tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89387082012-01-11T12:23:51.327-05:00RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.comBlogger9671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-69653217749520514392011-12-03T08:11:00.001-05:002011-12-03T08:38:10.788-05:00

As a promo for their upcoming tour and new record, Be the Void, all of which (tickets, music, t-shirts, etc.) can be pre-ordered right here, please enjoy an amazing brand new Dr. Dog song, which you will find on the seven inch single in stores on November 25, 2011 in honor of Record Store Day but not on the upcoming release so get thee to a record store and (to paraphrase the lyrics)...just do it

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Ho ho no... Sorry. I'm not in holiday mood or mode yet - wasn't it just summer? Perhaps some eggnog will help. Eggnog made with Jack Daniels. Don't knock it until you've tried it. Regarding the title of this post, Be the Void is the name of Dr. Dog's new record, and you will be able to pre-order it this coming Tuesday, November 29, 2011 right here. I don't have to Be the Void, I am the

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So yeah, that's my daughter, Julie, "tooling" around with drummer Danny Carey, who will be joining the Two of a Perfect Trio tour tonight through Tuesday. Unbelievably enough, tickets are still on sale for the show tonight in Santa Ana at the Galaxy Theater right here. Yeah, that's a Lamborghini. No wonder she's smiling. More later.. xo

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So here's something I bet you thought you'd never see...a crazed Arnold Terminator competition between drummer extraordinaires Eric Slick and Tobias Ralph. There's a history behind that. When Eric was still with the trio, there were long, ten hour drives some days and to break the monotony, Eric, Ade, and Julie would launch into various comedy routines. I am happy to say that Tobias has

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-50675248666845802352011-09-25T19:54:00.005-04:002011-09-26T07:03:01.452-04:00

I can't bring myself to declare this blog officially dead. So I won't. ETA: Fantastic interview by Anil Prasad of Innerviews with Tony Levin! Here'a link for the iPaid/Pod verson: Click! ETA 2 - ENCORE, ENCORE! Okay, back to the blog... It started in 2004 when Julie and Eric were 17 and 18 respectively and our family had just begun the amazing whirlwind that would come with their

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Oh, happy 1st of May and oh, Mercury how thankful I am that you have gone direct :)In fact, here's how my May horoscope started out...I don't think I want to click on the "read more" part because the first paragraph on the splash page is good enough for me..."What an extraordinary month you have in store! May will be one of the happiest months of the year, and it will have none of the

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Morning, world.What's shaking? Anyone in the mood for a free book today?"What happens when a frustrated American artist-turned-soccer-mom and her overconfident and charming British cyber-lover plan a three-day tryst of erotic depravity at a hotel in New York City? Elizabeth and Richard are about to find out. Elizabeth is about to turn forty years old, facing empty nest syndrome, and wistful

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ETA: Daddy Left Me Alone with God is now available for Kindle right here!Today I am ecstatic to announce that my novel, Daddy Left Me Alone with God, has a brand new publisher, a brand new cover, and hurrah, is now available in ebook format. Here's how it looks now...Cover art by Amanda Kelsey.I'm very, very excited about my new publisher, DLP Books.DLP is basically a small, independent

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Morning! And Happy Valentine's Day!So if you've been a regular reader of this blog over the years, you know that I am friends with an astoundingly talented writer named Ellen Meister.Yes, I know. She's not only an amazing writer, she's drop dead gorgeous, too.Anyway, February 17, 2011 is a really special day for Ellen - it's the release of her third book, The Other Life. It sold at AUCTION,

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Hello, blog, remember me? No? Okay, then. I can see I have to refresh your memory and oh, man, do I have a lot to tell you.Let's start with the latest news and then I'll backtrack to my last post of...gasp...November 4, 2010? How is that possible? To quote Dr. Dog: Where'd All the Time Go?Speaking of that, Happy 25th Birthday to Ms. Julie Slick. Man, I am in shock over that one. In case

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Gah! I set the alarm for 1:15AM to watch this and naturally could not fall back asleep again.So today I am dazed and confused but happy. Craig Ferguson called Dr. Dog "brilliant". A big thank you to The Audio Perv for already posting the You Tube so that you can hear it for yourself:*Yawn*Later,xo

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Morning, morning:I do not want to discuss the election, especially as a Pennsylvanian, but at least "we" still have control of the senate.America? How dumb can you be.Sigh...don't answer. It's a rhetorical question, anyway.I should stick to talking about my family and music. Lucky Eric Slick is currently in San Francisco, where he will not only be fortunate enough to see the World Series

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Saturday, October 30"So I've decided to blog. I haven't decided how I'm going to use this forum yet, right now I'm just playing around to see if I can even do it correctly. I may post excerpts from my novel in progress; I may whine and rant about my life; or I may just post my favorite recipes - what the hell do I know. All I know is, I'm doing it and whatever happens, happens. And now to figure

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I am so excited about today's release of my friend Susan Henderson's debut novel, Up From the Blue, I feel like a little kid. For those of you on Facebook, you know Jessica Keener, Tish Cohen and I have an event announcement up, and we'd love it if you would join in today's celebration by blogging, commenting on Facebook, using The Twitter, The Tumblr, whatever! The reason for our party is to

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Well, before I deluge you with some posts for incredible books I've read this summer, I have a few more random comments, photos, You Tubes, etc. to talk about.First off, from the amazing show I attended earlier this year, here's my brilliant son, Eric Slick, on drums, Tom and Jim Hamilton of the American Babies on vocals, guitar, and bass respectively, Aron Magner of the Disco Biscuits on

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-53381262090873338602010-08-18T11:05:00.004-04:002010-08-18T16:43:51.126-04:00

(I'm adding ETAs (edited to add) at the bottom of this post and I've already put in some links I neglected to put up in my original post today)Whoops, here's an ETA I want to put up front: Dr. Dog in The Huffington Post!Well, before I launch into my usual spiel of all that's been going on at Casa Slick, I woke up this morning to a very nice surprise: All About Jazz has an absolutely stellar

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-18031979933558423032010-08-06T12:05:00.001-04:002010-08-06T12:10:50.186-04:00

"Crow is an album of songs drenched in emotion – lots of pain and misery, sure, but also joy, passion and love. These songs are among the first I've written in over thirty years, and they have the added weight of a couple of decades of living and performance behind them. As a former member of a travelling party/covers band, this is my first album – perhaps not such a big deal, but as a 50 year

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Yep, this is pretty much what you'd expect to see when you think of a barbecue with a slacker band like Dr. Dog: lush manicured lawns, shady trees, tropical plants... We gathered at a top secret location last Thursday night...I was going to Tweet a foursquare map an hour or so before I left the house but even I can't feed 10,000 people. And clearly, I am kidding about what has to be the

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Good morning and welcome to the first edition of the Celebrity Book Club.As I've been blurbing in previous posts, this is the beginning of a new feature at my blog, where once a month I will feature a book I've read that just blows me away, and I will invite the author and other celebrities in the art world to join in with you, the reader, for a discussion of the book in the comments section

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ETA: Coolness! Here's last night's Craig Ferguson show - Dr. Dog performs Shadow People.Morning!Well, I've managed to upload all the video taken of Julie Slick's one woman show Wednesday night in Teaneck, NJ and last night at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia but for the love of God, I can't find a You Tube or the like site that can handle a 25 minute clip. Any ideas?All I can say is, she

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ETA: You are all coming to Julie's show at World Cafe Live tonight, right? She's opening for Adrian Belew, and who knows, she may even play a song with him....but that is just conjecture at this point and whatever happens, happens. Here's an awesome mention in today's Philadelphia Weekly about Julie, Eric, Dr. Dog, and, dear God, even me. I do believe that's the first time "esteemed" has

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Good morning!Do I believe it's the last day of June? That is just crazy -- how time is flying by, I mean. But this is a pretty exciting time at Casa Slick, and there's a lot to talk about, so let me try and do it in chronological order. As Dan Gross of the Daily News reported this week:Big week for Slick musicians"Local rockers Dr. Dog will be the musical guest on "The Late Late Show with

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I bet Julie is going to be happy when she wakes up and reads this!The Review:Who is the band? What is their history? What motivates them?“Julie Slick began playing bass at eleven years of age.” “In 1998, at age twelve, she joined the Paul Green School of Rock Music, and soon became the school’s first All-Star bassist.” “This led to an appearance in the award winning documentary, Rock School, as

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Gah! I know, I know. Where have I been? Well, I know one thing. I know what my son has been up to, and he can thank me for this one:That would be Eric and Jason Webley at WXPN radio.The fabulous Amanda Palmer tweeted yesterday that she was on her way to Philadelphia to do a radio spot at XPN and needed an acoustic guitar within the hour. Since Eric now lives with fellow Dr. Dog bandmate Scott

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-91961489138489609562010-06-02T16:32:00.004-04:002010-06-02T18:51:23.466-04:00

Hey hey:So as I mentioned in the post below, Ms. Julie Slick had the opportunity to jam with Charlie Gracie at Bob Dylan's 69th birthday celebration last Monday. Freaking historic.Later,xo

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Wow, time fries.I really can't let this much time pass between posts again! The problem with not blogging every day is that then so much stuff happens I don't know where to start so I avoid the blog the same way I do when the house somehow gets really messy, which is still a great mystery to me since Julie and Eric no longer live here. Where does all the clutter come from? Anyway, when this

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The end of the Dr. Dog tour/travel montage...which is hilarious, because they are only home for a few more days before taking off for Europe on Saturday and then back on tour straight through June again-- assuming that big, bad, volcanic ash cloud from Iceland and the British Airways strike doesn't interfere...and by the way, this version of "What a Strange Day" features Eric Slick on drums.

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In the May 27, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine.Yep. It's pretty thrilling. Happy Birthday, Eric Slick.

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Good morning! And Happy Birthday Eric Slick!Photo by Ramie EganSo yeah, today is Eric Slick's 23rd birthday, and what a freaking gift he got today - the Philadelphia Inquirer has a stellar review of the Thursday night Dr. Dog sold out show at the Electric Factory on the front page of their Daily Magazine Section today."Dr. Dog: Stuck in time, and it's all goodBy Dan WeissFor The Inquirer'Do you

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Hey hey:Well, now that I've recovered from my fabulous Keith Emerson/Greg Lake experience, there's other huge news to discuss.Julie Slick's debut solo CD is now available! You can order it via her website, at Burning Shed, Abstract Logix, DGM, and very shortly at iTunes and Amazon.To celebrate Julie's release, esteemed music journalist Anil Prasad has done an in-depth interview with Ms. Slick.

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Thursday night I had the privilege of seeing Keith Emerson and Greg Lake in concert. Special shout out to Gary's pal Eric Slifkin for getting us probably the world's best seats at the Keswick Theater, and to current Emerson/Lake tech and our great friend Andre Cholmondeley for surprising us with VIP backstage passes.So wait...I was actually going to meet Keith Emerson and Greg Lake? You are

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Wow, if I had known Jimmy Kimmel had his own You Tube Channel, I might not have stayed up until 1:30AM last night to catch my son on drums with Dr. Dog.And if you believe that...Anyway, in case you were asleep last night and missed it, here you go. Actually, even if you were awake, you would not have seen this first video - it was taped especially for Kimmel's website:But here's what they

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-46565958897707446852010-04-28T09:10:00.005-04:002010-04-28T11:39:36.458-04:00

Ouch.Don't mind me, I took my very first yoga class last night. More on that in a minute. Though I must admit, I was shocked it didn't kill me and even more surprised that I woke up this morning still alive. But I'm glad I'm here, because this evening, Eric Slick will be on the drums with Dr. Dog on the Jimmy Kimmel Show! Tune in tonight at 12:05AM on ABC.ETA: Dr. Dog gets an amazing review

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You can watch it right here.Creative Allies Launches Live Web Concerts Series With Dr. Dog On April 25"Creative Allies is pleased to announce the first in a monthly series of live web concerts powered by Ustream. The concerts will take place on a professional-grade sound stage at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts in Emeryille, CA. Philadelphia-based Dr. Dog will perform for the first session

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-34887848443830576082010-04-20T17:56:00.005-04:002010-04-21T10:02:50.144-04:00

Hey hey, remember me?Okay, I know I promised an epic blog after the Fallon Show, but much to my surprise, so much time has elapsed I've been feeling overwhelmed. So let me tell you the main reason for my absence: I've been working on my new novel so obsessively and on such a rigid time schedule I've had little time or patience for anything else. Here's the story.Two weeks ago this Thursday, I

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-49620793195268790152010-04-13T19:17:00.003-04:002010-04-13T19:21:08.517-04:00

Hey, hey:I know I promised an epic blog post but if I were to start talking about the past week I would be writing this blog for a month. Hang in there...I'll be updating shortly, but I have a novel to write!In the meantime, please enjoy this video of Dr. Dog backstage at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last week...featuring my brilliant son, Eric Slick on bongos...Later,xo

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Hey hey hey!I'm just back from New York City and need to prepare an epic blog post, but in the meantime, in case you missed Eric Slick playing drums with Dr. Dog on Late night with Jimmy Fallon, here's the video clip!And I have quite another story to tell...and I promise I am going to come in and edit this post to add all the details later tonight, but in the meantime, this will give you some

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Good morning, good morning:Okay, this is technically not a real blog post...I have to get ready to go to New York...because tonight my brilliant, talented son will be playing drums with Dr. Dog on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon!If we can, daughter Julie and I will tweet live from the show; if not, see you here tomorrow!Oh yeah, and if you are in NYC, don't forget to come to the Soho Apple Store at

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-86100398497542315852010-04-04T12:25:00.002-04:002010-04-04T15:29:25.127-04:00

Happy Easter!Well, some weeks are definitely better than others, and this one looks to be so stellar I have my fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.Just three quick plugs and I'll move on to the more TMZ/Perez Hilton type news I know you are all dying to read. (insert smiley face emoticon here)First, as I been tweeting, blogging, facebooking, etc., Julie Slick's debut CD is available for

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Good evening!I am pleased to announce that Julie Slick's debut CD is now available for pre-order. Click on the link for further details and to have a look at her special guests!Along with the pre-order comes three free downloads...and some very special artwork. If you can't get enough of Ms. Julie, she'll be appearing tonight at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus...here's the official blurb:THE RETURN OF

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Oh man, how I love me some undiscovered You Tube.When I inadvertently found the film clip of John Wetton and my son performing Starless this afternoon (I could not figure out how to embed it here but it is on my Facebook page so friend me if you haven't already), I decided to go hunting through You Tube to see if there was anything else I missed.Did I ever!Here is 17 year old Julie Slick and 16

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Good morning!So if you live vicariously through Julie and Eric Slick like I do or are simply normal people and just friends/fans, you've probably already seen this very cool video from their New York City debut at the Cake Shop of their band with Robbie "Seahag" Mangano, a/k/a Paper Cat, but you know as President of their fan club, I have to post it here, too. Yeah, that rocked. And more is on

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Good morning!Just a couple of quick reminders...If you are anywhere near New York City, please do not miss the debut NYC performance of Paper Cat at the Cake Shop tonight and here's some additional info and directions as provided by New York Time Out. I am very happy to tell you that this show is brought to you by Creaked Records which is, of course, more than a little exciting but beyond my

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Hey hey:It's pretty quiet on the home front today but if anything stellar occurs, I'll let you know. In the meantime, just a couple of quick reminders:Tonight:Julie Slick, Andre Cholmondeley in Andre's band, Hidden Agenda, opening for the Great White Caps, at the Fun House in Bethlehem, PA. Show starts at 10:30!Me: My new erotic "cougar" comedy, Bitten to the Core, is not only available in

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Good afternoon!ETA: Stellar Dr. Dog review in Wired!ETA #2: Ditto - Nashville Scene!I'm getting a late start today...sorry...the dog still gets me up at 3AM every night though that's a hell of a lot better than every single hour like it was last month and the vet did say the medicine takes 4-6 weeks to fully kick in. But hurrah, Monty continues to improve and look better every day.So as you

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-50588926736250995082010-03-18T05:38:00.008-04:002010-03-19T09:37:19.864-04:00

ETA: "Dr. Dog played at Harvest of Hope Fest March 12, 2010. This is an interview with Scott McMicken of the band, concert footage and a fan commentary. This was shot and edited by Andrew Ford for The Gainesville Sun."And there's lots of Eric Slick drum footage. Good morning, good morning!So while Eric Slick is down in Austin, TX at South by Southwest and Julie Slick works on her debut solo CD,

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-71106085464583158702010-03-15T10:00:00.003-04:002010-03-15T11:25:17.028-04:00

Where is the sun and what have they done with it?I know I like a good storm as much as anyone but this is ridiculous. Three days non-stop? Blech. Oh well, I'm not really complaining. Hopefully today will be another day of productive writing. Hey, my strange little flash fiction story is up at Short, Fast, and Deadly - click and scroll down and marvel at how my weird brain works sometimes...

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-74960907778962543592010-03-13T10:00:00.001-05:002010-03-13T10:00:44.267-05:00

Hi there!I know I'm odd, but there's nothing I love more than a really rainy Saturday morning. While everyone else in Philadelphia is probably sleeping in, I'm up and about loving the dark solitude.Even the dog is sleeping in - he's out cold upstairs in my bed. You have no idea what a good thing this is. Up until he started his medication on Monday, he literally was awake every hour on the

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Hello, Friday. Boy, am I happy to see you.Man, what a week.I'm fried.But it's all good now. The dog started his new medication on Monday and I started stressing really big time when I read the possible side effects. Why oh why do I do this to myself? Oh, here's another thing. It says right on the box that pregnant women or women trying to become pregnant should not come into any contact

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-8248220671090144212010-03-10T12:01:00.003-05:002010-03-10T12:06:22.604-05:00

Okay, so I'm using the term "international film debut" loosely, but here they are...Julie Slick, Eric Slick, and Robbie "Seahag" Mangano, known collectively as Paper Cat, starring in their very first You Tube, produced by none other than bassist extraordinaire Julie Slick herself. Hope to see you at the New York show on March 28!Later,xo

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-89517304431154702652010-03-08T14:11:00.005-05:002010-03-08T17:04:03.796-05:00

Good afternoon!Today is International Women's Day. How shall we celebrate? A click on that link should give rise to all kinds of ideas. What I do know is, All Hail Women!As for me, I'm rejoicing over many, many things here.First and foremost, Monty dog does have Cushing's disease, which used to be a death sentence. But thanks to recent medical breakthroughs, he is going to be okay, albeit

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Let's start the day right with an oxymoron: Happy Monday!Sigh...Well, the Olympics are finished and now my life can return to normal....i.e...listening to music at night. But like I said, it's been a welcome distraction to worrying about the dog, who seemed very happy and perky yesterday to get a visit from his brother and sister.Yep, click away. That's a giant picture of Julie and Eric Slick

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-24788396738512442012010-02-26T11:30:00.009-05:002010-02-27T19:15:21.515-05:00

Good morning.Or is it?ETA: Oh my God, it is a GREAT MORNING! I'M IN THE FREAKING HUFFINGTON POST TODAY! Look! (And oh yeah, once you click on that, please oh please click the link to buy the book! It's truly wonderful, I promise.)And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.Unfortunately, we're currently getting pounded by yet another snow storm, and while it was fun in the beginning

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So it's been a little snowy in Philadelphia lately, in case you aren't lucky enough to live here.The dog is loving it, but I would personally like it a lot more if I could walk him without fear of falling on my head. C'mon people of the Art Museum area, shovel your damn sidewalks. I swear, when I moved here years ago and it was all blue collar, you would never see a mess like this. Now it's

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-50052258768088820252010-02-09T14:50:00.009-05:002010-02-09T20:41:40.591-05:00

Well, there's a lot of excitement today at Casa Slick.Because Eric Slick, after three years of playing doumbek for Gypsy Hand Tribal Belly Dance Troupe in a side tent, finally gets to play the big stage with Dr. Dog this year at Bonnaroo.Here's a partial list of the line-up from Billboard but I anticipate inserting something else much cooler here by the end of the day. In the meantime, I'll

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Morning!I'm not awake yet and want to post some photos of Saturday's blizzard, but in the meantime, I can't help but notice some tasty Dr. Dog press I came down to just now.“Do you know if the Dr. Dog show is sold out tonight?”ETA whatever: From (Hurrah!) Philadelphia Weekly!"February 8th, 2010Dr. Dog Changes DrummersYou may have heard — or even noticed if you’ve seen them live recently, perhaps

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From the Albany Press:Dr. Dog dazzles at Revolution HallBy Ian GoldsteinDr. Dog bassist Toby Leaman passionately singing at Revolution Hall last night. The emerging band impressed a the crowd at the Troy venue with their soulful sound and no-frills performance.“Take it easy, bro,” said Dr. Dog bassist Toby Leaman before leaving the stage to end an energetic night. The show was over, but nobody

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-25512884664566593532010-02-06T09:00:00.004-05:002010-02-06T09:17:06.608-05:00

Good morning!Well, I just awoke to a foot of snow on the ground and the weather guy on t.v. is telling me we're getting 28 inches by the time it's all over...all I know is, I just tried to let the dog out the front door and we both tumbled down the three marble steps leading to my house. It was kind of fun but you had to see me scrambling to get back up before said dog...never mind.But I also

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Good morning, good morning!ETA: Dr. Dog's show tonight in Madison, WI is SOLD OUT!"Dr. Dog Fri. February 5Today, 11:51 AMWho: Dr. Dog / the GrowlersWhen: Fri. February 5 9:30PMAdditional Info: 18 and up. This show is sold out.TONIGHT'S SHOW IS SOLD OUT.Dr. Dog's latest record, Fate, is a timeless yet contemporary distillation of the band’s open-armed, big-hearted sound taken to new heights of

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Morning, morning:So the first thing I wake up to today is a new blog post from Eric Slick where he gives a rather interesting behind the scenes look at his first tour with Dr. Dog.And then I found a fun You Tube of Eric and Zach Miller, Dr. Dog's keyboardist, jamming to some Beck right after soundcheck while Scott decorated the stage:Tonight the band is playing at the Pike Room in Pontiac,

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-87674354952057880822010-02-02T07:59:00.008-05:002010-02-02T10:32:00.128-05:00

Good morning!Well, my day is starting off simply awesome. I just got the best review like, ever, for Bitten to the Core. Five cherries, which is the equivalent of five stars, I guess, in erotic comedy world and very, very cool.You can read it right here.Okay, obviously I have much more to talk about but I'm so stoked about that review I wanted to post it right away.And congratulations to Neil

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ETA #3: Dr. Dog is also in Paste Magazine today.ETA #2: Dr. Dog is in Billboard today!"Dr. Dog guitarist Scott McMicken acknowledges that the group's new "Shame, Shame." due out April 6, was "a risky one" for the Philadelphia quintet, taking it out of its home studio environment and bringing in outside production help."It was...doubt-ridden and rocky along the way," McMicken tells Billboard.com

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-76033497047531033182010-01-30T17:30:00.003-05:002010-01-30T17:47:59.111-05:00

In light of the whole Amazon/Macmillan Publishing debacle, I, along with my fellow Phaze authors, am offering selected free book(s) for the remainder of the weekend. I've decided to give away Three Days in New York City, the first book in my "Sins in the City" collection.Grab a copy right here. And if you enjoy it, don't forget books two and three in the series, Another Bite of the Apple and

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-69421876815114113252010-01-30T09:05:00.002-05:002010-01-30T14:25:49.827-05:00

ETA: From last night's show in Rhode Island and now I see what Eric meant about the stage decor. Very cool.Good morning!Well, let me start off by saying: HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY JULIE SLICK!Sigh...I remember when she was just a young lass of 23.Wasn't I just 24 yesterday? Arghh...where are the years going? Ah well. I'm one of the lucky ones. Life is good.And life is especially good for Eric

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-25300273159035524492010-01-28T11:55:00.004-05:002010-01-29T07:12:07.742-05:00

ETA #4 added - photo of Eric's drums adorned with flowers....see belowMeh. Not much to talk about.Oh, I'm kidding. But I've been working on my new book and kind of distracted so forgive me.Wait. Stop. ETA: Fantastic video of Ms. Julie Slick:Wow. Okay. I am really smiling now.ETA #2! Dr. Dog updated their website to include Eric, whose official band name is now "TEACH" which I think is

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-6114531080974924782010-01-20T10:08:00.001-05:002010-01-20T10:11:04.666-05:00

So as you should all know by now, yes, Eric Slick is the new drummer for Dr. Dog and it's damn exciting. Last Monday they had a photo shoot for their upcoming tour, and this is the first one published. Here's a review of Ninja gig at Johnny Brenda's last Thursday...some additional photos and nice comments posted there, too.Dr. Dog just signed with Anti RecordsTake a look at who else is on this

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The first ever group of School of Rock All-Stars perform their final concert of the 2004 west coast tour in Las Vegas - it was Julie's swan song - she was 18; Eric was 17 with one more year to go -- and you will see Eric with very long hair on the congas first song in. And Julie and Eric wrap up the finale with the Beatles.The kids playing King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man are 15 years

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-499439135279698612010-01-12T09:25:00.002-05:002010-01-12T10:06:08.892-05:00

Well, I'm still under a gag order, which really sucks because I have so many great stories I'm about to burst but I think by Friday morning I'll be able to spill all.By the way, you have no idea how disturbing Google images can be when you try and find an illustration/photo of "gag order". Trust me on this. Don't do it.Here's what I can say: Yeah, Eric is now the drummer for an already

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-27008089370130321972010-01-05T08:55:00.003-05:002010-01-05T11:13:12.300-05:00

I know I said 2010 would be an interesting year but it's already ridiculously cool and I'm pretty excited but I've been told I'm not allowed to say anything about anything yet other than report the news which is reportable. Bah! Thwarted again, but I suggest you tune in a few times daily because once the ban is lifted, all bets are off!Anyway, what I can tell you is this: If you are anywhere

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-81611184462018495192009-12-31T11:15:00.003-05:002009-12-31T13:31:59.561-05:00

So what a year, eh? For our family, it's been twelve months of some neat transitions and some not so neat, and I suspect that trend will continue even more strongly in 2010. I'm not complaining. Hey, I even made it through my first full year as an empty-nester. Though admittedly I continue to stalk/harass both Julie and Eric daily - that will never change unless they tell me they actually

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-37554964854207931192009-12-30T13:41:00.004-05:002009-12-30T13:45:42.442-05:00

Just a quick note to let you know that Julie, Eric, and Robbie, a/k/a Paper Cat, will not be performing at the Mercury Lounge in NYC tonight. Something came up beyond their control but I will be back tomorrow with lots and lots of photos and all the news you can use!So I won't wish you all a Happy New Year yet...sit tight and stay tuned for info on what promises to be the most stellar year yet!

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-4415509889057009632009-12-21T15:15:00.007-05:002009-12-21T16:26:01.112-05:00

Okay, it's time to play serious ketchup.First, let me apologize for the canceled book release party on Saturday night. We had a "crippling blizzard" here that day...a 23 inch total which just never happens in Philadelphia; I had wonky internet service and all kinds of craziness at Casa Slick. Just to give you an idea, here's a photo of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is basically down the

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-71052267227873218162009-12-11T07:00:00.007-05:002009-12-11T15:27:17.898-05:00

Okay, lots of amazing news and excitement this morning!Like, there's this new book coming out, published by HarperCollins:Here's the synopsis over at their website:"It All Changed in an InstantMore Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & ObscureBy Larry Smith, Rachel FershleiserPrice: $12.00On Sale: 1/5/2010 PRE-ORDER HERE!“A perfect distraction and inspiration, and a collection that begs to be

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Hurrah! Wondering whatever became of Elizabeth, heroine of my first published novel, Three Days in New York City and its naughtly little sequel, Another Bite of the Apple? Well, this burning question can be answered today, which marks the digital release on the third book in the trilogy, Bitten to the Core.(Cover by Debi Lewis)And how cool is my publisher, offering a special discount for the

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-68879363861868207462009-12-04T15:18:00.006-05:002009-12-05T08:18:44.117-05:00

Erm...not that this is a freaking awesome review or anything *cough*...but..."...Julie and Eric Slick don't have promising vocations in music because they play in Belew's band, but because they play like they belong in it. e represents the continuation of a long, notable career of one musician and the beginning of what will likely be long and notable careers of two more." (click on link to read

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-58870805377753819132009-11-30T09:35:00.002-05:002009-11-30T09:54:36.404-05:00

Well, Andre forwarded this to me with "copyright infringement?" in the subject line, and I laughed out loud.eSlick!I like how they advertise this: "Be eSlick. Take your documents on the go."Yes, you, too, can be like eSlick and always have your documents because God knows, you need to have those documents on you at all times, damn it! And hear that, Eric? You will now have legions of

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Well, obviously there's much to be thankful for this year, and I'll get into that in a future post tomorrow along with photos of our Thanksgiving feast tonight, but one thing that really made me smile today was to learn that I'm Smith Magazine's Six Word Memoir of the Day.So yeah, you can click on the above link to read it but being the egomaniac that I am, naturally I had to take a screen shot,

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-84348290712397491782009-11-18T10:40:00.003-05:002009-11-18T11:07:44.546-05:00

If you've been reading my blog, you know that this summer, I went on tour with Julie and Eric and when they played what was my personal favorite show on the "east coast" tour, Toronto, we met Martin Popoff, a rock journalist with some serious creds: Have a look at his published books on the subject!Anyway, he interviewed Adrian for an article in Goldmine Magazine, and it just came out today.

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Well, according to what I've been reading on line, more and more people are saying it. Adrian Belew Power Trio's "e" just may be the best CD of 2009.From The Progressive Ears forum board...can't get a direct link to the actual post but it's called " FEATURED CD- Adrian Belew Trio - e":Member: Stigglesworth 11/13/2009 8:20 AM"One of my albums of the year, fantastic."******Member: 100423

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Okay, I'm too lazy and still head cold ridden so I'm not in the mood to do a long blog post today but if that changes and I find reviews, etc. I'll come in and edit. In the meantime, have you ever wanted to own one of my books but were to lazy yourself or too short on cash? Well, with the exception of Daddy Left Me Alone with God, which is published by Tease and which can be purchased by

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-65656958551251351092009-11-11T19:03:00.008-05:002009-11-12T09:39:55.431-05:00

ETA: Here's a review of the show in Perm, but I had a really hard time translating it, though I did manage to pull out this sentence:"Eric Slick - drums with a classical musical education, operates drums minimal configuration, while the audience is simply amazing amazing musicianship and intelligence, draughty in every stroke." (If anyone can translate this review for me, please email me said

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ETA: Hurrah! My latest book, "Daddy Left Me Alone with God" is now available on Kindle! Here's the link! And um, just a heads up that my current NaNo project (National Novel Writing Month - a 50,000 word novel written during the month of November, as in RIGHT NOW) is the sequel, which will bring you all up to date on these *cough* "fictional" characters as well as introducing you to a couple

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-24017765910418428572009-11-04T16:45:00.002-05:002009-11-04T17:06:56.366-05:00

Good afternoon....So you'll notice there's a new song on my playlist today, which totally freaked me out this morning when the alarm went off because my alarm is the radio and I have it tuned to XPN, and the reason it freaked me out is because????Well, it's Al Stewart's Road to Moscow. And Moscow is where Julie and Eric are headed this very minute. It blew me away that this song was playing as

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-14030472211523441352009-10-31T11:24:00.003-04:002009-10-31T11:57:54.162-04:00

Who is this green man?Surely you recognize the character from this:Here's a hint: He spent the entire summer on tour, just got back late Monday night, and has three - yes three - gigs today/tonight for Halloween with three, yes three, different bands - where he'll also be playing guitar and bass (who knew) before taking off for Russia and Turkey on Wednesday...Okay, I know it's obvious.I should

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-71936652901682152982009-10-30T11:50:00.003-04:002009-10-30T12:42:30.695-04:00

Okay, okay, I know I said I wouldn't do anything as cheesy as a five year birthday tribute to my blog, but yeah, I just confirmed today is the day and since I do have some other stuff to talk about, why the hell not.Drawing by the late, great John Lennon (and if you didn't know that and the fact that this journal is named in his honor, you are not cool enough to be here so go away. Or not. You

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-36444604422536423952009-10-27T21:30:00.003-04:002009-10-27T21:40:56.209-04:00

So much for my statement that I'm resigning as unofficial publicist for the Adrian Belew Power Trio to concentrate on editing/writing my new book(s) but I had to make an exception because the trio is featured in this month's Guitar Player Magazine.Here's their video interview with Julie and Eric Slick:To see Guitar Player's interview with Adrian and to watch their footage of the trio's

RobinSlickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938708.post-66514593446217067972009-10-25T16:15:00.001-04:002009-10-25T18:34:47.762-04:00

I've never been so homesick in my life.Okay, so it does look like I'm having a good time catching some rays and reading a fantastic book (Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo) in Redondo Beach, California, that is true:Though I was seriously terrified when leaving Phoenix for Utah when we had to make a bathroom stop and this was the only place for 400 miles."You ladies have come to the right place,"

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Well, we’re in the final stretch of the tour and to say I’m homesick is putting it mildly. All I want to do is sleep in my own bed in between my two guys.Oh wait. That didn’t sound quite right, did it. Oh well, Ha ha, get your minds out of the gutter, I’m talking about dogs. Oh Monty, I miss you so much!So as I indicated in my last post and as you may have read on my Twitter feed, this marks

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And this pretty much says it all...Notice my skinny vegetarian body? Ha ha, I'm freaking starving to death, but oh it's so worth it.Also notice my new banner. You know how Frank Zappa said "Play My Music"? Well, here's my version: "Read My Books!"In the next few weeks, my blog will undergo a transformation. Julie Slick is doing such a wonderful job over at her blog I think I will defer to her

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Dear Blog:I'm sorry I've lost interest in you lately, especially as we are coming up on your five year anniversary this month. I was going to do something special to celebrate, but then I thought to myself: Robin, it's a blog. What the hell are you thinking? Truth is, and I know this is sad, but I've kind of lost interest in blogging. Between writing an actual new book, editing one I wrote a

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So I've been at the beach all week, and I've been missing Julie and Eric Slick something awful...well, that's about to change. Eric is on his way here as we speak, and Julie will be arriving tomorrow morning and finally, we'll have a real baseball team again!That's a pic from the amusement park here circa 2006 - I am going by the length of Eric's hair in the photo combined with the fact that I

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Well, I'm back home from touring; I have about nine million stories, all of which you can read in my new book tentatively titled "Merch Woman" because it would be a travesty to blog about them for free har har, and in case you haven't caught up with my agonized posts on Twitter, my first day back had me at the periodontist on Monday having the absolute world's most painful dental surgery so I

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Hey hey:For all of you wondering where is Robin and why isn't she blogging from the Adrian Belew Power Trio tour, frankly, so much has occurred I've got the material for a hilarious and interesting (I hope, anyway) brand new book so as much as it pains me, I need to control myself and refrain from writing anything other than (1) It's been a blast so far - Adrian, Julie and Eric are making music

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Hey hey:I'm home today before taking off for the New York City show tomorrow night at BB Kings (and don't forget about the CD release party at Rembrant's this evening at 8:00 p.m.; doors at 6:30; admission FREE)...but I just wanted to take a minute to publish some fun snippets from the tour so far.Now, obviously I have many stories and a few of you have sent me the most wonderful photographs in

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Okay, okay, I know I promised live blogging from the tour but you cannot believe how incredibly stressful and difficult selling merch is at the shows each night...naturally, I am having the best time ever but the blog thing...no.If you do not already know, I have been live tweeting from the shows each night, so please follow me at www.twitter.com/robinslick.But I am popping on here to tell you

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Well, you know it's going to be a good day when you wake up to this:"...In this case Eric Slick, one hell of a drummer whose name probably will be only whispered in a couple of years because everyone will be scared of his talent. Yes, he is that good and currently touring with Project Object, if I am not mistaken."(Eric Slick and Robbie "Seahag" Mangano at Zappanale in East Germany 8-14-09)You

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From the folks at Rock Om...a wonderful interview with Ade:Something In the AirAugust 18th, 2009An Interview with Adrian Belew (Part I)By Tom Crenshaw, tom@rockom.netGuitarist, songwriter and vocalist Adrian Belew has been at the art and craft of reinventing, innovating, and redefining the term "cutting-edge musician" since 1977. That was the year Frank Zappa walked into a bar in Nashville and

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Oh man, here's a tasty You Tube from Friday (8-14-09) night's show in Germany - Project Object featuring the usual suspects (Eric's back there on drums - you can hear him even if you can't see him...ha ha, the plight of the drummer)...along with Geronimo Black on guitar (the late Jimmy Carl Black's son) and the insanely talented Robert Martin on sax.More later. I'm not awake yet.

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So yeah, today is my birthday though as I just remarked on Twitter, I'm now officially at the age where I must begin either ignoring said birthday or start counting backwards.No, that is not my cake, I found that pic on Google images just now and thought it highly appropriate. But my cake, a rich butter pound confection that will be the last fattening thing I consume this month and next (and

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ETA: If you are around at 2:00 p.m. eastern on Friday, August 14, a radio station out of England will be broadcasting the brand new studio album by the Adrian Belew Power Trio, also known as "e". Here's the link.So in October, 2005, Eric Slick sat behind the drums and performed for Les Paul in honor of his 90th birthday. Les had a smile plastered to his face the entire time - he was really

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