Figured it was time for an update… I’ve been quite distracted by things… Nice weather, twitter, Quito, upcoming tour, trip to FL for a Humane Society Benefit and visit with the family, swine flu scares (it was just food poisoning) and oh yeah the NEW ALBUM.

xo
ko

We’re at this very moment working on the sweetest love song ever written. I know this because it’s true. You’ll see.

We’ve been very productive these few days, and had some fun too. Some basic tracks are forming… of them: Some Girls, Om Nom, A Little Messed Up, Crazy From You, Pour Tous Jours… It’s so good. I’m so excited.

In other news (see… we don’t really have any. We’ve been in this dark, spiritual, cool, window-less, clock-less space for days in a row) have you seen Basement Horse? And Luis and I have been more active on Twitter. I read about Daschel and the new kidney removal technique which prompted me to make sure my Organ Donorinfo was up to date.

Yep. This is life in the studio. Time to get some doggie smooches, drink a beer, then some coffee, and rock a duet. Seriously. Don’t you wish you were here!

I will update soon, with pictures even,
xoox
ko

Yes, yes of course it will!

Tomorrow we head in to “officially” start album 3 with Chris Testa (worked on Eat My Heart Out and Because I’m Awesome too). We have been creating this record diligently since we got home from tour in August… demo’s, re-writing, transposing galore! I think we’re ready. We’ve never been this prepared before heading into the studio.

Even our guitars are more prepared this time! We dropped them off with Greg Leon, guitarist and guitar technician extraordinaire yesterday. Then after a little lecture (these are among the worst I’ve ever seen… you really need to take care of these etc) this afternoon we were all on our way!

Lots of cool stuff happened and happening… lets try to remember… other than our music… Obama is our president, The Breeders @ The Wiltern, Cheap Trick @ House of Blues, The Dickies & Blockage @
Punk Rock Social, The Bodies @ Punk Rock Bowling (where our team, The Punk Rock Socialists placed 23rd in the “B” League! Trust me that’s grrrrreeeat!), The Melismatics @ The Viper Room and The Muffs @ Spaceland with US and Calamity Magnet! Went to Florida for Christmas and New Years, took Quito to some dog parks, sorta caught up on my email and myspace, watched some car chases, bleached the crap out of my hair, cleaned my closet, stuff I can’t remember right now… you know.

So I’ll leave you for tonight with toughts of new songs and The Dollyrots in your town (or as close as we can get). We’ll be in Austin for SXSW and we’re booking some South West dates for May with The Action Design… We will see the rest of you soon enough! New record out BY June!

Ps: Luis is on Twitter, sometimes.
Pps:Chris and I are on Utterli, KellyO, Chris, sometimes.
Ppps: I’m gonna start Twit Pics and drop Utterli asap… so many TWITTERERERS
pppp: MARKY RAMONE
LIKES US!

Nighty night. I have work to do… but pics first.

Luis, Mamie, Me and President Obama

and what I’ll be doing, boy do I need a new phone camera…

Okie dokie.It has officially begun. New record coming up and out. I’ll try to send funny, scary, exciting etc. snippets to the Utterz thing on the main page or you can check them out HERE!!! I’m so excited! I just can’t hide it. It’s gonna be so good.xoxoxo for now…ko

Hey my little pundits!

So I just watched the VP debate… then promptly called my dad in Florida to talk about it. My parent’s are registered democrats (I’m an independent) and usually have voted democratically BUT for a little while there I think they were tempted to vote for McCain. Which I understood to a point… I think older voters might think his experience and hero status can keep them safe. But my parents are smart cookies, and now realize Obama/Biden is the best option. This is an amazing time, I mean our options include an black man for president and a woman for vice president. Generically this is so cool. But please learn about the candidates and what they stand for. The information is all over the place. Don’t trust just one source like Fox news, or even Bill Maher to be fair… although I love him. And for those of you who are obsessed with poll watching check out this site, FiveThirtyEight.com. The site combines ALL of the polling results and runs simulations to make predictions. It’s addictive. If you’re weird I guess…

It’s funny how obsessed I’ve felt with informing my parents about the candidates. I feel like living in California my vote doesn’t count so I guess I was trying to vote through them. But after receiving my “Official Voter Information Guide” I realized I had a lot to decide before hitting my little booth next month. There are 12 Propositions on the ballot in California, all of them very VERY important!

For example:

*Voting yes on Prop 2 means starting in 2015 pregnant pigs, calves raised for veal, and egg-laying hens have to be confined in a way that allows them to turn around, lie down, stand-up and spread their limbs or wings. (uhhh PLEASE!)

*Voting yes on Prop 4 would mean that a pregnant minor’s physician would legally have to notify her legal guardian 48 hours prior to performing an abortion. (Great, so instead of going to a doctor she will sneak around and find some quack to chop her up.)

*Voting yes on Prop 8 means marriage between same sex couples would not be valid or recognized in California. (Unbelievable.)

AND there are more, and if you don’t read them correctly and hopefully ahead of time, it’s not hard to accidentally vote in support of something you actually oppose. You live in a country where you actually have a voice, it’s not just to use when the presidential election comes around every 4 years. All of these ballot measures are important. It’s also important to elect the representatives that most share your beliefs. You do have beliefs right?

SO please make sure you’re registered to vote! In some states the registration deadline is THIS SATURDAY! There is a ton of information at Declare Yourself and, of course, Rock The Vote. You can make sure you’re registered, make sure you don’t miss the deadline, register, find your polling place etc. It’s easy and your voice does matter. Please encourage your friends and family to vote.

On a side note… writing had been going great! We played a bunch of new stuff at our Viper Room shows and are still going at it. Your messages and comments are so much fun! Keep them coming and we promise we’ll be back at it all soon SOON SOON! We love and miss you and your nibbles, squeezes and extra stingy hi-fives.

Vote.
xoox kelly

So yesterday started out BEEEEEE-U-TEEE-FULLY!

I FINALLY got to visit Prairie Dog Town! I’ve known this place existed for about 5 years and have wanted SO badly to visit but we always pass it when it’s closed. I’ve been staring at the little brochure for over a year now… see that yellow thing? Yeah, that’s above my head, where I sleep on tour. An every day reminder that SOMEDAY I will get there.

It was cool. The owner, Larry was quite a character. Rattlesnake wrangler and teller of some pretty funny jokes. Apparently the place is for sale. He and his wife are just looking for the right person before they retire. Hummmm. I never thought I’d end up in Kansas but it is quiet, I could talk to travelers all the time, maybe we could build a studio…. I don’t know. Pretty tempting. Most of the animals are “….abandoned and rescued creatures, or unloved freaks who find companionship and a meal.“ My kind of critters…

The strangest part of the place for me wasn’t the 6-legged cow with two butt-holes but that the prairie dogs could come and go and it seemed like the little families within the group (100s if not 1000s) all had different places they liked. Some of them liked the dry cracked area by the entrance, some liked the poo filled cow and buffalo area, some liked the area by the pond, some liked it just outside the fence, and some hung out by the chickens. I personally would’ve set up shop by the pond. Even in it’s green algaeness… or maybe with the piglets. They were so excitable and SMART!

Here are a few pics, I won’t over do it… and we have video… this video thing might not happen till we get home and have a few hours to get it all started.

A lazy lazy boy…

BABY! I have a video of this little interaction…

Mrs. 2-butts on the ground there….

And the 8,000 pound Prairie Dog!

As we drove away we passed huge sunflower farms… they yellow blur = sunflowers…

So the day’s adventures continued… picked-up some hitchhikers, well broken down cyclists. I really thought Luis was joking when he yelled, “Hey Fuzzy, wake Kelly up. We’re going to pick-up three sweaty cyclists.” These three boys had ridden all the way from DC, their final destination was Denver and they ran out of tire tubes 50 miles out. We asked if they were disappointed and they said, “No. Please just give us a ride.” So we did. They were super sweet and cute and looked way older than they were… I guess that’s what a beard and riding a bicycle for 33 days will do to you! I can’t wait for our paths to cross again. Hope they find their way home without too much excitement!

Then after that… delicious food at Taki’s, a dress/gift in a bag (yeah, I wore it!), and two bad-ass bands in my favorite Denver venue!
The Allergies and Red Stinger at Bender’s Tavern.

After the show I was complaining a bit about our drive. I mean, 1100 miles and not long enough to do it! When someone volunteered to help out. So we said, okay, that makes 4 hitchers in 1 day. He must remain unnamed for now… at least until he gets fired because his boss finds out he’s NOT at his favorite uncle’s funeral.

So yeah. I’m now in Utah. We haven’t stopped except for a 2 hour nap (6-8am) at a truck stop and of course… Taco Bell to go.

We will be in California today and I have to tell you… that makes me very VERY happy.