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We had a great time opening for The Trainwreks last night at The Garage last night. We only got asked to turn down once, and the only thing running through the PA was the kick drum and the vocals (hehehe).

Thanks to our ever-present fan Don, we have had a sting of great pictures from each performance in and around Asheville. Here are a couple from the Stella Blue gig a few weeks ago:

Tags: asheville, Music, whappers

And there ain’t no way you are changing my mind.

Tags: republicans

We pretty much rocked the house at Flipside in Boone, NC last night.  Flipside is a pizza-pub right across the street from the new sports stadium at Appalachian State, and there were tons of summer session college kids crawling all over the place in search of beer and hooking up.  Luckily, The Whappers were there to help facilitate.  And we rocked their Polo shirts and tube tops off, Asheville style.

The best part of the evening was rocking out on my new set of Tama Superstars.  These suckers are LOUD.  24 inch bass drum, the shallow style rack tom, a 16 inch floor tom, and an 18 inch floor tom.  WOW is all I can say.

And, by the way, my older set is up for sale.

We will be back at Flipside on June 19.  Look for us this coming weekend in Asheville at Stella’s!

Tags: drums, Music, the whappers

If you find this funny, there is something seriously wrong with you. But that’s OK, because I thought it was hilarious. You are in good company. You may need to click the image to see it bigger.

From XKCD.com

Tags: cartoon, geek humor

So far, he has done a great job of flying under the radar thanks to the infighting amongst the Democratic party. I am glad to see that Barack Obama has shifted his focus from bickering with Hillary to taking down McCain over the last week, and he has done what he should be doing: Lumping McCain together with Bush.

Tags: bush, mccain, obama, Politics

Let’s see…Back at the end of February, I got rehired by one of my previous employers, P3I, and am now the Web Developer/Windows Security person supporting the 14th Weather Squadron here in Asheville. Same place of work, slightly different position. I’m still doing mostly Linux system administration (RedHat and SuSE), but with the new Windows part of my title comes the duties of Sharepoint administration. I got to go to Atlanta for a week of Sharepoint training a few weeks ago, and I’m headed to DC for another week soon.

The Whappers continue to rock, and we finished our 3 song demo earlier this month. We have put the finishing touches on our press kit, so look for us starting to play out much more often soon!

Gray turns 5 in May, which is pretty crazy. Dax is 2.5 now. It’s amazing to watch them each develop the individual personalities. They have both reached the age where they play together, which is great during those times that Alicia and I need a little downtime.

Alicia has had several openings at the Merrimon Avenue Galleries, and she continues to sell many paintings and jewelry at the Kress Emporium. It seems her booth is one of the most popular. She has even branched out into finding old furniture, fixing it up, and painting it. Look for an updated web site soon.

I’ve been doing a good bit of side work still too. Nothing to show yet, but several projects are nearing completion.

I think that’s not all, but that’s all I can think of.