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John Allaire Newsletter - January 2006

Happy 2006 to all! For those of you who can't see the pictures or are having trouble with this format, click here to get the newsletter in a browser.

Upcoming Live Appearances

Toronto, ON - Feb 20, 2006 - John will be playing a solo showcse at the NOW Lounge, 189 Church St., Toronto, ON on Monday, February 20th. This showcase is part of the Groovy Mondays series. The set will begin at about 10:00 pm and will run about 30-40 mins. It's a "pay-what-you-can" event and John's hoping to see all his friends in the GTA! Look for other shows surrounding the Groovy Mondays gig in other towns along the 401 (to be confirmed).

New York, NY - Mar 14-15, 2006 - John will be playing solo at a private function in Soho on March 14th and then at Columbia University on the 15th as part of a folk showcase series there. More details to follow, so keep checking back to John's site for updates.

John has been continuing to play solo shows close (and not so close) to the Ontario region. A solid tour schedule is still in the works for Ontario and beyond, including shows in 2006 across North America and perhaps a venture over to Europe/UK. Anyone who has traveled Canadian highways in the winter will know why some dates may be pushed off further into the spring....

Interacting with the new web site
There's plenty of opportunity to "Interact" within the new site, contribute to the blog, join a "street team" in your town, etc. And we are thankful that many are doing just that! We have been receiving reports of hearing songs from Thank You Waitress on the airwaves around the world. Thanks to all who have called or e-mailed radio stations and requested the tunes!

John on MySpace.com
You can check out John's "MySpace" site at http://myspace.com/johnallairemusic and blog along or become a "friend"! If you have a personal or band MySpace site, please exchange links with John. It's a great way to make contacts, friends and basically just find out who's who in other scenes around the world!

"Thank You Waitress!" - Stories from the Retail Bins - Part II
John's latest release, Thank You Waitress!, continues to sell well over in Europe/UK along with the brisk sales here in Canada and the U.S. Just a reminder that Thank You Waitress! would make a WONDERFUL NEW YEAR'S GIFT :-) (Don't give out New Year's gifts? Start a new tradition!) Fastest shipping and best price (shipping is $2.80 CAD anywhere in the world!) is through the johnallaire.com e-store . If you haven't purchased one yet, whatcha waitin' fer??? New Years??? Many of the finer CD shops around (like the Compact Music or CD Warehouse chains) are carrying the CD (or you can bug them to order it). Using your PayPal account will get it there the quickest. CDBaby.com is also carrying it, for those in the US and around the world who like to deal with them. And of course, Tower Records in the US have it in their enormous e-store. We have wearables too...

We are having some difficulties with delivery times from Amazon.ca, so while the CD remains available there, we're not recommending their service at this time.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! We hope to see you soon!

John Allaire and the gang 'round here....