MUSIC: Greg Pattillo

I was gchatting with my friend Chuck, sending each other links to cool YouTube videos, and after he sent me one of an Asian guy playing the theme to Mario Brothers on two separate guitars at once, I ventured out and click on a related link of a [cute] guy "playing the Mario theme on a flute while beat-boxing"... I watched that video and was intrigued.

"Mario Flute"


"Freedom Jazz Dance"

Moments later, I found myself purchasing his CD from a small online vendor.
I was a little skeptical of my own impulses, but the confirmation email they sent me eased my mind and convinced me that it was for an honorable cause...

Cedric -

Thanks for your order with CD Baby!

...

Your CD has been gently taken from our CD Baby shelves with sterilized contamination-free gloves and placed onto a satin pillow.

A team of 50 employees inspected your CD and polished it to make sure it was in the best possible condition before mailing.

Our packing specialist from Japan lit a candle and a hush fell over the crowd as he put your CD into the finest gold-lined box that money can buy.

We all had a wonderful celebration afterwards and the whole party marched down the street to the post office where the entire town of Portland waved "Bon Voyage!" to your package, on its way to you, in our private CD Baby jet on this day, Thursday, October 25th.

I hope you had a wonderful time shopping at CD Baby. We sure did. Your picture is on our wall as "Customer of the Year." We're all exhausted but can't wait for you to come back to CDBABY.COM!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sigh...

Sweet.