yeah, cryptique has a point...but he made it like a dickhead. yes, it was LAME for me to make my first post about my band, but at least i did it politely and succinctly. i wasn't aware that there was dick-sucking involved in joining a band message board. like i said, i don't do this often. i was just trying to make some grassroots connections...offering my work for FREE to people i thought might like it. what do you mean find "real" fans through the paper? i've found out about way more great bands on the internet than anywhere else, especially through the weekly music rags in boston an