official echo station press release saves my day...

i know that i can not complain any more since after friday, my life is a piece of cake...i'm done w/student teaching, and that means i've not only completed requirements for my ms.ed., but also my nys teaching certification... plus, theracare immediately got me 10 more hours, early intervention (which means i'm working w/2 year olds!!!) and get my hours...monday thru friday, 9-11! then of course i have my other kid 3-5 two days a week...in all, not bad at all! however, today was fucking rough. even tho i woke up even earlier than usual (juliet screaming "mommy come get me!" until i woke up...)i still got out of the house late, and my backroad/sidestreet drive was covered with construction and therefore traffic so i was late dropping of juliet. then juliet had a crying fit when i left, and FLEW out of the door behind me. which of course broke my heart and i had to take her back in and sit with her. so i was crushed, as well as late for student teaching. student teaching was fine. the kids are planning a "surprise" for me, which will be sure to make me cry (i swear i was like, thank god i'm almost done with this...then i see what they've been writing about me. "she takes me places." i don't even know what that means, but i am welling up just typing it.)so then my teacher has me come to a meeting during lunch about reading, which was interesting but left me w/no break and no time to do any work. she let me leave at 2:30ish cuz the kids were at art and it was a waste of time. so i'm all like "hurray!" thinking i'd get to my case in p.c. at 3 and be out by 4. at 3:15, no one's home, and my cell rings. its juliet's teacher. she is having some behavioral issues in school. i'm not even getting into this here, cuz i am just exhausted from talking it out with my mom and mother in law... all i'm saying is, having a 2 year old's teacher call you up w/behavioral concerns (which she has directly inherited from andy and i) is just emotionally exhausting. so then at 3:45 the kid comes home, we work bla bla bla. he's about the same as usual, which is just exhausting on a good day. then i go to my mom's for dinner, eat, get ready to leave...the ENTIRE car ride is filled with juliet's hoarse screams of "get me my princess cup!" over and over and over and i'm now on the verge of hysteria cuz what the hell is her princess cup??? we pull into our parking lot, i fly to her car seat, and lo and fucking behold, her cup is right in her seat. i'm like, "i am a shitty mother. i put that cup there. why didn't i tell her that?" so i'm near tears for being so impatient and evil and harboring thoughts about her being a crazy monsterchild (in school) and so i go, "oh i'm sorry honey!" and she smiles and says, "oh mommy, i'm sorry too!" devil and angel. its just exhausting. now. andy apparently got the supplies i need for my costume...but not the dress. christ. so i have to create a dress by friday. and tomorrow, i have the same day, but after my case in p.c., i have to hop a train to nyc to see the producers. i'm going to die of exhaustion. but i cannot complain, cuz after friday, my life changes for the best...
and here is the best part of the day...check out the bulletin marc spitz posted on myspace!!!!
We have a winner- Three Rivers Press announces rock band winner in novel contest!Veteran rock writer Marc Spitz moved readers with his fictional band, the Jane Ashers, in TOO MUCH, TOO LATE (Three Rivers Press, $14.00 paperback), and now New York band ECHO STATION (www.echostationmusic.com) has brought them to life with their contest-winning adaptation of the hit song Let's Go Steady, Debbie, described in the book. This one-of-a-kind contest has won the band a showcase performing slot at Club Studio B next Friday November 3 (with The Horrors, The Thermals and more) and 1000 promotional copies of a CD single, sponsored by Productshop Records.

Go to www.productshopnyc.com for more info on the party.

The band read the book carefully and wrote their own interpretation of the sensationally famous (yet fictional) song, standing out from the pack and impressing the celebrity judges and pop culture luminaries, including Marc Spitz, James Iha (ex-Smashing Pumpkins), Andy Greenwald (SPIN, author of Nothing Feels Good, Miss Misery), Chuck Klosterman (SPIN, author of Killing Yourself to Live), Alan Light (former editor-in-chief of Vibe, Spin, and Tracks, author of The Skills to Pay the Bills ) Sia Michel (former SPIN magazine editor-in-chief), Jason Gordon (Productshopnyc.com), and Sarah "Ultragrrrl" Lewitinn.

In TOO MUCH, TOO LATE, the Jane Ashers, broken up for nearly 20 years, reunite for a casual garage session and, thanks to a precocious blogger, they make it big. Their runaway single, “Let’s Go Steady Debbie,” takes the world by storm and propels the rapidly aging Sandy Klein into the irresistible yet overwhelming spotlight of the global music scene. Are they too old to take it or can they pull it together and rock the world?

About the band
Echo Station was formed in October of 2000. The four members of Echo Station shared the same musical vision: To make rock music that would leave even the most casual listener wanting more. Echo Station quickly began its assault on the New York City club circuit with highly successful shows at CBGB, Brownies, Arlene Grocery, Pianos and Don Hills. Since then, Echo Station has continued to bring their energetic live show to the masses by playing over 100 + shows all over the northeast.

On January 2nd, 2004, Echo Station released their 4 song Mr. Heartbreaker EP to a drove of loyal fans at CBGB in New York. The success of the release and the praise from fans and critics regarding the CD have prompted the band to strive for shows at prestigious venues such as Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom, while also seeking to secure a recording contract with an established label.