Stay tuned for a new date for this show. Think March.

We are thrilled to be invited to play at the ‘The Dude Hates Cancer!’ Charity Bowling Tournament, in Manayunk (Philadelphia) on November 1, 2008. Now in its third successful year, this event blends bowling and live music into a entertaining fund raiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

We will be performing along with Philly comic rock institution Electric Sex Power at Dawson Street Pub, located at 100 Dawson Street in Philly’s Manayunk neighborhood. More details to come.

Even if you aren’t on a bowling team, we hope you will join us for some rock music and to support this worthy cause.

Well, not in Biblical proportions, but at a very inopportune time. We had a few hours of mingling and then started setting up casually enough, easing with the luxury of no real start time. Half way into set up, it starts to drizzle…everything off. unplug. huddle the gear. big sheet o plastic. in the house for another drink.

Well now, you might know how the rest of the story goes… The rain subsides, and now all these people who’ve had time for another drink  head back outside to hear the band. But…now there’s nowhere dry to sit…and the band, what are they doing? trying to get the gear back to where it was pre-tarp. A slow unraveling.

But, drama aside, we managed to pull ourselves together and play a pretty nice set of songs. Nicola was pure energy. Ant and Bil played ‘em like they knew em back to front. I felt a little lost to start. Apparently I survived. First time out, kids. First time.

Our sincere thanks to Chris and Hayley Ness for the opportunity to introduce these songs we’ve been working on to such an interested and varied audience. Sorry some of you had to cut out early. Jab.

And also a special thanks to Todd Spitler, for the awesome photos of the band.

We’re looking forward to playing the big summer party at my dear friends’, the Nesses, “farm”. It’ll be the first time out for this set that we’ve been working on with our new lineup, i.e. with Nicola on vocals. We’re also quite honored to be “on the same bill” with the very cool Gadjo Playboys from Lancaster. We will also be joined by our friend Heath, for an acoustic warm up. Sounds like it’s going to be a pretty big deal of a party, and an evening of interesting musical contrasts. You should try to get yourself invited.

We’ve recently added two more songs to the set: I didn’t go and Too much is good. Both of these were Bil’s songs, but we’ve reworked with new lyrics and melody thanks to Nicola.

A busy Spring. Ant works all the time. Bil just got back from vacation. I am obsessed with my bass rig. Nicola may be in love and may have quit her job… ah the rock n roll lifestyle lives on.