Tom Waits 101

On the occasion of Tom Waits' birthday last week, Ultimate Classic Rock looks back on his career: Tom Waits 101: a guide to his music (with some quotes from yours truly).

Oil stain picture charity auction

Charity buzz is auctioning an oil stain picture autographed by Tom Waits.

Proceeds go to Used Dogs, a small animal rescue that helps abused and abandoned dogs in the New Orleans area.

The Eyeball Kid News on Facebook

I've created a brand new page on Facebook, where all my Tom Waits news will be posted as well: facebook.com/eyeballkidnews

Look out for some extra stuff over there as well, like today's poll: what do you think about Bad as me?

Tom Waits Library closed

Some sad news: The Tom Waits Library will no longer be updated. For the moment, the site is still available, but I don't know for how long.

Most of you probably visited the site in the past few years, so you know what we will be missing...

Tom Waits, at the diner Tumblr site

A website dedicated to Tom Waits I hadn't seen yet, is Tom Waits, at the diner.

Presents!

What better day to give away a book than Mr. Waits own birthday? So, I had an innocent hand pull three names out of my pill-box hat for the Waits on Waits giveaway.

Congratulations to Charlie (Newton Abbey, UK), David (Athens, Ontario) and Robert (Dingwall, UK) who can expect a copy of Waits on Waits in the mail one of these days.

Better luck to the rest of you next time. And thanks again to Aurum Press press for making this possible.

Happy birthday

On December 7, 1949, Thomas Alan Waits was born to Jesse Frank Waits and Alma Johnson McMurray.