In about a month, some of my brother\’s cartoons will be featured in an upcoming book called Upstart Crows, a collection of fiction from various authors, published by Wide Array. As the tagline goes:

Russian death squads, werewolves, eyeless janitors, lightning rods, dead swans, some fish, poetry, comics–what else do you need?

Check back here for how to order a copy, or visit the soon-to-be-updated website of Wide Array.

And then next year, Simply Titled Yuck, the complete collection of Bobby\’s art will be out in book form. Stay tuned.

Yeah, this:

Sat, Sept 22, 2007
Irving, TX @ Trinity View Park

FREE show sponsored by the City of Irving and the Irving Youth Acion Council (IYAC).
See Irving’s best teen bands along with \”special guests\” 41 Gorgeous Blocks!
2pm-6pm. All ages. Free. 2098 E. Sixth St., Irving, TX
Lots of free stuff like free photo keychains, free temporary tattoos, free photo flipbooks, etc. Concessions and Tshirts will be sold.
AND…
This show will be video-taped and will air on the Irving Community Television Network in the coming weeks.

Click here for directions.

41GB will not be playing tonight in Plano. Sorry for the last minute message.

41 GORGEOUS BLOCKS – QUERULOUS (2007)

ON SALE NOW! Only $4 postage paid!!!

The long-awaited followup to 2004’s Well I Sorta Know How You Feel is finally here!

Querulous is the fifth album by Texas rockers 41 Gorgeous Blocks. The upbeat pop-punk sound found on previous 41GB records is once again present, though several \”centerpiece\” songs offer a more realized –and somewhat darker– side of the band.

Though not an overt concept album, Querulous follows a lyrical arc: the word wait appears 20 times, the word time appears 21 times, and the sentence I’m still intending a happy ending, but there’s never time to enact my plan, so while I wait for that chance, we forge ahead with shouldn’ts, don‘ts, and can‘ts appears at least once.

Co-produced by punk legend Stephen Egerton (Descendents, ALL).

14-song CD w/ artwork and lyrics in a durable plastic sleeve.

Matt Riggle – vocals, guitar
Matt Morris – drums, vocals
Tanner Leaser – bass, vocals

Tracklisting:
1. Something that Rings a Bell
2. I’ll Just Wait
3. “Standing Tall” (free mp3)
4. “Lay Low” (free mp3)
5. Disappointed in Myself
6. It’s Over
7. “Reckless Words” (free MP3)
8. Querulous and Fretful
9. The Common Thread
10. It Should’ve
11. “All I Can Take” (free MP3)
12. Moving On
13. Guts
14. Taking Time

Only $4 postage paid!

International orders: please add $4 for international shipping.

Read what the press is saying about QUERULOUS:

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by Preston Jones (Star-Telegram)

41 Gorgeous Blocks makes the kind of amiable, intelligent pop-punk you wished were more popular than it is. Querulous vacillates between light and dark with an unforced ease…. These 14 tracks are tight, focused and hopelessly melodic; Riggle’s high, expressive vocals bounce eagerly off of drummer Matt Morris and bassist Tanner Leaser’s proficient playing. Standout cuts include “The Common Thread” and the sweet, subtle “Something That Rings a Bell”.

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