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THREE DAY THRESHOLD
Hi-n-Dry/Pub Records
Lost in Belgium
16-song CD
Three Day Threshold is not quite the archetypal American rock band (is there such a beast?). But they are a model of what rock is (forgive me) all about. It actually took me quite a while to realize that, just as businessmen pretend to be kind to improve their business prospects, so rock musicians act loutish, and for much the same reason. Because rock musicians aren't about affirming death (well, most of them aren't)—they're all about laughing at its significance. Now, recording a live album of intrinsically American songs before an audience of Belgians and Dutchmen may seem like a bonehead move, but it's actually brilliant, and I'm sure the Russian Formalist Yury Tynyanov would concur. Old Yuri laid down some boss riffs of his own, including this gem: namely, that an art form evolves by exploring and then exploding "the principles underlying the relationship between the individual utterance and a prevailing complex of norms." Translated into non-gibberish, this means that a good rock band would be content with a faithful impersonation of "Folsom Prison Blues," but a great one would personify the whole genre of prison ditties in one idiosyncratic performance of a classic. Listen to the Bobby Fuller Four, to Johnny Cash, to Lou Reed, and then to Three Day Threshold, and you can almost literally see the lines of connection. Or just listen to "Gone Part 2" and you'll hear the throbbing pulse of rock 'n' roll and be able to read there an entire rulebook of the form.   (Francis DiMenno)

 

THREE DAY THRESHOLD

All ages show @Rock Off Main Street
The Center for the Arts in Natick, Natick MA
10/24/08

Now wait a minute—Three Day Threshold is no high school band. Tonight they've been specially invited to spruce up the night with their cow-tippin' brand of kickin' country punk. Lead singer/ guitarist/ banjoist Kier Byrnes proves why his band has been asked to play all over the world (Belgium and Honduras recently) with his pro antics and his ability to work a young crowd, leaving them feeling like they've experienced something they'll talk about for a long time. During the show Kier offers an awkward comment about his bassist, Johnny Stump—"He hasn't fell over in one song… yet"—then tries to make up for it by saying, "John is good looking… and it's a good thing he remembered to put in his dentures." Kier usually works up his audience by having them repeat "no shit" in one song. But this young crowd is a little self-conscious about the language, so Kier changes the words to "gosh darn it." The highlight of the set comes when Kier invites three kids on stage to play cowbells on the final song "Honky Tonk Woman."  The kids love it.

from Shitenonions.com

Three Day Threshold: Lost in Belgium
'Lost in Belgium' is a warts 'n all live document of Boston based Country/Celtic punks, Three Day Threshold, recent tour of Europe's low countries. Recorded over 2 nights on 2 stereo mics set up in the same corner of the same club, this is raw, un-dubbed, no frills Rock'n'Roll - "Live and Dangerous" this ain't*. I would say the best way to experience 3DT is live in person but if you can't get the opportunity to see 'em live then 'Lost in Belgium' will give you a taste of the experience.
*Thin Lizzy's classic but heavily overdubbed in the studio "live album".

 

 

Belgium may be known for its beer & waffles, but what people may not know, is its kick ass rock and roll scene...

 

In the Spring of 2008, Boston's Celtic/Bluegrass punks, Three Day Threshold left for their 5^th tour of Europe, playing shows all over Belgium and The Netherlands. 

In the spirit of Velvet Underground's "Live at Max's Kansas City" and The Who's "Live at Leeds", Three Day Threshold has decided to opt out of their "what happens on the road, stays on the road" policy and is releasing a live album featuring 2 sets from their most recent European tour. The songs are dirty and raw; there were no overdubs or second takes here.  Instead, there are some forgotten lyrics, wrong notes and of course, a tractor full of hoots and hollerin'.   The album was recorded with a simple, yet practical set up; each night they'd set up 2 stereo mics set in some corner of the club and as a result, you get a true feel for the night, complete with inebriated audience members chiming in during the songs, so it's as close to an actual Three Day Threshold show as you can get without having beer spilled on you.  Appropriately enough, the CD is called "Lost in Belgium".  

With over 19,000 Three Day Threshold CDs in circulation though out the world, plans to release Three Day Threshold's newest release, "Lost in Belgium" include a listening party NOVEMBER 24th at Boston's only Belgium Ale House, THE MONK'S CELL in The Publick House on 1648 Beacon St., Brookline, MA. Afterwards, the band heads out to do another tour promoting the CD on the other side of the Atlantic this winter.  So far 11 shows have been booked, including an "inmates-only" show at the Mechelen Prison in Belgium.  When (and if) they return, they will be headlining The Paradise main room Saturday, January 31, 2009.

Thank you for picking up this CD, any kind words are much appreciated.  As a bonus, there's even a song called "Compass" which was written, recorded and debuted in one of the late night jam sessions that took place in the band house.  We hope you like it & Come by and enjoy a fine Belgian stew!

On Saturday night at Autumn Hollow's CD release party, Nick Zaino, freelance writer for The Boston Globe and Stuff @ Night, gave the band one of the best intros we've ever gotten.  Here was some notes taken from that said intro as Nick discussed the "Little known facts about Three Day Threshold". Hope you enjoy them as much as we did. If you have any lesser known facts about 3DT, please feel to post 'em on the blog as well...

1.       They accompanied Bob Hope on his very last trip to entertain the troops in Kabul.

2.       They were originally formed in 1997 to back Wagner Lamounier for Sepultura Unplugged when the Cavalera brothers unexpectedly and temporarily broke up the band

3.       John Stump was Les Claypool's stand -in for Primus's more dangerous video shoots

4.       Only two of the band members can read, but all three can when drunk

5.       They are fans of hats

6.       "Kier" is Gaelic for "Kier"

More sweet reviews of our new cd, Against the Grain (and one in some language we can't understand) keep pouring in. Miles of Music thinks the cd is so good, they're offering a money back guarantee that says if you buy it, they are sure you'll like it... otherwise, they'll give you a FULL REFUND!!! That's confidence folks.

 

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FROM "Today's Country Magazine"

When you think of rough and tumble country fused together with a touch of bluegrass, the first place that comes to mind probably isn't Boston. Boston is very well-known amongst the rock scene for their Irish influenced rock bands, taverns where the drinks are plenty, etc…and now with the release of "Against The Grain," Boston is about to become known for Three Day Threshold. This CD is just simply excellent. This is a no frills album that puts it all out on the table and is happy to deliver a boot stomping, teeth-kickin', hell of a good time. With that being said, this is not your cookie-cutter, mainstream country sound, but rather an explosive fusion of rock and country that will attract a left of the dial crowd with no problem. Dusty, honky-tonk fans are going to love songs like the boot-stomping "Narrow It Down," and the banjo, that is prominently featured throughout the album. However, don't be surprised to see rockers, and further more true punk rockers, also finding something to love about this album. As I stated earlier, it is a no frills album that encompasses the energy and take no guff attitude that the punk rock crowd is all about. So, if you are a fan of bands like Alabama's Caddle or Boston's own Dropkick Murphy's then you will want to check out Three Day Threshold.

 

http://www.todayscountrymag.com/threedaythresholdcd.htm

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FROM "MILES OF MUSIC"

It..s A Cracker!! 100% Guaranteed!!

While this might seem like a backwards reference, Three Day Threshold are like the Pogues, but doing country. Against The Grain is rowdy fun, a super-charged roots-rock assault with glorious choruses primed for a drunken sing-along. If this record is any indication, they must be a smokin live band because on disc they tear it up. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (Hi-N-Dry)
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http://www.shitenonions.com/reviews_jan07.htmlreview21

Three Day Threshold: Against the Grain
"Against The Grain" is TDT's 3rd full length release and being well familiar with all 3 I can easily say ATG is clearly their best and most 'mature' release to date and when I say 'mature' I don't mean it in a bad way (though I usually do). Long time fans needn't despair with this new found maturity either 'cos ATG is still loaded with high speedy trashy country meets Irish but it's really went things slow down that the music picks up – think if Johnny Cash had live long enough to make America VI – yeah that good.

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i think this is a good review... www.ctrlaltcountry.be/

THREE DAY TRESHOLD

"Against The Grain"

(Hi-N-Dry)

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Wie erin slaagt om deze CD volledig te beluisteren zonder wild hipshakend en met een gelukzalige grijns zo breed als z'n gezicht achter te blijven, moet hoogdringend op doktersbezoek… Wat deze zes knapen uit Boston doen is immers zo aanstekelijk, dat elke vorm van weerstand er meteen door in de kiem gesmoord wordt. Met zestien rete-aanstekelijke rootsrockliedjes verkopen ze je een totaal onverwachte opdoffer van jewelste. Meezingen zal je, willen of niet… Laat maar wat van die ijskoude goudgele knapen aanrukken, schuif tafels en stoelen aan de kant en laat je vooral gaan op de songs van Kier Byrnes en kompanen! Snel naar hier halen, dit collectiefje! Wie op plaat al zo vitaal uit de hoek kan komen, móet live gewoon behoorlijk onweerstaanbaar zijn!

Nog niet overtuigd? Bezoek dan als de gesmeerde bliksem de webstek van de groep of hun CD Baby-pagina en beluister er om te beginnen de onstuimige, zo ongeveer als de Pogues op doortocht doorheen Amerika klinkende tweeling "Whiskey, You're The Devil" en "Kelly, I'm Coming Over", het heerlijk stuiterend twangende "Narrow It Down" en het ook al volstrekt onweerstaanbare "Ghost Of Jimmy Ryan". Als je daarna nog niet in de ban zou zijn van dit sextet, tja, dan is er nog altijd die dokter, he…

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I Liked This CD So Much, It Gets Its Own Entry... THREE DAY THRESHOLD- Against the Grain (Hi-n-Dry) About three months ago, Kier Byrnes (3DT's lead singer) sent this CD to me, it disappeared, and I promptly forgot about it. However, over the past week or so, the usual sounds blasting from my six year old daughter's room changed from Baby Motzart, Kidz Bop (shiver), the soundtrack for The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Ramones, Social Distortion, and The Medveds to the sounds of bluegrass rock laced with rock-a-billy, Celtic, and even some punk intensities searing with banjo plucking, licking guitars, and a rhythm section worthy of a chain gang. As usual, I let the music coming from her room play in the background of my thoughts, until this new stuff she was playing made me want to throw on a pair of shitkickers, hitch a ride to the dairy farm across town and throw M-80s at the cows while swigging sweet love from a bottle of whiskey. "Narrow it Down" opens the disc with its great sing along lyrics, which flows to "Uni" and "Chicken Shack" that'll have tight jeans wearing hotties slapping their own asses in a "giddy up" musical fit. The love song "Right Outside the Door" lets you catch your breath a bit, but "Whiskey, You're the Devil" is a hectic answer to its emotional predecessor. "Ghost of Jimmy Ryan" sounds like it should be pouring out of an old-fashioned rock-n-roll radio in 1932 Tennessee.  The war like drumming in "A Toast to My Father" drives home the best compliment a father could ever hear and "Back Home to Derry" nicely closes out this at the moment phantom CD. Fearing that I may harm the local bovine population and be cast upon some government watch list for possession of explosives, I decided to venture into my daughter's room and investigate. "Reilly, what is this cd?" I asked. "I don't know, it's yours. I took it from your stack," she answered. I walked to her CD player and opened it. As the CD ceased spinning, I read "Three Day Threshold; Against the Grain." While I was fairly shocked that my daughter was in possession of this disc, I was not surprised at the music it played as this band is a good one. You really should pick up this great 16-song release, and I really need to see these guys live. – Denis Sheehan ..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /> ___________________________________________________ From Rambles.Net, a HUGE FolK/Country/Bluegrass/Celtic Website. (http://www.rambles.net/threed_grain07.html) Three Day Threshold, Against the Grain (Hi-N-Dry, 2007) Three Day Threshold seems like a band that does nothing half-assed. Once they pick a direction for a song -- be it fast or slow, rambling or rousing -- they're all in and the stakes be damned. One can only imagine how boisterous and rowdy as hell a live performance by Three Day Threshold must be. They seem to risk everything and let the results speak on their own. In this case of this album, their utmost efforts are apparent throughout and pay off resoundingly well. Stylistically, Three Day Threshold is all over the place. One track, such as "Chicken Shack," will be a frenzied rockabilly ditty that's followed by "Right Outside the Door," a straight-laced ballad with a focused intensity. "Uni" has an exhilarating rate in a bluegrass style, while "Thrown Out" takes a gravel-kicking lonesome pace. "Count of Monte Cristo" pops up seemingly out of nowhere with a Charlie Daniels vibe and south-of-the-border attitude, yet it ends up fitting into the mix just fine. Irish-style drinking songs are well-represented with "Whiskey You're the Devil" and the touching "A Toast to My Father." While that song may sound like the Pogues after a few rounds (in a fun way), it also has a lot of heart, exploring the steady-yet-bumpy relationships a son has with his father. "It's Alright" is a fast-paced story-song about an outlaw who offers sound advice for would-be Bonnie & Clyde ne'er-do-wells, especially when you come across a grandma packing Smith & Wesson. The album even ends with a seafaring ballad in "Back Home in Derry." While some albums suffer with such a myriad of styles and sounds, this dartboard approach to a musical style works so well for this band. Their intensity is the magic ingredient in their musical recipe. Plus, you know you're in for a treat when the CD jacket has a barbecue recipe. (Shreddin' Colt Thompson's Shredded Beef BBQ Sammies do sound quite delicious.) And Colt Thompson's recipe is only one serving in this high-octane, jam-packed musical buffet. Against the Grain is a fun, energetic album that is certainly a treat for the ears and maybe even your energy level. _____________________________________________________ From Twangville.com Against the Grain, Three Day Threshold (Hi-N-Dry Records) Three Day Threshold are the spiritual cousins of the Dropkick Murphys. The sixteen tracks on this release are somewhat diverse but all have a cow-punk base. On the rock end of the spectrum is energetic "Softly," countered by the classic country tear-jerk ballad "Thrown Out." The latter track features the endearing opening line "Been thrown out of moving cars, fancy joints and honky tonk bars but I never thought I'd be thrown out by you."

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Howdy. It’s me again, the drummer...

They’re all hung over and still in bed. So shhhhh, keep it down and I won’t type too loud.

Ah, the advantages of being "the responsible one". I can sneak on to the computer without anyone knowing about it...

Anyway, The Baccus Cafe was awesome!!! Juice Man, the owner, is the nicest guy ever!!! Before we played, we had diner on the house (Thanks Juice Man!) from the restaurant next door. I had the best plate of Tortellini ever. No kidding. Everybody’s meal was excellent. They used only the best and freshest produce in their meals. You can tell by my writing that I’m no restaurant critic... For that matter, I’m the drummer... I’m surprised I can find the screen on this computer... Anyway, take my word for it. The food was great!

We played to a packed house, give or take a few... The Baccus Cafe is a great place to visit, if you ever come to Belgium. As I said, Juice Man is a great guy and runs a great club. He gave us some great posters (the ones with the cow skull that are all over the Myspace page) and T-shirts. The T-shirts are going to be a staple in Three Day Threshold stage attire. Did I just use the word "attire"? I think I just used "attire" again. There it is again! Wow, my vocabulary is out of control today!!! Juice Man also served the band with intoxicating libations in order to satiate the growing thirst from our European musical entrada...

Okay, me back to drummer speak... Club good. People good. Crowd fun. Music loud. Music good? You be judge... Overall, I would say from the perspective of the members in the musical ensemble, this particular episode of musical performance was an exhilarating experience emphatically enhanced by the receptive temper of the congregation. Translation in drummer speak: BELGIUM PEOPLE ROCK!!!! You will notice that I did not use the correct word Belgian...

Anyway, I think they’ll shut me off after this one... It was a pleasure to communicate with you via manuscript. I hope my prose best describes our experiences in Europe.

-Eric

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Bassist’s Belgium Blog

Finally..... I get to write the blog. Those bastards kept hogging the spotlight. Not surprising really.

Well, we did it. 10 shows in 10 days. Ready to do 10 more. Last night we played at tBeest in Goes Netherlands in front of our largest crowd of the tour. The venue held 600 people and it was pretty much filled, probably a few hundred folks. This time we had an opening local band, Donder. What can you say about a band that has a lead singer decked out in an Elvis jump suit & wooden shoes & a guy in a chicken suit wielding a chain saw.

No complaints about the backstage arrangements either, a whole 5.7 cu ft. mini fridge filled with Jupiler beer & 2 bottles of Scotch. Hell, they even left us towels to mop up our rock n’ roll sweat. "It’s good to be the king". Oh yeah... the show went well too. Colt finally got to crank up the Fender Twin & Eric finally got to use some sticks instead of the hot rods. Apparently it’s hard to get the Dutch dancing but we were able to get them going. There was lots of do-si-do’ing & spilling of beer. I even think somebody fell down & as you know, we play better when somebody falls down. By the time we left we were able to sell the rest of our CD’s that we brought over, having to sign a bunch as well for our new adoring Dutch fans. Hopefully we get back there next year.

Now it’s back to reality. 8 or so hour flight back across the pond, through Philly (the city of Brotherly Love..... frankly I don’t see it), & on to Boston. Next stop St. Patrick’s Day. Raise your jar of porter!!!!!

Ok, so Eric is officially shut off from the blog for a while. In the meantime, let me tell you what I've learned on tour.
First, there are many different languages spoken in Belgium and The Netherlands; thus there is no consistent language on the mens and women's rest rooms indicating which is which. Often you can figure it out but sometimes if you have to go real bad and have been playing on stage for a few hours drinking beers, you just got to take a guess and do what you have to do.... and that leads me up to the next point, I'd like to apologize to all the ladies I may have offended at the "t Laaste Avondmaai in Sint Niklaas last night and Thank you for being so patient while I borrowed your facilities.
Quick side note: Isn't it great that there is a town named after Santa Claus!

Second, we have a nice house just outside Antwerp where we've been basing our operations. Interestingly, there is a flock of chickens that likes to congregate outside my window. Doesn't really bother me until dawn, where the half dozen roosters decide to have a crow-off each morning. I was thinking of becoming a vegetarian but now I have officially decided to add chicken to my list of snacks. Those damned roosters combined with Colt's snoring is turning me into an insomniac.

Third, there is nothing like Belgium TV. I have no idea what anyone is saying but they do broadcast some of the weirdest stuff; my favorites have been a reality TV show about a bunch of dudes wielding nerf foam bats who rob a bank wearing bunny suits. They only manage to kidnap a teddy bear and steal some old newspapers and a potted plant. On top of that, they get caught by the cops - its a completely fascinating show to watch as they try to explain the situation to a bunch of angry cops. There is also a TV we keep seeing that features animated rabbits having sex plus there's always the occasional naked lady that appears during prime time tv (which always catches us off guard but always manages to evoke a few Yee Haws from the boys).

Well, we've done 6 shows so far. All have been a handful. We're playing in Geel tonight; a town noted for its crazy inhabitants (seems like a trend here eh?.. anyhow, we love it). Got to go and sip some tea to help the voice.

Hope you are all doing well, we miss you,
Kier

PS: Oh yeah, and in case you didn't see it, a review of our first performance was posted online, written by a music critic in the Music in Belgium publication & website.
(http://www.musicinbelgium.net/pl/modules.phpname=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=17571757 )
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3 Day Threshold (Boston, Massachusetts)

Pas un band pour les mauviettes ou les garçons coiffeurs efféminés ...Du gros country-rock/bluegrass qui tache.
Les 4 mecs de Boston ont la gueule de l'emploi :des truck-drivers barbus ,tatoués coiffés d'un Stetson ou d'une baseball cap pour le guitariste ,mais dégageant une chaude aura de sympathie .
Le leader est Kier Byrnes (une acoustique noire,12 cordes ou un banjo,, pour le set 2 et un harmonica),il assure la plupart des vocals en utilisant un microphone de l'époque Glenn Miller,génial.A la batterie Eric Austin ,il est le seul non barbu,paraît affable et gentil ,mais son jeu est démentiel :à la fois raffiné et rapide,c'est lui qui relance la machine à fond.Le bassiste,Johnny Stump,est aussi calme que le regretté John Entwistle,mais il abat un boulot impeccable.
Le gars qui tue ,c'est Colt Thompson à la lead ,parfois aux vocals illuminés.Colt est son prénom ,il reflète exactement son jeu de gratte :des coups de fusil qui te rendent fou.
Fred ,un afficionado du goth rock, en est resté pantois.Lui, le placide, gueulait comme un grizzly en rut pendant le show.
Deux heures de rock sudiste ,haut de gamme, par un band qui ,pour la première fois, foulait le sol européen.
Tout fut parfait ,même l'intermède bagarre dans le saloon ,provoqué par un olibrius ventru , bourré comme 6 Polonais.J'ai dû prévenir son pote...'Take him away from me or I'll punch his face ...,je mesure 1m74 avec mes hauts talons et je pèse 68Kg...Après un striptease ,qui le voit lancer ses frusques sur les musicos ,il se fait jeter à moitié nu en rue.
Rock and Roll,baby....
Le groupe a enregistré quelques Cd's 'Behind the barn' 'Homecooking' et le dernier 'Against the grain' .Aux States ils jouent pendant 3 heures ,ils n'ont pas de track-list et choisissent les titres d'après l'ambiance de la salle.
On a eu droit à des drinking songs 'Whiskey is the devil' 'Drunken Sailor' ce traditionnel que Ferré Grignard immortalisa en Belgique.Des chansons à propos de leur girl friends 'Roll in my sweet baby's arms ''Woman of Arlington' ,des titres ruraux 'Behind the barn' 'Man with a pitchfork' l'épopée de l'ouest 'Gold Rush' ou la profession de foi 'Rock and roll country music' ,la cover du héros Johnny Cash'Cocaïne blues' et les train songs.

A short break ,ils vendent leur dernier bébé (10E).
On reprend avec Kier au banjo ,pour une nouvelle collection de outstanding hot rodeo songs.
'Right outside the door' 'It's alright' un singalong .
Une première cover des Stones 'You can't always get what you want' .On en a les larmes yeux.
We need your collaboration for this one ,the chorus is 'No Shit ' and 'Fuck you'... ça gueulait sec au Dada.En rue après le show Fred chantait encore 'No shit' ,heureusement les flics dormaient.
Pour rigoler Colt nous sort quelques riffs de 'Smoke on the Water' et le public givré du bar se masse au pied du podium en faisant gicler la bière dans tous les sens.
22:25' ils regardent le gars à la table (excellent son):5 minutes guys...
'Honky Tonk Women' la chanson sudiste de Mick et Keith.On se tient plus ,une nana ,99 kilos tassés ,danse comme une honky tonk girl à nos côtés.
It's over ....Steven monte sur scène,prend le micro et pleure pour un encore.
Un rock juteux:' 20 flight rock' dans la lignée Elvis ,Gene Vincent , let's go ....et la guitare te sort un solo Chuck Berry ,go ,go ,go, go,go yeah man play it loud ....
Et ces fous furieux enchaînent avec 'Pub with no beer'.
L'essence du rock ,nos petits branleurs made in Belgium,devraient assister à un show de Three Day Threshold,et revoir leur matière.
Le groupe tourne en Belgique/Hollande jusqu'au 8 mars.
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HERE IS THE ROUGH TRANSLATION TO ENGLISH (from Babblefish.com)

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3 Day Threshold (Boston, Massachusetts)
Not a band for the weaklings or the effeminate hairdresser's assistants... Of the large country-rock/bluegrass which stains. The 4 guys of Boston have the mouth of the use:des bearded truck-drivers, tattooed capped with Stetson or baseball course for the guitarist, but releasing a heat sympathy will have. The leader is Kier Byrnes (black acoustics, 12 cords or a banjo, for the set 2 and a harmonica), it ensure the majority of the vocals by using a microphone of the time Glenn Miller, génial.A the battery Eric Austin,il are only the nonbearded one, appear gracious and nice, but its play is irrational:à the time refined and fast, it is him which starts again the machine with fond.Le bass player, Johnny Stump, as calm as is regretted the John Entwistle, but it cuts down an impeccable job. The guy who kills, it is Colt Thompson with the lead, sometimes with the vocals illuminés.Colt is his first name,il reflects exactly his play of scrapes:des blows of rifle which make you insane. Fred,un afficionado of the goth rock'n'roll, remained pantois.Lui, the placid one, gueulait about it like a grizzly in rut during the show. Two hours of rock'n'roll Southerner, top-of-the-range, by a band which, for the first time, pressed the European ground. All was perfect, even the interlude brawls in the saloon, caused by a corpulent olibrius, stuffed as 6 Polonais.J' had to warn its pal... ' Take him away from me gold I' ll punch his face...,je 1m74 measurement with my high heels and I weigh 68Kg... After a striptease, which sees it launching its frusques on the musicos,il is made throw to half naked in street. Rock'n'roll, baby.... The group recorded some Cd' S ' Behind the barn' ' Homecooking' and the last ' Against the grain' Aux States they play during 3 hours, they do not have a track-list and choose the titles according to the environment of the room. There was right to drinking songs ' Whiskey is the devil' ' Drunken Sailor' this traditional that Ferré Hard grindstone immortalisa in Belgique.Des songs in connection with their girl friends ' Roll in my sweet baby S arms ' ' Woman of Arlington', of the rural titles ' Behind the barn' ' Man with pitchfork' west ' Gold Rush' has or the profession of faith ' Rock'n'roll country music',la cover of the hero Johnny Cash' Cocaïne blues' and the train songs. With shorts station-wagon, they sell their last baby (10th). One begins again with Kier with the banjo, for a new collection of outstanding hot rodeo songs. ' Right outside the door' ' It' S alright' a singalong. A first cover of Stones ' You can' T always get what you want' On has the tears eyes of them. We need your collaboration for this one, the chorus is ' No Shit ' and ' Fuck you'... that gueulait dry in Dada.En street after the Fred show still sang ' No shit', fortunately the cops slept. To laugh Colt leaves us some riffs ' Smoke one the Water' and the frosted public of the bar masses with the foot of the podium while making squirt beer in all the directions. 22:25 ' they look at the guy with the table (excel son):5 guys minutes... ' Honky Tonk Women' the song Southerner of Mick and Keith.On is held more, one chick,99 kilos packed, dance like a honky tonk girl at our sides. It' S over... Steven goes up on scene, takes the microphone and still cries for one. A juicy rock'n'roll: ' 20 flight rock' in the line Elvis, Gene Vincent, let' S go... et the guitar leaves you a solo Chuck Berry,go,go,go, go, go yeah man play it loud.... And these insane furious connects with ' Pub with No beer'. The gasoline of the rock'n'roll, our small wankers made in Belgium, should attend a show of Three Day Threshold, and re-examine their matter. The group turns in Belgique/Hollande until March 8.

Hi there:

Me again, the drummer...

I really don't think they're going to let me post another blog after this one.

I actually don't think there is such thing as a Rwandan Zizi Fly.

So anyway, back to Cafe BP in Mortsel. This place rocks!!! Great stage, great sound, great atmosphere, and great people!!! We played two sets and got to hang out and drink for a while with the owner of the bar, Mark, and a lot of the audience members. I highly recommend this bar if you are traveling through or near Mortsel. Again, the people are super nice and great to hang out with. Oh yeah, Juice Man from Bacchus Cafe was hanging out with us, too. The Juice Man cometh... Can't wait to rock Bacchus!!!

We just got back from Cafe De Blauwe in Zottegem (English translation of Zottegem: Crazytown!!!). We broke out some Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Crazy Train, Crazy, and Crazy on You. Actually, we didn't. This gig was pretty interesting to say the least, as Kier's voice went crazy during the second song. So, Colt had to sing most of the songs tonight. People smoke (A LOT) in the bars in Belgium. As a result, for us, breathing feels like we're in a trench in World War I. Us silly Americans are not used to playing in smoky bars anymore. Even my throat is getting sore and I don't sing... But, we're professionals and the shows must go on... Anyway, Kier is going to go easy on his voice until Friday and Saturday or at least he feels better.

Anyway, it's 2:00AM here (8:00PM your time). WAIT A MINUTE!!! I just figured something out!!! We're in the future here!!!! The winning Power Ball Lottery numbers for Monday are 9 12 15 25 36 and 44! Someone buy that ticket now!!! You owe me half...

Take care and we'll meet again, if they let me...

Peace,
Eric

Howdy everybody. Eric (the drummer) here... I can't believe they trust me to write a blog...

I guess that I have two days worth of updates to blog about here.

Anyway, everything is going very well for us in Belgium. The people are awesome to play for and to hang out with... I must say that the beer is EXTREMELY potent. Considering that I guess that I'm "the responsible one", that's not saying much...

Little Devil at Tilburg, Holland on Saturday was a blast!!! Every audience is very responsive and appreciative of the music and the band. We are having a great time! I have been recording all the shows on my MiniDisc recorder, as well. Maybe we'll have some live tracks on the website soon!

There is a subway station at the end of the street where Little Devil is located. I swear that I've never seen so many bicycles on racks in my life. There were a lot of bicycles on HUGE racks. I have pictures, if you're really interested. Speaking of racks... Oh, never mind... I have to blog here...

Colt found some uh, stuff at a smoke/coffee shop... Well, I'll put it this way... It's green and legal only in Holland... I took his word for it that it was the best he had in a while...

Anyway, back to the music and the audiences. As I've said, everybody here is great!!! They really appreciate our music and the fact that we came all the way from America to share our music with them. Yesterday at Het Zevende Zegel in Kluisbergen was a trip. We showed up and everybody was watching a bicycle race on the wide screen TV. Unfortunately, we had to set up right in front of the TV... It seemed like people didn't like that too much. We were careful to minimize any obstructions when we set up. We then went upstairs to an excellent home cooked meal of spaghetti and meat sauce with red wine. That was the best meal we had in a long time... After, we came downstairs to a packed house!!! Again, the people loved it!!! It seemed like everybody from the young people to the elders in the village came out to hear the band from America. Speaking of racks... Uh, never mind... Anyway, we have pictures... The show was great! The audience really got into it and were very nice!

Cafe BP in Mortsel was great too!!! We got there with minutes to spare and had to quickly set up and play our first set.

Gurt is here...

More later...
-Eric

YES! We made it, alive and safely. After a quick 10-hour travel day and a 6-hour time difference (yes, you're reading this from the FUTURE) we made it. We're shacked up in a great little house in Lichtaart, Belgium with a classy leather couch and a toilet that has flush options for both number 1-ing and number 2-ing...but what if you have to number 3???

We had our first international show last night in Brussels at a cool little place called Cafe Dada. It ended up being packed with new drunken Belgian fans...one of whom stripped half naked and threw his shirt at John...yes HIS shirt...guys like John here apparently. The club actually gave us free souvenir condoms, too - we're all much warmer now.

I should keep this pretty short so you might actually keep reading these updates from across the pond. Tonight, we head to Tilburg, Netherlands to play show number 2 @ Little Devil. We hear there's "ganja" in the Netherlands....hmmm....

Take care all, we'll be posting blog updates every day we're not too hungover, and even those days too.

Proost!
-Colt and Three Day Threshold