— I'm back from another weekend at the Castle Muskogee. It was a decent weekend all things considered, but Saturday I was hit with heat problems that left me forgetting lyrics on Sunday. It was another sad reminder that I am not physically able to perform at faires. For now, I continue to do so. But I won't be able to much longer, I think. My constitution is just too weak.

— When I got in, I finally booked our U.S. flights for the Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland. Our trip is now all scheduled. Oddly enough, we still have a couple spots left open for this tour. And this is the last Brobdingnagian Bards Vacation Tour of Ireland. So if you ever wanted to join us on a tour, contact me now.

— I'm getting ready to transfer my Marc's Musings mailing list to ReverbNation. The site seems just too useful not to take advantage of. If you're not already on my mailing list, sign up now.

— I've spent a few days brainstorming ways to visit more faires in 2009. These won't be gigs, but an opportunity to do promo for the Renaissance Festival Podcast. So if you ever wanted to meet me at a faire, keep an ear open on the podcast. And watch for new Faire Minion stickers and shirts.

— Tomorrow, my friend Clif Haley comes in to record for one of the songs on What Color Is Your Dragon?. The CD features a number of original songs as well as filks submitted by fans. I hope to have a track listing by the end of the week. Then you will be able to pre-order that album as well.

— Whiskers in the Jar (as well as Going for Brogue) is at Diskfaktory being printed. I'll let you hear a few more songs on the Pub Songs Podcast later this week if you haven't already listened online. The Gift of Cat Love is now iTunes.

— Did you see the new SoundClick widget on iTunes? You can listen to a bunch of my songs on my website while you read my latest news.

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