“ 'Peanuts' made us realize that our emotions, frustrations, hopes and dreams are common to us all, ... And as we pay tribute today to this good and humble man, let us remember that what made Sparky unique was his honesty, the strength of his character and the humor which he brought to his work and to his life.”
“Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because people want to come out and hear us. The goal is to keep building, and that takes time.”
“One of my favorite tunes we cover is by Barry Cowsill, an artist I recently got into. He was a New Orleans native and recently passed away from hurricane Katrina.”
“When Tim and I moved back to Illinois in 2003, my little brother started playing on bass. It was nice when my brother joined the band. It seemed like things really clicked and came together with him on bass.”
“We pulled toilet rooms out towards the hallway. That puts the patient zone further away from the corridor to cut down on noise, and then when janitors come to clean the rest rooms they don't have to come all the way into the room and it's less disturbing to patients.”
