J. Todd Gill

My camera has been missing for about a week now. Looked in the car. Looked in the house. Looked around at work. Not sure where else to look.

Has anybody seen it? Did I leave it at your house? Are you borrowing it? Am I out a couple hundred bucks?

I kept pretty tight wraps on this guy. If it wasn’t in my pocket, I was probably wasn’t wearing pants. Which makes it all the more odd that I can’t find it.

We’ve got another camera, sure. But it’s a DSLR and therefore, it’s much larger than the pocket-sized Coolpix.

Bummer to the max.

Tomorrow, July 1 is the first Unofficial International WordPress Day and it’s about time, too. It’s basically a celebration of the existence of WordPress which is teh awesomifst!!

For those of you who have been interested in starting a blog but aren’t too sure of where to start, I have one (well two sorta) words for you: WordPress. Whether you’re looking for a hands-off approach (WordPress.com) or you’re tech-savy enough to host your own blog using your own domain name (WordPress.org), this is hands-down the best software out there in my opinion. And I’m not just saying this because by doing so, I am automatically entered to win a ton of great prizes.

I currently run about a dozen websites and all of them are powered by WordPress. It’s incredibly easy to use and it’s friggin’ FREE! That’s right, free. Plus, there is a group of heaven-bound developers working all the time to enhance the design, security and efficiency of the software. It seems like every time I turn around, there’s a new update to install and with each one, it just keeps getting better.

If this post seems rushed, that’s only because I know that most of you guys aren’t interested in all the technical jargon that I would normally be spouting off about software, standards and the web in general.

As always, feel free to contact me if you need any help getting your blog started. As most of you know, I’m a little obsessed and therefore, extremely willing to help.

Our new CD, Dirty Lowdown Adventure which came out a few weeks ago on Max Recordings is now available for purchase on iTunes.

If you’re interested in picking it up on iTunes, I would suggest just buying the entire album for $9.99 because it’s 21 songs long and at 99 cents each you couldn’t even get half the songs for that.

We worked on it for over 2 years so we’re pretty excited for it to finally see the light of day.

Click on this sentence to check it out on iTunes now or just search fo “The Good Fear” once you’re there.

For what it’s worth and if anyone’s interested, I’ve come across some good music lately.

I’ve gathered a few songs and created a mix using Muxtape (which rules, by the way) and you can have yourself a listen over at crasymaker.muxtape.com.

Some of this stuff is new and some is a year or two old. Most notably, I’ve been really into Bowerbirds, Matt Mays & El Torpedo and Sam Roberts. The other stuff is great, too.

Grab your headphones or turn up the volume and give it a listen. Enjoy.

Big show tonight, ya’ll. I know it’s a Sunday so if that’s a problem, no big deal. However, it’s gonna be a good one so keep that in mind.

We’re (The Good Fear) playing with American Princes and Catfish Haven at the Old Post Office building on the square here in Fayetteville. I believe it’s now called The Urban Table or something.

The American Princes are just about to put out a new record and it is simply incredible. There’s a brand new Artist Profile of them which includes an interview and a streaming new track over at The Fayetteville Flyer so check that out and then get pumped. Then come on out tonight.

Thanks to daylight savings, you’re already gonna have a hard time getting up for work tomorrow. Why not make the best of it?

I’m terrible at remembering to post our show dates on my blog. This time I will not let myself down. I remembered. Eat it.

This Friday (Feb 22) we’ll be playing at The White Water Tavern in Little Rock at about 10pm. It’s $5 to get in and we’re playing with a great band called Ghost Company.

We’ve got a couple of shows next month in Fayetteville. One’s with American Princes and Catfish Haven. The other’s with Dr. Dog. More information soon.

March=gonna be fun.

Some friends of ours started a “Brown Bag Wine Club” and last night marked the beginning of what is hopefully an on-going, monthly event.

From the eVite: “The goal is to create a very casual, non-pretentious environment for people to learn a little about wines. We will try to balance giving people an opportunity to go through the “5 S’s” of wine tasting (see, swirl, smell, sip, and spit) or to just chug what is in the glass.”

Last night’s focus was on Champagne/Sparkling wine. We tasted 8 different types and took notes without knowing what we were drinking. I had a feeling that I’d probably end up liking the cheap stuff more than the fancy stuff. I was right. I gave the highest score to the cheapest brand. No surprises there.

More photos here.

The Fayetteville Flyer launched a few days ago. Bookmark that dude because it’s gonna be a great place to go for local and local-related information/opinions. It’s brand new so the content is a little light right now but it’s growing fast.

Make sure you check it often to keep up with Fayetteville’s only “100% Accurate Weather Center”.

Looks like the folks over at LunchTour might be back in the game. After a long-standing hiatus, it appears as though there might be some more reviews on the horizon.

The latest post, which appeared yesterday, looks to be the first in a two-part series entitled “Chicken Battle Royale” in which the LunchTour gang will find out once and for all who makes a better chicken tender in NW Arkansas, Slim Chicken’s or The Rockin’ Chicken.

Head on over to LunchTour to see what the buzz is about and let’s all hope that this isn’t just another false alarm.

After the game tonight (or before), you should head over to George’s Majestic Lounge to catch Cory Branan and Chris Denny.

If for some reason you are still unfamiliar with either one of these dudes, be sure to check out their MySpace pages to hear some tunes. That should be all you need to realize that missing this show would be silly. Don’t be silly, ya’ll.

Here’s the part where I provide a link to Cory Branan’s MySpace page.

And here’s the part where I do the same for Chris Denny’s MySpace page.

Now you know. And here’s the part where I click “Publish”.