Hi there! You made it.
What can I say? It's finally here! My very first CD & website. I'm SO tired of typing and pushing my luck with how much people will read, so here's the bottom line.
I won a citywide cabaret competition a few years back which motivated me to develop a show that spent 3 years in the back of my mind. I was fortunate enough to do the show at the "The Plush Room," a critically acclaimed cabaret venue here in SF. I missed the songs and decided to make a recording. You are now here, hopefully on your way to owning said recording, entitled Intimacy.
This entire process has me excited, embarrassed, enthusiastic and scared shitless, ok?
The show was almost 90 minutes of singing with more than a few jokes along the way . I didn't want to talk too much because I found songs that said everything I wanted to say . The CD contains excerpts of that show, whose theme was "relationships." What's great and what's not so great about them. The show is autobiographical at times, humorous, bittersweet, romantic and hopefully, you'll experience that and perhaps more with the CD.
I must first get this out of the way. When I wrote the first draft of the CD booklet, I wasn't consistant with who was mentioned when and where. I remembered then forgot two of the most important people in this project and hence, their names are missing from the CD booklet and I caught it too late to fix it. So my humblest apologies to Brian & Brandon and if you would be so kind as to keep the sticker that lovingly adorns your CD and place it within the CD booklet, I would appreciate it greatly. Even if it annoyingly falls out once or twice, please remember to blame ME and not Brian or Brandon. The full credits are:
Recorded July/August 2002 at The Plush Room
- Brian Morse, Technical Director
(from day one, one of the "good guys") - Brandon Battaglia, Recording Engineer
(and all around stellar guy)
My apologies to you both and Extra Special Thanks to you!
One other very important thing. The CD, songs and performance is indeed copyrighted © LaMont C. Ridgell 2003 All of the proper paperwork was indeed filed and the wonderful people at Oasis CD Manufacturing would've never duplicated "Intimacy" without it. So, if you're counting, that's TWO important things left out. sigh!
I feel much better now that you're ALL here. Thank you. I'd love to read your thoughts about Intimacy either here or better yet, on Amazon.com or CD Baby. Let the world know your feelings!! Finally....
Listening suggestions? This is not music to vacuum by. So, whether alone or with a loved one, dim the lights, set out a candle or two, beverage of choice, comfy chair and enjoy. Snuggle if you can. It'll be Steve at the piano, me, you....and Intimacy.
As always, God bless and be good to yourself.
LaMont
September 2003
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Available at
2350 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94114