Hello all, let's kick it in the pants and use this dealie again if I may be frank.
So last night was the first Hoot Hoots show of the summer, and it went pretty well despite the fact the venue was basically a brick box. I swore that I would make the vocals clear and understandable, but I couldn't because somebody else was controlling the volumes (same old problem Pete). In any case, there were quite a few people there (actually quite a few smutty looking teenage girls to be honest) and many seemed to enjoy the show. But I don't think they could really hear the music all that well. What they probably enjoyed was our "showman" qualities. Basically I did lots of ridiculous mock booty dancing, wore three layers of dumpster dived clothing (including a women's pajama top that my bassist Mitch said looks like a pimp's bedsheet, oh and it also included the neon green tank top with the cows wearing sunglasses on it), and some grand sunglasses :) It was fun, but more and more I realize that at this stage of the game, surface level appearances or showmanship is at least equal in importance to the actual music (and that's probably not restricted to "this stage of the game"). So.... at any rate I think people are excited about us I guess.
Life here as been busier than I had ever dreamed it would be. I now have a piano that I got used and for free (a behemoth, also in need of a bit of a tune up), my cousin and I finished making a tire swing yesterday (Pete helped start it when he was here), I learning a shit ton about computers and networking from working with my cousin (picked up some of his vernacular), and a host of other stuff. Wednesday was the first time I had touched a guitar in 2 weeks, and that's not good.
I keep having dreams that it's the last few days at Knox, and I am ever conscious that I must somehow make the best of the limited time I have left with the people still around or at least make it clear that I dread leaving. It's basically withdrawal, like a cocaine user, addicted to your presences. I miss Knox and all of you more than I had ever expected I would. I cannot come close to adequately expressing anything that I'm thinking in regards to this right now. Hopefully I'll get some time to just sit and work all this shit out in my head. In any case, I miss, respect, and love all of you.
P.S. Hopefully a Hoot Hoots demo will be forthcoming.