And Happy 2015!  The year-end brought a slew of “best of” lists, and “Vanishing Act” appeared on many of those that were focused on power pop.  It was especially gratifying to be included on lists that included many of my own 2014 favorites.

Special thanks to Absolute Powerpop (and Stephen Ferra) for ranking “Vanishing Act” as #3 on its Top 75 of 2014, and to Power Popaholic (and Aaron Kupferberg) for listing it as #6 in the Power Popaholic Top 20 of 2014 (along with a very cool video countdown).

Thanks also to Pop That Goes Crunch (and Jeffrey Raskin), along with the estimable producer of “Here Comes the Reign Again” Andrew Curry, and Brazil’s Power Pop Station (and Paolo Milea), for including me in their respective year-end nods.  I also got a chuckle out of John Borack’s year-end review roundup for Goldmine, where he suggests I am a “kindly grandfather” or “an accountant”  (wrong on all counts, I’m afraid).

All of the aforementioned folks do so much to foster and promote the power pop community, and those of us who toil in this vineyard are very much in their debt.

And speaking of modern-day saints, thanks to the folks who run the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, an international song contest (its name notwithstanding), where it is an honor  . . .  just to be mentioned, but where many of my friends were recognized this year.  Special shout-out to Kelly Donahue and Jonathan Babu, who dominated the children’s music category (and Jon plays drums on both of my records).

Finally, thanks to everyone who played and sang on, purchased or otherwise supported “Vanishing Act” — you made 2014 a great year for me.  Forward into the past!