It's time for the 33rd annual Toronto International Film Festival.  Patrick has made his way north for TIFF and is busy interviewing stars.  Will have more on that in a little bit. 

    There's a lot of work being done on the new album.  The next step is to add horns and backing vocals.  This disc is definitely the most amibitous of any of the records and hopefully you'll agree when it's finished this year.  We'll currently working on multiple CD release dates around the country.  More info on that in the near future...

   The presidential primaries have been in high gear nationwide.  No matter what party or candidate you support, chances are you'll find something humorous with these political pieces on how to win the White House.

Democrats -
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e427c4ce76

Republicans -
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/ccf20d4bdc

   Hopefully you've caught Patrick recently on the Home & Garden Network's hit "Offbeat America." The show airs Mondays at 6pm Eastern and Pacific. Set your Tivos and DVRs, please. They really do check that stuff. And if you'd like to be really nice. Send HGTV a note telling them how much you love the show.

   In need of something to make you laugh? Check out "Standing Up" a pilot produced by Patrick's writing partner Justin Foran.  The two were improv classmates at the Groundlings.  The trailer episode will surely make you laugh and If you look closely you might just catch Patrick's small role.  Head to You Tube and look for "Standing Up" with Justin Foran.

   It was an incredible night in St. Louis on October 20th.  Patrick hosted the 31st Annual Emmy Awards Gala in the Ferrara Theater at the America's Center. We'll have pictures from the event in the next few weeks. In the meantime, you can head to the NATAS website to see a list of the winners from the five state Mid-America region.

   More exciting news with Patrick's new album "Spiraling Towards Madness."  The new disc is now more than half way complete. The project has been ongoing nationwide with tracks recorded in St. Louis, Los Angeles and now New York.  Big Apple jazz trombonist and composer Eric Storckman has been busy working on horn parts and coordinating a full gospel choir for two tracks. Meanwhile, back in the Gateway city, producer Peter Lang has been recording and tweaking tracks in the St. Louis studio. That is, when he's not on the road touring. You can catch Peter behind the drum kit on tour with Anthony Gomes.

   In case you missed it, Patrick and Pete wrote the jingle for St. Louis television station KPLR. That's friend and former channel 11 alum Nikki Boyer on lead vocals. And if you listen carefully, you can hear Patrick and Pete singing backup. You can hear the song and watch the image spot Here.

   In case you haven't checked it out, please take a look at the content on the Videos page. Give it a click and see what's new.  Recent travel has taken Patrick through the states of New York, Colorado, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. The trip through the South was amazing and we'll fill you in on all the details with pictures to boot!
  

   Recently, Patrick was a guest on WSYX and WTTE in Columbus, Ohio.  Patrick got the chance to sit in with Terri Sullivan and Megan Pringle discussing his recent travels around the U.S. 

   Patrick has had the chance to visit a number of TV stations across the country like KTVI's Fox 2 in the Morning with longtime friend John Pertzborn. While in St. Louis, Patrick stopped by KMOV-TV and talked with Marc Cox. And Patrick was just in Denver, CO and had the opportunity to stop by KMGH and talked with Katie Trexler and Bertha Lynn about "Offbeat America."

   The city of San Diego has been so generous to Patrick. He recently stopped by the KFMB-TV studios and visited with Nichelle Medina and Dan Cohen.  The KUSI-TV morning show, "Good Morning San Diego" and Susan Lennon were also gracious and let Patrick stop by to talk about "Offbeat America."
 

   In between some amazing homes, gardens and artists in San Diego, Patrick had the chance to drop by 100.7 JackFM's Monique and the Man Morning Show. Monique, Greg and Sara were fantastic and ridiculously funny. And Patrick had the opportunity to stop by NBC affiliate KNSD-TV and talk with anchor Bill Menish about the offbeat homes and artists in the San Diego area.

   More and more people are finding the show and the comments have been tremendous. Thanks for the many nice notes. The Boise, Idaho daily paper recently ran a nice article featuring Patrick and "Offbeat America."

   Many thanks to Derek & Romaine from Sirius Satellite Radio. Patrick was a guest on their talk show and had a fun time.

   In case you missed it, Patrick was featured in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Thanks to Post columnist Gail Pennington for the nice comments and press for the "Offbeat America" mini-marathon on Christmas day.

   Also many thanks to Paul Harris from KMOX radio in St. Louis. Paul was kind enough to have Patrick in his studios recently. If you haven't heard his show please give it a listen. He's a great radio host and friend.

In case you missed it on the radio you can listen to the interview here.

   Please make sure to check out Patrick's hit show "Offbeat America." The program airs Mondays on HGTV at 6:00pm Eastern and Pacific, 5:00pm Central, and 4:00 pm Mountain.  Viewer feedback has been tremendous. Make sure to tell your friends to watch or email HGTV. Tell them how much you enjoy Patrick and the quirky, fun and interesting people that make up "Offbeat America."