The buck wild naked weekend update!!!!

I find when you says something is both buck wild and naked it becomes instantly more interesting. This is what you call journalism.

Thar be DRAGONS

Friday, Lexie and I played the Isle of Wyrms spring fest. I love playing the IOW festivals because they are a community that embraces Dragon themed role play, and while I'm not personally into any kind of role play, I do enjoy the display of Dragon kind. As a matter of fact, I get downright distracted by it. In my mind, it's kind of like playing a show at the Macy's day parade, and the Dragons are like the big balloons that take your breath away.

I can't really tell you if we played a good show or not... I was distracted. But the Dragons in attendance seemed to have a good time.

Pass the Mic with Noma

One of the more curious friendships on second life has gotta be the one we share with Noma Falta.

In theory, she is suppose to be some kind of diva rock star, but that is just bullshit. Noma is one of the most real people I know on Second Life. She loves music and doesn't really play “The Game”. She is a brilliant vocalist, amazing musician, and a wicked cool human being. The fact she hangs out with cult status musical geniuses like Kinagree-Smith says a lot about where her interest lay.

We hope to double stream with Noma sometime soon, and have always wanted to do something with her, and Friday night we got that horse out of the barn with a very informal pass the mic show. The show wasn't listed in “Live music events”, so the only people in attendance were from our group or Noma's group.

The size of the crowd was by Noma's standards kind of small, but Lexie and I were quite pleased. Lexie and I did a few Solo songs, Noma did some of her acoustic stuff. Towards the end of the night, Lexie and I went back to Kinagree-Smith Mode and played until Lexie got tired... then I carried on for another half an hour.

It was a good show, and more to the point a fun show. Sometimes we just gotta get back to the music, get back to the fun and leave all the calculated career stuff behind.


Saturday BOOM

I don't know if you ever look at the Kinagree-Smith calendar, but we play a goodly number of shows. This Saturday featured three one hour shows in a five hour period. That is a lot of hard work when you consider about a half hour before show time we start promoting the next show via notices and good old fashion SPAM.

Considering the density of the cluster of shows, the turn out was pretty good. I can't even figure out why the attendance was so good considering the number of other shows going on concurrently with our shows.

Of course, us playing a lot of shows in a short time isn't news, even if they are well attended. What is news is for the first time we made a promotional push to get people outside of the grid proper to attend the show via our web site streamer. All three shows were promoted (a habit I need to develop), and we did have people logging in to listen.

In the big picture, this is significant. Our goal is to promote our music however we can with whatever resources our meager budget can afford. We are busting ass on the Grid, we are playing live shows offline, and now we are bridging the gap between the two points.

The proof of the pudding is comments left on Facebook. While few in number, they were quite significant. Any promotion that effects an action taken by a listener is quite an accomplishment, and I'm of the opinion that Kinagree-Smith doesn't have to do much more then get their show in front of listeners to promote our music.

As I write this it's Sunday. Lexie has the day off, this means... she won't be in until later in the evening. I'll be spending the day recording and maybe checking out the Movie magic that is suppose to take place today. We really do pursue our goals daily, and the level of commitment to our music is “All in”. We do it because we love it and we have an unshakeable belief in our music.

As profound as our commitment may be, we are bolstered by the support of our network of friends.

Thank you all. You officially RAWK.

I'm going to spend most of today recording. We've got a lot of work to do in order to be ready for our May 1st release date.

Once again, expect great things.

Catching up and some important news

So much has happened in the last few days I need to write a catch up blog. Ready, steady, GO!!!!

I survived the Nuclear Hootenanny and all I got was this lousy t-shirt

Monday Night, The Lexster and myself attend Kenn Kweders's Nuclear Hootenanny. This is somewhat like and Open Mic, but Kenn... yes with two “N”s (indicating his massive Ken-osity) hosts the event. Now for those of you living under a rock in Philadelphia, Kenn is kind of a Philly Rock Legend and all the cool people in the city of brotherly love were in attendance. How could we NOT go? It's also about a five minute drive from the REALLY BIG HOUSE, so it seemed like a good scene to make.

You may be thinking, “Hey I don't know anybody in Philly sept for Jack and Lexie”, but if you read this blog (and yes, I can see you doing it right now) you know about our beloved Uncle Al. Now we didn't make plans to hang with Uncle Al but since he was there, we all had a beer and sat down for some yummy music.

If I may be so bold, one thing that seems to set Kenn's shindig apart from most open mics, is the crazy talent that shows up. And because the gifted are gathered, a lot of local music biz types are hanging out as well... like Uncle Al. While I listened mouth agape, Lexie was doing what she does so well and networking like unto a lean mean schmoozing machine.

Now I'm not bragging, but what we do seems very different from what most the other very talented acts were doing, so Lexie was able to turn a good show into a few more good shows down the line. I love it when networking pays off. We sure did make a fist full of new friends, and now people that know people that know people kind of know whom we are.

Kind of.

We are so busy it's no wonder we never get anything done.

Get Well Enchantress

I'm sending out positive energy to our Dear fiend Enchantress, whom underwent some surgery and is now in the recovery stage. Things aren't the same without you darlin, get well soon.

Kinagree-Smith RAWK Phoenixville

Wednesday night we took a road trip to the good town of Phoenixville to spread the gospel of Celtic/American folk rock. PJ's Underground is the basement of an actual swanky upscale restaurant, and while it's just one flight of stairs away from the people that have 401k plans, it's about a funky as it gets. And I do mean funky in a very good way. How good you may ask? Well suffice it to say they have Guinness on tap, and the band gets two dollar drafts all night long. The tab at the end of the night was 20 bucks and Lexie had two Guniness'es so do the math.

I was ready to set up a cot behind the bar, but we have music to play and some level of ROCKSTARDOM to attain, so perhaps when I retire I can set up a cot behind the bar at PJ's Underground.

It's good to have a plan.

Did we RAWK Phoenixville? I ask the question rhetorical, because you can find us by following the trail of RAWKED bodies we leave behind us.

While the sound, monitor wise was a challenge (on the brink of feedback), the sound out front was pretty good. And while most performers would let the monitor situation distract the heck out of them, Lexie and I have played so many shows it didn't really detract from the performance. My personal biggest problem was the lack of lighting. How dark was it? Well it was “Inside of a cat” dark, and please don't ask me how I know how dark it is inside of a cat, let's just move on.

We RAWKED, we drank, we learned to see in the dark, and the chicks in Phoenixville are freaking hot. Not that I could see them, but I could feel their estrogen fueled heat in the inky blackness.

Blanko Dave opened the show, then we played and then the Headliners "Elk Dog", or as I like to call them ELK DOG !!!!!!!!!!!! (big Reverb tail).

These guys are BIG in Phoenixville, and that is probably the only place they are big. But if the world rewarded talent instead of willingness to suck “THE MAN'S” dick, They would be bigger then Elvis. And when I say bigger then Elvis, I don't mean fatter then Elvis.

They call what they do “Gypsy folk”, I call what they do freaking brilliant. They are very original, very talented, and down right personable. Their entire vibe comes from a very different place, but it invites you to come along for a very rewarding exotic trip.

Oddly, I think the blend of the Celtic influenced music we play, dovetailed quite neatly into their Iberian motif. While quite different, it was still kind of referential. There was a … dare I say it, a spiritual kinship in the music.

A very rewarding night of music. Of course I was in my happy place, after 8 pints of Guinness.

Hey, be cool and check out ELK DOG !!!!!!!!!


Big news (Drum roll please) MAY DAY, MAY DAY, MAY DAY !!!!!!!!

Okay for those of you on needles and pins wondering when the debut recording project of the already legendary (in our own minds, but you gotta start somewhere) Kinagree-Smith will come out, May 1st is the official release date for at least the digital download-able version. When the actual CD comes out is not so easy to predict. We need to earn a few more dollars before we can even think about that.

We do need a CD simply because real life shows are more about CD sales then download sales. But the format doesn't really matter to those that want it and want it bad.

But wait... there is more

Yet another reason to mark down May day on your calendar is this will be the debut of the Kinagree-Smith radio show on RADAR Radio. We talked about this a while back,and originally, we were going to try and make it a one hour show weekly. But we are a bit busy and if we did a weekly show, it would be kind of slip shod. So we are planing a once a month blow out with all kinds of interesting stuff.

Here is the deal. The first show will be on RADAR Radio for a month and also available on our website for play on demand. Next month, the show will only be at available on RADAR Radio, and then the following month, we'll have it available for play on demand at the site. In other words the show on the web site will end up being one month behind the most current show that will be featured on RADAR Radio. I hope that makes sense.

In other news....

We've also got an interesting video project in the works, some people have the details on this, but I'm going to keep them on the down low for now. The video in concept is simple, but accomplishing it requires a few tricks, and Lexie and I are in the experimentation stage figuring out how to go about it. It should prove, if in any way successful to be at least interesting. Possibly amusing.

So in conclusion...

We are working hard, planing big and thinking of our friends and supporters. You all RAWK, we love ya and as always... expect great things.

The Economy of support, every ear counts

Does anybody remember the end of “It's a wonderful life”. Henry Fonda's character is in a bad spot and figures “It's game over man... game over”.

Wait, that is another movie, but things do look bad for Henry Fonda, but his friends come and bail him out. He looks in to the camera and states, “I'm the richest man in Bedford falls”.

Now he didn't mean rich in money, he meant rich in friends, rich in community and yes, rich in support.

A few night back, Lexie was chatting with a mutual friend of ours whom commented, she didn't feel right coming to the shows because she was tight on cash and really could not afford to tip us. Lexie told her to come and not worry about tipping. Her attendance, support and attention was reward enough.

Now I feel I should add, yes, tips are important and if you can tip us, Great, if you can afford a big tip, Wooohoo. But just between you and I, Lexie and I don't do this for the tips. We do it for the music, and for the people that love our music.

And while money helps with rent and food, there is another economy, one in which we are pretty well off in. This is the economy of support. Yes, your participation in our musical adventures benefits us both.

Your support took us from middle of the pack to the top 25 on the Philadelphia Folk Artist charts, racked up over a thousand music plays and over a thousand video plays. Our fan base grows because so many of you are willing to start a “Listener account” at Reverb Nation. You, while small in numbers are so very active, you make us seem to be “THE NEXT BIG THING”. And while we are very aware we are not the next big thing, we do appreciate the support that gets us that little extra attention.

Good, bad, or unremarkable, we live in an age where promotion is extremely important. As independent artist we have very limited resources with which to promote ourselves, and the Internet is a veritable cacophony of hammers all ringing out PAY ATTENION TO ME. While it makes a thunderous din, the only things that can really compete with it, is the simple whisper, “I like this music maybe you should check it out”.

As far as promotion goes, your depth of you participation with our musical adventures makes all the difference. As the world at large looks at things, the opinion of a music fan is 100 fold more valuable then that of the artist when judging their own work., and more to the point, the world at large seems to be more interested in what is popular (or seemingly popular) then what is actually good.

It's the small actions that make a HUGE difference in the promotion war... and yes it is a war. As a matter of fact, allow me to make a short list of small actions that you can do that make a big difference.

Each one will cost you less then five minute of time to complete and when you consider the effort expended compared to the benefit gained, I think you'll see my point.

Join our Reverb Nation fan roster

Post a comment on Reverb Nation

If you have a blog or web site, consider posting a widget.

If you have a music blog write about Kinagree-Smith. We suggest this not only because of the promotional value of the article, but in the larger sense it gives us press, and we can quote press.

If you are one of our Facebook friends, please share any relevant post we make about events, activities or updates.

Facebook fans can “Like” the Reverb nation page, or any post we make as well.

Become a follower of the Blog. This not only ups our readership numbers, but it post the blog in your profile.

By just clicking the “Share to Facebook” Icon on Reverb Nation, you'll post a song widget to Facebook.

The official Kinagree-Smith web site currently has a calendar of shows and a streaming device that allows people to listen in on live shows. Feel free to share the page with your friends that don't even know about music on the grid. Here is the link http://kinagreesmith.com/

Add a link to the web site and or the blog to your signature on your emails or forum post.

Subscribe to the “Zorchboom” YouTube channel.

I could go on, but I don't want to even pretend to be presenting a comprehensive list of small acts that make a big difference, and frankly, I didn't think this stuff up, these are actions others have already taken to benefit our promotional efforts. I thank those that have shown such amazing support and only hope others choose to contribute to our mutual efforts.

And now I get to the real point of this entry. This next supportive actions requires a greater amount of time then the others, an hour to be exact but this is probably the most important thing you can do to assist our efforts.

Attend our shows when you can. Don't worry about tips because a full venue of supporters is better then a few supporters that can afford to tip. Remember, the appearance of popularity is gosh darn important, so if you love the music we do, come on down and listen all you want. There is of course no obligation, but when you want to listen, don't sweat the tips.

I feel I should mention, yes we love tips, we love them big and wobbly, but as I said at the outset, we are here to provide music for people that love what we do.

I sincerely believe that Kinagree-Smith will one day be popular enough (and I mean actually popular, not seemly popular) to draw 40-50-60 people to an online show. At that point many venues will be happy to pay us ridiculous fees. So in the long run we all win. We get the music, the fun, the community and Kinagree-Smith will get to eat.

But great things start with small actions. Thank you for your support and please do continue to expect great things.

Heroic acts of Listening

Something wicked cool happened last night and I thought I would share.

We were scheduled to play a show at 9 PM SLT (Midnight local time) and when we got there, there was no owner or host around to change the stream to the parcel. I feel I should mention, if Lexie and I stay up till midnight to play a show, we aren't happy campers when there is no way to play it. When People come out to the show, we want them to get the best show we can squeeze out and and build our legend.

No host means no show right?

Well in most cases it would mean that, but we've been sending our stream to our web site so people out of world can listen as well. Last night one of those at the Sim we were playing suggested we just play the show and have those in attendance pick up the stream from the web site.

Brilliant, Thank you Enchantress.

We did this, and it worked. Maybe not as elegantly as having the stream on parcel, but it did get the music to those that most wanted to hear it. Those that would go the extra mile.

While the crowd was not huge, but the fact they dealt with the situation when they could have just gone to another show speaks volumes about there interest in what Lexie and I are doing.

We really do think the world of our supporters, and much thanks to all that came out and helped us overcome the Second Life boggle of “No stream to parcel”.

Also, honors to Enchantress whom not only came up with the idea, but spent most of the show telling those the showed up what was going on, what the IP address of the stream was (for winamp users), and what the URL for our web site was. She was a major help, and we really appreciate you stepping up.

If we've learned anything from Bruce Jenner and the Village People it's, “You can't stop the music”. Not when you have musician that want to play, some supportive creative listeners that come up with solutions, and supporters that are willing to implement that solution.

And I feel I should mention, I'm in no way bashing the venue. I'm sure whom ever was suppose to host last night had some kind of real life situation that kept them from making the show. Stuff happens it's part of the Second Lifestyle. But it's good to overcome, and we did it together.

Thank you all for your support and expect great things.

A visit from Uncle Al, Almost Movie time and it's Spring and controversy is in bloom

Hey it's been a while since the last update, but things have been BUCK WILD round here, and I've been getting my drink on. But I digress.

Hey, Uncle Al

I was walking down the hallway in “The REALLY BIG HOUSE” and ran into of all people, Uncle Al (whom for the record isn't really my Uncle, and is not sleeping with my mom, I just call him Uncle Al because he's been very helpful to us and I don't know his last name). Al asked how Lexie was doing, and I told him, “She is doing well, as a matter of fact, she's right in there why don't you say hello”. Al had to talk to Uncle Henry (Once again, only LIKE an Uncle) and he would be right back.

Al is a mover and shaker in the Philadelphia music scene, and he's the one that hooked us up with our new base of operation here in The REALLY BIG HOUSE.

Al has a fascination with what Lexie and I do online in Second Life. I find this interesting because people outside of Second Life can view it as something progressive and not Lame. It is after all just another way to get live music in front of listeners so it's rather then blow it off, he's curious about how it all works.

Al came in the studio just as we were about to start, found a seat and started to listen. Al has never heard us play live before, so it could have been uncomfortable if he thought we were not that great. Lucky for us, we are great... and humble too.

After three songs Al walked out the door. I figured he's a busy man and probably can't stay (I never take anything personally because we are so great... and humble). But Al didn't leave. He just went to his car to grab his video camera to capture the wonderful new experience to share with his friends.

Al was blown away by our show, and the whole Second Life scene. After the show he talked about how he was going to show his videos to some friends of his, then offered us a few shows offline.

When a very busy man takes the time to check something out he must see some value in it. And I have to confess I see the value in Playing in Second Life. Not only does it pay the bills and feed me, it's probably the most cost effective way of getting life music out. Keep in mind, I'm not saying it has a great profit margin, but it is cost effective.

In other words, I'm not getting rich, but I'm not going broke either.

Almost movie time

I've mentioned in the past that a big shot director was going to shoot some scenes here in The REALLY BIG HOUSE. Seems it's going to happen this month. Oddly the area they'll be shooting in is the same big dark room we ended the “Elvis Hunter” video. I imagine they'll use lights and stuff.

When it all goes down, I'll probably be lurking around with my video camera. It's kind of exciting really.

Call me Mr. Controversy

At today's show (the one Uncle Al attended) I commented about the act following us, “I wouldn't want to follow us because we are two people and the person following us will have to work twice as hard”.

Now I think that is a joke even if it's not a very funny one. There was no malicious intent, nor was I making any comment about the act following us. When Lexie can't make it to the studio on time and I have to play the show alone I always say in the notice I'll have to work twice as hard.

Somebody other then the act following us told me they were very offended by my comment, said I was an ass, and had no sense of shame.

I bring this up only to comment, it's a pity what passes for controversy these days.

Yeah, I'm an ass, I have no shame, now get up, you aren't hurt.

By the by

if Uncle Al shows up with a cord we can plug his video camera into the computer with, I'll probably grab the footage and whip up and amusing video.

Professional begging vs. Amateur begging, Do it yourself vs. Do it ourselves,and Re-cycling for the arts part 2

I had ideas in my head as I woke up this morning. They really got on me until I had to share them with you. Please note the following disclaimer.

The article you are about to read contains opinions. These opinions are not presented as facts, and you are quite welcome to disagree with them and post your opinions to the comments section. The comment section is moderated, and the focus of this moderation is to insure the integrity of the content of this blog. You are welcome to tell my you see everything I say as wrong and tell me why. You however are not permitted to call me a retard, and tell me to die and burn in hell.

As a matter of fact, if you are still reading, please commit yourself to posting a comment, or a suggestion. I'm kind of getting out in a sensitive area here, and I have to tread lightly. But the only reason I'm treading at all is because I want to go somewhere and do something. To progress, one must take a step.

Professional begging vs. Amateur begging

A while back it came to my attention that a Second Life musician was funding the cost of their recording by soliciting donations via some web site. I don't have a problem with this at all, and I wish them all the best.

As a matter of fact I thought it was such a good idea I went and checked out the site myself. Thinking back, people have recommended such sites to me in the past.

Thinking, thinking, then I start reading.

Seems it cost money to set up a page on this site, and they take a percentage of the money donated.

I'm sure some people see this as reasonable and there is the implication that because your donation project is placed in a searchable data base, that people just looking for interesting project to donate to, will type in the magic combination of search words and arrive at your page, and then, CH-CHING (minus a small percentage).

I hate to sound cynical, but I don't think there are people looking for random art project to donate to, and if such people did exist they would probably ride unicorns and have Santa Clause on speed dial.

However, there are people interested in funding an art project. These are the people that already have an interest in it before it was placed in a data base. Supporters, friends, and yes... fans.

I understand the Second Life artist is getting close to their goal on the donation site, and I'm relatively sure this is due to the fact people that already know and love this artist's work were willing to dig deep.

So I ask the following. What did the donation site provide that a Pay Pal Donation button could not provide? A Pay Pal donation button cost nothing to set up, and does not take a percentage of the money donated via Pay Pal. (footnote, Pay Pal will take a percentage of money donated via credit card payments, but I don't think that is the same)

Since it's the people already emotionally invested in the artist work that are most likely to underwrite their project, why get the middle man involved?

Yes the professional begging site is slick and does have a date base. Perhaps there are a few people that randomly donate to strangers, but I have to wonder if such people do exist, if the amount they might donated would be greater then the amount taken out as a percentage donated by the real live supporters.

In my opinion (see the disclaimer above) it's a valid idea with a flawed execution. At least flawed when it comes to the person seeking donations and the people seeking to support the arts. The people running the site are making a butt load of money. Remember, there is a set up fee so even if you get no donations at all, they still make money.

I'm all for artist having the means to do the work they love and sacrifice so much for, and I'm all for those that love the artist's work having a means to support that work.

Simply stated, do you think the guy that signed Justin Bibber to his recording contract actually listens to his music for enjoyment?

Give an independent artist 100$ and they will get more done then the average major label gets done with a 1,000 $ investment.

I also suspect, a supporter that donates 100 $ to the artist of their choice will get more enjoyment out of the resulting work, then they would get from a 1$ download from a major recording artist.

Of course, that is just an opinion (see disclaimer above).

The Myth of “Do it yourself”

I often hear media types crowing about those bold few that “Do it yourself”. They've been babbling about it since the Punk Movement in the late 70's. Of course the Punk Movement was only Movement because there were a community of people behind it. It's the same way with every bold new evolution. And community only last until the suits figure out how how to co-opt the fruits of the community. Does anybody remember grunge? Seems about the time the world became aware of it, and embraced it, it became a parody of itself.

The simple fact is, music is never do it yourself. There is a community that breaths life and meaning into every type of music. Even if it's the very small community that supports an act like Kinagree-Smith. We always “Do it ourselves”.

In the short history of Kinagree-Smith, we've climbed the charts with all due haste due to the efforts of our supporters. We've created videos due to the generosity of one of friends whom sent us a video camera they didn't need any more. We have even secured our new studio space with the very generous help of a few of our very dear friends.

I feel we've been good steward of your support. I'm sure if you had all the details, you would be amazed at how hard we work, and the insane hours we keep, just trying to move things forward. We are inspired by our friends. The people that attend our shows, read this blog, buy our music, book us, and even “Like” everything I post of my Facebook page.

If I may get kind of mushy here, we feel we are loved. We feel we are putting out our heart and soul in every show, and there are people really getting the vision. They are feeling the energy and yes, they are expecting great things.

However (yes, there is almost always a however) our efforts and goals are greater then our resources. We do seem to make enough money to keep body and soul together, but making any more seems unlikely with our current mode of operation.

We were hoping to have the funds to underwrite the “2 BIG 4THE INTERNET” show in Atlanta by now. But our set back last month really put a crimp in those plans. We are also trying to record a new collection of songs, but are running into constant hardware limitations. Some of the equipment I used for the recording of previous collections is broken and we don't have the resources to replace it.

This blog is an attempt to start a dialog about a solutions. Feel free (please) to comment about any ideas you might have, and if you wish, you can contact me personally at zorchboomhauer@gmail.com

Re-cycle for the arts part 2

Hey it worked last time. We do need a few items, and if you happen to have these items, and no futher need of them, perhaps we could give them a new useful life.

For videos

We need a Tripod, some shop lights, and a king size solid color sheet, either green or blue.

For recording

We are in desperate need of new Closed back headphones. We are using the kind of headphones that you might use to listen to your MP3 player with and being open backed, they leak into what we are recording.

We also need some studio monitors. I had a pair, but they died under somewhat mysterious circumstances. If you are a musician I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. And if you aren't a musician, but know one, ask them if they have any extras laying around.

We could also use a couple of dynamic microphones.

Never hurts to ask. Once again, if you can re-cycle for the arts, contact me at zorchboomhauer@gmail.com

Rocking, Recording and gaining perspective

Lexie and I have been playing some Killer shows online and I've gotta tell you, our collective mojo is working. We've been working diligently on the recording of our first Kinagree-Smith project and suffice it to say that is a story in and of itself.

We are dealing with a world where musicians can collaborate in the same room, or hundreds of miles apart. We've go so much talent going into the music, all I really have to do is not screw it up somehow.

We've got the Songs, the music, the talent, and yes... the energy that breaths life into a project. These are exciting times for Kinagree-Smith.

Today I got kind of a wake up call. Today was the first day our numbers dipped on the charts, and frankly I spazed a bit about that. But we are currently back at #22, even though our band equity rating slipped -3 points. This is the first downward trend so far.

BUT....

I did look at the charts page just to see where we sit in the grand scheme of things. The pages are parsed out 25 positions at a time, so while a very new act, Kinagree-Smith is on the same page as the #1 Philadelphia folk artist. I also learned that the artist in the #1 slot has over 20,000 fans.

Okay, we've got some work to do before we make it to #1. I reckon about 20,000 fans worth of work, and I'm okay with that. We probably won't get there this week... but in time, we'll have the #1 slot.

I've decided not to lose sleep over the number anymore. I really am proud of the support our friends have given us to get us this far (we are on the first page you know), and feel high fives are in order.
Everybody sing, we are the champions WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!

Hey success is all in how you define it. We are on the front page and I'm pretty sure it's all due to the devoted effort of a hand full of supporters.

I'm in not quitting, or relenting or being reasonable. I'm just coming to grips with the fact it's a long fun filled trip, and we all might as well enjoy the ride.