Ben Franklin rides, and holiday music

[Billy Gray]

Friends,

Looks like this new project of mine and Adam's is going forward. We
just found a drummer, so the line-up has solidified, and I'm really
stoked. We'll be performing next Saturday at Tierney's in Montclair on
Jan 3rd, probably acoustic, although plans seem to be in the works to
do a full-on electric set. We're playing with the McMickle boys and
Los Chispatores, Porchistas, and Partners in Crime, Mike Maclean's new
band, so should be some great folks around. Apparently Bern from the
Brights is a ripping drummer? Looking forward to that.

We've got a mailing list for the new band, so I'll stop posting Ben
Franklin type stuff here on The Meltdowns list. If you want to keep
getting show and music announcements for Ben Franklin, click on over
here and click join:

http://groups.google.com/group/ben-franklin

And there's the myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/wearebenfranklin

One last thing, The Meltdowns put together a holiday jingle last year,
and it's still online and I want to share it with you once again. It
is a weird mix of Waits and Talking Heads for most of it, ending in a
big Phil Spectre meets Bruce Springsteen ending. It's here for your
consideration:

http://www.themeltdowns.com/yule/

And with that, a very happy holiday,
Billy