I'm not dead.

In case my extended absence from this forum may have lead you to believe, I haven't perished in some spectacular car accident..yet. That's not for another 4 or 5 years, as most of my friends seem to think.

Things on the band front have been good. We had a very long and productive band meeting a week or two ago, where we discussed and decided on some key issues regarding the direction this band is going musically, our plans to fill the void left as a result of Nai's departure, the upcoming recording, and even the name of the band.

So, I don't think I'll be pissing anyone off if I kind of divulged some details about the band meeting. First off, we've decided that a primarily- and I will elaborate on this term shortly- electric guitar player is going to fill the fifth spot in the band. Musically, it's perhaps one of the most versatile instruments. It also facilitates stepping into new, different territory. In terms of the person- who we haven't found yet- they'll play mostly electric, but I think ideally, we want someone who can play solid acoustic/rhythm/classical as well. SO, we're in search now.

The name of the band....we're changing it. To what, we don't know. Stay tuned. Who knows- 'Viking Picnic' may rock the world again.

Recording- we're recording this coming week as a result of some equipment availability last time. We're doing three tracks instead of five, i believe- Bathroom Mirror, Drink Up Boy, and Winter.

...So that's that ...for now. I guess we'll fill you in on that stuff when things start happening.



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To those interested, we're playing a gig on Monday- labour day outside of Jakes on Unionville Main St from 12-4 or 1-5..or whatever.

yeah, so come- it's the last gig of the summer!

Take it easy.

-Anuroop