Until Jason Castro's CD comes out, yes, indeed we will.

Now, you know I take this scruff thing personally. If you don't, allow me to remind you.
Finally?

I am happy to report that new pictures for Jason's CD were taken today.

Jasons's tweet: (dated July 15)

Had a succesful fitting this morning for the shoot tomrrow! Thai for lunch, now laying by the pool for a few with my art director. Good day

The best news is.....drumroll..... the pictures will be scruffless!!!

Betsy's tweet from today:

Latest: This place is amazing...can't wait for the pics to be available...Mr. Castro cleans up real good! No scruff in this shoot! :-)

New pictures, a shaved Jason and a CD right around the corner. Let the drunken revelry begin. It's really happening!

By the way, I am choosing to ignore the "laying by the pool" comment. He just had to throw that in, didn't he? Here's hoping that the pants fit well and the art director forgot to provide a shirt.

Jason Castro Shows GRAMMY Campers® He’s More Than an American Idol Contestant by Jenay Ross

While everyone sat in the Booth lecture hall waiting for American Idol contestant Jason Castro, the atmosphere was a mix of excitement, confusion, and sleepiness after a long day of work. Most of the Campers knew Castro as the “guy on American Idol with the dreads,” but after a casual Q&A session with Castro, everyone could see he was much more than just a guy from American Idol.

Thanks to our own Goth Girls Betsy and Cindy for the heads up.


JASON CASTRO, LAMONT DOZIER, NATE "DANJA" HILLS, MARK ISHAM, DAVE KOZ, DAVE KRUSEN, BLAKE LEWIS, RICKEY MINOR, AND GAVIN ROSSDALE JOIN MUSIC INDUSTRY'S FINEST AT FIFTH ANNUAL GRAMMY CAMP®


WHO: GRAMMY® Award-winning and -nominated professionals, industry specialists affiliated with The Recording Academy® and 83 high school students from 75 cities and 23 states across the United States. In addition to a faculty of music professionals, teaching professionals will include: Lamont Dozier, GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter/producer/recording artist; Jimmy Jam, four-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Chair Emeritus/GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Board member; Rickey Minor, president/CEO of Minor Productions Inc. and music director for the GRAMMY Awards and "American Idol"; and Neil Portnow, GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares President/CEO and Recording Academy President/CEO, among others.

WHAT: Fifth Annual GRAMMY Camp® — the program offers selected high school students a nine-day interactive residential summer music experience. Focusing on all aspects of commercial music, this unique opportunity provides instruction by industry professionals in an immersive creative environment with cutting-edge technology in professional facilities. The curriculum engages students in the technical aspects of creating, performing and recording and emphasizes new and emerging music technologies.

Sunday, July 12

7–9 p.m. — Mini-Concert With Special Guest Artist Jason Castro
Jason Castro will chat with GRAMMY campers about his journey from being a student at Texas A&M University dreaming about being in the music business, to his rise as the third runner-up on "American Idol" and his subsequent tour around the United States on the Idols Live Tour performing to sold-out audiences. In addition to answering audience questions, he will discuss how he obtained a worldwide record deal at Atlantic and a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group. Castro also will perform — for the first time — a song from his debut CD set for release in October; and will invite various students to perform and jam with him on "Hallelujah" and "Daydream," two songs that he performed on "American Idol." The evening will culminate with performances by campers and instructors will give constructive criticism on their performances and musical skills. Music Journalism track students will interview students about the learning and collaborative processes that took place during the concert.

I just have to say that after last night's tweeting spree, frenzy, whatever, I just adore this man more than ever. Yeah, maybe he was just bored and playing with his new toy but still, the way he behaved last night was one of the reasons I was drawn to him in the first place. When you only like an artist for their music, you simply buy their CD. That's where it stops. That, certainly, is where I've stopped in the past.

But as if I need to tell anybody here, Jason is special. It does not surprise me one bit that he has brought together some of the funniest women I have ever met. He has one wicked sense of humor. Yep, beyond his incredible hotness, his gorgeous face and his artistic soul, he harbors a sense of playfulness that is perfectly suited for his Goth Girls. Playfulness. That's what we're about here and that is who he is. Without it, JGG would never have been created or still be in business.


In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.

Ovid
Roman poet

I fucking love Jason Castro!
and the Goth Girls, too.

From a Reuters article dated July 11. (Hey that's tomorrow.)

JASON CASTRO

The original dark horse contestant on "American Idol," Jason Castro finished in fourth place in season seven and in April signed with Atlantic Records, marking the first time the label will work with an "Idol" alumnus.

"If you fell in love with Jason on the show, this is exactly the record you'd want him to make," says Pete Ganberg, Atlantic executive vice president/head of A&R. "It's introspective, playful and very much a combination of his influences, which range from Jeff Buckley to Jack Johnson."

The dreadlocked singer co-wrote 11 songs on the 14-track set, which features production and additional songwriting by Evan Rosse, John Fields and Kara DioGuardi.

"I'm really excited about the music we've written," says Castro, who also signed a deal with Universal Music Publishing Group in June. "I'm ready to get out there and show it to the world."

A debut single is expected to hit radio in August.

Read the full article here

An article from the L.A. Times Idol Tracker gives Jason a nice mention concerning his influence on the AI tour this year.

"This year's singers represent the range of current styles that dominate pop radio today, heavily drawing from the alternative music territory that only Brooke White and Jason Castro ventured into last year. The entire production -- and especially the group numbers -- seems geared toward a much far less schmaltzy, current sound."

I guess we Jason Castro fans were just ahead of our time.

Read the full article here.

Looks like our relationship is back on again. He's been working so hard on his CD but he remembered our date. This time, a recently shaven Jason took us to the beach. No, he wasn't shirtless but he was wearing that white Tshirt that we like so well. In a word, he was GORGEOUS! Yeah, then there was some info for the "I'm not interested in how he looks, I only like him for his music" fans. He's recorded four "potential singles" to prepare for promotion and next week he begins working on eleven or twelve more songs. Jason, we. can't wait.



Oh, did I mention he was as sexy as hell?