Rush Hour Soul Has The "Talent" To Surpass Aaron!

Hey Soul Mates,
wow! What a great response we've been getting to our new music video "A Talent For Loving" (dir. by William Archer). YouTube has been swarmed by the Soul Mates and their friends. In its first day up, the video had over 300 plays. As of this writing, we are at 677: past the "Say Hey" Kid and closing in on Hammerin' Hank! By the end of Sunday, we hope to have had 2000 views. It's entirely possible. Please keep watching and referring your friends to Rush Hour Soul TV!

Here are some of the YouTube daily honors we've achieved so far:
On Thursday Sept. 14 (our first day "on air"), "A Talent For Loving" was
10th Most Watched music video
45th Most Discussed music video
88th Top Favorited music video
Rush Hour Soul TV was
24th Most Viewed music channel

On Friday, Sept. 15, "A Talent For Loving" was
33rd Most Discussed music video
79th Top Rated music video
RHS TV was
15th Most Viewed music channel
32rd Most Subscribed music channel (of the week)

Everyday there are new opportunities for us to top the various YouTube honors. That's why it is crucial that people are still visiting to watch our video. And feel free to watch repeatedly! Our aggregate video plays (for all 5 of our posted pieces) is 2070. That's a lot of Soul for folks, and we love it. I just checked and "Talent" has surpassed 700 plays; "From L.A. With Love" is at 500!

I'm keeping this short, so you can get back to enjoying our music and videos. Have a jazzy Saturday.
Love, Power, Peace

Rush Hour Soul in "A Talent For Loving"

Hey Soul Mates,
turn on the YouTube! Rush Hour Soul is on and they're playing "A Talent For Loving!" Yes, our music video is up and running. Be sure to go watch it. Please leave comments and ratings for the video on YouTube. We need a huge push to get over and you can help. Be sure to tell 10 friends to tell 10 friends to watch "A Talent For Loving." And enjoy. We know a lot of you have been waiting a long time to see the video. Especially our supporters in Great Britain. We miss you, we truly do. So go watch the video, then come back and finish reading my blog. I can wait...

We had a small gathering of friends and fans this evening and screened "A Talent For Loving" in surround sound (5.1 rocking the hizzy). Of course, on YouTube quality is sacrificed for convenience, but you'll get the gist of the video, no doubt. Everyone in attendance had a good time and they clamored to watch the short twice more. Hope the neighbors didn't mind. Cheers to everyone who made it over.

There are many people to thank for helping us through the process of creating and releasing this video. First, we have to thank director William Archer for crafting such a wonderful video and for bringing on a first-rate crew. Foremost amongst the crew, we must thank our taller-than-us director of photography, Dennis Madden. Genius. Thanks, as well, to Nina Angeleri of Home Films for producing the video. The whole group of guys and gals working on the set at the Bedford were wonderful and patient with us. Kudos. A job well done.

Next, we need to give props to our co-star, Sarah Monrose. She looks stunning in the video and Sarah added so much glamour to the whole endeavor. Also on set of course, were our photographer Patty Tokahuta and make-up artiste Molly Gordon. Ladies, you are the alpha and omega for Rush Hour Soul. Grazie!

A list of thank you's wouldn't be complete without mentioning our Golden Circle again. These friends and family members really assisted us with paying for the video (it sho' wasn't free) and donated a minimum of $200 to us. So, humbly, we thank:

The Kelseys (especially tour sponsors KS1 Security)
The Vails
George Christo
The Tokahutas
The Kutacs
The Rolstons (of Free Heart Farm)

Many of you also made smaller donations to our tour fund. We hope you all received your postcards from the road. Thank you, as well. We are nothing without our Soul Mates.

I've made a few changes to RushHourSoul.com that should be eye-pleasing. That's the idea anyway. Well, it's been a very long business day here in Rush Hour Soul-land. Time for me to retire for the night. But for those of you just waking up on the other side of the world, you're in for a pleasant surprise. You might even forgo the coffee; just get your jolt of Rush Hour Soul! Holler!!

Love, Power, Peace

Five Years On

Hey Soul Mates,
we're still here. The world didn't end. Sure felt like it might. The axis shifted a bit and we have these fading visions of September 10th. But, I'm very thankful for my family and friends. I love each and everyone of you.

Love, Power, Peace