Also, they're having a huge Holiday sale. You should probably order a Boris Yeltsin shirt!
http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php

Tell Brad Pitt I said hi.
Phil

Next week we're going to start recording our new album with Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie. Hopefully it will come out early next year and then we'll see you on tour. Bye!

Here's an unofficial video for Glue Girls that our friends (Brook, Matt, Chris, and Max) made last week. They made it in less than a week for a local music video competition. Brook and Max worked on the Modern Mystery video.




Also: check out our new tour dates because we're playing some free shows in barns and attics in the middle of Iowa and Wisonsin. More info on that here: Daytrotter Barnstorming tour

Phil

We wrote a song about our local minor league baseball team, the Springfield Cardinals.

Here's a link:
http://www.catbirdseat.org/archives/1441.php

They play it at the games now and during the fireworks show.

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HEy Harry Year 7,
I meant to send this to you a long time ago (maybe you already saw it).


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All the footage is from touring last year with Via Audio, Port O'Brien, and Ha Ha Tonka. Do we look cool?
Phil

Hi Dad,

This is what is happening in my life right now.

1. You can order new merch at our Super Store.

2.  We're going on tour in January and April.

January 24 Patton Alley Pub - Springfield, MO (with The Verbs)
January 25 Courtyard Cafe - Urbana, IL (with Ha Ha Tonka)
January 26 The Coffeehouse - Normal, IL (with Othis)
January 27 Billiken Club - St. Louis, MO
January 28 Mojo's - Columbia, MO
January 29 Jackpot Saloon - Lawrence, KS (with The Daemons)
January 30 Box Awesome - Lincoln, NE (with Tie These Hands)
January 31 Gallery Sounds - Springfield, MO (with Cloud City)

April 08 Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH (with Drew Danburry)
April 09 Mercury Lounge - New York, New York (with Drew Danburry)
April 10 Boston University - Boston, Massachusetts (with Drew Danburry)

3. These are people who liked our CD more than other CDs in 2008.

Pershing Number 1- Stark Online
Pershing Number 1- Hard to Find a Friend
Pershing Number 1- Power Pop Show
2008 Rawky Awards
Blender's Top Songs of 2008- Dead Right

4. Here are some pictures that my band took on tour this year.




This is a promo poster for our show in Dublin. This is not a picture of us.



Uncomfortable ferry ride.



English breakfast.



Oktoberfest and best friends forever.



Gotta make some money.



The Cinematics in Scotland.



End of the Road Festival.



Our van. Everyone likes this one.


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A government building in Berlin and a little girl doing a backflip.



My photo submission for a Jones Soda bottle.



Group shot in Prague with our friend (Jeff) and our driver (Jakub).

<3
SSLYBY

Hey there... we're selling our Fender Stratocaster guitar on our website store. Check it out if you're interested in having one of the guitars that was used to record the Pershing album and played during many of our tours over the years.

How-low from Norway,
This usually only happens when we play at Borders and the library ...but we forgot to bring our bass guitar to the airport in Springfield..we were going to drive back and get it but there was a bike race blocking the street. Anyway,we had to buy a bass in  England. It looks pretty cool and it's really cheap...it's a LEGEND. Here's a pic:


It will be for sale at our last European show in Malmo for about a quarter of what we bought it for. That's it. Donkey show, bye!

Here's a link to the Modern Mystery video:

Modern Mystery on Pitchfork TV
Click on "Music Video" and you'll find it. (I'll post the Youtube version when it gets uploaded)


We made it in Springfield with our friend Brook. We actually filmed it live and overdubbed the vocals so we could double them. It was mostly shot in Southern Hills, home of Pershing middle school and the band Southern Hills
Here's the cast:
Greg- good paperboy
Brett- evil paperboy
Max- News-Leader subscriber
C.H.- car driver


I actually write for the newspaper in the video...I use to work in the loading dock.
Here's an article I just wrote about the country singer Gretchen Wilson.
Gretchen Wilson News-Leader article

I usually post a few pictures here. I'll just post one this time, because a few of my friends are in it <3