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EMBRYONIC is #8 in Billboard this week!

For the first time in the band's 26 year career, the Flaming Lips have scored their (our) first top 10 album. "Embryonic" debuts in the Billboard Top 200 this week at #8 and we couldn't be more thrilled. Wow!

I would just like to extend a most sincere thanks on behalf of everyone in the band....not just to the people who bought the record this week (though an extra special thanks does go to you), but to every Flaming Lips appreciator on the planet Earth. It's been an incredible 26 years, of which I am proud and honored to have been a part for the past 7, and we quite simply couldn't do what we do without you. I'm sorry if this sounds cheesy, but I am sort of in a state of shock right now and it really is the truth.

Again, from the bottom of all of our hearts, thank you! We hope to see you somewhere out there on tour over the next couple of years or at the March Of 1000 Flaming Skeletons in Oklahoma City this Saturday.....or anywhere, really. Wherever you are, you're always in our hearts.

Humbly yours,
Kliph

WATCHING THE PLANETS Video Shoot - Portland - Day 1 - 23 Sept 2009

Here are a couple of photos Michelle took during day 1 of the video shoot for "Watching The Planets."

Speaking of which, Michelle has a website where she displays her wonderful photos. If you would like to visit it, it is located at http://www.mainsite-art.com/mzmartin2008.html.

Well, now off for day 2 of the shoot..............

THE COLBERT REPORT - 16 September 2009

Hey, everybody.

I just wanted to let you all know that we will be performing on "The Colbert Report" this evening. You should all know of the show and watch it religiously like we do, but if you don't......it's on Comedy Central at 11:30 eastern time, 10:30 central.

I hope we do good.......

Kliph

Dirty Water - Barcelona 4 Sept 2009

Michelle filmed this short video of Steven trying to get warm water out of the tap so he could do a sinus flush. In the end, he had to give up and suffer.

Dirty Water, Barcelona 4 Sept 2009 from Kliph Scurlock on Vimeo.

Wayne Cam - Space Bubble, Philadelphia 29 Aug 2009

We taped a camera to Wayne's chest in Philadelphia to record what he sees and hears inside the space bubble. Wayne thought it should be edited in order to capture only the "highlights", but I like the entire sequence, including the moments where nothing much is going on. I chose to keep it unedited so you could get a feel for the whole experience. I hope you enjoy it.

Kliph

Wayne Cam - Space Bubble, Philadelphia 29 Aug 2009 from Kliph Scurlock on Vimeo.