Audio comments for the Derek K. Miller audio birthday continue to trickle in even though we have already delivered the final mix.  If I receive enough comments, I will edit another package with a different song.

If you missed the first wave and still want to participate, send your 5-10 second birthday wish in MP3 format to markblevis@gmail.com, or phone it in to +1.206.350.6487.  Deadline is 5pmET June 30.

There’s a big community initiative underway to send birthday wishes to Derek K. Miller. It’s very simple to participate. Just send an audio comment of 10 seconds or less (a 5 second limit is ideal) via MP3 to markblevis@gmail.com or call it in to +1.206.350.6487. See the original post below.

Please send your contribution by 8pmET tonight (June 28).

Thanks to Sean McGaughey for kicking this off and Bill Deys for rallying the community.

Photo: Inside Home Recording co-hosts, Derek K. Miller and Paul Garay, at The Police concert in Vancouver.

clipped from deys.ca

Over IM this morning with Sean McGaughey he pointed out the recently Derek Miller of The Penmachine Podcast has a birthday fast approching! He has also received some news that isn’t so Happy. You can read about it on his blog, he has been amazingly open and honest, but I feel this is not the time or place to get into that in great detail. Anyways in light of all that we want to put togeher a bunch of Happy Birthday and Well Wishes for Derek. We need two things, first is some audio. Say whatever you want, from as simple as “Happy Birthday” or more personal if you choose. Mark Blevis has steped up to take on the task of editing it all together, so send your audio to markblevis@gmail.com.

The band I’m in is performing, tonight, as part of the festivities at the Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life in Stittsville, ON. The concert will include my debut as lead vocalist on “Hide Your Love Away”.

I will be performing in support of my friend Derek K. Miller, who is kicking colorectal cancer in the butt (I couldn’t help myself). You can follow Derek’s blog, which includes the real-deal on his fight with cancer and its impact on him and his family, at penmachine.com.

I did an audio documentary (Salute to the Relay for Life) two years ago. You can play it, download it and subscribe to it at the Electric Sky Podcast website.