the superbowl shuffle

I know I haven't posted anything in a while but there hasn't been much to post about. Airiel played on July 3rd with Echonine, Autobot from Flosstradamus, and DJ sets between acts by me and Johnny Kesh, a.k.a. Arunas from Darkroom. Echonine was so good and loud and Tony's acoustic drums were just the right touch and better than the electronic drum kit. Go figure, I would have thought that an electronic band like that wouldn't benefit from an acoustic kit. Airiel played well and they were so loud, we think they loosened the miles of gaffers tape I had on the wall holding up the screen. Pogo says that tape is meant to hold up alot and it still fell down. People seemed to enjoy the set, shots of Jamesons were had and the boys played very well. Autobot was fantastic playing mashups, hip hop, rock, and ended his set with The Superbowl Shuffle by the 1986 Chicago Bears. This guy is a genius. After Darkroom closed, Arunas and I DJ'd about an hour and a half at The Continental. We brought the rock and I got to bed at 5am. Good times.

On the 4th of July, I woke up early to get to Jeremy's place to carpool to Joliet. We showed up to a place we didn't belong, with some people who probably didn't care, and did something we shouldn't have and spent the whole day doing it. We did have some fried chicken for lunch, and Chris joined Jeremy and I for dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. They had good mashed potatoes. It was worth the drive out to Joliet for the meal because we were treated to fireworks shows from all the surrounding suburbs on the way back to the city. We also got to see the random neighborhood and downtown fireworks in the city too. I really do love hanging out with Chris and Jeremy, and eating good food is a big plus too! .......and that's how I spent my 4th of July.

On Friday the 7th we played with Rich's old band and Helen Stellar who came back to Chicago and asked that we play with them again. They were great, as usual and I can't wait to see them and play with them again. Again, this night ended at the Continental with drunk people, friends, and good vibes. Oh yeah, Chris K. from Metro is now Airiel's un/official new girlfriend. I'm using my pinecone status here to bestow upon her the status of Airiel girlfriend. The pinecone prophesy books held by the pinecone elders, under the watchful eye of pinecone Patty, state that there can be more than one Airiel girlfriend at any given time according to any member of the band holding pinecone status. This title does not come easily and is earned by being awesome and loved by Airiel, as she is. Chris K. got my backstage pass and an "airiel loves me" button because she'd never yell at me or harrass me about not knowing when there's an Airiel show. Besides, she knows about shows in advance and she's super cool.

That's about all the news I got to report from Airiel. The new song is fantastic and the song they've been closing the set with blows me away every time. I'm so happy and proud to be a part of this band and everything involved with it. I can't wait for the next show. I'm tired and going to bed. Goodnight.