Hi kids,

Just wanted to drop a line and let you know what’s been going on in Boogieland. First off, the songwriting is going better than ever. By your general habit of yelling at me in public, I know some of you are disappointed that we won’t be doing any of the old songs (although feel free as always to download from the MUSIC page). But not to toot my own proboscis, but I’m pretty happy with how the songwriting process is going with all the new material. I hope you are as excited about hearing it as I am writing it. That’s not very likely, though. No one’s more excited about me than me.

Rebuilding the Best Intentions from scratch is a daunting process, but I’ve been talking to a lot of talented and enthusiastic musicians. The plans are in place to get together in the lab and see if we can get some alchemy going. I can’t give you an exact date on when we will debut, but I have the feeling it will still be cold outside.

In the meantime, the Cover-Up will return to First Night Boston with a little help from our friends in Oranjuly, Spirit Kid, and the New Million Box covering The Beatles. For those of you that don’t know, “The Beatles” were a band from Liverpool, England in the 1960′s.

That’s all from over here. What’s going on with you?

We had our first full-on Wilburys rehearsal last night now that Naseem from Kingsley Flood (aka Lucky Wilbury aka Bob Dylan) has joined us. The only downside of Naseem being in town is that I get a little less of Mercy James’ Dylan impression during rehearsals. His Jeff Lynne is spot on, though.

We had to pause rehearsal last night for the Boston Globe to come by and take a few photos of us in costume for an upcoming article on the show. I learned a few things:

1. I can spend a half hour spraying my hair black and people don’t even notice. Apparently, it just looks wet.
2. Emeen from Spirit Kid makes a very interesting-looking Tom Petty.
3. These guys are game for a good time this weekend. It’s going to be a fun show.

So I don’t want you to get shut out. The last time we had a show with a big Boston Globe article, dozens of people got turned away at the door. Don’t let yourself be one of those people. Head to The Cover-Up website and get yourself advance tickets for either Friday or Saturday night. Or both? Hmmmmm?