Dr. Pants: News/Blog

Here are videos of "Donuts" & "Doppelganger Rock" that used to be on our front page.

Man, what a great night. We were a little behind schedule (my sincere apologies to everyone who tuned in and sat waiting for 20 minutes), but it turned out all right.  There were a couple of details that I didn't get to flesh out, but you live and learn.  Playing shows at CD Warehouse is an undertaking, because we have to bring all our own P.A. gear, etc.  Hopefully we'll do a show at VZDs in the fall some time, and we can webcast that, too.

I can't really describe what it was like to know that so many of you were out there listening.  It was really freakin' cool.  I think that it really helps alleviate the ache in my heart that originates from not being able to come play for all you fans that live far away.  It was a fantastic feeling.  The other guys in the band had a great time, too...I think poor Aaron is having a hard time keeping up, though.  At the end of the gig he said, "I think we'll need to edit a few songs out before it broadcasts", and I said, "Dude it was LIVE."  He had this "Oh s%#t" look on his face. Thanks, of course, to Jason for running sound and all his technical help, Jerry and CD Warehouse for putting us up (and putting up with us), and K.C. for adding her bass playing to two songs!

If you saw it and you liked it, please go to CD Baby or iTunes and order a CD or download some mp3s.  Your support will be the thing that eventually makes it possible for us to come out and see you in person.

For those who are curious, here's last night's setlist:

DOPPELGANGER ROCK

BOOTYFEST

BOWLING WITH A GENIUS

THE LIVE & THE LECHEROUS

THE HEXAGON SONG

DANDY

COLUMBUS

SWEET NATASHA

DONUTS

FEATURED COVER THEME

LAWYERS, GUNS & MONEY

IF I WERE JOHN CUSACK

NATALIE

HEY ABE LINCOLN

UNDER THE LIGHTS

THEY WANNA CALL YOU WILLIS

KENNY LOGGINS

SHINE THROUGH ME

SARSAPARILLA GIRL

A GUY NAMED MATT

MY PANTS

Hey everyone!

It's been a little quiet in Pants-world as of late, but we're fixin' to change all that. As you may (or may not) know, I (David) am currently out on tour with K.C. (Clifford, my bride and partner in this craziness known as the music world), performing her music in venues across the midwest and east coast. I decided to attempt an exercise, a plan, a project if you will, to flex my creative muscles and to get some new Pants music out there to all our fans and friends. Thus was born "CITY JAMS", a group of songs, each of which is about a different city we are visiting on this tour. The best part? We're GIVING THEM AWAY FOR FREE. Each one will just be a little Garageband recording I make on this here laptop I'm typing on right now, but they are already shaping up to be some fun ditties.

What do you need to do to get them??

All you have to do is JOIN the Dr. Pants email list (up in the top right hand corner of this page) before September 1st and I'll send an mp3 of each one to you as soon as it's finished. First up is Minneapolis/St. Paul. You'll get the lyrics in the email as well.

It's that simple. Time to rock to some CITY JAMS.

More soon,
David, Dustin, Aaron & Kenneth

Okay, first of all, let me be clear that it is CRAP HAT, just as one word. In case you haven't listened to the song yet.

I (David) am from Oklahoma City, but back in high school and college (especially in college) I had a number of friends who lived in Tulsa. I used to go to Tulsa for a day or two on breaks from school--Christmas, Spring Break, etc.

My Tulsa friends were inspiring, to say the least. Most certainly a creative, hipster brand of people. One of them, Brian Byrne, played guitar in the first incarnation of Dr. Pants. Some of the stuff they came up with is classic and survives to this day (at least, in my mind it certainly does). Kenny Loggins "Craphat" is a perfect example.

The story goes like this: one night said group of friends were sitting at Village Inn (the 24 hour restaurant of choice). This was not an unusual occurrence. Whatever discussion they were in most likely reached a lull, and a man named Tom, out of nowhere pipes up with: "Hey, did you guys know that Kenny Loggins put out an album in the seventies called "Kenny Loggins-Craphat"? And that on the front cover he was literally wearing a hat that looked like it was made out of shit?" Outlandish as this tale was, it certainly pales in comparison to the fact that the rest of my friends present at the time BELIEVED HIM. I mean, had I been there I probably would have WANTED to believe him...Kind of an unlikely story, but not altogether implausible. I mean, some of the album covers from the seventies are pretty ridiculous, aren't they? Is the "Craphat" concept really that much more obnoxious than, say, "Sloppy Seconds" by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (go look that one up)?

So, fast forward to 24 hours later when said group of folks is back at (you guessed it) Village Inn once again. Tom breaks it to them that he made it up. This, of course, makes it all the more awesome and brilliant.

This is how I remember it...and I heard it second hand to begin with, so people who were there for real may want to add addenda to my story. Go for it. But this urban legend simply must be retold, and simply had to be immortalized in song. Hence the third verse of "Kenny Loggins", from our new release, THE CUSACK-LOGGINS EP. Enjoy.

Greetings! It really is upon us--at long last THE CUSACK-LOGGINS EP
IS HERE!! As previously announced, we will be celebrating the release
of this fabulous piece of goodness by playing a really fantastic show
for you on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST!! We are holding this fantabulous
shindig at CD Warehouse at 4001 N. Penn. There will be some cheap
refreshments, and it will be a rocking good time. The new CDs will be
$8 each, and it will be $5 to get into the show. We've decided that
if you think you're going to want to sit and listen, instead of stand
up and rock out, you can bring your own chair (those snazzy camp
chairs that people bring to outdoor gigs and so forth should work
great). Full info is below!

Meanwhile, starting next week (Sunday, October 25th), you'll be able
to listen to the whole EP on doctorpants.com!! At this time, two
tracks are streaming on our MySpace page (www.myspace.com/drpants5),
on our new Facebook music page (they don't really give you a succinct
URL for those...Just go on Facebook and do a search for "Dr. Pants"
and you should find us) and on our Sonicjive.com page
(www.sonicjive.com/drpants). We hope that if you are not already our
MySpace friend or Facebook fan that you will become both! Also, go to
Sonicjive.com, which is our new favorite music networking site, create
your profile and become a Sonicjive fan of Dr. Pants!!

We really hope you'll make the show, and that you'll bring friends.
Forward this on to as many people as possible and let's pack this one
out! See you there!

David, Aaron, Dustin & Kenneth

P.S. For you out of town folks, the EP should be available through
CD Baby by the 11/1 release date, as well as on iTunes and other
digital music services shortly after that. I'll send out another
email when these things are up and running.


Saturday, November 1st, 2008
CD Warehouse - http://www.cdwarehouse.com Release Party @ CD Warehouse!! - 8:30 pm
4001 N. Pennsylvania
Oklahoma City, OK
USA
Price: $5

CD RELEASE PARTY FOR THE CUSACK-LOGGINS EP!! IT'S GONNA BE THE MOST
AWESOME THING EVER!!

So I just listened to Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth from start to finish. The nature of the experience I had listening to it just now is the kind of thing that makes me realize that the way music is engaged in our culture, to a large degree, is completely wrong, or at least wrong-headed.

It's taken me a long time to arrive at the place in my life where I "get" this record. I'm there now, and I can't really explain to you why I "get" it now and I didn't before. The thing that changed for me is so abstract I can't even put it into words. This is what makes me start to doubt things, to doubt that our culture has anything right about how to engage something as abstract as music...At the very least, the entire school of rock criticism starts to seem completely ludicrous. Those guys sit there and make totally subjective judgments about a piece of music, try to explain to you in some quasi-objective manner why they do or don't like it, when all they are really doing is making a sad attempt to justify to the rest of the world the fact that they did or did not connect with a certain piece of music. What a complete waste of time. Now, mind you, as soon as I say this, I realize that many of the so-called rock critic types have many times influenced my decision about whether to buy a certain record or not, but really, for the most part, all that's happening is me observing a certain consensus among writers who have some taste in common with me, which gives me the confidence that I might connect with that record they all like, and so I go for it.

This much I can say...If you have always had trouble with Daydream Nation, the way I did for so long, keep at it. You may eventually come to the place I have come to.

Man alive...You'd think that we haven't been doing anything around here. I have finally added a number of new things to the site, that I hope you all will enjoy. First of all, our new friend Lauren Hunt took some bitchin' pictures after one of the sessions for the new EP, and I posted a number of those on the photo page. Also (DUN DUN DUN), TWO ROUGH MIXES FROM THE NEW EP on the "Listen" page, PLUS, at LONG LAST, our appearance on Buzz Born & Bred from MARCH (sheesh...how do these things end up taking this long??). PLEASE go check these things out!! Come to see us in Stillwater next month if you have the means, and then join us the following weekend for our first Full Circle gig in...a while. Drop us a line, join the mailing list...

David

Free mp3s on the "listen' page.

For the most part, right now, I am blogging/journaling about relevant Dr. Pants info (as well as other thoughts) at our myspace. So go to www.myspace.com/drpants5 to read some of that. If it's crazy important, I'll copy it here, too, but keep an eye on that spot.

Ugh...It's frustrating to get to this point in the day and realize that it's challenging to access all the amazing thoughts and feelings I had earlier. It was a great day...A lot of fun, a lot of good things. We have tracked everything for the EP, save 2 guitar parts we're going to get Kenneth to do a week from Saturday. By the time we get there, most of the mixing will be done, too, so we'll just plug his parts in and that will be it.

I may have said this yesterday, but this record is SO much fun...I can't describe the joy I've gotten from making it. I can't tell you about too much of it without giving away some of the things that will crack you up when you first hear it, but just know that we have managed to capture some of the craziness that makes Dr. Pants so much fun to see live. I laughed so many times today listening back to what we've done, because of the actual humorous nature of it, but also just out of sheer joy. "Bootyfest" sounds amazing, "If I Were John Cusack" sounds amazing..."Kenny Loggins" sounds amazing, and will sound even better once Kenneth gets his part on there. "It All Depends" and "Sweet Natasha" have more of a "serious" feel to them than the other songs, but it would be dishonest to make a completely goofy record. I've said already that I think our next full studio record will be a tad more "serious", so this EP will be your chance to get crazy with the Pants.

Aaron came back today and did his vocal part on "Kenny Loggins", and he also contributed a "bonus" guitar element, that will be revealed to you when the record is done (heh heh). I am proud of that kid. His heart is in this record, which is more than I could have asked for.

Dustin...What to say about Dustin? Dustin worked hard, did and said great things, got great sounds, was easy and fun to work with, I mean...and that's not even to mention his drumming. When it's all said and done, he will have been greatly responsible for this record's existence. I am really thrilled to have had this opportunity to work with him, and I'm excited about him being involved in other Dr. Pants projects in the future. It's hard to say where this band is going, and who's going to be able stay involved and who's not, but I will do everything I can do to keep Dustin involved, in one way or another.

I will write another blog after we do Kenneth's last two parts, so that he gets his due. Right now, there probably wouldn't be a Dr. Pants if it weren't for Kenneth...he cannot be undervalued.

So, until then, I hope you drool with anticipation for this record. I hope these blogs have done nothing but whet your appetite for it. We will see you all soon.

David

I love recording downtown. I love leaving the recording space (611 Creative, art gallery and workspace), and driving home through our humble but enjoyable downtown area here in OKC. No, we are not a bustling metropolis, but things are coming along, little by little. KC and I are thinking about possibly moving again some time soon, potentially further away from downtown, and that makes me sad.

What a day. Aaron, Dustin and I all met at the studio this morning around 9:30 or 10, and got to work. We focused on getting Aaron's bass parts done, and man, did he rise to the occasion. Aaron is not a bass player by trade, folks, in case you did not know. He's a phenomenal guitar player who has humbled himself to play an instrument he's not as well versed in to fill our need. That being said, today Aaron WAS a bass player. And, boy, am I thankful for that. His parts all came together fairly quickly; we were able to get a great deal of usable material from him in a relatively short time. A good musician is a good musician, sometimes on an instrument that is not his/her primary one. I did a number of guitar parts simultaneously with him, which worked really well for both of us.

Dustin and I spent the rest of the afternoon solidifying some of my guitar parts, and doing my vocals, which, for this record, are a LOT less demanding than they were on GARDENING. One song is totally instrumental, and two other songs don't have very many lyrics at all. Also, I am better at writing for my vocal range these days, and that shows on this record.

Dustin & I are having a blast making this record, and we so hope that you will have a blast listening to it when it's done. Dr. Pants is moving boldly forward, making the kind of music that it has been called to make, I believe. We hope you agree.

More tomorrow. One day to go (except for maybe a couple of overdubs done later by Kenneth).

So, with a few normal technical delays (and you should expect these things), recording commenced today on THE CUSACK-LOGGINS EP. All members of the Pants were in attendance at one point or another, starting with just Dustin and me, then Kenneth, then Aaron.

I arrived to meet Dustin in the office/gallery space where we are recording, and his lovely wife Becca was assisting. After a brief conversation about tennis, Dustin and I set about the business of getting that party started. We were just about settled in, and then Kenneth arrived, and we got him going, too. We were just recording drums for real, with everything else being a scratch track. We started with "Kenny Loggins", and then moved on to "It All Depends" and "If I Were John Cusack". We got good drum takes on all of them within a few tries. We decided to take a breather, and right around then KC came by to say hi (our church meets right down the block, so she was nearby, having just finished at the service...it meets in the afternoon). We all decided that it would be a great time to get something to eat, but KC declined to join us. We called Aaron, who was on his way, and told him to meet us at the pub.

After a meal filled with good food and interesting conversation (you really haven't lived until you've sat down for an hour with Kenny & Aaron on full tilt), we headed back to the space to rock out the last two songs. "Bootyfest" and "Sweet Natasha" proved less complicated to get a good take on than I had thought. "Sweet Natasha", once we got the form correct, got nailed down really quickly. By that point, it was 9:30 or so, and time to call it a night. Dustin, Aaron and I are meeting back there in the morning at about 9 or so, so it's time to rest up. Kenneth will hopefully join us come evening.

I sooo appreciate Dustin and his engineering capabilities, even though he said today that he doesn't ever want to be an engineer by trade. The drums sound great, and I can't wait to pile everything else on there.

More tomorrow. Sleep well, everyone.

Hope everyone is well. It's a great time to do what I do, since I was privileged enough to not only play a fantastic Dr. Pants show this week, but also to play an amazing KC Clifford show as well. If you weren't there, you REALLY missed out (her new CD, POCKETS FULL OF HOPE - LIVE AT THE BLUE DOOR, available NOW!!). Not only that, but I get to join my fellow bandmates & commence recording on a new Dr. Pants EP this afternoon. Life is good, friends, life is good. But more about that in a second.

The free mp3s at doctorpants.com are still the album version of "Sarsaparilla Girl" and a new acoustic demo of a song called "Tom The Lodger" that you may have heard us play at a Full Circle show. I am about to change them out, but I want to give you a final chance to grab them if you haven't already. I'll take them down this coming Friday, the 27th. Not sure yet if I'm going to put more up, or what they will be...We shall see. I've given away almost half the GARDENING album for free already, so I'm going to have to get creative.

Meanwhile, I will be posting nightly blogs for the next three nights about the recording. So check back here or at www.myspace.com/drpants5. Should be fun. I hope you all are as excited as I am about this new record. I'll post a rough mix or two when I have them also.

Drop a line. Keep in touch. Drop by Kenneth, Aaron & Dustin's myspace pages (Flyover States is Dustin...they're all on Dr. Pants' top friends) and say hi to them, too.

David

For the most part, right now, I am blogging/journaling about relevant Dr. Pants info (as well as other thoughts) at our myspace. So go to www.myspace.com/drpants5 to read some of that. If it's crazy important, I'll copy it here, too, but keep an eye on that spot.

That's right, folks...It's the year of the EP here at Little Weasel/Dr. Pants central. Here's the skinny:

So, if you've been at the last couple of shows, you've heard me mention that Dr. Pants was more than likely going to record an EP this year. I think it really will happen. Dustin and I are currently attempting to hammer out a schedule as to when that might happen, but I'm hoping to have it in your grubby little hands by the end of the summer. THE CUSACK-LOGGINS EP is still the working title, and it will have those two songs on it, as well as several others.

Also, the first release of new music by WEIRD FILES is more than half way finished, and will be an EP as well. It's going to include the track "The Crimes, Pt. 1" (as heard on the WEIRD FILES myspace page), as well as several other new compositions. Not sure when exactly we'll get it out, but hopefully by the June date at the OKC Info Shop (see myspace.com/weirdfiles for calendar info). I have every intention of reissuing the WERKS & WERKS 2 albums under the WEIRD FILES name this year as well, but we'll have to see. WERKS 2 is more than likely going to come first, since I am encountering some problems with the cover art for the original WERKS (the main problem being that I can't find any of the files for the original artwork).

Also, look forward to the first single by Juicyfruit Jenkins, Little Weasel's own Austrian Electro-Funk duo. They're about halfway done with it, so perhaps we'll see that this summer as well.

Man...Am I going to have any time to breathe during all this? Apparently not, but that's okay. Stay tuned here to doctorpants.com for continuing updates, and to myspace.com/drpants5, myspace.com/weirdfiles, myspace.com/crackerandcochise, etc. Don't forget that Cracker & Cochise's first CD single is currently available at all Dr. Pants, Weird Files and Cracker & Cochise shows! See you June 17th at Galileo!!

Okay, so first and foremost, don't forget that Dr. Pants is at Belle Isle Brewery tomorrow night! We'll probably start playing around 10 pm or so. It should be awesomely rocking. Come support us, since it's our first time there. Let's show them just how awesome Dr. Pants really is!!

Meanwhile, you may have noticed that the free mp3s here and at our myspace page have changed. Enjoy free downloads of "The Hexagon Song" from the GARDENING album, as well as a demo version of the new song "It All Depends" (our favorite show opener at the moment). I'll leave these up for a while, and then who knows, maybe we'll do one more set. Response for the last pair was a tad underwhelming, so grab this free music and show us that you love us!!

See you tomorrow night!!

David, Kenneth, Aaron, Dustin

Yes, indeed, Merry Christmas to all out there in pants-land. We had hoped to put together a fabulous December Madness show for you this year, but alas it did not happen. We should have plenty of rock to go around in the new year, though. Still time to order your Dr. Pants cds from CD Baby for the holidays, so go to the "get cds" page and rock!

Meanwhile, in case you haven't heard, I (David) have started a sort of "side project" that will now cover some of the weirder aspects of my music that don't really fit with what Dr. Pants is doing these days. This project is called WEIRD FILES, and it has its own MySpace page that you can visit by clicking here. The WEIRD FILES Christmas single, "Christmas 2007", is available for free download right now for a limited time! It's the "Revolution 9" of Christmas songs; a far-out, 7 & 1/2 minute sound collage sure to get you into the holiday spirit!!

That's all I've got right now. Be sure and mark your calendars for January 22nd at Belle Isle Brewery. It's our first show there, so come out and support us!!

I don't know what that means, but I do know that it's time for an update, so here goes...

Our gigs in Kansas City and Chicago are not happening. While this is a bummer, I have to trust that it is for the best. We are working on maybe getting some things lined up in town (like an opening set or two for some other folks) in November and December, but we'll have to see. It's a tough world out there. Things don't always work out how you'd like them to.

It's been an interesting month or so to be the leader of Dr. Pants. I've learned a lot about myself this month in terms of why I do this and what that all means. I know I state the obvious when I say that the music business is changing, and that we really don't know how things are going to turn out. I do know that, at this point in history, it is quite possibly harder to financially sustain one's musical art than it has ever been. That said, Dr. Pants is going to be around, for a while, and we'll see where we land on the other end of this "transitional period".

For the record, we're going to try and make a video, hopefully by spring time, so keep an eye out for that. We're attempting to reschedule our KC/Chicago shows for some time after the first of the year. We'll be doing Galileo, possibly Full Circle, and popping up at the open mic band night at Belle Isle after the first of the year, too. We'll continue to debut new songs, so expect the setlist to continue to morph. And, there will be lots going on with various "side projects", including (but not limited to) a new single from Cracker & Cochise, the debut of Weird Files (an evolution of certain musical elements previously associated with Dr. Pants), and more. Stay tuned for details.

Meanwhile, more gear was stolen from Dustin and the rest of the Charlie Hall band...Please go to myspace.com/flyoverstates and drop Dustin a line for descriptions on what to look for at pawn shops, etc.

Buzz us at the myspace or here at doctorpants.com. We'd love to hear from you.

Word,
David (and Kenneth and Dustin and Aaron)

No, this is not hyperbole. It is not a guilt trip, either, although that is tempting. Tonight's show was, in fact, the best Dr. Pants show ever. And I am pretty sure it's just going to get better from here.

I don't know how to get more people to come see us, but it is time to try harder, because I believe now more than ever in what we are doing.

Thanks to the few, the proud, who were there, and thanks especially to those who brought friends. Thanks to Dustin, Aaron & Kenneth for playing their hearts out, to KC for lending her voice to several tasty numbers as always, and to Jason Bondy, the ever reliable and skilled sound guy.

That's all I've got, without launching into all the things I said this post wasn't at the beginning.

See you in September.
David

Greetings, everyone! Much to talk about this month.

Most importantly, in case you didn't scroll to the bottom of the last
email we sent out, Dr. Pants' music has been licensed for use on the
MTV show "NEXT"!! They are currently syncing music for the new
season, and we'll keep you posted as to when episodes are airing that
have Dr. Pants songs in them.
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Dr. Pants ringtones now available!! FREE!! Either go to
myxertones.com and search for Dr. Pants, or go to the music page on
our website (www.doctorpants.com) and click on the titles of the
following songs:

Sarsaparilla Girl
Hey Abe Lincoln
Doppelganger Rock
Baby Don't Cry
Donuts
My Pants

There will be a link that says "Send Myxertone" above the lyrics to
each song. Get yo ringtones now, yo!!

If you'd like to request that a ringtone be created for a particular
song that you don't see in the above list, email me and we'll get it
done.
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There's a recent review of GARDENING IN A TORNADO at
www.doctorpants.com on the PRESS page. It was written by Dan
McIntosh at Indie-Music.com. Good review...Check it out. You can
also read it on Indie-Music.com...Go to this address:
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If you would like to sell Dr. Pants cds through your retail outlet,
or advertise the cd in some way, let us know and we'll get you a Dr.
Pants poster to put up in your store, home, bulletin board, whatever.
Just let us know.
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Dr. Pants downloads are now available on our MySpace page. Go to
www.myspace.com/drpants5 and you can pay to play download the entire
GARDENING album, as well as selected tracks from FEEZLE DAY. More
material to come.
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New Dr. Pants demos available at Discrevolt.com!! Email us at
doctorpants@doctorpants.com for details.
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Finally, here is the info on our next two shows:

Saturday, April 28th, 2007
Arts Festival-Water Stage - 7:30 pm
Myriad Gardens
Oklahoma City, OK
United States
Price: FREE

This will be our first time playing the Festival of the Arts...It
should be a lot of fun.

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Full Circle Bookstore
Acoustic Magic at Full Circle - 7:00pm
50 Penn Place
Oklahoma City, OK
United States
Price: FREE

Dr. Pants Acoustic Magic turns Full Circle into an enchanted castle
of music.
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Phew!! That was a lot of stuff. Hope you can process it all. We
can't wait to get out and play for you this spring and summer...We'll
see you at the shows!!

David, Kenneth, Aaron, Dustin & Chris

Thanks to any of you who were at KC's Blue Door show Saturday night. We had a great time, and were excited to see so many new faces.

Meanwhile, time to announce the Dr. Pants "LET THE MUSIC FLOW, GET IN FREE TO THE SHOW" promotion!! Basically, if you buy GARDENING or FEEZLE DAY from CD Baby (you can get there through doctorpants.com) this month, or if you buy one from me personally, you get FREE ADMISSION to our March 30th show at GALILEO!! What will happen is, when you buy the cd from CD Baby, I'll get an email telling me who you are with your email address. I will then send you a coupon you can print out and present at the door on the 30th to get your free admission. Only one coupon per person, and each coupon is admit one! If you buy the cd from me in person, I'll just hand you a coupon. Support Dr. Pants in March! Let the music flow! That's a dumb slogan, I know. I just came up with it just now.

See you on the 30th!!

Okay, folks. Some stuff to talk about in the Pants universe.

1) Sarsaparilla Girl and Hey Abe Lincoln continue to be available for FREE DOWNLOAD both at doctorpants.com and at our myspace page. Tell your friends to get them while you can...Once we head into spring, we'll be doing something new to promote Dr. Pants and the new album, so now is the time for you and yours to own a couple of Dr. Pants songs for FREE!

2) Little Weasel Records is announcing the debut of CRACKER & COCHISE, our new R&B duo! Check out their new jam "Taco Lady" at myspace.com/crackerandcochise. Also, they are currently the #1 friend on the Dr. Pants page, so you can get to them from there as well.

3) Well, we're still hoping to play a show in late Feb. or early March at VZDs, but this is tentative at best. We're definitely doing Galileo on March 30th, though, so we will see you all there. The faithful are starving for a Pants show...We will deliver.

Word. See you on Hollywood Squares.

Check out the press page for the brand new review from Preston Jones of the OK Gazette.

Okay, so here's the deal, people. I have been debating for a looonng time about whether Dr. Pants should be offering music for free download online. On the one hand, I really do believe in my heart that music is worth paying for (this is one of the intended meanings of the current Little Weasel slogan, "Music is worth it"), and by that I mean our music and ANYONE ELSE'S MUSIC as well. If I like somebody's record, I will buy it. If I like their song, I will buy it. The facts are, though, that my own beliefs could be impeding the progress of my band, and my ability to promote it. Therefore, we're trying something different around here for a while. At this time, Sarsaparilla Girl and Hey Abe Lincoln are going to be available for free here at doctorpants.com, and at our myspace page as well. We're going to try it for a couple of months, and see how it goes. I'd like to say that I personally think that these are two of the best songs on the record, so it's not like I'm offering the not-the-best songs for free. We'll also be trying out some promotional cd singles with these songs on them, that you can pick up at some of the local shops. The only other thing I'll say on the subject is that if you download these songs and you like them, PLEASE buy the cd from CD Baby through doctorpants.com, or pay to download the whole record from iTunes. Music IS worth it, my friends, and I know you believe it, too. I apologize if I seem like a douchebag with all my moralizing concerning paying for music...I just want to be able to see me and my friends make a living from this someday, or at least be able to keep doing what they're doing.

Word, kids. See you on Hollywood Squares.
David

...here at the Dr. Pants Medical Funk Facility, that is. I could go on and on about the state of our nation, the world, etc., but that's not really my bag.

So, after great deliberation, I have put the guestbook back up. I will just have to keep a close eye on it and remove any weasely activity as it occurs. I value the opportunity to hear from you, the listeners, more than I do the time I am going to spend cleaning out improper posts. So there you go. Conversely, in order to help spur on said activity on the guestbook, I will be attempting to post to the news/journal page more regularly, even if there's not much going on. These posts will probably very closely resemble whatever blog posts we do on the Dr. Pants myspace as well. Sorry, can't keep up creating two different sets of entries for two different sites. I just don't have that many words within me.

Finally, if you didn't know already, we had to cancel our Stillwater show that was supposed to happen here in a week or two. Over the next two months (which will be quiet ones for Dr. Pants...we will not be playing any more shows that I know of before January), we here at the Funk Facility will be doing our best to make sure that this type of thing doesn't happen again in the future. Meanwhile, since there won't be any shows to go to, stock up on Dr. Pants cds so that you won't get lonely without us. Of course, they also make great gifts, so give Dr. Pants this holiday season.

More soon...you can bet on it.