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1,000+ Downloads of Letters to the Editor, Vol. 2 — Donate, Y’all!

Chris Hubbs — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:13:53 +0000

Sure, it’s nice that Andy is giving away his EP for free. [He would tell you that we're nice for footing the bandwidth bill.] Over 1,000 downloads have happened so far.

That said, I’m betting that there haven’t been 1,000 donations to Andrew. If there had, I’m sure I would have gotten an excited phone call from Andy or Ali.

I’m not asking that you give him $1,000. I’m not even asking that you give him $25. I’m just asking that you give him something, a financial thank-you that says, “Hey, I appreciate what you’re doing here, man.” Maybe you’ve been to one of Derek’s shows lately and heard his schpiel about how venues’ love language is bar sales; I’m pretty sure that, in this case, Andy’s love language is LttEv2 donations.

And if not for Andy, do it for the girls:

[Please note: Andrew didn't put me up to this. He's probably kinda mad at me for doing it. I will tell him to go suck an egg if he expresses this to me.]

LTTE, V2

Chris Hubbs — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:52:30 +0000

Go grab it! Then go donate to the cause.

And, somehow, if you missed the first one … that’s available, too.

All Geof’s Osenga Photos

Chris Hubbs — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:18:17 +0000

For the collectors amongst you, a work in progress: my repository of Andy O concert photos, whether taken at solo shows or with Caedmon’s. Good times. For the record, below is my favorite photo of Andrew from Sunday night:

[Yes, yes, I also bootlegged the show, and I'll work on that tonight.]

A little audio for your afternoon

Chris Hubbs — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:58:39 +0000

AO fan Mark Simoneau pointed me to a recording he posted of his band’s cover of Swing Wide the Glimmering Gates at a concert they did last weekend. Not the best recording, but the song sounds good! Thanks for sharing, Mark!

[Anybody else got similar to share? No promises I'll post it, but I'll for sure give it a listen. Send me a link on twitter or email chris.hubbs (at) gmail.]

Outdoor concert, Morris IL, 8/28/08 pictures

Chris Hubbs — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:48:04 +0000

An Osenga concert anywhere within a 4-hour radius being fair game, a couple weeks ago I packed the family in the minivan and headed to Morris, IL to see AO and gang play an outdoor show. It was hosted by one of the local churches at the local park, and after eating some ridiculously tasty BBQ chicken, we sat back in our lawn chairs to watch the fun. Oh yes, this was the show that Andy described on his blog as

…a very, um, interesting solo band show. Let’s just say the median age was somewhere in the 60’s.

I’m not sure the age was quite that old, but it was close. As a result, Andy played most of his slow and more Christian-y sounding songs, including a few from Caedmons. He sort of tried to break out a little guitar solo on Hold The Light, but it was kinda tentative.

I neglected to record the set list, but I did hear a couple of new songs, including one called Freedom which I imagine will end up on a new AO studio project, and one called Canada, which I know will be making an appearance on Letters to the Editor, Vol. 2 whenever it releases.

I posted ten or so pics on Flickr, here are just a couple. This concert shall henceforth be known as “The Tyvek Show”.

It’s almost here…

Chris Hubbs — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:29:24 +0000

Letters to the Editor, Volume 2 has been on Andy’s workbench for a while now. Two things to tell today:

1) It’ll be out soon.

2) A member of Andy’s immediate family has a guest vocal appearance. (Feel free to guess who. Here’s a hint: the guest vocalist is female.)

Andy in Nashville Sunday 14 Sep 2008

Chris Hubbs — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:16:38 +0000

Hey, all … Andy let us know about this one yesterday, so we wanted to be sure you knew:

Andrew will be playing as part of Music City Unsigned on Sunday night at 12th and Porter in Nashville. $5 cover.

Yes, I’m going to try to make it. No, I have no idea if I will … I’ve had to bail on a couple concerts lately, and I’ll be in West Tenn earlier in the weekend. Maybe if I crash on Andy’s couch …

An ao.net exclusive wallpaper

Chris Hubbs — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:20:04 +0000

Friend of ao.net and all-around-great-guy Michael Terry created an Early In The Morning-themed desktop wallpaper image that might interest you. Spiff up your desktop and proclaim your AO love all at the same time! Click on the preview image to download the full-sized (1900×1200) wallpaper.

Andy in Nashville Next Monday

Chris Hubbs — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:02:11 +0000

Just thought we’d highlight that Andy will play 3rd and Lindsley on Monday July 7th. Sadly, I will be unable to make the drive up from North Alabama given work considerations.

Check out the podcast!

Chris Hubbs — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:23:50 +0000

While the thought of an Andy O podcast has rattled around in our heads here at AO.net from time to time, we’ve never actually pulled it off. Now we’ve been done one better - Andy has rolled out the first episode of the ILikeAndy.com “I Like Podcast”, and it’s a lot of fun.

Highlights: Andy O talks with Andrew Peterson about AP’s The Far Country, how Andy O’s life “generally smells better” after he got married, and then finally they discuss this all-important question: if one of the Square Pegs were the final Cylon on Battlestar Galactica, which Peg would it be?

You can subscribe to the podcast using this URL: http://www.andyosenga.com/index.php?feed=podcast

No word from Andy yet on how regular this podcast will be, but for the Andy Osenga fans out there it’ll be worth the wait each time.