Farewell buddy...

We miss you Alex.

I'm still here!

What's been happening you wonder??

• I'll be posting some pics from our Initiation/Wunderland show soon. Great show, fantastic venue. Nice to get out and really beat the hell out of the drumset for the first time in 2 years!
• Poor Ould Goat is gearing up for the St. Patty's season. Played three sets last weekend and realized I need to play more if I'm to be in shape for the upcoming months. 6-8 shows coming up in February and March.
• Just finishing up reading "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". Really interesting characters, multiple story lines - one of those books where you feel like you are really there. I can visit Georgia whilst remaining a yankee in New York!
• Don't bother renting Tarantino's "Death Proof". 90 minutes of mindless banter and 30 minutes of action. I usually love his dialogue in movies but this one just wore me out. I'm screaming "Shut up already and get run over will ya!" But alas, the talking went on (and on and on...). DO however rent "Resident Evil - Extinction". whoa!
• Still can't get enough of listening to Porcupine Tree's "Fear of a Blank Planet", Heaven and Hell "Radio City Music Hall Live", Mickey Hart's "Global Drum Project" and King Crimson "Live in Nashville 2001".
• Facebook.com is a BLAST! Sign up and share some pics!
• Still got the greyhounds.
• Still got the cats.
• Still a million dollars short of being a millionaire.

Initiation Returns!

Initiation is getting together again for our first show in 2 years:

Though we never really split up, the gigs became fewer and farther between and everyone started to pick up other musical outlets. I've been excited about playing this show since I heard about it over a month ago, and then after we're done I get to hang out and listen to one of Buffalo's longest tenured prog-bands - Wunderland!

Wunderland covers Rush, Queen, Styx and a host of others, with a concentration on the more popular prog-rock songs. The musicianship and vocal harmonies in this band set them far apart from most of the area's acts, but even setting that aside you'll hear songs they do and say "I LOVE this song" or "I haven't heard this in AGES!" Just a fantastic band and it should be an excellent evening.