You mean, giving away free music samples to people who never asked for it? Yeah, I saw that.

It's a special kind of sickness we have, isn't it? :p

Yep, sure is.

I'm an event planner so I've often used their music sometimes as walk in, sometimes as dinner music mainly because it helps to calm me down when my nerves are about to go through the roof during a big event. Does that count?
I work their music in whenever I can because I love when people come up to me after the event was over to ask what the background music was!

Great stuff, all...

Been back to Igor's since last time? youknowhoyouare

Actually, so far, I have only given out one CD with Spyro Gyra on it, and it just has 2 songs. I've been trying to mix it up, and since most of my customers so far are women who would normally be in the R&B or gospel crowd, I try not to overwhelm them with too much instrumental, so I've included lots of vocals. Now, when I get some more male customers and people increase the numbers of sales overall, the kid gloves come off.
In fact, I'm thinking my next two policy deliveries will include CDs based on the playlists from the last two jazz shows I went to see: Spyro Gyra and The Rippingtons - if I can get them done (including labels) in time.

OK... here's what I would consider a "rare sighting". Yesterday, I'm walking through the Atlanta airport to pick up my mom from a flight... I had just been listening to The Deep End on the way to the airport. As I'm walking through the concourse, I hear a song playing that sounds familiar. I listen closer and it sounds STRANGELY familiar... as in, there's something about this song that doesn't fit this situation. I listened closer and, guess what, it's Summer Fling from The Deep End. I was quite surprised that I was hearing a song from a CD that hasn't even been officially released yet! It also occured to me that I was probably the only person in the airport (out of 10's of thousands of people) who would recognize that song!

Rick

...and know the title...

Awesome, Rick!

The Delicate Prey on TWC this afternoon. I think that puts Dreams Beyond Control as the album from which I've heard the most SG songs (4) in venues other than my audio system or a performance by the group:
Walk the Walk - on hold with Cellular South customer service
Breakfast at Igor's - piped in at a Kroger supermarket
Birks Law - also heard in a store, but I can't remember which one, and TWC
The Delicate Prey - TWC

Even with hearing Getaway on smooth jazz radio, Original Cinema has maxed out at 3.

I was browsing a catalogue on thursday morning, I forget the name. Anyway, they were advertising some old phonograph. On the bottom of it, where there was a storage space for records was a vinyl of carnaval. Pretty cool! I nearly flipped. I cut out the picture. Pretty funny!