Live Again!

Our homepage was down for a while because of the "foron" traffic generated by a little linkie from the Isthmus Daily Page Forum

So, we sprung for more space and...Weeeeee're baaaaack!!

A Brief Break from Rockin'

First real vacation in nearly two years! We traveled by bus to Chicago and then caught the California Zephyr (Amtrak) to Colorado. It was night through Iowa and Nebraska. We woke up with a view of the front range. Here's the view from the train just after we passed through Denver.

The Aspen area had a record snowfall this season. The cross country skiing looked like this in Ashcroft:

Did I mention it was sunny?

And look! How did that Be the Engine sticker get to Sam's Knob at Snowmass?

That's 10,260 feet above sea level!

Then, of course, there's Elk Camp at 11,325 feet above sea level. After a little hike up from the end of the ski lift, the 5.3 mile ski run started.

And then, there's the real elk herds that had all come down into the valley because of the extraordinary amount of snow fall. There were hundreds of them along the rail line between Glenwood Springs and the Moffet tunnel.

And while I was away, the boys nailed down the line-up for the Crystal Corner Bar gig on march 15th. We're headlining with the Sigourney Weavers opening and Goat Radio sandwiched between us. Hell, they even got us an extra show in April at the High Noon Saloon. I should leave town more often!

Uh, where's the rest of my letter?

So I accused the Isthmus as being completely intimidated and star struck with regard to editing a certain "formerly famous" critic's article. I wrote a letter to the editor on a greasy popcorn back much like this:

The red pen on brown bag probably made it difficult for them to read so I'll forgive them for publishing my letter with the word "nutbar." I wrote "nutbags," you nutbags!

You also cut out a full 80% of the letter. What's the matter, afraid of a few swear words...You nutbags! You also cut out the best line about how his article seemed bitter and bitchy. I quote myself, "If I wanted bitchy, I'd phone home or curl up with myself!" Damn! you guys really don't know how to edit.

For a more comprehensive review of the review in question. Scroll down a few posts.

Red Accents for the Day 'O Luv

Red, the color of passion, shall be worn today.

Come on out to Dobhan's tonight and wear your red!

Dobhan's Tomorrow!

"Love is a many-splendored thing,
It's the April rose that only grows in the early spring,
Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be living,
The golden crown that makes a man a king.
Once on a high and windy hill,
In the morning mist two lovers kissed and the world stood still,
Then your fingers touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing,
Yes, true love's a many-splendored thing." (Fain/Webster)


It's many other things as well...But, don't get me started!

Love Tip #3:

Yer a feller and your in-laws keep hounding you about when you and "the misses" are going to breed...

...Just exclaim with vigor (and a shit-eating grin), "I'm doing my job!"

They'll stop asking.

Behind the Cloud in "heavy rotation"

...If you press the play button over and over again.

Every year, the Isthmus posts its Isthmus Book of Love. Here you will find salutations of love and affection. This year they've done a slide show and put it to music. The Isthmus has chosen three songs from local bands and we're band number three. The last tune that plays during the slideshow is "Behind the Clouds," a little number that appears on our debut album from 2005.

Just more proof that we're all about the love & stuff.

...I don't see a whole lot of other rock bands bringin' it to ya for free on Valentine's Day! Heck, we might even do a contest give away of couple of our debut CDs contain the hit single "Behind the Clouds." We'll have to come up with a contest by then.

Love Tip #2:

If you and your love are the only two people in the room and you let with a monstrously audible & fragrant fart, it's only funny to exclaim, "What in the HELL was that!?" for the first 15 years of your relationship.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!

Because we'll be playing on Valentine's Day (and we're in the mood), our 2/14/8 show at Dobhan's will be free, free, free! It's our Valentine's Day gift to you! Bring your honey out for dinner at one of Madison's finest restaurants and stay for the show at 10pm.

Love tip #1: Yes, Dobhan's serves booze! But don't get your honey liquored up on Zima. Buy something classy-like for a change.