with all the stories of heartbreak and despair out there, i thought i'd tell one story that has a happy ending. :) i can't tell you how elated i am. it seems like it's been since i was ten that i have been this happy. my band, the Rescuers (http://www.therescuers.net) played it's first announced show (third overall) and it went very well... (the first two shows were unannounced due to fear of screwing up). i could ramble on indefinitely with details on the whole hour-long eleven-song set, but i'll just give you a splash of highlights. we played at a laundramat/bar/cafe in san francisco, ca to a small audience of maybe forty or fifty people. the stage was an elevated step that our drummer had to turn his kit sideways to play on. actually, only the drummer really fit on stage, we stood near the tables. it was supposedly to be a quiet show and couldn't disturb the neighbors, so we put our lead guitarist's jacket over the bass drum and put my jacket over our only amp to hide it. our new bassist of three practices (my brother pete) plugged into the same amp as our guitarist, to keep down the volume too... we played all our own songs (http://www.therescuers.net/html/n-songs.html - realaudio) ending with our only cover, a peter murphy-esque cover of 'do you love me now?' by the breeders, a really fun one to sing... (although we screwed it up a wee bit). anyway, people really seemed to like us. we sold all of our CDs except for three, which utterly shocked me. plus loads of folks loved our free pins (http://www.therescuers.net/print/pin.jpg) which our drummer adam designed. it's such an amazing feeling when people actually *want* to hear your music... btw, if anyone wants a pin, i'll send one to you if you send me an address. well enough, i'm feeling a little giddy/punchdrunk from last night. if i continue to gush publicly, i'll lose my reputation for being a sarcastic, reclusive, unemployed, non-sequitor of a person. ;) Señor Droolcup [ blushing from gushing ] PS: i had a WEIRD occurrence involving bailbonds, slashed tires, and a shady purchase, but that's a story for another day. - * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * - the Rescuers - next gig on 6/25 fri, 9pm - brainwash http://www.therescuers.net help@therescuers.net "3 out of 4 dentists recommend us to reduce plaque." - * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * . * - +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+