We just got back from the Harmony Sweepstakes competition in Hermosa Beach, California, home to kung fu surfers and ironic whales. Great group UNDIVIDED, who we met a couple of years back and who coincidently all speak spanish, won. We took a hearty second (hearty!! Ho ho!) and Vybration took third. There were five other great groups, and a great, diverse, utterly supportive audience.

We sang SPAM, Veggie, Doug, and 7-11. Ah, we likes the Doug.

Chris Tim and Weston went to the Afterglow (we know it's a stupid name but that's what it's called) without Glen, who had had enough of this foolishness already, but did hang out with Laura "why is I so purty" Dickinson from Vybration. We sang a set of requests for the faithful fans at 12:25 am, and also sang Cell Phone. So you know what you missed, the devoted and adoring fans requested the California State Song, which we slaughtered; My Wild Irish Rose, which we rendered complete with a rabid attacking rose; Flight of the Bumblebee, a perfect vehicle for an interpretive dance involving allergies; and Kiss My Sugarloaf in the Summertime, which we naturally rendered as a rap.

Then we stopped at Inn-nn-out(n) Burger who wouldn't serve because it was one minute after their closing, even though their drive-through light was still on, so we got Jack-in-the-Box instead. Man, Californians know how to live it UP.