Southpaw Jones

Catch a bat in your mouth!

Happy New Half-Year, everyone. I hope 2009 will treat everyone better on its downhill slope. I’m going to try to treat my songs better by spotlighting one of them each week.

In honor of (spoiler alert) Michael Jackson’s passing, I am sharing my most soulful, danceable number. And in response to Mark Sanford’s refreshingly childish passion, I am posting a song about raw temptation. It’s called Man at Home, and it appears on my record Bedroom Demos Vol. 1: Zero Demand. I still haven’t figured out how to work it into my live set, but it’s embarrassing how much I enjoy listening to the recording.

Of course, I’ll join Matt the Electrician at Flipnotics tonight (and every Wednesday) at 8:30 pm. Our song title this week is “Bringing my Press Corps.” Yes, you read that correctly. Bring $5 if you have it, and we’ll all beat the heat with tunes.

Tomorrow, I’ll perform as part of the final Dick Monologues show. It’s been a super-fun and enlightening two year run, and I thank Spike Gillespie and the entire rotating cast for all the good times. Thursday’s show is very much sold out, so if you’ve missed the experience, you’ll just have wait for a revival.

That’s it for today. I hope you enjoy the sounds and lyrics of Man at Home at the following link. If you like it, feel free to buy it, and be sure to share with your friends, online and off:
southpawjones.com/songs/bedroom-demos-vol-1-zero-demand/man-at-home/
or
snipurl.com/la0dw (for Twitter!)

• The song title challenge this week is "Cheesy Movie." I shall have it written by showtime, 8:30 at Flipnotics. I have the power? #
• Problem w/ America #489: Prescription drugs kill more rock stars than rock star drugs. #
• @jeansynodinos Sanford, yes! Also, he's still on cloud 9 from a few days of wild, sinful lovin'. Screw ambition, he's a romantic boy. in reply to jeansynodinos #
• Thanks @nathanwhitehead & @eggplantco We're halfway through with 2009…the song can still come true. http://blip.fm/~8ypes #
• @pleistocene Thanks! I'll have to figure out some new, post-Michael way to play "The Last Remaining Beatle." http://tinyurl.com/m468om in reply to pleistocene #
• Thomas Jefferson was a curious & conflicted, active & artistic, productive & profound man. Know it! http://tinyurl.com/mfrxfn #
• @southpawjones You're doin' great, little guy! #

• Mulling the title "Heart Rate Monitor" for tonight's show at Flipnotics. 8:30 pm! #
• I'm drinking half-caf coffee, so I can enjoy twice as much. Now I need a half-energy lambada, so I can dance 'till Saturday. #
• @cyberpr I have written songs for weddings, scandals, show themes, short stories, and soup varieties. What would you like to know? in reply to cyberpr #