the blame:

So, we've finally started work on the new CD.

We wanted to get "Christmas Eve" recorded and released quickly for obvious reasons (tis the season!) even though it will be part of the bigger release next year. It's kind of a cool idea too. Rather than work on something until you can't stand it anymore, just blast it out. We're professionals, we know what were doing. We'll rise to the occasion and knock it out. You can find little things to tweak and improve forever, as long as you keep looking and listening. Really.
John Lennon had an idea of writing what was on his mind, recording it right away, and getting it out on the street within a day or two. He did this with "Instant Karma", still a great song. I think he saw this as the new way to do things, he was ahead of his time. There's hip hop CDs today that get recorded on Friday, manufactured over the weekend, and hit the street on Tuesday. Quincy Jones called "rap" the CNN of the street. You just can't do that if you're recording for [...]

We recently played a night in Stowe. We hit our first note at about 9:30pm and played two long sets, finishing the night right around 12:30am.
At 12:35, a dear friend of the band walked in hoping to catch the last set or two. "What do you mean you guys are done? It's not even 1 o'clock yet!"
Let me tell you folks: although we occasionally still do sometimes play those 4-hour marathon shows, and occasionally still have shows that run until 2am, it's not very often. Those days are few and far between.
Now, I know it's not cool to show up too early. Especially in Downtown Burlington, you're not hip if you arrive before 11 or 11:30. But the fact is; our first set is every bit as good as our second, or third (sometimes better). These days, we're often finishing our show at midnight(ish).
Not only do we need your support, but we don't want you to catch only 3 or 4 songs when you come out to see us. We've had many shows that end up being crazy, packed rock & roll parties, but they started out [...]

So, when I'm allowed to look at the website through the private entrance, I'm always amazed at the things I find.
As you can imagine, The Office Boss has a user name and password to make changes and add things to the website, and every now and the Danny P gets to take a peek. I usually get "This wouldn't interest you Dan, just stick to the show" or "It's just figures and reports Dan, just stick to the show." or "I don't like you breathing on the back of my neck Dan. You just had a cigarette, didn't you? Get out of the office, go home, and just stick to the show, okay?"
Anyway, once in a while I get to look. Did you know that danparksandtheblame .com gets over 10,000 hits per month? And on Feb 11, 2010 alone, we got 736 hits? I can see what people were searching for when they found us (search strings). Usually it's just "Dan Parks Blame" or "Parks Blame Vermont" or something like that, but last time I was allowed to look, I saw a string that said, "Why don't people like Dan Parks". Man, [...]

Alright, there's bigger problems in the world. The disaster in Haiti comes to mind. The U.S. economy, gas prices, interest rates, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, homelessness, global warming, too many bloggers (oops!) on the internet, third-world countries that will never (I mean never) get out of debt, child abduction, texting and driving (DWT), Utah men who kill their wives and say they then took their kids on a midnight camping trip in the snow also come to mind. But this Leno-Conan thing has finally captured my attention and is starting to piss me off. This has become big news, with even Hollywood stars weighing in. Well this star is going to weigh in too.

I'm siding with Team Conan. I don't strongly dislike Jay or anything, but here's how I see it:

If you remember, years ago when Johnny Carson was set to retire, there was a big to do about who would inherit Johnny's spot as host of Tonight (I think I was on Team Dave back then!). Letterman expected it, Leno fought for it. Leno got [...]

Wow. The keys to the website. Let's go for a ride! No, I'm joking. I'm just sitting at a laptop, drinking some Cabernet and tapping away, and will submit this later. You shouldn't trust me with the keys.

Anyway, not much to say on the first blog. Ugh...blog. The word even sounds like someone vomiting:
“Hey Dan, you've drank a lot, and you don't look too well. You alright?”

“Yeah, I'm okay. I just ne...BLOG!”

“Aw Dan, now you're going to make me blog...BLOG!”

“I'm sorry, I...BLOG! oh god, make it stop...BLOG”

See what I mean? Plus, I really wonder if there's anyone who cares what I have to say. Or, do I even have anything to say?

No, I don't. But I'm getting paid $.12 per word (haha!) How may of you are going to count the words? Well, don't. I'm not getting paid for each word I write. I'm getting paid for every word that is read! So read this twice. And then let us know how many words you've read. We're working on the honor system here people, play it straight. So, [...]