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Thanks for coming everyone!!

Hey hey! Mobile posting. Maybe that means i’ll write more?

Had practice last night. We’re going to make a concerted effort to reduce the time in between songs. The quiet is a little too much following an epic ballad of face-melting rock. So tomorrow night will be as continuous as possible.

I’ll try to post some pics here from Superior if Justin or Ann gets them to me.

See you tomorrow night!

- nick

Hello constant reader…

Apologies.  I haven’t written you in a long time.  I hope this finds you well.

We just got back from playing some fun shows in Superior.  And guess what?  We have a fun show in Superior coming up!  …See what I did there?

The 2010 UW-Superior Rock the Block had lined up <band name redressed> to headline this year’s event.  I’m sure they would have rawked.  Sadly, members left.  Since I know absolutely nothing about these sad events, I’m left only to speculation.  And speculate I will.  Therefore, I’m absolutely certain this had to do with sexual tension/drugs/pez dispensery, and general creative differences.

Also, there was a blowout about whether or not Han shot first.  <citation needed>

We, however, at Public Static central will broach no such drama.  We know Greedo was asking for it.  And it’s not because he’s a Rodian…for those of you thinking our position is racially motivated.

SO, UW-Superior and YAC have been kind enough to invite us back to headline this year’s event.  Special thanks to those band members who made schedule sacrifices to make this happen.  You know who you are.   My firstborn will bear your honored appellation.

…Or “Steve”.  Haven’t decided.

So we will be back, and we have new tunes, a new bassist, a new instrument, and…we hope…plenty of ears and faces to play to.  Bring your green hat!

Be there with us!  May 7, UW-Superior Rock the Block
w/ Special guests “Shadows of Me” !!

music starts @ 8:00 pm.

w00t!

So remember the time where I promised to start blogging more, sharing my thoughts, aspirations, and news with you the reader.

… Sorry about that.  It’s been a while.  But here I am, nevertheless.

So, July 1o was my birthday!  I turned 29.  It was eventful.  If you’re reading this, you were probably there, in one form or another.

Then on July 11th we played with the folks at the Sloppy Chops Pickin Party, which was a collection of musicians getting together and sharing their sets, or sitting in on each other’s sets.  It was a pretty fun time all around.  The format was loose, and for the most part acoustic.  It was held at the Eagles club in the Seward neighborhood here in Minneapolis, which is basically an American Legion.  The venue had two halls, and we were in the smaller one.  In the larger one was a dance hall that had a great cover band playing a lot of dance classics from the mid to later part of the 20th century.

Joining us at the Pickin’ Party was Jamie Parker and Craig Phillips of Makeready, who sounded much like the straightline gospel/folk/rock the likes of Johnny Cash.  Also there were Thom Middlebrook and Kristi Rendahl who formed the Tin Pan Allies.  Thom is a hilarious guy with great chops, and Kristi had a wonderful voice!  Also present was Steve Yernberg of The Ashtray Hearts, who played several sets with Thom accompanying.  It was a great night, and some of my friends whom I haven’t seen in a long while made it out, so it was a great birthday present for me!

Next Pickin’ Party is Aug. 8.

In other news, congratulations to Ryan our new bassist.  He recently proposed to his girlfriend of two years!  Awesome.

And yet more good news, Ryan has a studio in his basement and we’re laying down a few of Public Static’s newer songs, and if you can keep a secret…I’m working on some brand new material as well, the sound of which is something of a departure from previous PS soundage.

Ok, thats all I can give you for now.

Bears…Beets….Battlestar Galactica.

Nick

The peeps, homies, kiddies, swingin’ kittys, and swingin’ cats at UW-Superior were the best!  Word has it they want us back next year.   Thank you gals and guys who helped us load-in, load-out, and generally get loaded…on superb mocktails.

You kept me rockin’ all night!

It's La Trappe!!