Brent Best news.

[TANEYTOWN]

April 2010

So's I've been ruminatin' for a while now as to the status of a number of unreleased songs of mine, 'solo material' as the suits might call it and and in light of our desire to return to creating new Slobberbone material in the near future I feel the time has come to put the hammer to the anvil and get these out. A few of these songs you might have heard me perform live the last few years, some I've never played outside my house and some have never left their hard drive. They've marinated long enough, methinks. With that in mind, I've decided they should be recorded all proper-like, in a real studio (I love my kitchen but it's time to get out) and with a focus on craft and not brevity. Addititionally, I would like to eschew the traditional means of funding and distribution we've employed in the past and be able to deliver it straight to whoever may be interested upon completion. My only barriers to this end is the time needed away from work and other concerns, and the funding.

Here's what I'm proposing: that you, or anyone who'd like to participate, become that avenue. I believe this can be fairly simple and that excites me enough to help allay some of the aggonizing I've had that this might seem basely oppurtunistic to some. It's not. I've come to realise that the biggest gift over the last many years of doing what I do only starts from getting to share my work with those who would receive it, but more importantly, for me, becomes the relationships, and often all-out friendships, that so many have chosen to share with me in return. This is where my satisfaction comes from, not the spectre of throwing it out to the world at any cost and seeing what can be gained. I've already gained more than I ever imagined. It's you guys I want to continue with.

So now I make this offer, to those and only those who would feel no weirdness about it: help me make this record. For a $10 contribution, you will receive a limited edition of this record, to be recorded later this summer, shipped to you upon completion, personalised and with your name on it. Whew... okay here's how it can work: you participate either via Paypal or with a check or money order. Most important will be for you to provide your complete name and shipping information. Paypal provides for this but please make sure you enter it and it is correct, and update it if you should move. Same thing with a mailed check or money order: please enclose your full name and mailing info, along with phone and email if you'd like. This will facilitate me compiling a master list of all donors and to be able to keep you up to date on the production, and also provide you with access to some web-based extras that I'll post along the way. For Paypal, send your donation to brentdbest@yahoo.com, for check or money order, mail your donation to Brent Best, 1901 Redwood Pl, Denton, TX, 76209. Upon receipt, I will send you a notification confirming your participation along with additional updates to follow.

I am excited and a little twitchy. Also a little gassy at the moment but that usually goes away. I look forward to looking forward. And when it's all said and done, let's all have a drink.

Verily and with big smoochies,

brent best

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[grapenehi]

sounds pretty cool...

[nacho]

since i bought the Drams disc, how about you just send me a copy and we'll call it even.

[lovesick blues]

since i bought the Drams disc, how about you just send me a copy and we'll call it even.

[Gas OJ]

[monkeyboy]

I think I'll participate. Sounds pretty cool, and Brent's music has brought me a lot of joy! $10 ain't much.

[noteethleroy]

since i bought the Drams disc, how about you just send me a copy and we'll call it even.

That's funny because it's true, that album was about the biggest musical disappointment I've had. I hadn't heard any of it before I bought it and I could not get into it at all and I am a huge Bone fan. I did come to dig a part of it after hearing the live versions, though I still prefer them, something about the sound of the Drams album rubs me the wrong way.

All that said though, I'm in for sending the dude some cash, I'll probably order 3 or 4 albums pre-paid. Anyone that wrote so many songs that I love will always get my money as long as they live. Same reason I still pay for everything Neil puts out even though I haven't been too into much of it except the historical stuff.

Hell, the first 4 songs of EYTWRWRT are worth a lifetime subscription to this guys stuff.

[TANEYTOWN]

I wouldn't worry to much about it being as slick as The Drams stuff, prior to that Brent was always pretty down to earth sounding, I expect it to be real different than Slobberbone or The Drams. Folky ? I would expect Brent will bring in a cast of Denton and Dallas friends to play on it.

[Blaze]

since i bought the Drams disc, how about you just send me a copy and we'll call it even.

That's funny because it's true, that album was about the biggest musical disappointment I've had. I hadn't heard any of it before I bought it and I could not get into it at all and I am a huge Bone fan. I did come to dig a part of it after hearing the live versions, though I still prefer them, something about the sound of the Drams album rubs me the wrong way.

All that said though, I'm in for sending the dude some cash, I'll probably order 3 or 4 albums pre-paid. Anyone that wrote so many songs that I love will always get my money as long as they live. Same reason I still pay for everything Neil puts out even though I haven't been too into much of it except the historical stuff.

Hell, the first 4 songs of EYTWRWRT are worth a lifetime subscription to this guys stuff.

Did you at least like the song "Des Moines"? That seemed like the song on the album that was more like the sound of Slobberbone. Also, did you ever get the studio cut of "Robert Cole" from iTunes? It's another classic.

I went ahead and sent him the ten bucks. I hope we get an album by September. Also threw in a couple extra bucks for him to buy a Mountain Dew with.

[TANEYTOWN]

I'm sorry but coming Off Septembers High and Des Moines are classic Hummalong and Robert Cole as well.

Blaze, your a good bull, not like the chud huffier Nacho bee.

[noteethleroy]

Reassuring that the slobberbone.com site is suspended after this announcement.

[Blaze]

Great. One last score and he's out!

[noteethleroy]

Any chance of a PMOS on this Robert Cole tune? I didn't catch your above mention of it until tonight for some reason.

[Blaze]

It's available on iTunes...just type in Brent Best. It's a solo tune. I would give it to you if it was anyone else. Somehow I think he needs the 99 cents.

[Noodle]

Wait, Brent's dad was the king of Nigeria? How come this never came up until now?