my most humble thanks

i wish to thank everybody that participated in the mcbirthday present this year...it is truly amazing.... best one yet, if the idea was to give back to me what i've given through the songs...well i guess this next record better knock you out ,to get me back even with the house. This one really knocked me out,....tomorrow i go away to england and i feel fully energized, Like i got the strength of all of you with me...and that is priceless...thank you and God bless you, you made me feel love today....that is a rare and beautiful thing.

talk soon...

m

the wee hours of the morn, and a talk with Pete Yorn

Greetings to all,
just got back from LA....with a mastered copy of the new record in my hand....though we are going to redo some of that as well. Sounds really great....couldn't be happier....getting off the plane at midway with the smell of potbellys filtering through my senses....it was damn good to be back...got a two shows this week...weds at north ave. going on at 6pm...for 75 mins...with Bobby Macintyre, Dominique and Heather on fiddle....should be a hoot...got a gig the next night in oshgosh wisconsin...that will just be me, bobby and dominique...doing a more acousticky thang....
so i was at the mint one night and pete yorn was there....i went out back to talk to a buddy and pete had come out ....and he passed and i introduced myself....he introduced me to his friends ( one of which i knew,..manages minnie driver) so as Doc and i were talking Pete...interrupted and said " wait, are you a singer?" followed immediately by..." no, no,..i'm thinking of somebody else.....there was a singer in the early 90's named Michael McDermott" i replied , " yep...that was me" he then followed with ..." Wait,...that Surf album...." i said " Yep" and then he bursted into singing " Faith is a wall i must climb...Holy shit man...I love this guy " then proceeded to throw his arms around me in an embrace....He pulled back and looked me over and said " dude, we used to crank up that record back home when we were younger...but man...how old are you?" i said " 35" he said..." i thought you were like, 35 when that record came out"
so it was pretty cool...we talked about what each other was up to...and it was a real nice chat..with a guy who appeared to be a real great guy....
heading to England next week...day after my birthday....so excited about that to say the least....then the real work for this record begins...it'll be like 5 to 6 months....of doing the best job of setting this record up that i can do...to give it the very best shot of making a difference....with everybodies help....i think this may be the one...

To Health and Happiness,
mm