Man on the Run

Something of a landmark weekend this weekend for the Actual Facts. Our first out of town show, and first show with Gregg, our new drummer. We packed up John's VW camper and drove up to Rochester for a show at Monty's Krown, supporting John's brother's band Hinkley. Our newest member, Gregg is a reluctant history Ph.D. scholar at Cornell looking for a good excuse to drop out, and he seems to think the Actual Facts is a good bet. He likes our songs, and enjoys playing with us. For the first time, it feels like we're a real band.

The show went well, despite the fact that my shirt was apparently not rock and roll enough, and a guy at the back yelled insults at us throughout. After the show he told me he liked us a lot. I asked him weren't you yelling "You suck!" in between songs. He said he meant it in an encouraging way, so I said okay and got his name for the mailing list.