Stripes

We've been gone a little haven't we?

So hrm...how to sum up whats been going on.

So we played a couple shows recently that were truly awesome, and we had a lot of fun with. First was a show with Daphne Loves Derby at San Jose Skate. It was really nice to have a local show, after having mostly out of town gigs, and it felt nice to see some familiar faces in the crowd, and even have a mosh pit break out. I heard someone got punched! in the chest! Imagine that. Next it'll be flaming chairs thrown into the audience.

We spent a couple weeks practicing, and writing. Its been, in most cases, pretty successful. After writing an album, and focusing on shows though, I can say things have slowed down just a little. We're taking it slow. Album 2 wouldn't even be in the works for ages, as it is.

A couple nights ago, we played the Trophy Fire's CD Release show at the Rickshaw Stop in SF. What can a guy say, it was awesome. We opened the show, followed by the secret guest, The Matches. Next up was The Hundred Days who played a solid set, and then, the final move, done by The Trophy Fire. They did a terrific job, and I wish them the best with their new Album "A Lifetime Spent in The Ocean", which you can pick up here : www.myspace.com/thetrophyfire

People were awesome. Bands were Awesome. The show was awesome. I even made friends with a girl named Amie who had secretly stowed away in our van by climbing in through the back door while we were loading. She took some pictures of us with her digital camera, and we talked about baseball bats and art. You can't beat that can you? One nice gentleman even bought an album from us outside the venue, as I stood , street peddler style with an open box of CDs.

Overall, its been an awesome couple of shows. It truly has.

Just as a side note, the band Bloc Party has recently release a new album, and I've been taking a listen to it lately. I'm not sure what I think about it yet, so go ahead and check it out.Tell me what you think. New Album releases are always fun, and there are quite a few bands releasing albums this year.

alright, enough ranting.

see you next show!

-nick