Yes. It's an old picture of my face from '04. That was the year we became an original band. I've never photographed well so we had to make it all 'black and cool'
* How did you first come together as a band?
The guys bought instruments and jammed a few times before asking me to fill in. I auditioned a Weezer song through a handheld megaphone. We didn't even practice before going straight for the limelight. We setup a row of baby 10" practice amps in front of a barbor shop and played classic garage band tragedies like Smells Like Teen Spirit and Knocking on Heaven's Door. I sang through a cheap RadioShack PC mic plugged into a guitar amp for a few performances before my mom bought me a PA. Oh we were horrible really horrible but playing on the sidewalks was just too awesome to give up.
* Any ritual that you do to prepare for a gig?
I glob on lots of eye makeup to build a mask between me and the audience. I get really bad stage fright that begins the night before a show and doesn't go away until i've run off the stage.
* Any stage disasters?
There was one cover show at the Chinatown Fire House where I said 'fuck' between every mess up. I couldn't stop. It was like 'fuck, oh sorry children, fuck, sorry mothers, ugh, fuck'
* When is the next Flune show?
Well, I don't think there will ever be another show... just kidding... sort of. Tim and I are cooped up in the studio right now writing new songs. We literally only go outside to replenish groceries. Focusing on writing this album really fries the brain - I can't even think about touring yet, but I expect us to get out of it eventually. I want to say, Fall 2009? Hold your breath.
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