12/19/05 Hey. The MetaCafe show on Saturday night was very nice. Thank you very much to all the kids who sat and quietly listened to my songs. My experience at Quinn And Tuite's Irish Pub in Grand Rapids the next night was less impressive...people clapped and everything, but they seemed more interested in talking through (and over) my music than listening to it. A nice guy from Traverse City was there, down in Grand Rapids visiting his family, and he said he liked my stuff, and he bought a Smith High School tape, so that was nice. Also, some drunk, crazy bitch backed into my van. No damage that I can see, but she moved it back a couple feet...I could see the drag marks in the snow. Pretty sweet. Anyways...yeah. I'm happy. It was a good weekend. I got to see my mom, got to play a couple shows...nice. All arms, legs, eyes, voice, sense of touch and smell, books on the way, Netflix...happy.

12/4/05 Just a little addition to the 12/3 entry...I played a show in Kalamazoo last night that just kept my good vibes from Muskegon alive and well...Very nice people. Sold some stuff. Some assholes were talking over my set, but there were quite a few people who came up to me afterwards to tell me how much they liked it...I really need that. Thank you very much, and thank you to the wonderful people who put the show on. I'll be back.

12/3/05 Hey. I've been seriously depressed lately, like, suicidal, but last night's show in Muskegon at Palmer Hall did a lot to bring me out of that. The kids were all super-nice and attentive, I sold a few copies of my CD and a t-shirt and one of my "Smith High School" tapes, and the roads weren't bad at all. I really want to thank any kids who came up to me last night and said nice things, and all the people that sat around me while I played. I really appreciate it.

More shows coming up, including one tonight in Kalamazoo. Check the SHOWS page for details. My "Bridal Poverty" CD-R comes out on Self-Satisfied on Tuesday. Cool, cool, cool. Feelin' good.

11/8/05 Hey. I played a show at the DAAC last night that Rick Johnson Rock And Roll Machine invited me to open. It was one of the nicest shows I've played lately...Everyone was super-attentive and quiet, and I actually sold a copy of the damn unmovable "Ten Fingers..." CD. I really like it when people don't talk loudly over my set. It's nice. Anyways, great fucking show. I'll get some photos up soon.

I've got a few more shows coming up, including one with Crooked Fingers in Kalamazoo. More chances for you assholes to talk loudly over my music. Mmm.

No one has bought a copy of "Tiffanyspitality" yet, and I'm sad. It's really good. C'mon...dig deep. All profits go to the Make Levi Richer Foundation.

10/11/05 New photos added from my 10/7 show at Blingerz. See them HERE.

8/22/05 New review of "Ten Fingers..." at CREEM ONLINE...

7/7/05 NEW ARTICLE and NEW REVIEW in July 2005 Recoil.

6/6/05 July tour dates are up. Please e-mail (click on CONTACT to the left) if you can help. There's a review for my new Friction Records release HERE.

5/29/05 Thank you very much Sturgis MetaCafe for a wonderful show...I had a great time.

4/25/05 Hey...my new Friction Records CD is now available. It's called "Ten Fingers: Five Yours, Five Mine and Habits Like Self-Love". 47 tracks, 79:27. Photography by Marc Palm. Good shit. E-mail me and I'll sell you one for $8.00...nice and cheap.

4/12/2005 Hey. Mellowdrone liked my cover of "Fashionably Uninvited". My ego is fully erect.

4/14/2005 If you weren't at Morningstar last night, you missed a good ol' punk clusterfuck. Thank you to Micah for doing your best with everything...it's not your fault that the power was fucked up, that things got "out of hand"...Everyone seemed to have a good time, no one got hurt...I'd call that "successful". A.T.O. are still amazing...we'll miss you, Claire.

Next shows: May 5 @ Kraftbrau, May 6 @ DAAC...These will be CD Release Party-type shows for us, celebrating the new Friction Records release, "Ten Fingers...".

4/9/2005 Hey...These fucking girls would not shut their stupid mouths while I was playing last night at Skelletones...I mean, they were SCREAMING their conversations at each other. I saw other people looking at them, so I know I wasn't just being sensitive or something. Anyways, I had a meltdown...freaked out and cut my set short and just made feedback and screamed for five minutes. Eh. What are you gonna do? Next show 4/13 in Grand Rapids at Morningstar 75.
Also, the Friction Records CD is coming out in May.

4/3/05 Hey. The art show went great, thanks to everyone who showed up and supported me. Thank you Ari Ari, Coin, and Pangaea for playing great sets. My next show is Friday, April 8th, at Skelletones.

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3/28/05 WEBSITE UPDATE: CLEAR DAYS ALWAYS LIVE PHOTOS ADDED AND NEW
CD-R RELEASE IN SELF-SATISFIED STORE...Hey. The 429 Dutton show was cool. Kind of a filthy kitchen...didn't want to touch the walls. Damn party houses. Thanks to Pa(i)ge and Shawn's band, too. They rocked my balls. Thanks for having us, Jason. SEE EVERYONE FRIDAY AT THE DAAC!!!

3/26/05...Hey. Clear Days Always (with Bryan on drums and Mark on bass), will be playing at 429 Dutton in Kalamazoo, tonight, around 10:30PM. See you there, or I hate you.

3/21/05...Hey. The show last night kinda sucked because no one showed up...Fuck all of you people...Dee-Lite Bar & Grill is actually a really nice place to see shows, but how would you know? I got to play with Andrew from Berwer, and it was amazing. I love him, and it bums me out that I probably won't see him play again for a long, long time.

2/19/05...Hey. The Bermuda Rectangle show last night was pretty fun. I was impressed that anyone was there at all, since Mustard Plug was playing down the street, and Onelinedrawing was playing FOR FREE somewhere else nearby. Competition sucks. The Friction Records release will be out sometime in April or May. Info HERE. Next show: 3/20.

2/14/05...Hey. The Java Jim's show on Friday went pretty well. Some people seemed to like what I was doing and said some very nice things. I even sold a CD-R...AND Friction Records is definitely putting out "Ten Fingers: Five Yours, Five Mine/Habits Like Self-Love" in the next couple months or so. 'Sgonna be sweet. 48 tracks or so, baby...fo' real.

2/7/05...Hey. I have a new CD-R available in the Self-Satisfied Store called "Choir Boy Drips Priest Dead Babies". You should go buy it.

2/5/05...Hey. Clear Days Always will be in Laporte, IN this Friday at Java Jim's.

1/24/05 Hey...Tour was good. We met a lot of nice people and had lots of fun. Deep thanks to our friends in Alton and Windsor for giving us a place to crash, and to Larmee's folks for putting us up in Detroit. I'll post some photos soon...The next Clear Days Always shows are this Friday: one in Grand Rapids at Skelletones, and one later the same evening in Kalamazoo at Kraftbrau. Feel bad.

1/16/05...It's 4:44 PM right now. I love when that happens. Well, we're going out on tour for the week. We're starting in Kalamazoo tomorrow, and heading to Alton, IL on Tuesday. The rest of the details can be viewed in the SHOWS section, using the link to your left. Please come check us out if we're going to be anywhere near you...and fucking buy $omething.

1/3/05...WEBSITE UPDATE: 2004 NEWS ARCHIVE LINK ADDED. Hey. It's almost time for us to head out on tour. Check HERE to see if we're coming anywhere near you. You should also go to the $elf-$ati$fied $tore and buy a copy of the new Clear Days Always CD-R.

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