Welcome to the world, baby girl!

First of all, congratulations to the Loud Family's Scott Miller and his wife Kristine on the birth of their second child, Julianne Elizabeth, yesterday (March 15). Julianne joins big sister Valerie. The name must have been a favorite of Scott's for a while, since he used it in his song "Last Honest Face" (OK, it's "Julie Ann" according to the lyric sheet, but close enough!).

Secondly, it looks like the official release dates for our forthcoming CDs will be June 13 (Don Dixon) and July 11 (Loud Family). Summer still seems far away at this point, but if there's one thing I've learned as I've gotten older, it's that time flies. Plus, those are the street dates; I should have copies to sell via the 125 web site prior to those dates—there will be a super-special bargain offer for people who want to buy both discs. I'm about to sign with a distributor who will place our CDs in stores (both brick & mortar and on the web) on the dates above. And of course, you'll be able to buy 'em at the artists' live gigs. So hang on tight just a little longer...!