as paul may have mentioned on his site, our trip to cincinnati was quite enjoyable. it ended up being kinda cold up there, but we toughed it out like real troopers. we got into town fairly early, considering the show wasn't scheduled to begin until 9 pm. we wandered around the area until about 6, when we opted to peep out the venue. when we got there, we found a cozy little coffeehouse with quite a few kids packed in and sipping drinks. we hung out and had some drinks ourselves, and then opted to go get something to eat, since they wouldn't start charging until 7:30. we went and ate what turned out to be some pretty bad italian food and then headed back to the place at around 7:15. when we got there, we were dismayed to discover about a million kids lined up around the block to get into this thing. jess and paul took up our spot at the rear of the line while i proceeded to loo high and low for a certain mr. nanna. we ended up making our contact and everyone got in with a maximum of confusion.

it was nice to see bob, dan, and the gang, and plans were sketched out for a possible throwdown if hey mercedes comes through louisville any time this summer. they played a few new songs, all of which rocked, making me very eager to hear the new album when it gets done.

i also got to finally meet the britt, who lives up there in "the 'nati". she was an extremely cool girl, and it was fun hanging out with her.

and then there was that thing with paul finding the girl of his dreams. but that's his story…wouldn't want to piss off mr. "170lbs. of fuck you" himself…