I am Batman.

no, that is not to say ZiZi is just some bird, she's much closer to the big blue boy scout in this outfit.

...still, this this post is mostly about me. 

so lookit, the thing about me aspiring to the same type of gigs as fn Prince--who could play 5 instruments upside down in 6 inch heels is that I'M FULLY AWARE I'M REGULAR AF, or at least that's the way I arrived in this creative world.

we ain't competing with bar bands any more once this new season kicks off...stakes are much higher now. we're stepping into the arena of Brand Name Musicians...a realm where "super" is just the entry fee.

so I can't fly like P!nk (yet!), don't move at super speed like Satriani, never be a glass-shattering siren like Mariah...arguably wasn't a musician until sometime last year but what I am is a mf problem-solver...music being mathematical, the attributes directly translate. 

that's why I keep aaaaaaall kinds of tricks and treats and tactics on hand because if you're gonna take a swing at God's jaw you better at least be carrying snacks and supplies. 

believe me when I say I can do it. task irrelevant.

now ask me if I care enough to try...this time around I damn sure do. 

see, the next step in this journey of ours is to take this show on the road and given that I ended up at the main controls of this musical Megazord it's up to me to decide when and how this thing gets activated.

I choose 2026. 

everybody's heard the one about chaos and opportunity and ladders, right? "Art of War" or "Game of Thrones" or "Gravity Falls", not sure what cartoon it came from but it frequently informs my thinking of late.

so, nuff chaos for ya this year? 

THEN IT'S TIME TO WHIP UP SOME OPPORTUNITY

I say it every week, "this is our only ride." 

a ride. anybody paying attention can see the track, where it leads. 

look where tf we're headed, yall.

"I AIN'T WASTING NO MORE TIME!" 

wait holup, something we wrote entirely. 

“I got nothing to lose so I'm choosing today.“

time to turn the keys.

[sigh] 

...but when the rubber meets the road, what you gotta understand the band name ain't just some gimmick, we don't wrap ourselves in spikes and peace signs and call it a day. 

the name we say comes from the game we play, not the other way around. 

as I've said before, we are a woman, 3 guys with more immediately Otherable names in the ICE database, and a guy who looks like this.

band or no band our existence is political and that's never been more apparent than now. at this time most of us cannot cross an invisible line to the north of us on penalty of death...or worse. 

hell, as you can see They also offer free shipping on "death or worse."

point is, because of who we are, nature and nurture, at this time the pleasant uprising is banned in Amerikkka. 

which tracks...Batman would also be vaguely wanted by the Neo-Nazi Administration.

not in any specific way or anything, Bruce Wayne does not have active arrest warrants in any jurisdiction and is also not incriminated in the E-Files but They very much do not much like the way he prefers to operate in these streets.

anyway yeah I'm a slightly overconfident human being with distinctive attire, a diverse set of skills, and a bountiful utility belt.

and maybejustmaybe that's enough to take us clear across Western Canada.

nah fuck it...it's gonna get us there in style, we're gonna have some very interesting nights out, and along the way we'll use a bunch of improbably themed gadgets!

we're gonna make this shit happen I am so serious rn REREAD THIS POST IN A GRAVELLY GROWL

...but fr kinda still trying to wrap my head around it, festival spots and big signs in Toronto, me on tour with a band like some kind of poster I'd have on my bedroom wall as a kid that's craaaaaaaaazy.

but...fuck, these are crazy times.

"the city is flying, we're fighting an army of robots--I have a bow and arrow--nothing makes sense."

...so here I am firing off anyfnway.

I got 6 months of prep time, 2 hands, and a lotta luck.

long roads and sleepless nights aside, people have done more with less. 

...and look, I'm not gonna lie and say a bassist, drummer, guitarist, pianist, and wild card against the cold world outside our sunny seaside home ain't a tough match.

so feel free to interfere on our behalf!

all power to The People.

--Flor!!