2011 Holiday Newsletter

So, you know how people send out annual newsletters about their families to brag shamlessly keep interested parties in the loop on the year's happenings? Well, I didn't get my shit together in time decided not to do one to mail out to people this year, so, instead, I'm going to shove this one down your throat give you the information by blogging one.

2011 Chris-Ryan-Coltrane Holiday Newsletter

Dearest Random Person I Sort-of Know Friend or Family Member,

Ah, what a year it's been! 2011 has been full of laziness activity in the Chris-Ryan-Coltrane household, most of which has revolved around drinking things like playing music, sailing, kayaking, board games, and hanging out with our lazy wonderful friends.

The beginning of the year saw Ryan finally getting hired for a new job after quitting on a stupid whim leaving her old job due to wanting a new boss direction. She is now drunkenly happily coming up on her 1-year anniversary with Greenlight Biofuels, a renewable energy company.

For Chris, the beginning of the year mostly revolved around drinking heavily making and putting out the Rock River Gypsies (our band) debut album because the rest of the band is full of lazy incompetents and, well, someone had to do it. He spent a lot of time in a druken haze in the studio, and he made sure the CD Release Party in March went off without a train wreck hitch. Now here's the part where we will shamelessly self-promote ourselves, so Here is our website, where you can check out our shows and buy buy buy buy buy listen to our CD: http://www.rockrivergypsies.com/.

Coltrane had a wonderful first part of the year as well, and he basically just ate food and sat some and then shit some continues to enjoy running around the house. He is a very well-behaved Xbox-eating little bunny.

Spring and Summer saw a drunken trip to Florida, an inebriated trip to the Outer Banks, and lots of band gigs none of which we remember. Chris learned to fall down eat sand surf. We bought a piece of crap sailboat. Ryan got vertigo and convinced herself she had a brain tumor and developed a sun allergy and convinced herself she had lupus. Chris and Ryan made pasta from scratch while drinking heavily. The whole family (minus Coltrane) got kicked out of a restaurant for being drunk and unruly no good reason.

This Fall and (and now, almost) Winter have been mostly boring busy. Chris took the boat out multiple times and, irresponsibly, broke it. Coltrane developed a problem with a goopy eyeball and no one knows why and Ryan was convinced he was going to die. Chris continues to soberly teach guitar lessons to his students.

So that's a year's worth of news in the Chris Ryan Coltrane household. Happy Holidays everyone!