAAAAAAAA

We’ve got shows to announce too (in no particular order). First off, this weekend is Crockett and Santa Rosa. Next, we’re playing two nights during the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in SF at the Make Out Room. As usual, we’ve got a few friends in from out of town, so we thought we’d offer a warm dry place to come and have a beverage and hear some music. I just talked to Luther Dickinson who will come down and play and I’m sure we’ll run into some other friends headed this way to come down. It’s an early show. As in 7:00 PM early.

Save this date: a Save KUSF Benefit at the Rickshaw on Oct. 21 Battlehooch & Chuck Prophet (with special guest Roy Loney)

Merchville: We’ve got a new DVD: Chuck Prophet And The Spanish Bombs Live DVD. The Spanish Bombs recorded this show live for Basque Radio Television and it’s pretty slick. http://www.bellesound.com/music

Got some solo shows coming up too. Gonna play some new songs. Or maybe they’ll play me. We’ll see. See you down at the swimming hole, campers.

All the best (and all the rest),

CP

This is what it’s come to.

This is what it’s come to. We’ve taken to reissuing our own old T Shirts. Here’s a pre millennial tour shirt from 1999: http://tinyurl.com/yetoctv#

WEST MEMPHIS THREE FREED!

WEST MEMPHIS THREE FREED!

PRESS RELEASE:

Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were freed today from prison after serving eighteen years for being wrongfully convicted in the murder of three children in 1993.

****

More than a few prayers were answered yesterday. I watched the live press conference live on the innerweb. It was a very emotional, joyful day. To think that these guys were locked away as teenagers and grew up in an an ugly hostile and violent environment for crimes they did not commit for 18 years. Chew on that.

I wish I could have been in AR. The sun is inside me burning to see Damien, Jessie and Jason set free.

Jason expressd how unhappy he was having to admit guilt to get Damien off death row. But the state pissed on them. It’s up to them to honor their own lives. Each OTHERS lives. And they’re doing it. And as Damien said, “It’s not perfect.” Jason said, “This was not justice. In the beginning we told nothing but the truth. We were innocent, and they sent us to prison for the rest of our lives.”

It was very touching to see these guys who haven’t been in a room together since 1993 smiling. To see Jason reach out and hug Jessie and Damien - so ready to show affection and love. Such a gentle soul. When asked, “What now?”, Jason said he’s ready to get the hell out of there and live his life too. “The best I can”.