We did it. We survived another year as a band, as human beings, as denizens of Earth. No small feat, these days - keeping a band together, OR being human. The Earthling bit’s a piece of cake by comparison -…

 If you know me, you know that I’m pretty laid back…secretly high-strung, yeah (those who REALLY know me know this), but not big on confrontation, unnecessary social entanglements, or sticking my nose where it has no business being inserted. (Full…

Catering is nice. I like catering.

Green rooms are nice. I like a good couch.

A big audience, most of them unfamiliar with our music, ripe for conversion, held captive, as they wait for the headliner they actually paid to…

It’s August, and while it’s not exactly “balmy” here in Middle Tennessee, it’s at least been less-than scorching these past few days, so maybe we’re coming out of the heat wave, just in time for another round of outdoor shows.

Photo by C.J. Gardineer

Michigan, you never let us down.

Weather? Well, that was something. I thought the app on my iPhone was messing with me, but there was indeed a significant environmental difference between Ludington and Paw Paw, with…

We’ve been gone for a minute. What did we miss?

Matt went to Georgia. I was in Florida. Kenny was locked in a bunker, reading comics, and eating nothing but Sweet Tarts. Plus, Rizzo’s still in Germany, using only the…

On May 3rd, I was SUPPOSED TO BE pushing road cases for Metallica, at Nissan Stadium, after they’d wrapped up a 2-night stand in Nashville…. Matt & I do the stagehand thing part-time, if you didn’t know. In fact, we…

Jean Claude Damme Van is under the knife this time. No sooner do my wrists start to heal, than our trusty whip needs a power window regulator replaced. I think we’ve put more money into repairs for this thing than…

The Before:
No sleeping through the night.
No feeling in my hands after 30 minutes of playing the guitar.

The After:
I sleep like a rock.
ALL the feeling, including some fairly frequent pain.

BUT, I can play the guitar.…