We've all heard the saying "Good things come to those who wait" (and those of us who are Jason and the Scorchers fans have sung the line more than a few times), but if the cliche reflects even a smattering of truth, Equiliberaton's debut, Equiliberation, is going to be spectacular... stupendous... splendiferous... (insert your own favorite 'S' superlative here). No, it's not Chinese Democracy, but due to various studio scheduling difficulties, it is taking a long time to finish the recording. In fact, in eight days (on July 13th), the project will mark its one year anniversary. Happily, except for a couple of tracking details on three or four songs (anyone know a tuba player in the Austin area?), we have made it to the mixing stage. That means the end is somewhere just over the horizon (we would say the end is in sight, but we've learned it's not wise to tempt fate). Let's see... mixing, final mixing, mastering, finishing the CD packaging design, securing the bar code, securing copyrights, pressing... hmm, we'll definitely have it in hand by Christmas... or maybe Thanksgiving... or maybe Halloween... or maybe Labor Day.... You can see why we're saying the end is just over the horizon! In previous posts, we not only speculated about a summer CD release date, but about a summer reunion as well. Unfortunately, due to various school, internship, and vacation conflicts, we have not been able to find adequate rehearsal time to get back into performance shape. We are all disappointed that we won't be getting on stage again this summer, especially as July 10th approaches and we mark the one year anniversary of Equiliberation's last live performance. However, since we're family, we take solace in the thought that a reunion performance will eventually take place. So, keep watching this space for updates as we creep toward completion of our CD... and take comfort in the promise that Equiliberation is going to be sensational !!!