Let me get this straight...got a tennis scholarship to get close to American music. Is anyone working on a screenplay about this? Sounds like it has the makings of a Wes Anderson film. Damian Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:53:43 -0600 From: Career Records To: audities@smoe.org, javagene@hotmail.com Subject: Re: The Music CVS Does Message-ID: <433ABC86.DD35EB9E@mcn.net> I count six volumes of Hit The Hay in my collection, but I am missing the last one #7...The last couple are doubles too. Jerker moved to the US to go to school in Nashville. He wanted to be close to American music, so he got a tennis scholarship. I think he was here for a couple of years. Until recently he returned nearly every year and traveled around seeing the US and meeting bands. His first release came out in '94, that's the one that we're all on. Chris' song is "Hard Again". I think most of the tracks on these comps are exclusive. I know he asks for two years. These are all generally great things, a really wide scope of choice, from home recorded to pro stuff. The bad news is these are all limited to 1000, so each one sold out really quickly. I suppose you'd have to check the usual sources. The packaging one each one is wonderful. Lots of photos of "americana" and good notes on all the bands. He just asked around to all his favorite bands to get tracks. He's also done a couple volumes called Fireworks, which feature two songs from each band, but come with simple covers. The Homeruns series is rare tracks from power pop bands of the 70's. you should at least go to www.soundasleeprecords.com for tracks listings and such. By the way, Jerker is a great chappie. We had him and his mum here for a visit in the fall of '94. They just wanted to see everything and visit as many states as they could. They were thrilled when our trip to Mt Rushmore took us through three states in one day! Now with a family, he hasn't been over for a while. But he's still mad about music and always seems to have something in the works. ok then? RS Damian thegeniusiwas@hotmail.com