Happy Birthday Irv!

[Eroc]

Hey Irv -
Hope you have a great birthday!
Now go bash some cymbals -
Eroc

[Irv]

Thanks man, see you guys at the Wall show

Irv

[PLPFJunior]

Yes, Happy Birthday Irv!! Fortunately we partied all weekend for his birthday, unfortunately I wasn't near the computer to come out of lurk mode. The brief explanation is the month of May just happened for the Indianapolis 500 and I get kind of excited for that being from Indiana, being a huge IndyCar fan [my 3 loves in life all pretty much equal: music lead by Floyd and Phish (many others too...you guys know this and of course I include playing in there), IndyCar, and Football]. So naturally Irv and I (he's my "little" brother in case you're new and don't know) were down in Indy this weekend partying up w/ over 300, 000 of our closest friends...actually a lot of the people are annoying drunk asses---tho we had our moments too LOL as his birthday was race day.

Anyways since I've been occupied by that (seriously stuff going on the entire month of May and I follow a good bit of it), school lately and these gas prices I was forced to miss the Columbus show and was feeling somewhat bummed--a choice was made...but it was bit unsettling knowing the result. To top that all off one of my buddy's from South Bend called me down the freaking street from the Newport saying he went to Columbus and wanted to know about the concert I was talking about the other day (literally the day or 2 prior) while I was sitting at home!!! Same guy we were trying to team up with to come down in March--a pretty good friend of Irv's (and I give the dude bass lessons ffs!! [free cuz my knowledge is def not worth charging for and like I said he's a pretty good friend--his bro goes to OSU and he went to visit). I've calmed from that, but not enough to ask him if he went yet.

Anyways I was just sitting at the computer doin some homework and on my iTunes pops up an Echoes from Wish You Were Here (12/6/03 Play It Again Recordings One) so I figured I should drop in and I see this thread!! More than drumming and bass playing the last few months; Irv and I have been jamming a lot with just acoustic guitars--even playing a few gigs. It's been great for my voice and for breaking my funk following our band break-up in August (a few days after my birthday believe it or not and 2 weeks before our biggest show to date....and Irv and I went to the show and saw the replacement and we BLEW them out of the water (hate to say that...cuz it's not a competition but my slight over not playing was amplified by the people's response to their inferior playing when it should have been our inferior playing lol...I should note they were a decent band, I felt we were better and was fresh into my disappointment)....to me it was unexpected and I thought we had a lot of potential, plus we had been together like a year and half--pretty much full-time. So, it was kinda like breaking up with a long-time live-in girl.......

If you wanna hear our former band do some covers...you still can here: www.myspace.com/dwendesouthbend (Roc I hear what you were talking about now in Cigar and it drives me crazy...wish I could go rerecord my part but that recorder is gone and we recorded 'live'). We even had our out-of-town-part-time-man PikoJoe on those recordings.

Anyways I'm back/still here. Hope your show went well and everything is good with you guys!! Barring a disaster I will be seeing you guys at the Wall (which reminds me I need to go order tickets soon) finally again. It will have been a year at that point since I've last seen Wish --my longest and most ridiculous drought!!

Irv sorry for invading your thread--but I'm really trying to dodge homework right now

Eric

[Ann]

Merry Birthday, Irv! A little late but no less sincere -

See you in July!

Ann

[PikoJoeATD]

happy birthday IRVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

are u guys staying here or what

speaking of cigar i wish i could re record the keys too, with a real board lol

see u all soon.

Joe

[screamingabdab]

PLPF JUNIOR,

Where do you guys play at?? Since we live in the area we'll have to stop in and see you play.

Kirk

[PLPFJunior]

The band played at CJ's Pub.....a lot, and a few other places around SB. The coolest was playing out in front of the war memorial fountains at ND. We also did quite a few parties.

All the gigs Irv and I have been playing acoustically (and when I say all there has only been +/- 3??) have been parties as well. Not too much opportunity to see us lately.

But when things to pick up and we put a band together or play somewhere where we are allowed to invite people, I'll send you a message for sure--I appreciate the interest.

Looking forward to THE WALL!!
(Hoe: yea we're gon stay there....do you guys still live at the Retro? Sad that I don't know that lol....)

Eric

[screamingabdab]

That would be great just let me know. Maybe we will run into you at the wall show. July won't get here fast enough, it is going to be an awesome show!!