Amanda's Taking Over YouTube

Some of you I'm sure, have met my girlfriend Amanda.
Amanda:

But have you seen her as Britney Spears in this Parody video that's cleaning up on YouTube?
LINDSAY FULLY LOADED

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She's Funny :-)

I Think I've Just Discovered Something Great....

Out of nowhere I've decided to use this as my main "Keep Everyone In The Loop" blog spot. I like the idea of this much better than myspace (no offense) and seems fitting since this Blog is connected to the HJ Fan Page.
I'm not a huge web browser but I will admit I attend John Mayers blog spot almost weekly.

This is John by the way:


I think John has the best way of expressing himself than almost anyone out there right now. Perhaps that's way he was voted one of the World Top 100 most influential people. I don't know. But he has a very interesting way of being himself and being very clever and very honest without sounding like he's trying too hard or like he's expecting something from someone in return.
Since we're on the topic of John Mayer I'd like to just simply state two things.

ONE: He dated my Aunt for a few months before he dated Jessica Simpson so that kinda makes me feel like we have some odd connection, I'm forcing it I know but did he date your Aunt?
TWO: I think this video speaks entirely for itself...


If you didn't notice it before go back an watch one more time. John never laughs or smiles, and very subtley keeps a very straight face through the entire thing while still realizing he's being brilliant. I like things like that.

Maybe I should have called this Blog... Ode to John but I didn't plan on doing it so since that wasn't the original thought before starting the "Pen to the pap"... "The fingers to the letters and numbers?" I'll keep it how it was when I started. I feel like that way it's a little more real or something.
Kep safe

Chinese Food, Mexican Food, McDonalds & In N Out

HI!!!!!!!

OK here goes:

I haven't kept up at all with myspace or any other web page due to a number of different things. I've been recording two different albums which had to be put on hold for a little bit while I worked out final kinks and crap with producers, managers, family, Los Angeles, blah blah the list goes on. But the good thing is, things are back on track moving forward and the 1st of two albums is DONE...COMPLETE...FINISHED... I wont be putting it out until the second week of Aug. due to agent and manager requests but you can pre-order the album at the The H.J. Fan Page.

Fan Page: www.OfficialHarleyJayFanPage.com

O.H.J.F.P. Store: MERCHANDISE STORE

The album is a mix of TEN of my favorite Broadway tunes, from Superstar to Les Mis, to Grease, to West Side Story... The reason behind the tracks on the CD are I wanted to give it my interpretation but keep it in the style the song was made in. By that I mean if it was recorded originally in the 70's I wanted to keep that sound and that feel, but make it a little bit new to the ear. If that makes any sense at all.
Anyway I did a version of "Those Magic Changes" from Grease so check it out, and I hope you all enjoy it.

Thanks so much for all the encouragement you all send my way and for the kind messages and comments, they make my day. I hope all of you are well and healthy and happy. And hopefully I'll be seeing or hearing from you soon :-)

Keep safe!

Harley Jay

Two Weeks Later

After two weeks of the tour being over I have decided that I miss my friends and their company and that entire part of my life will forever stay in my heart. Like any family we had incredibly great times and incredibly rough times and fought thru all of it the best we could and seeing as we all made it back to our lives safe and sound I think we did a pretty great job :-)

I've been in the studio trying to be as creative as I can without beating the music into the groud and I think so far we have had some great success.

For those of you who have tried to keep up with my life and my time out of the show I thank you very much. Also, I will be putting out two CD's in the next few months the first to be out by July. This will be (hopefully) a fresh take on some old and newer Broadway musicals. I have never been a huge fan of cover bands or cover material but think Broadway music needs to always be put out into the world and I would like to be there to help. So the first record will be some of my favorite Broadway tunes sung by me while trying to keep things the way we've all learned to love them but hopefully with a little bit fresher sound.

The Second will come out just a few weeks later of my own stuff. Completely me. Music lyrics and all. This is the one I'm a bit nervous about just because I've never put out a record before so it will be a first for all of us. After that record is released I'll be gigging around LA and the near cities to try and promote the album and keep the juices flowing.

For some reason this seems like it sounds like some sort of business plan or something and has to be awfully boring to read so I'm big time sorry. But there ya have it. That's the update and the life after the craziness of the RENT Tour.

Anyway if anyone in the casts checks this out I'd like them to know that I'd still gladly play in traffic for any one of them, and I think they are all flippin sickly talented and miss you all like crazy. That little note also goes to the fans and all of their support. Thank you so much for coming to so many shows and for all of you that made it to the final city to share that whole thing with us. We LOVED having you there!!!

As Ringo Starr once put it... Peace and Love Peace and Love...

I'll catch you all on the flip stick and keep in touch. I'm not done yet :-)

Harley

P.s. Sory 4 ani gramer mystakes ore tipoes Itz L-8 xox0

OK NO JOKE, HERE COMES THE ALBUM

ALBUM DROPS JULY 1ST AT THE LATEST.

I've said it before and somehow have never managed to finish the darn thing but the tour is over May 20th and I get back home the 21st and jump into the studio on May 22nd for two weeks to finish it up. I hardly think it will take two weeks but that's the time I've given myself. I will be honest, the album could just be an Ep with about 5 or 6 songs on it but I'm kind of a person who would rather have 5 or 6 Great songs than 12 or 14 Ok ones. I'm going to do my best to have some great stuff on the album and should be out by the latest on July 1st. Check back though because if it gets out sooner this will be the first place to know.
After the album comes out I'll have a few months off and then back to another adventure in the performance world. I'll fill you in more when that exact dates comes closer but I wont be dropping out off the face of the earth just yet. Hopefully not ever to be honest. Thats about it for right now. I hope all is well. Keep smiling and keep safe.

My finger is still boken but feels, Oh so Good :-)
Harley Jay

The Hand Story :)

Monday, April 23, 2007

The Hand Story :-)
So just when I think the Rent fans couldn't get any sweeter or more incredible, i break my finger and they proove me wrong once again :-)

HERES THE STORY OF THE HAND:

I usually punch the phone in Halloween. Almost every show I take a big whack at the stupid thing and most of the time it hurts a little (sometimes not at all) but never really hurt enough to the point I thought I should quit. Well, the final show in University Park, PA I was pretty into the song, having a great time and decided i was gonna pick a fight with the payphone... So I did, and to put it boldly, I got my a** kicked. What I'm trying to say is... YES, the payphone beat me up in the middle of a show and there was nothing I could do to stop it. :-) I basically wound up and smacked the snot out of the stupid phone and the second my hand left the surface I looked down and went... "Holy Broken Hand Harley Look what you just did..."Anyway I did the rest of the show because at that point in the show, Mark can't really walk off the stage and then as soon as the show was over Declan and I along with Stacy our company Manager went to the hospital because my knuckle and pinky finger was (A) in the wrong spot and (B) about four sizes too big. I got to the hospital with my incredible support group and got X-Rayed and turns out I broke my pinky finger and have to see and hand surgen because there is a chance I torn the ligament in it too... Yay!!!

So there's the update with the hand I HAVE to get going but I have more to say so check back later tonight with a bit of a thank you card to the amazing rent fans and supporters...

I love you guys..Smiles and keep safe

Gimp Master Jay
(Harley Jay)

New Merchandise

Hey guys so I am trying to help out the Mafan Foundation by selling Harley Jay Logo Dog Tags.

Check them out at: www.officialharleyjayfanpage.com copy and paste this link to your browser: http://shop.officialharleyjayfanpage.com/categoryNavigationDocument.hg?categoryId=21

Thats the direct link to the tags. There is all kinds of new stuff for sale but those are the most recent. I am trying to help raise money for Marfan Syndrome research.

What's Marfan syndrome?

"The Marfan syndrome is a heritable condition that affects the connective tissue. The primary purpose of connective tissue is to hold the body together and provide a framework for growth and development. In the Marfan syndrome, the connective tissue is defective and does not act as it should. Because connective tissue is found throughout the body, the Marfan syndrome can affect many body systems, including the skeleton, eyes, heart and blood vessels, nervous system, skin and lungs. The Marfan syndrome affects men, women and children, and has been found among people of all races and ethnic backgrounds."

-NMF

"It is estimated that at least 1 in 5,000 people in the United States have the disorder."

-NMF

Marfan Syndrome is what they say Johnathon Larson (writter of Rent) died from.

Check them out and rock out for a good cause.

Plus they're bad a** dog tags if I do say so myself!

KEEP SAFE,

Harley Jay