PLEASE VOTE

Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Eilish, Carole King, James Taylor, Taylor Swift, Linda Ronstadt. The list goes on and on.

 

These are prominent musicians who are encouraging you to go and vote for Kamala Harris.

 

I’m joining this elite crowd. I may not have millions of fans and social media followers but I have some. So wherever you are, please go out and vote. Democracy is on the ballot this year and every vote counts.

 

If you need information about where to vote and how to register, visit https://iwillvote.com

 

If you want to know who’s on the ballot in your area, visit https://ballotpedia.org

 

You are hereby excused from reading the remainder of this newsletter if you need more information about voting.

 

Now get out there and vote.

 

10th ANNIVERSARY SEASON

It came and went very quickly, or so it seemed. The 10th anniversary season of Knock on Wood, which ended with a private show in Brighton on Oct. 21, was a lot of fun. We did a total of 33 indoor and outdoor concerts In Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Good crowds, lots of enthusiasm and fun, many kind words.

 

Thanks to everyone who came out to shows this year.

 

We’ve already booked nine shows for 2025 so Season 11 is moving forward. Details will be posted as soon as they are available. Visit www.howienewman.com/knockonwood for news about Knock on Wood and our 2025 schedule.​

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MY CONNECTION TO R.E.M.

Did you know that two former members of R.E.M. (Peter Buck and Mike Mills) play in The Baseball Project, a rock band that has produced four full-length albums of baseball songs? It’s true. I feel embarrassed that all I’ve got to show for my baseball repertoire is three EPs.

 

Baseball’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2, includes "It's the End of the Curse and We Know It," a song about the 2004 Red Sox and,obviously, a parody of the big R.E.M. hit. I thought Buck and Mills might get a kick out of hearing it so I sent The Baseball Project an mp3s of my song recently. Haven’t heard anything back yet.

 

One of The Baseball Project songs is about Harvey Haddix and his 1959 pitching gem. Well, it just so happens that I also have a song about Harvey Haddix (Baseball’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3) and, although theirs came first, I was not aware of that until a few months ago. Thus another connection to R.E.M.

 

You can listen to my baseball songs at www.howienewman.com/bgh3-samples and www.howienewman.com/music-samples (scroll down).

 

And if you want to check out The Baseball Project, visit http://baseballproject.net 

 

Have a great Thanksgiving.​

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UPCOMING 

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