Self Promotion

Our band now has a website; although it is up and running, it is still very much under construction. I haven't had much to do with it; my ideas for it have been rejected. For instance, I submitted a Letterman-style Top 10 list of things that Midnite Sun has learned over the years. While all thought it highly amusing, it was rejected by other band members due to mild profanity and sexual suggestiveness. WELL, IT WAS ALL BASED UPON TRUE EXPERIENCES AND IT ISN'T LIKE WE PLAY CHURCH SOCIALS!!! Anyway, the site is www.midnitesun.org. Today, it features pictures of several middle-aged horndogs pawing all over Krisi Ballentine, the model who was recently on the Sports Illustrated reality show on NBC. We played a party this weekend that was in her honor, or in memory of her late father, or something. I was never clear on the actual concept. We had a good time, though. They didn't want to hear any country music, which was a blessing to hear, so we played every 70's and 80's classic rock song we could think of. Many of them we had never tried to play before, but it was fun. I have the best times with the band when we throw the playlist out the window and improvise -- sometimes the song disintegrates into disaster, but often we get a surprising new addition to the playlist. Fer instance: we had never, ever played "Word Up" before, but it went really well. To the best of my recollection (which is not reliable - it was hot, and there was a lot of beer....), we took a shot at Grand Funk's "Some Kind Of Wonderful", Aerosmith's "Dream On" and "Come Together", GnR's "Used To Love Her", Van Halen's "Runnin' With The Devil", "Jump", and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", and, as much as I hate to admit it, Kansas' "Dust In The Wind." It may not have sounded good to the audience, but, man, we had a great time!