Saw Diana Ross at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday. The show was fantastic, as you might imagine. When we shared a large glass of Martini & Rossi Asti Spumanti backstage, we celebrated life. I don't know if it was the Asti or just her charms, but I swear I got swallowed up by those outrageously beautiful eyes. I was postively hypnotized by that woman. She's still the same gal I fell in love with all those years ago in The Wiz.

I'm sipping Schlitz from a can right now, and should probably say a bit more. Funny, I just don't wanna.'

More later. I swear!

Skål!

-- Kurt

MAY 16, 2008

I can talk about it now: I have completed a cartoon that will tour with Gilbert O'Sullivan across Europe starting on May 20th. Of course, it was a HUGE thrill for me to work wih Gilbert -- one of my favorite singer/songwriters, and a man whom I greatly admire. The cartoon will be shown on the big screen behind him as he performs. Holy smokes! I'm as proud as can be.

For tour dates, please visit GilbertOSullivan.com. If you attend the concert, please tell me what you think!

Going to the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion next month (as you all know, I'm on the board of directors). Sadly, it will be without our dear Penny Banner, who died earlier this week. Penny was not only a true legend in the professional wrestling world, but also a first-class lady on every front. She will be missed like crazy by all of us.

My piece on Plowboy Frazier has gone up on Slam! Wrestling. You can read it by clicking HERE.

Other things are in development. I will tell you about them as soon as I am able.

Well, I need to get some vegetables in my body, and maybe a tall lemon squash.

Skål!

-- Kurt

MARCH 13, 2008

Where in tarnation have I been? Oh, folks, it's been a bumpy few months, but your words of support have helped ever so much. I will try to explain as best as I can.

I quit my label of 12 years, Sparkle Sound, due to on-going troubles betwixt me and the management. I don't need to elaborate on this too much -- most of the scanario has been covered quite completely by the media. We all know I got into the record business to have fun, not follow marching orders. I did what I could to keep true to my feelings, then found myself bound to a contract that I could not shake. But now those dark moments are over and I can look forward to better things.

A return to my roots was needed. That meant going down South for a plate of all-you-can-eat beans, cornbread and fatback from Harold's Restaurant in Gaffney, SC. The "food of my people" helped ground me so very, very much... as did the visit to the grave of Plowboy Frazier in Biloxi, MS.

Slowly but surely, I'm coming back to the real me. I'm soon going to be signing with a new label (come back later for details), and the music is flowing out like booze in a whorehouse.

I thank you all for your love.

Skål!

-- Kurt

OCTOBER 23, 2007

Gosh, I have been mighty busy... but not too busy to share some of my musical love with you. These are a few of my favorite musicians.

People I like.

Promise kept. More to come.

Skål!

-- Kurt

OCTOBER 1, 2007

By now, obviously, you all know that September went by with no album release. I'm sorry, friends, but I'm still fighting my label. In the end quality must win out, regardless of the amount of strain it causes. I will not -- repeat NOT -- sacrifice my ideals, even if they do attempt to bribe me with the promise of unlimited car washes (which they actually tried pulling on me last week!).

Naturally, the media has been wildly speculating why everything is going awry. Some sources blame me; others blame the label. One paper (of moderate reputation) stated I had been seen at Du-Par's drowning my sorrow in food, consuming two whole pies by my lonesome, after taking in a Reuben with extra dressing. Ain't that just a bunch of hooey?

I really don't like airing my dirty laundry like this, but I feel this is the only place I can talk openly without being misquoted. We all know how the press has garbled my wordage in the past. The internet has afforded me some things in life that I'm actually quite happy about.

The album will get done when it gets done. I can't make promises anymore. My end of things is done, basically. I write the songs, sing them, then I try to get them out into the world. Clearly, I can't do it all on my own, and (up until now) things have been alright with my label. But I'm starting to lose faith in the way they handle things.

I wish I could eat two pies and a Reuben to drown my sorrows -- it would certainly make my life a lot easier. Instead, I continue to write songs every day, and I have been spending extra time with The Good Lord Above. I'm also using this time to add a few new stories to the web site, which will be arriving this week. I don't see how my fans are losing out, here -- I mean, at least you are getting something out of me.

Thank you all for your continued love and support through all of this gobbledygook. Hopefully I will have some good news for you soon.

Skål!

-- Kurt

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Just to illustrate the changes I am going through for the sake of my new album, please eyeball the picture on the left from a recent photo shoot. Has the world gone mad? No, but it sorta' feels that way. My label wanted me to have a more urban look this time around, hence the ball cap and the facial hair. I was told, point blank, that the old me was as edgy as soft butter and I would only attract the Lawrence Welk set if I continued along the same path. So, under orders, I changed.

Despite all the rumors you have been hearing, I have been assured via telegram that I will not be marketed as my label's Clay Aiken. (At least that gives me some comfort.) But I'm trying all these new things that are so odd to me in order to "broaden my appeal." Is it the right thing to do? I feel like Peter Maivia when he beat the tar out of former friend Chief Jay Strongbow, and cemented his turn by growing whiskers. My stomach is in knots, I tell you!

Antiquated is coming along really well. If anything, you're going to love the music. We may have it released in September yet. I'm crossing my fingers here. But I don't have power over everything -- I'm just the talent, not the management.

Please let me know what you think about the "new me," and I swear I will use it as ammo in any way I can. The album isn't out yet, so your words can definitely turn the tide... even at this late hour! I'm asking all my fans to chime in. I really need your advice, my friends.

The web site is getting a bit of an overhaul (designed by me, naturally), which was also mandated by my label. In this case it's something I don't mind. There will be new sections added in, and the Blog will come back once more so I can ramble on about herring, Glen Campbell and flower-picking. I know you'll like these new things, too.