Three Years and I'm Still Here

Happy anniversary! Congrats! I know I thank you for sharing all of your emotions and music these last few years. It has been a pleasure and you have become a good friend. :-) I look forward to many more years reading and listening...

Marcy, you were an early inspiration to me....and for that alone I'll always be grateful for LIYI.

Many congrats on the anniversary. Cant say I've ever come in here and failed to be entertained/enlightened/moved/stimulated/amused (or indeed a combination of two or more of said emotions), not to say often amazed by the tunes you bestow upon us.

More power to your fingertips.

JC xxxx

Heyyyy Marcy, congrats! I think yours was maybe the second or third music blog I ever came across and you've been an inspiration to me for about half of your three years I reckon. Keep doing what you're doing, we all love checking out your words and tunes.

Oh, and that Elbow song - I recently discovered that thanks to some shuffling action on my iPod and my goodness, it's gorgeous!

Happy 3 years! Look at how much you've shared in that time. Such great music and an insight into your head. I always start my day reading Lost in Your Inbox. Here's to 4 years!

Congratulations! Keep the music coming!

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Hi LIYI,

On behalf of 4AD, we would kindly ask you NOT to post pirated copies of individual, unauthorized tracks from "Dark Was The Night”, the multi-artist charity album benefiting the Red Hot Organization (release dates February 17th US and 16th UK) ... .. aside, of course, from "Knotty Pine" by David Byrne and Dirty Projectors, which is the official preview / promo track and which fans and bloggers are very welcome to host / post / share etc.

Additionally, a series of one-day-only streams are also available on the official, "Dark Was The Night" MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/darkwasthenight ... .. these are being streamed on a one-track-per-day basis and fans and bloggers are again welcome to link to them on the actual day of each preview stream (only) ... .. although Red Hot and 4AD have asked that people don’t then rip these tracks and continue to host them on their blogs or post them onto file-sharing sites … .. all proceeds / royalties are going to AIDS and HIV projects and research and, understandably, everyone involved in this project is seeking to maximize legitimate sales (and pre-release postings can potentially have a negative impact on that goal).

Following in the wake of the streams , a series of official widgets are also now available at http://www.darkwasthenight.com/getthewidget and fans and bloggers are invited to select up to 3 of their favourite tracks to embed, again using these official widgets exclusively and again with the request that you don’t then rip and post pirated copies ... .. so, as you can see, the selection of pre-release promo tracks now available is very fair to say the least and we would again ask you NOT to leak tracks from this charity album (other than as per the above guidelines).

We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting the many artists who have generously donated their time and their songs to this project, but Red Hot, 4AD and all of the artists concerned would greatly appreciate your co-operation in removing your links to the files in question.

For info on Red Hot’s 20 years of charitable work and to pre-order a copy of "Dark Was The Night", check-out www.DarkWasTheNight.com .

Thanks Again,

WEB SHERIFF

3 glorious years :) I'm definitely glad I stumbled across your blog many moons ago.

Congratulations. Enjoy listening to your music and hearing your thoughts.

Congratulations on three years! That's quite an accomplishment, most folks don't make 1. And thanks for the mix tape. Downloading it now and looking forward to giving it a listen.

Awwww even the Web Sheriff stopped to congratulate you, in the only way he knows how...

What a sweetie.

rachel--well thank you, and the feeling is mutual! god only knows how much great music i've gotten from you over the past few years. it really has been a pleasure.

jc--you are far too kind! you're going to spoil me with compliments like that. thank you very much, tho, that means a lot to me, to have been an inspiration, especially to someone who has such a wonderful blog himself!

agnes--i do believe we are kindred spirits, however many thousands of miles we're spread apart. : ) thank you so much for being a blogging friend. and glad you like the elbow!

andy--four more years, eh? ok, i'll do my best! : ) and thanks!

jim--well thank you! and i will!

jag--you are too sweet! but i'll take it!

otrosstroud--thank you--and thank you for leaving a comment! actually, i can't tell you all how much it means to me when you leave comments. it's just about the best part of doing this.

afm--it seems like it's either a very short-term venture or a long-term one, with not much in between! so thanks. and i really hope you enjoy the mix. it's one of my better ones, i think!

agnes--lol! you kill me! it's actually one of the longest comments i've ever received, so well thought out and informative!

lol right back at ya!

love the term 'kindred spirits', agree! was watching 'anne of green gables' the other day actually, bloody love that show. books are even better.

Congratualtions, girl! I always enjoy your blog and your contributions to the CP and I'm so glad I found you

Happy Anniversary, Marcy! Such terrific writing and such wonderful music. I love your blog!

agnes--i visited the "anne of green gables" homestead on prince edward island about 13 years ago. it was very pretty. i should have my youngest daughter read the books now and read them with her--what a great idea you gave me!

greer--thank you so much! i'm so glad you found me and the cp, too. and i must thank you extra for the songs you shared with me--as you can see, i've put a couple of them in this mix! : )

tricia--aw, thanks! so when are you going to start your own blog?? : )

Congratulations, Marcy! Here's to another three years!

Happy anniversary Marcy, your blog is ace, i don't comment near enough as i should !!! But always enjoy reading what you have to say..kepp Rockin Marcy !!!

thanks, rahawa! how about if i try to blog as long as obama is in office? that sounds like a plan!

ross--so good to hear from you! and thanks for the kind words. you are always incredibly encouraging! : )

mjrc, thank YOU for writing a great blog for three years! It's great to read your blog and even better to know you a bit in person. Am looking forward to listening to your mix all the way to CA, and am relieved to see we did not use the same Elbow track that I have picked out for my upcoming mix! (of course, that particular track is one of the best on their disc, but that's for another post...)

All the best, Rick

hey rick! thank you. i've enjoyed getting to know you and k, too. we need to go out for some beers again. : ) when you are going to CA? will you get your mix done and up before you leave? first things first, you know!

Belated happy blogiversary! Lead on!

ha! i will do my best. thanks, linda. : )