Dear CIGAs,

I have been working diligently with two people that I admire to create for the community what might be considered our last great campaign to inform those we care about who are still lost in “MOPE” and accept “Pretend and Extend” as some sort of economic recovery.

Project 1 is titled “Squeeze The People,” an album of original contemporary folk music by singer and composer Bill Carleton.

Bill interviewed me to focus his inspiration on creating an album that both entertains and teaches.

I feel he has caught it perfectly, in all his compositions, from singing about the Federal bailout, OTC derivatives and the Central Bank to Main Street being caught in the hands of a roulette wheel. His piece properly focusing on the children having to pay the tariff of debt is especially moving. For fun there is the $300 dollar cheeseburger that is such a great bargain that you must not tell anyone or they will be all gone.

For those that will not read, maybe they will listen to music. For the grandkids music is better than Grandpa’s unwelcome lectures. For those in lala land on the subject, good music could lead to an understanding.

“Why I Mine Gold” is both timely and the story of my life.

I put up the money to create this professional album but I will not take one penny back. I have done this for the community and for a deserving artist, right thinking, and quality young man. When he is not working on his music he is a behaviorist for challenged children and adults.

“Squeeze The People,” will be ready very soon.

Project 2 is titled “A Pocketbook of Gold – A Survival Manual for Monetary Mayhem.”

I have worked over the past few months with my friend Peter Carlin for whom I have the most profound respect.

Our purpose was to put together the most succinct, easy to read treatise on “Why Gold.”

This publication will define for you, if you should ever doubt it, why you are in gold. It will be my hand to hold that you can carry with you. It is the most serious of publications.

I might say if this cannot convince the doubter then there is no hope for that person.

I am not sure it will be ready for Christmas but it is in final form going to the printers now.

Yes, special projects are what I do for relaxation, certainly when there is nothing important to post at 2am.