The Hybrid Cousins.....an e-mail exchange

Hi Trio,
I had big trouble with my computer yesterday and lost all my past e-mails I've collected over the years.
Could you please send your last e-mails again. I got them but my system wasn't back up and running right and I lost them to.
It’s been two of the worse days I've had in a long time.
I lost all my contacts I've collected over the years so I have start from scratch and contact whoever I can.
Everything is back to normal now.
I got fireworks back and your cd. Send me your e-mails to me for the last two days again.
...............Lenny

Wow! What happened, Lenny? I am sending emails now.
........................ Trio
Re: Another New painting
Hahaha! Yes, he does look happy. And wacky! Maybe he is wackily happy? or happily wacky? Haha! Another winner from Lenny.
Hey, remember I want to do a movie about an artist and use some of your pics? Got any ideas about a name for him and a brief description like a short bio or a photo of what he should look like. I was thinking maybe Adam Rifkin as a model for his appearance? But any idea will be appreciated. I have plenty of places that I could put an Adam Rifkin character. Maybe the artist that does your pics should be wilder looking. Don't ask me to use you for a model because I don't want to draw anybody I know. It cramps my style and I worry about what they will think.
............................ Trio
Hello, Lenny,
Well, I am sorry to hear about the loss. And you had just installed that CD burner! I guess you are wishing that you had backed up everything to CDs.
You can download my shorts from my Yahoo Group called IttyBittyMovies. I'll send you an invitation from the group so you can join. You don't have to go through the Yahoo ID process unless you want to. Just your email address will get you in. But a Yahoo ID is no problem. It's free and includes a free web page and a free email account. And you can click boxes to avoid being sent any spam, even from Yahoo. I have several Yahoo accounts and they work perfectly.
Well, I hope you get back to normal soon. And I really, really hope that the Dazzle adapter didn't cause your problem. Then I would feel like I contributed to the disaster!
............................ Trio

Hi Trio,
I did something wrong with my computer than screwed it up so much that I had to reinstall windows 98.Dave moved all my files on my d drive so I didn't lose that but he forgot to save me e-mails and I lost four years of contacts,all my e-mails I've saved from the beginning of my internet history.As you might have noticed my e-mails were my journals besides being communications that's why I said so much about myself.Losing them was equal to losing 1/4 of everything I've done in three years.
I had Dave come over twice and another friend Mike once
to help reinstall all my programs,and get everything back to normal.It was a horrorshow.If I hadn't lost all those e-mails(my Data Base) I would have been able to handle it better.The only think right now that gets me feeling better and back in gear is understanding and realizing that everything I lost is very little compared to what other people have and what I stll have left.I've learned to live with disappointment for so long I guess I can handle another couple of pounds.
Can you send me your last few shorts too.I'll make a list of what I have to make sure I have all of them.
Lenny

Wow! What happened, Lenny? I am sending emails now.
........................ Trio
Hi Trio,
I had big trouble with my computer yesterday and lost all my past e-mails I've collected over the years.
Could you please send your last e-mails again.I got them but my system wasn't back up and running right and I lost them to.
Its been two of the worse days I've had in a long time.
I lost all my contacts I've collected over the years so I have start from scratch and contact whoever I can.
Everything is back to normal now.
I got fireworks back and your cd.Send me your e-mails to me for the last two days again.
...............Lenny
Hi Trio,
I did something wrong with my computer than screwed it up so much that I had to reinstall windows 98.Dave moved all my files on my d drive so I didn't lose that but he forgot to save me e-mails and I lost four years of contacts,all my e-mails I've saved from the beginning of my internet history.As you might have noticed my e-mails were my journals besides being communications that's why I said so much about myself.Losing them was equal to losing 1/4 of everything I've done in three years.
I had Dave come over twice and another friend Mike once
to help reinstall all my programs,and get everything back to normal.It was a horrorshow.If I hadn't lost all those e-mails(my Data Base) I would have been able to handle it better.The only think right now that gets me feeling better and back in gear is understanding and realizing that everything I lost is very little compared to what other people have and what I stll have left.I've learned to live with disappointment for so long I guess I can handle another couple of pounds.
Can you send me your last few shorts too.I'll make a list of what I have to make sure I have all of them.
Lenny
Wow! What happened, Lenny? I am sending emails now.
........................ Trio
Hi Trio,
I had big trouble with my computer yesterday and lost all my past e-mails I've collected over the years.
Could you please send your last e-mails again.I got them but my system wasn't back up and running right and I lost them to.
Its been two of the worse days I've had in a long time.
I lost all my contacts I've collected over the years so I have start from scratch and contact whoever I can.
Everything is back to normal now.
I got fireworks back and your cd.Send me your e-mails to me for the last two days again.
...............Lenny

Hi Trio,
Its me again.I've started a new style with my paintings inspired by you.I started to incorporate what little drawing skill I have into the paintings.They turn out really interesting.
I'm not sure what you mean but I have an idea.
The artists name could be Sidney Hipple.That was the name I used to use for them and one of my charactor names in my stories.
Bio:Sidney Hipple is an artist who has very limited drawing ability and no training in art.Because of this he is not accepted in the art community because they have all gone to college and studied the masters.Sidney has an interest in some past well known painters but very little.Only when he happens to see something of someone.He doesn't go looking at art that often.He creates paintings using a method known only to him.He lives alone with his cat?In life he is developing a method for himself to prevent his past from becoming his future.He is not motivated by spite or anger.He is associated with what you might call a secret society of people trying to bringing more harmony in their lives and into the world.They are in the world but not of it.They are called The Invisible Society.
That's all I can think of right now.
Speaking of painting I'm gonna do some before I got out tonite to the one minute movie.
Lenny

Subject: Re: Another New painting
Hahaha! Yes, he does look happy. And wacky! Maybe he is wackily happy? or happily wacky? Haha! Another winner from Lenny.
Hey, remember I want to do a movie about an artist and use some of your pics? Got any ideas about a name for him and a brief description like a short bio or a photo of what he should look like. I was thinking maybe Adam Rifkin as a model for his appearance? But any idea will be appreciated. I have plenty of places that I could put an Adam Rifkin character. Maybe the artist that does your pics should be wilder looking. Don't ask me to use you for a model because I don't want to draw anybody I know. It cramps my style and I worry about what they will think.
............................ Trio

Hey Trio,
I do have my therm high.I don't like the cold.I leave a high window open for Punchie when I can and keep the heat low when I'm not home.She's getting cool when she gets to go out.She comes after I call her a few times.
I'm recording more now and will have a chance to continue my musical bio with narratives.Claudia will certainly be included.You'll hear it all and more sometime.
I've got one cassette that Stormy titled for me that I have to make into mp3s.It's great for me to hear my songs back for the first time and see what he titles them.I'll attach the latest one to give you an idea.
I've got one cassette to listen to and title and another one that's half full.I'm going to be going into a recording phase that may last up to four more cassettes so I want to start processing them soon.But recording is my main concern cause when I'm in the mood I'm in the mood.
I'm not concerned about the level of your drawing skills.I think the are your interpretation of what you see and feel and I find everything you do is sincere,genuine and has great essence.I'm not looking for great detail.As simple as you may think your drawings are I think they are outstanding.I'm open to any ideas you have.I trust your interpretation.
I'm going to go for now.I'll fill you in on my mother and my family next time.
I've acquired an added additive lately and want to utilize any creativity while that may come out.
I'll attach a painting I did that I titled that reminded me of christmas.
The world of music will always live on in the hearts of those who really care.
Lenny

Hi Lenny,
Punchie sounds like she is living up to her name and getting a little punchdrunk in the head. Sleeping in the sink might be because your house is very warm from the heating system and she finds the sink a cooler place to sleep. Do you keep your thermostat turned up high? That could also be why she likes going out more now. Is she a longhaired cat like a Persian?
The Claudia adventure sounds interesting. You can keep me up to date on that.
Christmas cards...
I don't have a head full of Christmas ideas. I know all the standard ones, of course, from Santa Claus to wreaths and bells and angels and snowmen and candycanes and the three wise men and reindeer and Christmas trees and little birds in the snow and children opening presents and on and on... It's overwhelming!
Send two or three photos that would be good for a card - maybe you at the keyboard or your house in the snow or your cat - and I will try ( I emphasize TRY - I am no great artist! ) to draw something with a Christmas feel - for instance if it was your house in the snow I would draw it with a wreath on the door and a snowman in the yard - or I could take one of you at the keyboard and put a Christmas tree next to you - and so on.
Speaking of photos, I checked out the June Smith (your mom?) link that you gave me. Very pleasant music. Does she play professionally or in public in some way? And the picture of your grandmother is beautiful. She was a stunning looking woman. Did she perform?
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Mine was the usual - turkey, cranberry sauce, and relatives.
I have attached a couple of Merry Christmas doodles, but I would like to have a try at doing something from your photos.
See you later .......................... TRIO .......................
Hi Trio,
Tales of Trash and Swing time are the only ones I don't have from the early series.
Lenny

Subject: Tales of the Trash
By the way I don't think I have Tales of Trash.What happened?
I don't know if you remember, but when I first started emailing the movies I had trouble with my msn account and had to switch over to a Yahoo account for emailing the movies. Here is a list of the earliest movies.
Coming Soon From Grabbox Video
Tales of the Trash
Swingtime
Mercury
Cone Glue
Tenga Nay
14 Second Jam
CB-93
Rug Runner
X-3
Betty and the Cat
And I am positive you have all the ones after that because they come from the Yahoo account. Let me know if you are missing any. They are no longer on my hard drive, so I will wait until I know if you need any others besides Tales of the Trash before I dig them out.
............................ Trio

Hi Trio,
I think I figured out why the text didn't show up.I had to change the color because of the background.I'll copy and paste it on this e-mail.
Hi Trio,
Looks like the good old days of mp3.com are gone.I tried to sign up some of my bands for the gold service last week but there was an error everytime I tried to get the service.Oh Well maybe it was for the best.I found out that all the songs that were on stations besides the three on each band page was still on the stations.So I made stations with all the songs on some pages.
I'm realizing that many artists have deleted their songs from mp3.Now I'm reading on the BB that mp3 is closing the end of Feb.We'll see.I started to start a band site on IUMA.It's the best alternative I can see.It's free and at least you get in some search engines like.I guess I'll start build six or seven band site there.
I like your latest shorts.What a shock about the Shuttle.
I've been lazy lately and unmotivated.how's everything in S.C.?Any two or three inch snow storms lately?We got some heavy snow last Sunday.I was remembering what you said before about it raining down there.I think I'ld rather have snow than cold freezing rain.
I was bored in work a few weeks ago and did some quick paintings.I'll attach one.
I don't think I'll be recording again for a while or not much if I do.
There's a new coffee house in Lowell that I'm gonna see about playing at in the future.
I'm getting prepared for a weekend of Action Theater in Boston in April with Ruth Zaporah.
I think I'm gonna start another painting phase with Fireworks soon.I've been trying to clean up on computer lately.
My friend Chris who I dictate my stories has started doing Web pages and is gonna start looking into getting my home page looking better and updated.I'm not really into dictating any stories lately anyways.
I've got to find out the best way to transfer your shorts to vhs tapes without making a major production out of it.By the way I don't think I have Tales of Trash.What happened?Did you think I was gonna show it to Little Larry?
Hope all is well.

Lenny
That was the past e-mail text.
Glad you got the musical e-mail.My friend Stormy created them and has sent me many of them.I guess the process took him a while to perfect.I'm starting to take out his text and put in my own and forward it to other people.
I'll be sending more.
I was great seeing my painting in the latest edition of Rogue.I've made a cd of my past paintings that I was going to send you.You'll ready have a ball with these babies.
I've got another idea about maybe you utilizing or doing narration on some footage I have that would be priceless.Let me know if VHS tapes are the best to send you.It may be just lots of footage I've gotten with my DV camcorder over the years.The sound should be great too.
Lenny

Subject: Re: Art received
No. I got the repeat send but still no writing in it. I can read what you wrote in this one of course.
Haha! What's going on, Lenny?
.................. Trio .............

Hi Trio,
That's weird.I sent you four e-mails.The first one had music in it and I wrote something.
I'll send it again and see if you get it.
Lenny

Hi, Lenny
Just opened 5th art, 6th art, 11th art, and eyeballtrianges2. Beautiful! I can't wait to fit them into a movie. There was no message with them. Hope you are doing OK. Haven't heard from you in a while and I knew you were trying to get new hardware installed in your computer. I was afraid you crashed! I am mailing the box of cassettes today. So maybe you will get it Saturday or Monday.
See you later ............... Trio

Subject: Re: Mike Watson
Hi Trio,
That's the most amazing thing.He does all the drum programing himself and the keyboards and everything else.I think all the vocals too.I'm always amazed how complexed his drums are.I think he plays out with friends sometimes on guitar but I don't think he's been able to get a band together to get them played out.Maybe in bands he's been in years ago maybe.
You can imagine how I felt years ago when he heard my music and commented: Your sampled guitar improvs sound better to me than most
real guitars and your stuff is hilarious. There's something special and unique in there, thanks
for puting it there. Also thanks for puting some of my stuff on your stations.
Mike Watson.
It's people like him that keep inspiring me to continue my musicial adventures.
I enjoyed your story about playing in the jazz band in high school. I've been watching a lot of Cirque de Soleil lately on the Bravo channel.I've recorded six performances and Bravo has a series that shows how the performers and staff get prepared for a production.It's interesting hearing what music they use for the scenes and what the performers have to go through.
I finally got my new cd writter installed.Dave saved the day and came over two days ago to finished the job someone else started but got hung up on.I finally could make a cd of your mp3s for him.He's getting a one minute film ready also.I think he has yours complete or almost finished.
Well I activated one of my credit cards so I'm able to keep eight bands at full strength.I'm going to be overhauling most of my mp3 pages too.
I haven't been recording at all for a while.I'm going to be deleting many vocal songs on mp3 about mp3.They have little appeal for most people except the people I talk about in the recordings.
Dave had me send you a Vegas Video program he had.You should get it by the weekend or next week.
I got a flyer from EarthDance about their up coming classes.Ruth Zaporah is coming there again in Sept for a workshop.She was going to be there last year but I quess thet didn't get enough people to go so they had someone else do it so I didn't go.I'm going this year if it doesn't get canceled.I love improv and esp Action Theater more than anything else in this world.A few years ago I could make it cause of money problems and Ruth e-mail me and asked where I was.My dream someday is to be able to do a month long workshop.You'll find it interesting when I send you the video of the demonstration I filmed at Earthdance.
I'll put some other interesting stuff on the VHS tape too.Last time I was there for action theater there was a violinist that let me film him.This guy was good.
I've met people from around the world and the country at Earthdance during action theater workshops.
I found out that a seasoned action theater teacher Sarah hickler is having a workshop in Boston before Earthdance.I think Ruth will be there too.Life is good.It will be good to see some familar faces again after all these years.
I was just goofing about Dino Costello being your name.Maybe you could be Susie Quatro's brother?Just kidding again.Hey if we can't kid each other who can we kid?
It's almost time for Sponge Bob Square Pants.I've been recording the ones I don't have yet.Dave saw the program recently and loved it.
Thanks to your shorts I've been getting some ideas I want to start doing.
Lenny
Subject: Mike Watson
Before I forget check out one of my mp3 heros Mike Watson's sketches of vain.He's put on over 20 new songs that are unbelievable.
<http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/84/fun_sizefour-track_fun.html>
You'll Like Song Doctor and Sack lunch.Mike has to be the best composer,musician and guitarist I've ever heard or seen including famous people.
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I agree completely. Outstanding guitar playing. And do you think he did the drum parts too? If so, he is a genius.
................. Trio

Subject: Box received!
Lenny!
Opened up the box about an hour ago. So much stuff in it!
Thank you so much, man. All these goodies. Your CDs look great. Tell me again how you make them. Do you actually do the printing on the CD itself? I understand how you could record your own CDRs and print the book with an inkjet printer, but how do you get the printing on the CD? I guess you can tell I have never made one.
>>>>>>>The cds have labels.They're cheap about $35.00 for 500.I was concerned how they would play on cd players because they have adhesive on the labels and most cds have the info burned in but they seems to work in all computers and most newer cd players.They don't play in some car cd players but they seem to work.And the program is simple to use.It must be for me to get the hang of it.
Thanks for the CDR with the stock video clips. Just glancing at the titles of the clips I am sure I can use some of them.
>>>>>I think that's something Dave wanted you to have if I'm thinking of the same thing.
And of course I am looking forward to checking out your videotape. And the Scatterbrain Jukebox tape looks so cool. I didn't realize it would be so professional. Everything is beyond my expectations. I really feel honored to have you and Dave using some of my little movies in your work. I can't think of a better home for them.
>>>>Dave did a good job on Scatterbrain .He is a perfectionist on everything he does.Now you must get my goof on putting some in video stores.Imagine bringing one in and putting it on the shelf.Maybe when the store sees it they may think it came in but didn't get coded.
And a Charles Bukowski novel! I read the first page and knew I had better stop because I would stay up all night reading it. So cool! Thanks! I know you don't won't to lose that so I'll send it back as soon as I finish it.
>>>>>>You can keep the Bukowski novel.I've read it and would have ended up bringing it to a used book store anyways.
I've got a real treat that I'll send you.Charles Bukowski was the inspiration for a movie called BARFLY and the director filmed and interviewed Bukowski for over a year and released two vhs tapes of Bukowski speaking.It is a trip to see him speak.I've got three copies of part one.I'll send you one to keep.When you see Walter from The Broadway Cafe where PH101 played you'll see how he reminded me Of C.B.
The book of World Tales looks very interesting. When I picked it up it fell open to a one page story and I am thinking Hey! Some of these stories might be short enough to fit into a 60 second movie. Speaking of 60 second movies, Dave said he was going to submit "Room 202" to that exhibition. I hope they like it.
>>>>>>You tell stories so well I figured you'ld enjoy World Tales.You can keep that to.I've get damaged copies for half price and always have a few on hand.
Thanks for the credit lines on the Other Orchestra and Children of Invention CDs. That made me feel real good to see that.
>>>>>>I've been waiting a while for you to see that.You've been a good influence.I was telling Dave today that you're shorts are an extention of you're music.I'm waiting to get my new cd burner working so I can make a cd for Dave of all your mp3s.The voices you do on your recordings are priceless and the stories are so well conceived.
I was looking over the improv glossary and rules you included. Fascinating stuff and applies to what I do. Improv with other actors must really be fun. You make me want to go over to some of the local theater groups and see how I might fit in. The theater club and music scene here is probably not nearly as active as in Massachusetts but it does exist.
>>>>>>>>Like I said your stories are so good I thought if you saw some improv info you could really go to town.
Improv is my first love over anything else.I haven't done it for a few years cause most of the troops are in Boston but my favorite is called Action Theater.I approuched a person called Larry Pizza who run a troop at Improv Boston but he never got back to me.Most of my actor friends don't enjoy improv so it's hard to find people to work with.
I do improv at work and in life just to make myself laugh.The only way I'm going to get back into improv is to start to teach it in the Lowell area and find allies that way.I don't go out much so its hard to find a space to practice and perform but maybe in the future.
By the way the Improv Glossary is for Improv sports like you may see on T.V..It's interesting for the terms but some terms I wouldn't make law in what I want to do.
Most cities have improv classes.If you find one where you live I would check it out.You are a natural.
I'll send you a demonstration VHS tape I filmed of Action Theater a few years ago when my improv teacher Ruth Zaporah let me film at a workshop held at a place in western Mass called Earth Dance.You'll find it interesting.It is the most user friendly form of Improv I've ever found.
The other person who is outstanding is Keith Johnstone.He's got a book called Improv that is out of this world.I attending one of his workshops in Boston a few years ago and took some notes.I'll send a copy of them.
He started developing improv in England in the 50's or 60's for actors to loosen up and is really to me the King of Iimprov.
You know you and Dave are such creative guys that I wish I was up there so that we could all get together. If the opportunity arises to take a trip up north maybe I will get my wish.
>>>>>>>>>You're always welcome.I was telling Dave today about a possible cover story for Trio if need be.
Trio's real name could be Dino Costello.As the rumor goes Frank Sinatra had a fling way back when with Lou Costello's sister in between break ups with Ava Gardner.Frank was drunk when it happened and refused to admit the fling so Lou's sister named the baby after Dean Martin to spite Frank.
Another rumor could be that Dino Costello was related to the mobster Frank Costello and needs to keep a low profile.
I'ld have ball with that as Tony D'Wonderful "Talent Agent".
Before I forget check out one of my mp3 heros Mike Watson's sketches of vain.He's put on over 20 new songs that are unbelievable.
<http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/84/fun_sizefour-track_fun.html>
You'll Like Song Doctor and Sack lunch.Mike has to be the best composer,musician and guitarist I've ever heard or seen including famous people.This guy has the Zappa style down to an art.And he's a real regular guy and very seasoned in recording.
That's the beauty of the mp3 and the computer revolution.Musicians like us can develop a network with others we would have otherwise never been able to know about.Could you imagine what we could be into a year or two from now by developing a sincere support group?
Well I think I will sit back in my recliner now, switch on the VCR and enjoy some of these riches you sent.
>>>>>>Speaking of Easy Chairs I bought a used one a month ago at a used furniture store in Lawrence that had about 30 used easy chairs and tons of furniture.It was in good shape and cost only $25.00.I haven't had one since I moved last year.Punchie sits in it most of the time so I'm still on the couch alot.She's my house mate so I can't take the chair away from her.Of course some times I get her out of the chair by giving her some whip cream in the kitchen and sitting in the chair before she gets back.
I'm glad you like the package.I usually put stuff on the outside of the box so it's too noticable to get lost by the post office besides it gives it an interesting charactor.
Well it's time for me to see if Punchie is in the EZ chair and wind down.
By the way my address is
26 Arlington Ave.
Dracut,Ma.01826
welcome to the LOOP.
Lenny
Thanks again ......... your friend .......... TRIO ....................

Subject: NOLNOD
Hi Lenny,
Just saw the emails you sent to Yahoo. I don't check that mailbox everyday like I do this one.
Your "In Columbia" song was pretty cool. I sent you an email from the song page.
>>>>I started listening to some of my recent cassettes to title them and I realized that I did that recording before Halloween.My method with vocal song is after i record the instrument track whatever comes to mind becomes the theme for the song then I record the vocals right away.I was converting some songs recently and found one where I talk about Tony D and the award he gets.Even for me that's going back a ways.You'll crack up Dino!
What does NOLNOD mean? No, I was just joking about the fact that some of my movies are kind of strange and odd.
The word "NOLNOD" came about because I was stuck for a title and I thought the beginning of the movie looked like the streets of a city so I decided I would use "London" spelled backwards for a title which is NODNOL and then I thought NOLNOD sounded better. No, about the only thing these movies mean is that I have a lot of time to kill! Hahaha!
>>>>>You movie are great.I had Dave put a few early ones he had on dv so I could use them on the vhs tape I'm making of footage of PH101 and Cyber Tribe(the band mark is in)and a few of my things to send out to associates to see what I've been up to.
If what you call killing time seems pretty productive to me.Your movies are already classics to me.I can't wait untill Dave gets them all on vhs so I have them to add to my current viewing pleasure and to show friends.
So you got that last batch of songs up on MP3.com? That's pretty good. You are going to miss all that free web space. As will I. But at least they didn't shut it down completely.
>>>>>>For some reason my songs are getting approved right away.I'm gonna start to pile on songs now.
I'm not gonna miss it cause I have no choice but to pay to keep at least 10 bands up.Believe me when I tell you that $5.00 a month is a deal esp for musicians like us that ain't one hit wonders.
I've been on mp3 for years now and I've seen what happens because of changes.
When the world is upside down,I'm right side up.When the world is right side up I'm upside down.
I'll get into this more later I've got to get to Cambridge to see some associates in life so I can get back early.
We're counting down to Christmas now. Hope your holidays are pleasant and joyful.
>>>>> Less than a week and it will all be over.I've got all my cards sent out.It's all down hill from here.
Lenny
See you later .................. TRIO ..............................

I go to the mp3 bb everyday to see what's going on.Same old stuff all the time.It's like a cocktail lounge for some mp3 artists.I never knew about the board for years.When I started checking it out it was insightful.It's gotten to be a battle ground for some time now.I've only met a few worthwhile artists on it but the few that I have like yourself have been invaluable.
I started printing the cards to start to give out at work tomorrow.For the greeting I put "May You Get Everything Your Heart Desires"
On the back I put:Created By Trio Quatro for Laughing Dervish Productions Copyright 2002 by Trio Quatro.
Thank You again.It's great and perfect for all the different people I give cards too.It is original and certainly is the best card I've ever given out.
Thank you for putting the hat.I'm losing my hair and the hat gives me that ZZ top Sharpman look.
Subject: Re: Have You Checked The BB?
Well, I think a lot of artists don't realize that the bulk mail filter on their email program automatically blocks mass emailings like MP3.com makes. You have to catch one when it filters it and then tell the email program to exempt MP3.com from the filtering. I haven't been to the BB in several months, but I'll bet it's really juiced up over this! Haha!
................. Thanks for the compliments on my Christmas drawing .......... TRIO ..........

Subject: Fw: Have You Checked The BB?
Hi Trio,
Here's An E-mail Stormy sent me with a link for the Shopie post.

Subject: Have You Checked The BB?
Hi Lenny
I was just boredly looking at the artist bb and there was a thread from SOPHIE <http://msg.mp3.com/artistforums/liststory/?topic_id=129589&month=200212> detailing some changes that they are going to make to the site in January. One of them is this: Non-PAS artists will be limited to THREE FRIGGIN' TRACKS on their page. I thought of you immediately with your multiple artist pages with hundreds of tracks....... I never had more than about 25 up at one time, but this is idiotic. They're also eliminating P4P EVEN FOR PAS artists! Artists were NOT sent an email about this, though SOPHIE claims they were, and there is nothing about it on the site's main page. Unless you happen to be scrolling through the artist messageboard, you wouldn't find out anything about it. Just thought I'd pass this on.
~Stormy u

Subject: Re: 3 songs!!!
I just saw the drawing.I am beaming with joy.It is perfect!Thank you so much.It is a work of art!I'm known for having and finding interesting cards esp x-mas cards.People look forward to what card I find or make.The right hand looks like it could be my tape player which I'm always putting on when I play.I never play unless I'm going to record.
I've got over 1200 songs on mp3 but not all the songs show up on my pages.The Other Orchestra has over 150 but only 102 show up on my page.You want to hear something weird.I have a song called cousins on one of my pages but doesn't show up on my page but came to the top in one of my local mp3 charts.
I know I've been pushing it for a while on mp3 so I can't complain.I tryed to figure out what makes some of the songs not appear.Maybe there at the end of the list.If I decide on the gold premuim service I may have all my songs seen on pages with more than 100 songs.
I saw on one of the mp3 bb posts that the new fee was $100.00 a year for platuim (you get paid)and $50.00 a year for gold (which lets you have as many songs as you want).On another post I saw $10.00 a month and $5.00 a month.
Thanks for the notice from mp3.Now I know I've got till Jan 15th to get prepared.
If I can save ten pages including my mother I'll be happy.I'll find a way to make it work.If I can get just one more year out of mp3 I should be doing good.
My home page cost about $50.00 a month including my e-mail account.I've gotten out cheap for years so I don't mind paying mp3 for a year.I made about $600.00 at the beginning.Mostly on three bands Henry Riddle,Charles Riddle(now Lenny Hall)and The Flugnoids.I cleaned up in the beginning with Henry Riddle so I created Charles Riddle and had more hits.It's sad that Henry Riddle has not gotten much activity in years.
I just got an e-mail from T.Stormy Hunter about the bb.Maybe a post I posted.
Lenny

Subject: Re: 3 songs!!!
Hey, thanks for the link! Yeah, that is something I will like. I went to it just now and added it to my Favorites list.
I've got a lot of your stuff downloaded, but not all of it. Did you tell me once that you had over a thousand tracks at MP3.com or is that my bad memory talking?
Thanks ................ TRIO

Hi Trio,
Here's a site you may like.
<http://www.mbfractals.com/program.html>
I've got all your songs downloaded.
Lenny
Subject: 3 songs!!!
I guess you got the notice from MP3.com that only premium artists will be allowed to have more than 3 songs on their page. I could jump up and down and curse except that it's a free service and us beggars can't be choosers.
Well, I thought from the first day I uploaded a song that it was too good to be true that unlimited free storage space was available on the net.
If you want any of my songs to use for anything, better download them soon. I plan to cull my pages down to 3 songs each and then pretty much ignore MP3.com after that. Maybe once a year I will check to see if they are still there.
Lenny, I'll bet you are hopping mad, or do you have a premium page you can put everything on?
............... TRIO ( Boy, that number three came back to bite me! ) ........................

Hi Trio,
I didn't get any notice.I found out about it through the mp3 bb this morning.If you got the notice could you forward it to me or tell me when it goes into effect?
From what I understand its $100.00 a year for the premium service and $50.00 a year to have as many songs as you want but not get paid for activity.
I don't have any premium pages but I may look into paying the $50.00 a year for a few bands.I don't even have a credit card.I filed bankruptcy a few years ago so if I do I'll have to send a money order to mp3.If I have time to get the money up before the change over. I've got to try to keep my mother on mp3 if I can.It has changed her life.
I'm am deeply distressed about the change but I've seen so much happen over the years that I've learned to roll with the punches.When things like this happen I don't get mad I get serious.Mp3 has been good to me.I've had over 100,000 downloads,met many interesting musicians and have become good friends with many.Mp3 gave me a reason to record so much music because I had a place to store it and have people hear it.My many musician friends in my area don't have the commit value that I've found from mp3 artists and the feedback has really been terrific.Out of all the people I've gotten to know and hear on mp3 you are certainly on the top of the list.I got to know so many artists but none ever posted as many songs as you.I tell me friends that you are like my musical counterpart in S.C.Everyone that hears Donkeytown and Jolly Roger really enjoy your style and ability.I played some of your media files for a friend last night and he really enjoyed them.I'm very honored to be choosen to receive them whenever you do a new one.You have great talent and are one of the most genuine and interesting person I've met in all my years on the web.I just started to convert some cassette tapes last night to mp3.It was the cassette that stormy titled.I did the songs a few months ago and one called In Columbia was about you.I may not even get a chance to have you hear it now but I'll find a way someday.
I've downloaded all your songs a few weeks ago but I'll go in and see if I missed any tonite.I'm sorry about not getting back to you sooner.I realized that I didn't sign one of my last ones.Someone came over and I got called away and sent it without finishing it.
Don't worry about coming up with any drawings of me or my mother.I know I didn't give you much to go on but if you think of any x-mas drawings I may like please send it to me.
Hey! I drove to N.J. again last friday to see Ph101 again.It was another long drive but it was worth it.Rick Lewis from PH101 told me that the place they were playing at was run by an old hipple from the 60's so I had to go and check it out.Its called The Broadway Cafe and the owner is called Walter.I got there about nine.PH101 was going on at 12 so just the first band was there and getting set up.I sat down and started taking notes and a short story while I waited.Here it is with some added notes taken later.
The Broadway Cafe is really a trip.It was 5.00 to get in.The door man was cool and a regular guy.The atmosphere of the place looked liked something from A Charles Bukowski story.The bartender remined me of Art Carney.I went to the bar to order a drink.I knew from the looks of the place that they won't have my favorite drink a Pina Colada so I ordered my second favorite drink Baillys on the rock.The bartender said 'We don't have Baillys' so I asked for a screw driver.He said it would be a few minutes cause he has to send someone out to get some orange juice.Everyone in the bar was genuine and seemed right at home.There were paintings that the owner did all around the place.There was a life size photo of Frank Sinartra(opps)Animal skills above the front door.A guitar attached to a support beam,tons of photos.I found out later that the building was 120 years old and the owner Walter owned it for about 25 years.In that 25 years he created a place that was like a musuem.It had lots of wooden cases with weird stuff in them.The paintings he did were of a classical natureand very good and large.The floor were old black and white square titles.The walls and beams were all cover with something even the support beams and poles.They had a couch and sitting chair and an ashtray and an old ashtray stand by the entrance.The Broadway Cafe is a product of Walters Creativity over 25 years.
Two elderly men looked liked they had been hanging out there for many years.One reminded me of Charles Bukowski.He kinda looked like his counter part.He was sitting at the bar and had a good buzz.He had a woman maybe in her fourties hanging over him just like a Bukowski Story.I found out later that this was Walter the owner.My father would have loved this bar in fact the owner reminded me of what my father would have been like if he had a bar like this.My father was named Charlie and died in 1992 of cancer.He was a simple guy who had a good heart.He only went to the 6th grade.I never saw him read much his whole life and write anything except his name.My Mother and Father got divorced before I was born so I never knew my father untill I was 8.My mother had always told me he was dead because she was kinda ashamed of him.Maybe because he was a simple man.I lived with my father and his mother and stepfather in Methuen,Mass untill I was 16 when I moved out and stayed with neighbors then at my best friends house Paul Listro.I had dropped out of school and was working at a supermarket at the time.I didn't see much of my father for years.I changed jobs a few times (gas stations) moved to Tewksbury,Ma. when I was 18 and started working at a chemical plant.A few years later I got laid off and finally moved to Lowell,Mass.I finally got a hold of my father and started to see him when I could.Over the years I got to appreciate my father for the person he was and his good qualities and disregard any feeling of shame I had in the past.
I gave him a movie called Barfly that's about Charles Bukowski and he loved it.To him that kind of life was glamorious and the place to be.He would have loved to see footage Of C.B. if I had had any back then so you can maybe understand why I was so affected by Walter and the Broadway Cafe.
All the bands were great and polished.I got to get lots of footage of the bar and it's suroundings.I even got Walter on film when he went on stage after PH101 started playing.He went on stage and went into a small closet and came right out.It was classic.The whole night was great.Someday I'ld like to play the Broadway Cafe or at least go there again.If PH101 ever plays there again I'm there.
Well Trio I kinda got off the story a little but you know me sometimes I just say what's on my mind at the time.
I hear that N.C. is a beautiful place.What's it like down there?It snowed again today.It's going to be a snowy winter up here I can tell.
I'm glad we got a chance to hear each others music,become friends and colab on a few tunes.Many people say your voice sounds like William Borroughs.You have made my music even more unqiue by adding your vocals.Your music has been a big inspiration and I envy your ability of telling stories and they have given me ideas on how I can make my music more user friendly but I could never come close to your level of storytelling.You've got a lot of chops and styles down very well also.
I'm gonna continue converting the cassette I started last night and try start the other two I need to listen to and title.Looks like I may not be posting any again but at least I'll have them made into mp3s.
I'll check out your sites later on and check out the mp3 bb to see how the wolves are reacting and get some insight from the level headed artists.
Your last two media files were great as always.It's always a treat to get them.
While I was driving the Van my uncle chuck gave me I listened to country rock cause my car 89 sunbird doesn't have a radio.
I've got a joke for you.
What do you get when you play a country sond backwards?
You get your job back.You get your girl back.You get your truck back.Your dog come back.
I kept forgetting to tell you that.
Lenny

I guess you got the notice from MP3.com that only premium artists will be allowed to have more than 3 songs on their page. I could jump up and down and curse except that it's a free service and us beggars can't be choosers.
Well, I thought from the first day I uploaded a song that it was too good to be true that unlimited free storage space was available on the net.
If you want any of my songs to use for anything, better download them soon. I plan to cull my pages down to 3 songs each and then pretty much ignore MP3.com after that. Maybe once a year I will check to see if they are still there.
Lenny, I'll bet you are hopping mad, or do you have a premium page you can put everything on?
............... TRIO ( Boy, that number three came back to bite me! )

Subject: Re: Christmas card
Hey Trio,
I do have my therm high.I don't like the cold.I leave a high window open for Punchie when I can and keep the heat low when I'm not home.She's getting cool when she gets to go out.She comes after I call her a few times.
I'm recording more now and will have a chance to continue my musical bio with narratives.Claudia will certainly be included.You'll hear it all and more sometime.
I've got one cassette that Stormy titled for me that I have to make into mp3s.It's great for me to hear my songs back for the first time and see what he titles them.I'll attach the latest one to give you an idea.
I've got one cassette to listen to and title and another one that's half full.I'm going to be going into a recording phase that may last up to four more cassettes so I want to start processing them soon.But recording is my main concern cause when I'm in the mood I'm in the mood.
I'm not concerned about the level of your drawing skills.I think the are your interpretation of what you see and feel and I find everything you do is sincere,genuine and has great essence.I'm not looking for great detail.As simple as you may think your drawings are I think they are outstanding.I'm open to any ideas you have.I trust your interpretation.
I'm going to go for now.I'll fill you in on my mother and my family next time.
I've acquired an added additive lately and want to utilize any creativity while that may come out.
I'll attach a painting I did that I titled that reminded me of christmas.
The world of music will always live on in the hearts of those who really care.
Lenny

Subject: Christmas card
Hi Lenny,
Punchie sounds like she is living up to her name and getting a little punchdrunk in the head. Sleeping in the sink might be because your house is very warm from the heating system and she finds the sink a cooler place to sleep. Do you keep your thermostat turned up high? That could also be why she likes going out more now. Is she a longhaired cat like a Persian?
The Claudia adventure sounds interesting. You can keep me up to date on that.
Christmas cards...
I don't have a head full of Christmas ideas. I know all the standard ones, of course, from Santa Claus to wreaths and bells and angels and snowmen and candycanes and the three wise men and reindeer and Christmas trees and little birds in the snow and children opening presents and on and on... It's overwhelming!
Send two or three photos that would be good for a card - maybe you at the keyboard or your house in the snow or your cat - and I will try ( I emphasize TRY - I am no great artist! ) to draw something with a Christmas feel - for instance if it was your house in the snow I would draw it with a wreath on the door and a snowman in the yard - or I could take one of you at the keyboard and put a Christmas tree next to you - and so on.
Speaking of photos, I checked out the June Smith (your mom?) link that you gave me. Very pleasant music. Does she play professionally or in public in some way? And the picture of your grandmother is beautiful. She was a stunning looking woman. Did she perform?
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Mine was the usual - turkey, cranberry sauce, and relatives.
I have attached a couple of Merry Christmas doodles, but I would like to have a try at doing something from your photos.
See you later .......................... TRIO .......................

Hi Lenny,
I just sent you all of your emails I had on my hard drive. I usually delete emails when they are over a month old but I did have a few of the older ones that I had missed. Also I delete emails with large attachments the same day I get them which is why some fairly recent emails are missing. I save the attachments in a separate folder then delete the email to free up the memory.
I hope you will be able to forgive Dave and I am sorry I don't have more emails to send.

............... Trio
Subject: Three pics

Hi, Lenny
Thanks for the JPEGs. "Touch Panel" and "Panel Head" look like you may have been daydreaming about acquiring some new high-tech audio equipment. Very futuristic!
Not much happening here. Instead of being creative I have been playing "Parasite Eve" on the Playstation. Also learning how to use a new drawing program I bought called TurboCad Designer. It has many buttons and menus and toolbars, but the manual has a step-by-step example that is showing me what to do. By now I am pretty patient with new programs as I know it is usually worth the effort to take the time to learn what they do. I still remember how I used Paint Shop Pro for over half a year before I realized I could make animations with it.
I have been studying the problem of getting video into my computer and found a number of solutions for sale. They range from about $60 to $200. For $60 the Dazzle company and several others sell a small adapter with a video input and USB output. So just plug the VCR in one end and the other end into the computer. It's limited in resolution and framerate and depends on your computer to do the conversion into digital video.
For about $200 Dazzle and others make a unit which again plugs into the USB input on my computer. However this adapter has its own video-to-digital chip built in so that it frees up your computer to do other things. Also on this unit there are video outputs as well as inputs so that after working with the video on your computer, you can record it back to a VHS tape.
I did my looking at Circuit City which seemed to have a better selection than Best Buy. It seems to be important not to buy an older adapter since they had problems with USB when it first came out. There is a USB 2.0 now which is much faster than USB 1. Most computers over 6 months old have USB 1. Fortunately, the $200 adapter will work with either USB 1 or USB 2, although it is much faster with USB 2.
Well, that is my tech talk for today! Haha! Hope I didn't bore you too much. But I thought you might be interested in tools like this as much as I am. You note that I didn't mention any of the video cards that plug inside your computer. I am not afraid to open up the box, but I would much rather not. And since I don't have a Firewire input, I only considered the USB solutions. If you are serious about video, you probably want to check out the Firewire approach since the output of digital camcorders is Firewire (IEE1494) and of course most of the Firewire cards will also except regular video too.
See you later ................................... Trio

Subject: IUMA
I started a page on IUMA for The Other Orchestra
<http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/The_Other_Orchestra/>
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I checked it out. The real player stream worked great. I didn't try to stream an mp3 since it said it was the hifi version. Looks like a good site. Any song limit? Looked like you have to keep your songs in groups of ten.
................................... Trio
Subject: Film Festival
I assume your film short got selected for the one minute movie fest? What's the scoop?
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Well, I am assuming it too. I got put on their emailing list and it said that Liquid Kulak was in the festival. Dave had to convert my movie to VHS to enter it of course, but he was entering a movie, too, so I don't know any more than you. Anyway, I won't be coming up for it although I might come to Boston later in the year. Isn't the film festival going to be on cable TV? Maybe you can tape it.
........................................ Trio
Subject: Multimedia CDs
I've been creating Multi Media cds for friends to check out.
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That sounds interesting. What do you mean by "multimedia"? Have you figured out a way to get your video footage onto CDs?
........................................ Trio
Subject: dazzle adapter on sale

Hi, Lenny,
Remember the Dazzle adapter I mentioned? For putting VHS video into your computer through the USB input? It was on sale this week at Best Buy. Tomorrow is the last day. It's $39.99 after a $30 rebate off the regular price of $69.99. I would buy one except that I already found something to do the job -- a little Intel PC camera that has video inputs on it and a USB output. It works pretty good on VHS. The microphone doesn't work, but that might be the software or my soundcard. However, it does VHS better than I expected. I thought there would be scan lines, but no, it is nice clear video. I'll try to send you a sample. It depends on how clear the VHS tape is, of course. A fuzzy EP tape doesn't get any better.
..................... Trio

Subject: Re: dazzle adapter
Hi, Lenny,
Glad you found one. If it works as well as the PC cam adapter that I found then you should like it.
I am surprised you have to change your monitor setting. Are you sure about that? And if you are talking about what I think you are talking about, then you should be able to open Control Panel in Windows and go right to the monitor settings.
But since you will probably be inputting your VHS tapes at the 320x240 resolution (that's as good as VHS gets) then your monitor should be fine.
.......................... Trio

Hi Trio,
I went to best buy and got the dazzle today.I've got the change my monitor setting before I install it.I've never done it.I'll call their tech support and have them walk me through it.
It like like the perfect program I need ed.Thanks for steering me in the right direction.
I met with some last night named Tom White who's a photographer and a bass player,with one of my multi media cds.I showed him a few of your shorts.He enjoyed them alot esp one of my favorites X-3.He cracked up when I played Jolly Roger in Donkeytown and Shakes and Rollie and Me.
It turns out this guy is a nudist and is really into nudism.He showed me some photos he took in Canada at a nudist camp he goes to, of three adults covering themselves with mud from toes to head in different stages.It was amazing how they looked afterwards.I'ld like to do a video of the shots and put music to it.Who's knows maybe it could use some narration.Hint.Hint.It could be one of the wildest thing I've ever done. I may be doing some back ground music for a nudist film too.That would be interesting.Who knows it could become another sideline for my music.At least I'ld be doing soundtracks.
I'm thinking of creating another multi-media cd with some of my stories,paintings and mp3's for a promo package.
I'm getting ready a cd for CD Baby of 100 mp3's of The Other Orchestra and selling it for maybe $20.00 or $25.00.I just got and idea.Maybe add some painting and stories too.Shit maybe someday I can sell my multi-media cds on some site like cd baby.
I'm looking forward to the showings of the One Minute movies next week.I'm gonna go to both viewings and mingle with a artsy fartsy crowd for an evening.Dave and I are a couple of charactors when we go to places like this.It should be fun.Maybe Dave and I could bring our camcorders and get some footage.
.....................Lenny

Hi, Lenny,
Remember the Dazzle adapter I mentioned? For putting VHS video into your computer through the USB input? It was on sale this week at Best Buy. Tomorrow is the last day. It's $39.99 after a $30 rebate off the regular price of $69.99. I would buy one except that I already found something to do the job -- a little Intel PC camera that has video inputs on it and a USB output. It works pretty good on VHS. The microphone doesn't work, but that might be the software or my soundcard. However, it does VHS better than I expected. I thought there would be scan lines, but no, it is nice clear video. I'll try to send you a sample. It depends on how clear the VHS tape is, of course. A fuzzy EP tape doesn't get any better.
..................... Trio

Subject: Nudism
Hi, Lenny
Look further down in the email.............
Hi Trio,
I went to best buy and got the dazzle today.I've got the change my monitor setting before I install it.I've never done it.I'll call their tech support and have them walk me through it.
It like like the perfect program I need ed.Thanks for steering me in the right direction.
I met with some last night named Tom White who's a photographer and a bass player,with one of my multi media cds.I showed him a few of your shorts.He enjoyed them alot esp one of my favorites X-3.He cracked up when I played Jolly Roger in Donkeytown and Shakes and Rollie and Me.
It turns out this guy is a nudist and is really into nudism.He showed me some photos he took in Canada at a nudist camp he goes to, of three adults covering themselves with mud from toes to head in different stages.It was amazing how they looked afterwards.I'ld like to do a video of the shots and put music to it.Who's knows maybe it could use some narration.Hint.Hint.It could be one of the wildest thing I've ever done. I may be doing some back ground music for a nudist film too.That would be interesting.Who knows it could become another sideline for my music.At least I'ld be doing soundtracks.
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Yayyy nudity! Too bad so many nudists are out of shape! I think if I was narrating a nudist film I would tend to make fun of them. They might not like that. You making background music sounds like a great idea.
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I'm thinking of creating another multi-media cd with some of my stories,paintings and mp3's for a promo package.
I'm getting ready a cd for CD Baby of 100 mp3's of The Other Orchestra and selling it for maybe $20.00 or $25.00.I just got and idea.Maybe add some painting and stories too.Shit maybe someday I can sell my multi-media cds on some site like cd baby.
I'm looking forward to the showings of the One Minute movies next week.I'm gonna go to both viewings and mingle with a artsy fartsy crowd for an evening.Dave and I are a couple of charactors when we go to places like this.It should be fun.Maybe Dave and I could bring our camcorders and get some footage.
.....................Lenny
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I hope you guys have a good time. I doubt if you will be the only "characters" there. And who knows who might not be thinking that YOU are the artsy-fartsy ones! Haha!
.................................. Trio
Subject: Spongehead Bob
Hi Lenny,
Spongehead Squarepants Bob is great! This is the first time watching it for me. I had no idea how clever and inventive it was. I thought it was just another kids cartoon so I never bothered to watch it, but I really like the way these guys pull things from so many areas for their stories. Very creative.
I also started watching the Adam Rifkin tape and I like that too. It's hard to tell who is putting on who, who is on the joke and who is not, what's real and what's phoney -- My kind of movie. Another great movie about the movie biz was The Player. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It must be 5 or 10 years old by now. I don't know. Time flies.

............... Trio

Subject: Art received
Hi, Lenny
Just opened 5th art, 6th art, 11th art, and eyeballtrianges2. Beautiful! I can't wait to fit them into a movie. There was no message with them. Hope you are doing OK. Haven't heard from you in a while and I knew you were trying to get new hardware installed in your computer. I was afraid you crashed! I am mailing the box of cassettes today. So maybe you will get it Saturday or Monday.
See you later ............... Trio
Subject: Rogue 4
Hi, Lenny
I put two of your art works into "Rogue 4". You won't have any trouble finding them.
I sent the box of cassettes. You mentioned wanting ones that I had listened to, so I included a bunch of those. They are the ones with small white stickon labels. On the label is the date I listened to it and a letter grade I gave it like "A" or "B" or "C" and on the second line of the label you will see "RS" and a number. That's the grade that Rolling Stone gave that album. I was curious in those days to see if I liked what they liked.
There is also a Jack Kerouac book and four VHS tapes. Two of the tapes are ads from video companies that maybe Dave could use. And the other two tapes are movies that I didn't send because of the movies but for the cool plastic cases that the tapes are in. I thought you might be able to use the cases.
See you later ................. Trio

Subject: Dino Costello
I was telling Dave today about a possible cover story for Trio if need be.
Trio's real name could be Dino Costello.As the rumor goes Frank Sinatra had a fling way back when with Lou Costello's sister in between break ups with Ava Gardner.Frank was drunk when it happened and refused to admit the fling so Lou's sister named the baby after Dean Martin to spite Frank.
Another rumor could be that Dino Costello was related to the mobster Frank Costello and needs to keep a low profile.
I'ld have ball with that as Tony D'Wonderful "Talent Agent".
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Man, you Yankees and your mobsters! Howzabout "Trio Costello"? That's got a ring to it...
Listen, when I was in high school I played trumpet in a small jazz band. The drummers name was Teddy Immediato. (Not sure if I spelled that right!) His father and his father's two brothers had emigrated to America and opened up a bakery called The Three Little Bakers. Before that they had been acrobats - tumblers. So in order to promote the bakery they would go around to various functions and put on a little show. Our little jazz band would provide backup music. Along with Teddy on drums and me on trumpet we had a piano, a trombone, and a baritone sax. Weird group, huh? The climax of the act was a three man tower and then they would come tumbling down. Our music had to build all during the act (it was short) and then reach a wild climax when they built the tower. We would be blowing our brains out playing as loud and "swinging" as we could. A lot of fun.
...........Trio

Subject: Package cartoons
I'm glad you like the package.I usually put stuff on the outside of the box so it's too noticable to get lost by the post office besides it gives it an interesting charactor.
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Yeah, I meant to comment on the cartoons. Haha! Pretty good. I had to read the package before I could open it! And an added bonus is the mailmen give more attention to your packages, no doubt!!!
........................ Trio
Subject: Re: A new painting
Haha! Yeah, a lot of them did come from yard sales! Nice painting!
.......................... Trio

Subject: More Trio
Well I can't cover everything in this letter, but I'll cover some of them...
1) Thanks for the very generous offer to let me use any track. That's very exciting. You will get a lot of plays out of this since I will have to browse through everything now! Haha!
2) I'll start with the Spiders From MP3 station. Hey, I noticed the EarWorm tracks in there! You like to do little tricks like that, don't you? :) And I went to search and listened to the two EarWorm songs that some "weirdo in Massachusetts" made. I guess we know who that is. Cool! They sound kind of spooky though. I guess that's what happens when you have "EarWorm" for a name. Not exactly kittens and puppies, is it! They could make good soundtracks for stories though. I am thrilled at the possibilities in your stuff.
>>>>I've been naming songs after mp3 bands for years.It's more of a courtesy than anything else.Most of the time I don't tell them unless I hear from them or wait untill I contact them again.
3) No, I am not a looper. Ideally I can use a track as is. I did that with one of the Smackass tracks. Another one I had to speed up a little. I am too lazy to sit around cutting tracks into pieces and remixing them to any great extent. I do a little of course when editing. Mainly it's just the length and the tempo that I have to mess with.
4) The Children of Invention CD looks great. Of course I would like one but hold off for a while. I am going to set up my EarWorm Jazz page as a CD and then I'll trade you one of those for the COI CD.
5) When I first read about the Korg Karma I fell in love with it. It seems to think like I do. I can never play the same thing the same way twice. For two reasons. I have no memory for music so I have to improvise everything. And because of that, I make "mistakes" which require constant adjustment, like suddenly the chord progression is different etc. I think the Karma would complement that. It would put even more uncertainty into the mix, but I think I would like that. I need better sounds. My little Yamaha cheapie has been good to me, but it doesn't even have pitch bend!
6) You have "tricks" too, huh? Then you know you are a productive musician. :) That idea about the pitch bend wheel is cool. I just wish I had one! As for staying on the white keys - yep, I'm right there with you.
7) Your history is interesting. Three years here! Has it been a steady push, or do you drift away for months at a time? I can visualize that drift away time coming for me, but I am too new to MP3 right now.
>>>>I wish I could drift away and have more of a steady push too.
Right now I've got three cassettes(90 min.)of songs to make into mp3's and upload to mp3.com.Most weeks I can spend maybe 4 hours doing something with mp3 unless I have bulk time on the weekend .
I drift away from the board.I never went there or really knew about it for years anyways.I may not update my pages for months but I try to put new songs when ever I can.
I rarely have time to search for new bands to listen to but I always listen to whoever finds my music and has a real comment.
I started putting my music on mp3 for my friends.As it turned out mostly mp3 artists listened and sometimes contact me and we became friends.
I'll hit your other e-mail.
It's my TV night.
Lenny
OK, enough for now. I am leaving out something, but I'll read your email again and find it.
CU later ................. TRIO

Hi Trio,
I look forward to hearing thr colab.
Ya Fox has some great stuff on Sunday.Futurama is my favorite,then king of the hill.Malcolm in the middle.The simpson are cool too.
I'm really into HBO on sunday too.
It's interesting you choose Korghead as the first peice to colab on.It's was created from the very first combination listed on the work station called The Voice of Karma.
I'm gonna try to post some more songs this week sometime.
If I missed anything in your last e-mails I'll back pedal to them on my next e-mail.
Have a great week

Lenny
Subject: First collaboration uploaded
Well, the subject line says it all. Just uploaded our first collaboration -- "KorgHead I Know".
I name them by adding a word or two to their original track names. That way I can keep up with what came from where.
With any luck it will be active by next weekend.
You like those Sunday Fox cartoons also, don't you? Haha! Futurama and the Simpsons are my favorites.
.................. TRIO ...................

Hi Trio,
Thank You for the card.Jolly Roger in Donkeytown is the best thing I've ever heard.I can't tell you how much joy it has brought to me hearing it and you doing it.
The song Jolly Roger is part of a recording phase I went through a few years ago.I've got a bunch of songs like that.
I've started to notice that you narrate what is happening with the instruments and the arrangements.That's very interesting because when I record and create music I always think of the different instruments as different charactors in the musical structure.It's great to hear you put vocals and a story to the music.It's just what I would do if I had the incredible ability that you do.I've never had anyone compliment my music as well in such a perfect way.The balance is perfect.
Jolly Roger in Donkeytown was what I really needed.
I found out tuesday evening that my favorite person in the world passed away.It was my cousin Terry.She was only in her early 30's,was deaf and a diabetic but she was the kindest person in the world.
She had been dead for a week.My Aunt Susie and Uncle Chuck,her parents called me and came down from N.H. wendsday and we went to the police station.After they left I went to where my cousin lived and packed up all her belongs that didn't smell or have roaches.Most of the stuff I had to throw out.You can only imagine how bad it was but I was her best friend and the only person she really trusted.She kept to herself and never had company.She didn't drink or take drugs she just smoked cigarettes.She had a hard life as you can imagine but she was a tough bird and was very smart.She spoke very clearly and everyone who met her loved her.
It seems she tripped on her way to the bathroom and hit her head on the corner of the wall and baseboard and died instantly.
I'm starting to stablize and have started to title some recent recordings.I've got two more cassettes to do.It's the best stuff I've done yet.I'm always trying to surprise myself with what come up with.I hope to start uploading some songs next week so they start showing before the end of August which is my third year on mp3.I always try to do something special for august and Halloween and may birthday 11/27/54.
I use to like to revamp my pages ever three months but it's been impossible for over a year now.
I record so much music that by the time I can make them mp3s to me they are kinda out of date for me because I'm doing music that's to me is more recent and interesting.
I've been getting prepared for the plays I'm in a few weeks.It's gonna be a real boost to my acting experience.
I'll tell you I don't think I'll be doing another play for a long while.I've got tons of film projects that I never have time to work on.Believe it or not music is really a sideline compared to what I have with film and video projects.I bet I have as much film stuff waitng to be edited and released as I have songs on mp3.I have a lot of nature footage,friends,jams and documentaries of people and tons of footage of local jazz bands I filmed in 80's and stuff I've filmed in the last few months in my spare time.I film with just a small digital camcorder and the sound is great.I've played out at an open mic last year doing my newest music and got some of it filmed.I use to get 10 minutes every time I played which was a drag cause it takes me ten minutes to just warm up.
It's mostly college students that go to the open mic.I'm trying to get to the open mic before they come back from vacation.That way I'll have more time because not many people show up in the summer.
It kinda sucks cause most of the time I don't have any one use my camcorder and get it on film.
I always try to record myself when ever I play out.Last year I really blew peoples mind with my music.It was my first time playing at The Sugar Shack.That's the name of the place.There is no place around here to play out at.There's a jazz jam on tuesday but the musicians that run it don't care for me using my karma cause the drums and bass are already there.I could do free jazz with them in a snap but they just play standards.I have many musician friends who have followed my music for years.In fact I guess I fit in great joining mp3 cause most of the only people would appreciated my music were musicians.
I record music to get it out of my system and to always create something more interesting than before.I've got some great music coming up.
I'm glad we have the opportunity to colab.For the first time in my life I feel like I've got someone who makes my music even better than it already is thanks to you with your vocals and fantasic imagination.I rarely blow my own horn on promoting my music but I can't wait untill my assocates hear what you've done and are doing.
I've always had a great support system but the addition of you has truly made creating music more worthwhile.
One last thing.I noticed that you have a good thing going with all your songs being alone in your region.
<http://golocal.mp3.com/gir?genre_id=0011&geo_id=10041610>
For me its one thing that makes mp3 interesting seeing how the songs are charting in my local region.Since most of the songs are mine I know what songs are being played.
I'm gonna try to convert some song files before Tube time.
I'm sure my cousin Terry is looking down smiling and mostly likely going to be able to hear my music after all.
Have a great weekend.
Your friend and Colab
Lenny
P.S. I've attached a post I did a while ago that you might have missed.

Haha! Thanks for asking me about emails. I found some from July and August that I didn't delete because they had slipped over into page 2 of my archived mail. Sending them now.

............... Trio

Hi Lenny,
First of all, I am really sorry to hear about your cousin's death. If you are like my family, you probably played together as kids. I know it would make me feel awful if any of my cousins die.
>>>>>>Thank you for your kind thoughts.I did spend some time with my cousin Terry when I was young but not that much.I was her best friend for the last five years and the only one who was not put off by her sometimes angry attitude.I'm going to having tons of projects involving things about her and all the good things she did.Her memory and influence will always live on with me and my family.
Yes, your music does seem very character oriented. That appeals to me and makes it fun to narrate over. I do get the feeling that you are putting on a play and I have been called in to do one of the parts.
>>>>I've got two roles.One in a scene from the Temptest as Caliban
<http://www.dmax.com/Shakespeare/Comedy/The_Tempest/00691.htm>
and as Lomov in the Marriage Proposal (attached)
I have to warn you that I tend to get interested in something intensely for a few days then move on to something else and then come back to that interest later. In other words, you won't see a steady stream of collaborations coming from me. More like bursts of a few, then an empty stretch, then another burst, and so on.
>>>I understand I'm the same way.
But I have downloaded quite a few of your tracks and still have many tracks to listen to, so I am in awe of the huge resource of music files that you have at MP3.com!
>>>>I'm just glad to have an audience even if it is other musicians which I think is even better.
And more on the way! It's like the magic moneybag that is never empty! Ahhh, if it was only a MONEYbag, eh? Just joking... I don't even daydream about making money from music. Haha!
>>>>>>I don't have any daydreams about making any money from my music either.I just want to make it available to the public in some way.My main interest is film anyways but mp3 has made me a much better musician and in a lot of ways a better person because of the community of musicians.
Many years ago when I was a kid I had a little jazz band in Wilmington, Delaware, but I played trumpet then. We weren't any good, but I did get to experience live playing for an audience and that was exciting. Then came years and years of no music and then the cheap portable keyboards came on the market and I got interested again.
You do a great job with your cheap portable keyboards.I know where you are coming from.I started with the first small casio in the 80's then got a few other keybords with auto accompanyment and in the 90's got into using korg workstations.
I have occasionally thought about playing live now, but so far haven't made any serious effort. I had been recording my stuff for fun until I bought a computer last year and discovered MP3.com. Since it was free, I thought why not upload my recordings. I didn't expect them to appeal to the trance, rock, and techno crowd. And they don't. Haha! But I find that it's satisfying to me to know that my stuff ends up somewhere besides my desk drawer. Actually, if I hadn't received an email from a listener right after I uploaded the first few tracks, I probably would have stopped there. But that little bit of feedback spurred me on. It was a good omen, a sign to continue. So here I am.
>>>>That's the great thing about mp3 at least someone is listening and the community for the most part is concerned about listen to other artists and maybe growing from that.We may not make a lot of money but we'll have a lot of fun and I'm sure further develop a deep friendship and a constant respect for one another.What more could a musician ask for?Maybe some recording artists want to be famous and be noticed but what I would call real musicians just want to be creative for its own sake without that ego bs.To me if making music is anything it is first of all a service to humanity esp on mp3.most folks may not like,get in or have the opportunity to hear it but the few that do are certainly effected.
You are a breath of fresh air.You have to be the most talented person I've ever collab with and respect you more than you could imagine.Even if you never did another colab with me just having what you've done so far has made me free like a real musician for once in my life.
I am amazed by the number and variety of projects that you are involved in. I imagine your motivation runs so deep that you have no idea why, you just know you have to do it.
>>>>If i had four clones and six assistants working full time and don't have to work two jobs to make ends meet I would still not be caught up in a year on all the things I could do and hope to get to.But I keep creating and doing what I can.After the play ends in the end of August I'll have more time to devote to some of the projects.
Someone sent me an email that they had done a video for "Mumbly Bumbly"... Was that you? I was unable to download the file - about 15Meg - and then the link stopped working. If it wasn't you, I'll find the email and send you a copy.
>>>>>That wasn't me but That song is one of my favorites.I'ld like to see it though.Your music and what you do is perfect for video and film.Very real and extremely expressive.I'ld like to do something with your music and certainly make our colab top priority.
I haven't even started learning the editing process of film.I just have tons of projects.I collect most of it but haven't even had time to look at some of it.It's like music.I just keep recording and listen to the cassettes when I make mp3s out of them and name the songs.That's the same thing I do with film but I never get a chance to do anything with it because of time and other projects that come up.I'm just grateful to be so create and get it out of my system and have a few people and friends check it out.
Lenny, do you have any tracks that are dialogues? If you would pretend to be two people talking and record it dry with no reverb and no background music, then I could slice it apart and insert my own voice as part of the dialogue. It might work, it might not. Then you could add background sound to the finished track. A possible subject is two guys meeting up after many years - seems they both played in a jazz band together when they were kids, then went their separate ways. That would be a realism style track. Or it could be something bizarre, zany, or science fictional. There are NO limits! Except pornography. I don't do pornography or four letter words.
>>>>>Great idea.I started a station for you but it seems mp3 is out of wack again but there are a few things on my invisible theater page.
<http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/49/invisible_theater.html>
A few songs may beBeta beat poem,Egg beat poem,the beach,the beat.the looks and beatnic banquet.
Maybe that could give you some ideas.
I know what you are talking about and I can record some stuff this week with just vocals with the concept you have in mine.I think its a great idea and I'm honored you would suggest it.I'll have a ton of material soon.It will be fun and exciting.
I'm not into talking about porn and don't use four letter words in my recording.Some times I even use fig if I neeed to say fuck.I know where you are coming from and I agree.Not only does it limit the audience we would want and care about, it also doesn't add anything to the flavor of what we are about,our being and what we would feel is best for humanity esp in this time of history.Thanks for another great boost in my moral.
About the regional thing. Yeah, I found it odd that no one else from Columbia was on MP3.com. Especially since smaller cities in SC have several bands each listed. And Columbia is 300,000 people with a large university, too. Very odd...
>>>>>If you check it out more you'll find that there are more sections of the where you live(different parts of town)that you are not in but have bands on mp3.This is a great thing that mp3 thought of years ago for some reason.I think the bigger the city the more sections it has on mp3 and of course how many artists.
I'm gonna go do a liitle food shopping and try getting those lines down by Monday.I've taken a few days off and will be helping make the set for the plays.We have rehearsals all week.
See you in the future ................ TRIO
>>>>>>You bet.It looks brighter every day..........Lenny
Hi Trio,
Thank You for the card.Jolly Roger in Donkeytown is the best thing I've ever heard.I can't tell you how much joy it has brought to me hearing it and you doing it.
The song Jolly Roger is part of a recording phase I went through a few years ago.I've got a bunch of songs like that.
I've started to notice that you narrate what is happening with the instruments and the arrangements.That's very interesting because when I record and create music I always think of the different instruments as different charactors in the musical structure.It's great to hear you put vocals and a story to the music.It's just what I would do if I had the incredible ability that you do.I've never had anyone compliment my music as well in such a perfect way.The balance is perfect.
Jolly Roger in Donkeytown was what I really needed.
I found out tuesday evening that my favorite person in the world passed away.It was my cousin Terry.She was only in her early 30's,was deaf and a diabetic but she was the kindest person in the world.
She had been dead for a week.My Aunt Susie and Uncle Chuck,her parents called me and came down from N.H. wendsday and we went to the police station.After they left I went to where my cousin lived and packed up all her belongs that didn't smell or have roaches.Most of the stuff I had to throw out.You can only imagine how bad it was but I was her best friend and the only person she really trusted.She kept to herself and never had company.She didn't drink or take drugs she just smoked cigarettes.She had a hard life as you can imagine but she was a tough bird and was very smart.She spoke very clearly and everyone who met her loved her.
It seems she tripped on her way to the bathroom and hit her head on the corner of the wall and baseboard and died instantly.
I'm starting to stablize and have started to title some recent recordings.I've got two more cassettes to do.It's the best stuff I've done yet.I'm always trying to surprise myself with what come up with.I hope to start uploading some songs next week so they start showing before the end of August which is my third year on mp3.I always try to do something special for august and Halloween and may birthday 11/27/54.
I use to like to revamp my pages ever three months but it's been impossible for over a year now.
I record so much music that by the time I can make them mp3s to me they are kinda out of date for me because I'm doing music that's to me is more recent and interesting.
I've been getting prepared for the plays I'm in a few weeks.It's gonna be a real boost to my acting experience.
I'll tell you I don't think I'll be doing another play for a long while.I've got tons of film projects that I never have time to work on.Believe it or not music is really a sideline compared to what I have with film and video projects.I bet I have as much film stuff waitng to be edited and released as I have songs on mp3.I have a lot of nature footage,friends,jams and documentaries of people and tons of footage of local jazz bands I filmed in 80's and stuff I've filmed in the last few months in my spare time.I film with just a small digital camcorder and the sound is great.I've played out at an open mic last year doing my newest music and got some of it filmed.I use to get 10 minutes every time I played which was a drag cause it takes me ten minutes to just warm up.
It's mostly college students that go to the open mic.I'm trying to get to the open mic before they come back from vacation.That way I'll have more time because not many people show up in the summer.
It kinda sucks cause most of the time I don't have any one use my camcorder and get it on film.
I always try to record myself when ever I play out.Last year I really blew peoples mind with my music.It was my first time playing at The Sugar Shack.That's the name of the place.There is no place around here to play out at.There's a jazz jam on tuesday but the musicians that run it don't care for me using my karma cause the drums and bass are already there.I could do free jazz with them in a snap but they just play standards.I have many musician friends who have followed my music for years.In fact I guess I fit in great joining mp3 cause most of the only people would appreciated my music were musicians.
I record music to get it out of my system and to always create something more interesting than before.I've got some great music coming up.
I'm glad we have the opportunity to colab.For the first time in my life I feel like I've got someone who makes my music even better than it already is thanks to you with your vocals and fantasic imagination.I rarely blow my own horn on promoting my music but I can't wait untill my assocates hear what you've done and are doing.
I've always had a great support system but the addition of you has truly made creating music more worthwhile.
One last thing.I noticed that you have a good thing going with all your songs being alone in your region.
<http://golocal.mp3.com/gir?genre_id=0011&geo_id=10041610>
For me its one thing that makes mp3 interesting seeing how the songs are charting in my local region.Since most of the songs are mine I know what songs are being played.
I'm gonna try to convert some song files before Tube time.
I'm sure my cousin Terry is looking down smiling and mostly likely going to be able to hear my music after all.
Have a great weekend.
Your friend and Colab
Lenny
P.S. I've attached a post I did a while ago that you might have missed.
Subject: Re: Mumbly Bumbly video

Hi Trio,
I'll check out that site when I get a chance.
I started writting a short bio for one of your ideas and have attached it.It's just a quick bio.If you have any changes or suggestions let me know.Just something to look at.
Lenny

Subject: Mumbly Bumbly video
Here is that email I mentioned. Naturally I was curious to see it. I tried to play it with Windows Media Player, but that didn't work, so I downloaded the divx codec and I was able to play a short demo video on the divx site. I still couldn't play his video direct off the net, though, so I went to his page and started downloading it - a 90 min download for a 15meg file. But about 60min into the download I lost my internet connection and gave up in disgust.
I don't mess with video on the internet. It's too much trouble. A 90min download for a one minute video?!
I don't know if you have a fast connection or not. Maybe you can see the video. I emailed him and told him I hadn't seen it, but admired the effort it must have taken to make it.
.......................... TRIO .................................

I made a little video thing for "mumbly bumbly"

see it at:

www.crimsoft.com/crimity/animations/quickmonkey.avi

you're going to need to download the divx codec though:

www.divx.com

tell me what you think.

ttyl,

Matt Ostgard
Subject: Re: Two guys meeting up after many years
Hi Trio,
First of all.I realized that I miss read this when I read it the second time when I replyed to it.
Yes, your music does seem very character oriented. That appeals to me and makes it fun to narrate over. I do get the feeling that you are putting on a play and I have been called in to do one of the parts.

>>>>>I'm glad you feel that way.It's true and to me you're a top knotch musician and a vital componet in what I enjoy doing most.I feel like I've finally found someone who is a true creative equal.
Subject: Two guys meeting up after many years
Your bio document was cool. Almost too real.
I don't know if I could be a "Dino Costello" voice or not. Can't hurt to try.
>>>> It wasn't a requirement in the theme to be Dino.I just wanted to use that name and a bit of your bio.I thought that you could always think of a few other members of the Tony D experience and name them and choose one that feels comfortable with.I like the tony idea.I'll answer the questions.
I really like all your Tony d'Wonderful stuff. All the jazzy stuff you do about clubs and musicians.
Hey, I just had an idea. I could be a reporter for the Atlanta Journal entertainment section doing an interview of Tony. Tony just won an award and the Atlanta Journal reporter is interviewing him. But the reporter never heard of Tony before, so he doesn't know anything about him.
So Mr. d'Wonderful, is it OK if I call you Tony?

>>>That's okay.Most of my friends and fans call me Tony D.There are a million Tonys' out there but there's only one Tony D.I was born the way I am and I intend to stay that way.Just a regular Joe trying to do what he loves for who ever will listen.
How do you feel about winning the Jazz Club Owners' Association award for the Most Entertaining Jazz Artist of 2002?
>>>> I feel honored to be chosen over all the other great artists out there.I've admired so many of them over the years and have learned so much from them.
Little Larry and The Mobile HomeWreckers, who was also nominated,is the best band to ever emerge out of the trailer park scene.I remember the days when he played with Jelly Roll Hurt'in.I don't know how many years he played with him in the inspection bay of Big Louies Mobil station.It wasn't a club or as good as playing the trailer parks but there were times when Big Louie wasn't working on a car in the other bay and they could fit 15 maybe 20 people inside.
One night about 1:00 in the morning while the band was jamming on a John Lee Hooker tune some biker friends of Big Louie came in for gas and started some crap about a solo that Little Larry was doing.They were all drunk or high and started up all their bikes by the bay door to drown out the band.When Jelly closed the bay door they started throwing beer bottles at the door and broke all the windows.After that Big Louie stopped having bands play in his gas station and Little Larry went back to the trailer park were he lived with his mother,four brothers and 14 cats and eventually started a band of his own from other musicians who lived in the trailer park.Today he's the biggest draw at all of the trailer parks he plays at.Although he plays mostly where there are over 20 units he still finds the time to play at places that may have 5.He's a humble guy and a hell of a harp player.
I could go on and on about all the great talents that were not selected.Fat Wally and the Empty Buckets,who puts out a can for tips,Sloopy Sally and the A Cups, Handsome Herbie and his Boogie Boys but I know you have a few more questions.
Tony, when you were growing up, when did you first know you wanted to be a jazz musician?
To be continued......
I can see long answers to those two questions!
And the "interview" bit might fit together with the "meeting" bit. Maybe Dino and Tony are both in town because of the awards ceremony?
Great Idea!
Well, let the ideas keep coming, eh? But right now it's bedtime.
Talk with you later ................. TRIO .......................
It's a long week of rehearsals for the plays.I'll get back this as soon as I can.
..........Lenny............
Subject: Re: Your reply to "Two guys, etc....."

Hi Trio,
Just a quick note.I've got to get the rehearsal.
The stories on mp3 wrre read by a friend of mine Jimmy Cennamo.If you go to my home page you'll see them and other stories.
<http://www.l