...I'm truly enjoying the bike.

I dont care that it was 60 today. I still rode. It seems I'm only going to get to do this once every week or so. As my luck has it, I get one good day a week to ride. The rest of the time it's too cold or raining. Then, when I have my kids... it's f'ing amazing outside and I can't go for a ride. So, I am enjoying every second I can.

I took Hwy 38 tonight. Once you're past 7mile road, it's got nice twists and turns and you can go off on other country roads and get a good lean going. I think I was leaned further out than any other time I've rode before. There is just something about it. I can't put my finger on it. I'm getting more comfortable too because I noticed I am not biting down and tensing my jaw while I ride. I just relax.

Until the next nice day....

...I feel rested and ready to take on the day.

It was a long weekend for me. There was a roller coaster of emotions ranging from love and anger, to euphoria and confusion.

This past weekend, Am.Psych played what has to be the largest crowd we've ever played for in Chicago. It was amazing. Dave Shock should be given a fucking medal for what he did. To get everyone together in one venue for four days and just let us all do our thing is more than any of us could have asked for. Even more, we all got to meet people and see bands that we ALL have so much respect for.

Who else can get Christ Analogue, Die Warzau, and Stromkern to all come back to Chicago and play a show? DAVID MOTHERFUCKING SHOCK! THAT'S WHO!

I owe so much to this guy. It's going to be really hard to pay him back over the years for all he has done for me personally. And, not just for the am.psych stuff either. He's been a very good friend to me since we first met back when we did our Thanksgiving show with USSA and Chemlab.

So, I have lots of other thank you's to go through on this, bear with me here.

Thank you to Dan Clark for playing with us once again.
Thank you to Jim Semonic for just being awesome and pulling out the ole Jimmy Semtex for Reload (kind of fitting actually)
Thank you to Joe Graham for coming up to the fest. I'm glad I wasn't the only old guy there.
Thank you to Chris Demarcus, Kerry Peterson, Galen and all of SV for the disc.
Thank you to the Milwaukee crew - Kathy, Isaac, Lucy, David & Angie. It made it feel like a home show.

and, most of all... Thank you to Cat and Meg. You both know why.

...it's a three payday month.

I just noticed that the pay schedule makes it so I have three paydays this month. Bonus.

...The WTII Minifest starts today.

We've been waiting a while for this and it starts tonight. Due to having to work tomorrow, I can't be down there until tomorrow when I get to hang with many of my friends, Matt Fanale of Caustic included in this one....

oh, and if you were interested in talking to Matt, make sure you know the rules.

I still can't stop laughing over the rules.

...impromptu Brewer game.