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Peter Gannon has always allowed me to put a one-time new product announcement here. This is it. Thank you Peter for your kindness. Check out these NEW, FUN add-ons for Band-in-a-Box by Norton Music Two years in the making, Norton Music is proud to present 6 new fake disks based on the following top-rated music books: 1) The Real Book, 6th edition. The real thing. This has been the most requested title by my customers for the past few years. It's the jazz player's bible. Bonus: I assigned Real Styles for almost every song on the disk. Check out the song list and download the free samples at http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake37.html today. 2) The Real R&B Book. From roots R&B to Motown to contemporary R&B - every pop musician should have this book. Packed with songs both you and your audience know by heart. Check out the song list and download the free samples at http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake38.html today. 3) The Real Blues Book. From T-Bone Walker to Robert Johnson to Muddy Waters to the three Kings of the blues to Kenny Wayne Shepherd - this is the history of the blues from the roots to the 21st century. Check out the song list and download the free samples at http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake39.html today. 4) The Real Christmas Book. It's a Christmas Party in a Box. From the classics to the contemporary you can definitely gig with this one. Check out the song list and download the free samples at http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake40.html today. 5) The European Jazz Book. Tired of playing the same old songs? Sher publications has collected some of the very best Jazz titles from Europe and put them in one place. We put them in the Box. The thrills are waiting. Check out the song list and download the free samples at http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake41.html today. 6) The Real Country Book. No, we haven't forgotten y'all. Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are there, Johnny Cash is there, Alan Jackson is there, Zac Brown is there - almost everybody who is anybody from Texas Swing through modern Nashville music joins the party, and you're invited. Check out the song list and download the free samples at http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake42.html today. They are all at http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake.html - just look for the NEW arrows. And don't forget, Norton Music's shopping cart will automatically apply a discount starting with your second disk in the same order. -- Bob "Notes" Norton norton@nortonmusic.com Norton Music - http://www.nortonmusic.com The Sophisticats® - http://www.s-cats.com
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Dang it, Bob, I just ordered four other fake disks/books from you. Now I'm going to have to spend even more money. Seriously, though, thanks for keeping it "REAL". I have always enjoyed your fake disks and they are a lot of fun to play and sing along with.
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Thank you Bob!
Bumping this worthy post.
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Bob, this is awesome! I live in Mexico, so I’m hoping these products can be downloaded??
Thanks so much!
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I’m hoping these products can be downloaded?? They are downloadable and not very large files (they are just .SGU files, but Bob has done all the work of inputting the chord progressions, as well as figuring out appropriate styles to go with each song).
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Thanks for the kind words John and Matt.
Edward, they are available via direct download. Within 60 seconds after your credit card is approved, you will get another e-mail from me titled, "Electronic Product Delivery Instructions". It will contain download link(s) a temporary username and a temporary password.
In the unlikely event that you have any trouble, I'm here to help.
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Hi, I meant the Fakebook, is it also available for download? Realbook 6th edition, as well as the others? I’m asking because mail theft if huge here in Mexico, I’d never get them.
One last question, is there an option for Paypal?
Thank you so much again Bob,
Edward
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I just bought the Real R&B and the Real Country Fake Disks. I have the physical Real R&B book (and started playing out of it after receiving the Fake Disk - lots of fun). I had to order the physical copy of the Real Country Book, as I hadn't previously gotten that one. Bob, can I also request that you consider doing the Real Pop Book (it's a pretty recent release). I have that book, but it would be nice to have the Fake Disk that goes along with it. A lot of good songs there.
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Hi, I meant the Fakebook, is it also available for download? Realbook 6th edition, as well as the others? I’m asking because mail theft if huge here in Mexico, I’d never get them.
One last question, is there an option for Paypal?
Thank you so much again Bob,
Edward Hi Edward, All my Band-in-a-Box add-ons are available for almost instant download. Within 60 seconds of either PayPal or Credit Card approval, my shopping cart automatically sends you a letter with the subject, "Electronic Product Delivery Instructions" and it will include download link(s), a temporary username and a temporary password. Thanks for asking. Notes
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I just bought the Real R&B and the Real Country Fake Disks. I have the physical Real R&B book (and started playing out of it after receiving the Fake Disk - lots of fun). I had to order the physical copy of the Real Country Book, as I hadn't previously gotten that one. Bob, can I also request that you consider doing the Real Pop Book (it's a pretty recent release). I have that book, but it would be nice to have the Fake Disk that goes along with it. A lot of good songs there. Hi John, Like any musician, we take requests, but we prefer them to be on the back of a winning lottery ticket  Seriously, I just checked it out. Thanks for the suggestion. It will be on our next release for sure. I'll also be releasing more MIDI styles next time. I didn't release any styles this year, and I got about a dozen requests for more MIDI styles so far. Notes
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Here you go, Bob. I have it on good authority that it is definitely a winning lottery ticket.  I don't know who exactly won it, but it was a winning lottery ticket.
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I've used the "winning lottery" line a lot on stage. One night, quite a few years ago, a regular customer came up with a request on a lottery ticket. At the end of the gig he told us that it was a "quick pick" and just in case it was a winner, he bought one with the same numbers as the QP so that if we won, he would share the prize with us instead of be disappointed that he gave away a fortune. It didn't win anything. But we did know the song. We've got this new, regular gig (couple of times per month) at a RV Resort (some of those rigs go for over a million dollars) and lately a lot of "soft rock" songs have been requested. We learned "Tin Man" a few weeks ago and we're working on Bob Seger's "Still The Same" now. But none of those requests came up on a winning lottery ticket  Such is life. Notes
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Hi John, Like any musician, we take requests, but we prefer them to be on the back of a winning lottery ticket Notes I assume that on the back of fin, sawbuck, or especially a frog or c-note would also work? 
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The bigger the number the harder we work On a serious note, in my duo http://www.s-cats.com we write down all the requests that we do not know. If a song gets requested repeatedly, and we feel we can cover it, we learn it. And the songs that get requested the most get learned the fastest. So our songlist (on the website) reflects our audience's taste in music. Of course some of them were songs we learned for ourselves, but we get to request tunes too Insights and incites by Notes
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Bob, finally I ordered your Real Book 6 and its really an admirable work you created. Very well edited ... and I've learned a few new notation tricks in Band in a Box! Bernhard
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Thanks for the kind words, Bernhard.
I'm glad you like it.
Bob
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I’m like the guy who said, “We only take requests to find out what the audience wished we knew.”
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I’m like the guy who said, “We only take requests to find out what the audience wished we knew.” We'll learn anything that is either requested often enough or for a regular audience member even if it's not. It's good for job security, and playing so many different styles of music is good for my playing skills as well. Notes
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