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Liverpool Sound & Vision Review of On The Rebound and More

It's the beginning of December and a big week here for me. I was feeling under the weather today. All this rain made it easy to nap this afternoon. That came in handy for being upright for a big Hollywood to-do tonight.

Here's my news:

1. Check out the latest review of ON THE REBOUND from Liverpool Sound & Vision. It's no mistake that I have played as many shows in Liverpool the past 6 years as in Los Angeles. I left part of my heart Merseyside.

2. Please plan on joining me on Universal CityWalk for my concert on the 5 Towers Stage on 12/8/12. It's going to be a blast and the proper way to start the holidays. It's free and will feature my full band. I will be followed by Juliet Simms from NBC's The Voice.

3. Grammy Award nominations will be announced on Wednesday in Nashville. I will be right here in Los Angeles watching the festivities on TV. Keep those positive vibes coming. There's always hope that yours truly will make the cut. Your Majestic Rejection is my best possibility for this year.

4. Tonight, the Missus and I were at Chaz Dean's Christmas Party in Los Feliz and had to sign waivers for the party because Hollywood Ex's was filming an episode - at the party. Alyssa Milano, Lisa Rinna and Jeff Lewis were in attendance; but I had paparazzi stopping me for photos. I hadn't seen Ms. Milano in nearly 15 years, when she was married to an old acquaintance. The fete was a lot of fun, the gingerbread and cardamom ice cream sandwiches were decadent; especially since I don't do milk any more.

5. Yesterday was the 30th Anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson's Thriller. I can remember where I was when I heard the first single The Girl Is Mine on radio. Dad gave the album to my brother Nate and me for Christmas in 1982. Who knew it was going to be so huge and influential? Of course, we listened to it at work and then I put on the LP here at the house last night. Side 2 of Thriller is particularly amazing. Now, I still prefer Off The Wall; but both I hold in high esteem.

That's it. Time to sleep. Peace

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