AVAILABLE NOW!!!!! Soon after announcing his retirement from Nerf Herder at the end of 2003, front man Parry Gripp was forwarded an email from an advertising firm who was looking for a song to help promote some kind of frozen waffles that came with their own dipping sauce. “My interest was peaked by the project’s complete absurdity (and the mention of $20,000).” My first attempt was, Do You Like Waffles, which I wrote in about five minutes. Bingo, I felt I was at the top of my game and for the first time in a while, I was really enjoying writing music.” So much so, Parry has come up with For Those About To Shop, We Salute You, his first solo CD featuring over 50 little ditties, in various musical styles that will have you either rolling on the floor or give you a serious case of the munchies. Press: For Those About to Shop is an inspired piece of work. I'm smitten with Parry's solo debut on the grounds that it is juvenile and pointless and wonderful. - - -Dylan Hicks / Minneapolis/St Paul City pages Here is perhaps the best-conceived album of the year. Parry Gripp is the frontman for geek-punk band Nerf Herder, and the concept came to him two years ago when he was commissioned to write a jingle for a kids’ frozen waffle product (the pop-punk “Do You Like Waffles?,” track 27 out of the 51 tunes on this album). The ditty was never used, but he enjoyed writing it so much that he began writing more like it, in varying styles and for a variety of generic products. Here, Leon Redbone pitches pop (“You Ain’t Never Drank No Soda Like This One Here”), fat-era Elvis urges shoppers to attend a big sale before it ends (“Don’t Wait Too Long”) and Johnny Cash improbably sings about feminine hygiene products in “That Ain’t Fresh” (as in, “You may be a beauty queen/But you smell like my latrine/That ain’t fresh”). Each song is jingle-length, and the tunes move from one to the next with little or no pause, just like on radio. If only he’d written a jingle promoting the album itself, he’d have the perfect recording — but it isn’t far from perfect as it is. - - -Kevin Gibson / Louisville Eccentric Observer Track Listing: Great Nachos, Great Price Say Hello To Your Band New Favorite Pizza One Donut A Day Fried Chicken Bran Flakes We're Gonna Kick Your Ass Today Time For Tennis European Football Baseball Is Fun Golf Golf Is Groovy Muffler Shop At The Bar London's Calling Health Food Store Pita City Falafel Truck Drivin' Man Big Mamma-Jamma This Is One Hell Of A Truck Good Woman, Good Truck, Good Life Nice Motherf@#!*&g Truck More Blades = Better Shave You've Got To have Faith (In Your Anti-Perspirant) That Aint Fresh Mouthwash Coffee Breath Do You Like Waffles? Waffles Are Outrageous Dippin' Got To Dip It! Everyone's Dipping Beer In A Can You Need A Beer You're My One, You're My Only, You're My Beer Drinkin' A Beer With My Lady Light Beer It's The Greatest Deal Don't Wait Too Long Blue Light Special This Sale Is Going To Blow Your Mind Big Sale Mucho Cafeino, Pico Dinero Drinkin' Time! You Aint Never Drank No Soda Like This One Here She Likes Yoo-Hoo (More Than She Likes Me-Hoo) Leprechaun's Holiday Life's Too Short Why Do I Always Get In The Wrong Line At The Grocery Store? You Can't Sleep You Need Our Cold Medicine Hooray For Santa Claus Parry Gripp "For Those About To Shop, We Salute You" 89136-2$9.98 More artist info �2008 coolcds.com a division of The Oglio Entertainment Group, Inc.