If you're ever in Nashville

It is so Great to read about what is going on with you guys. I'm still in Nashville. I e-mailed Christy last week and mentioned how hard it is to recap so many years in one e-mail. But, it is good to take a moment to look back where you've been. I moved to Nashville June of '95. I didn't know a sole. Luckily I found a friendly Church to plug into and made friends. The first few years I worked for Una Baptist Church's before and after school program and Summer Camp. Also during that same time I held internships at Magnaton Records, Moriane Music Group, and EMI Music. At EMI I worked for Mark Bright, who at the time was BlackHawk's producer. I never told him about singing BlackHawk songs Karaoke style a Hieronymus Seafood. After that I began working for the YMCA as an assistant sports director. Then in '99 I recorded a CD called "No One Wants To Be Lonely." When I received them from the manufacturers they had abbreviated the content of the box "Griffin, No One Wants....." Fortunately that wasn't true. For the next two years I toured around the Southeast playing coffee shops and bookstores. It was fun, but didn't pay much. After that I started working at Lowes home improvement and also back at the YMCA on weekends. I'm currently waiting to hear back for a position working with Active Older Adults at the YMCA. I do a lot of writing and I'm STILL pursuing a writing deal. I've had the good fortune to collaborate with some #1 songwriters over the years. In 2005 I was awarded "Song of the Year" in New Zealand for a song recorded by and co-written with Great American Country's Kylie Harris. And no, I didn't get to go. I got a new computer for Christmas and now have songs up on myspace if anyone would like to check them out. Hope this will be a great year for everyone and I look forward to hearing from you all soon. Love, John Griffin

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