Hi folks!
Please let me know if you are IN or OUT as soon as possible (though John and I will be in Hong Kong next week it will still be good to know so I can plan around it before February).
[John and I leave for Hong Kong this weekend.]
Time to think about CD Club 2010!!!!!
Enough people have said sure that I can definitely do another year.
Please let me know if you are IN or OUT as soon as possible (though John and I will be in Hong Kong next week it will still be good to know so I can plan around it before February).
We're taking January off - if you HAVE NOT made a CD, now is the time to do that and send it out. I am looking your way Hugo and Jen.
For 2010 - I am hoping to institute a new rule...you have a grace period of 15 days into the next month for your CD to be sent...this allows for postmarking in your month but getting to people in the next month, as well as something unexpected like gall bladder surgery (not like anyone would do that sort of crazy thing). This also gives enough time for the person in the next month to still feel like they have control over their month.
BUT - if you don't send out your CD in the 45 DAYS you have been given - you are gone. out. finished. You'll never work in this town again. Look, I get it, I was late with my CD. But I announce the months at the beginning of the year. It isn't a surprise when you are to go. If you are too busy, switch your month. Make the CD in advance. We are are adults here (except for Adam).
[Did you know that Hong Kong has the world's longest system of escalators?]
Johanna (whose CD, which is all covers, includes a rather creepy section near the end, right? right?) was saying it would be awesome to have some...encyclopedia of the songs which have been done in previous years so that we don't start overlapping. I do agree...those of you who posted your CD covers on here - that is a great start. John and Johanna thought they might be able to compile a list of some sort which they would put on the blog...which could be awesome?
[Hong Kong also has the world's largest outdoor bronze Buddha.]
In conclusion - let me know if you are IN. And if you are in, let me know if there is some really really bad month for you - otherwise you are going to be held to the month you are given! And I will send out the new month list soon...depending on responses, there might be room for a couple new people? Maybe? We'll see.
John has volunteered to be February.
[He will pick up lots of new music in the crazy Hong Kong markets.]
