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HEY EVERYBODY,

ONCE AGAIN IT'S GRAMMY TIME. I'M HEADING OUT TO CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND TO ATTEND THE GRAMMIES.
"LIVING PROOF" THE ALBUM I PRODUCED FOR BUDDY GUY IS NOMINATED FOR "BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR". BOTH BUDDY AND I WILL RECEIVE GRAMMY AWARDS IF IT WINS. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF GREAT ALBUMS IN THE CATEGORY SO WHO KNOWS. EITHER WAY I'M VERY PROUD OF THE RECORD AND HAPPY FOR BUDDY. IT HAS BEEN STUCK AT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD BLUES ALBUM CHARTS NOW FOR 10 WEEKS STRAIGHT.
I'M GOING TO SIT BACK AND TAKE IT ALL IN....LADY GAGA, BOB DYLAN, JUSTIN BEEBER, MICK JAGGER, KATY PERRY, USHER,...WHERE ELSE YOU GONNA SEE A LINE-UP LIKE THAT? LAST TIME I SAT IN BETWEEN SNOOP DOG AND ANDY WILLIAMS WITH SIR PAUL McCARTNEY SITTING A FEW ROWS IN FRONT OF ME WHILE NEIL DIAMOND PLAYED "SWEET CAROLINE"....LIFE IS CRAZY I TELL YA!

I'VE BEEN BUSY IN THE STUDIO PRODUCING A GEORGE THOROGOOD ALBUM FOR THE PAST MONTH AND IT IS SOUNDING FANTASTIC. THOSE DESTROYERS ROCK.....HOPE TO FINISH IT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND IT SHOULD BE OUT THIS SUMMER.

WE HAD A BALL AGAIN ON THE SIMPLEMAN SKYNYRD CRUISE IN JANUARY. I CAN'T WAIT TO DO THAT AGAIN.

I WILL HAVE A NEW ALBUM OUT IN THE COMING MONTHS.....I PROMISE.

HEY DID ANYONE WATCH "CRIMINAL MINDS" ON CBS LAST NIGHT. THEY PLAYED MY SONG "SMELL THE FUNK". IT'S ALWAYS COOL HAVING SONGS ON TV.......I MEAN IT......IT'S FREAKY.....CHEERS