Hello Altoona?? So I have been doing more than my share of moonlighting even out here in Pennsylvania...have drums, will travel. The good news is that the summer tour is almost upon us and we are working on a new CD.

While playing in a giant parking lot in Kansas City a while ago, I had the pleasure of meeting two Counting Crows fans from Colorado. They are students there that heard about the free concert and decided to take a break from finals study and haul butt for ten hours to see the show. I would like to thank them for the extra inspiration prior to our performance. There are people with stories similar to that for every concert we play which is one of the reasons we will bring it each and every night.

About the new CD. We have a long way to go but things are going very well. We are recording in NY which has always been one of my favorite places but at the moment my only time to enjoy the city is during my daily walks to the studio. It is way too early for a vibe on this record but I will say that we have recorded three new songs that are extremely aggressive and rocking to the point that they sound a bit different than anything I have heard out of this group before. The whole record will obviously not be like this but I would expect a few things out of the ordinary.

That's all I have for now but all of us are looking forward to the tour and we will see you soon!

-Jim