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7.06.2007 How far we've come  The Orange Room, June 28, 2007 The very first time I ever went on a stage to sing my own songs (Ofivina, 2001), I had Shane and Ken there with me. Looking back then with what I know now, I see so much more what good friends they had been, encouraging and supporting me like that. It often is not very gratifying to back some amateur, who has no prior experience, wholeheartedly as they did. They were water to a small seed in my heart. Gosh how far we've come since then. They saw me through my first EP as well as my last. Ken and I recorded an acoustic duo album in my livingroom. And the many many gigs throughout (with their stories). The hours at Norm's on Pico. And that's just the music-related stuff. I sang at Ken's wedding, and some day I'm sure Don will ask me to sing at his wedding too. :) Shane never liked my singing, so we'll see about when he gets married. Don joined early last year, and after a small warm-up gig at Molly Malone's we were off to Chicago to play Northwestern U. I think the first night Ken, Don and I wandered Evanston until 5 in the morning. Needless to say we got to know each other pretty well. It's strange how our lives thin and fatten, and when two thin threads coincide they seem more susceptible to stick. I guess we all need one another. But man, stick 4 guys in a studio to create some songs they all can put their names behind, and you REALLY get to know each other. Ken threw a drum at Shane. I kicked a dent in Shane's car. Don spit at me. Shane got angry. None of that really happened, but we certainly challenged one another, and as such I think we all grew. Which brings us to our last show. We are ready, are you ready? We've been working on a set that will send off Jack in proper form. Over the past week or so, I've been posting, in our blog, stories behind each of the six songs we will perform tomorrow night. So get to know them - take a good listen as you read each story. Have your tickets? Know how you're gonna get there? Got an exit strategy? Just get yourself in. We'll take care of the rest. Saturday July 7th 8:00pm @ The Roxy 9009 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069 All ages, tickets $10 [TICKETS] [MAP] Thank you for the memories, Steven |
