I think I'm gonna keep some things just between me and the guys. It's not worth losing one of my closest friends and a band I love. I hope we can get things back on track. I think the continental is out though and i'm not sure I wanna push the bowling alley. It looks like the next logical step is the demo. Now I'm gonna blow some steam off by cleaning my apartment.

billy takes a moment to reflect on how much fun he has had in the past year and logs off

ps. i didn't read the last post and i'd rather keep it that way

Get in gear to do what? Hello everyone long time no talk! I've been busy doing the same old nothing so I apologize for not posting recently. To be honest i've been slightly turned off to the band blog. If anyone rembers the last time I posted it was in an attempt to solve a problem. That was fine but since then it seems as this is everyones outlet to talk about things they don't want to say in person whether it be complaints or ideas. I just don't agree with that concept. A majority of our bands problems is we don't really talk. Ideas stay locked away out of fear of what the others will think (or so i'm told). Oh well not a big deal I should come on more often and take a more active role in the journal. I guess everyone loves a little gossip or drama but I just kind of like things plain and simple so by me not posting it is an attempt to not fuel those two things that kill our band. I'm sure I'll get shit for this but I like talking to you guys about progress with the band not downfalls, and unfortunatley there hasn't been incredible things happening YET! In due time i'll have plenty if things to talk about but until then i prefer waiting ing the shadows and reading what my bandmates have to say about things. It's pretty entertaining. To clear up any confusion it is nothing personal to this site I think it's amazing the way everyone comes together like this, but for the band it is a little different than one on one. Sometimes its three on one sometimes its two on two sometimes its one on one on one on one you get my drift. Maybe I'll fly solo on here for a little bit it seems to be a great outlet for one of my roomates(!!) a little private time is'nt bad. Well i gotta fly back to work but thanks again to everyone that is reading up on us although I have'nt had much to do with it, it's kind of flattering. LATER Till next time

I seem to remember that we had a singer. Anyone know where he is?

Hello? Jay? Where are you?

-dan opens journal number 54-

Well the North Park house has been quiet lately. Our last two practices never happened and I don't know now when we will be able to practice as a band again for a while. My work schedule for the next 2 weeks will be 5p-mid, and since we usually don't practice til 7 or 8 at night I guess we won't be able to do it. I hope that the rest of the guys sit down and collaborate on some of the 6 or 7 riffs we have separately been working on. There's also some old songs that still need finishing.

It's really time to step up, we still don't have enough songs to play out. Now that we have a lot of talk about playing out we really need the songs to rock the party. It's been over two months that nick has been playing with us, and more than 5 months since I have been playing. The short time we thought we were together is slowly turning into a long time without any of us realizing it.

Where will we be a year from now is what I often think about? What will become?

It's time to kick this up a notch.

-dan closes journal number 54-

-dan pops some aspirin-

Wow what an interesting fucking experience that was. So the continental had set-up this kind of informal open mic night. They don't advertise it which I totally understand now. So I had gotten the information for it but the rest of my band was hesitant to play there. I think it's a sort of prejudice that we wouldn't be accepted there. Which was semi-justified by some things we had read on the internet.

The continental is not known for acoustic music, it's known as a goth hangout or a metal music haven. I've gone to the continental on several occasions to see my favorite local and national metal acts. I've partied upstairs with the kmfdm and skinny puppy blasting. Back to the story..

I'm not one to readily give up on something because of a perceived notion so I pressed the case for going. After much politicking,We came to an agreement to go check it out. We brought our instruments just in case we wanted to play. The open jam started at 10 and we got there around 9:15. No one was there. After we talked to the guy putting it on everyone felt a little more at ease with playing. Which is good, because at that point I would've lost a straight up vote for playing.

So we cruised over to Darcy Mcgee's for a drink and to make some phone calls. If I could've remembered how to post from e-mail I would've so that if you were bored you could've come down and seen us play, but I couldn't remember how to do it. Anyways we rolled back over at 10 and proceeded to get drunk. Not sure when we hit the stage, but it was probably around 11. We were told we could play a 45 min set if we wanted to . So we pulled out a couple songs, I hope I get the list right

Hills of tomorrow
Taking it Back
Now
Bitter End
Micheal Shea's

I think that was it. Now if you've ever played on stage before you know how hard it is to hear yourself without monitors. Now I could hear myself to a fault. The bass came through loud on stage. It was very hard to hear the other guys. I wish they would tell you how hard it was for them to play, cause I can't imagine. Our friends told us it sounded great and our manager (e:Aydenrogerscry) said the same. BTW Without your constant guidance, and support we could've never made it to the stage. We thank you for all you have done, and are doing, and will do. I know you have a musical ear, because your voice is on key, literally you were drunk and talking into tuner and it was always in tune.

So I think it was a positive experience for everyone. Our first stage experience as a band. We have passed our final hurdle in becoming a band. This is just a beginning though. Now we are a band, and now we have other different trials and firsts to contend with.

-dan goes back to work-


-nick steps in-
All that I can say about Thursday night is that we fucking rocked the haus!
I had so much fun and I was so impressed with everyone's performance.
I can't wait until we play out again, I am definately thinking that we are going to become something amazing after playing at the Continental...
The best is yet to come!
-nick rolls out-

Rest in Peace ODB

-dan slumps in-

Big moving day. Nick will now have a room in the Music Collective we call NPP. He should be waking up Jay in about 10 mins trying to get in. Good times, I'll be home sometime around 11 after I get out of work.

Our duly appointed manager accompanied us to The Happening last night. We weren't playing or anything just there to check out the local scene and do a little networking. Very positive results. We're looking at a couple options for our debut on a stage. Talked to a bunch of people we haven't seen in a long time. Getting back into the buffalo music scene is like running into an old friend at a high school reunion (although I haven't had one of those, it's just what I suppose it's like). You ask each other how you've been, what you've been up to. Then you have a couple beers and find that old friends never change....only time changes.

-dan staggers out-

-nick enters ecstatic-
The move went as planned. I woke up at 5:30a.m., picked up the van at the airport, loaded all of my things from my crib and my friend Matty helped me move everything in my new room at the NPP abode.
We were done a little after 9a.m. and then I came back at around noon and worked on unpacking for about 6 hours...The task is pretty much completed and I cannot wait to just chill and play music virtually 7 days a week.
This is going to be so much fun and I cannot even begin to describe how pumped that I am about the move.
I'll keep everybody posted on how everything develops.
-nick exits-

[inlink]nparkproject,46[/inlink] And more will be on the way! Hopefully some sound too.