Today is the last day of guitars!! We're so stoked. Today, Jack is gonna finish up like 1 last solo, a couple of clean parts and then that will be that. We'll probably get started on vocals at some point tonight. The Walking Wounded is almost a wrap. Even though it's 10am and i only slept for 4 hours, I'm so excited to almost be done with this record. My morning cigarette and coffee tastes a little better today, I can tell you that much.

I had a very productive weekend off. I've been finished with the lyrics for about 8 out of the 12 songs on the album for some time now, but there have been these 4 that I've been totally stumped on. Over the weekend i finished 2 so now I only have 2 more to finish up this week before I record them next week. 1 of them is about how  I feel about the current state of music and the scene. One line is "They've got spindles spinning bad songs into gold". so that should give you a pretty good idea of what that ones all about. The other is about an old friend. It's one of those friends that you know is bad for you, but you can't let go of. One who is going to keep getting you in trouble and bringing you down. And also about how we all mask our depression with anger. It's a pretty commen thing. I've always had a problem with that. I always come off angry. You can ask anyone that knows me. I have a tone in my voice that makes me, as I'm told,  unapproachable and intimadating. Meanwhille, I'm the intimadated one most of the time. I guess it's an Italian/Queens thing. You never show weakness. It's easier to be mad. You ever notice that yelling or being insulting is so stress relieving?

I watched "My Date With Drew" twice over the weekend also. once with my fiance and once with my buddy Sean from Bombers. I love that Documentary. If you haven't seen it yet, you should. It's so fucking inspiring. It almost brought tears to my eyes at some points. It reminds me so much of my own struggle for success. Anyone who has ever had a goal that seemed unattainable or that everyone tried to convince you was a waste of time can relate to this movie. It's about so much more then trying to get a date with Drew Barrymore in 30 days, it's about dedication and a dream. It's alot more about achieving his goal and making a good film. I'm glad things worked out for that dude, he diserved it.

Kenny from the Starting Line will be in the studio with us at some point this week or next to lay down some totally exciting guest vocals on the album. I've always liked the Starting Line, even though they've kind of came up out of a scene I have little respect for, they were always the band I could listen to and know they were legit. Those dudes write good tunes and they know how to play thier instruments. It's totally an honor that Kenny was willing to come in. We're trying to lock down our tradition Punchline/Bayside connection. It wouldn't be a Bayside record without Steve and it wouldn't be a Punchline record without me. We like to think we complete eachother. hahaha.