Shows Shows Shows

The open mic at Microsoft went well. I may have gained a few fans there. A lot of nice people came up to me afterwards and said they liked my set. Even more bought copies of the compilation CD's we have a track on. 21 tracks for $10 is not a bad deal.

The money we made from the show and CDs will go directly into the album fund -- something we're long overdue for, and I want it done professionally. We've been fortunate to have some good recordings and the flexibility to record whenever, but when it comes to the finished product I want the best sound possible.

Part of my weekend was spent at a birthday party for DJ Spire, a.k.a. Jake Perrine. Jake is a producer that has said he can work with our home-grown tracks and help us complete an album. I have no idea how much money he charges, but I want to have at least $300 to start with. Jake's birthday party was awesome, and I may have made a few new friends there. I'll call him this week and see if we can arrange some studio time. I just need Ed to get his bass going.

I was hoping for an All-Troublefaker disk to sell at the Mars Bar show, but it looks like it will be closer to the Skylark show. We'll see.

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As for shows, we've got a handful coming up, and it's about time to start booking actually SUMMER shows for July and beyond:

MARS BAR - May 14 (Th), 9pm $6 *confirmed* We play 1st.

THE HIGH DIVE - May 23 (Sa), 6pm $5 *tentative* We're working out the details, but will update when they're known.

THE SKYLARK CAFE - June 7 (Su), 7pm FREE *confirmed* We play at 8.

Ethan and Flea

Ethan is now my housemate. He's living in the master bedroom with his bird, Flea. Flea has been his buddy since he was 10, and he's a card. Totally emerald green with some interesting red spots on him, he's sequestered in Ethan's room behind closed doors, waiting for him to get home. Occasionally he'll screech, but for the most part he's just hanging out...

A couple of months ago Ethan joked with me that he'd need a place to stay since he was running out of money. Turns out he wasn't really joking. He's here, my television has been boxed up and taken to the garage, and now he just needs to settle in and realize that MY WII HAS SENIORITY AND WILL RULE THEM ALL.

Kidding.

Anyway, we're settling in with the pet issues. Grady's never seen a bird like Flea. Flea lorded over Grady, but was totally freaked out by Teamun's excited turtle-y swimming. Ethan is dealing with a mild cat dander allergy, and I'm vacuuming and washing everything I can.

It should be an interesting week.