I’m fairly new to the Thursday Thirteen as a blogger.
As a Thursday Thirteen reader, however, I’m an old soul. (On the internet, an old soul is anything over six months.)
So, today I’m doing a special Thursday Thirteen that coincides with the release of my new CD, A Friday Night in One Lifetime.
I’m giving away thirteen CD’s. THAT’S my Thursday Thirteen.
So, here’s how it works:
Leave a comment below.
Any person who comments on this blog from midnight on Thursday until noon on Friday – that’s 36 hours – will be added to a hat for a drawing. Me and my dog will draw 13 names from the hat over the weekend, and I will announce the winners on Sunday on my blog! (My dog would announce the winners, but she has a hard time typing.) The CD’s will be mailed out on August 1.
For those of you who are new to this blog, I’m a songwriter and performer. (and teacher and blogger too.) You can see a YouTube video of me performing one song here. And you can download a free song by clicking the link at the top of the left sidebar. Or just click here.
A Friday Night in One Lifetime will be released on July 31. It is a CD version – with a few extra stories – of my DVD that was released in the Spring. My DVD – Live at the Diana Wortham Theatre – just won a Telly Award.
The songs are all original tunes. There are stories and rants in between the songs. But we gave them their own separate tracks so that you didn’t have to listen to them over and over again!
And in honor of the occasion, here are 13 great links to Thursday Thirteeners who have written about songs:
Blue Monday (this one is funny. she and i have the same embarrassing songs on our iPods!)
rus vw: rhetoric and ramblings (This gave me chills. I always hear song lyrics I wish I’d written!)
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WOW! Look how chatty we all get when offered free CD’s! I wonder when there will be a way to enter comments AND add scents (dill and cat turds for instance!
) that may up our chances!
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Hi Christine,
Please count me in the drawing.
Bright Blessings
Eileen
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Dear Christine,
Thanks for the CD give-a-way thingy.
What fun to be included in the drawing.
Have a very intentional and outrageous day!
Linda
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Wow! So THAT’s how you can generate comments!! haha Neat, fun idea. I already have and ADORE your music…so drop my name in the hat anyway and I’ll pass the winnings on to my sister! (That’s me, a giver. =D )
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pssst emu (I think she spelled it right), please put us in for the drawing (only one not 2) and bb will give it to a friend of hers. thanks hannah and bull
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ooh…I feel lucky! please put my name in the hat.
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this is one way to get the comments! thanks for the incentive!
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Thank you for the wonderful offer – I’d love a CD.
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Love your blog! I need to schedule it in my day to read and enjoy it so I’m not splattering bits at a time!
Much Love, Lisa
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Christine, this is a clever approach to Thursday Thirteen! Nicely done!
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Holy crap, I can’t believe how many posts there are already! I loved the retreat last weekend. I love reading this blog. I have finally started my own. I read all the posts about creating creativity, cleaned up my office, cleaned up my home office (well, all except for one pile I still have to deal with there), actually played guitar for two hours last night for the first time in months (kept my poor dogs up!) and have visited people and done the work I need to do. Wow. In the past I never had enough time, and I have been so inspired since Saturday and seem to keep finding time. Amazing how that happens!
I have to order a new one of Rain and Mud and Wild and Green, because mine now has too many scratches from overplay! 
Here’s hoping I get a CD!
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Count me in! Just got Right Outta Nowhere from iTunes and I love it. With 3 dogs and 2 cats in the house, the motto around here is definitely “four legs good, two legs bad.” Thanks for a great Thursday Thirteen!
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When I was 9 I won a new dirt bike in a raffel at a shoe store. When I was 26 I won a beenie baby in a raffel at a business conference. Lets see if my lucky streak continues.
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Yep…took the leap and started my own blog. With the “one step at a time” philosophy ringing through my ears, i’m now reading up on your blogging thoughts since I always appreciate what you have to say.
And a new CD to go along with that? Too perfect.
Have fun choosing!
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all i have to do is leave a comment? cool!
i should probably say something deep and meaningful…
I’ll get back to you on that…
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I would love a copy. I have been waiting to see you in concert to pick up your latest, but with a small child, getting out is sometimes challenging. Maybe next time you’re here in Austin, TX. Or maybe I’ll be a winner!
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Wordless Wednesdays, Thursday Thirteens, Friday Funnies… Uh – I feel like I’m part of the Semantic Circus!
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Your music rocks, Christine, and anyone who gets to listen to it is a privileged soul!
- Aaron
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Always a sucker for a chance to hear you … and if your dog announces the winners, I’ll get my dog to translate for me.
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What a great idea! I got the free download already. You have a lovely voice!
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Throw my name in that hat! I think what you do is phenom.
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Here is my name for the hat. Thanks.
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I really look forward to checking your blog every morning. I’ve enjoyed the free songs you have posted, so hopefully I can win a CD.
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Hey Christine’s doggie; I’m holding my hand up really, really high right now so you’ll see me and pick my name from the hat
P.S. Christine, I know I’m a little late on the Congratulations, but CONGRATS on the Telly Awards!
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1st time here–great looking blog. Would love to win!
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I think you just need to get your dog the voice recognition software, in no time she’ll have her own blog (the dogblog) and be like the dog in the Bush’s baked beans commercials. Thank you for your thoughtful and thought-provoking posts, I’m looking forward to seeing you live in Columbus!
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Count me in, I’d love to win your CD!
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There are a lot of comments here. I’ll add one more to the number. Count me in.
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Very cool! Neat idea! Here’s hoping your dog picks me
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I’m glad fireworks season is over so your dog won’t be too traumatized to help in the picking of winners! Make sure she has some meditation time before undertaking the name-picking.
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Wow Christine! Look how many of us already love you!
Please pick me – I already have the DVD and need the tunes to carry with me.
Congratulations and thanks for this offer.
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What a neat idea! Thanks for offering!
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pant, pant….i’m hiding under the futon just brooding about this cd. my mom plays your mom’s music all the time…and it puts us all in a great mood….and i am one moody dog…..so please help me out. I’m still recovering from the 4th of July fireworks…cringe when i hear the builders in our neighborhood even hammering nails. A little music could sooth my soul.
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You writing and music hits me in the gut! You are very inspiring and have such a gift for expressing universal experiences. Thank you!
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It’s 12.37pm on Friday in Australia right now – do I qualify?
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Oh man, I think I just talked myself out of an entry…
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I’ve been meaning to email you this story for a while, but I just never got around to it. Now seems like a good time to share.
I was at work (in a restaurant) the other day when one of the cooks started complaining about not wanting to be there that particular day. I just turned, looked at him, and said, “Man, I don’t ever want to be here.” It made my day. Thanks for all your music!
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I think the CD would make an excellent companion to the my copy of your DVD which just came in the mail. Watching it will be my reward when I finish my school reading this weekend!
Thanks,
Kelsey
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Christine:
Please enter me in your drawing. Keep up the great work– your Blog is a great source of entertainment and wisdom for me! I’m going through a weird time of transition in my life and I’m sure, whether I win the CD or purchase, your music would be a great companion for me at this time. I’m looking forward to seeing you at the Old Town here in Chicago soon.
Tim
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Add my name to the hat please.
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OK Christine, count me in! All the best.
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You are an inspiration and a daily read. Please include my name and keep up the great work!
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Hi Christine!
H.
I can’t remember how I discovered your blog–but what an inspiration!
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OK, I just feel dirty somehow…
It’s been so long since I’ve commented on your blog, and yet here I am trying to get free stuff!
87 comments as I type this… wow!
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Hey, links to blog posts about songs! I’m always looking for music blogs. (Well, okay, not that hard anymore since I’m already reading close to 90 blogs already, but – nonetheless.)
I love the DVD. And am slowly learning how to play “She don’t like roses”. I haven’t been playing guitar for long and haven’t done any finger picking before.
And what lyman reed said, “It’s been so long I commented, and yet here I am trying to get free stuff.”…
Have been thinking about the attention splatter thing a lot though.
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I am fairly new to this web site and you probably should not let me win one of your disk (might encourage my attention splatter problem). But on the other hand it might encourage me to keep reading, in which case you may inspire me. I did like your Youtube video. I am a closet guitar player and song writer and your upbeat style appeals to me. I take it back, I should be a winner.
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Since I won a copy of the DVD that this CD comes from when your server went down months ago, I feel a little guilty entering this drawing too, but not guilty enough to keep me from doing it!! I’ve shared your DVD all around my family and friends (hmmm, which reminds me, I need to find out where it’s living now) and I’d love to have the CD version to sing along with in the car.
Love your blog and your music and hoping to see you in a couple of weeks when you play the Raleigh area!!
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Hi, been reading your blog for a little while. More for the personal development part than the music at first to be honest!
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I didn’t check blogs yesterday – trying to stay a little farther from the computer to control the attention splatter (it didn’t work, other things did it anyway). Good thing I didn’t carry that to extremes – look what I’d have missed! I have the DVD now, but the CD wold be great for the studio. So I’ll post for the drawing for sure!
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Hi Christine,
Thanks so much for all of your wonderful song writting. Your music has been an inspiration for years and you are always on the rotation at my house. I was very happy to see you have a new CD. I’m looking forward to getting a chance to see you again in 5 weeks at the Great River Folk Festival.
I hope you and your dog had a great 4th of July. I can’t really get my birds away from it like that, but if I ever need to install a new roof, we will all head out the the woods until its over. It took them months to get past that one
See ya soon, Jim.
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Hi Christine,
I’m just making it under the wire. One of my great friends sent me a link to your site and said I would love your blog and your music. She wants me to attend one of your retreats too and I think that sounds wonderful. I look forward to reading more and learning more about your music too!
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