February 18, 2003 - After a fun day of work I drove to the UC Child Care Center to have a look at the place I will be playing Thursday for a dinner with a jazz group composed of myself, Sam Schutte, and Brian Hauk. The room doesn't exactly lend itself to music performance but on the plus side there will be plenty of room for us. I then went home to make some phone calls to get the rest of the week figured out, and drove up to Sam's for Fisher Effect practice. We worked up the songs for the band contest at the Mad Frog which is a week from tonite. Our goal is twofold: to advance to the next round and to also gain new fans who come to see the other bands. I think the second priority is most important. Winning contests doesn't matter if we don't have enthusiasts. After practice I drove home and made some more phone calls.