Hello all.....Ryan here,

When the new year looms, everyone has a tendency to look back on the year.  Hopefully everyone had as positive and uplifting year as we did.  Our year started off with us adjusting to being a trio now with me on drums, instead of guitar.  During that time we wrote a few new songs that we finally had a chance to play later in the year.

And what a "later in the year" it was!!  We finally got off our collective asses and played some shows.  And then we played some more.  And then we played some more.  And then we filled in at the last minute for other bands.  And then we played more shows.  Wow, it was exhausting!!  Thankfully, we had our friends Dave Valdez and Adrian Musolf filling in on drums for most of those shows so I could switch back to guitar.  Both of them are far superior drummers than me, and I personally owe them a big thanks for playing with us and making the songs sound so much better!!  Plus, it gave me a chance to get back up and be "the jumping bean" as Mama Domkus calls me.  :-)

While we're in the thanking mode, we want to express a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came to our shows.  We couldn't have expected the reception we received from you guys.  Your support has meant a lot to us and has given us the motivation to continue to be a better band.  We especially want to thank Brandon Mosst for coming to every single one of our shows this year.....the guy even promoted us on MySpace!!  Above and beyond the call of duty, my friend.....cheers!!  And a big thanks to Kirk Fyvie for making every effort to attend a show (even showing up when he's sick as a dog), and for also taking some killer photos at the Sugar's show.

And a big thanks and high-five to all the bands we shared the stage with.  We saw some amazing performances and learned a lot from you guys.  Can't wait to do it again!  Extra thanks to Blue Whales and Sick Eddy for making the Sugar's show a special night.  And thanks to all the promoters (especially Chelsea!) for being so easy to work with, and for your support.  And thanks to Jackie for giving us a second (and third) chance!  Oh, and no thanks to J and B (names withheld for their protection....haha) for being more concerned with getting drunk or being dishonest and for not giving a shit about the show you're responsible for.  We won't be seeing you around.

And we will not be starting off 2007 sitting on our asses like last year.  We will be taking roughly a month off to write new songs that we hope to debut for you sometime in February.  Keep an eye on our page to find out when the next show will be.  Hopefully, you'll see us playing with some familiar bands!

We'll be back and better than ever!

R