The Inkwell Collective

this is my last try, this is my first triumph

so we finally made it down to the "big city" last night and played our first show outside of wisconsin. for those of you who don't know or who, for some reason, didn't feel like coming to see us, even though you were in town that night, we played at uncommon grounds in chicago. it's a great little place with the most friendly people we have ever encountered. the sound guy--rich, let's call him--was unbelievably kind and patient and burned the show to disc for us. we will soon post songs online and some may show up at some point in the future in cd form.

uncommon grounds is very small and we were once again crammed into an area that could comfortably fit 2. we were 5 last night--jesse, kara, emily, scott, and myself. we opened with "leaving wisconsin", which was lukewarm at best, then played "stay hidden"--which is where that particular song will probably be in the future. "o lord have patience" continues to sound great as do "magnets and mediums", "medicate! medicate! medicate!", "she watches birds", and "hello, hospital". "ECR" is also sounding very cool these days.

there weren't many people there to see us, but some faithful few did show up. we sold a cd to a stranger--which means we made a new friend somewhere. i think we had $2 in the tip jar at the end of our show, but it's not really about whether we make $2 or $2002, it's about driving long distances and forgetting lyrics.

we're looking forward to playing with keshansky on friday, so show up, you kids! and bring the family! we'll be in appleton in full force:

jon-the drums
jessica-the piano
steev-the vocals and guitar
scott-the bass
emily-the cello
kara-the viola
jesse-the electric guitar

thanks for listening,
steev