Happy New Year!

January 1, 2009 - 1:45 AM
1/2 bottle of Canadian Club in me and feeling no pain


The kids went back to school today which means I can finally get to the computer - WAHOOO!!! I want to thank everyone for the gracious comments you've left me over the past 1 1/2 weeks about my contributions to the 2008 downloading season.

To read comments about rediscovering lost Christmas music and the precious memories it brings back makes it all the worth while. If you left a comment here during this time, some time today or tomorrow I'll try to answer all of them.

Things you should know:

All the following posts after today and throughout nearly all of 2009 will be reviews only.

New reviews of Christmas CDs received as gifts under the tree will begin later this week. Others to follow will included three DVD reviews (two Christmas, one regular), a look at several dozen Christmas comps made my fellow Christmas music enthusiasts, and then back to Christmas albums from 2006 I'm still trying to review (and in some cases albums I'm still trying to listen to!).

FYI - all of my shares from the past year are still available - click on this link to see the checklist.





My soon-to-be 5 yr. old daughter is awake and demanding breakfast...


Capt

Comments

Jeffco said…
Now that's a happy Captain... :)
1/05/2009 09:38:00 AM
Anna-Lena Lodenius said…
Thanks a lot for all the music you shared this year. And a happy new year!
1/05/2009 08:35:00 PM
CaptainOT said…
Jeff & Anna-Lena - Thanks from the good ol' USA!


Capt
1/13/2009 05:27:00 PM
Scott Marks said…
That picture is the textbook definition of too effing funny. I got tipsy just looking at it.
1/14/2009 12:41:00 AM
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