So I happen to have lucked out and have a really rad family.  My sister, Erin, found out that her friend Casey's brother, Cory, who coincidentally is buds with my brother, Ryan, was a drummer looking for a band.  This was good, as I was in a band looking for a drummer, with little success.

We had our first proper practice with Cory on Sunday, and he ripped it up pretty well for not having played with us before, and probably being as rusty as, well, the rest of us in Slow Andy.  He also happens to be a really cool guy, which is even better than the fact that he drums well, because as much as we like music in Slow Andy, the real reason we're still playing after five or so years is because we're a bunch of pals who get along.  It forces social interaction, gets people out of the house, and lets me work on my rhythm, and all that, but it's also an excuse to hang out with cool people.

We haven't played out in half a year.  I'm really, really, really, really itching to play a show.  At the rate practice is going, I'm pretty confident that if we wanted to gig some opening slots, we could do that within a month.  That first show is going to be a loooot of fun.  Playing bass is fun, and I'm dying to turn my bass amp up, and force Scott to unleash the power of his Marshall in order to compete.

What's kind of unusual is Cory apparently used to have a tape of my first musical outing, thePFS, something I did with a very talented guy named Dan Dannenberg when we were both in high school -- he in Alabama, me in PA.  I hooked Cory up with a Tears for Agnes CD -- hey, maybe I can convince him to drum on some future tracks with that project.

Speaking of, Jordan's really been kicking ass in that field.  He got our CDbaby activated, mailed out CDs, and it sounds like he's really getting his shit in gear.  He's got no shortage of music, and if I can ever get my feet on the ground, we're going to put out an album or EP of shorter, more abstract pieces.  Might even be a DVD, if I can get my shit together in time.

Tony's been working with Jordan on some stuff, new and old.  Definitely coming a long way since jamming out on Jordan's bed with midi and an acoustic playing into a PC microphone.

The slow andy stuff is kind of focusing again.  There's at least a blur of activity with tears for agnes.  Maybe this year will be another flurry of activity for both of 'em.  I hope so, but there's a lot of other crap going on. 

Also, if you're reading this and want a tears for agnes CD and you're local, now is the time to get one, because I'm shipping the rest of my stock off to CDbaby in preparation for pimping on teh interwebs.  Should be on iTunes ANY MONTH NOW.