Self-esteem and the performing musician
31 October 1996I just read an article in Utne Reader hypothesizing that many Americans end up robbing, raping, and killing their fellow citizens because of an unhealthily high self-esteem. As always, I see a solution to this problem in music: spending an afternoon booking gigs always reminds me of my place in the universe. In fact, if you think you might be burdened with excessively good feelings about yourself, to the extent that you may be in danger of becoming a criminal, let me know and I'll put you to work as my manager for a while.
On-air appearance
17 October 1996If you live anywhere near Clinton, Iowa, tune into KROS AM on Friday, Oct. 26 around 6 pm. I'll be playing a few songs on the air to promote my show that night at one of my favorite venues, Clinton's 3rd Coast Coffeehouse.
New bio online
11 October 1996If you write for a music newspaper anywhere near the location of one of my shows, you can expect a copy of my new cheesy bio in the mail soon. Those of you who don't belong to the elite fraternity of music critics can still download the bio (98k), but you'll need a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.
Arlo at the Library of Congress
2 October 1996Next time you're at the Library of Congress, stop by the listening room and check out some of my stuff. I now have recordings of 32 of my acoustic songs on file there, because that's what one has to do to register claims to copyrights these days. Music industry lawyer Donald Passman says that "the purpose of this is to keep the Library of Congress overflowing with tons of crap that nobody has ever heard of." Hey, I'm just glad I didn't have to try to write out the music....
Enhanced CD underway
1 October 1996I'm rolling slowly along on a new CD that I hope to have out around the end of the year. This will be an enhanced CD, which means you'll be able to put it in a regular CD player to hear the songs, or put it in a computer's CD-ROM drive to see a multimedia presentation. For the first time in my life, I have no clue what I'll name this project, so let me know if you have any suggestions.
Arlos on the 'net
16 September 1996I've only met a few other Arlos before, and I've never witnessed more than two Arlos in the same room. But I'm feeling a little claustrophobic here on the web -- do you have any idea how many other Arlos are actually out there?
Here are a few for you to check out. Tell them I sent you.
- Arlo Guthrie, Stockbridge, MA
- Arlo West, Auburn, ME
- Arlo Jamrog, Camden, ME
- Arlo Eisenberg, Dallas, TX
- Arlo the dog, ???
- Arlo Smith, San Francisco, CA
- Arlo Jacob Lubiw Shallit, Waterloo, Ontario
- Arlo Wijnands, the Netherlands