Life Gives Tom Lemons... And He Passes The Lemonade On To You!

[filkertom]

The last sixteen hours have been kind of insane.

See, my glasses broke.

I can take care of it -- but money is a little tight right now. And I wondered, What can I do to defray some of the cost of this? And then I heard my local NPR station.

So I'm blind, 'cause these lemon glasses fell apart, and I'm having a pledge drive. And your benefit for donating is a new song, written for the occasion and recorded as fast as I have ever recorded such a thing.

Click here for the lyrics to the "Blind Lemon Pledge Drive Blues", and click here to find it on the Buy Stuff page at TSO.

Nothing required, of course. But I figured if anyone did want to help, I'd at least sing for 'em. :)

Thanks!

Comments

rofllllllllllll

[aylinn.livejournal.com]

oh, man - don't DO that to an asthmatic!!!

especially one who's "been there, done that" - I've worn glasses since 4th grade & my husband since he was 3.

that's wonderful!

Re: rofllllllllllll

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Thanks kindly. Slight embarrassment: The wrong version went up first. I just finished uploading the version that matches the lyrics on the web site, so you can download it again. :)

Re: rofllllllllllll

[aylinn.livejournal.com]

done.

now I'm just waiting for the links to my second order.

**rubs hands gleefully**

what, no trans poly u fight song? *pout* *sigh*

Re: rofllllllllllll

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

The new album will not only have a better recording of that, but it'll have the non-parody one I wrote first.

Need help?

[dubheach.livejournal.com]

gimme a week and I can send something to you dear. I swear there are more problems hitting my friends this week than I've heard/read in ages. My cell phone's with LBear in CA this weekend so I can't catch up that way ::duh:: didn't think to ask the last time we talked...but I'll try to call you tonight.

Re: Need help?

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Don't sweat it, love. As I said, nothing required -- just... if you feel like getting some music, I got a new one. And make that call after 7:30. I've gotta go get frickin' glasses. 8-7

Re: Need help?

[holmes365.livejournal.com]

you are going to be at THOMP tonight aren't you? Then use one of their phones to call! blondes...

Re: Need help?

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

... Blonde? When did this happen? I still remember darkish hair (or is this the bet from last year, or whenever it was, or...?).

Re: Need help?

[holmes365.livejournal.com]

Being partnered with a birth blonde has affected her mind, not her haircolor. It is an honorary title *G*

Re: Need help?

[dubheach.livejournal.com]

::rolling eyes::
Not counting all um, few silver ones that have settled in from all the various brouhaha this summer, Holmes is using one of my favorite jokes: Whenever I do something incredibly stupid, I blame it on being a "Stealth Blonde".

Holmes? :PbPbPbPbPb

Re: Need help?

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm... Black Cat. Works for Spider-Man....

Wait. That's not what you meant, is it? ;)

Re: Need help?

[dubheach.livejournal.com]

I'm just drawn that way ...I wish.

OH! Finally read JLA #4 this morning...WOW, oh Wow. Just the cover had me hooked, but the storyline kicked butt as well.

Next question, what the heck is Trans poly U?

Re: Need help?

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh, boy! I get to turn someone else on to one of my favorite comics: Phil Foglio's

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Ohhhhh, boy! I get to turn someone else on to one of my favorite comics: Phil Foglio's <a href="http://www.studiofoglio.com/girlgenius.html" "target="_blank"><i>Girl Genius</i></a>. You can read the first issue online for free.

"Trans Poly U" is Transylvania Polygnostic University, a mad scientist college (motto: "Know Enough To Be Afraid"). I wrote <a href="http://www.tomsmithonline.com/lyrics/trans_poly1.htm" target="_blank">their official fight song</a>.

Re: Need help?

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

There's an expression in England, a "Violet Crumble" after a candy bar that is chocolate brown on the inside and light, golden-blond, sweet and full of air on the inside.

[jedilora.livejournal.com]

Mayhap it's just the wrong week for glasses?

I've gotten so much tape on mine this week that I was dubbed Harriet Potter.

[nightface.livejournal.com]

Cooool. I get up, check LJ and discover more Tom Smith music!

So at I can tell people at the Con this week that I have a NEW Tom Smith song, that they've never heard before. (I love the fact that I actually now know a whole bunch of people who can appreciate this properly)

Thanks
Yehuda

P.S. So at Conclave 2001 I asked you about a new album and you said, and I quote "Soon". We're waiting ....we want to give you money for it....(just thought I'd mention it)

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

And I'm workin' on it.... Acid Pro lets me arrange much more quickly and realistically than anything I've used before. I'm still doing a lot of MIDI with SuperJAM, but the two of them together is an awesome force. You'll see soon... possibly MarCon, certainly by midsummer. (/does Happy Dance of New Album)