The universe is something like 13 1/2 billion years old, right?

Okay. While I don’t keep a very tight record of times and dates (happy birthday to my little brother, by the way, about ten days late. Or is it eight days late?), I think, if memory serves*, we’ve been working on the sophomore Exhibit(s) album for about three days longer than that.

It’s all worth it, though, as this Friday night, September 22th, we’ll be holding the official CD release party. It’s at Bailey’s Pub in Southside, where two of us were born, a third will one day die, and the last of us met his true love. It’ll coincide with a three-or-so-hour set of live tunes (with potential Very Special Guests), including originals new and old, our usual eclectic mix of covers, and an a cappella rendition of Slayer’s new CD, from first track to last.

I was going to say that its obvious that one of those won’t be happening, but it’s not so obvious, really.

The new album (it’s either called AVERY ELLIS PRESENTS THE EXHIBIT(S) IN ACHLUOPHOBIA: MUSIC FROM, INSPIRED BY, AND COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THE MOTION PICTURE HIDE & CREEP, AVERY ELLIS PRESENTS THE EXHIBIT(S) IN PRODUCTION AND DECAY OF STRANGE PARTICLES: MUSIC FROM, INSPIRED BY, AND COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THE MOTION PICTURE HIDE & CREEP, AVERY ELLIS PRESENTS THE EXHIBIT(S) IN DEVIL TOOK THE WHEEL: MUSIC FROM, INSPIRED BY, AND COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THE MOTION PICTURE HIDE & CREEP, or NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS…; we can’t decide) will be available in a special, limited edition format** for only five dollars. There’s no cover charge, and Bailey’s has some of the cheapest prices on drinks in town, so you really can’t have more fun for less money***.

Come out: Bailey’s Pub, 10:30 PM until ??, Friday 22 September 2006, Exhibit(s) CD release party.

* Memory obviously doesn’t serve me very well.

** Soon to be collectible and fetch high dollars on eBay! Buy five!

*** Unless you are a serial killer or a very boring person who defines fun as “not fun to anyone else.”