Tim Stopulos

It's been far too long since I've spoken last on the blog. The time has come to break the silence. The summer is rapidly approaching, and the last time the summer was brought up, I promised to have a band ready. We'll I've been working on that, the progress of which doesn't lend itself well to deeply engaging blogs, and that's why you haven't heard much about it. However, I will give you an update, so we're all on the same page, not just the same webpage.

Currently, I have been playing with two other cats in Chicago, and we call ourselves the T Stop Trio. Now, we haven't played live, as we realize that the goal is to have five band members - so that name is very temporary, we hope. To fill you in, the T Stop Trio consists of, besides myself, the following two guys:

Justin Hooks, drummer. Justin is an exciting young drummer who's passion for music is exceeded only by his passion for food, beer, girls, and a very long list of other things. He will be laying the rock/funk beats down for us this summer, a la Steve Jordan, his American idol.

Seville Lilly, keyboards. Seville is an accomplished keyboard player and radio DJ who, I believe, is always thinking about music in some capacity. Given the fact that he does sleep on occasion, this proves quite impressive. He is also one the hardest working musicians I know, and his great discipline can translate only to great virtuosity on the stage.

I know what you're saying - don't you (Tim) play piano? Yeah I do. So there will be two keyboards on stage. But don't worry, it will make sense. I guess you'll just have to come to one of the shows so we can prove that.

We are actively auditioning and searching for the other two positions, and we have some promising prospects. However, auditions are wide open, so if your (or someone's you know) dream has always been to try out for this band, then we can make that dream come true. Making dreams come true, well, that's what we live for.