When I realized that I had not posted an entry since June (actually, I had help with that realization, as seen in a previous comment on this blog), it occurred to me to check Twitter to see what I had been up to. Usually the first thing I would do is check the notebook that I use to track progress in various matters, so the thought of turning first to Twitter seemed funny to me.

It seems Twitter is as good or better than this blog at keeping up with The Jerrys, and why shouldn't it be? Like millions of other people, I have a busy lifestyle, and microblogging allows me to post updates more easily and more quickly. While blogs will always have their place in some form or another, it is a luxury to be able to deliver timely bits of information without even having to compose a complete sentence. That said, here are the updates I found that I think are worth mentioning here:

Jul 8
Digging my new Epiphone Dot guitar--played three hours last night (tonight I will actually plug it into my amp)!

Jul 12
The Jerrys will consider any and all new song ideas through December for new album. Be creative!

Aug 1
Earlier today, recorded 15 tracks (12 vocal, 3 tambourine) in 5 hours for new album from The Jerrys--whew!

Aug 6
Just finished mixing and mastering "Emily," first song completed for a new album by The Jerrys. On to postproduction. And more music!

Aug 10
After recording a guitar track yesterday for (as-yet-untitled) tune for new CD, I'm off to the beach!

The vocal tracks included lead vocals for "Love in Action" (a Utopia tune) and lead and backing vocals for "Emily." As soon as time allows, I will try to make sense of some ideas that I recorded on my mp3 player, as well as the lyrics on sticky notes in my desk. Hopefully I will have more on that next time--until then, look for The Jerrys on Twitter.