Date: December.13.2003

Place: IQ's- Green Bay WI

Cough, Cough. I don't feel too well.
I have been wrestling with this cold for the last week, and it is pretty much kicking my ass. Even though I love what I do, playing a bunch of rock shows is not always the best thing to cure a cold. We played last night at the Up and Under, and I had to get up early today, and then drive to Green Bay this afternoon. When you mix a chest cold, a smokey nightclub, not much sleep, a long drive, and cold and snowy weather, you pretty much end up with a drummer with a very sore throat, no singing voice, and not a lot left in the reserve tanks for a great show. OK, enough of my whining. Despite all that, I felt pretty good about how we played tonight. The folks at IQ's always take pretty good care of us, and we were able to hang out with the lovely Miss Frances and her friends, which is always a rocking time. We are finally playing as tight musical unit, and playing all the shows we have this year in support of this album has really put us all in tune with each other. Sean has been with us over a year, and is as full fledged as a member of the group can be. Also, we have a ton of exciting opportunities coming up for 2004 that I can't wait for.

We have one more show next week in Milwaukee, and then we are going to take the holidays and most of January off to write new tunes and get geared up for a strong showing in the new year. I hope all of you have a great holiday season, and I hope to see you all soon!

I would hug and kiss you all but I don't want you to catch my cold.

Peace and love,

Brian

Write Brian at: bb@upsidegc.com