.. I interrupt the political conversation with a few reminders about upcoming show dates and other items of possible interest (although I don't know what could be more riveting than the upcoming U.S. General Election, at least for me).

First: My residency at The Standard Hollywood's Cactus Lounge draws to a close next Tuesday night, October 28. Even if you don't have a seat reserved, come on down. There's plenty of room poolside, and the sight and sound are just fine from there, as other KOOKs will attest. In any case, it's best to arrive by 7pm or so. My first set is at 8pm, the second set around 9pm. It's been fun so far, I've added new songs to the repertoire each week, and we've posted photos to document the festivities here: http://www.curtsmithofficial.com/photos/live-at-the-cactus-lounge

Second: After The Standard you'll have one last time to catch me in solo concert before the end of the year, which is at the JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes on November 1st at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Walk registration opens at 8am, the Walk is at 10am, and I'll be doing a 20-30 minute set beginning sometime around 10.45 or 11am, once the Walk is over.

• You can sign up to join (and/or contribute to) our Walk team, "Curt's KOOKs for Georgica and Ben," here: http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmi...
• You can order team t-shirts here: www.cafepress.com/curtsmith/5982448

Third: I haven't mentioned this in a while, but I often get asked how fans can help promote Halfway, pleased. Besides the usual (blog about it, ask your local pop music critic to review it, etc.), one of the easiest and best things you can do is to add your review of it on Amazon, iTunes and/or CD Baby. Of course I'm grateful to those of you who have already done that, but come on, there are only 11 reviews on the Amazon page, only 7 on iTunes, and I know for a fact that more than 11 of you have bought the record ;). Just go to the home page on my site, click the "Buy CD from..." links, and they take you to the pages where you can post your review(s).

Fourth: I've been answering the questions you submit as time permits. For those of you who haven't checked in a while, the most recently-answered questions are on the Fans page here: www.curtsmithofficial.com/fans. You can also click on a category on that page (top of the middle column) to see all the questions that have already been Asked and Answered.

Fifth: I thought I might record a holiday song for your listening pleasure. I've listed some choices as the latest poll on the Fans page (www.curtsmithofficial.com/fans). Drop by and cast your vote!

Now, back to your regularly scheduled political rhetoric...

Papa S.
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