I spent the weekend in New Paltz, NY (and thereabouts), performing and making t-shirts with the new band logo.  I’ll post more about the shows tomorrow and work on getting the new shirts (hand made with the oh-so-fabulous Liz Cooper) up in the store soon.

Oh, also, I have to de-activate the button that tells you to buy Disconnect as a physical card.  It’s sold out.  Gone, I tell you…GONE!  You can still download the album in the Store, though.  And, um, the original t-shirts will still be available until they’re all sold out (XL is gone, but I’ve still got a handful of smalls, and too many mediums and larges).

And I’ve got to post some fun stuff to the You section.  Gee, I’ve got a lot of web-work to do, now that I’m thinking about it.  I’ve got to set aside a day and make a to-do list.  Well, I’ll fill you in on New Paltz tomorrow, and the rest will wait for another day (hopefully soon).

P.S. I picked up a vinyl copy of the Jazz Singer soundtrack by Neil Diamond for a BUCK!  I rule!

First things first: I was on 88.9fm, wmcx.com, today at 5pm.  It was a ton of fun.  I’ll post some audio soon.

THEN, I rocked over at Brewster’s, in Bradley Beach.  I’ll post photos soon.

Okay, onto business: The winner of the Eric Ginsberg & The New Originals art/logo contest is…::drum roll::…Len Peralta!

Len is the co-host of JawboneRadio and the genius behind Monster-by-Mail, Jonathan Coulton’s Visual Thing-A-Week, Zombie Alphabet and 700 Hobos Project. He has submitted this winning logo and jumped through a few hoops at my behest to make some accompanying art for later use.

Much thanks to everyone who entered! The 1st, 2nd and 3rd runners up (as voted on by The New Originals) were, in order: Chandra Jade, Jessica and Katie Biese.

ALL excellent submissions, and wonderful artists, and I thank them sincerely for their wonderful efforts (each having turned in multiple submissions) .

Len has won…well…recognition from you, for one thing. He and I have worked out a licensing agreement that is mutually beneficial so, should I make money selling items with the logo, he gets his fair share. So, um, I suppose I should make some stuff for you all to buy, so he can get his due…or something. Stickers and T-shirts in the summer, I promise (I don’t really promise). In the meantime, seriously, go buy a monster.

So, um, yeah…see you Monday night in New Brunswick?

…will be formally announced in a day or two.  The band and I picked it out.  Now I just need to see if I can get some customizations done on it before I unleash it to the world.

A VERY sincere thank you to everyone who submitted.  At the end of the day, there were a LOT that I would happily pick, and honestly debated trying to use more than one.  However, for marketing/branding purposes, I really need to pick one and put it on everything.

Keep an eye out.  I’ll post soon.

The Espresso Joe’s show was great. All the acts were terrific, and I couldn’t have been more thrilled with the audience. Seriously, packed house, attentive all the way, singing/clapping along at all the right moments…You guys rule!

You can catch me next, solo, on Friday, April 4th, playing and interviewing for an hour on 88.9fm WMCX (or WMCX.com for the internet broadcast) at 5pm, and then heading over to Brewster’s for a live 8pm performance (details linked in the sidebar over yonder –>). You’ll be able to catch the band again (still acoustic until May) the following Monday, April 7th, at the Court Tavern, in New Brunswick (details, again, linked in the sidebar –>).

I did two hours last night on Midnight with Dan & Rich, on Click Radio. You can download the podcast of it at HearNewBrunswick.com. It’s two hours. I played maybe 6 songs (some of which are new) and did some funnin’ around.

Friday is finally the day when Steve Bove’s article about me hits news stands in the Asbury Park Press’ “Jersey Alive!” section, so be sure to pick up the paper and save me a copy. There’s an online preview/teaser on app.com

Also, Friday night is my first show back out, and my first show performing under the new band name. Espresso Joe’s in Keyport, 7:30pm, free! It’s Eric Ginsberg & The New Originals (acoustic) featuring David DiGioia, Graham Schumann and Darryll Meter, with special guests, Alex Biese and Amy Malkoff. I’ve missed you so much and can’t wait to see you then!

So, in non-logo-related news, the Asbury Park Press article (mentioned in my previous post) has been pushed back to next Friday, which is great, ’cause it’s closer to area dates that I’m playing.  And in logo-related news, more anonymous logos (from a different anonymous submitter):

Asbury Park Press writer, and generally awesome guy, Steve Bove, has chosen lil’ ol’ me to be featured in this Friday’s Jersey Alive magazine (an APP insert).

You can check out the online preview/small sample of the article for now.

I’m just bubbling with antici…

…pation

Two submissions from Jessica just hit my in-box. Thanks, Jessica! Comment, y’all.  Got ideas of your own? Enter the contest!

Here’s a third batch from Chandra Jade. Drop a comment and let me know what you think.

Len Peralta, of Jawbone Radio, Monster by Mail and Jonathan Coulton’s VTAW fame, has submitted these two entries for the Eric Ginsberg and The New Originals art/logo contest. I think I’m gonna poop myself with excitement. Comment, people! And buy a monster from Len!

NOTE: Len and I have exchanged e-mails to the tune of “something belongs in the black space in the top right corner of the first image.”  We can’t figure out what, though.  Your suggestions?