The harvest started getting away from us. We should have 25 men here, but we only have six.

All of us would like to see our men and women in the armed services come home. All of us would like to see all of these wars ended around the globe. But you know what? Somebody decided to change the regime and the government in Iraq. Whether you agree with it or don't agree, that's beside the point. That was the decision that was made. Then there was a plan... . Not only did they have a plan, they executed the plan, whether you agree with it or not.

I've lost two jobs this season because I couldn't get people — any people. And I'm one of the largest labor suppliers around here. If I'm having trouble, everybody's having trouble.

This was a good wake up game for us to see where we were and need to be. We know we can compete. We are right there at the edge and just need to move over to the next level.

They played all kinds of stuff, and we liked that. With us, anything that hits our ears and our hearts and sounds good is an influence, new or old. Music we gather true meaning from is that old school. It's an oldies-rule-forever kind of deal with us Lonely Boys.

The two weeks will help with making changes and progressing. We have plenty of work ahead of us.