Notes

A Decade of Sundays

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read · ♥ 5

It occurred to me recently that this July 15, 2016 show was the last time I went out and saw bands play, and since Fragile Porcelain Mice were on the bill that night, it was also the last time I played live with the band…

One Locked Wheel and FPM at the Rented-Out Football Shack

Mar 30, 2026 · 3 min read · ♥ 2

Gladys the van and FPM have been on my mind since this post the other day about the old band rehearsal house. As the keeper of the van, I remember getting a literal crash course in brake calipers while driving Gladys to one of our…

“Yeah, We’re Gonna Need the Site to Work on Cell Phones Now, Too”

Mar 28, 2026 · 2 min read · ♥ 1

I remember it kind of clearly even though it was probably 25 years ago now. I'd just learned to build websites for people to visit from their computers, and now the new trend was supposedly pushing to have websites that worked on cellphones, PalmPilots, and…

A Ghost From the Past: Early FPM Rehearsal House

Mar 27, 2026 · 4 min read · ♥ 2

This hit me kind of hard today. I took the truck out for some air, and ended up heading into Columbia, IL and onto Steppig Road, where Fragile Porcelain Mice rehearsed in the very early 1990s at the house of the late Bob Ault, a…