First off, thanks go out to Bob Mould. Without going into any lame fan gushing, let's just say his music and live performances have really given me inspiration. In particular, Beaster was a lightning rod for me. And on certain nights, a live version of "Poison Years" or "New #1" really hits the spot.

Now that that's out of the way, let me thank David Israel for letting me use the photo that graces the index page. He has more excellent black and white performance shots here. Thanks also to Paul Hilcoff for the incredible knowledge base, John Cinalli for a place to crash, and Darren Prodger for some excellent pottery/photos/posters.

See you all at the shows.