Mein Dank Herr BRW and fine company!

It's the coolest thing!

Confidential to electrons! "Stilte Op De Gracht," tell the story!

tommydski wrote:
I can't decide where to put my sticker though.

I'm sticking mine on my table.

My package arrived today! It may have been waiting around for awhile as there has been a postal strike, but now it's here. I look forward to hearing all this new music!

Thanks a bunch, BRW and Roydale Records!

sunlore wrote:Confidential to electrons! "Stilte Op De Gracht," tell the story!

Okay, this story is more on-topic...

We had a former guitarist named Jair Hene who is from Utrecht, Netherlands. He's a great guy, and total goofball without meaning to be one. I recall at a show at The Prodigal Son he asked us each individually what we wanted to drink as we were finishing up loading in. When he went to the bar, in his very deep, relatively thick Dutch accent, he requested: "I would like One Pabst, a Blue Ribbon, and 2 PBRs, please." The bartender, a bit confused, briefly gazed at Jair, squinted, and then coldly stated with a short, upward head nod, "Lemme see your ID".

Stilte Op De Gracht was the name of his previous band in Holland, which he spoke about every time we hung out. I think they once won some "huge competition", but it sounded to me like it was a high school battle of the bands. Didn't matter really, he told that story with such unbridled passion that it may as well have been Leeds festival 1994.

So its simply a nod to an old friend who had since moved back to Holland. (He was replaced by Dan Schiller, for those keeping score.)

Stilte Op De Gracht means Silence on the Canal, for all you non-Dutch.

Brad! Thanks so damn much for this beautiful package!

Here is a not so beautiful package:
Album artwork for your Itunes....

Spoils!



I was so stoked to get the .22 record. I only have 'The Patriots' and I have been looking for this one for ages. It's just stellar. I heard it five times today already.

Thanks so much! Such a nice package to open after 10 hours of dealing with, mostly, idiots.

Thanks, Bradley and Roydale for this amazingly generous gift. I got mine today.

The CDs are fab and the sticker is even better. You're like Santa except with music and less mistreated small people (hopefully).

Many thanks again,

Stephen

Hey Bradley,

my CDs - 's'! - arrived yesterday. It'll be at least another week until I get my hands on them (they're down south), but I genuinely appreciate this beautiful thing that you've done.

In the spirit of it all, i'll eventually hand them on to fellow music lovers, as inspiration. I'll purchase them properly and hopefully these friends will be inspired too.

Thank you, and tell this 'Brian' I said thanks too!


!

Super extra thanks. I even got a sticker which makes my car look like it's visited the mysterious country of Rd (with an umalot!).

I tell them it's in Scandinavia somewhere.



...and yes, police always ask me what my license plate says.

Thanks again. The CDs are excellent, and much appreciated.