{"id":539,"date":"2014-07-18T15:32:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T23:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biz141.inmotionhosting.com\/~akweko6\/sacollins.com\/wp\/?p=539"},"modified":"2014-07-18T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T23:33:44","slug":"soda-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sacollins.com\/blog-wp\/?p=539","title":{"rendered":"A Little JB @ the Soda Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

31 Days of Brannan – Day 18<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Today’s Playlist – Soda Shop\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

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First off, I’ll take Jay’s video posts regardless of his level of dress or even undress. To my way of thinking:\u00a0Jay can do<\/em> whatever the hell he wants<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. No matter what it is. At the very least, I can be guaranteed that it’ll be entertaining in some way, shape or form. He hasn’t let me down yet.<\/p>\n

I particularly like this entry because it’s a song that was hard to come by (he’s since corrected that by posting it to iTunes and the like). Also, I love the Toilet Studio rendition. The acoustics \u00a0are perfect to allow him to resonate beautifully for this song. Even down to the additional “orchestration” at the end. Brilliant fun, that.<\/p>\n

It’s another story song – I am sure you’re beginning to see what the appeal is for Brannan’s work. But hey, I am good with that. He does story songs so beautifully. They’re melodic, hummable, toe-tapping (in this case) and emotive. But then again, Jay’s never been anything if not emotive. And i don’t mean that to be harsh. Everything he does is fairly slathered with it. But that’s a good thing (I think so, anyway).<\/p>\n

Soda Shop is from the movie he also appeared in called Short Bus. I really liked the film and Brannan in it. As for the music posting I have in today’s blog, I like his little rant before he plays the song. I love it when an artist has some real conviction and, I dunno, -verve? -oomph? \u00a0ah, no, cajones. Yeah, that’s what that swagga is. I sorta love how he pushes back a little at his critics of his youtube postings. I like that he rails a bit against how the movie that he is quite literally proud of – and he has every right to be – was sidelined by IMDB because it didn’t fit into the norms of standard (mainstream) filmmaking.<\/p>\n

Anyway, Jay’s already on the tour and living a life out of suitcases. I hope his houses are packed each night and that it proves to be a very lucrative (both monetarily and emotively) for him. From one artist to another – I wish him success with it all.<\/p>\n

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The Always, Then & Now Tour…<\/span><\/h2>\n

Please check out\u00a0his site<\/a>\u00a0with links for his upcoming shows. I am definitely a late comer to the Brannan bandwagon whenever he pulls through my city. But now that I am going this year, I am making it a goal never to miss when he swings through town. I hope you take advantage of the opportunity as well. Also be sure to check out his web store at the following\u00a0link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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