2008

I must have written this sentence a thousand times. For some reason, I’ve been very overwhelmed with the idea of starting things. A day, a song, an exercise routine, it seems as though everything has been the biggest deal as of late. I’m noticing a pattern. Tonight is, in theory, about celebrating the year we’ve all made it through and the New Year we have to start fresh in, learning from our mistakes and being better people for it. In all actuality, for the most part, tonight is about cramming in as many mistakes as possible before the moment when we’ve all resolved to start living the lessons we learned from the mistakes we made in this year. A “fresh” start doesn’t seem to work to well if you’re starting the year off with baggage, be that a hangover or waking up with someone you “really shouldn’t have done that with last night”. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a lecture. My life has been one long, stretched out New Years Eve. I’ve been spending all my time fucking up as much as I can before I HAVE to start getting it right. We can all be better people next year, better to ourselves and better to each other. I don’t really know the point of this; sometimes I have delusions of teaching lessons and helping people. Maybe you’ll read this and just be curious or maybe you’ll take a look at your life and think about whether or not you’ve been learning anything. I think I’m finally starting to learn again or maybe I’m losing it all at a faster rate. Happy New Year. Have Fun Tonight. Let’s get it right this year.

-Ben

Oh Romeo..yeah i used to have a scene with him

The Killers have finally won me over. Their cover of "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits hooked me. There's something about his vocal delivery that is very endearing to me. I'm speaking in typeset to you this new afternoon from a couch in Noel's lovely virginia estate. I can see through the window for miles as the workers mind the tobacco fields. We return to the studio today for my second day of recording vocalizations. Recording has taken a good amount of time this turn around, it's gonna cost us a pretty penny. It's ok though, as long you're pleased we are pleased. There's a three week turnaround once we hand over the mastered version of the EP to our executive producers until it becomes readily available to the public, so i think we're not going to have this bad boy out until January. So much for giving our christmas present this year. Unless we post one or both of the songs on the myspace once they are mastered, you know sweet cheeks?

It's becoming Christmas time quite fast. In fact, if i had time to stop and smell the poinsettas i would probably realize that it's in full swing. It makes me think of the people i've known and the people i've ceased to know. I don't like where my head is going with this i need to change the subject...

I keep thinking about where i was in previous years around this time. My life has been full of examples of me not being where i want to be, rather where i've just ended up due to the circumstances of my life. I keep thinking about how simple my life was before all of the things in my life came to be a daily part of me. I get lost in it for a while, but then i realize that a simple, or easy, life is not always one worth living. I'm surrounded by people i care about and people that care about me. I've got an amazing woman in my life and i'm in a band filled with the most genuine guys i've ever met. I guess i'm a few weeks early in thinking about the year passed, but whatever. Sometimes i get overwhelmed by everything going on and the work it takes to make it possible, but when it comes down to it, i don't know where i would be without this band. So thank you bandmates. Did that make any sense?

We have to leave in about 45 minutes, i should probably shower.

-Benjamin Francis Liebsch

A Few Months Back

Pittsburgh Pizza

Testing Testing

I suppose you could call this a beginning. In all reality, i've been wanting to do something like this for the band for quite some time now. Somewhere that's just here. Without all the monstrous ads and everything. Somewhere we can just write about what's been goes on with us. Myspace is so much less personal. So if you care, here this is for you to read and watch evolve and erupt.