today we have played both a catholic high school lunch hour and a sort of keebler elf-ish coffee house in what constitutes downtown saratoga. needless to say, the tour has sprung to life and begun its nationwide rampage with the sort of lumbering stride and social awkwardness one would expect. both shows went very well, my favorite part being dave’s solo during hostage at the catholic high school which he played with a moth on his left hand. also, some lyrical content was altered with respect to the venue, the most inspired of which was the new version of the chorus on “acetate”:

if he’s the one that you want to go to prom with
and i’m the one you want to sit next to
i could put myself on acetate
and make it easier for you

on the fly, no less.

it has been a full day for the llc, and as the one member of the band who didn’t nap between shows, i am rapidly approaching the subtle chemical fluctuation in my body that usually gives way to a complete seperation of my brain and the keyboard my hands are clumsily typing on. though this split can often lead to moments of sublime and inspired genius, usually it just means that i begin to babble incoherently about amino acids and flamingos and the merits of a boston cream pie over just a standard cream pie.

so i’m off to my bed which is a couch next to a pool table. if i’m lucky, i’ll dream about a penguin sliding on its belly and laugh myself awake right before my alarm goes off. that image always makes me laugh when i’m concious, and i sure would like to wake up as a result of it as opposed to misha peering down at me telling me in a voice far too loud for the hour that i have to take first shift driving.

goodnight. penguin dreams.

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Happy Thursday to all, and to my college friends out there I’m well aware that Thursdays are the “New Fridays,” so enjoy. As you can see from the minor upgrade in the SWLLC page, My job here’s been turned relatively obsolete for SWLLC news since the guys have promised to blog EVERY DAY. Hah, I’ll believe it when I see it. But if they do accomplish this nearly impossible feat, somebody should buy them some sort of ice cream treat like the one that Napoleon eats in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Not a whole lot to tell other than keep those photo contest submissions coming! There’s only til Midnight tomorrow 9/16 @ 11:59 P.M. PST to get em in. Special thanks to those of you who have ventured outside the house to take the shots, it really does make a difference to see sunlight every once in a while.

In other news Dave and I are meeting up this week (mostly because we’ll be in the same geographical location) and are working on a super-secret project that will hopefully get to be put up on the site by the end of the month. I’m not making any promises, but I can say that all your wildest dreams will come true.

Okay, I’ve got to update tax presentations now. Gotta love that English/Lit. degree.

*Insert crabs joke here*

Let me start off by saying this is going to be awkard. I, Nitzan Ben-Or Chaim Lumer (that is really my full name) have never written a blog. I am probably the least computer friendly member of the band and it shows. I thought the internet was the inner netting on mens swim trunks and that Apple was some sort of farming powerhouse. But I am slowly learning from my elder bandmates that the internet is nothing to fear. In fact I have accomplished a great deal from the internet, specifically from a site called craigslist.com This is an amazing website which introduced me to this wonderful band, found me my apartment, and even helped me find a certain special lady who will remain nameless. See, I told you this was going to be awkard. Anyways, the first day of our fall tour is coming to an end. Our “new” van handled the California coastline with precision and grace, safely bringing us to the Chellam Manor. So now as we we’re about to get some rest and prepare for a huge, clutch, cargo gig at Misha’s former high school tomorow morning, the only thing I can possibly say is good night and I promise I’ll get better at this.