Before blogger decides to explode and eat my testes, I'll fire off a few quick updates for your Friday:

- Joe and I are sitting in with the Captain Miles Band tonight at the Sit 'N Bull Pub in Maynard tonight. For those of you in the western suburbs and in the mood for an evening of sloppy classic rock covers and fun fun fun, stop on by. I rehearsed with the band for the first time last night and let's just say... this evening could go one of two ways. Hope to see you there.

- Before the gig, there's supposed to be a party for some little leaguers whose dads are in the band. Apparently, there might be a certain world championship trophy there from a certain other local baseball squadron of the big league variety. We shall see - I'll let you know on Monday what it's like to actually make love to a trophy.

- Today's date is bugging me. Is it someone's birthday I'm forgetting? Speak up.

- I'll be debuting the advice column portion of my journal at some point next week. I have a few letters already in, but it's not too late to participate. If you want your buddy Brendo's advice on matters of rock, work, love or antique mason jar collecting, shoot me an email at brendan@scamper.net.

Have a good weekend, everyone.