Tape On Your T Shirt?

I recently learned the masking tape I put on some of our Glad Hearts Elephant T shirts to mark their size may have left a small amount of residue on some of the shirts when removed. If this happened to your shirt, I am very sorry!

Please email or call me, and I will correct the situation.

Thanks, as always, for your support.

Best Wishes,
Ryan Bing

Ryan@Glad-Hearts.com
973-747-8998

Thanksgiving Update

Hello Friends,

I hope this message finds you well and getting ready for a happy Thanksgiving and holiday time! Here's what's new with us:

New Shows
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We had planned on taking it easy on shows to write the next record over the winter, but a bunch of people invited us to play, and we hate to turn down a show, so here we go!

Please note two of these are benefit shows for local food banks, and donations of food and money to feed the hungry will be very gratefully accepted at these shows. We are very happy to be a part of these shows and hope you will be able to join us to have some fun for a great cause.

Sat, Nov 28: The Brighton Bar - Long Branch, NJ
Fri, Dec 4: Arthouse - New Brunswick, NJ
Sat, Dec 5: The Iron Monkey - Jersey City, NJ*
Sat, Dec 12: Food Overdrive Benefit Show at The Spot - Wilmington, DE
Sat, Jan 2: Pantry Party Food Benefit Show at The Wayne Firehouse - Wayne, NJ

*Please note the new start time for this show (10pm)

More info: Glad-Hearts.com/shows

UNICEF Benefit
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In observance of the holiday season, we will be donating $1 from every Glad Hearts CD sold between now and New Year's Day to UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. If you would like to support UNICEF directly, you can do that most efficently at their web site. If you've been meaning to get a Glad Hearts CD, but haven't got around to it yet, here's your chance to do that and help others at the same time at our website:

Glad-Hearts.com/store

Thanks for listening!

Cheers,
Ryan and Glad Hearts

(This) Friday The 13th; Court Tavern Show

Hello Friends,

We got a last minute invite to play at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ this Friday, the 13 of November at 8pm.

We're not superstitious, so it's on like Donkey Kong! Hope to see you there:

Friday the 13th of November
The Court Tavern
124 Church St
New Brunswick, NJ
8p / $8 / 21+

With...

Montagna And The Mouth-To-Mouth
(Indie folk rock from Jersey with guy/girl vocals, harmonica, and a bunch else)
"Not only original, but GOOD too." -The NJ Underground
myspace.com/themouthtomouth

The Groucho Marxists
"Tuneless bombast" -Larry Livermore
myspace.com/thegrouchomarxists

Dinosaur Eyelids
(Lo-fi guitar rock that reminds me of early Dino Jr.)
myspace.com/dinosaureyelids

The Bad Notes
(Bluesy guitar rock that rocks bluesily)
myspace.com/badnotesmusic

Cheers,
Ryan and Glad Hearts

Ryan@Glad-Hearts.com

Glad-Hearts.com

November News

Hello Friends,

Here's what's new with us lately!

Pollifax
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The good folks at Pollifax invited us to do a Wanderer Session at The Raconteur Bookstore. Here are the results! Find out more about Pollifax at their Facebook page.

Shows
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Only one chance left to catch us live before we take the winter to work on a new record:

Sat, 5 Dec
IM Automata Chino
99 Greene Street, Jersey City, NJ
7p
with The Delfields, A Cat Called Cricket, and People in Charge

As always, thank you for listening!

Cheers,
Ryan and Glad Hearts

Ryan@Glad-Hearts.com
Glad-Hearts.com

Autumn Update

Hello Friends,

I hope all is well with you and you're enjoying the beginning of Autumn. We have some good news I'm excited to share with you, and we have a few shows coming up.

Autumn Shows
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We're playing fewer shows in Autumn and spending more time writing new songs for our next record. So, these are pretty much your only chances to catch us live while the leaves are still pretty:

Saturday, 10 Oct: Cousin Larry's - Danbury, CT
Friday, 16 Oct: Mill Hill Saloon - Trenton, NJ
Saturday, 5 Dec: IM Automata Chino - Jersey City, NJ

More information always available here: Glad-Hearts.com/Shows

Roadtrip Nation
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We're very happy to announce our song "The Hub City" will be featured in the trailer for Season 6 of the PBS series Roadtrip Nation. Roadtrip Nation is a documentary that follows a group of young people who hit the road to interview those who have made their own paths in life.

Check out the trailer here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6auFklzolA

Reviews
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Here's one of the very kind things people have said about The Oak and the Acorn in the past few weeks.

"Masterful percussion and lively guitar riffs on tracks such as "West Fast Enough" and "We'll Need Our Blood," as well as the anthemic indie folk chanting of "Tinderbox," will make you an instant fan." -Nereida Fernandes, Exclaim!

You can see a bunch more reviews here: Glad-Hearts.com/reviews

As always, thanks for listening.

Cheers,
Ryan and Glad Hearts

Ryan@Glad-Hearts.com
Glad-Hearts.com

August Tour

photo by Toni Lucatorto

Summer continues to be totally awesome for us. We had a great time playing in New Brunswick and Baltimore, and thanks again to everyone who came out to both shows.

Also, it's not official yet, but it looks like John and the Chorus of the Saws have set the new world record for largest saw ensemble!

On top of all that, we're headed out for tour in August! Here are the details:

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Fri, 7 Aug
Brooklyn, NYC

The Charleston
174 Bedford Ave
Between N 7th Street and N 8th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
21+; 8pm

with
- In Ribbons (Last NYC show, going away party)
- Soft Black (Vin solo)
- El Diablo Robotico

myspace.com/thecharlestonnyc
myspace.com/johncolemusic
myspace.com/vincentcacchione
myspace.com/eldiabloroboticomusic

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Sat, 8 Aug
Highland Park, NJ and New Brunswick, NJ
Two shows in one day!

Daytime show:

(Acoustic set)
George Street Co-op SummerFest
Donaldson Park, Grove 3B
3p; pot luck

Please bring:
A dish to share (alcoholic drinks are permitted)
Outdoor games
Chairs/blankets (if you need them)
Nonperishable food items (for donation to Elijah's Promise)

georgestreetcoop.com

Nighttime show

New Brunswick, NJ
A Night At The The Octopus
Call or email for address
973-747-8998
jv@Glad-Hearts.com

with
The Delfields
People In Charge

www.myspace.com/octopustudios
www.myspace.com/thedelfields
www.myspace.com/peopleinchargenj

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Sun, 9 Aug
Doylestown, PA

R.A.T. Gallery
4723 Point Pleasant Pike
(at the intersection of Rt 413 and Point Pleasant Pike in Doylestown)
Doylestown, PA 18902
3p; all ages; Donations for the space, please

with
Controlled Storms
The Feverfew
and more

www.myspace.com/controlledstorms
www.myspace.com/thefeverfew

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Mon, 10 Aug
Baltimore, MD

Sarah's House
Call: 973-747-8998 or Email: JV@Glad-Hearts.com for more info
6p

***Due to circumstances beyond our control, this show has been relocated to Sarah's house. It will be totally rad. Thanks, Sarah!***

Fearsome Creatures
Pray For Polanski
Glad Hearts
A Cat Called Cricket

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Tues, 11 Aug
Philadelphia, PA

Robin's Bookstore
Moonstone Arts Center
108 S 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA

with
Controlled Storms

robinsbookstore.com
moonstoneartscenter.org
myspace.com/controlledstorms

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Wed, 12 Aug
Washington, DC

The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St, NW
Washington, DC 20010
8p; no cover; 21+

with
The Blue Line

thewonderlandballroom.com
myspace.com/thebluelinedc

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Thurs, 13 Aug
Richmond, VA

The Camel
1621 West Broad St
Richmond, VA 23220
7:30; $5 cover;

with
Lubec, The Bynars, and Gull and Frankzig

thecamel.org
myspace.com/lubecmusic
myspace.com/thebynars
myspace.com/frankzig

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Fri, 14 Aug
Durham, NC

Busking!

We will be playing outside all around Durham. Give me a call at 973-747-8998 to find out where we are.

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Sat, 15 Aug
Durham, NC

The James Joyce
912 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
10pm (rain or shine)

with
Jordan and The Sphinx

myspace.com/jordanandthesphinx
jamesjoyceirishpub.com

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More details and updates are always be available at our web site:

Glad-Hearts.com

You can also visit us on Facebook to find out more about the tour, see who you know that'll be at the shows, and find out more about the other bands we'll be playing with:

www.facebook.com/pages/Glad-Hearts/9949165195

Cheers,
Ryan

July in the Glad Heartland

It's been an exciting start to summer for us, and we are looking forward to the rest of it! Here's what's new with us:

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News
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June tour was amazing! Thank you very much to everyone who helped us out along the way. We had a great time, got to play with a ton of cool bands, and met a lot of people along the way. I kept a tour journal and took photos, and I'll post those to our blog later this summer.

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Upcoming Shows
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For July, we only have two shows for the whole month, and they're both this coming weekend! We'll be doing one in New Brunswick, as part of coLab's Breakthrough Arts Fest, then driving down to Baltimore for a relaxed Sunday afternoon show at The Waterfront Hotel, a lounge, restaurant, and bar (though not an actual hotel).

In a very special one-of-a-kind event, John will also be playing singing saw in the International Musical Saw Festival in New York City on Saturday, 18 July. He'll be playing in a chorus of singing saws in an attempt to set the Guinness Book World Record for most singing saws ever played together at the same time. We're pretty sure he'll be able to parlay this into at least one free Guinness in every bar he ever goes into for the rest of his life, so please come out to support him and enjoy some really awesome saw playing.

Here's more information on our shows:

Saturday, 11 July
coLab Breakthrough Arts Fest
The George Street Playhouse
9 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ
Get advance tickets here
$6; 7pm; all ages

Sunday, 12 July
The Waterfront Hotel
1710 Thames St
Baltimore, MD
4pm; free

Saturday, 18 July
John at the Singing Saw Festival
Trinity Church
31-18 37th Street (37th Street at 31st Avenue)
Astoria, NY
2pm; $10; all ages

That's all for now, but an August tour is in the works. More to come on that soon...

Best wishes and thanks for listening!

Cheers,
Ryan

Jersey City Songwriters in the Round

This Saturday I'll be playing one of only two solo shows for the summer. It will be in a nice small room at a restaurant and bar in Jersey City. I'll be playing with a bunch of friends, and it should be a really chill fun night. Here are the particulars:

Sat, June 27, 2009
Songwriters Circle in Jersey City
Beret's Simple Cafe
174 Coles Street
Jersey City, NJ (MAP)
8p; 21+

Featuring:
Brian Bond (of Communipaw)
Joe Fekete (of The Delfields)
Dibson Hoffweiler (of Urban Barnyard)
Graham Repulski (Drew Zitelli)
Ryan Bing (of Glad Hearts)

myspace.com/beretssimplecafe

Here's a Facebook Event for it as well. Hope to see you there.

Only Two Shows in June and July

We're gearing up for our big southbound tour in early August. More on that tour later, but in the meantime we will be playing only two shows: one in Jersey City and one in New Brunswick. Both of them are going to be special in their own way, and I'm excited about them. More information on both shows coming soon.

Tour Diaries Coming Soon

We've been fooling around with different ways of documenting our tours. Back in March we did video and still photos. I like having the videos, but editing them together to make something concise to share with others is more work than we thought it would be.

For the tour we just wrapped up, I went back to the good old fashion notebook and camera. Once I get a second, I'll be going through both and posting the best bits soon.

Glad Hearts in The Deli

Here we are featured on The Deli NYC's main page for our June tour homecoming show at Goodbye Blue Monday on Sat, 20 June (you may have to scroll down):

thedelimagazine.com

It'll be a free show in Brooklyn on a Saturday night. Hope you can make it out!

June Tour

We have a new record, a full band, a sweet van, and the weather is warm. It's time to go on tour again!

This June we're taking a van full of instruments, a suitcase full of records, and our four smiling selves on an eight day tour from New Brunswick, NJ to Boston, MA and back.

You can find out more and hear some of the songs we'll be playing here:

http://www.Glad-Hearts.com

Hope to see you out there!

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Friday, 12 June

Southwest Burrito
10 Easton Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Free; all ages; 7p

Tour Kick-Off!
Rapid Cities, Trinitron, Glad Hearts, delicious burritos, and you!

http://rapidcities.com
www.myspace.com/trinitronsound
http://www.riskrelay.com/blog

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Sunday, 14 June

The Dublin Underground
1 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY
9p

Black Mountain Symphony, Glad Hearts, and more

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Monday, 15 June

PA's lounge
345 Somerville Ave
Somerville, MA
Doors at 8:30; 18+
$7 for 21+;
$10 for 18-20

Where Astronauts Go To Hide, Glad Hearts, and more

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Tuesday, 16 June

Lucky Dog Music Hall
89 Green Street
Worcester, MA

with Matthew Craig Benoit
myspace.com/matthewcraigbenoit

luckydogmusic.com
free; 9p; 21+

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Wednesday, 17 June

The Elevens
140 Pleasant St
Northampton, MA 01060
www.elevensmusic.com

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Thursday, 18 June

Cousin Larry's
1 Elm St.
Danbury, CT 06810
9p; $5; 21+

Ginsu Wives, Singing Bridges, and Glad Hearts

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Friday, 19 June

Sad Zombie House
New Brunswick, NJ
Free; all ages; 7p
Call or email for more info
Ryan@Glad-Hearts.com
973-747-8998

Boy with Robot, Delfields, St Sat B, Glad Hearts, Communipaw

Note: This is the same show as this listing:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=97223942663

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Saturday, 20 June

Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Doors at 8p; Free; 21+

Homecoming show!
MaxVernon, ala muerte, Glad Hearts, I Need Sleep, Crowds and Power

Our Court Date

Thank you all very much to everyone who came to see us at The Court Tavern. It meant a lot to me to be able to play there, and it meant even more to me to see so many friends and family in the audience. Your support and enthusiasm means the world to me.

John was right when he said it on Twitter: Playing The Court is a rite of passage in New Brunswick, and I really had a good time doing it. Thanks especially to Andy, Gabe, and everyone else at The Court for making the night run so smoothly and thanks to everyone else who played for sharing the stage with us.

Can't wait to do it again.

Cheers,
Ryan

On The Radio

87.9 WBMB is playing tracks from The Oak and the Acorn. Thanks very much to everyone over there. Here's how you can listen in:

Naked Monkey Radio
on 87.9 WBMB
Baruch College Radio
wbmbradio.com
12-1 on Tuesdays

The Raconteur

I was very lucky last night to get to play at The Raconteur. Cass and Mal from Starfish HQ volunteer there and have been telling me what a cool place it is, so it was a treat for me to get to see for myself and play there.

If you love books of all kinds, this place is what you wish every bookstore would be like. No publisher-payed-for displays of 40 copies of the same book. The weird and the wonderful are all lined up in tattered paperback or vintage hardcover, and the hunt is on.

Cerberus guards the register in action figure form, but be not afraid. Alex and the staff of volunteers are super friendly and happy to talk books (and pretty much anything else) with you.

I love me a good club and loud music, but it was very nice in the midst of tour to have a change of pace and play acoustic in the children's section of the chillest store I've ever been in.

On top of all that, they are super supportive of artists of all kinds and regularly host readings and performances.

I left a few copies of of The Oak and the Acorn at the store, and all of the proceeds from the sale of those copies will go directly to The Raconteur. So, if you're thinking of picking up the record, and you live near Metuchen, please consider supporting this very special place.

Cheers,
Ryan

Glad Hearts on 90.5 WBJB

Sean Carolan of Altrok Radio will be playing tracks from The Oak and The Acorn tomorrow night, Friday 20 March at 10pm on WBJB 90.5 The Night: 90.5thenight.org. Thanks, Sean!

The Oak and the Acorn Spring Break Tour + Album release March 21 + New website coming

Our first full-length album is almost ready for the world. We'll be releasing it on March 21 and doing a "spring break" tour to promote it. If you live any of the areas listed below please come out and celebrate with us. We'll have download cards, CDs and t-shirts for sale. Check the dates below. By the way, new - much cooler - website coming very soon.

Friday, 20 March
Live on Overnight Sensations with Jared and Geoff
88.7 WRSU
New Brunswick
Listen Live: wrsu.org
10pm

Saturday, 21 March
A Night at the Octopus
Call or email for address (973-747-8998)
New Brunswick, NJ
6pm; All ages; Free (Donation for bands)
myspace.com/octopustudios
Glad Hearts, Joseph Fekete, and friends

Sunday, 22 March
Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway, Brooklyn, 11221
8pm; 21+; Free (Donation for bands)
myspace.com/goodbyebluemondayinc
Glad Hearts, The Debutante Hour, Urban Barnyard, and Travis DeVries

Monday, 23 March
Charm City Art Space
1729 Maryland Ave
Baltimore, MD 21201
7pm; All ages; $5
www.ccspace.org
Glad Hearts, Tiger Hill, Mike Pursley, A Cat Called Cricket

Tuesday, 24 March
The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St, NW
Washington, DC 20010
8pm; 21+
thewonderlandballroom.com
Glad Hearts and friends

Wednesday, 25 March
The Raconteur
431 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
8pm; All ages
raconteurbooks.com
Ryan solo

Thursday, 26 March
Krasner's Basement
Call or email for address
Frederick, MD 21701
1:30p(?); All ages; $2
Glad Hearts and friends

Friday, 27 March
The Spot
1908 N. Market St
Wilmington, DE 19802
8p; All ages; Free (Donation for bands)
www.myspace.com/brandywinevillagecollective
973-747-8998
Glad Hearts; Shining TV Screen; Revolution, I Love You; and Ryan Stapler

Saturday, 28 March
Lickety Split
401 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
8p; 21+
www.myspace.com/licketysplitphilly
215-413-3434
Glad Hearts, Controlled Storms, and friends

Four Little Acorns

Here are four song off of our new record, The Oak and the Acorn. I hope you like them:

http://www.glad-hearts.com/the_oak_and_the_acorn_free_mp3s/

-Ryan

February shows + our album The Oak and the Acorn is on the way!

We're crazy excited to announce that our first full length, The Oak and the Acorn, is totally done and will be available soon - probably mid March but we'll get back with a hard date later. In the meantime, we're playing a bunch of shows in February to start promoting for the album and get the word out. Dates and details below:

Feb 17, Tues
M Room
15 W Girard Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19123
9:00pm - $8 - 21+ only
-Glad Hearts
-living/breathing/singing/screaming
-Kyle McGill
-Josh Craft

Feb 20, Fri
The Spot
1908 N. Market St
Wilmington, DE 19802
8:00pm - $Donations - All ages
-Glad Hearts
-Controlled Storms (Philadelphia, PA)
-Tiger Hill (Baltimore, MD)
-PJ Bond (New Brunswick, NJ)

Feb 21, Sat
Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11221
9:00pm - $Donations - 21+ only
-Glad Hearts
-Starfish H.Q.
-The Feverfew
-Mattress

Feb 25, Wed (Tentative)
Dead of Winter at Middlesex County College - (? - Check back later)

Feb 27, Fri (Tentative)
Villa Capri
51 West Court St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
Time, Cost and Age Limit (? - Check back later)
-Glad Hearts
-The Feverfew
-TBA

Free Ticket for Millcreek on 23 January

Friday, 23 January, we're playing at the Millcreek in Philly. First person to email me and mention it gets a free ticket to the show. (Sorry, but since the Millcreek is a bar, this one's 21 and up.) -Ryan

Winter Tour...

...was really, really fun.
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Many thanks to Laura Harris for the photo and Goodbye Blue Monday for the stage.
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Thanks also to everyone else who made those weeks what they were.

2009, Here We Come

Hiya,

I hope you had happy holidays and are enjoying the new year.

December was great for me. I played a bunch of solo shows across New Jersey and Brooklyn. I got to hear a ton of great new music, catch up with some old friends, and make some new ones. I'm looking forward to more of all that in January, with the added bonus of getting back to playing with Jimmy and John again. Here again, we have a bunch of new shows.

I'll be playing two more solo shows this weekend, alongside my friends in Starfish HQ as they tour their way Down South. After that, the full band will be back in action for a show in New Brunswick and a show in Philly. At the end of the month, I'll be playing another solo show at an all acoustic venue in Brooklyn. Here are the details:

Friday, 9 January
Ryan solo
with Starfish HQ
The Fire
412 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
267-671-9298
iourecords.com
9p; $7; 21+

Saturday, 10 January
Ryan solo
with Starfish HQ
The Spot
1908 N. Market St
Wilmington, DE
7p; $7 (sliding scale); all ages

Saturday, 17 January
Bear City
House show
Call or email for address
973-747-8998
New Brunswick, NJ
6p; pay what you wish; all ages

Friday, 23 January
Millcreek Tavern
4200 Chester Ave
Philadelphia, PA
millcreektavernphilly.com
215-222-1255
9p; $8; 21+

Saturday, 24 January
Ryan solo
The 50/50
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.myspace.com/thefiftyfiftyspace
Call or email for more info
973-747-8998
8p (doors close at 8:45, so be on time); $2; all ages

We're always on the lookout for new places to play, so if you're interested in hosting us in your town, please drop me a line at:

Ryan@Glad-Hearts.com

I'm looking forward to a month full of fun. Hope to see you out there somewhere. Thanks for reading this and thanks for listening.

Keep Warm,
Ryan

Get out your camera

For the past six months or so, we've been criss-crossing several states giving away stickers and pins and selling T shirts. I'm kind of curious about where all that stuff ended up, so here's the deal: Take a picture of what your Glad Hearts T shirt, pin, or sticker is up to right now and send it my way. I'll pick at random from the pictures I get before 31 January, and the winner gets his or her choice of a Glad Hearts T shirt or a pair of tickets to your choice of Glad Hearts show. All the pictures sent in will be put up on at least one of our web sites (unless you ask otherwise).