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5.16.2004
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 We were also marketing geniuses! We had our logo printed on matchbooks, and we left a few of them everywhere we went. Eventually they were all over town! We wanted to make T-shirts, but we realized that our dancing fans dressed much too nicely to wear them. But, they did use hankies to wipe their brows, so we had hankies make with an embroidered Day Jobs logo. I'm sure we never made a profit selling them, but it was definitely an original merchandising idea! I made lots and lots of flyers for the band, using old stock photography and coming up with goofy things to say - it was always fun showing the band my latest crazy work!Two successful years later, Dae decided to move to Los Angeles. Before he left, we spent some time in the studio to record most of our originals for posterity, and then said good bye to our founding guitarist. Around the same time, Austin's most popular swing band, The Merchants of Venus, decided to break up after five years of playing. The timing was amazing - after the Merchants' last show, Ian Case started rehearsing with us. He learned our material in no time, and the Day Jobs kept playing with almost no break at all. Ian's style was very different from Dae's, giving us a fresh feel and a new, spontaneous sound. He was instantly part of the band, and part of our close friendship as well. Several months later, Matt decided to start a new life in Japan. We debated about finding a new singer, but truthfully, all of us were a little tired from close to three years of playing, and Matt's voice was an integral part of our sound. The swing scene in Austin was also much less prominent - several swing clubs went techno, so we all saw the handwriting on the wall. We said good bye to Matt, and at the same time, said good bye to the Day Jobs as well. All of us are still close friends, and always will be - our band experience brought us together in a special way. Matt has a wonderful life in Japan with his wife Kumiko, and Dae has been a part of several music projects in Los Angeles. Ian began to study classical guitar, and now lives in New York City. Ann Marie went on to become the most serious musician of all of us, and has played more gigs with more bands than I can count (just check out her website!). Ernesto and I still play together in The Greatest American Heroes. I think all of us look back on those Day Jobs days with a special fondness - the rewards have certainly been great.  View photos: Gig in the Boonies View photos: Flagship Texas Gig View photos: Finale at the Fed Watch video: Mopac BounceNearly five years later, we're still on the web! |
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