So here we are laughing about this one thing as we pick up instruments to start practice, and it can't help but carry over into what you do for first 30 minutes of making noise. We were into all that when we started putting down basic tracks for this recording, and it just went from there.

One of the things that I really find kind of irritating is the local musician who takes himself very, very, very seriously. Quite frankly, we're regular guys. We've all got pretty much blue collar jobs, we love music and we definitely love playing with each other. This band has been a vehicle for a tremendous amount of fun over the past few years. If fame and fortune were to come our way, we would embrace that, but from day one, none of us would have been involved if it wasn't fun, and that's always been a prime motivation for having a good time. We can't help but conveying that in the music that we produce.

We've been playing a lot since the last album came out, so the music sort of developed in its own way, but at the same time, we really haven't ventured too far from the original attitudes that we brought into the band when we started playing together. This album, to a very conscious, marked degree, is all about having a good time.

That's a good thing about Collin. He works hard to improve himself, whether it means staying after practice or not. He's so composed for a sophomore. He always remains cool. He did tonight and always seemed to be there when we needed him.

It's been our toughest two weeks of practice in years. We put them in some very competitive situations in practice. We held everyone accountable for their efforts and on the outcome. We put them in a win or lose situations. The other thing is, our last time out, we did not play very well. It was very disappointing.

It's kind of tough. We have off Easter Monday and we can't practice.