The Fleas have been busy as bees. Looks like more honey for everyone in the future.

We had the great fortune to work with choreographer Yoav Kaddar and a wonderful group of dancers at SUNY New Paltz last year. Yoav choreographed dances for a couple of Fleas songs (Happy and Ridin’ on a Pony) and we performed on stage with all the dancers for a week’s worth of shows!! Man was that fun. Our main job was to try to crack up the dancers and their job was to not crack up. They didn’t crack up.

We also started working on a DVD project with our friend Ty Chennault. Ugly Fruit is the first video we have completed. It features our lovely and talented bassist, John Hughes, and a gaggle of kids eating fruit. Stay tuned for more.

Dean Jones has a new website related to his first cd, Napper’s Delight. Sarah Burt is the brains behind both the Dog on Fleas site and…. Ta daahh!!! www.nappersdelight.com It’s really beautiful, and Sarah is 100% responsible. Dean didn’t even think of it. But the CD has taken on a life of it’s own. Stefan Sheperd of Zooglobble.com was on NPR’s All Things Considered talking it up as one of 2007s best records. Go to the website for more reviews, lyrics, shows, etc. or go to The Pokey Pup, to buy the cd, you can download 2 free songs that did not make it on the album but Dean still likes. Maybe you will like them too.
And Dean has been playing the songs live with many of the musicians from the album. The funny thing is that all the shows have been for adults, and they seem to dig the music. I guess grownups aren’t so dumb after all.

In the department of change: Debbie Lan and David Levine are no longer playing with Dog on Fleas. They’ve each been a huge part of the Fleas and they will be making great music wherever they go. We wish them luck in their other pursuits.

Hey!!! Cindy Hoose has a new website. She is responsible for all the Fleas cd covers and she is very crafty and smart as a button.

Oh, and the Fleas are on a cd to raise money for the High Meadow School in Stone Ridge, New York. We recorded four songs with Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton. And there is lots of music on the cd. Check it out: www.cdbaby.com

Well, who’s actually reading this far? That’s more than enough news. Ciao bellos.