'More than you ever hoped to know'

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'News is fun'

09/05/01 - I put up a bunch more pictures last night, including 2 that you can use as wallpaper! How fantastic is that? Exactly.

09/04/01 - So we have another show coming up. We'll be opening for Lucy Loves Schroeder at their CD release at the Ridglea Theater on Oct. 6. Word on the street is that we'll be playing upstairs at 9:00. Check back for more details.

08/15/01 - Well, we tied for first place in that battle of the bands, but lost a tie-breaking vote to decide who gets to be on Buzz-Oven 4. You can read about the show in the shows section. Also, we now have a message board for you to enjoy, so check that out. Hopefully that will work out fine and we'll get rid of that stupid guestbook. And we did get $100 from the Buzz-Oven folks, so we're going to make some shirts. Those should be available pretty soon. If you want one, or if you just want to get all emotional with the guys in the band, email us at filthyreds@hotmail.com.

7/15/01 - So we finally have a show to announce. We're playing a battle of the bands to try to get on Buzz-Oven 4. It's going to be August 11 at Trees (2709 Elm Street, Dallas). The show starts at 12:30 in the afternoon, and we go on at 2:10. The tickets are $10, which is outrageous, but if you buy them through us, we'll give you a free CD (a new one: not the one you already have.) So I think that makes it a pretty good deal. A large part of the judging is audience reaction, so please come out and make some noise to support us. If we win, we get to record 2 songs professionally for the Buzz-Oven CDs, play both Buzz-Oven shows, and open for Nada Surf. Email us at filthyreds@hotmail.com to get tickets. In other news, if you haven't checked out our site at mp3.com, go for it. Click on the mp3s section of the main page. We now have several songs up there.

7/3/01 - All right. Our page on mp3.com is up. You can get to it by clicking on the "mp3s" link on the main page. There will be some new songs up there, but mp3.com takes several days to post your mp3s after you submit them, so the only one up right now is Mikey's fabulous "Bratwurst Party."

6/28/01 - It's about time to stop being lazy and update some stuff. Heh. I added a couple more songs to the lyrics page, and I'm working on adding the "new" pictures.

4/8/01 - So.  I realize that I'm too lazy to update the news a lot.  Also: there never is any news. But now there is.  Mikey and Stevie and I had a sweet-ass birthday party with the pAper chAse, the greatest band ever.  And assuming we can dig up enough money to pay for studio time, we'll be able to record with the mighty John Congleton, and our songs will sound a million times better.  But we'll also have to pick the 'favourite child' and decide which songs to record.  I got dibs on 'Apologie to the Queene.'

3/8/01 - What up. More news from Capt. Noah Sh*tblaster.  Today I found out that we didn't make the cut at the Jamfest auditions (UT's battle of the bands.)  They passed us up in favor of at least one cake-and-fruitopia bar mitzvah band.  (Nothing against cake or fruitopia, but those guys just made me want to slap on a party hat and cry.)  But I'm not upset because, as Greg said, J-5 wouldn't get all bent out of shape upon finding out that their music didn't get the Eric Contreras seal of approval.  We didn't get the Visor Boy seal of approval.  It's just a shame that the mighty rock that was taking place inside my apartment didn't go along with us to the stage, or the big-room-with-one-band-two-mics-and-4-popsicle-eating-dweebs, rather.  But the rock must go on, and go on it will.  This week we'll be recording some stuff to pass out to clubs so we can start playing some shows.  Boy, I can't wait to start wearing shorts and growing moustaches.  Peace.

2/11/01 - Yo.  Here's Bob with the news.  You can now call me Snake Oil Pete or Col. Mischief.  Well: the new songs are pouring out like Purplesaurus Rex™ on a hot summer day in 1990*.  Greg's working on his Robert Cocaine song, Mike's working on 'Where's your Congressman now, Scott?' and I've got a few new ones finished: 'To Sara pt. 2,' 'Danna Nanna Na,' and 'Brutha Can't Get No Booty.'  And 'Pin*Bot vs. Robo-Jesus' is halfway finished.  And Greg and I are probably going to be collaborating on 'Punk Rock Chess.'  I have never played, so he'll have to write the lyrics.  If that doesn't pan out, the music will be something else.  I guess that's it as far as new songs go.  So, assuming Mike and Greg learn all the songs, the Unamerican Affairs World Tour will go magnificently according to plan, probably on the uhhh... I can't find my '2000-2001: The Year in Hog Rock' calendar that I made, so I'll have to get back to you on the date.  But rest assured that it will indeed pack much rock.  Speaking of which, Mikey and I saw Lucy Loves Schroeder again last night, and boy do those dudes and chick rock.  What's that you say?  You forgot to mention Unofficial Fourth Member Mac Wolf as an attendant?  No, I didn't.  Mac decided to sell out the most sacred of secret clubs and partake of the fake rock at Ridglea.  I hope it was worth it, Mac.  I hope it was worth it.  But don't worry.  I still love you.

*for all you whippersnappers too young to remember Purplesaurus Rex™, it is the greatest Kool-Aid™ flavor of all time, a dazzling combination of the mighty grape and the invigorating lemon.  Unfortunately, they stopped making it in order to concentrate efforts on designing a beverage that is even less tasty than water but not quite as revolting as Big Red™.  Let it be known that they succeeded in this with the introduction (and prompt downfall) of Man-Oh-Mango™.  A less excitingly named, yet delicious, Kool-Aid™ flavor that is still around, and that I would heartily recommend, is Orange™.

1/30/01 - Bob again.  I am still available to be called Isaiah Sidewinder.  But: stuff is going along pretty nicely.  The demo-esque cd is done and Mikey is selling copies.  It is not, however, going to rock nearly as much as the one we will have ready in a month or 2 or 3 or 4 or many more.  New tracks that are not on that one include 'Damn the Hog Blockers,' 'Jack Payback,' 'Surf's Up, Shithead,' '7 Dollar Suit,' 'Jeers to the Guy Who Stole My Ficus,' 'Mexican Space Shuttle,' 'Gunslingers; Swashbucklers; Filthy, Filthy Fig Farmers,' 'Dancin and Singin is Wicked Hard,' and 'Jetpack Vacation.'  G-sus, that's 9 songs right there!  And there will be some reworkings of old ones that must be done.  Also:  I am in the middle of 2 songs: a nice Spanish-ish thingie with a chorus of, 'I wish I had 2 dimes for every nickel of yours, 2 limes for every pickle of yours.  That's all I have to say,' and a waltz.  Heh.  And I am and will always be in the market for a tribute to Mega Man and 'To Sara (pt.2,3,4,5,...,n)' for all n greater than 10.  So.  That will rock.  We will also have some shirts and stickers soon probably.  In other news, an earthquake killed a bunch of people in India.  And in other news, I saw the Deathray Davies and Centro-Matic with Greg at Emo's on Saturday.  It packed much rock.