When In Rome

Hey everyone-

It’s about that time again…journal entry time!! This entry is going to be a little different. For starters I am not a member of 28N, but who wouldn’t wanna be? Those boys are hotties especially since Nate starting wearing eyeliner, but that’s another story. This is Lauren- friend, fan, and roomie. I have the luxury of being around the boys every waking moment and I can tell you it never gets boring. It’s always interesting when Nate is running around in his stylish boxers, hanging around with Lowell and his butter buns, and Kris yelling at us to be quiet ‘cause he’s trying to sleep in his little cubbyhole behind the futon. We won’t even get into how we spend endless nights having tea in Wonderland (just call me Alice)…we don’t want people to talk. ; )

The boys have been very busy since they last talked to you. They are even bigger rock stars now and are taking NYC by storm. The record deal is sneaking up on them. They are just churning out the hits. That’s baby making music, that’s what that is. MTV all day people… MTV all day. They are now playing venues like The Bitter End (thanks Deanna). 28N rocked the house at that show (no surprise). I think it had something to do with Lowell’s sexy hat. Nate forgot some of his words, but no one really noticed (not even him) and we all drank heavily. A banner night for all. They packed the house and acquired several new groupies. Beware of random girls who write deep poetry for you, Nate. They could be dangerous. Even The Dave, tour manager extraordinaire, graced us with his presence. It was hot.

Christmas and New Year’s came and went. Everyone went home for Christmas. The boys spent time in Newcomb chasing deer. What else would they be doing? This is what it has come down to. We are so broke, we are killing our own food… times are tough. We are setting up a charity and are accepting donations if anyone’s interested… it was worth a shot. Dash came to visit a couple days before New Year’s and it was good to see him (he’s a pimp). Everyone was here for New Year’s Eve, except Lowell and Anne Marie, they went back home for some more venison. Romeo, Jake, Butchie, Jess, and Jessica came and stayed with us and we gave them the complete NYC experience. A little drama never hurt anybody. What can we say? We didn’t really need to work at Planet Hollywood. Who needs a job you are overqualified for anyway? We also got to see the ball drop, well… some of us and we rocked out to Kelly Clarkson’s “Since You’ve Been Gone” … yes Deanna and I got Nate to dance like a little school girl. It was bananas ; ) (like that Eric?)

Nate’s still doing his solo acoustic thing at Biddy Early’s every Sunday night. He’s learning some country songs and pretending he’s Ryan Cabrera. All those college kids don’t know what hit ‘em. If only he would stop forgetting equipment every time he goes, he would be golden. Driving back and forth in the Dodge Stratus has been stellar, only when we are not getting pulled over by the NYPD and when Nate stops running red lights, Kris almost had an aneurysm. Oh, those Stengrevics brothers sure are fun to drive with. The boys have a lot of shows coming up including one in Fredonia at Muldoons on February 4th. They’ll get to see the BOB’S and I’m sure they will party so hard they won’t remember much. But I think that sums up college at Fredonia. Wait… what happened? What did I do? Oh well. You can also check them out at Arlene’s Grocery in NYC on February 19th at 11pm. They will also be hitting up Boston February 11th at Sky Bar. Maybe they will finally dedicate a song to Anne Marie. It’s also a chance for them to show Bean Town what they got and see some old college friends. It’ll be dope. We hope to see everyone there. We miss all your bright, smiling faces. The boys thank everyone for all their support and want everyone to keep on rockin. They also want to thank everyone who has donated money to the band, it’s more than appreciated. After all, they are doing it real big…HUGE. I have something to tell you. If you like it you can take it, if you don‘t send it back. Our apartment smells of rich mahogany and I would like to invite you to a party in my pants. Oh, this is awkward. The rest as they say …is when in Rome.

Stay Classy,
Lauren