Lots of blisters

The band has been hard at work trying to get their chops back. We've been practicing individually for the last couple weeks and will be getting together as a group, minus Teague, on Saturday to plug in. Of all the members, Teague is the only one who doesn't live in the Seattle area, so his local participation will be occasional.

When we decided to do this, I think we all thought November would give us enough time to get things together. We were wrong. After ripping through the songs we plan on playing, it's going to take us the full three months to get up to speed. Nobody, particularly those who plan on coming to the show Jan. 30 at The Jet in Mill Creek, want to see a bunch of dudes in their 30s who can't play together very well. Plus, it's going to take that long just for the blisters to heal.

Locally, I've noticed that there has been a renaissances of 90s rock with a number of bands of varying popularity getting back together to do reunion shows and tours. I ran across this article about local band Sunny Day Real Estate, which I found interesting. They were one of my favorites and their internal issues where similar to ours and probably any bands'. Of course, we didn't sell thousands of records and none of us went on to play with the Foo Fighters, but I suppose every band's last days follow a similar trajectory. Watch a couple VH1's "Behind the Music" shows and you'll quickly come to that conclussion.