I think the first name we considered was "Brompton's Cocktail". I didn't like it. A few bands did like it because we've played with at least three of 'em by that name when we were touring. After that it was the "Prom Tans". As in the sign I saw in front of the tanning salon that said "get your prom tans early!" Too vague we thought, no one will know what the hell we're talking about. I must have remembered "House of Large Sizes" from my time in Minneapolis. The equivalent store in Cedar Falls was "Marla's House of Larger Fashions". Now that's a band name. I remember saying"we'll just use HOLS for this show until we come up with something better". Still looking I guess.Once in a while this thought pops into my head: This freaking song is 23 years old. As old as I was when I wrote it! When a song goes back that far I almost feel like I'm covering it or some thing. At this point remembering the words is more difficult the relearning the arrangement. I find myself working on remembering stuff like; "Oozes and oozes, these clothes don't fool us..." To this day it is difficult for me to write a straight ahead beginning to end story/lyric.
All right. Five days and counting. We are all very excited about this weekend. For some strange reason I am a lot more into it than last time. Don't get me wrong nobody put a gun to my head, but this time I think I'll be able to actually concentrate on playing and stuff. The last run was an absolute blur. With all four shows in a row my voice was giving me trouble after the second date. Spreading them out is a good thing I think. I really hope the weather holds out for the July 4th weekend as the 80/35 festival is an experience we are all looking forward to.
(Thanks to William for the HOLS photo above)
Bye,
Dave



