It’s hot right now here in Astoria and while people do their best to cool down, I sit under a fan, drinking a Sierra Nevada that Chris and Fiona left here (thanks guys) and considering all that has to be done in the next few days.

Justin, Evelyn and I have joined together for something really amazing. I know this sounds like bs but seriously, I feel pretty honored to come in and do whatever I can with this baby they have created. I am also really glad and excited that they’re allowing me to MC this thing. I’m writing notes on what to say, do, considering which friends I can embarrass and what info I will divulge. It is July 21st with only a few days left and the fan in my living room is blowing the hot air around.

I won’t write much in this post but I do want to say that there is a feeling – Justin, Eveylyn and Chris have this too – that something is going on in this community of ours. The Whiskey Dregs have only been publicly active for a few months and so much has happened – so much more to come.

I want to thank all of you for being a part of this experience. Even if you just click on one of our links, it shows that there’s an interest. Our blog/on line litzine has really exploded this month and is set to double our previous record for most amount of hits. I hope to take these good vibrations with me on Saturday and give my best to this collective of individuals who I am very happy to have met.

The line up is set. The drums are warm. The paint is wet. My water gun is at the store waiting for me. My notes are collecting more notes, bands are rehearsing right now, people are building something together. We are no Haight-Ashbury but this is a pretty unique moment that I’m going to treasure for a long time.

Peace and love,

Carlos Detres