I have discovered the value in not being able to talk. Mind you, it’s not what I thought it would be. It is more like a test of will power. I know I have to shut the fuck up if this is going to get better.

It doesn’t hurt. I feel great with a little extra sleep…. But it’s just that I’m still not sure if it’s allergies or something else, so I’m staying away from people. As a result, however…I’m being much more textually vocal. And I’m binge buying music. This can’t be good.

Unless of course, you consider Pomplamoose. I found them via a cover they did of Telephone, by Lady Gaga. Then I watched them on YouTube and was very impressed with their video-style. (Every song is filmed in what looks like the same room.) So they get to be my voice today.

Seek them out. There are two albums on iTunes and they are dirt cheap. Support their quirk, for today it is mine.

I am testing out a new piece of software called MacJournal. If I end up getting used to it, like it, etc, you’ll see more posts from me going forward. For now, here’s some highlights.

        - I opened Indigo @ Tabaq Bistro last night in NW with DJ C-Dubz of Baltimore. The event is a Jacob Pring Production and was a very interesting time. The best part of the night is when I broke out a remix of the new Morel single and this guy started playing his trumpet to it. It was like we were in the studio. He sounded great and so did the remix. So BIG thanks to Morel. I can’t stop listening to Death Of The Paperboy on repeat.

        - Apparently I haven’t been getting voicemails since February. Quite a few important messages were stuck in the queue until AT&T helped me correct the problem. Luckily it was nothing earth-shattering, but still. What a pain!

        - My self-imposed absence from physical activity in general is ending soon now that the weather is doing something right. Today I have no voice, but I know we’re at the end of the tunnel!!

        - We are moving to New York at the end of the year, tentatively. So we’ve been purging the house. There will be a Big Gay Give Away party at the house soon. Stay tuned.

        - Speaking of tunes, have you heard Little Dragon guest on Gorillaz “Plastic Beach” yet? Or have you heard Paradise Circus from the new Massive Attack album “Heligoland”? Get on that.

        -This weeks remaining gigs are…

                Touch-It Thursday @ Science Club
                Saint Patsy’s Friday @ Green Lantern
                Dress Saturday @ MOVA with C-Dubz

        - April approaches, and so does a new promo! I have collected a great list of recently released should-be hits and it will be much more cohesive than the last few moody jobs. Keep your eyes peeled.

        - I am working on covering a Morel track in Garage Band, but he doesn’t know it yet. I haven’t really brought it up yet…sorta been working on it for a couple months. I like it so far, which is saying a lot. I don’t actually truly like a lot of what I write.

        - I am Lt Comm 6 on Star Trek Online. Josh and Sam are Rear Admiral. Dorks.

I wrote this up recently about the iTunes series I run on this here website. The motivation for writing it all down was to give a prospective employer a good look at the music I play. And I also thought you’d like a look at it.

Over the years I’ve posted 50+ playlists to the iTunes store. Each series is a separate idea with its own motivation and approach. I think you’ll see the point as you read on. You can click the links and hit the the iTunes store to hear previews. Unfortunately some sets are old enough that some of the songs have been removed from the iTunes lists because the store no longer carries the tracks. So the complete lists are included here.

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It’s early, and you know what that means! It means I have time to write you an overdue entry. It seems everything happens on Facebook now. But here’s what you need to know:

You can now become a fan of “A-Ron” on Facebook.

Be:Bar Blackout Party 9p-3a, Apr 4 – Music by A-Ron

Quite literally, as I will be performing some work of my own while spinning that music you listen to while the lights are out. Sneaky bastard, eh?

Be:Reinvented – Coming Soon - also with Music by A-Ron

That’s right!  I’ll soon be double dipping! Touch-It Thursday will continue at Science Club 5 to 8. But as of May 7, I will start the routine of packin my shit and runnin to the next gig. After I am done at SC for the evening, I will spinning for Be:Reinvented, at the afformentioned Be:Bar. My set will run from 9 to 11 and will not repeat anything you hear at Science that evening! So get ready to actually follow me if you want to hear it all!

“Lady in waitin’, him. 12 bleedin years. Bout bloody time. That’s some Susan Lucci shit.”

Be the next to be featured on this here website for your taste in tunes! Get onto iTunes and compile a list (approximately 78 minutes long for CD convenience) that you would play in a modern lounge while socializing and sipping your drink. Send your list, along with the address of your blog (or not) and a lil blurb about yerself to this email address (making sure to reply to any spam confirmation you receive back or I won’t see it). You can even send me your picture if you want!