It is all over...

Yep we had our last show this past Saturday night in Temple, TX. And yes it was officially our last show, no more last last shows...until maybe next month. Once again this show was awesome. I think before the first set ended we had each slammed down 5 shots. And one of those shots was some Wild Turkey or what I like to call gasoline... it totally tasted like ass, or maybe I am just getting old. For me the night never really got emotional. I am like the majority of men out there, when the going gets tough or you have a serious problem or issue to solve, you drink heavily and push your feelings down inside as far as you can. This way you don't have to deal with them at the moment. I can't remember the last 2 hours of the night, but I heard it was REALLY good. I even remember one of our fans putting a Coke up on stage and telling me I need to start drinking that... Yah right, if you want to see me cry... Ever day is like a roller coaster, some days I am OK with monkeyshyne not being a band anymore. And then some days I miss it like missing a significant other. Sure I have a cover band I am jamming with, and the guys in it are really kewl and good too, but in the back of my mind it hurts a little. They say time heals all wounds, so give me some time and I will be alright, or maybe every body in the band will be ready to get back together... I can always dream right... I figure I will keep monkeyshyne.com updated for a while, no reason to take it down yet. Plus I will have the live CD and DVD of our last Dallas show for sale soon. Once again thanks for listening over the years. And I hope you continue to listen when I come out with like 15 new bands. Colin, Oz, Keith, you guys will always have a special place in my heart, better go get drunk now before I start crying...

What a Way to Go Out...

Saturday night couldn't have gone any better than it did...OK that's a lie. What could have made it better was having a big record label approach us after the show and tell us they are signing us to a 10 year record deal worth $1,000,000,000's...But then it wouldn't been our last show.

We had a room full of people who really loved what we have done over the years. I was on cloud nine the whole show. When we first started talking about recreating the history of the band, it didn't really seem like it was going to happen. It isn't easy getting everyone on the same page sometimes. But we did, and we were able to play a set that documented monkeyshyne from the beginning to the end.

We started out with Mark(my little brother), Colin and I playing a Klew-T-A song called "I Don't Know." Klew-T-A was the original band before monkeyshyne. Then came Oz. He was so sexy we couldn't say no to having him join the band (even if all he knew how to play was love songs). Oz, Big Colin and I played a couple of tunes with the 3 of us. Then we had lil Colin come up and play a song he wrote for us while he was in the band called "Eyes Behind You." Felt good playing with my lil puddin' (that was my nickname for him). Then he left and then Keith, our buddy in arms, finished out the rest of the night on stage (And actually he played bass guitar on everything, but "Eyes Behind You"). I don't think I have ever seen him move like he did on stage (I think he might have been a little jealous of lil Colin's dance moves). We ended up getting to play 19 songs, but it sure didn't seem like it. It really is true, time flies when you are having fun, and we were having fun.

I will say it again and again and again and again Thank You to everyone who supported us over the years. Came to our shows, bought our CD's, and told us how much we have touched them. It was one hell of a journey, but we have reached the destination. Sometimes I think the only reason I set the goal so high, was so we would never reach the destination, and I would be able to share the stage with the people I love until we were old and crotchety. But things change and people change, and change is a good thing, unless it's just a bunch of pennies...

August 4th, a date to remember

This Saturday night is the official end of a rock era for me and the guys in monkeyshyne. We will be doing our last Dallas show at the Curtain Club in Deep Ellum. It is funny because I am one that is OK with change, and actually used to preach that to the guys in the band all the time. But in this particular case I wish it wasn't so, I sure do with I could go on playing with those guys the rest of my life. It will be a great show, and probably somewhat bitter sweet. I hope to see all of our fans over the years out there to make it a moment to remember. Thanks to everyone for the support over the years, it has been one helluva ride.