And you can tell Rolling Stone magazine that my last words were...

Well, that's of course a reference to Almost Famous, which is of course the greatest work of fiction about rock 'n' roll bands that has ever been created. This is Spinal Tap, of course, being a very very close second. That of course is just my humble opinion.

Anyway, we played a show Friday night. The sound was crappy, and I couldn't really hear anything but my unmiked amp (uggh) on stage. However, it was fun. We were a lot looser on stage than the last time, which was a good thing. We flowed from song to song better, and Adam had a lot better stage presence--as did I. We only had one real goof up--again it was on the song "Words." This baffles me, because that's a pretty easy song that never gets jacked up in practice. I think it's cursed. Adam broke a string at one point, but Nick Roland came through with Brandon George's Taylor for Adam to finish the set with. That created our only awkard bit of time between songs. I decided (for some stupid reason--probably Adam laughing and telling me too) to tell the story of "messing" my pants on a date. Luckily, the sound was muffled and a lot of people couldn't hear anyway.

Anyway, here's the huge up points to Friday night's gig. First, Christmas Fuller Project and Oh No! Milo were both awesome to play with. We were able to use a little bit of teamwork--namely sharing some equipment and acting as each others roadies--to save ourselves a lot of trouble and time in changing out bands. Second, Sodie's was stinkin' packed out. Rumor has it that 400 people made there way through the building at various points in the night. You could barely move in there. It was standing room only after about ten minutes. It was cool, because people were crowded around the stage this time. Needless to say, this means we all made a lot of money. As the "headliners" this time around, we made five times what we did last time we played Sodie's. Third, we played a whole lot better this time. We all made our mistakes--it was late at night (11:30) and we played for a whole hour. However, there were no major mistakes this time around. I definitely feel like we are becoming tighter as a band.

Here's my conclusions drawn from this show. We are getting closer and closer to becoming a great band. We need to be more selective in our song writing. We need to flush our ideas a little more--don't take the first idea. We need to eperiment a little with our songs--be a little more inventive. Personally, I need to explore the guitar a little more. I need to think through all my licks and riffs, put my new eBow to use, take in some more influences, and go through with my desire to buy a violin bow for my guitar. Tyler and I sat around today--talking and playing music. I know we're both pumped to take the next few practices (since we have no scheduled gigs) to really start tweaking and fine tuning all our new ideas, old ideas, and "completed" songs.

Also, we need to bring back the song "Arkansas Street." Honestly, tons of people loved it. I loved it--not just because I wrote it. It needs to be tweaked, but it's a great song.

Well, here's the current future of our band. We're going to continue normal practices--as in, practices that aren't single-mindedly driven towards an upcoming gig. We're working on putting together a benefit concert with Oh No! Milo and CFP. Hopefully, we'll get some other bands in on that to raise some money for a good cause (probably a few shares in a well in Africa) while providing easy exposure for us and a cheap show for "fans." Here's my favorite, though: Famous in May is going to decide on a design for it's first ever t-shirt. A friend is hopefully going to get us a good deal on shirts, and we're going to begin selling shirts at our shows. It's good exposure, it gives our few fans something to show their love and support, it's a source of revenue for the band, and it'll just be really freakin' cool.

Music is awesome, and I love that things (however small they are) are beginning to happen in my music--specifically Famous in May. I'm excited about this band. We probably won't ever sell out arenas, but you don't have to be U2 or Coldplay to have a career in music. Not to mention, I have no problem keeping a day job if it supports my music addiction.