i have been listening to holiday runner all day...that would be ryan & jesse's stuff not used on the serene cd...actually, two tracks from the holiday runner cd will probably make the next serene cd...listening to holiday runner makes me nostalgic...i remember megan & i played that cd all the way home from cornerstone last year...it's such a jewel of an album...matt's piano is perfect on it, even if he steals from pink moon...more than the music though, those songs remind me of all the goofy fun moments i've shared w/ ryan & jesse & megan & the rest of my seattle boys...from that week at cornerstone...to the crazy night of jager bomb depth charges and spitting on heads from attic apartments when ryan & jesse dropped in on the way from dansville, ny to seattle...to the wildwood gals' first seattle trip the last week of august...seeing ryan w/ a mohawk received while drunk...bumbershoot w/ erik...karaokeing @ the sunset bowl w/ erik...driving all the way to the portico fest to see jesse drum w/ poor old lu and then caravaning home w/ ryan & jesse...stopping off @ sherri's @ 2am...arriving @ ryan's at 5am in federal way...doing the ave w/ jesse the next day...long talk w/ ryan @ flowers lounge as jesse & megan goofed around w/ john our bartender concocter of kickass vodka lemonades...walking through the UW campus in a gentle night rain...ryan's antics in red square...ryan & jesse coming to chicago to meet w/ greg from arena rock & w/ tim & derek...jesse's surprise performance opening up for the lost dogs...closing down the bar @ flatlanders w/ r & j & the lost dogs & greg...'touring' with serene in november--crocodile & the black bird w/ the gloria record--ryan teasing me when i got a hug from chris simpson of TGR...the crazy showboat show in tacoma opening up for dj's...laurel & matt dirty dancing...hanging w/ jesse in the u district...drinking w/ ryan @ a casino in federal way...staying up til morning watching 'beautiful girls' w/ ryan & jesse after driving all night from portland...staying up til morning w/ ryan watching 'the professional' after drinking @ a casino after the tacoma show...ahhhHHhhh...the memories...

...and now tickets between seattle & chicago are back in the $300's...that means no more trips out there for the forseeable future...and that makes me sad...maybe the next time i go out there, i'll be driving a moving truck...who knows...