[danews]Updates from Uncle Terry

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=0A =C2=A0=C2=A0=0AHello my friends,Uncle Terry here with an update.=C2=
=A0=0APATREONI=E2=80=99ve been doing this=C2=A0Patreon [1]=C2=A0project=
 for a year now and=0AI must admit that before setting it up I was feeli=
ng quite=0Atrepidatious about my future. The music business has changed=
 so=0Adramatically and for years I=E2=80=99d been making regressively le=
ss and=0Aless income through my music. I was only able to support my fam=
ily by=0Adoing cartoon and game music, which was much-appreciated, but=
=0Aultimately unsatisfying as an artist and songwriter.=C2=A0Patreon=0A[=
2]=C2=A0changed everything for me. In the past year I=E2=80=99ve recorde=
d 66=0Asongs in my bedroom studio=E2=80=94a fun mixture of brand-new son=
gs and=0Are-imaginings of some older songs, some raw acoustic versions a=
nd some=0Afull-blown (well, as full-blown as I=E2=80=99m capable of in G=
arageband!)=0Amulti-layered productions. I=E2=80=99ve been having an inc=
redible time=0Awriting what I consider to be some of the best songs I=E2=
=80=99ve ever=0Awritten, and while I do consider myself to be the greate=
st living=0Aguitar player ever in the history of the world (including al=
l possible=0Aworlds if the multi-verse does indeed exist), miraculously=
 I'm still=0Amanaging to increase my guitar playing skills along the way=
 Seriously=0Athough, while I'm deeply thankful that I=E2=80=99m actuall=
y making some=0Amoney again, nevertheless only 300 or so people have bee=
n privy to the=0Anew stuff. I passionately want you guys to hear this gr=
owing body of=0Awork, which is the primary reason for this update. I hav=
e 5,000=0Afriends on Facebook, tens of thousands of fans of all the musi=
cal=0Aprojects I=E2=80=99ve been a part of, from DA to the Swirling Eddi=
es and The=0ALost Dogs, to The Neverhood and beyond=E2=80=A6. and yet=E2=
=80=A6only a little=0Amore than 300 people are a part of my Patreon comm=
unity. For as little=0Aas $5 a month (the price of a cup of cappuccino i=
n most states) you=0Acould be one of the annointed few enjoying 6 exclus=
ive brand-new home=0Ademos a month (You=E2=80=99ll also have the added b=
enefit of being able to=0Amock and shame your friends and family members=
 on the =E2=80=9Coutside"). At=0Athe end of every month we upload a link=
 to all of the songs for that=0Amonth (in AIFF and mp3) with hi-res artw=
ork for that EP. So what are=0Ayou waiting for? Please consider being a=
 part of my exclusive =E2=80=9CInner=0ACircle.=E2=80=9D In the words of=
 St. Thomas Aquinas "I'd really appreciate=0Ait!"=C2=A0=0AHORRENDOUS DIS=
C ULTRA-DELUXE RE-ISSUEI want to thank all of our=0AKickstarter supporte=
rs for their support and their patience as this=0Aproject has taken a li=
ttle longer to complete than our first estimate.=0A(C=E2=80=99mon, reall=
y, how can we put out Horrendous Disc WITHOUT a delay?=0AIt just wouldn=
=E2=80=99t feel right.) When this project was first conceived=0Awe thoug=
ht we had a couple of dozen bonus tracks to compile and find=0Amasters f=
or. As we progressed, more and more tapes began to surface=0Aand had to=
 be restored, then transferred digitally, then remixed and=0Aremastered.=
 In all we have nearly 100 tracks spread out across the=0Aentire set! Pl=
us 100s of unseen photos that needed hi-res scanning and=0Arestoration,=
 as well as some new original artwork done especially for=0Athis project=
 by our own Jason Townsend. We even got all 6 original=0Amembers of the=
 group to sign postcards for the supporters who chose=0Athe =E2=80=9Csig=
ned=E2=80=9D tiers. A truly epic undertaking, but well worth it!=0A=C2=
=A0I can=E2=80=99t wait for you folks to see this. Special thanks to Tom=
=0AGulotta, who=E2=80=99s been battling brain cancer and Eric Townsend w=
ho=E2=80=99s=0Abeen working tirelessly for the past few years to organiz=
e this=0Amassive undertaking .=C2=A0=0AHere=E2=80=99s a breakdown:VINYL=
 EDITION- two 12-inch colored vinyl=0ALPs-=C2=A0_Horrendous Disc font-si=
ze:13px;">=0ACD EDITION- two-CDs in gatefold cover=C2=A0_Horrendous Disc=
 & Other=0AMarvelous Mysteries_=C2=A0(27 tracks), single CD in sleeve-=
=C2=A0_Ten Biggies=0AFrom Beyond font-size:13px;">=0AFinishing touches a=
re being put on all of the artwork and we expect to=0Aship in late March=
 or early April, depending on which tier you=E2=80=99re=0Aat.=0AThanks a=
gain for all the love and support. You people are the=0Abest.Much love,U=
ncle Terry=0AMy=C2=A0Patreon [4]=C2=A0siteDA website [5]My Bandcamp page=
 [6]=C2=A0(tons of live=0Ashows and rarities)=0A=0A=0ALinks:=0A------=0A=
[1] https://www.patreon.com/terryscotttaylor=0A[2] https://www.patreon.c=
om/terryscotttaylor=0A[3] https://www.patreon.com/user=0A[4] https://www=
patreon.com/terryscotttaylor=0A[5] http://www.danielamos.com/=0A[6] htt=
ps://danielamosboots.bandcamp.com/=0A

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<html><body><br />=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0<br /><span style=3D"font-family:'Helve=
tica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Hello my friends,</span=
><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Aria=
l, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Uncle Terry here with an=
 update.=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe U=
I', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /=
></div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica=
, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><b>Patreon</b></di=
v><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Ari=
al, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;" dir=3D"ltr">I=E2=80=99v=
e been doing this=C2=A0<a style=3D"color:rgb(25,106,212);" href=3D"https=
://www.patreon.com/terryscotttaylor">Patreon</a>=C2=A0project for a year=
 now and I must admit that before setting it up I was feeling quite trep=
idatious about my future. The music business has changed so dramatically=
 and for years I=E2=80=99d been making regressively less and less income=
 through my music. I was only able to support my family by doing cartoon=
 and game music, which was much-appreciated, but ultimately unsatisfying=
 as an artist and songwriter.=C2=A0<a style=3D"color:rgb(25,106,212);" h=
ref=3D"https://www.patreon.com/terryscotttaylor">Patreon</a>=C2=A0change=
d everything for me. In the past year I=E2=80=99ve recorded 66 songs in=
 my bedroom studio=E2=80=94a fun mixture of brand-new songs and re-imagi=
nings of some older songs, some raw acoustic versions and some full-blow=
n (well, as full-blown as I=E2=80=99m capable of in Garageband!) multi-l=
ayered productions. I=E2=80=99ve been having an incredible time writing=
 what I consider to be some of the best songs I=E2=80=99ve ever written,=
 and while I do consider myself to be the greatest living guitar player=
 ever in the history of the world (including all possible worlds if the=
 multi-verse does indeed exist), miraculously I'm still managing to incr=
ease my guitar playing skills along the way. Seriously though, while I'm=
 deeply thankful that I=E2=80=99m actually making some money again, neve=
rtheless only 300 or so people have been privy to the new stuff. I passi=
onately want you guys to hear this growing body of work, which is the pr=
imary reason for this update. I have 5,000 friends on Facebook, tens of=
 thousands of fans of all the musical projects I=E2=80=99ve been a part=
 of, from DA to the Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs, to The Neverhood=
 and beyond=E2=80=A6. and yet=E2=80=A6only a little more than 300 people=
 are a part of my Patreon community. For as little as $5 a month (the pr=
ice of a cup of cappuccino in most states) you could be one of the annoi=
nted few enjoying 6 exclusive brand-new home demos a month (You=E2=80=99=
ll also have the added benefit of being able to mock and shame your frie=
nds and family members on the =E2=80=9Coutside"). At the end of every mo=
nth we upload a link to all of the songs for that month (in AIFF and mp3=
) with hi-res artwork for that EP. So what are you waiting for? Please c=
onsider being a part of my exclusive =E2=80=9CInner Circle.=E2=80=9D In=
 the words of St. Thomas Aquinas "I'd really appreciate it!"=C2=A0</div>=
<div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial=
, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></div><div style=3D=
"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Gra=
nde', sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><b>Horrendous Disc Ultra-Deluxe Re-iss=
ue</b></div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helv=
etica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I want to tha=
nk all of our Kickstarter supporters for their support and their patienc=
e as this project has taken a little longer to complete than our first e=
stimate. (C=E2=80=99mon, really, how can we put out Horrendous Disc WITH=
OUT a delay? It just wouldn=E2=80=99t feel right.) When this project was=
 first conceived we thought we had a couple of dozen bonus tracks to com=
pile and find masters for. As we progressed, more and more tapes began t=
o surface and had to be restored, then transferred digitally, then remix=
ed and remastered. In all we have nearly 100 tracks spread out across th=
e entire set! Plus 100s of unseen photos that needed hi-res scanning and=
 restoration, as well as some new original artwork done especially for t=
his project by our own Jason Townsend. We even got all 6 original member=
s of the group to sign postcards for the supporters who chose the =E2=80=
=9Csigned=E2=80=9D tiers. A truly epic undertaking, but well worth it!=
 =C2=A0I can=E2=80=99t wait for you folks to see this. Special thanks to=
 Tom Gulotta, who=E2=80=99s been battling brain cancer and Eric Townsend=
 who=E2=80=99s been working tirelessly for the past few years to organiz=
e this massive undertaking .=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helve=
tica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:13px;"><br /></div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', '=
Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;=
">Here=E2=80=99s a breakdown:</div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica=
 Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-s=
ize:13px;"><b>Vinyl edition</b>- two 12-inch colored vinyl LPs-=C2=A0<i>=
Horrendous Disc &amp; Other Marvelous Mysteries</i>=C2=A0in gatefold cov=
er (21 songs), one 12-inch colored vinyl LP=C2=A0<i>Ten Biggies From Bey=
ond</i>=C2=A0in single sleeve (10 songs), one 10-inch blue swirl vinyl p=
romo EP (4 songs), one 7-inch picture disc (2 songs) - all in a 12x12 bo=
x</div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica=
, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></div><div s=
tyle=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Luc=
ida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><b>CD edition</b>- two-CDs in g=
atefold cover=C2=A0<i>Horrendous Disc &amp; Other Marvelous Mysteries</i=
>=C2=A0(27 tracks), single CD in sleeve-=C2=A0<i>Ten Biggies From Beyond=
 &amp; Other Star Trax From Planet X</i>=C2=A0(19 tracks), single CD in=
 sleeve-=C2=A0<i>Wondrous Cosmic Flashes</i>=C2=A0(22 tracks), single CD=
 in sleeve-=C2=A0<i>Daniel Amos Live in =E2=80=9979</i>=C2=A0(16 tracks)=
 all in a 6x6 box, and Bandcamp bonus download compilation (16 more trac=
ks).</div><a style=3D"color:rgb(25,106,212);font-family:'Helvetica Neue'=
, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13=
px;" href=3D"https://www.patreon.com/user"></a><div style=3D"font-family=
:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-s=
erif;font-size:13px;"><br /></div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica N=
eue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-siz=
e:13px;">Finishing touches are being put on all of the artwork and we ex=
pect to ship in late March or early April, depending on which tier you=
=E2=80=99re at.</div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe=
 UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br=
 /></div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helveti=
ca, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Thanks again for=
 all the love and support. You people are the best.</div><div style=3D"f=
ont-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grand=
e', sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Much love,</div><div style=3D"font-famil=
y:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-=
serif;font-size:13px;">Uncle Terry</div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helve=
tica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:13px;"><br /></div><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', '=
Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;=
">My=C2=A0<a style=3D"color:rgb(25,106,212);" href=3D"https://www.patreo=
n.com/terryscotttaylor">Patreon</a>=C2=A0site</div><div style=3D"font-fa=
mily:'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sa=
ns-serif;font-size:13px;"><a style=3D"color:rgb(25,106,212);" href=3D"ht=
tp://www.danielamos.com/">DA website</a></div><div style=3D"font-family:=
'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-se=
rif;font-size:13px;" dir=3D"ltr"><a style=3D"color:rgb(25,106,212);" hre=
f=3D"https://danielamosboots.bandcamp.com/">My Bandcamp page</a>=C2=A0(t=
ons of live shows and rarities)<br /></div></body></html>

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