Ok, I'm going in...

I missed my day, but it's been quiet on the 3T front so I'm grabbing the mic, as it were.

Right now I'm holding my breath as I suck in the drugs from my inhaler. Sucks to YOUR ass-mar, pal. This stuff makes my mouth tastes like metal but it does help open up my lungs. Rainy Seattle weather just makes my lungs feel wet.

These days I feel sorta out of touch. our cell phone bills are ri-dic-u-lous, so we've been cutting down on calls..., which has been more jarring than I would have thought. I figured I'd shift all my calls to the weekends (unlimited minutes, yo) but after a while I start to feel like a telemarketer going from call to call to call, so I get talked-out WAY before I get to the bottom of the list. If I haven't called you in a while, sorry. I used to call whenever I happened to have time/headspace. Now that both need to be regimented more, it's difficult.

If I sound like I'm disjointed and kinda dumbed-down, I am. I just spent the last half hour on Myspace, adding friends, comments, posts, messages, etc. all for the elusive goal of hitting 1,000 page hits on the Withholders page. We've been having a streak of good luck lately: 3 of our last four shows were either reviewed post-show or were preview picks for the week - including (did I mention this already? Because I will again!) a preview in the Stranger!!!! It took the M's 5 years to get in the Stranger. It took the Withholders 5 shows. I don't want to read that much into this, but we also just got an e-mail from a promoter in a two-hour-away college town who wants to pay us (well) to drive over and play a show there. He is also saying very nice things about the record and has already offered to produce and release our second record. All we need is one other person to say that, and we'll have a veritable 'bidding war' on our hands!!! YESSSSSS!!!!

The puzzling thing? The same clown is writing the same lame songs as before. Same clown is singin' em. So what gives? The answer: our drummer! There weren't any cute girl drummers in my previous outfit. This is my theory.

Anyway, booklet art & the audio master were sent to the pressing plant yesterday, expect the finished product right before T-giving.

Ok all, gotta motor...
v

p.s. DIG that Motown stomp on "My Doorbell!!!!!!"