February Birthdays 
Hello! I thought I'd post a travel update as to The Mystery Men?'s status since I'm a passenger & not a driver! We (Jamie, Richard, Terry, Jay & I (Jay's fiancé, Cindy) met at 6:30 this morning and quickly got on the road after two quick stops for caffiene & octane. As we were entering Chattanooga, we started to see darker skies & drizzle. Drizzle turned into downpour with water beginning to pool on the highway & strong wind gusts noticeably nudging our cars about 15 or do miles outside of Murfreesboro. As we came upon our exit for a much needed pit stop in Murfreesboro at a gas station/McDonald's, the skies fell extremely dark and the air was thick and still with bursts of wind now and again. (I worked for the weather channel for 4 years & Jay & I are admittedly weather geeks & we felt as though something was definitely afoot!) The air was completely still by the time we came back out to our cars. Back on the road we went. By the time we were halfway to Nashville from Murfreesboro, 3 tornado warnings were reported in Murfreesboro and it's close surrounding areas! Apparently we just made it outta there!
Currently we're in Kentucky, 35 miles outside of Elizabethtown & although the skies are chock-full of clouds, we've seen the sun & we haven't felt rain since TN. However we're far from in the clear. We're hearing reports of schools closing early due to tornado warnings following the rest of our route on I-65 right into Indianapolis!
Regardless of the impending weather situations, we're all looking forward to the show tonight! I was excited to read that the show will be broadcast live via webcam! Fantastic!!
Well, that's all of an update I can give for now. I'll be sure to post again should a flying cow spin upon us!
Cross your fingers for The Mystery Men? for continued safe travels!
~ Cindy
—Cheers,
Cindy Wallace
(Jesse's girl)
- but damn, he made it sound awesome!). Phil truly gets this music, it just emanates from his every pore. The band's secret weapon is Bruce, who - not exaggerating one bit - excels at lead, rhythm AND steel guitar! His steel playing really gives the band a distinctive and personal sound, as does their mixture of exotica and surf - though they can definitely rev it up when they want to! Their new drummer (a full-time medical doctor, no less!) is excellent, too, and definitely 'gets' surf music, playing with great skill and taste. The Preachers are really hitting on all cylinders right now, as evidenced by their 2011 CD "Intoxicating", which I also checked out yesterday - I'd say it's probably the best thing they've done so far, a fantastic mini-album! Again, highly recommended! Thanks so much for coming again, guys! It's always a real pleasure to play with you.
That was a real surprise, and boy, did it feel good! We were a bit reluctant, but in the end whipped out ramshackle, unrehearsed versions of Dilmohammed, The Victor and Night Rider, which ended the night on a real high!
Hope to see many of you this and next year - this year in North Carolina, Chicago, Milwaukee, California and all around Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois! Next year... maybe across a large pond??? 
