(If you read this on my FB, there has only been 1 minor update)
Nick
Thomas, Spill Canvas frontman, aka the voice in my head, has created a
Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming solo album. I was initially just
going to donate enough for a t-shirt, but tier $250 caught my eye: a 60
second personalized song.
Figuring I had nothing to lose I
said (in much more of a ramble), "Hey, Nick. I wrote a book and one of
the characters is a musician. Can we extend the 60 seconds? If I gave
you the lyrics I wrote, would you make it a song for me? Can
I distribute it with my book as a free promotional tool, maybe even for
my own Kickstarter to publish? I will also, in all likelihood, get a
tattoo of it."
Nick said (to paraphrase), "Writing songs takes
a lot of time. How long we talkin' here? If you buy the song, I'll say
whatever you want as long as it's not explicit and it's yours. You can do whatever
you like with it." After another waffling, gushy response from me he said, "I am sure we could figure something out and create an awesome song!" (That's a direct quote. ... Squee!) And he only quoted me an additional $20--because I requested a t-shirt. What can I say? I got excited about the t-shirt.
So.... dipping into savings
because... yeah. NICK FUCKING THOMAS WILL PUT MY WORDS TO MUSIC!!! And I have pledged to at least tell everyone I know, in any way I can, about what he's doing and why they should support it.
If
you like The Spill Canvas, donate to him.
If you liked my book, donate to him.
If you want to see me fulfill my
dream of a sheet music tattoo, donate to him.
If you don't know what I'm
talking about, Google "The Spill Canvas", then donate to him.
If nothing else, because he's willing to do pretty much whatever it takes for his fans, even though he's successful enough to be 2/3 toward his goal in less than 24 hours.
Mention me in a comment and maybe he'll cut me some slack and put a little extra oomph into my song. Eh? Eh?
The Nick Thomas Solo Album Kickstarter:
