Tonight Henning Short Solo Set - Sierra Grille, Northampton, MA

The Fawns at Laurel Park Northampton, MA

This Saturday, while I'll be up in the back-nowheres-woods of Maine, the rest of The Fawns will be playing a free outdoor concert! Have you been to Laurel Park in Northampton, MA? Oh man. First of all, it's not a park. It's a little neighborhood. It's a strange little elf-like neighborhood with colorful houses ranging in size from gnome-nest to regular house. If you haven't checked it out, you should, and this is your perfect chance... for they are having a FREE and ALL AGES outdoor event. Here it is in their words:

Saturday August 1, 2009.

9 -10:00 am: Coffee Hour at The Dining Hall

10 am - 5 p.m. (ongoing):
Arts & Crafts show and sale at the L.P. Historical Society (#20)
Food Vendors in The Pine Grove
Lawn Games in The Pine Grove

11 am - Noon: A rep from the Broad Brook Coalition will speak about this oft-overlooked conservation area in Northampton. At the Tabernacle

Noon - 1:00 pm: Barry Werth reads from "Banquet at Delmonico’s” at the Tabernacle

1 - 2:00 pm: Tina Clarke will talk about the new, community-based "green" initiative called "Transition Towns" at the Tabernacle

3 - 5:00 pm: Rock! The Fawns and The Lonesome Brothers play at the Tabernacle

5:30-7:30 pm: Potluck BBQ (bring something to grill and/or drink) at the Pine Grove at #15

Directions: It's on rt. 5&10, about a mile north of WalMart and River Valley Market, in Northampton (almost in Hatfield).

Tony's Life In My Words

There's a Facebook thing going around in which people pick a musical artist and answer a series of questions about their lives using only song titles from that artist. Tony just did one that used only MY songs. Here's a reprinting of it:

Are you a male or female?:
I’m A Ghost

Describe yourself:
Looks Like I’m Tall... Read More

How do you feel right now?:
Uncomfortable

Describe where you currently live:
The Porch

If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
The Center of Time

Your favorite form of transportation:
Rock And Roll Camper

Your best friend is:
A Big Fat Clown

You and your best friends are:
Roger and Mary O’Malley and the Invisible Pirates

What's the weather like:
I Should Be Outside

Favorite time of day:
It’s Now

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called:
Superhero

What is life to you:
Carnival

Your last relationship:
Disgruntled Lover

Your fear:
I Would Never Be As Good As Two Lous

What is the best advice you have to give:
Some Things Can Last

Thought for the Day:
What’s A Guy Like Me To Do?

How you would like to die:
1,000 Times

My soul's present condition:
I’m Bending Again

My motto:
This Time It Looks Good

Many of these song titles may seem foreign to most of you. That's because Tony has access to all of my old recordings and knowlegde of many of my past tunes. He's an archivist at heart, I say.

Where Do These Gold Finches Come From?

(picture stolen from Wikipedia). What I want to know is where have these gold finches been my whole life? I don't remember ever really seeing them around. We live in New England in the North East of the United States. We don't have as many colorful birds around here as they do in, say, Rain Forestville. But we have some. You got your orange robins and your blue jays and your red cardinals. But I don't really remember seeing or learning about any yellow birds throughout my life here. To me, a yellow bird was a canary and it was in my friend Lee's house in a cage. (Side note: I've always held some sort of internal connection between canaries and carnations. Maybe because they are both small and of one bold color and, of course the letters in their names are similar. When I was younger, I visited the Canary Islands on occasion and, when I had braces, Carnation Instant Breakfast was a sometimes savior. Braces adjustments are very painful, folks. The suffering isn't purely social, it's also honestly physical and when you are unable to bite down on anything, liquid meals become imperative. Still my teeth are lined up and straight now and I'm glad for it.)

So, last year, Lesa and I were lounging at our friend's house and he pointed out his thistle feeder which was covered, yes covered, in bright yellow birds. "Gold finches", he said.

He told us that if we put up a thistle feeder, we too would attract gold finches. I was skeptical, but a few days later, we did it. After hanging it up out in the backyard, we waited. But, no magical birds came. The next day... still nothing. The third morning however, low and behold, a tiny bright yellow bird was perched on it having breakfast. "G-g-g-g-g-g-gold Finch!" I screeched delightedly.

For the next weeks, we were visited by many of these little guys. Sometimes there would be four or five of them on there at once. It was like a little yellow party.

Then one morning we looked out to find a black bear eating the bird feeder. Sheesh.

And that was the end of that. I didn't see anymore gold finches after the feeder was down. I didn't see them in the back yard. I didn't see them when I was walking through the neighborhood. I didn't see them from my bike on the bike path. I didn't see them in the trees while I peered out of the car windows.

Well, last week, we finally replaced our thistle feeder and set it up in a new spot in the back yard. A few hours later. There they were again. Our little yellow friends had returned. But where had they been? And how do they find this thistle in its little plastic tube amongst the trees and shrubs in our small backyard? How do they do it? Magic.

What other kind of secret birds are out there? It makes me wonder, if I had the right food, what could I attract? Maybe something nobody has every heard of before? Maybe there are unknown birds out there that only respond to certain foods. Maybe if I put out a feeder filled with only cashews and Skittles or if I strung small tuna fish sandwiches from the trees, I'd attract an ultraviolet three-winged yelling-bird or an un-named lime-green claw-foot.

What will you put out for your imaginary birds? Do you have any gum-balls and yogurt?

Facebook and Jango

I just posted a bunch of old posters on our Facebook School for the Dead page. Are you on Facebook? Why not visit our page there? Become a friend, friend.
www.facebook.com/schoolforthedead

Have you ever messed around with Jango.com? It's another place to stream music for free. If you're a member, or if you are curious, you can start right here at the School for the Dead page:
www.jango.com/music/School+For+The+Dead

Goldwater.

Tonight I have my first practice for a new band I am joining. Aye, aye, aye! How many bands can I be in?! One more. That's how many.

I'm not sure what is public knowledge about this band yet so I won't say much except, I'll be playing bass, Brian Marchese will be playing drums, Scott Hall will be playing keyboards, Matt Cullen will be playing guitar, and Thane Thomsen will be writing, singing, and playing guitar. The band is called Goldwater. Our first gig is on August 22nd at The Elevens, in Northampton, MA. Look at this line-up: New Radiant Storm King, Mike Flood, Goldwater, and Golden Bloom (Shawn Fogel).

I've said too much.

Caravan of Stars, Keene - A Recap

Keene, NH - Saturday July 18, 2009. Lesa, Thane, Jason, Ryan, Emily, and I took the Caravan of Stars up north early in the day to spend some time in this little college town. (Brian, Karen, and Tony arrived later, having driven from other starting points.) We arrived at around 4:30 and spent some time browsing the beautiful vintage instruments at Retro Music and Cheshire Music. Lesa set her eyes on some nice old Fender Mustangs and similar models, I was smitten with a tiny Yamaha acoustic, and Jason had his heart broken by a Paulesque Hofner bass.

From there we headed to Thai Garden, the Keen branch of one of Lesa and my regular haunts here in Northampton. The menu was identical but the waiter was hilarious. The food, as always, was great. Afterward we strolled the tree-lined sidewalks and some of us ventured into a record store while others of us sat on a bench and talked about men's shirts. I ducked into a candy store and picked up a Kinder surprise. I was jonesing for some ice-cream, but my please fell on deaf ears and we headed off in search of a bookstore, which we found to be closed. In the process however, we discovered that the movie Jumangi was filmed right there in Keene. A dubious honor?

I saw no elephants.

At around seven we ventured into the home of our concert, the E.F. Lane Hotel. All day we had been coming across the posters, that Jason had made and sent to the venue, hanging up in various businesses. The white board that was standing in front of the hotel was a nice sign as it announced our show. It's always nice to arrive at a place and have them actually expecting you.

The venue itself was pretty bizarre. To get there, you must go into the lobby of the hotel, walk past the desk, down a hall, and around a corner where you find the lounge/dining area/breakfast nook in which we were to play. We set up in the corner, there were tables and chairs to our right and in front, and to our left there was a small dance floor and a bar. From where I stood on "stage", I could clearly see everyone in the room and I could also see through the lattice divider to the hotel elevator.

We played four short sets in this order: Jason Bourgeois Band (which we called the Silver Jasons), School for the Dead, Sitting Next To Brian, and The Fawns. Those four sets were followed by Jesse Smith and his duo called King Falcon. I felt mostly awkward and ill-at-ease for our performances. I'm not sure what to blame, besides of course myself. I think we did well and everything sounded fine but I was distracted for most of it. On the other hand, the people there were all very, very friendly and accommodating and welcoming. Lena and Aaron from the Starving Artist felt like old friends even though we had just met.

After the gig, and after we loaded everything out, using the awesome hotel luggage carts, Jason, Ryan, Emily, Lesa and I headed over to a late-night eatery and downed about fifty pounds of french fries.

One more thing I need to mention. It was most unfortunate that Max was unable to make the show and we missed him. Ryan (SFTD) and Jason (Fawns) did amazing jobs filling in for him. In both bands, I didn't give a second thought to the fact that we had substitute players on stage. They both not only picked-up the songs with very few practices, but they both managed to perfectly capture the feeling and groove of the two bands. Well done, Ryan. Well done, Jason. How about a hand, folks.

A Day In Keene, NH - Rub Wrongways Caravan Of Stars - Day Trip.

Fellow New Englanders, I don't know if you already have plans for your Saturday yet, but here's a suggestion.

Have you ever been to Keene, NH? I've visited a few times. It's pretty nice. I got my red acoustic guitar there and I think I also had a few dinners and ate some ice-cream. It's been a while.

"Downtown Keene, New Hampshire is nestled in the Monadnock Lake Region between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The peak of Mount Monadnock is visible from Keene, and every year approximately 135,000 visitors enjoy the view from the peak of one of the most hiked mountains in the world."

Tomorrow night at 8:00, The Rub Wrongways Caravan will pull into Keene and play a concert with special guest Jesse Smith and King Falcon. Our concert will consist of short sets by School for the Dead, The Fawns, Sitting Next To Brain, and Jason Bourgeois. Max Germer (bassist for School for the Dead and The Fawns) will not be present even though this is his home-town. Come see if Ryan and Jason can pull off their bass-filling-in positions. Pressures on, men.

After the morning rains have cleared, the weather in Keene tomorrow looks perfect. It'll be utterly delightful at the time of our concert:

Saturday Night in Keene, NH:
8:00 71 degrees F
11:00 63 degrees F

We are playing at the EF Chase Tavern which is part of the EF Lane Hotel. Our show is brought to you by The Starving Artist Collective. We are excited to be invited.
This is the venue's Dinner menu.

Why not come up to Keene and make a day of it. First of all, in nearby Charlestown, NH they are holding their 17th Townwide Yard Sale Day!

Sat., Jul. 18
8:00AM - 3:00PM
Charlestown's 17th Townwide Yard Sale Day!

The town of Charlestown, NH celebrates its 17th Annual Townwide Yard Sale Day. Yard sales will line both sides of Main Street and take place throughout other areas of town. Maps will be available of Main Street for outlying sales locations. Delight in homemade refreshments and lunches. There will be antiques, bargains and fun for everyone. Spend a happy day in a small New Hampshire village and discover a treasure! Whatever you are looking for, it's sure to be here this year!

Location: Main St. in Charlestown, NH, also NH Route 12 which parallels the Connecticut River. From Massachusetts, take I-91 North to exit 7 and follow the signs to Charlestown. For More Information, Contact: Patricia Royce (6013) 826-4831

When you are done there you can head into Keene proper and do some more shopping:

THE COLONY MILL MARKETPLACE
222 West Street - A unique shopping mall in a renovated mill building presents a variety of specialty shops and eateries.

MAIN STREET, KEENE
Offers a multitude of shops, restaurants and the historic Colonial Theater. Main Street features merchants and artisans from the local area.

For you musicians I definitely recommend sticking your head into Retro Music (38 Washington Street).

Or maybe grab something to eat at one of the many fine restaurants: Keene Dining Guide

Or check out some of the other purely New Englandy Points of Interest, like the Ashuelot River Park, Two Arch Stone Bridge, or the covered bridges.

Could be a good day-trip. Classic, right?

Rub Wrongways Caravan of Stars (Keene, NH)

WBC-Ended

The two main radio stations from my past are Boston's WBCN and WFNX. These were the two that my radio generally was set to. Sure there were times when I would dial over to AAF or ZLX and even earlier there was COZ when it still played rock, but BCN and FNX were the two go-to stations. WFNX was the college rock indie kid on the block and WBCN was the gold standard rock station that played classic mixed with newer stuff. They weren't an oldies station, they weren't a new rock station, they just played music that they seemed to like.

Well, WBCN is finished now it seems. I haven't been in the area enough in the last decade to really know how these two stations have been doing. When I am home for holidays and what not, I sometimes tune in. It seems like no matter what time it is and which station I listen to, I hear Jane's Addiction.

Anyway, like so many artistic things in my life, this station is now being pre-empted by sports.

Here's what The Globe has to say:

By James Reed and Erin Ailworth
Globe Staff / July 15, 2009

It was more than 40 years ago, on a March night in 1968, when WBCN-FM (104.1) decided to break from its classical music format. Instead of Bach, listeners that evening heard “I Feel Free,’’ by the Eric Clapton-led rock band Cream, and right then Boston’s local music scene was transformed.

Yesterday, it was upended yet again, by the same station.

CBS Radio Boston, which owns WBCN, announced it would pull the plug on the station, which helped make household names of some of the biggest musical acts to come out of Boston, so it could accommodate other changes in local radio.

Next month, a sports talk radio station, The Sports Hub, will replace the music station WBMX, or Mix 98.5 FM, adding a third sports radio show in a town that seems to have an insatiable appetite for all things sports. Mix 98.5 will then take its “modern rock, conservative format’’ to WBCN’s slot.

And WBCN, whose slogan, “The Rock of Boston,’’ had become as seminal as some of the performers the station championed early on - including Aerosmith, The Cars, J. Geils Band, U2, and Elvis Costello - will morph into an online-only station available at wbcn.com.

New sports talk station will take on WEEI.

It was stunning news for generations of Boston music fans, who grew up with the station at a crucial time in rock music’s evolution, and for local bands, who had come to rely on WBCN as the one place that might land them their big break. WBCN came of age with some of rock’s pivotal figures, from Janis Joplin to Jimi Hendrix, and its disappearance from the dial is as much a signal of the changing musical scene as it is of drastically changed listening habits. (One word: iPod.)

“Once their ratings started going down the tubes, I thought to myself, ‘Somebody’s not getting it in corporate,’ ’’ Charles Laquidara, one of WBCN’s quintessential personalities from 1969 to 1996, said from his home in Hawaii. On his Facebook page, he addressed WBCN’s fans: “It was a great station. It was also a great time in radio history. I know we can never go back to that, but there will be something someday.’’

Mark Hannon, senior vice president and market manager of CBS Radio Boston, said in an interview yesterday it is a “sad moment to see a station with 40-plus years of heritage coming out of format.’’ But, he said, “the rock genre in this marketplace is extremely crowded, and ’BCN has struggled in the past few years to stay competitive.’’ more...

An end of an era I guess.

I'll B C N ya.

The Veteran's Cup Soccer Champs

Congratulations to my father (pictured on the left). His soccer team, The Boston Matuse just won the Men's Over-65 division of the Veteran's Cup!

C'est le Jour de Bastille!

C'est le Jour de Bastille!

Sacre bleu.

Rub Wrongways Supergroup in New Haven - a recap.

The Rub Wrongways Caravan glided southward through the evening last Friday night and eventually stopped in New Haven, Connecticut. Our destination was a small corner pub and music venue called Cafe Nine. We were to perform as an opening act for the Cd Release Celebration of a band called The Cavemen Go (pictured).

This Rub Wrongways Caravan was slightly different than those in the past in that instead of having multiple sets by multiple Wrongways bands, we joined together into one large band and played each others songs.

Lesa Bezo, Brian Marchese, Jason Bourgeois, Max Germer, and I played eight songs in total. We featured two songs from each of these bands: School for the Dead, The Fawns, Bourgeois Heores, and Sitting Next To Brian. It worked out even better than I imagined.

The room was full, the audience was very receptive and attentive. At the end of "Rock and Roll Camper" as the music faded out and only the three harmonies of Lesa, Brian, and I were left, the room was silent. Moments like that are what make everything seem worthwhile.

After our show, we enjoyed a long set of hit pop song after hit pop song by the Cavemen Go. Jason even joined them on a couple of songs.

Thanks, New Haven, for welcoming us with such warmth and friendliness. We hope to come back soon.

Rub Wrongways Caravan Supergroup - New Haven

Night Owls on CNN

This is an update on my last post. Lesa Bezo just sent me this link to an article on CNN about it. Here's a quote:

"It's very difficult for a night owl to become a morning person." (Dr. Nancy Collop, Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center)

Hmm.. Well, Collop, all I know is I just recorded drums, bass, acoustic guitar, two electric guitars, and a piano this morning at an hour when I normally would be sleeping. I'll take your statement as a challenge. You and me, Collop, one on one. Mano y mano.

It's a pretty interesting article if you are into that kind of thing and I found it apropos to my previous post.

Good Morning, Morning

In my attempt to switch my world around, I have started arising earlier in the morning and going to bed earlier at night. This goes against the grain of my entire life up to now. Generally, at just around the time that it seems to make sense to go to sleep, I am the most creatively motivated. I'm trying to dissemble that night-time surge and to reassemble it in the morning. It's a struggle for sure, but for the last three days, I have manged to record a guitar track, several keyboard tracks, percussion, and more for a few new songs and for a Sitting Next To Brian song, all before 10:00 A.M. I've also made my way to the post office twice and to drop off some other papers regarding concerts. I'm getting things done. Weird.

How long will I be able to maintain this new backwards life-style? Is it purely a summer phenomena? It's a lot easier to get out of bed when it's warm isn't it?

I'm working on a new secret project. My hope is that these morning sessions will be able to help me accomplish the big undertaking that it is. I can't tell you about it because I've read that when you start telling people about your projects, part of your brain will check that project off as started, even when all you've done is talk about it. Or write about it.

Do you like mornings? I've always liked mornings. I just like night better. I used to have a paper route that made me the first person awake in my neighborhood. I loved the seclusion of those pre-dawn walks, but I almost always went right back to bed afterward. Sometimes, I'd sleep until the afternoon. Left to my own devices, with no schedules or obligations, I probably would return to that schedule, sleeping from 4:00 AM until Noon. But I'm doing what I can to break that mold. Its an experiment. It can't hurt can it?

So what if all my songs are now about mornings.

Rub Wrongways Caravan Supergroup - New Haven

The Rub Wrongways Caravan Super Group is taking the act down to New Haven this Friday (July 10).

QUESTION: What's this Super Group?

ANSWER: Well it's Brian, Lesa, Jason, Max, and Me all playing together. We'll do two songs from each of the following bands: School for the Dead, The Fawns, Bourgeois Heroes, and Sitting Next To Brian.

QUESTION: Who will be playing what instruments?

ANSWER: Well, Brian will be on drums, Lesa will be on electric guitar and percussion, Jason will be on keyboard and electric guitar and ukulele, Max will be on bass and percussion, and I will be on electric guitar and bass and ukulele.

QUESTION: What songs will we do?

ANSWER: Hmmm. Should I tell you? OK I will.
School for the Dead: Rock and Roll Camper, Periscope
The Fawns: Would You Stop?, High School Party
Bourgeois Heroes: I Wanna Be Nice To You, Rosamonde
Sitting Next To Brian: Follow, Imaginary Audience.

QUESTION: Is there anyone else on the bill?

ANSWER: Yes there is. We are opening the night for the CD Release Show by The Cavemen Go.

QUESTION: Where is it?

ANSWER: It's at Cafe Nine.

We Held Back The Rain

I'd like to thank everyone who followed my suggestion of slightly altering their expected actions in an effort to stymie the predicted weather pattern last Thursday. It worked. The clouds that were hovering over our outdoor concert in Florence, Massachusetts were bewildered, it seemed. In the end, not a drop fell on the lovely audience on the grass.

We had a great time playing. I love nothing more than performing an outdoor concert to a nice crowd. Thank you to everyone who had faith in our plot to control the weather. We're indebted for your presence. A special thanks to those of you who picked up copies of our albums and an extra special thank you to Group DeVille who invited us to play on the bill and who supplied the sound system and allowed us to use their drums and amp. Could you imagine a nice bunch of guys?

Photo by: Lucie Germer

Two new songs

I recently recorded a handful of new snogs of mine and uploaded two of them to the myspace page here, if you're interested:

Snogs

Rain or Shine Tonight : The Fawns, School for the Dead, Group DeVille

"Boy I hope the rain keeps up."

"What?!?! Why?!"

"So it doesn't come down! Wha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

This evening's concert in Florence, Massachusetts will be held whether the weather is good or not. If it is raining, we are told we will move into a nice indoor venue at the same location. The concert begins at 6:30 with The Fawns followed by Group DeVille and then School for the Dead. I hope you can come out. It's one of our rare early evening, all ages, free appearances.

Thank you.


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Phil Collins redux

Hey, you all remember when, in 1985 at Live Aid, how Phil Collins called attention to himself by taking the Concorde from London to Philadelphia (or was it vice versa?) so he could grace his fans with his presence on BOTH sides of the pond? (and while he was at it, make a shambolic Led Zeppelin reunion EVEN WORSE by not knowing how to play the songs..)
Anyway, I'll be doing my own kinda sorta thing like that tomorrow (or today, if you're reading this on Thursday). Except, no Concorde, no caviar, cocaine, cigar and congnac...
Just me manning my Camry (well, it starts with a "c" at least).
And no London and Philly, but almost as good:

My schedule for July 2, 2009:
--work the day job.
--get out at 4:30
--home, shower, change
--arrive in Florence for the big POP ON THE GRASS show with The Fawns, Group DeVille and School For the Dead. It's free and right in the center of Florence on the corner of Meadow Street and Route 9. Popcorn and beverages will be sold. If it rains, you'll be directed to the nearby Florence Civic Center. (and what a poster, huh? Rick Murnane ladies and gentlemen)
--6:30: play with the Fawns
--7:05: unwind and watch Group DeVille
--7:45: get back on stage and play with School For the Dead

8:30--gather my stuff, get back in the Camry and hightail it down route 9 and then Route 10 (or I could take Florence road, now couldn't I?) to Easthampton to the Apollo Grill!!

Why?
Well, do you know The National Convention?
here THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
That should fill you in. Well, I was lucky enough to be asked to play drums at their EP release.
Do you like things like Burt Bachrach, ABBA, Steely Dan or Lou Rawls? But I mean original songs that easily equal anything by the above? Do like that kind of stuff played by local talents like Ken Maiuri, Mark Schwaber, Anne Pinkerton, Jason Johnson (and the albums boast performances by Jose Ayerve, Matt Hebert and others who can't make it..).
Well, Eric Poulin and Eddie Downy wrote all these songs but enlisted others to play them.
Full disclosure: JJ O'Connell was supposed to play drums but is Spousing out so can't do it.
Full disclosure: I've had a drink or two so I'm rambling. Long day at work followed by practice.

In any case: come to the Apollo Grill tomorrow, Thursday, at 9pm. It is high quality fun, and is ALSO the CD release for Red Door Exchange! The long-awaited return!

You will leave with a tear in your eye and hope for mankind.

That's all I'm allowing myself to say before going to bed and dreaming about Phil Collins.

Thank you.

Adjusting The Time Continuum For Purely Selfish Reasons

This morning, as I was walking my usual route at my usual time, I decided to try an experiment. You see, the people who predict the weather are suggesting that there is a 60% chance of rain tomorrow. Now, as we all know, School for the Dead, The Fawns, and Group DeVille have an outdoor concert scheduled. That got me thinking about ways to try to change the future.

The weather people have made their prediction based on assumptions that the world will carry on in the way that it normally does for the next thirty six hours or so. Well, I'm sorry, weather people, but I happen to believe in free-will.

So this morning, as I was walking, I suddenly changed my usual route by about three feet. I also stopped and paused for a beat. In doing this, I believe that I effectively changed the course of events from that instant on. My unexpected maneuver altered the data that the weather people relied on in their predictions. I left a number of possible universes behind me, included the original one in which the weather people existed when they made their predictions, and I created a brand new universe. The weather people have not caught on yet, I don't think.

I suggest that if everyone reading this does something unexpected today, we can all change the future. It's a gamble, but it's possible that in this new future we can change the likelihood of rain tomorrow. Come on, take a chance, throw a monkey wrench into the machine of time, and see if you can help out. It doesn't take much, just do something that you weren't going to do until that very instant. You can do it now if you'd like. I can't tell you what to do...they might be reading this. Just use your imagination.

Thank you.