Hello, I am so deliriously tired right now. I have slept an extremely small amount in the last 4 days. I am leaving for London in 7 hours and have been going through my usual stress of leaving the surroundings that I become so comfortable with. This trip is only 2 weeks long and involves a group that I play in called the Chinkees. We?ll be touring ENGLAND with fellow label mates POTSHOT from Japan. Should be a fun time. But for some reason I completely stress out before going anywhere for a trip. Oh well... I can't believe it's already April. The year is already 1/4th complete? That can't be right? I'm getting old for sure. More and more I hear the word 'SIR' being directed my way?... Can I help you SIR? Thank you SIR? Excuse me SIR, this is for kids only, please stay out of the plastic balls area at CHUCK E CHEESE?. Arrrggggghhhhh!!! I'm still a kid. NO FAIR. Anyways, if you live in the UK? Please go to one of the shows and say hello and please, please, please spread the word about the tour. Especially if you know someone in any of these cities. Here are the tour dates:
04.04.02 - Liverpool @ Liverpool University
04.05.02 - Sheffield, UK @ The Corporation
04.06.02 - Hartlepool, UK @ Studio
04.07.02 - Newcastle, UK @ Trillians
04.08.02 - Derby, UK @ Spot Club
04.09.02 - Southampton, UK @ The Joiners
04.10.02 - Newport, UK @ TJ's
04.11.02 - Exeter, UK @ Cavern Club
04.12.02 - Harlow, UK @ Square
04.13.02 - London, UK @ Underworld
04.14.02 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
Well, I'm gonna end this newsletter on kind of a sour note. This is a story about what happened to me just last Saturday. Approximately 8:30 AM I am pulling into the parking lot of the local YMCA. I park my car and get ready to exit when I notice a man is sitting next to me in his car screaming at me. But I can't hear him since my window is up and so is his. I roll down my window and ask "What's wrong?"(no anger in my voice whatsoever), but he just keeps staring me down yelling. Finally he rolls his window down and says "What the F*CK are you looking at?". I reply, "Nothing, I'm just parking". He then says "I'm a VET and I hate GOOKS!". I'm shocked out of my mind as this is the last thing I am expecting to hear before my morning exercise. I answer "Well, I respect VETS". His answer "I don't respect you GOOK!". If this was 8 years ago I would be out of my car kicking in his windows and believe me...that's what I wanted to do. Instead, I just smiled and went inside. Actually, I waited til he left because I was scared he was going to do something to my car.(And it was my moms car I was driving) I'm not sure what the point of this story is, but it's something that's been on my mind this week and thought I'd share it. It seems crazy that this ignorance still exhists. Especially something so blatant. Well, I won't let it get me down. Instead I'll try to be nicer to everyone, eat more ice cream, eat more cheese pizza, play my guitar, ride my skateboard(oh my knees are killing me), go to the ocean, play with my friend Bridgett, eat more ice cream and of course watch the SIMPSONS until my eyes burn. Remember...Be good everyone. And if you are a parent reading this. Be especially good. I've come to the conclusion that most parents have lost their minds and have no idea what their kids are about. Parents that call Asian Man Records to order stuff treat us like shit for the most part. There are some who seem to care, but mostly it's just impatient 9 to 5 working day parents. Reminds me of the OP IVY song Healthy Body. Anyways, I don't mean to sound all negative, but I think it's something to be shared. Oh well, enough blabbling. By the way, if you're wondering what the heck this newsletter is about(for you first time visitors), it's just a place for me to ramble about anything. Thanks...if you made it this far.

Peace always, Mike Park