I had flown into Philadelphia to meet with the band and do some touring. Eddie had some of the songs from the new Paid EP. The idea was to release more songs or singles and not to do a full blown album during this time. This would obviously buy the band even more time before they would release what would become their opus and grand finale with Rontrose ; Get It Together.
I was anxious to hear the Paid EP. I knew this was going to be something different. It was going to be a departure from anything they had done before. Everyone was a bit older and the shows around this time were some of the best. Most importantly, the band seemed real excited to be working with this engineer they had known for years; Billy Bowers. Billy, Rontrose, Eddie, and Dancing Eagle were all in a band called Thai Pink in the 80’s in Tucson…
Billy went on to become an engineer working with Brendan O’Brien and Brendan is world famous in the music business. It was everyone’s hope that with these songs being such a departure in sound and style from their past work, would finally launch them into the mainstream. Tracks like “Paid” or even “Breaking Honey’s Heart” would capture everyone’s attention at radio and press, and sales would be huge… and all our dreams would come true.
Eddie and I sat in that big white van with a couple of cold ones parked outside the Starlight Bar, hopefully for the last time, listening to the first track from the EP. I remember being blown away by how different it sounded. I was amazed at the playing. It was a great moment for the band and a chance taken… Ron’s guitar playing was perfect, Eddie’s vocal’s sounded great and Mike Musburger’s drumming just knocked my socks off. Go back and listen to the guitar parts in “Breaking Honey’s Heart”… it’s brilliant.
Once again we gathered the team to plan radio, press, retail, pre-orders, fan club members, street team members and our internet guru’s; Hal the Web Guy and Doug over at DPX. The 40,000 email address’ we’d compiled since I collected the first one in 2001 would be an essential ingredient. Hopefully this time we’d make just enough of an impact to set ourselves up for success… More on that later! Chris Neal of Midway
May 19th 2006 Eddie Spaghetti writes…
People get ready, there’s some rock a’ comin’!
And you can pre-order it NOW my friends, right freakin’ now! So click here and make yourself happy, scratch that rock-n-roll itch, satiate your hunger for quality and quench that thirst for brand new Supersuckers music. It’s the best we’ve ever made.
Or maybe you’re one of those highly intelligent People of Impeccable Taste who already know the joys of our fan club. Is that you? Well, if it is, don’t bother clicking up there because your copy of our brand new, six song EP will be arriving in your mailbox right around the 6th of June. I know, too cool! Want in the club? Well, er, uh, I don’t know… might be too late… Oh screw it. Just get in if you want to.
I really hope you guys like the new stuff, we’re pretty proud of our little selves right now and we’re really excited to hit the road next month in support of the new EP. We’re also extremely happy to announce that the man behind the drums for this tour and, for that matter, all future Supersuckers tours will be none other than the incredible Mr. Scott Churilla! That’s the facts, Jack. Scottzilla has left his former employer, The Reverend Horton Heat for the greener pastures of Supersuckersville and we couldn’t be more honored to have him on board. Don’t miss us as we destroy every stage we hit from now on! The dates are in this email somewhere – notice the Social Distortion dates? Nice!
Well, I gotta go finish this song I’m making up for my solo show tonight here in Seattle at the Sunset Tavern. Do you happen to live up this way? Well, come on down! I’ll be playing in between some good rock bands – The Ones (featuring the fine talents of Mr. Metal Marty Chandler!) and Huge Spacebird (I think). It’ll be a guaranteed good time here in my neighborhood too-nite!
I really have to get a grip on these exclamation points. They are outta hand in this message! OUTTA HAND I TELL YOU!!! OH NO, NOW I’M USING ALL CAPITALS TOO. LIKE YOU NEED ME E-YELLING AT YOU!!! AARRRGGHHH!!!!
EDDIE SPAGHETTI!!!
Rockonomics: Tales from the Pit 
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