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OFFSTAGE: THE WORLD OF LHS DECEMBER
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Completing the artwork for the album.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Planning the CD release party.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
NOVEMBER
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Completing the album at Robert Lang Studios.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Touring the Robert Lang facilities.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
OCTOBER
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Recording album # 5.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The full-voice hitting of the high harmony on
"Hometown" in the studio.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ben encountered Conor Oberst.
SEPTEMBER
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The accommodations on 9/12/09 in San Fran.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Working on the new album.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Kid Rock.
AUGUST
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The accommodations on 8/1/09 at Crystal.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Having Lee Oskar sit in with LHS on 8/14/09.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
LHS encountered Lee Oskar and Jackie Greene on 8/14/09.
JULY
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The accommodations on 7/16/09 at the Clearwater.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The nod from the mayor on 7/4/09.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month
JUNE
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The backstage accommodations on 5/8/09.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Rehearsal on 6/18/09.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Fred Schneider of the B52's.
MAY
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Recording with Ian Sheridan in June 2009.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Recording basics for songs with Ian Sheridan.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
APRIL
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The Jim Croce Suite on 4/24/09.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Recording basics for songs with Ian Sheridan.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Green Day was encountered.
MARCH
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Pre-pro rehearsal on 3/28/09.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Working on songs for the new record.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
FEBRUARY
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The accommodations on 2/7/09.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Working on new songs with the horn section.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Larry the Cable Guy.
JANUARY
2009 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The load in and out on 12/19/08.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Rehearsal with horn section.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
DECEMBER
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The load in and out on 12/19/08.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Battling the snow to perform on 12/19/08.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
NOVEMBER
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The snafu which led to not being able to use the guitar
tech that was hired for the 11/28/08 show.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The write-ups for the Tractor show in the Seattle
P.I. and Seattle Times.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Tommy Davidson was encountered.
OCTOBER
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The commute to and from Moscow.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The accommodations on 10/24/08 and 10/25/08.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
SEPTEMBER
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Masa URP on 9/12/08.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The lakefront accommodations in Chelan on 9/26/08.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Joe Francis in September.
AUGUST
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The Cisco licensing deal
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Traveling by ferry to and from Whidbey Island
on 8/16/08.
- CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER
OF THE MONTH:
Sorry folks, no celebs this month.
JUlY
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The accommodations at Big Sky.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The “Renaissance Is Me” t-shirt.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Slash and Ron Wood.
JUNE
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Renovating the LHS rock room
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Recording new songs at Bedhead Studios.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Ted Danson, Duff McKagen, and Ben Gibbard
MAY
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The postgame in Twisp, 5/9/08.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Recording new songs at Bedhead Studios.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry folks, no celebs this month.
APRIL
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The post-show URP on 4/26/08.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The fans from Austin, Texas who trekked all the
way to Washington state to catch LHS at the Ale-fest.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ben encountered Ben Folds on 4/27/08 in Tacoma, WA.
MARCH
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Woman tripping and spraining an ankle while rocking
out to LHS at Masa on 3/27/08. Ice was applied to the ankle. No major injuries,
as far as we could tell.
- COOLEST MOMENT
OF THE MONTH: The interview with www.rivetingriffs.com
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
FEBRUARY
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Working on the new song entitled “Goodbye Janey.”
- COOLEST MOMENT OF THE MONTH:
The radio interview with KECH in Ketchum on 2/14/08.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Sara Bareilles (again) in Seattle.
JANUARY
2008 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Working on “End of the Day” at Bedhead.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Selling out the Triple Door show in advance.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
DECEMBER
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Working on “Rock n’ Roll Salvation”
at Bedhead Studios on 12/30/07.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Doing pre-production for new songs, including
“New Song in G” and “Biding My Time.”
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
NOVEMBER
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The offer of a fifth of Jagermeister as a gift to the
band in order to play “Rock n’ Roll, Alcohol, Party.” LHS complied
with this offer.
- COOLEST MOMENT OF THE
MONTH: Ronan’s trip to LA to meet with music publishers.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Sara Bareilles in November 2007.
OCTOBER
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The endless adventures in Ireland.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The write-up and show preview in the Cork paper
for the 10/4/07 show.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:Ronan
encountered Alice Cooper in October 2007.
SEPTEMBER
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The band moved into a new jam room/rehearsal space
in Sept 2007.
- COOLEST MOMENT OF THE
MONTH: The Rainhead interview on 9/21/07.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:Ronan
encountered many at the Palms Hotel in Vegas on the night of the VMAs. Among others,
the stars of the Hills were in the elevator, Jaime Fox was doing the bump n’
grind, Sarah Silverman was being barraged by autograph and picture hounds, and
Dave Grohl was spotted being jolly.
AUGUST
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The 12 hour cannonball run home from Sun Valley on
8/26/07.
- COOLEST MOMENT OF THE MONTH:
Partying at Kipp’s place on 8/25/07 and
exploring, among other
things, the rock-climbing room.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
LHS encountered Kipp Nelson, a Sun Valley celeb and the mastermind behind Ski
Tour, which represents the “hottest evolution in gravity sports entertainment”
and it is an “elite-level individual ski competition set against the backdrop
of an epic music, arts and mountain culture festival.” Check out the website
www.theskitour.com.
JULY
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The postgame wrap-up on 7/14/07.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: During a rare LHS vacation, Ben jetted off to
Paris and the French Riviera.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Andrew encountered and played with Lee Oskar in July 2007. Lee Oskar is a legendary
harmonica player and a charter member of the group “War.”
JUNE
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The completion of the 8-week course in Lonesome Jospehine
rehearsal at Mish Manor.
- COOLEST MOMENT
OF THE MONTH: Having two die-hard LHS enthusiasts drive from Seattle
to Moscow for the 6/29/07 show. You guys rock!
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
The lead actor in the upcoming indie flick “Morning” attended the 6/22/07
show. We can’t reveal his name at this juncture, but the movie is being shot
in Seattle.
MAY
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The post show commute from PDX to Sunbanks on 5/20/07.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Recording and doing pre-production at
Bedhead
Studios.
- CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER
OF THE MONTH:
LHS encountered Jackie Greene on 5/16/07 in Seattle. Jackie has numerous accolades
and recently played the Conan O’Brien show.
APRIL
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: Recording demos for the next LHS album.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH:Licensing the song “Can I Get A Witness?”
for a national commercial for Rhapsody.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ben encountered Mike McCready on 4/7/07 at the CCFA benefit at the Showbox in
Seattle. It was a great show. Ronan encountered the men from the Human Giant in
New York on 4/17/07.
MARCH
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The URP on 3/10/07.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Licensing the song “Can I Get A Witness”
for a national commercial for Rhapsody.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
No celebs this month, sorry.
FEBRUARY
2007 - Big Rock Show of the Month: High
Dive, 2/17/07.
- Best Onstage Moment: The JB tribute during the Mardi Gras
show at the High Dive, complemented by horns from Pocket Change. During this performance,
a streaker made a nude dash across the stage before diving into the audience.
- Hard
Data: 1 trip by Ben to the Bluebird Café, the songwriter Mecca in Nashville
on 2/23/07.
JANUARY
2007 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The encounter with the gas station attendant and George
Strait's tour bus on 1/25/07.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Finishing up the recording of “Ooh La La.”
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Keane were encountered on 1/30/07. George Strait was narrowly missed.
DECEMBER
2006 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: There were a number of them offstage at
Jazzbones.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Viewing “Fishizzle,” the independent
film
featuring the LHS song “Can I Get A Witness.”
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Roco De Luca was encountered.
NOVEMBER
2006 - MOST ROCK
'N ROLL MOMENT: The publishing of Ben’s album of the month:
“Red
Brick Walls, Pratfalls, and Curtain Calls.”
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Viewing Recording at Bedhead Studios.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month.
OCTOBER
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The re-route over Steven’s Pass on 10/29/06
when I-90 was closed.
- COOLEST MOMENT
OF THE MONTH: The Halloween Party on 10/28/06 at the Alley.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Several celebrities were encountered this month. On 10/1/06, Ben met Sam Roberts
(again, he’d met him in 2004 at Bumbershoot when they played together) and
Ben Kweller. In addition, Ronan, keeping up his impressive celebrity encounter
stats, encountered Rocco Deluca (of Kiefer Sutherland fame) and Patrick Dempsey
(of Ronnie Miller fame) during the month of October.
SEPTEMBER
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The backstage accommodations on 9/22/06.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The article by the Argonaut for the 9/15/06
show.
- CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER
OF THE MONTH:
Andrew spotted John Popper of Blues Traveler on 9/8/06 at Sea-Tac Airport. Ronan
encountered Switchfoot on 9/13/06. Ronan also encountered Teddy Geiger on 9/25/06.
AUGUST
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The van nearly stranding us on 8/12/06. Luckily,
she got us home.
- COOLEST MOMENT OF THE
MONTH: The URP on 8/5/06
CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Steven W. Bailey from Grey’s Anatomy & My Big, Fat, Obnoxious Fiancé
was spotted by Ben on 8/24/06.
JULY
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Too numerous to mention from 7/3 to 7/8.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Interesting LHS interview on 7/10/06.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Johnny Mosely was on hand for the
Sweetwater performance on 7/7/06.
JUNE
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The splits to cap off the 6/9/06 performance.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: URP on 6/10/06
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month. Check back next month.
MAY
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The load-out on 5/28/06.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Having Dan Lewis, KOMO-4 news anchor, grooving
to LHS at Jazzbones on 5/8/06.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered the Goo-Goo dolls on 5/18/06.
APRIL
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The post-show drive back to Seattle on 4/8/06.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Shuckin' and jivin' at the private event in
Spokane,
WA on 4/8/06.
- CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER
OF THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered James Blunt on 4/3/06.
MARCH
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Radio interview done by phone from the LHS van
on 3/18/06.
- COOLEST MOMENT OF THE MONTH:
Getting the new t-shirts in.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Crazy Joe, The Traveling Recorder was encountered 3/24 and 3/25 in Whistler, B.C.
FEBRUARY
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The drive-through-the-night trip to Sun Valley,
Idaho on 2/2 and 2/3, complete with a radio interview done from a truck stop in
Oregon and a harrowing ascent through the snow to Whiskey Jacques.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Releasing the CD on 2/10/06.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry folks, no celebs this month.
JANUARY
2006 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The video game smoking up the club on 1/20/06.
The band thought it was a smoke machine, but it was the faulty video game. It
turned out to be a harmless incident.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: The final set of the 1/21/06, where LHS gave the
audience the go ahead to determine the set list and folks requested Beautiful
Soon, Keep On Calling, Down the Road, and Temporary Lovin'.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry folks, no celebs this month.
DECEMBER
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The URP on 12/10/05.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Best URP: the post show set from 2:30pm to 6:30am
on 12/10/05. Thanks Shawn!
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ronan encountered Kiefer Sutherland in a rock club in the Soho district of London.
LHS rock music was discussed and hopefully LHS and Kiefer, a record label owner
and rock enthusiast, will cross paths again in the future.
NOVEMBER
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The girl charging the stage then being bounced
out of the club on 11/5/05..
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Being selected as the featured band on the Seattle
P.I.’s music page.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Andrew and Eric encountered Kathy McDonald, the singer who recorded and performed
with the Rolling Stones during the Exile on Main Street era, with Tina Turner
during the Proud Mary era, and, most impressively, with Left Hand Smoke during
the Nonsense Parade era.
OCTOBER
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The boat-rowing in Moscow on 10/14/05.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: Being reviewed favorably by Disheveled
Magazine
for 10/1/05 show at the Showbox. The article comes out in their November issue.
Check it out.
- CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER
OF THE MONTH:
LHS hung with the North Mississippi All-Stars backstage on 10/1/05 and found that
they were genuinely cool guys.
SEPTEMBER
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The abrupt halt to our 9/19/05 journey home to
Seattle caused by a rock slide in the North Cascades.
- COOLEST
MOMENT OF THE MONTH: AKA - Best Backstage Amenity: Massage therapy
on the side of the stage at Sunbanks on 9/9/05.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ben jammed with Michael Gray of Pearl Django on 9/4/05. Pearl Django has an international
reputation for Gypsy-styled jazz, so go their web site and check them out: www.pearldjango.com
JULY
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Aka: Worst load-in of 2005 and in LHS History:
the load-in on 7/4/05 to the roof of the building in Belltown.
- JETSET
EXPERIENCE OF THE MONTH: Ben had the following schedule from
7/15/05
to 7/22/05: Friday, noon - Seattle, WA show; Friday evening -
Yakima, WA show;
Saturday, evening - Seattle, WA show; Sunday - Miami, FL vacation; Mon-Wed - Bahamas
vacation; Thu - Key West, FL vacation; Friday, evening - Portland, OR show. It
was an action-packed week.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Sorry, no celebs this month, but LHS did run into a number of very interesting
civilians. One of them was Spanish filmmaker Tony Vidachea, who might be working
on an upcoming LHS music video. Stay tuned.
JUNE
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The sticker application at John's Alley on 6/17/05.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: Studio experience of laying down "Can I Get A Witness"
for the new album in early June 2005.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Ben encountered Mike Daisey at the ACT Theater in Seattle on 6/10/05 after taking
in Daisey's performance of "The Ugly American." Good stuff. # 2 Ben
"encountered" Shock-G (aka Humpty Hump) of funk-rap group Digital Underground
on 6/25/05 in Spokane, WA. A friend of Shock-G handed a cell phone to Ben during
a late night party and Ben heard bass-heavy rap grooves on an answering machine
followed by Shock-G's distinctive voice saying, "Leave a message." A
somewhat buzzed Ben then decided to leave the following message: "Shock-G,
what's going on man, it's Ben from Seattle. We need to hook up and work together.
Give me a call." He left then left his phone number. He is still waiting
to hear back. Not quite sure how Shock-G and DU can quite fit into the LHS sphere,
but Ben has an open mind.
MAY
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT:The load-in at the Blue Spark through the Lilac
Parade.
- COOLEST LHS MOMENT:
Winning the Best Band award in the Seattle Weekly Music Awards for Best Pop/Rock
Category on 5/10/05.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
# 1 - Mayor Greg Nichols was encountered on 5/10/05. # 2 - Victor Wooten was encountered
by Eric at Neumo's in Seattle.
APRIL
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Recording at Casey Miller's while working on
album
IV.
- COOLEST LHS MOMENT: Recording
harmonies for the tracks for the first time.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH::#
1 Mike McCready at the Showbox 4/8/05. # 2 Ronan encountered the singer from the
Kings of Leon at the bottom of Queen Anne Hill near Easy Street Records on 4/27/05.
MARCH
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The post funk at Randy's in Moscow. Thank you,
Randy.
- COOLEST LHS MOMENT:
Licensing "Down the Road" to Pangolin Pictures to be used in a show
for the Discovery Channel.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH::Wistful
British singer songwriter Ed Harcourt is encountered at the Tractor in Seattle
on March 24th, 2005.
FEBRUARY
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Perhaps too many drinks before (and after) the
2/4/05 show. Oh, well, it was Mardis Gras weekend.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: The birth of the LHS Fan Appreciation Night.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH::
#1:Peter Buck at the Crocodile on 2/4/05. The REM guitar player was spotted in
the bar. #2: Skerik at the Crocodile on 2/4/05. While not a household name, Skerik
is well-known throughout the music world. He was hot off playing the Carson Daly
show with Warren Haynes and spoke highly of the experience.
JANUARY
2005 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The 4-track demo recording sessions
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: Getting new, limited edition LHS T-shirts.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH::
#1:The URT was joined onstage for a rousing rendition of "Sympathy
for the Devil" and "Like A Rolling Stone" in early January by rock
n' roll Hall of Fame drummer: Michael Shrieve. # 2 Ben encountered DJ Jazzy Jeff
sans the Fresh Prince at Chop Suey on Capitol Hill.
DECEMBER
2004 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The realization that despite the fact that it
seemed as though someone had stolen a shot of Jagermeister from the stage
on 12/31/04, it was actually one of the guitar techs who had kicked it over.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: Selling out the Tractor for New Year's Eve.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH::Ronan
encountered the singer from Switchfoot in Tacoma, WA in early December.
NOVEMBER
2004 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The signature at the Showbox URP on 11/26/04.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: The offering up of post funk party accommodations by J.
Winko. Thank you, Jeff, we appreciate it.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Brehan Murphy, international male model (and friend of the band), whose
recent work was featured in last month's issues of Vanity Fair and Esquire
magazines.
OCTOBER
2004 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Lack of bathroom in the backstage area at the
Crocodile led to creative ways of answering the call of nature during a rock set
where beer was flowing freely. On the very same night, another rock n' roll moment
occurred when Ben unintentionally broke the microphone stand into three pieces.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: Receiving help from numerous people with such
non-musical
duties as video taping live shows, working the merchandise
table, web site
updating, roadie work and other things of that nature.
Special thanks to Geoff,
Elisa, Kristen, Ward, Kyle and everyone else who
helped out LHS this month.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Krist Novoselic of Nirvana, who lectured at the Rock-the-Vote show.
SEPTEMBER
2004 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Enjoying the backstage accommodations at
Bumbershoot.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT:Signing autographs after the set.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Nick Lowe backstage at Bumbershoot. Our backstage lounge was next to
his and we got to mingle with Nick and his crew. Also, another celebrity was encountered
at the Beastie Boys concert at Key Arena, where Ben and Ronan met "World
Champion DJ" Mix Master Mike.
AUGUST
2004 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The $1 wager in Moscow.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT:Being told we're being voted the #1 band in
Moscow by
a new college magazine at U of I. We will let you know if this
publication
sees the light of day.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:
Andrew played a short set with the bass player for blues legend James
Cotton during an impromptu jam.
JULY
2004 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: The pole dance at John's Alley on 7/23/04.
Close
second: the girl-on-girl bar fight before the show on the same night.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT:Popping the LHS Rep CDs in the mail.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:Eric spotted
Michael Shrieve, the former drummer of Santana. Shrieve was with Santana during
the period when the band performed at Woodstock.
JUNE
2004 - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Ronan passing off a CD to the Jason Mraz's
drummer
at Mraz's 6/11/04 show at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: Hearing that a young female fan was going to perform "Step
Outside" in her school talent show. This girl had previously written a book
about "Step Outside" for her school and sent us the hardbound copy.
LHS is happy to provide inspiration.
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:Gavin DeGraw
at the June 22nd show at Pneumo's. While he's not a household name, he does enter
the living rooms of many Americans each week via the theme song on "One Tree
Hill." Gavin's advice to Ben: "Rock it out, man!"
MAY
2004: - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Chatting with Pearl Jam's sound engineer who was
recording our set at the Showbox. We learned that he had tried to record what
would be "KISS Alive 4" in Vancouver, B.C. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out.
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: A mention in Billboard Magazine
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:Eddie Vedder,
Mike McCready, & Stone Gossard at the Showbox. Eddie Vedder's comment: "Where
can I buy your album?" Our answer: "You can have one right now."
Also, John Mayall at the Aladdin Theater. His take on LHS: "You guys rocked
hard. Really fantastic!"
APRIL
2004: - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Jehovah's Witness
disturbs our pre-show
pre-funk at the John's Alley band house. - COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: Seattle Weekly
Nomination for Best Roots Rock Band
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF
THE MONTH:Andrew
& Eric ran into Francine Reed, a singer from Lyle Lovett's band as well as
an accomplished solo
artist. The three talked about music and she sang a few
tunes with
them.
FEBRUARY
/ MARCH 2004: - MOST
ROCK 'N ROLL MOMENT: Sold
3 CDs to a gas station attendent in Pendleton OR
- COOLEST
LHS MOMENT: AP
article
- CELEBRITY
ENCOUNTER OF THE MONTH:
Keyboard player for Lenny Kravitz at the Blue Spark 3/06. His take
on LHS: "You guys rock!"
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