what with jonny and erik in europe touring with built for the sea, mr. andrew k. macy has had a lot of spare time on his hands. he has re-read the hunter s. thompson novel 'the rum diary', namesake of our good pals' band of same name, 'the tin drum' by gunther grass, and has since begun j.d. salinger's 'raise hight the roofbeam, carpenters'. in conjunction with members of local bands 'maxirad' and 'the ferocious pussy hammer', mr. macy has also started an amateur street-drinking team, while in the shark rodeo off-season. he also went to the hardly strictly bluegrass show yesterday, ate a gyro, drank beer, enjoying the hell out of some pistachios and reveled in some mighty fine pickin' and a'singin'. also, just now, he finally made a bandloop page for the band.