First steps

Saturday was a bit of a milestone for us as Jeff, Matt and I set up our gear and began rehearsing for the first time in nearly 15 years. Notably absent was Teague, but he has a good excuse being a couple hours away. I think our expectations were low, but we were pretty surprised at how fast we were able to get back on the same page. It sounds like Teague will be able to join us next month, so it’ll really be interesting to see how far from performance ready we might be.

It’s funny how age and life kicking you in the teeth a few dozen times will mellow out some of the more volatile aspects of each person’s personality. Some of us have gone through some really dark times. There’s way more encouragement going on than there was 15 years ago. Most of us are parents now, so I think that has something to do with it, too. Before, we’d most likely just get drunk, hurl a couple of FU’s and stomp off into the ether. But mainly I think we’re just happy to be playing music again. Good stuff. Group hug.

Anyway, here are some the songs we ran through with varying degrees of success: So Ends Fire, Fleck of Gold, Brighter Side of Evil, Nothing, Jenny Muse and Swept Away. We plan on playing those tunes and some others, but you’ll have to come to the show Jan. 30, 2010 to find out for sure.

Cheers, Dan