I'm writing a new book about drinking beer.

I'm on my 4th draft.

Hello Slim People!

There's so much good and exciting stuff going on in SlimLand these days.

Like what?

Well, the new Bona Fide single, Bombay Beach, was released Monday March 4th and it was added by more jazz radio stations than any other song!

And it was also picked up by Watercolors on Sirius XM.

I'm serious!

Thanks to all who kicked in to the Kickstarter campaign to make it happen. You Slim Folks are the best. We done did good!

I posted a new video on YouTube.

Check it out!

And what else?

Tuesdays at Vicky's has been sold out for the last month. Wednesdays at Larkspur has been jam packed. Exciting stuff!

And I'm really excited about the Slim Man Big Band Show on March 24th at the Annenberg Theater in downtown Palm Springs...

On Monday, I drove to Burbank to rehearse with the Paul McDonald Big Band. Five saxes, four trombones, four trumpets, piano, bass, guitar, drums. Those musicians are excellent. The best around. All seventeen of 'em!

Slim People. It was thrilling. You have to come see this show. Saddle up the pack mules and get those jackasses to Palm Springs!

Get tickets for the show right here.

Or call 760.407.2771 and order over the phone. That's right! You can call and actually talk to a living, breathing, human being! Imagine that!

Here's a video that explains everything.

It's gonna be one Slimtastic Shindig! You're gonna love it.

All deets on all Slim Shows are down below. Come on out and see us sometime!

AND NOW THE REAL NEW REAL NEWS FROM SLIM'S SHADY TRAILER PARK

Have you ever wondered how the Slim Man Chase Huna Rat Pack Duo got its start? Well, wonder no more! It all began with a phone call from a 95 year old lovely lady...

My shoe phone rang a couple years ago. A woman asked if the Slim Man Band could play at her birthday party.

Her name? Elaine. She was throwing a shindig to celebrate her 95th birthday.

That's right. 95. That's the average age of most of the Slim People!

JFK. Just Effing Kidding!

The average age is probably around 105!

Elaine is pretty amazing. She's active in the arts community. She makes jewelry. Gems by Elaine! She's smart and funny. Has a great laugh and a wonderful sense of humor.

And she loves the Slim Man Band. Drives herself to almost every Vicky's show.

She asked what it would cost for the full band. I was afraid to tell her for fear she might have a heart attack. 

So I made sure she was sitting down with a defibrillator nearby! 

Well the full band wasn't such a great fit for what she had in mind. Then Elaine asked if there was any way I could do just a duo with Chase (Huna, sax man). Play some Rat Pack songs. Frank. Dino. Nat.

I ran it by Chase and we put together a show. The Slim Man Chase Huna Rat Pack Duo!

Elaine booked the La Quinta Art Museum for the big b-day fiesta.

So one sunny October afternoon Chase and I did a show for about 50 folks in the courtyard.

It was a beautiful warm evening, the sun was setting behind the mountains, and Chase played sax and I sang.

The Best is Yet to Come!

Elaine in front, dressed in black pants and top

Even though it was our very first time doing Rat Pack songs together, Chase and I really clicked. There was a bit of magic happening on stage.

Elaine's favorite song of the night? 

You Don't Know Me. 

I love that song. It was written by Cindy Walker. Her story is pretty fascinating...

Cindy Walker was from Texas. Her dad was a salesman, her mom a piano teacher. When Cindy was in her early 20s, the family took a road trip to California. 

They were driving down Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood when they passed the Bing Crosby building. Cindy asked her dad to stop so she could go in and sing a song she wrote for Bing, a very famous singer and actor.

Cindy walked inside but did not get a chance to sing for Bing. But she did meet Larry, Bing's brother, and sang a song she wrote, Lone Star Trail.

Bing ended up recording it, and it became a Top Ten hit.

True story. 

And that's how Cindy Walker got her start.

She went on to write so many great songs. She's in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Country Music Hall of Fame.

And You Don't Know Me has been recorded by everyone from Ray Charles to Elvis Presley.

The day after Elaine's b-day blowout, she called and asked Chase and I to record You Don't Know Me. So we went into the studio.

The song turned out great. 

We put the song an a single CD and gave it to Elaine one Tuesday at Vicky's. She loved it, Treasured it. Chase and I never released it, it was just our surprise gift to Elaine.

Soon after, Chase and I decided to go back into the studio and record more songs.

We ended up doing five tunes, and Slim People, they turned out really well. So we decided to release a CD.

It's called Pennies from Heaven.

It's going to be released on all streaming services--Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, etc.--on March 15th. You can pre-save it here.

If you want a digital download or a physical CD, you can make a pledge on Kickstarter and we'll send a download link or a signed physical copy as soon as we get it manufactured.

Here's the track listing:

I Only Have Eyes for You

Pennies from Heaven

You Don't Know Me

Fly Me to the Moon

Mona Lisa

If you Slim Folks would like to hear the recording we did for Elaine, we put a little video up on YouTube. Here's the link:

You Don't Know Me

And that's the story of the Slim Man Chase Huna Rat Pack Duo. Big thanks to Elaine for getting the ball rolling!

And thanks to all Slim People for coming out to the shows and for being so supportive and... Slimsational!

It's all about love.

Who loves ya?

Uncle Slimmy

PS: Here's a video of a recipe for spinach with grape tomatoes, golden raisins, and toasted almonds. It's vegetarian, vegan, and most important...it's DELIZIOSO!

Click here to see the YouTube video

Wednesdays in March!



The Slim Man Chase Huna Rat Pack Duo!

Larkspur Grill at Hotel Paseo

45400 Larkspur

Palm Desert, CA 92204

760.340.6069

NEW TIME! 7-10 PM

Come see the Rat Pack Duo! Slim Man sings. Chase plays sax. 

We have a cool video screen behind us that shows hundreds of vintage photos of the Rat Pack, Vegas, Palm Springs, old album covers, travel posters and postcards from the 1960s. Come check it out!

It's fun. Ain't that a kick in the head!

See you there!

https://www.larkspurgrill.com

THE SLIM MAN BAND! LIVE AT VICKY'S!

EVERY TUESDAY!

SHOWTIME 6:30 PM

Craig Chesnut on drums, Chase Huna on sax, and Tateng Katindig, the Thrilla from Manila, on piano.

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED!

VICKY'S

45-100 Club Drive

Indian Wells, CA 92210

https://www.vickysofsantafe.com

Thursday March 14th

The Slim Solo Show at The Penney!

SHOWTIME 5:30

I'm doing a Slim Solo show Thursday, March 14th, at a swanky and brand spankin' new place called The Penney.

It's located in the Desert Island Country Club on Frank Sinatra Drive. That's right, I'll be singing Frank Sinatra songs on Frank Sinatra Drive!

The Penney

Desert Island Country Club

71-777 Frank Sinatra Drive

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

760.548.2100

https://di71.com/the-penney/

Peace Man Presents!

The Slim Man Big Band Show!

Sunday, March 24, 2024!

The elegant Annenberg Theater will host 5x Jazz Vocalist of the Year Slim Man!

This is your chance to hear Mr. Man sing a stellar selection of American Pop Standards, backed by the swinging 17-piece Paul McDonald Big Band. 

Paul has assembled the finest musicians around, who will be playing the original Nelson Riddle and Quincy Jones arrangements of such classics as Fly Me to the Moon, I've Got You Under My Skin, and Summer Wind.

Special guests include vocalist Bobbi Taylor, Sax Man Chase Huna, Piano Man Tateng Katindig and Guitar Man Shea Welsh.

A rare performance you don't want to miss. The last show was sold-out!

CLICK HERE TO GET TICKETS

CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR ALL GIGS.

AND MERCH! BUY THE NEW CD! GET A COOKBOOK!

PEACE, MAN!