From: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org (jinglejangle-digest) To: jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Subject: jinglejangle-digest V4 #34 Reply-To: jinglejangle@smoe.org Sender: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jinglejangle-digest Thursday, March 8 2001 Volume 04 : Number 034 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [MLL] Hello Everyone [Bopst@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 01:26:51 EST From: Bopst@aol.com Subject: [MLL] Hello Everyone Hi everyone...I just wanted to say thanks on all the positive feedback regarding the Real tape....I have so many negative feelings toward that tape and negative feelings about who and what was involved with it...It was recorded at a time in my life that I don't want to go back to (that kind of vulnerability brought on by self-loathing) yadda -yadda..I dont like the people who were responsible for putting the tape out either....At the end of the day in case you're wondering, I paid 80,000 dollars to these motherfuckers to get MY songs back ( a long story about my first pulishing deal where I gave them 10 or 11 songs I WROTE in exchange for 6 hours of recording time, a plane ticket, and a hope they would press a couple thousand tapes...Duh......So they sold the tapes-I never saw a dime-Then, I gave them the money to get the songs back and to promise in writing they would discontinue Real...In total it cost me close to 95,000 dollars...A huge mistake...I was young and foolish...Well maybe not so young...Definately foolish...I never made a dime of real...I lost 95 grand...So in case you might have wondered where these shit feelings come from, that entire saga definately has something to do with it...Now there's a story I can tell to the kids just starting out in this business...Never underestimate yourself and NEVER EVER sighn ANYTHING without a lawyer...Don't worry if you don't have a pot to piss in...The lawyer can take his cut out of the deal-And yes, he or she will take a shit load...But at the end of the day your ass is covered and you can save yourself a lot of misery....So hello to all my friends...The live record is indeed done...Idid it all by myself, and I have to say I'm very happy with it...Can you believe that one? I think it's the record that the peole who like my stuff have wanted me to do for a while now...Live in the street and subway...Yea...The record is called Mary Lou Lord "Live City Sounds." I should have a few by March 15th in time for SxSW.... Well that's it for now...Thanks for the Birthday wishes!!! I hope to see some of you guys soon..All the best!!! - -Mary Lou ------------------------------ End of jinglejangle-digest V4 #34 *********************************