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I’ve had a hell of a year. Its been the best of times and the worst of times. I wouldn’t trade it for anything, but I’m glad that in a few days I will get a crack at a new one. Throughout this wild year this Song O The Day thing has been to me as arm floaties are to an uncoordinated toddler pushed out into the deep end. I love music and love to write but, until Chris started SOTD, I hadn’t found a public forum that I felt comfortable with. The freedom it allowed and the encouraging, positive community that has developed around it made it a special experience. Writing for this site has been truly cathartic. And having a website to log on to every day and get a new song and a new perspective has been very cool.
So I’d just like to say a big huge thank you (!) to Chris and Darius for their ideas and efforts and a regular sized thank you to everyone who contributed and commented and a cheers to the people who simply read and listened.
I’m moving to San Rafael tomorrow. I have a lot on my plate in the coming year. I’m going to finish my MA in political science and apply to law school. After that I’m going to move to England for about six months, while I wait to hear back from law school, so I can spend time with my family. Over Christmas I had a chance to see my nine-month-old nephew for a few days and it made me want to see him and the rest of my family a lot more frequently. I miss my sister, her husband, my nephew, my aunts and uncles and cousins very much. I’m looking forward to being in close proximity to them for a little while. My point is, I will be busy in the new year and beyond, but I really want to continue to do something along the lines of Song O The Day. At some point I will start a music blog in a similar vein and I would like to have a bunch of contributors. When that happens I hope that some (or all??) of you will want to contribute, but if one of you starts something like this before I do and wants some outside contribution please let me know.
In the mean time I will be in Marin for most of 2008. If anyone wants to hang out you can reach me at wordjunkie@gmail.com. Don’t hesitate to shoot me an email.
Happy New Years everbody!
All the best,
Dave
PS - This is my new favorite band. You can check them out at www.thevirgins.net.
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I’ve really enjoyed reading your submissions. You are a helluva writer. You always did a great job of switching things up. I really hope you keep writing and continue a site like this. You can count on me as a contributor anytime. I’ve liked this site for many reasons, but when I realize that I’ve got a friend like you because of it, that has to be my favorite thing about it.
December 29th, 2007, at 10:14 pm #Enjoy Marin- especially the ladies!
A big thank you to you too, Dave. I’ve been a big fan of your write ups and I look forward to what you get up to next in the writing world. Thank you to Chris, Darius and everyone who has shared a bit of themselves through this site. I’ve been more of an anonymous viewer on and off over the year but loved so much what different people have had to say and the music shared. Everyone has a story and soundtrack to go with it and the world is a better place for hearing them.
December 30th, 2007, at 2:10 am #Dave, you just told a roomful of coaches that you want to start a website. You realize how dangerous this is, right?
I’ll contact you offline with a few ‘coachy’ questions.
December 30th, 2007, at 10:06 am #