As the weeks carry on, it has not yet hit me how this will feel when August comes around and I have to say good bye to so many awesome friends and the beautiful music scene we've built here. I am envisioning a swift blow to my gut followed by a shuddering lower lip and about 15 minutes of tears. Hopefully I will be in the company of loved ones (**hint: going away party... at Davey and Anjali's).
Thank you An Aria, Dark City, The Scare, Escape Artist, The Lost Tourists (*tear), Age Sixteen, North America (**tear), and any one else who I've missed. Just a few years ago none of these bands were playing shows together and the collection of faces I see in the crowds at every show have developed into something that is really special to me, and I'll never forget this.
I hope that everyone knows that from our end we have put our heart and souls into what you see at our shows. Every song you hear us play, every t-shirt you wear, every cd you pop into your car stereo came from a very special place.... MY BASEMENT.... And several other basements as well. We stay up til all hours of the night, argue with one another at practice and in the studio, argue with Kinko's employees, skip school and work (the list goes on) in order to make sure we get this thing right for you all and for ourselves. I mean "what's a song without sacrifice?" And seriously nothing makes me happier than to see bammas crowd surfing in a seafood restaurant for us. It really is a wonderful sight.
Thanks everyone for the memories and for rockin out hard for us. LATB will still be in effect while I am gone in another form. We will also be setting up shows in and out the area when I'm free on breaks. All is not lost, and if it is, you fuckers better come to our shows in the next 5 months. Combat Rap (our full length) is sounding incredible. I can't wait for everyone to hear what we've been working on all year. Get ready for some unabashed hype and advertising. It's gonna be sweet.
In conclusion I leave you with these words:
"And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!"
--Bill Pullman President of the United States circa 1995... Beautiful man.
Peace y'all. I look forward to playing for and with you all in the coming months.
Sincerely,
Devin
