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* From my good friend and talented musician/song-writer Tom Irwin…

Greetings everyone:

We just launched a Kickstarter campaign (Jan. 13 thru Feb. 13) at the above link to support a batch of my songs called All That Love. The recording (CD & LP) has John Stirratt of Wilco producing with an incredible group of musicians.

The Kickstarter link takes you to my page on their website and explains in detail what we are doing and how to navigate the rewards and pledges. Please feel free to share with others online, on social media and word of mouth.

Thanks so much for your support. Very much appreciated.

Sincerely, Tom

Tom’s Kickstarter page is here. Go help the guy out.

* From Tom’s pledge page…

$150 or more

Your very own song

I will write you a song on the subject of your choosing plus you get an All That Love CD & T-shirt - Plus your name in video of Thank You For Loving Me performed live by Tom Irwin & John Stirratt

That’s so tempting.

* The Question: What subject should I choose? Don’t forget to explain. Thanks!

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:22 pm

Comments

How about a ode to standin’up to BigBrain and the Super $tars will keep us from becomin’ West IN?

Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:25 pm
No matter the subject, “Bite me!” should be a part of the chorus.

Comment by Just Wondering Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:28 pm
How about Oscar?

I know, I know, it’s a sappy and obvious answer…but hey, the album is “All That Love”, right? And this is a thing for YOU. You want a song that winds you up, or that makes you feel good?

Comment by Threepwood Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:34 pm
Heh, and if it’s Oscar, Just Wondering’s suggestion for the chorus still works…

Comment by Threepwood Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:35 pm
CF, enough material to write a country song…every day.

Comment by A guy Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:36 pm
Trying to think of a subject for you to choose has revealed to me that I’ve become even more of a cynic than I once was.

Comment by AlfondoGonz Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:36 pm
Chorus…

You can do good all day
You can make the impossible
You can right that wrong
You can even change the rules
But what ev-er you do
Don’t take the money

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:40 pm
A sad song about a neglected trash can van that helped a wealthy man win an election.

Comment by AC Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:42 pm
Startin’ Over, With Even Less

Comment by walker Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:43 pm
“I had my heart rebuilt so I could stay in this game”. If that isn’t passion, I don’t know what is.

Comment by Casual observer Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:44 pm
===What subject should I choose? Don’t forget to explain. Thanks!===

Golf cart driving at the Fair.

Be about farmin’, progress, family, tradition, politics, and summertime.

Illinois style.

From a golf cart.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:48 pm
Oscar Loves Me… Loves Me True

Comment by MAMA Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:48 pm
New World Order.

Go read Quartz: Quartz geopolitical forecast: 2017 will bring a new triangle of instability, and an uprising of Luddites

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:50 pm
Love My Fans on Capitol Fax

Comment by Mama Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:53 pm
Droppin’ G’s.

Comment by Aspects Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 2:54 pm
Rauner math. It’ll be a never ending song, it just goes around and around in one continuous loop.

Comment by Gruntled University Employee Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:03 pm
“Try the Google or better yet subscribe!”

Comment by don the legend Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:06 pm
The State of Affairs and my Beloved State Fair

Comment by Mama Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:06 pm
If you need some inspiration, check out some of Tom’s songs on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwyzWRgfuZM

Comment by Anon221 Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:13 pm
you love JBT. something about Judy looking down at all the mess. I don’t get it, but it’s sooooo your thing! and it would say something about the financial condition of the state.

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:13 pm
“Prairie Dust”

Kinda like Springsteen’s “My Hometown”

Factories closing, jobs are leaving, and I’ll I see on the road outta town in prairie dust…

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:16 pm
If the album is All That Love, then how about a ballad about all that love the Governor has showered on this great state of ours? On our social services. On our college students. On our state vendors. On our state workers.

Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:21 pm
Should really call in Vanilla Man for this question.

In my head, I’m hearing Cher’s Half Breed, but I swear it sounds like she’s singing AFSC-ME.

Comment by A guy Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:27 pm
Perfidy…..a perfect mist
To enable your vision to Cease and Desist

(man, I stink at this)

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 3:54 pm
An ode to the overtime session

Comment by Boone's is Back Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 4:10 pm
It’s all the same
only the names will change
everyday, seems like its wasted away…
(You’re clever enough to make this your own)

Comment by Yada Yada Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 4:18 pm
A song about those lovable online political trolls.

Comment by RIJ Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 5:02 pm
I think the subject ought to include comment moderation and the title would be: Banned for Life.

“Now just ’cause your thinking, even though you been drinking, it don’t mean you have to type it all here. You can tell it to your friends, you can tell it to your wife, but if you say that (stuff) here, well, you’ll be banned for life.”

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 5:11 pm
“Fake News is worse than No News”.

Comment by Newsclown Tuesday, Jan 17, 17 @ 5:28 pm