Hey Kids,

Let's welcome the newest member of the No Alternative Tribe, Iris, to the fold. Feel free to chime in with any witty banter or heartfelt welcomes to Iris. Just so you know what this tribe is about:

Tts a collection of old (and new) school punk rockers who signed on to support our washed up and spent heroes, the guys in No Alternative (yeah). The rules of the tribe are simple; there are no rules. As an introduction, let me tell you a biut about me Iris:

I played in No Alternative banto other "nerdy" puck in the old days when you made 45 rpm records out of dinosaur biproducts. I stoppped playing for a brief period when I took up the profession of teaching chemistry. When it looked like I'd have a career of money and respect, I went back to playing guitar with No Alternative and a few other bands. Yes, at 46 years of age, I'm a slacker guitar player who still plays video games and watches Star Wars over and over. I am the most nerdy, uncool man on the face of the planet. My Wife (who I simply love and adore) moderates this tribe and runs the day to day business of the band, leaving me even more time to sit around playing video games. Just kidding. I have a small recording studio in my house where I constantly record stuff for my latest solo projects.

We like stories about your experience with punk rock; bands you've seen, people you dated (especially good gossip), etc. Feel free to share stuff with us. In fact, we expect to hear soemthing from you no that we've written you this nice hello and howdy note. Come on Iris, tell us a story. Did I mention I am stark raving mad?

Johnny