10 Years Ago
So ten years ago today I was doing my little show, Radio Greensboro, on WUAG and The Avett Brothers cancelled on me. (Actually, The Avett Brothers cancelled on me either a couple of weeks before or after this show, but that is how I will tell the story from now on.) But I wrangled two of my best friends to make up songs on air. That was how The Leeves started. Well, me and Doug had already started recording weird songs and me and Jon had just written the first Leeves song, Ghostwriter 11, two days previously at his house at about 5am, but I digress. We were all in different bands (walking dead, witch kings, and queen anne's revenge) so it was only a one night kind of thing. Then I saw the Violent Femmes in downtown Greensboro and wanted to play in The Leeves more than life itself. Somehow, I convinced them to do it. And here we are.... still a band. So here are some rarities that we never really wanted people to hear, but who cares in this modern 'forget-everything-ten-seconds-after-it-happens' society. Terrible made up songs. Terrible covers. One songs that pre-dates the leeves, and one song that got scrapped because it was sort of insulting to my friends that have found true love and also sounded like a different band, but listening to it now might be my favorite song I've ever written. Maybe not. So I guess in essence I should just say... Thank you to the Avetts and Gordon Gano! oh and you guys...... and brian ritchie..... and victor delorenzo.... and also I want to take back my thank you to the avett brothers.........