Does anyone really give a shit about NC?

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131. OMG!!! Now where'd you find that sweet little photo? }:D

Michael's the one behind the other three, making the sign! In back of the two-studs-and-a-teddy-bear.

This was at Hooligans in Jacksonville NC a few weeks ago! One of my current FAVORITE photos from them on tour.

Left to right - Ted (Stud #1) on bass, Michael the front man/lead guitarist/principal songwriter, Matt (resident teddy bear) on drums, and Josh, (the new guy, second guitarist and backup vocalist, and you could consider him Stud #2).

They're my babies! Well, one of them was. The others are my "sons without stretchmarks." All of them are or will be 23 this year, except for Michael who just turned 21. Even so, they're seasoned veterans by now, and have earned the title of "national touring band." They've been touring since 2010! And dammit, they're astoundingly good! Objectively. And when the shirts start coming off, as they really get cranking, it can become a kind of religious experience! Ever since Ted started doing that, I've regarded it as a kind of public service - beautifying America as it were. They're like a litter of puppies around the house, too, with Andrew their tour manager - who actually took this photo from the back of the stage. He's a real cutie, too!

All of them are complete and total sweethearts. Not a diva in the bunch! And they work their asses off! Not just onstage, either, but in the crowd and with the fans, outside where the line forms before the doors open, all the way to the bitter end when people start to pack up and load their tour vans. Michael even did that during this past winter, in places where fans were waiting outside in three-degree weather. He didn't care. Wanted to go out and meet everybody and introduce himself and pass out free stickers and wristbands and stuff.

ACIDIC ROCKS!!!!!

Naaaah, I'm not proud or anything...