In 20 days, I will have another rite of ascension. The common man calls this a "birthday". Mortality is setting in. The race is on.

I would like to thank those who have stuck it out with me as I attempt to make the final great strides in the creation of our Epical nation. I know some of you may think I've taken far longer to get us on the path to endarkenment than expected. Let me assure you that there is progress and the ball is rolling.

2) I am currently taking on new keyboardists as the home studio is nearly complete.

3) The Epical tomes that accompany the music, are growing. The Church' site is getting larger and more detailed. More people are becoming aware. More believe in what is being said. The snowball gets bigger.

4) If all goes as planned, at least 3 songs will be completed by fall and no later than years end. "Consecrate: anthem of the athame" will be finished completely, "Darkside" will be remade bigger, stronger, grander, clearer and slower. The final song is new. It very well may be "the song" .The one that fully gives you that 'religious experience'. That's all I can explain about them at the moment. The three will be enough to begin shopping to the record companies. Contacts are being cultivated.

5) The wheels are turning for club play. I'm starting correspondence with certain important club DJ's to create the "buzz" in Manhattan.

6) I'm searching for bandmates for live performances. My band wish list includes a keyboardist, percussionist and female singer who looks and sounds like Tarja from Nightwish. The word is out.

7) I'm going to be out and about in the "scene" so to speak to begin spreading the word of the new sound and it's movement. I'll need to amass a "street team". These will be my D'Sari Knights for the purpose of showing the unity that is the Epical movement and it's music.

8) The website is in redux. ALL of them. The forums, the guest book, streaming audio, a project only related blog, the Epical blog, this blog, photo galleries and more. This will come to fruition thanks to Webkittyn, my designer.

9) The man. I am changing... My psyche and my physiology is in restructure. The warrior is surfacing. Yet within that, I am reminded that my goal is the happiness of all those I work with and whom my music will touch, for without them, the dream will not succeed. I must cast off all doubt lest I be chained by them.

10) The "60 Second Speech" plan is in development. These are 60 second pitches one would memorize in order to explain all that is Epical to one or more people and have it be reasonable understood in under a minute. Several 60SS's must be written. One about the music to speak to the average listener, another about the music to speak to a record executive, and one or two more to do the same about the movement to the afformentioned parties. About four in all. As always I strive to be the voice of our kind and hope that more may assimilated to our cause as they become exposed.