From danews@lists.danielamos.com Tue Mar 22 06:11:55 2005 From: danews@lists.danielamos.com (danews@lists.danielamos.com) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:11:55 -0600 Subject: [danews] UPDATES: DA/JLB, MAKING OF BUECHNER'S, SWIRLING EDDIES, CSTONE, etc References: <1f7801c43fb3$f0c429e0$6901a8c0@MAINPC> Message-ID: <001c01c52ea6$0ceaf220$6501a8c0@MAINPC> VARIOUS UPDATES - "DANIEL AMOS" DELUXE REISSUE (JUBAL'S LAST BAND) Preorders We hope to announce a ship date very soon. For those of you that have not been following the updates on the DA message board, let me first give a brief rundown of what all has happened with this project since we began taking preorders. First, we had originally planned the project as just a small collection of some of Terry's early pre-DA demos. As that project was being compiled, the idea came up for starting a Deluxe reissue series with the goal of getting as many of the old titles back in print as possible. We then decided to shift the "demos" project into being the first release of this reissue series, by adding on a disc containing the first self-titled DA album. This made perfect sense considering the time period of the unreleased material, and also allowed us to give preorderers something extra for their money. When this was nearly complete, some additional masters were discovered that had not been heard for nearly 30 years. No one was exactly sure what would be found on these tapes, but we decided to have them restored and see if there was anything that could be usable for this project. Due to the age and condition of the tapes, it took quite a bit of time for these tapes to be properly restored but it was worth it. We did find some things that will be on this release as well as enough material for a separate collection that is now in the early planning stages. Then as Terry was writing his liner notes for this project, the idea came up for him to instead record an in-depth interview detailing the history of DA and much of the music found on this collection. Terry just recently finished the interview and we ended up with more material than we could fit on the bonus disc. So, for the last couple of weeks, we have been attempting to edit the interview down to something that will fit on the bonus disc without removing any of the planned musical content. Any interview segments that are left unused will be made available for you to download from the website. We should be sending this project to the manufacturer very, very soon. We thank you for your patience and understanding. We definitely think you will enjoy the finished product. The next reissue is already being discussed and should also be very exciting. Since most of the delays of this current project have been because of the change in focus from a simple rarities collection to a deluxe reissue, future reissues should not see the same kinds of lengthy delays. The other major delay with this current reissue is the quality of some of the early unreleased material. for later reissues, we'll be dealing primarily with studio recordings so it should be much easier to put together. - THE MAKING OF MR. BUECHNER'S DREAM DVD We believe we are nearing the final stages of this project as well. After viewing the last rough edit, the band only had a few minor changes to make. In the next week or two, we will be putting together what we hope to be a final edit for them to look over. This should be a DVD that every DA fan will enjoy. It will give you a rare glimpse into the songwriting, the rehearsals and the studio as DA creates the album that many fans consider to be their best yet. The DVD will have several bonus features and other surprises as well... more details on those later. (Visit the DA message board's "Upcoming releases" section for several screen shots and other information about this and other releases) Note: For those of you that are unsure, we have not taken preorders for this project. We are hoping to be able to release this DVD without the need for preorders. If we do in fact have to use preorders to finish it, we will wait until everything is complete and ready to manufacture before a single preorder is taken. - THE SWIRLING EDDIES Preorder & CATSCRATCH As many of you already know, some minor work has already begun on this project. We did however expect everything to be farther along by now, but other commitments have slowed progress down. The main delay has been a soundtrack project that Terry and Rob Watson are involved in for the Nickelodeon network. It is an animated Douglas TenNapel creation entitled "Catscratch" (we will of course send you the air dates as soon as we have them). Originally, Nick just asked for a few episodes but after seeing the finished product decided to order a bunch of extra episodes. This is of course great news for everyone involved in the Nick project, but it does mean that studio work on the new Eddies record has been pushed back for a while. Doug recently had this to say about Terry's work on Catscratch: "I got to hear Terry's score for the first Episode of Catscratch and I howled laughing. It's the best animation music since Carl Stalling. When we played a few cuts in my office, people came out of their cubes to come hear the magic." As always, please do not hesitate to write if you have questions about the preorders. We try to keep everyone up to date on the message board or the news pages, but we realize that some of you probably are not able to keep up with them at times. Please remember that not a week goes by where progress on these projects is not made. But, if you still need to hear something more up to date, please write us at audiori@danielamos.com and we will send you an update when time permits. (Please don't get worried if you don't hear from us right away, we are often swamped with work and email, so it may take us a while to get back to everyone.) Also, you can always ask a question in the "Upcoming Releases" section on the DA message board for a quick response. - THE LOST DOGS RETURN TO CORNERSTONE Mark your Calendars! The Lost Dogs will be returning to the Cornerstone Festival this July 1st, followed by a rare performance from the Choir. As always, thank you for your continued support of Terry Taylor, The Lost Dogs, Daniel Amos, the Swirling Eddies and www.DanielAmos.com From danews@lists.danielamos.com Fri Jun 17 00:29:18 2005 From: danews@lists.danielamos.com (danews@lists.danielamos.com) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:29:18 -0500 Subject: [danews]LOST DOGS CD & TOUR, MAKING OF BUECHNER'S, LARRY, CATSCRATCH Message-ID: <005501c572cb$38b3eb50$6501a8c0@MAINPC> > THE LOST DOGS ISLAND DREAMS & TOUR DATES SUMMER 2005 The Lost Dogs (Terry, Mike Roe of the 77s, and Derri Daugherty of the Choir) are hitting the road again in just a few days in support of their upcoming project, "Island Dreams." The Choir's Steve Hindalong will once again be joining the guys on percussion. Keep an eye on the Lost Dogs website for up to date info on these shows (http://www.TheLostDogs.com) 6.23 (Thr) Duluth, GA Duluth First United Methodist www.duluthumc.org 6.24 (Fri) Nashville, TN Rocketown www.rocketown.org 6.25 (Sat) Clayton, IN The Barn Purdue777@aol.com 6.26 (Sun) East Troy WI - Reservations required *Special in-studio recording w/ live audience* jeffrey@lo-fidelity.com 6.27 (Mon) Minneapolis, MN Club 3 Degrees 612.781.8488 Note: Gold Circle tickets available in ADVANCE only. Gold Circle Ticket includes Reserved main floor seating, Private Meet & Greet with all of the Lost Dogs members, and an autographed Lost Dogs/Lost Dogs Related CD! 6.29 (Wed) Livonia, MI Trinity House Theater www.trinityhouse.org 6.30 (Thr) Rensselaer, IN Fellowship of Living Hope reinforcements@earthlink.net 7.1 (Fri) Bushnel, IL Cornerstone Festival www.cornerstonefestival.com 7.2 (Sat) O'Fallon, MO The Coffee Beanery Cafe www.coffeebeanery.com 7.4 (Mon) Cleveland, OH Vineyard Community Church www.clevelandvineyard.com 7.5 (Tue) Kennett Square, PA Willowdale Chapel LostDogs77@aol.com 7.6 (Wed) Derwood, MD Rock Creek Church www.rcreek.com 7.8 (Fri) Mississauga, ON World Vision (AM) cathy_cutz@worldvision.ca 7.8 (Fri) ON - TBA (PM) 7.9 (Sat) Toronto, ON Cadillac Lounge www.cadillaclounge.com 7.11 (Mon) West Orange, NJ Gathering Christian Fellowship 973.364.8207, ReGorLaTroy@aol.com 7.12 (Tue) Mechanicsburg, PA West Shore Evangelical Free SARAL3@netzero.com 7.13 (Wed) Richmond, VA Innsbrook Afterhours Opening for Dierks Bentley 7.14 (Thr) Vienna, VA Jammin Java www.jamminjava.com 7.15 (Fri) Richmond, VA TBA 7.16 (Sat) Charlottesville, VA Calvary Chapel www.cccville.org 7.17 (Sun) Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle lostdogsconcert@yahoo.com *** > THE MAKING OF MR. BUECHNER'S DREAM This long awaited DVD release is finally being manufactured and is expected to be in stock by July 1st, 2005. (As a reminder, this is NOT a preorder title. No one has ordered this yet). The "making of" film is over 80 minutes long and includes never before seen footage of the Buechner's Dream rehearsals, the studio sessions at the Fabulous Green Room and the concert stage. For the first time ever, DA fans can watch the band at work.. crafting lyrics, working out chord progressions and guitar solos, and more. Special features include DA's internet-only prerelease single, "Nowhere is Someplace," and a live concert performance from the 2001 Legend's Tour. *** > DANIEL AMOS / JUBAL'S LAST BAND This (also) long awaited release should be in our hands shortly after the Buechner's DVD. It's been a long, difficult road trying to finish this one up but we are pleased to announce that work on this reissue is finally wrapping up. We will announce the release/ship date very soon. If you're having trouble remembering whether or not you preordered this title - we will also be posting a list of preorderers on the website. *** > LARRY "LUCY, I'M IN LOVE" The brand new release from original DA bassist Marty Dieckmeyer and Citizen Joe cofounder, Glen Lystne is now available at the DA webstore. 12 tracks of Acoustic Rock with an Americana flavor. Larry's songs deal with some of the basic facts of life: Love; money; therepy & God. If you like Tom Petty grooves with a strong back beat, melodic harmonizing melodies (not Carpenters!!!), simple distorted guitar parts (not hard, heavy overpowering), well thought out lyrics, keyboard support and a professionally well produced CD, then buy this Larry CD. Marty and Glen's mutual love of music found themselves assisting each other on each others project. The result is this well written and recorded collection of acoustic rock tunes recorded in their home studios. With help from Dave Raven, joining in on drums, and Marty's tasteful bass parts, the groove was set for the melodic vocals of Glen Lystne and the simple crunchy guitar parts. Glen's love of the B-3 is tastefully interlaced on various tracks. With help from Bob Salcedo's (Jackson Brown, Sheryl Crow, Wall Flowers) in the final mixing department, the production is punchy, clean and professionally done. "It's difficulty these days to want to perform and record music while being married with kids, keeping a job, having a relationship with God, and staying in love with one woman. These songs represent that struggle, one I'm sure many can relate to". *** > CATSCRATCH UPDATE & PREMIERE! Like cartoons? Not long ago, we announced that Terry, Rob Watson and Dave Raven were hard at work on the soundtrack for a Doug TenNapel/Nickelodeon project called "Catscratch".. Now, you can watch a "Catscratch" preview at the Nickelodeon website. http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/video.jhtml?show_id=cas&clip=20 Catch the premiere of "Catscratch" Saturday 7/9 @ 8/7c only on Nick! *** As always, thanks for your continued support of Daniel Amos, Terry Scott Taylor, the Swirling Eddies, the Lost Dogs, etc. From danews@lists.danielamos.com Fri Jun 24 06:44:33 2005 From: danews@lists.danielamos.com (danews@lists.danielamos.com) Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:44:33 -0500 Subject: [danews] LOST DOGS CONCERT TO BE FILMED References: <005501c572cb$38b3eb50$6501a8c0@MAINPC> Message-ID: <00ab01c5787f$cd76ecb0$6501a8c0@MAINPC> >> LOST DOGS CONCERT TO BE FILMED We recently sent out a large announcement on the upcoming Lost Dogs tour, Island Dreams, the Making of Buechner's DVD, Catscratch, etc. Hopefully you're already making plans to attend at least one of the shows - please keep an eye on the official Lost Dogs website for up-to-date tour info as it comes in ( http://www.TheLostDogs.com ) We wanted to bring you some additional info on the June 26th show.. don't hesistate to write to reserve your seat if you plan to make the trip. This is going to be a special limited seating concert. It's a house concert, but it's a concert that will take place in a home project studio/rehearsal space in the basement of the home. The concert will be recorded and filmed for a possible future live DVD release through Lo-Fidelity and the Lost Dogs. There are only 25 seats available for this special concert, so you will need to reserve your spot asap by emailing me and reserving your seats. (Please only reserve seats if you actually intend to show up!) Once your seat is reserved you will receive confirmation within 48 hours and further information about the show....(show address, etc.) Hope you can make it....let me know if I can reserve you a seat (or seats). The Lost Dogs Sunday, June 26, 2005 East Troy WI. Doors 6pm, Show 6:30 Tickets: $20 (by reservation only, only 25 seats available, all proceeds go to the band.) show contact: jeffrey k. jeffrey@lo-fidelity.com See ya on the road! From danews@lists.danielamos.com Thu Jul 7 21:15:04 2005 From: danews@lists.danielamos.com (danews@lists.danielamos.com) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:15:04 -0500 Subject: [danews]MAKING OF BUECHNER'S, CATSCRATCH, BROKEN RECORDS REUNION Message-ID: <003001c58330$90b9ed20$6401a8c0@MAINPC> Cornerestone was a blast, as always.. it's always great to see many old faces and meet many new ones. Thanks to those of you that stopped by the table to say hi. Here's a quick update on a few major DA-related news items... >> THE MAKING OF MR. BUECHNER'S DREAM DVD This long awaited DVD should be in our hands and go on sale at the website tomorrow, Friday July 8, 2005. Those of you attending Lost Dogs shows in the coming week might also be lucky enough to find a copy of the DVD on the band's merch table (while tour supplies last). **** >> CATSCRATCH REMINDER! Doug TenNapel's brand new series "Catscratch" premieres this Saturday night (July 9th) on Nickelodeon (8/7 Centeral). This is the cartoon project that Terry, Rob Watson and Dave Raven have been working on since late 2004. Get your friends to watch and make this show a hit! The Nickelodeon website also currently features a special sneak preview of the show (Flash required). http://www.nick.com/all_nick/turbonick/index.jhtml?videoid=24294 Newsweek says "In its manic energy and retro look, 'Catscratch' often recalls the trendsetting 'Ren & Stimpy,' which Nickelodeon introduced in 1991." Time Magazine named Catscratch "one of the six smart kids TV shows." **** >> BROKEN RECORDS REUNION CONCERT You can catch several of our friends making a rare concert appearance together in California on August 19th, as part of the Broken Records reunion concert. The Choir, Undercover, The Altar Boys, Crumbacher and 441 will all be performing. August 19, 2005-7pm Concert to be held at: Mariners Church 5001 Newport Coast Dr Irvine, CA 92603-0164 Ticket information and concert details are located at: http://www.taketwoproductions.net Contact # 951-352-7434 **** >> DANIEL AMOS REISSUE Final release information on the "Daniel Amos / Jubal's Last Band" collection coming soon! Thanks for your continued support of Daniel Amos, Terry Scott Taylor, The Swirling Eddies, and the Lost Dogs! www.danielamos.com From danews@lists.danielamos.com Tue Dec 20 23:31:59 2005 From: danews@lists.danielamos.com (danews@lists.danielamos.com) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:31:59 -0600 Subject: [danews]CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM TERRY Message-ID: <003b01c605bd$937257e0$6401a8c0@MAINPC> >>DANIEL AMOS DELUXE REISSUE We want to start with a quick update on this release... the final bit of work is finally coming together. The album itself has been remastered and is just awaiting approval. We haven't heard it yet ourselves, but we're told it sounds great. The preorder disc is also finally together and should be finished being mastered very soon. If all is approved, we're expecting to start manufacturing very soon - hopefully no later than January. Because of the long, unexpected wait on this reissue, we are going to be putting together a special bonus gift for those of you that have ordered or will order prior to January 1st, 2006. If you can't remember if you've already preordered, we have a list available to you online at the following location. Please check it and make sure you are listed if you believe that you have preordered. Due to the amount of time that has past since preorders began, it's very easy to make mistakes on addresses or names, so please help us work through any potential problems now before shipping begins. For example, if it's at all possible that you have moved since you preordered, go ahead and take a moment to make sure we have your current address on file. If you believe you should be listed and do not see your name - don't worry. We have highly detailed records of every single order that has ever been made through the website and any preorder will be easy to track down. Simply send us a note and we will find it if it's there. http://www.danielamos.com/preorders/da.html For current information on the Swirling Eddies release, see Terry's special Christmas Message below. If you'd like to make sure you are on the Swirling Eddies preorder list, you can check the following link: http://www.danielamos.com/preorders/eddies.html >>A CHRISTMAS NOTE FROM TERRY... Firstly, I'd like to wish you the fans, along with your families and friends, a truly blessed Christmas. That I cherish all of you goes without saying, but it's especially during the holiday season that I take stock of all my blessings, and I truly count you among the many gracious gifts God has lovingly and lavishly bestowed upon me. Our little house in Southern California is fully decorated now, thanks in no small part to my incredible wife, and the immediate family is blessedly all together. However, we greatly miss our dear departed Papa, especially now at Christmas. Mom has come in early from Palm Springs to stay with us through the rest of the year, and we were planning our annual pilgrimage after Christmas to the Bay Area to briefly visit Deb's family. Last Saturday night Debi, Andrew, Noelle, and I attended the Pasadena Playhouse's theatrical presentation of "It's A Wonderful Life," which is a clever re-enactment of the 1947 Lux Radio broadcast of the original screenplay. The presentation is complete with commercials for Lux Soap, and the play features one member of the cast on stage playing various percussion instruments and devices to supply sound effects as we, the crowd, play the part of the in-studio audience. The actors were all excellent, the radio studio set was authentically retro, and we all left floating on a cloud of Christmas cheer and a heightened sense of the wonder of the season. Outside of the Gospels themselves, in my opinion there are no better films as agents of Grace or depictions of the power of repentance and redemption than "It's A Wonderful Life," and "A Christmas Carol" both films subtlety pointing the way to the wonder and glory of Emmanuel, God with us, the child in the manger. On Christmas Eve, it's a tradition for our family to select 2 Christmas-themed DVDs to watch-among them are the two films mentioned, along with "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (which we watch every year) and "A Christmas Story" (FRAGILE!), Miracle on 34th Street, and Pinnochio. Always a tough decision, but whatever the selection, we can be assured of a good dose of holiday warmth and contentment. To end the evening, maybe this year we'll watch Psycho or Day of the Dead, just so we can keep ourselves from slipping to deeply into sloppy sentimentality. Anyway-assuming you're at all interested, my present reading includes some "Father Brown" (Chesterton), "Lanterns in the Snow" by Susan Hill, which is a bi-annual Christmas read. and which I believe is out of print but worth tracking down if you want a great Christmas story along with a good cry, "A Classic Christmas Crime," edited by Tim Heald, "Father Joe," a autobiography by Tommy Hendro (of Spinal Tap fame--he played the band's manager), and various selections from "The Fireside Book of Christmas Stories," edited by Edward Wagenknecht, unfortunately also out of print and probably the best Christmas anthology ever published. I first purchased this back in 1978 and have never missed a year since in choosing a few selections for reading from the extensive number of classic Holiday stories it has to offer. So there you have it. A lot of reading, I know, but I sneak it in on Catscratch breaks and bedtimes. Music recommendations for the season? Brian Wilson's new What I Want For Christmas (excellent....will put a smile on your face and is highly recommended). The new Sigur Ros, Garrison Keillor's " The Christmas Companion," and of course, the standards: Sinatra, Elvis, Perry Como, Nat Cole. My favorite Christmas song? Hands down "O Holy Night:"...'till He appeared and the soul felt it's worth..." With it's radiant truth and poignancy, the words and melody never fail to choke me up and cause me to lift my heart in worship to our gracious and merciful Lord. This year has been a good one for the Lost Dogs. We toured very successfully back East (thank you to all the fans who came out to see us!) and, along with our good friend Theo Obrastoff, had a great little tour of Washington and Oregon. The Dogs also played Knott's Berry Farm last week and the new year seems to be shaping up exceptionally well for us (we'll keep you posted on this front as the year progresses). As far as Daniel Amos is concerned, we've presently got some avid fans who are passionately after us to do a reunion concert somewhere here in the States next year, and we'll just have to wait and see how this develops. Unfortunately, the odds are against it because of our various schedules and other logistical hurdles, but one never knows. My hope is that, at the very least, D.A. will do a new record in 2006. Speaking of new records, I would like to offer my humble and deepest apologies to the fans for the new "horrendously delayed disc"-the Swirling Eddies' record. As you guys probably know, my time has been eaten up with work on Catscratch. The schedule has been brutal, and we are soon going to move into work on the second season. I know that your patience has been exhausted on all this, and if I had known that Catscratch was going to fall into my lap when it did, I would have never committed so early to doing a new Eddies album. Unfortunately, all I can do is occasionally whittle away at the new songs and hope for enough of a break from the cartoon schedule so that we can begin the recording process in earnest. There are indeed some schedule gaps coming up, and I hope to take advantage of this and will do my best to fulfill my commitment to the project and you, the long-suffering fans. In the meantime, be assured that this will be a great Eddies record (I'm really pleased with the songs thus far), and we'll do something extra special for all of you who so long ago sent in your pre-orders. Again, my deepest heart-felt apologies, and I sincerely ask that you put aside any criticism of my dear friends Jason and Eric Townsend in this matter. They are just as frustrated as you guys are, I assure you, that this record has been so slow in materializing. They've done all that they can do in trying to move me and the project along towards completion, but all of us are against a fairly immovable object in Catscratch. With Jason and Eric, I couldn't ask for two more faithful and hard-working men, and no one is more anxious than they in their desire to keep commitments and please the fans. There is no profit financially whatsoever for them-they do what they do for love alone, and for that I am always grateful and consider them both to be the very definition of "unsung heroes." I take full responsibility and blame in the interminable delay, and ask that you graciously give these two dear people the support of your goodwill, just as you have done so graciously over these many years. Lastly, please pray for the Townsends, and for me and my family, as we pray for you and yours. As long as God allows, and as long as you give your gracious support, I will continue to make music and hopefully bless and challenge you with my efforts. As you may know, I had a health scare this year, and I am confident your prayers and good will helped get me through it. I am happy to report that I am doing well and feeling more fit than I have in years. My son is now assisting me in my work and prayers for him would be sincerely appreciated. Be sure and check out Myspace for downloads and a spiffy little personal bio, which Andrew helped put together. (myspace.com/terryscotttaylor.) Also pray for my dear friends Ken and Michelle VanEgmond and their family. In every possible way, they have been a source of infinite joy, comfort, and undying support for me and my family. I cherish these wonderful, wonderful people. Again, it would please me to no end if you would pray for the VanEgmonds, who are seeking the Lord's specific direction concerning ministry in their lives. Lastly, many of you knew our dear friend Dwight Ozard who passed away recently after a long, courageous fight with a deadly disease. He will be sorely missed. Dwight was a diligent and passionate warrior in defense of the less fortunate, and you can honor him and his memory by doing your bit to help those who are unable to help themselves, especially during the Christmas season. What could be more basic to us as the body of Christ than our obedience to the great commandment: " Love your neighbor as you love yourselves." I highly recommend supporting the Salvation Army in this regard. They are an honest and tireless force of grace and good in this often merciless world. Again, blessings to all of you, and may you all experience the abundant joy and peace of Christ during this Christmas season and throughout the coming New Year. I love you all. In the service of our Blessed Lord, Terry Taylor