The Guadalupdate

Hello everyone,

It's been a while. How have you been? What's the haps? Who's dating who?

In the last month we have:

- Played the Ames Music Walk, sponsored by the Ames Tribune, where we were heard by more than 10 pedestrians, Mike Despard (who drove by and seriously considered yelling, "you guys suck!"), and a concerned Ames Tribune reader finally solved the puzzle of how to pronounce James Pusey's last name (pyoo-see).

- Played a show outside Cafe Milo for Haverkamp Properties, where we improvised such hits as, "Can't have your Kingpin without your Valentino's pizza," "Get ripped like James Pusey at Nutrishop," and "When you get your shirt dirty in India, get it cleaned at Grand Cleaners." We played for about 15 college aged apartment tenants, a veteran named Ken and his wife Barbie, and twenty representatives from local companies, who we played jingles for.

- Recorded a session with the acclaimed wizard Brian "Brones" Jones. We got some vocal help from Jase Rhode, as well as moral support from a bunch of other guys in the room. Randomness ensued, and we wrote song on the fly about Pittsburgh metal and another one about the snow in Boise. We're releasing some of the highlights of the day for free, and you can get them, as well as all our other freebies, here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=6ca12e42eaf183c7312dbd5f2bdc506214946e489cbd8c44f88875faa4c6c51e

(or just check out reverbnation.com/jamesandjames)

- Played for the "Betas and Burgers" charity fundraiser. It was at a fraternity, and our biggest hit was an improvised ditty about the fraternity and Jacob Thompson, our friend who let us play.

- Wrote and played a song for the Salt Company Fall Retreat Promotion. It was recorded, and we decided to release it as the music to an extreme skate video. Youtube wouldn't load it, so you'll just have to check out James Pusey's facebook to see it.

Lastly, we have a really exciting show coming up October 31. We're playing at Zeke's with Atombender, Calvary, and The Dot Syndrome. Show starts at 7, and it's only $3 if you're wearing a costume. We're pretty excited to preview some new material and celebrate Halloween like it's meant to be celebrated - with friends.

"Live every week like it's shark week." - Tracy Morgan