The Reisenauers were in a dream I had last night:

It was some kind of event with kids playing baseball. They were all dressed up in Detroit Tigers uniforms that were black & white. For some reason I was asking for names & positions as they walked by to assume their place on the field. Every kid gave the same answers:

Me: "What's your name?"
The Kid: "Joe Garagiola."
Me: "What do you play?"
The Kid: "Right Field."

Over and over again it was the same thing.

Todd and Troy were standing next to me as all this played out. Todd thought it was really funny that every one of these kids was named Joe Garagiola, and that he was playing right field. Eventually, to see what would happen, he yelled out as loud as he could: "PLAY BALL!"

All of the kids sprung into action. About half of them sort of flailed around right where they stood--moving, but not moving. They were stuck in place as if they were hanging from an invisible nail. The other half were fighting, punching each other's faces out on the field.

Todd and Troy were sitting there watching, cracking up.

Phil

Little Tess was born last night, 3/19, at 7:00 p.m.
22 inches, 7 lbs. 7 oz.

Congratulations Todd, Amy & uncle Troy

The search is over. It has been for a while, actually. Please welcome our new drummer, Adam, to the drumstool. We're busy writing some new crapola for your listening pleasure. We'll be busy ruining shows again soon.

The Les Dirty Frenchmen drummer saga. A timeline continues:

1999-2001 Mike Grove

2001-2002 James Hanson fills in for Mike Grove while he was in Japan.

2002-2002 Mike Grove returns to Fargo and reclaims the drum stool.

2002-2003 James Hanson takes over after Mike quits to move to Tulsa.

2003-2003 Mark Schumacher fills in while James goes to Madison, WI for a few months.

2003-2006 James Hanson returns from madison. The drumseat remains undisturbed for several years.

August 4th 2006 Rod Mooridian assists with CD release show damage control after James gets called in to help out with harvest on his family's farm.

August 2006-September 2006 James Hanson returns from the farm and bows out of the band after a couple of practices and a show due to college.

August 2006-September 2006 Rod Mooridian accepts the Les Dirty Frenchmen drummer position and all the assorted benefits. (In case you're wondering, there aren't any.)

November 2006-Present Adam Tollefsrud; a new era begins.

* AM/FM CASSETTE PLAYER
* TYPE-RIGHT TYPING TUTOR
* VARIFLEX SKATEBOARD
* CHEMISTRY SET

We're still on the lookout for drummerses. Most of our leads have gone cold. Do you play drums? Want to play with Les Dirty Frenchmen?

Because we love to do it so much, it's time to get a new drummer! After exposing himself to the rigors of the Frenchmen schedule, Rod decided that it wasn't going to work out. So thanks for joining up for at least a little while, Rod.

We don't know who our next drummer will be yet. Maybe you'd like the job? How about it? The perks are endl... er... nonexistent. We do have fun, though. We're not asking for much... just a steady beat, a night or so a week of practice, an occasional show, and $20 a month to pitch in for the practice space.

We're hoping to get someone who can just keep the songs going. We're not looking for anything overly fancy. If you've heard us before you can probably understand what we're going for. We don't need a whole bunch of fills and flashy moves.

So if you're interested, let us know... BUT PLEASE fill out an application.


LDF DRUMMER APPLICATION: PLEASE FILL OUT AND RETURN WITH REFERENCES

Full Name:
Address:
Age:
Telephone number:
Blood type:
Political affilliations:
Identifying marks, scars, bruises:
Social Security Number:
Credit Card number or Bank Account Number:
E-mail address and password:
Mother's Maiden Name:

My ideal drum kit includes (choose all that apply):

A. Double kick drum
B. Chimes
C. wood blocks
D. A borrowed snare
E. barely operable cymbal stand
F. kitchen chair
G. Drums

Name some bands that you like:

If we hated the bands you named, do you at least have something more than a general enthusiasm for 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s punk rock, garage and rock and roll?

If we hated the bands you named, can we make fun of you via a myspace bulletin?

Can we make up a stupid nickname for you?

How do you feel about the nickname, Diapers?



Les Dirty Frenchmen are an equal opportunity exploiter.

Well let's have an official band announcement, shall we? We'd like to officially welcome Rod Mooridian to Les Dirty Frenchmen as our new drummer. James had a busy schedule at college and left us without a tempo a couple of weeks ago. At the CD release show, Rod caught on to the progressive, intricate song structures and complicated time shifts of LDF in record time--so naturally, we asked Rod to help us continue. Thanks, Rod!

And an extra special big-time lovin' thanks to James for something like five years of grueling service.

The Les Dirty Frenchmen drummer saga. A timeline:

1999-2001 Mike Grove

2001-2002 James Hanson fills in for Mike Grove while he was in Japan.

2002-2002 Mike Grove returns to Fargo and reclaims the drum stool.

2002-2003 James Hanson takes over after Mike quits to move to Tulsa.

2003-2003 Mark Schumacher fills in while James goes to Madison, WI for a few months.

2003-2006 James Hanson returns from madison. The drumseat remains undisturbed for several years.

August 4th 2006 Rod Mooridian assists with CD release show damage control after James gets called in to help out with harvest on his family's farm.

August 2006-September 2006 James Hanson returns from the farm and bows out of the band after a couple of practices and a show due to college.

August 2006-present Rod Mooridian accepts the Les Dirty Frenchmen drummer position and all the assorted benefits. (In case you're wondering, there aren't any.)