In the recent past, a few people have registered complaints that we
don't give enough advance notice about our shows. To fix this, we
spent a lot of time and money putting in some alert systems so you'll
know we have a show way ahead of time.

The first is that, about three weeks prior to the show, we have
sirens going off all over the city. There's absolutely no way you
could miss these sirens. They sound just like ambulance sirens, and
it's obvious that they're announcing our shows. You know what we're
talking about, right?

The second is that we have a huge spotlight on the roof above Armin's
apartment that casts the Positions logo across the sky. To save
money on electricity (those bulbs are huge), we only have it going
during the day, but it should still be plenty bright enough. You've
seen it, right?

Also, the cashiers at your grocery stores have been paid to tell you
we have a show coming up, using cryptic code phrases to make sure we
only have the "right" audiences. The phrases are obvious, like "Do
you have a club card?" clearly means, "The Positions are playing on
October first at the Rock and Roll hotel", and "Have a good night"
translates to, "And they're playing with a fantastic, well-known
Scottish band called The Twilight Sad".

But just in case you've been in a sound-proof, windowless room and
haven't bought any groceries for the last three weeks, here's the
email as well:

The Positions
w/ The Twilight Sad
Monday, October First
8:00 PM
The Rock and Roll Hotel
1353 H Street, NE

Get there early to make sure you see us (we'll be starting at around
8:30) and bring earplugs (or get some from Reid when you get there),
because The Twilight Sad are fantastic, but they're sure to be loud.
But you've seen the alerts for that. And sorry for how disgusting
those signals are. We just couldn't think of anything else.

http://www.the-positions.com

http://www.myspace.com/thetwilightsad (recommended: "That Summer At
Home I Was The Invisible Boy")

http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/portal/