Chet Folds

Chet, from the Real World Brooklyn, recently interviewed us in New Jersey. He was very nice and made it a point to slip in that he is a virgin. Good for you Chet, good for you. I hope you find that lucky lady soon!



I was lucky enough last night to get to meet Ben Folds. I gave him a copy of Just Say Yes with and told him that I had bought www.BenFolds.me... Hopefully he'll check out the site and bookmark it! Here's an awesome Ben Folds Five live video.



I watched two special movies this past Valentine's Day- "Walk Hard" and of course "The Break Up." Here's a really funny scene from Walk Hard. I love to support small films by spreading the word!



I am off to the costume store to rent a lion costume!
Pretty pumped to make a video for Ghostie.
See y'all on the internets.

x
steve
www.twitter.com/modernshorties

I'll make this quick.

I am branching out into professional photography.

I have finally decided to get more serious about my photography. I realized that I was born with a gift the other night after taking pictures at the Bayside/TGUK concert. Please contact me if you are interested in licensing my work or hiring me to take pictures at your wedding, funeral, etc.

3/7

Go to this show and celebrate 3/7.
Chris made a commercial for this show.
He makes a lot of videos, this one is an instant classic!




x
steve

belan hates

Sometimes it's hard to notice all the little quirks your friends have. When Greg Wood joined Punchline in 2006, he entered our humble community with a fresh perspective. A circle of friends that consisted of basically guys from Belle Vernon, who have been hanging out together since the early nineties. At the time, Belan was slanging' our dise (merchandise) and keeping wonderful company with us on the road. He told stories, sang songs, and helped us out a lot even before he was in the band. That's what friends are for. After a tour or two, Greg picked up on a particularly hilarious characteristic of our beloved Belan- he is a hater. Every so often he would casually (or not so casually) mention the things he hated. Greg started keeping track in his sidekick. PJ and I followed suit and continued the list even after Greg was gone. Belan busted us about a year after we'd started keeping track. Here's the list!


belan hates
being on a plane for a longtime
talking to people
depending on people
earplugs
take off your shoes houses
when people ask for blair's number
when his dad comes home from work
flava flav
the song blue by eiffel 65
the greg wood west hartford term "budgie"
when he offers someone a food that's in a bag, and the person doesn't grab the bag and just reaches their hand in
when teachers are real serious about fruit break
how its socially acceptable to dress like a freak
how every college student is against the war
when fast cars weave on the hi way
loading equipment in the street
his phone
sharing food
dark chocolate
apple computer stickers on cars
when people don't call you back
when people try to grow up
new wave baby names
drunks
say anything
falling asleep sitting up
when math teachers won't let you use a calculator
bowling shoes
when cars beep at you but don't let you in
when people cheer at the movies
bobby brown
when you lose internet connection while driving down the highway
nelly furtados voice
when people like books
myspace noises
car bass
loading into the charleroi italian club
the thought of living in chicago
tina
midget league fumble rules (in 6th grade he weighed 112 lbs.)
When people look at his set list on satge
bringing out character in his voice
brook hogan
when people call him from a weird number

"if a girl either has a dirty room or dirty car,
then they definitely hate their dad." -Jon "Snarl" Belan

x
steve

i wouldn't mind reliving today over and over one bit.

2009 has thus far been quite memorable, life changing, and very exciting.

1) The Steelers won the superbowl last nite.




2) Barack Obama is president.



3) PJ Caruso has quit Punchline after playing drums for us for 11 years.



3) I am a part of releasing a book that my friends wrote called "Whistle Pig."



4) My grandma recently turned 86 and is the sharpest knife in the drawer.



5) I have been on the edge of my seat watching the first 4 seasons of Lost. What a great show.



6) A plane crash landed into the Hudson River last week after being struck by a giant flock of birds. The plane landed safely and everyone lived.



7) I am working on writing a collection of 35 songs to be used for the next Punchline album as well as other musical adventures in the making.



8) Today is my brother Mike's birthday. He recently told me, "I hope that if we become estranged, we still keep in touch."



9) We are doing 3/7 right this year by playing a Punchline show at Diesel in Pittsburgh.



10) I am going to leave this last one open for wherever 2009 may take us.

Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them.

In very sad news, drummer PJ Caruso decided last week to leave Punchline and go his own separate way. It is going to be very hard to not look back and see him beating those drums with all his heart. We will all miss him very much, and wish him the best of luck. We are all still friends, and we're sure we'll still be seeing him every day...we just won't be playing in a band together anymore. The remaining three of us will continue to write, record, and perform music.

Jeff Kopanic (Anti-Flag Warped Tour drummer, Voice In The Wire) will be filling in at our currently scheduled performances. We are excited to play with him as he has been a good friend for a very long time.

Some have assumed that we will stop playing music as we have been "pushed aside" in the music industry and forgone several member changes over the years. Our intention has always been to write and perform music, throwing in the towel would just prove otherwise. Although it would be great, we are not interested in platinum albums or competing with the Jonas Twins. We want to continue to write and record songs that we like. We will most likely be a band for another 10 to 20 years, and most likely release another 10 to 15 albums. Music is what makes us happy, and its what we're into.

Look for Punchline on the road this srping with a new DVD and a new full length album this year.

just say yes.

x
steve

Here's a note from Peej himself:

Hi everyone! I just wanted to take a second here and thank everyone for everything they have done for us over the years; whether it was coming to a show, letting us sleep on your floor, bringing us cookies, or just listening to one of our cds. Walking away from the band was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made in my life, but I felt like it was time for me to move on and try something different (not musically just in life in general). I'm going back to college and I have taken a full time job, you know, settling down. Being in Punchline has filled me with incredible memories that I will cherish forever. I always had a great time playing for everyone and made more great friends than I could have ever imagined. I'm going to miss all of you, but if you want to talk to me just come find me on the facebooks… I'll be around. I'm not giving up music. I'm still going to play my drums, but now it's just going to be on the weekends. Thank you all again for helping me have the time of my life.

Your friend,
PJ