Southpaw Jones

Southpaw Jones presents
Is This Interesting?
Thoughts/feelings that just might not matter:

Wow, Christmas really does cast a spell, doesn’t it? I had some egg nog on December 22, and I distinctly remember enjoying it. But I have this problem throwing away food, so I tried to finish off the half-gallon last night, and it was just an awful experience. A pox upon the nog until the magic of late December!

In other beverage news, I just can’t do skim milk. I gave it a good college try. I’m trying to be healthier in the new year, but 1% is as low as I can go. Skim is like ghost milk. “Ooooo…in life, I bore the shackles of welcoming, white opaqueness, but now I wallow in smoky hues of gray! Fear me, mortal, and drink no more from my translucent bounty!” Will do ghost milk, will do.

Anyspore, I know The Southpaw Jones Fun Time Gazette probably shouldn’t become a cheap commercial for my musical endeavors, but today, I’d like to celebrate my 2006 CD release, Bedroom Demos Vol. 1: Zero Demand one more time. I just saw this yesterday in the Austin Chronicle:
Texas Top 10s
Jim Caligiuri

1) Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way (Sony)
2) Grupo Fantasma, Comes Alive (Aire Sol)
3) Butch Hancock, War and Peace (Two Roads)
4) James Hand, The Truth Will Set You Free (Rounder)
5) Band of Heathens, Live From Momo’s (Fat Caddy)
6) Southpaw Jones, Bedroom Demos Vol. 1: Zero Demand
7) Willie Nelson, You Don’t Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker (Lost Highway)
Bruce Robison, Eleven Stories (Sustain)
9) Sir Douglas Quintet, Live From Austin TX (New West)
10) Dale Watson, Whiskey or God (Palo Duro)

Whatdya know about that? On a list of the Texas albums of the year with such fine company as the Dixie Chicks, Bruce Robison, and Mr. Willie Nelson! Not to mention my pals in the Band of Heathens. It is a true honor, and if goofing off in my room is what it takes to earn critical success, I pledge to do more of that very thing.

If you have not picked up a copy of the #6 record of 2006 according to Jim Caligiuri of the Austin Chronicle, by all means, order one from southpawjones.com, CDBaby, or iTunes. Thanks! My name is Southpaw Jones, and I am a Texas artist!

Southpaw Jones presents
And Another Thing…
More verbosity with velocity and viscosity:

Here is Mr. Caligiuri’s original review of the CD from September 9, 2006:
Austin has its share of quirky in all art forms, but when it comes to folksingers, nobody keeps the town weirder than Southpaw Jones. Comparisons to They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Richman, and perhaps Daniel Johnston are apt, yet only Jones writes of pop culture, politics, and that thing called love in a manner that’s painfully clever, clear, and truly laugh-out-loud funny. Equally remarkable is the fact that he’s solely responsible for every note played and all the vocals on Bedroom Demos. While that means a reliance on clunky rhythm machines and the occasional overly naive keyboard track, the chorus of Southpaw’s on “Seersucker Lullaby” and the doo-wop backing on “Man at Home” ranks several wows. By covering topics that encompass self-improvement, X-ray vision, his grandma’s liberal politics, and the memoirs of a sniper’s assistant, the bespectacled lefthander might be a bit overwhelming for those who like their local singer-songwriters in anguish and/or rainbows mode. Bedroom Demos is only Jones’ third album, although he claims to write more than 100 songs a year. Nevertheless, his talent for bold honesty, quick-witted wordplay, and innocent yet ear-catching melodies has grown into a monster that can no longer be ignored.

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Southpaw Jones presents
Online Museum of the Week
Doorbell Instructions!:

Bill Passalacqua presents
I am not a smoker…
One man’s reasons for not lighting up in ‘07:

…because I’ve got better things to do with $4.50.
Jan. 3rd, 2007

Bill explains, “I am doing this as an experiment as part of my ongoing effort to become a non-smoker. I haven’t smoked since 10 a.m. New Years Day. I thought some others who are trying to quit might enjoy these posts…” Thanks for sharing, Bill!

Southpaw Jones presents
Fool Around Friday
Silly games for silly times:

In Puzzleland, each level presents a different challenge. My advice to you: just start clicking on stuff.

Thank you, come again!



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