So, you did it! You helped us meet & exceed our Kickstarter goal. We’re not done yet though, it’s still a long road ahead! Here are Ernie’s updates, to keep you up to speed and to say thanks:
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20 hours ago, when i made the last update to the Kickstarter, I did not expect to be making another one so soon afterwards. But the roller coaster that was yesterday has made it impossible not to. WE DID IT… OR REALLY.. YOU DID IT… We have met our minimum pledge quota to receive funding to make our record. You may now have several questions..
What does this mean to me?
Well in short it means that on October 15th some money will change hands, and all of you will have made the correct decision in helping me and my friends, record, produce, promote, and distribute a record of original music. This also means any rewards you may have taken will need to be arranged so you can collect your treasures. Obviously the album is not made and is still very much in pre production, we still need to find a studio, an artist, a printer, and a duplication company. SO please be patient while we work to make this the best representation of what EatB do. I’ll be in touch with everyone as time gets closer and things progress.
What else can I do to help?
You can actually do a lot, Help spread the word about Ernie and the Berts, Just because we have met our funding minimum does not mean we are done taking pledges. There are still 25 days left to pledge and every dollar will be used to fund this project in one way or another. The initial $2000 we asked for seems like a lot of money, but recording and production of something like this can get outrageously expensive. If you could just tell your friends, family, random people you meet on the street, you never know who might really want to hear a bunch of silly songs about toys, and people that like them. And there is no ceiling to the amount of money we could raise.
I would like to take a minute to thank al of our supporters, if i haven’t taken the time out to thank each of you in a personal email, know you have all made an impact on my life, some more than they could possibly understand.
So in summation, we did it, but its not over, keep spreading the word, Ernie and the Berts need your help. and as you’ve already proven, when its time to be there for someone, you all can rise to the occasion.
Love, Respect, Peace, and Apologies.
-Your Pal Ernie
Or maybe you’re scared of me…I’m not really sure. but regardless, you all really seem to want this record to get made, and for that i am beyond grateful.
In the continuing always interesting story of Ernie, this weekend was great. Bert threw a batman party, wifey and I went to a concert, ( more on that later ) and we spent most of sunday relaxing in bed. I’m bored these days, but that only means more silly songs, and more rambling kickstarter updates.
So about the concert. Anybody that knows me knows me knows that Fountains of Wayne is my favorite band. Utopia Parkway is my Favorite Album, and Troubled Times is my Favorite Song. I also love playing silly silly rock and roll, but when i sit down to write lyrics, I try to make sure there is something real, or honest, or at the very least amusing and makes sense when you stop to think about it. I am also a bass player and from the very first time i heard Fountains of Wayne i just connected with the way they turn a phrase, and inject intelligent pop references into everything they release. Well this weekend i got to meet them. Thanks to Wyep for booking them into Pittsburgh, Wifey for coming to see them with me, and Adam Chris, Jody, and Brian for taking the time out of their evening to speak with me, not just as a fan.. but as a person. I asked for no autographs, but what i got was much more valuable. The validation in what i had always suspected.. That the people i aspire to be like, are really nice, good people.
If i never get to see them again they still have made an impact on me in more ways than one, and i will sing their praises as long as I can. Their new record, ‘Sky Full of Holes’ is also fantastic, if you don’t have it already.. get it now..
All that said. We have less than $400 before we are officially funded. Tell your, mom, tell your dad, Ernie and the Berts are the best you’ve ever had.
Sorry about the run on sentences.. English never was my best subject…
As Always,
I Love You
and
I’m Sorry
-Your Pal Ernie
Well Kick my Ass and call me Ernie.. The response to our Kickstarter has been amazing so far. The way you guys are funding us I would swear some people actually wanted to hear this record. We are still around $700 away from receiving the funds, and we can always go over the minimum, But we can’t get anything until we meet the original goal of $2000.
Thanks to everyone that has already pledged, thanks to everyone that will before its all said and done, and thanks to anybody that just looks at this, and at least pretends to care. Please help spread the word, tell your friends, tell your mom, tell the cashier at the store. Just don’t tell the IRS they will probably try to take the money before the record gets made.
WE LOVE YOU!
Ernie and the Berts
www.ernieandtheberts.com
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So, again, thank you from the bottom of our little felt hearts! Like Ernie said, there’s still time to help and there are still some sweet rewards available.
19 Backers ⚂ $2,025 pledged of $2,000 goal ⚂ 25 days to go
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All of the coloring contest entries are in, now it’s time to vote for the winner. You, my friends & fans… have the power! Here’s the key below:
OK, all the coloring contest entries are in. See the "Ernie and the Berts Coloring Contest Entries" album for the entries. Vote on your favorite and we'll close the votes & pick a winner some time next Friday Sept. 23rd! Who should win the custom T-shirt & prize pack?
Need a better view? Check out the whole album on Facebook: Ernie and the Berts Coloring Contest Entries
Then, vote away! OK, all the coloring contest entries are in. See the “Ernie and the Berts Coloring Contest Entries” album for the entries. Vote on your favorite and we’ll close the votes & pick a winner some time next Friday Sept. 23rd! Who should win the custom T-shirt & prize pack?
We really appreciate your help, support, and effort… whether it was entering, or just voting. You crazy kids an creepy adults are the best.
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You’ve read about the coloring contest, and the coloring contest extension, right?
You’ve got a little less than a week to get your entry in!
Bert has been compiling the entries into an album on Facebook, and we’ll enable voting next week. (Make sure you’ve “Liked” our FB page, so you can vote!)
Ernie and the Berts Coloring Contest Entries (So far…)
If you need a recap of the rules, peep these…
What we have for you now my friends, is a golden opportunity to get some free Ernie and the Berts swag.
What can you win?
- Your Design on a custom T-shirt. One of the Berts will put your contest entry on to an iron-on transfer on to a T-shirt of your choosing. You can provide the shirt, or we can… if we can find the size/color you specify within reason.
- A “regular” Ernie and the Berts T-shirt with your choice of blue or purple (and size, of course).
- An Ernie and the Berts guitar pick.
- An Ernie and the Berts key-chain set. Ernie has been a Shrinky Dink madman lately. We have some key-chains of the ducky logo, a crazy unicorn logo (also by Zach), and maybe we can convince Ernie to make your contest entry into a key-chain.
- A unibrow or 2.
- We’ll maybe even be all dumb-rock-star and autograph something for you.
What do you need to do to enter?
- Click the logo above (or right-click if you’re savvy), and save the high resolution image to your hard drive.
- Color it in your favorite graphics program… MSPaint, paint.NET, GIMP, Photoshop, PhotoDraw or even with an online editor like the ones built into Photobucket or whatever.
- or… -
- Print it & color it… with crayons, markers, colored pencils, pastels, oil paint, watercolor, whatever. Trace it, recreate it with papier-mâché, make it like a stained glass window, get creative!
- Then, get it to us somehow. Upload your file to Facebook & tag us, post it in the comments below, email it to ernie@ernieandtheberts.com, take a photo of your creation & tweet it to us… you know how to get a hold of us. Do it!
- Have it to us by 12:00 noon on Wed. Sept. 14th! We’ll pick a winner at practice that night, or put it up to a public vote on this blog or Facebook.
What are you waiting for? GET TO IT!
We’ll keep voting open for a week too. Ridiculousness & creativity in voting is encouraged & sanctioned by Ernie himself.
Our Facebook friends should pick their favorite video here: “Ikea” or “Toybox”?
We’ll have some info on more upcoming shows soon, as we get ready to record some of our tasty sonic chops towards the end of the month.
While we’re talking about recording, you can help us put out an album by pledging to our Kickstarter campaign. What is a kickstarter campaign? Well, it’s kind of like busking or commissioning art in the digital age. Basically, you’re pre-paying for your copy of the eventual Ernie and the Berts album. It’s like an Amazon pre-order for something that doesn’t yet exist. Your pre-orders help us to fund the creation of an album. With different levels of donations, you can get different crazy prizes… ranging from a T-shirt to a custom hand-made lyric book, or from a uni-brow & some guitar picks to dinner with the band. If you’re super crazy, you can sing on the album or get one of Ernie’s Ernie Ball bass guitars… used at live shows & most likely on the recording itself.
To help out and potentially get some sweet loot, you go to the site, pledge an amount, and don’t pay until (or unless) our goal is met.
Right now, we’re already more than halfway there! Ernie and the Berts would like to thank all of our backers so far!
8
Backers
$1,015
pledged of $2,000 goal
38
days to go
This project will only be funded if at least $2,000 is pledged by Saturday Oct 15, 11:59pm EDT.
Every amount counts. Keep ‘em coming! Get a CD, or get crazy…
3 Backers • Limited Reward (7 of 10 remaining)
2 Custom Ernie’s Ducky Guitar Picks, and a 3 Pack of Unibrows. Digital Download of Album when it is Available
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
1 Backer • Limited Reward (14 of 15 remaining)
An Official Ernie and the Berts “Paper Dolls” T Shirt S-XL Purple or Electric Blue Based on Size Availability. CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
1 Backer • Limited Reward (9 of 10 remaining)
LTD Ernie and the Berts “King Crab Orange” “Paper Dolls” T Shirt. CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
0 Backers • Limited Reward (2 of 2 remaining)
Set of Ernie’s Used Bass Strings, as used in a live performance with Ernie and the Berts, and on The Record. CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
1 Backer • Limited Reward (9 of 10 remaining)
You Pick the T Shirt Color! You get the opportunity to choose the next T Shirt color for Ernie and the Berts. Will be the Paper Dolls Design, in Any color you choose. You get to pick a size, and we will have it made for you. CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
0 Backers • Limited Reward (5 of 5 remaining)
Sing with Ernie! You will get the opportunity to come to the studio and sing backup vocals with Ernie and the Berts while we record our first album. Get special mention in the liner notes, and get a t shirt in any available color and size. CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
1 Backer • Limited Reward (4 of 5 remaining)
A Book of Lyrics.. Confused about the content of the songs? What is Ernie Saying? I will Hand write a copy of the lyrics to all of the songs that end up on the record, and give it to you for this donation. CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
0 Backers • Limited Reward (5 of 5 remaining)
Ernie will Dye you some clothes! Ernie is pretty famous for having a unique sense of style, most of this comes from his nasty habit, of buying off of the sale rack, and hand dying his garments. For this pledge level Ernie will get you a pair of Jeans, and Some T Shirts, and Dye them special just food you. It is sometimes hard to predict what the finished product will look like, but its always unique and always fun. You will also receive a T Shirt in any color and size that is available, and a CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
0 Backers • Limited Reward (4 of 4 remaining)
Lunch or Dinner with Ernie and the Berts! We will take you out to lunch, or Dinner and pay for your meal. You and 1 guest can join Ernie and the Berts for a nice meal at one of our favorite Pittsburgh Eateries. You would have to arrange transit to the restaurant and we would take care of the rest. You will also get a t shirt out of whatever colors are available, and CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
0 Backers • Limited Reward (5 of 5 remaining)
Do Ernie’s Chores! Learn the value of hard work, You can come to Ernie’s house, and Cut his Grass, Do his dishes, and mop his floors. He will hang out with you all day, while you do his housework. He will also buy you a pizza, or make you a sandwich. And give you a t shirt. You must make all travel arrangements to and from Ernie’s House. CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available..
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
0 Backers • Limited Reward (2 of 2 remaining)
Ernie and the Berts Private Concert! You can have Ernie and the Berts Come to you anywhere in the greater Pittsburgh Area, and Entertain you with an afternoon of Music and comedy. After this is confirmed, we will contact you to discuss availability. But we will play all of our original music, and let you request some cover songs. You will also get a tshirt and CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
0 Backers • Limited Reward (2 of 2 remaining)
Ernie Will Write a song about You! Send me some information, and i will write a silly song about you. We will play it live and Will record it on the record. I will give you partial credit for songwriting when it is registered with BMI, so should it ever become a hit, you would make some of the profit. Also a t shirt in any color that is available, and CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available..
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
0 Backers • Limited Reward (1 of 1 remaining)
Ernie’s Bass Guitar. Ernie will gift to one lucky person a Bass Guitar from his personal collection. This will not be a low end guitar. (SBMM Ray 34ca, Mint Green) Ernie and the Berts will Sign the Guitar ,and one day when we are famous, you will have a collectable to rival anyones collection. You will also receive a t shirt in any color that is available, and CD Copy Of Album when it is Produced, Digital download as soon as it available.
Estimated Delivery: Jan 2012
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Ernie and the Berts “Putting the B.S. back into P.B.S. since 2010″ Formed by 3 lonely puppets in 2010, Ernie and the Berts try not to take themselves too seriously. Recently described as the “funniest band they’ve ever seen” (Hopeless Otis, NYC) Ernie and the Berts have a charisma and and attitude that will make you come back for more.
Get those contest entries in, and start funding us so you can get a CD in your hands!
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Same rules, new date. Two weeks from tomorrow.
That’s Wed. Sept. 14th, 2011 by 12:00 noon.
Keep ‘em coming!
Make Ernie proud, and show of your art skills (or lack thereof). We told you that new merchandise was coming soon, right? Well, we didn't lie. Like we said, Ernie has commissioned Zach of Undercover Saints/Schweitz Design fame to put together a killer design for us. Zach does not disappoint! Check out the design: Commonwealth Press is taking care of making the shirts. Ernie ordered some blue & some purple… and instead of the design bein … Read More
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Make Ernie proud, and show of your art skills (or lack thereof).
We told you that new merchandise was coming soon, right? Well, we didn’t lie. Like we said, Ernie has commissioned Zach of Undercover Saints/Schweitz Design fame to put together a killer design for us. Zach does not disappoint!
Check out the design:
Ernie and the Berts 2011 "paper dolls" logo by Zach Schwietzer.
Commonwealth Press is taking care of making the shirts. Ernie ordered some blue & some purple… and instead of the design being inked on, it’s being bleached out. More on the shirts & how to get them once we have ‘em. For now, on to the contest…
What we have for you now my friends, is a golden opportunity to get some free Ernie and the Berts swag.
What can you win?
- Your Design on a custom T-shirt. One of the Berts will put your contest entry on to an iron-on transfer on to a T-shirt of your choosing. You can provide the shirt, or we can… if we can find the size/color you specify within reason.
- A “regular” Ernie and the Berts T-shirt with your choice of blue or purple (and size, of course).
- An Ernie and the Berts guitar pick.
- An Ernie and the Berts key-chain set. Ernie has been a Shrinky Dink madman lately. We have some key-chains of the ducky logo, a crazy unicorn logo (also by Zach), and maybe we can convince Ernie to make your contest entry into a key-chain.
- A unibrow or 2.
- We’ll maybe even be all dumb-rock-star and autograph something for you.
What do you need to do to enter?
- Click the logo above (or right-click if you’re savvy), and save the high resolution image to your hard drive.
- Color it in your favorite graphics program… MSPaint, paint.NET, GIMP, Photoshop, PhotoDraw or even with an online editor like the ones built into Photobucket or whatever.
- or… -
- Print it & color it… with crayons, markers, colored pencils, pastels, oil paint, watercolor, whatever. Trace it, recreate it with papier-mâché, make it like a stained glass window, get creative!
- Then, get it to us somehow. Upload your file to Facebook & tag us, post it in the comments below, email it to ernie@ernieandtheberts.com, take a photo of your creation & tweet it to us… you know how to get a hold of us. Do it!
- Have it to us by 12:00 noon on Wed. August 31st! We’ll pick a winner at practice that night, or put it up to a public vote on this blog or Facebook.
What are you waiting for? GET TO IT!
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We believe that we can say without a doubt that this is the world’s first Ernie and the Berts tattoo. Perhaps this will be the world’s only and or last Ernie and the Berts tattoo… but it’s still pretty badass for a duck with a bow on its’ head.
Ernie and the Berts: The Tattoo!
Joel Fatal of Never Outgunned Tattoos is not only the tattooee, but the tattooer. That’s right, he did it on himself. Joel is a longtime friend of Bert, and probably ought to be checked out by a mental health professional. As of yet, we really only have one recorded original song, and he hasn’t seen us live.
Ernie and the Berts - logo by Zach Schweitzer
The design itself is the work of Zach Schweitzer of Undercover Saints fame, and Schweitz Design, commissioned early on by Ernie and also featured on our stupendously awesome punk rock T-shirts. (Which are still available for only $12 by the way… in case you want a less permanent way to sport an Ernie and the Berts logo!)
So if you want an Ernie and the Berts tattoo, you know where to go to get it, and if you want a band logo designed, you know where to get that too. See how many things you’ve learned today?
Don’t forget to rock out with us on Thursday at the Altar Bar… get a hold of one of us for tickets. Also, try your hand at writing a bio for us.
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So, we have a new mix of “Toybox” to give you added aural pleasure!
The original single created for a video project by our friends Jason & Terry was recorded by Brendan of Summer Lungs. While this recording rocked pretty hard, Erin’s friend Barak wanted a crack at punching it up a little… so he did just that.
Barak Shpiez of Spearhead Audio (and the band Beware Fashionable Women) did a remixing/remastering and some production work and kicked us into overdrive. We hope to work together in the future as we get some more of the stuff we’re writing fleshed out into songs, and perhaps recording a little more of the stuff you’ve been hearing at our live shows.
Download the new audio here: Ernie and the Berts – “Toybox” (Shpiez Remix)
Let us know what you think! Can you hear the difference? Do you like the mix? Do you want more more more?
Eventually it should pop up on our Reverb Nation page, and you can check out the video (currently with the old audio mix) in all of the following places…
The *.mov is available for d/l here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F0VHROJM Toybox.mov (132.95 MB)
The video is watchable at these URL’s:
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