This took me forever to post for some reason!  Well, here it is:  the second Tit Talks, a series exploring the weird things my friends and I blather about.

In this episode, bassman and producer (Paperface and Chris Merritt) extraordinaire Jake Thro talks about rock and roll music, questions why music isn’t subject to the normal criticisms that you have in any other field, and plugs Studio One, and I go on obnoxious rants about music and stuff.  This episode features three great tunes as well – the first is an old Paperface track called Bleedin’.  I’m way into this song lately.  Where were the “music execs” when those 19-year-old guys were rockin’ out song after song like this, huh?  Geez.  Probably giving Sugar Ray back massages or something.

I’m playing at the Local 269 Bar tomorrow night.  It’s on the lower east side in Manhattan.  I’ll be trying out lots of new material for the next record.  Grab a drink and relax.  I’ll also try any request you throw at me.  Even if I can’t play it.  Try me.

Local 269

8:00 PM

I received an email from Adam Elk of The Mommyheads.  The subject was “Avant-garde Merritt” and attached was this incredible rendition of Radio by (presumably) Adam’s offspring.

Awesome!  It makes me want to have a cover contest just to announce this as the winner.

Here’s the original:

Radio by ChrisMerritt

Boston, listen up.  I’m coming to your town next weekend.  The 18th of November.

If you can manage to get your butt to McGann’s Irish Pub on 197 Portland Street then I can promise you one hell of a show.  (My good friend Jackson Wetherbee is playing as well and we might jam together and there will probably be beer for you to drink and beautiful Irish-American ladies dancing around and also probably Matt Damon.  Seriously, who knows Matt Damon??  LET’S GET HIM TO THIS SHOW, PEOPLE!!  You KNOW he would be a Chris Merritt fan!!  Plus we both have Finnish ancestry.  Shoot, we’re probably related. Does he have a facebook?  Do celebrities have a facebook?)

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