dann russo: News

so I promised myself I would write.

I promised I would say what was on my mind, be marginally topical and timely, and become a working part of an on-line community.

I haven't

I mean, I have a whole bunch of ideas -

1. blog about songs: it seems that I am writing a whole lot of songs recently, even some of them at shows. I like them all and wish that I could keep track of all of them. I also am looking for ideas if anyone has them please let me know of words, phrases or even stories to write songs about.

2. blog about baseball: now that my beloved Mets have finally unplugged the ventilator on this season there is a time to reflect, relax and look ahead to what may or may not happen in the winter months and what may happen next year as they are all healthy again and can actually make a run at the Phillies and the postseason

3. blog about college football: these KIDS (and a majority of them ARE kids) are ostensibly not getting paid but are on TV more and are more famous than the minor league baseball players who are getting salaries and not even close to being on TV

4. blog about "It Might Get Loud" the amazing documentary featuring Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page that if I am lucky I may get to see again this weekend...

so there is a chance that I will get time in the next week or so to catch up. Consider this the preview, the pre-cliff notes or whatever kids are using these days, the intro chapter.

peace,
Dann

check out the music and the mann: www.dannrusso.com www.facebook.com/dannrussomusic

Ah the beginning of a new school year...

means moving away for some, moving home for others, and ROCKING OUT for all y'all!

:-P

Very exciting to get tickets in the mail with my name on them! (granted, they forgot an N but oh well)

McGann's (downtown Boston) on Sept 19th is the show - 9pm is the time - $10 is the price at the door, but $7 if you get them from me.

shoot me an email and we'll figure it out.

and if you can't come to the show, check out www.facebook.com/dannrussomusic for all the listening info for the on-line concerts.


peace,

Dann

quick reminder - the Keene, NH show (The Art Stage at the Keene Music Festival) has changed the time to 11AM! come out, rock out, buy me lunch after :-P

Governor Patrick –

I was saddened this morning to hear about the passing of my Senator, someone I greatly admire and someone whose record of human and civil rights support has rarely been equaled. On my fridge I have multiple “thank you” letters signed by Senator Kennedy on civil rights legislation – causes that are dear to my heart such as the “thank you for not supporting the Federal Marriage Amendment” letter. I would be proud and honored to continue this great man’s work as a Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Why would you want to choose me? Most of my friends and family shake their head at me when I open my mouth. They all figure, I guess, that at the age of 33 I would have done away with frivolous “liberal” causes and focus on making the lives of my wife and two kids better. I say that it is because I have a wife and two kids that I need to be unselfish and support “liberal” causes – the environment, civil rights for all people, health care, education and equal employment for all. As I am writing this letter I just received an IM from a very conservative friend of mine. “You want to change the world, don’t you?” and yes, I think I do.

As a teacher for the past 12 years, I have tried to infuse a sense of justice and morality in my students. I was overjoyed to accept a job two years ago at the Arrupe Division of Boston College High School, connecting back to my Jesuit education at Regis High School in New York City and Fordham University in the Bronx (BA) and Boston College (MEd), or to put it in the words of Roger Stone, Foreign Language Dept. Chair at Austin Preparatory School (where I taught for 8 years), “all that Social Justice/Man For Others? It’s like you’re going home.”

And what better place to be a Man For Others than the U.S. Senate.

Thank you so much for your time in reading this and your consideration. I guess this is the part where I say that I write and record music (www.dannrusso.com ), speak Spanish pretty fluently and am excellent at PowerPoint and Publisher and that references are available upon request.

Peace,

Daniel T. Russo

Hey y'all!

few things going on -



1. shows coming up on Saturdays!

Saturday August 15th at 7pm at Channel Cafe in Boston (300 Summer St) which is a really cool restaurant/art gallery in the basement of an old warehouse-turned-in-condo-complex

Saturday Sept 5th at 5pm at the Art Stage at the Keene Music Festival in Keene, NH



2. songs songs songs!

I have begun writing songs for my yet-to-be-titled CD of songs based on Greek and Roman mythology and history. The idea is to show that these stories are universal and that they should not be confined to the classroom. Not only that, but I'm hoping that someone who has no idea of where the songs came from can say "hey, that's a great song!" So Far I have "Her Majesty Cry" (Orpheus and Euridice); "Fire" (Hephaestus/Vulcan); "Run Run Run" (Apollo and Daphne); "Black Sails to White" (Theseus and Ariadne). If you can think of other ideas, let me know! And if you can think of places to record or any random grants to apply for, cause hey, everything is more fun when its free, let me know about that too.



3. On-Line!

don't forget - you can always listen to Dann Live Acoustic Rock and Soul by logging on to Second Life or by clicking on the link in www.twitter.com/dannrusso check www.sonicbids.com/dannrusso for dates and times. and don't forget to let me know if you blog about/read a blog about/ randomly run into someone in the street listening to my songs...Spread the word Spread the Peace and Love!



peace, Dann

I think I lost five pounds while playing "Rockstar" at my show this morning...

:-)

not much else going on just wanted to say whats up and let everyone know I wrote another song for my classics-related album, called "Run Run Run" about Apollo and Daphne. Its pretty good - I'll post the lyrics today and hopefully even get a sound file soon.

peace,
Dann

"Ruby Red Hair" by "Dann Russo" has hit the homepage of
thesixtyone.com! You can visit the new tab at http://www.thesixtyone.com/new/

Pickering Wharf, Salem, MA, outside, noonish :-)

when talking about my propensity to break strings...

"your playing speed of, oh, a hundred and fifty thousand miles an hour might have something to do with that! I'm kind of surprised they break. I'd rather expect they'd melt!" - Silas

Hey Y'all (I prefer the second person plural as there are a bunch of people to whom I am sending this (hey! I used whoM correctly!))

shows coming up! its very exciting as I can stretch my legs, arms, vocal chords, and everything else I got at a few shows...

Tuesday July 21st - 7pm - All Asia Cafe, Cambridge (19+)
Saturday July 25th - noon - outside on Pickering Wharf, Salem, MA (all ages)
Thursday July 30th - 9pm - McGann's, downtown Boston (21+)

and don't forget to dl the songs at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=47115122
peace,
Dann

I do very much enjoy the idea of a place to live free from tyranny and oppression. Thank you to all who have strived and continue to strive to make that happen. peace.

check it out...

http://www.facebook.com/dannrussomusic
peace,
Dann

DCAP yourself on Friday Night! (thats the day after tomorrow!) Dann (& FRANK!) go on at 8pm http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=104952977455

Just got this email:

We are currently looking for country songs for the artist Trace Atkins. Songs should not be anything too goofy or alcohol heavy, and should contain lyrical substance, as well as a catchy melody. After using our Search engine and discovering your music, we believe that "Ruby Red Hair" would be a perfect fit for what we are looking for.

cross your fingers!

Rain can keep some people away, but not me! The Make Music Cambridge Festival ended up being a lot of fun. I played an extra 20 minutes because the people before and after me on the schedule didn’t show, so I got my fill of songs, and people with umbrellas even stopped to listen! (btw I played It Seems Just Like a Dream (What A Day); Rocket Man; Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms; On The Floor; Dice; Dreaming Without You; Capture My Heart (yes, I broke a string and changed it as I sang acapella); and No Pain). The rain didn’t dampen my spirits at all and I rocked out Brattle Square as best as I could. Thank you to everyone I saw, and thank you to those I didn’t see (I was huddled behind some bushes so I didn’t get soaked) and still liked what they heard. Peace.

Dann is starting off his non-playing week or two with a free song! (ok, its me...hey whats up...I dont know how to set it up for DL yet but you can at least listen to it this way) check it out here: I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen Cover)
peace, Dann

stupid spambots messing up my list...email me at the above address or sign up for the mailing list at http://www.reverbnation.com/dannrusso

so - I'm thinking of writing a whole album based on Greek and Roman historical events and myths...here is the first one - the ballad of Orpheus and Euridice:

Her Majesty Cry © 2008 Dann Russo/Mousse Dog Music

Don’t turn back…

Listened to every word he said
Then I let him get inside my head
Told me to trust him when he was dead

Don’t turn back

We both planned to keep our bargain’s side
Crossing over the great divide
He treated me like I was surprisingly alive

Don’t turn back

When I went back to look for you
They told me all I had to do was sing a song or two
Saw that it was do or die figured that I had to try to make
Her Majesty Cry

Don’t turn back

Couldn’t see the flowers in your hair
Couldn’t smell your perfume in the air
Didn’t know who to trust that you were even there

Don’t turn back

Should’ve had faith in the final hour
Should’ve had time to learn what I should have known
Should’ve had trust cradled like a flower
An impatient to call my very own

Could almost feel the warmth of spring
How I wanted to tell you everything
Make the fields and the mountains sing

Don’t turn back

I turned around and you were gone
Thought that I waited far too long
I guess once again I was wrong

Don’t turn back

When I went back to look for you
Told me all I had to do was sing a song or two
Saw that it was do or die figured that I had to try to make
Her Majesty Cry

its just perfect outside...I think I may go to the marathon - I know at least TWO people running :-)

there is a black ribbon of remembrance a blue bracelet of friendship and a clear sky of hope for peace in the world today...RIP Ross

RPM Challenge is to write an album in February - the shortest month!

The listening party runs all day on Sunday March 29th at Red Rocks Mesa with Dann starting it off at 9am slt (noon est)

for those of you not in SL - listen by plugging this url into your computer: http://38.96.148.45:8864
for more Dann info, check out www.dannrusso.com or www.sonicbids.com/dannrusso or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dann-Russo/36658671856
peace,
Dann (Numbers in SL, Russo in RL)

or at least starting to :-)

Paradiso lluvioso is now available for download!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=309447379&s=143441
peace,
Dann Russo

www.dannrusso.com

What's Up Next on Behind The Mike:



Singer/Songwriter Dann Russo will join us on the program to feature his music. Dann also has an intersting day job which we will get "educated" about as well. Join us for music, fun and excitement and call in to ask a question or discuss the topics; (866) 417-4359 | (646) 716-8609

listen in - call - become involved! 9pm tuesday (the 24th) night

i'm really happy with how i sounded last night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrHHP94JXy4 :-)

peace, Dann

Dann's interview with Metanomics on line now! sponsored by Second Life, Metanomics and Cornell University: http://www.metanomics.net/archive031609