NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

I wonder how it felt the day McDonalds was able to hoist the 'Over A Million Served' sign. In terms of service, I don't have an exact figure for how many people 7k has reached. I can, however, boil it down to how many states we've played in: 5 (CA, AZ, NV, NM & TX). I'll even take a stab at how many cities we've played in: 34 (from 5.7.05 til present). Considering the bulk of those cities are located in our home state of California, it's safe to say 7k is a regional band. Regional would be one click past local since we've lugged our gear and struck a chord or two across state lines. As you may know, we leave for tour 7 weeks, 4 days from today. When we return home, right before Thanksgiving, we will have logged over 8,000 miles and added 29 new cities in 15 new states (OK, MO, IN, PA, OH, WI, IL, KY, MD, NY, MA, RI, CT, IA & NE) to our growing list of experiences. Geographically-speaking, it's plain to see that by the end of this year 7k will be classified as a national band. If regional is one click past local, than national is decidedly a quantum leap. My family has asked on several occasions 'how's the tour prep coming?' and I've nearly developed a twitchy little tick when faced with formulating a cogent response. It's basically like planning a wedding with all the details and intricacies except the wedding lasts 51 days instead of a long weekend. Oh, and there are 3 bridezillas instead of just 1. Going on tour is a momentous occasion to be sure, and we have YOU to thank. Guess who has kept us going this long? ALL OF YOU!! That said, we thought it would be fun to bring the loving 7k community together to celebrate. We will be having a SEND-OFF SHOW AT SPARK LOUNGE SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 2009!!!! The new record and TONS of new 7k merch will be available. Doors will open @7pm and it would be wise to get plenty of rest that day and cancel all plans for the following day. Our goal is to make this the funnest (that's right I am using 'funnest') Spark show yet!! Who's in? Send us a message with your email address and we'll start sending invitations. We absolutely cannot wait to see you all!!

Love,
Corey and my fellow bridezillas