it's saturdy night and i am home, in front of my computer...that's not as depressing as it sounds...even if i was out living the rock'n'roll lifestyle that some people think i lead, i would be too exhausted to raise a smile and fake being interested.

so last night was exactly as expected. turnout was pretty good for a show with only four days notice and virtually no promo...familiar faces were pretty much the only reason that I knew it'd be worth doing. Fuck, even JohnnyB was there - go to the forum if you don't know who that guy is...he has been a friend since we were kids getting drunk outside houses under streetlights. now he's a grown-up and scares the crap out of me by talking about buying houses and getting married. still heart him though.

show itself was cool - a little bit of a shock to the system to be honest...we get used to shows on tour, they are well-lit and we can pick out the kids in the back who aren't paying attention...yeah, we know who you are. it was like being a younger band again dealing with feedback and hot lights for the first time...well, almost.

so we played new songs which we only did because it was a home-town show...you already know old stuff and fuck those bands that recycle the same set every show. the lyrics were like 20% done...i know, i know, i'm already taking flack for it but they are important to me and i'm taking my time. we wanted to test out the music as Kev plays differently with a crowd so he needs to rock out his parts to see what he wants to change before we record them...i hope he nailed what he needs.

i have more to say, but no energy to type... i'll fill you in some other time,

max x