When I can't stretch to kiss my boots, I know it'll be time to hang them up!

I'll have to give Luis a kiss when I see him.

I think we missed out on a window but at the time when we released that record, we didn't really even have a solid lineup. Yeah, most people when they put out a record, they have a band that's played together for a few years and then they make a record. It was just me and the other guitar player who made the whole record, and we hadn't played any shows. I met the bass player at the photo shoot. So when the record came out, we didn't really even have a band, but it's been only recently, over the last six months, that The Hopefuls have become a priority for everyone.

That I could still summon what I had back when, that I could still use it coming down the stretch, that was special for me.

It's been developing for some time. We're looking at it at other institutions.

It was an unfortunate incident, but we feel safe. It's a village of 5000 people and, when you get 5000 people, there's a likelihood of a whole range of things happening.