:) tries out a new venue

This last week :) did there first mobile concert! Two members were missing, Alex and Marcus, but Zach and Joe were there with guest appearances from Cyrus "the Virus" Schoonmaker and Mr. Lange the English teacher! The venue was Cy's dark gold 1997 GM oldsmobile van. The jam session didn't actually go mobile but had the possibility to which makes all the difference! The setlist was Sweet Carolin by Neil Diamond and Wonderwall by Oasis. Cyrus "the Virus" took lead vocals and sampled a little keyboard on Sweet Caroline and killed it on the drums and back up vocals on Wonderwall. Zach Prouty somehow managed to pull off lead guitar on Sweet Caroline with a torn labrum that he just had surgery on a WEEK ago! Simply amazing. Unfortunately, Zach had to part ways with his fellow band mates because his dad, Scott "The Beast" Prouty, had come to pick him up. (Zach is not allowed to drive for the time being because of his devastating injury. Once his arm is out of its sling he will be able to drive wherever he wants to.) Joe Trent dabbled on the bass for the first song and took lead guitar and vocals on the final song because of Zach's absence. On the final song of their setlist :) got the help from Mr. Lange the English teacher and drama director. He took lead/back up vocals on Wonderwall. It was a truly amazing experience. This may seem like no big deal that :) is playing a set in Cy's van but it is a big deal. If they can unconform from the music industry and start their own genre of music, air, and conform to the confines of a dark gold 1997 GM oldsmobile van then I think this band can do just about anything.

Devastating Injury to :)= :( for fans

I regret to inform the 0 people who read this blog that our lead guitar player, Zach Prouty, tore his labrum . He was out being a beast on the football field and after the game he was helping an elderly woman across the street when his arm was ran over by a Ford F-150 pick-up truck. This is most unfortunate because to be quite honest Zach shreds on guitar. I cannot think of a more atrocious thing to befall on an up-and-coming air band than to lose their lead guitar player to a shoulder injury just as they are preparing for a Halloween Monster Mash Extravaganza. But :) is a versatile group so Zach will be frontin' now and Alex will most likely take over the guitar duties. And personally I don't think this will be that bad for :) because what is more B.A. than an air band with a one armed wonder for a frontman?