LINKS TO OUR FAVORITE SITES

Sloan and Fountains of Wayne are two great bands who've made records we wish we made. ("Navy Blues," "One Chord to Another," and "Between the Bridges" by Sloan... "Fountains of Wayne" and "Utopia Parkway" by F.O.W.) Of course, if we'd made those records, who would have made our records? If you were smoking pot right now, that's just the kind of paradox that would really make your head spin.

FRIENDS & FAMILY

We fully endorse the activities of our dearly departed guitarist, John Scholvin. Check out his new band Pound Foolish, also featuring bassist Ken Gleason, who has played live with The Good far more times than we could ever actually pay him for.

We also endorse the Chicago band Lemon, our friends and rehearsal space roommates. Drummer Blake Cooper and singer/guitarist Mike LaVista have both played in bands with Dave, and both of them loaned us critical gear for the recording of Breaking Up & Down. We would gladly give up our right arms for them, if the human race evolved beyond the physical realm and nobody needed their arms anymore.

Our old Whitehouse Records labelmates The Spelunkers are possibly the best band we've ever shared a stage with. "Demand Your Annual Rent" should be in your collection.

Not for the faint of heart: Dave's childhood chum Seth Limmer traveled with the band during their Summer of '98 tour across the midwest. His work as a volunteer roadie earned him a lifelong backstage pass with the band, which will really mean something when the band graduates to stages that have more than alleys behind them. Seth is a dear friend, but his is a site created by two people who think others care about how much they're in love. Don't say we didn't warn you.