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Tuesday 07-01-2008, 01:40 AM
Check out this new article from the Daily Illuminator that Steve Jackson Games posted:
July 1, 2008: Tom Smith Needs Your Help (http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?m=July&y=2008&d=1)
Tom Smith (http://www.tomsmithonline.com) has a badly messed-up leg and is in the hospital. Here are the gory details (http://filkertom.livejournal.com/831853.html). It's going to get very expensive. You can help him (the man is a self-employed musician, for gosh sakes, and has no medical insurance) by donating here (http://www.partiallyclips.com/tomsmith). As a thank-you, you'll be able to download a BUNCH of covers of his songs, donated by his filker friends.
When I typed that, I was assuming you know Tom. Hmm, maybe not. What can I say? Tom is not only a hugely talented singer and songwriter, but a really great guy. He likes GURPS, which is of course a sign of keen judgment and sterling character. He's the one we tapped to do the electronic music for the Fnordcast theme. Whenever I'm at a con with Tom, I'm easy to find . . . I'm the one near the front of the filk concert, laughing hysterically. Hmm, okay, that describes a lot of people, but I'm one of them. (One of my absolute finest all-time convention memories: the day Tom invited me up to the stage to "help" him perform Talk Like A Pirate Day. I put "help" in quotes because, well, Tom is a singer and I am not. But wow, it was great.
If everything goes according to plan, I'll get to see Tom early next year at Chattacon (http://www.chattacon.org). By then he ought to be out of the wheelchair. And by the time you read this, I will have fed the donation kitty, and if you're a fan of Tom's, you should go do the same.
-- Steve Jackson (sj@sjgames.com)
PS: If you love funny songs and are not yet a fan of Tom's, I kind of envy you, because it means that some really great pieces are going to be new to you. Where do I start? Superman Sex Life Boogie. Rocket Ride. I Want My Flying Car. Yeah, Yeah, Transitions. Destroyer of Worlds. Lars Needs Women. I Wanna Be Peter Lorre. Rock Me Amidala. Five Years. Sonuva. And dozens of others. And, of course, Talk Like A Pirate Day. Arrrr.
July 1, 2008: Tom Smith Needs Your Help (http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?m=July&y=2008&d=1)
Tom Smith (http://www.tomsmithonline.com) has a badly messed-up leg and is in the hospital. Here are the gory details (http://filkertom.livejournal.com/831853.html). It's going to get very expensive. You can help him (the man is a self-employed musician, for gosh sakes, and has no medical insurance) by donating here (http://www.partiallyclips.com/tomsmith). As a thank-you, you'll be able to download a BUNCH of covers of his songs, donated by his filker friends.
When I typed that, I was assuming you know Tom. Hmm, maybe not. What can I say? Tom is not only a hugely talented singer and songwriter, but a really great guy. He likes GURPS, which is of course a sign of keen judgment and sterling character. He's the one we tapped to do the electronic music for the Fnordcast theme. Whenever I'm at a con with Tom, I'm easy to find . . . I'm the one near the front of the filk concert, laughing hysterically. Hmm, okay, that describes a lot of people, but I'm one of them. (One of my absolute finest all-time convention memories: the day Tom invited me up to the stage to "help" him perform Talk Like A Pirate Day. I put "help" in quotes because, well, Tom is a singer and I am not. But wow, it was great.
If everything goes according to plan, I'll get to see Tom early next year at Chattacon (http://www.chattacon.org). By then he ought to be out of the wheelchair. And by the time you read this, I will have fed the donation kitty, and if you're a fan of Tom's, you should go do the same.
-- Steve Jackson (sj@sjgames.com)
PS: If you love funny songs and are not yet a fan of Tom's, I kind of envy you, because it means that some really great pieces are going to be new to you. Where do I start? Superman Sex Life Boogie. Rocket Ride. I Want My Flying Car. Yeah, Yeah, Transitions. Destroyer of Worlds. Lars Needs Women. I Wanna Be Peter Lorre. Rock Me Amidala. Five Years. Sonuva. And dozens of others. And, of course, Talk Like A Pirate Day. Arrrr.