Hi-ho...

We had a super good practice last night... one of the best I remember. Kro sounded excellent, In This World was real tight... and the jam at the end of Don't Leave Me -killed-. It's hard to have everything "just right" for a good practice like that... the two biggest factors, I would say, are a) attitude and b) being able to hear everything well. That last one may sound like a throw-away statement but it's almost more important than mood and attitude: it has to be there -first-. If everything sounds good, clear and not too loud, nothing wrong with any cables or anything like that, that -allows- a good practice based on a good attitude and focus. If the attitude and focus are there to begin with but the room sounds bad, the latter trumps the former.

Quick weekend update (last weekend)... got into the city with Mateus, Rob, and Kevin. There was a pub crawl in the Village. Fun stuff. I really like those guys from next door. Not to go off on a tangent but I really appreciate them as (guy) friends that I didn't meet through music. I hardly have any of those anymore.

Anyways, yeah... Kevin wanted to watch the Notre Dame/PSU (my school!) game so we hung out at this one bar for a while and nailed some $4 cheeseburgers. I also swung a free Sam Adams and some chicken fingers, so my day was complete. There were 15 bars we could hit and I'd say we hit 6 or 7. Multiple rousing renditions of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing..." a visit to the 80's throwback bar Culture Club... putting our bags down at Alibi and, just -dancing-... heh. Anyways.

Sunday night Jase and Caroline hosted a dinner party at the castle Caroline lives at in Piermont. Yes, a castle. She and her dad live downstairs; an older couple owns the castle and live upstairs. By castle standards it's not that old, about 150 years, but still...! Said couple was gone for a few weeks, so, we took over for a night. This place was... ridiculous. So many damn rooms. It was a bit of a surreal evening. I suppose the surreal cooking had something to do with it.

For those that don't know: gig this Friday at Olive's; gig next Friday at Vertigo.

Staying busy. Bye!