It’s become a tradition to send out New Year wishes from Olin Place and Funketabla.  This year we did not do so.  Neither the end of the 2009 nor the start of January arrived as sweetly as we had hoped.  The Taliban bombed a volleyball game in Pakistan, a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, and people passed away both near and far.  It was not the sort of fresh start we had been hoping for.  So we decided to delay our good wishes for the new year.

Fortunately the solar New Year is not the only New Year’s option available!  The Lunar New Year is coming on Valentine’s Day February 14th, 2010 and we will delay our good wishes no longer!

And since talk is cheap and wishes without will can be feeble, we are actually doing something to make this year better.  We are giving away a track by James Whetzel!  It’s a happy little ditty  called “Days In Black Satin.”  It’s based on an out-take from the Sarod & Beats album.  The song began as a joke.  At Remedy Teas they make a tea called “Black Satin, “ and James joked, playing off of the name of the Moody Blues song “Nights In White Satin,” that he would make a track called “Days in Black Satin.”  Well now he’s done it and now you can enjoy it.  For the record “Beauty” is the name of another tea they make at Remedy Teas.

You can listen and/or download the track at ilike or soundcloud at the following links:

http://www.ilike.com/artist/James+Whetzel

http://soundcloud.com/jameswhetzel/days-in-black-satin-new-lunar-valentines-mix

May respect, peace, love and good things come to you and yours!

Funketabla

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