saturday night shakedown: talkin' with mike reed

So, I was a-talkin' to one of the SNS cuties via MySpace a few minutes ago, and cutie numero uno, Mike Reed, clarified some fogginess in the M.I.A. Josh Mondro issue. And really, in my opinion, it's a complete non-issue. As soon as I saw his smilin' face gone from the pic on SNS's MySpace, my soul did the happy dance. Just wasn't my kinda person. And the story behind his absence deepens these feelings.

I won't spill someone else's dirt when it's not my dirt to spill, but coming from Mike, he said that Josh basically lied then screwed him over. So, Mike is now the only original SNS member left. (I'm glad the sexiest one stuck it out) Mike's a really dedicated sweet guy, and I saw this in him from day numero uno. He was the one who started talking to me and got involved in my blog when it was just a wee baby in the makings. He was really supportive and helped me along by giving me stuff to write about, just like a lot of other people did. (Randy Randol, etc.) Mike "was very devastated" when all the boys started resigning, then Josh went AWOL, but he realized what the best of us do - it's all the for best. His heart's in it. Their hearts weren't. It was meant to be this way.

And he found 2 other people who feel the same way, and I can testify Chuck and Roby are hard-working, super dedicated guys. Chuck worked a lot on Michigan Bands MySpace with me, so I know how hard he can work when his heart and soul are there. I don't know Roby well, but I know he has to be great to be working with these two hunks - and by the sound of their demo they rock together. The new SNS is far from the old, but miles in a good direction. Mike "never really enjoyed the old music", though he wrote it. He says: "This new music is fresh, and comes completely from my heart. If im gonna write music, its going to be meaningful and something that i enjoy playing, and i hope that it helps people out with certain hard situations going on in there lives."

...in Jesus name we pray, Amen.