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July 1st. I just wanted to wish a happy birthday to my number one fan up in Maine, Jody. 21 years old and ready to hit the bar scene for the first time, wink, wink.

Also, don't forget to visit my friends website for some cool, handcrafted jewelry, ( i erased the links...they weren't working)

Wow, it's been a while since i've written. Sorry, been busy. Let's see I got a 1/2 page feature in the may Metronome, an awesome, awesome review in the June Metronome, The Noise is printing my cd review and my response letter in the July Issue, the gigs we played went great, the guys in the band really ripped it up. Special thanks to Charles Davis for filling in on drums for me. Bad News is i've closed down my studio yet again....moved out of the peoples republic of lowell, will let you know when/where it'll surface next.

Well it finally happened, I SCREWED UP BIG TIME. I MEAN HUGE, GINORMOUS, BIG. I created a mailing list to update the 700 people on my mailing list about being named the Nashua Telegraph's Artist of the week!! and about my airplay on 91.5 FM, and my review in May's The Noise...and it ended up that everytime someone replied to me, it got sent to the entire 700+ people on my list. People were pissed. "unsubscribe me or i'll kill you" was what most people said. Luckily some had a sense of humour and just called me an idiot. One guy actually called all my phones and asked me to fix the problem or get him off the list. I actually got 2 excellent, much better options for mailing list management from Dennis in Radio Play and Mike from Rude Toys. Thanks fellas, maybe i'll be able to save face and not undo all the contacts i've made over the last 16 years. YIKES.''

Good-Good Friday Folks. Happy to report that i'm now getting airplay on 88.1FM in Canton, MI at WSDP Bill says they're spinning WE WERE IN LOVE. I guess a lot of people can relate to the lyrics. I'll be playing the All Asia Cafe in Cambridge next friday and the Chit Chat in Haverhill next saturday. See ya there. Stacy

Greetings earthlings!!! As those of you whose email addresses I have must know by now THE NEW CD IS HERE. Finally. It looks and sounds great if i do say so myself. Ever heard me rap, well you can now if you buy the cd. Some pop, some soul, some funk, some blues, some gospelish, some hip hop, melodic bass solo's, great hooks and of course pop and slap for my loyal minions. It should be available from cdbaby.com and www.digstation.com by the middle of next week, or you can mail a check to my address PO Box 534, Nashua, NH 03061 and I'll send a copy right over to you...don't worry i'm leaving the country with your 10 bucks. And for those AMAZING MUDSHARK fans that are still out there, on some of my upcoming dates EV and MPC will be jamming with me and yes we will play mudshark songs as well. I'll keep ya posted. On sad news, I will no longer be jamming with RUDE TOYS, they moved their rehearsals from Haverhill to Auburn, NH and I just wasn't digging it enough to drive the extra miles...I really dislike driving for some reason. I think it's those 100's of gigs the mudshark played down in newport, ri and that one eyed trek back home at 2 in the morning down 24 that did me in. Who knows though, with the new cd maybe i'll get rejuvenated. Only time will tell, any ways if you're a bassist looking for a cool, girl fronted, rock band rudetoys.com is the place to go. Later

What's up folks? the cd is on it's way back to me from the duplicator. The whirlwind promotion bonanza has begun...as i'm sure some of you have noticed. I'm finishing up lining up some dates for performances so keep your eyes open. Oh and those of you who are fans of the amazing mudshark will be glad to know on some dates i'll be joined by everett and mike. Finally, I have a friend who's band is looking for a drummer. her website is myspace.com/catfiteband. and a sample set list is

hot in the city - billy idol

twilight zone - golden earring

turn me loose - loverboy

walking on sunshine - katrina and the waves

I ran - flock of seagulls

love is alive- gary wright

better now - collective soul

wake up call -maroon 5

too much time on my hands - styx

walk like an egyptian - bangles

"I saw your ad and visited your website. With titles like Pronounced
Damn! He\'s Sexy and quotes like \"my amazing ability to multi-task\"
it\'s obvious that you have a huge ego. I heard your songs and you are no
James Jamerson or Marcus Miller. My advice to you is get over yourself"

For any of you who have similar thoughts going through your head, here's the deal...Pronounced:Damn! He's Sexy was a toungue in cheek reference to the picture on the cd cover...not a personal proclimation of my extreme sexiness. And for the moron who wrote the email. being able to be in more than one band at a time is multi tasking, uh, been there and done it, fact not fiction, buy a dictionary.

I was officially not offered the gig to play bass for the cover band, The Discount Giggolo's. I guess my lack of experience playing horrible 80's/90's pop cover songs outweighed my ability to learn to play horrible 80's/90's cover songs. No hard feelings though at least they had the decency to call me back and let me know, unlike this other wedding band that I tried out for...damn!! I really wanted to play "Get Down Boogie, Oogie, Oogie". The quest for a paying gig continues.

As a courtesy to those who I will be speaking with on the phone regarding jamming together I submit the following. Please note I don't care what kind of gear you have, because expensive drums and guitars don't equate to good time, great feel, solid dynamics and being prompt to rehearsals, it just means you have extra money to spend that you didn't spend on lessons. And secondly, please keep it short. Who, What, Where, When and How. Your website, the songs you want me to learn, your phone number and your address. That's all I need.

So I get a phone call from a guy looking for a bassist. Cool, gigging band needs bassist, bassist needs gigs, i'm on the phone in seconds. A little phone tag later and i'm talking to a guy about his. First there's the usual who are your influences, where do you live, have you seen my website, do you think i'm sexy and then he starts to tell me about the band. "Dude, we're an 80's tribute band that plays 2 to 4 huge stage shows a month for big, big money""We wear wigs and everything and just rock out to 80's rock and people love it". So I say...."uh ya, sounds like alot of fun but I really don't think i'm your man" "Come on dude it's a great time and all the guys are real talented and you'd have a blast." In the past when I didn't mind shlepping my gear all over new england for auditions I would have just scheduled the audition and brought along a photographer to take a picture of their reactions when my chubby black ass got out of the van ready to whip out some White Lion and do my best Kip Winger impersonation, however i've matured a little and so I broke it too him as gently as possible. "Dude, I'm sure you guys are talented and the gigs are fun, but I'm a chubby black guy and i'd kind of throw off the IMAGE you're trying to project, but thanks anyway". A few minutes of laughter followed from both ends and then we said our polite goodbyes. ROCK AND ROLL.

Just got back from the studio where I finished mixing the last song for my upcoming, as yet untitled cd. Serial Killer is the name of the song. It's one of 4 songs on the album whose lyrics were actually penned more than 5 years ago. They never ended up on a cd until now. The themes for the songs are consistent with the newer material written just for the cd. I am really excited to share it with you. I think the performances show a maturity to my approach to playing, writing and recording. There are more keyboards and pianos on this disc than all the others combined. While there are a few pop and slap displays I tended to attempt more melodicsoloing. Did I mention that I rap on this one. Yaaaaaaaa Boyyyyy. Stacy Bugg, a real O.G., from the mean streets of Nashua NH. I've never laughed so hard in the studio, but i'm happy with the message of the song and the sound of the finished product, i'll definetely be investigating that side of music in the future. Instead of trying to be Eddie Kramer and Rod Templeton i'll be aiming for Dr. Dre, Teddy Riley, Timberlane and the Neptunes. It's alot easier to program drums then play them. There's some programming on the cd, alot of live drumming. I bought a new ADA mic pre and some plugins for Pro Tools so this should be the best sounding disc yet.