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With the Zincs and Frank Fuzz

At the Kraftbrau Brewery
402 E. Kalamazoo Ave., Kalamazoo MI 49007
(269) 384-0288

My band: Nathaniel Braddock (guitar); Ryan Hembrey (bass); Jason Toth (drums)

I’ve seen this before and probably linked to it too, but it’s just so wonderful, who cares? Now that they’re all sold out they oughta come up with kits so we can create our own.  Mine would be hilarious I’m sure.  Texas would take up at least 1/4 of our continent fer starters, and the Great Lakes would be the shape of a hand, and practically as big as any ocean.  Minnesota would be on TOP of Wisconsin instead of to the west, and… what happened to Michigan?  (Words that actually came out of my mouth on one drive from Chicago to Madison.  Yeah.)

Played at Detroit Contemporary with The Americans opening

My band: Jim Becker (guitar, violin, keyboards), Amy Domingues (cello, keyboards), Ryan Hembrey (electric bass, backing vocals), Adam Vida (drums)

With: Brother Danielson

My band: Amy Domingues (cello), Shane Aspegren (drums)

Things are alright… trudgin’ along I guess, still a little mopey about things but trying to get back into the groove. The trip to Detroit was cool… the wedding was awesome!! Ben from the Immigrant Suns married his girlfriend Sarah (I already told you about that)… it was on Belle Isle, a little island off of downtown Detroit. The ceremony was in a gorgeous flower garden, and the reception was in a building which was called the Casino, but it wasn’t a casino, just a hall type thing. All the other Immigrant Suns were groomsmen in the ceremony, and there were bridesmaids, flower girls, the whole bit.

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