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NOVEMBER 23, 2007

hey guys,
so only three shows left on the record release tour. it has been so good. so so good. so good we have changed plans and decided to tour right away again starting february and ending in april. i'll be adding another member as well so we will be a five piece band consisting of stand up bass, cello, keyboard, accordion, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, and other odds and ends. the feedback from this tour was killer so i want to make the sound even more rad. yes, we still do poems live.

it's a two month tour and we plan on hitting the following states...
arkansas
oklahoma
texas
new mexico
arizona
california (around 15 shows in california alone)
utah
colorado
kansas
nebraska
south dakota
north dakota
minnesota
illinois
tennessee
florida
alabama
louisiana
and maybe a couple others...
the goal of the tour is much like the house tour i did nearly 3 years ago now...we are wanting to play smaller venues so they pack out nice and fun...coffee shops, houses, colleges, and just smaller rooms in general. we plan on having potlucks and dance parties most nights. the purpose is just to bring people together and make new friends and have a good time in a smaller more close knit environment. and it's called THE DANG DANG TOUR so you know it's gonna be hoppin'! in southern california we plan on doing a ton of shows so for those dates are open to doing youth or college group church functions on whatever night those happen to fall on. for the rest of the country we don't because we will be in and out.

i want to play high schools during the day as well. so if you see your state listed up there ask your teachers about having us come and do either a school wide performance or smaller scale one in the library or just getting a few of the english classes together. for high schools i can teach about writing and do poems and songs, etc. yes, this will cost money so before writing to my booking agent at all make sure your faculty knows there is a fee and they are willing to pay something to have us come. show them my book and record, assure them i'm a published writer and have done this stuff before, ya know, talk it up to them. you can get me there if you try, teachers LOVE it when their kids get excited about a poet, i've had librarians email me before, ha. and lots of kids enter my poems into school competitions all the time.

IF YOU WANT TO DO A SHOW EMAIL: mrjonesbooking@gmail.com with the subject as "your city/state/dang dang tour"...with the following questions answered.

1)where do you do shows (be specific, city, state, venues, etc.)
2)what shows have you done before?
3)if this is a house show, how old are you? (if your house is super tiny don't bother writing...it needs to have a good sized living room)
4)how much money can you offer? how many kids do you expect?
5)why do you want to do the show?

thank you all for your support along the way...this tour brought out people that have seen years ago and are still coming around and still digging it. that warms my little heart like this snoring little pug asleep in the corner.

boise, idaho and out.
bradley hathaway

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OCTOBER 12, 2007

so today is the first day of the release tour and the van broke down yesterday. $1200 already down!

yesterday i got the new record in the mail and it looks lovely, more lovely than i expected. you can only buy it online through the store or at a show. i'd rather you buy it online and then sing along at the show but it's all good either way.

we hope to see you soon.

sincerely,
bradley

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JULY 24, 2007

greetings

today i posted on myspace.com/bradleyhathaway the mastered version of "like socrates loved the truth (so do i love you)" along with an unheard of before song "our love was good and our love was right". both of them are on the new record "the thing that poets write about the thing that singers sing about" that will be out in september, finally! it will come with a dvd documentary and 80 page booklet full of cool stuff. preorders will start next week on zambooie.com

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i am now starting to book for the record release tour. opening band is still tba. will be coast to coast in the united states. i'll have a full band with me (drums, bass, keyboard, guitar, cello...if you play violin please email me therecordcollection@hotmail.com) it will start in october and run through mid november. if you'd like to book a show email my booking agent mrjonesbooking@gmail.com with the following info: (DO NOT EMAIL OR MYSPACE ME)

subject of email: your city and state, release tour

where (city, state, venue):
what shows have you done before:
$ offer:
contact info:

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having said all that i hope you are doing well.

sincerely,
bradley