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7.5.06  -  I had a damn fine 4th of July weekend.

6.21.06  -  The new tool album is a bad mamma jamma.  If you don't have it, buy it.

6.21.06  -  What the hell is up with Mark Mulder?  I'm getting a little concerned.

I like to think of myself as an artist. I draw, I paint, I do freelance design work, I work as a graphic designer in my day job, I even cook like it’s art... but the creative outlet I enjoy most is to play in this band.

I’ve been a part of this since the very begining, more than ten years ago.When there were three “guitar players” jamming in a shed. A violinistall my musical life, I started playing guitar, but quickly switched to bass whenwe realized that we didn’t need three guitars... and that we could maybeuse a drummer, a singer and a bass player to “round out our sound”.Bass was the most obvious transition, so I went down to the local pawn shop,bought a cheap Peavey bass and a Crate combo amp, and I was off and running.

Then at some point along the way, as a band we decided it would be easier to find a bass player than a good singer, so having no singing experience whatsoever, we decided it would be better to promote from within and I became a singer.

I’m glad we made that decision because it turns out that singing and entertaining is what I really love to do the most (although I have become a closet drummer under the advanced tutelidge of Bailey). I’ve come a long way, I’ve learned a lot, and I really think I’ve been able to pull together a pretty solid voice.

The fact that I have a strong working knowledge of each instrument in the band gives me a great perspective when writing lyrics and collaborating on musical pieces. I occasionally play some acoustic guitar, and I also have a seven string electric Samick that I play when needed.

To sum it up, this band has come a LONG way and I’m extatic to have been a part of it. I can’t wait to see how far it goes. I don’t think there’s a limit to our potential.

-- Josh