21.   Analysts agree that very few bands had any involvement in the election, but there was no great outpouring of benefits or charity.

22.   And while the band has a high profile in Europe, Lowery feels the group should focus on more familiar territory.

23.   Bands had an easy way to rouse the crowd when the seven-hour, eight-act Furthur Festival played Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on Thursday.

24.   A band has a better chance of waiting for Godot than of hearing its single played on a major radio station or seeing its video on MTV.

25.   A band has to tour to sell records.

26.   A band can have all the egos they need.

27.   A band has to be really solid to tour the world, and he understands that and plays like that.

28.   A new album is planned, but the band has yet to book a studio or sign with a label.

29.   A motley array of students and musicians linger, so the band has no restrictions, self-imposed or otherwise.

30.   A piece of ceiling tile fell on him, bruising his arm to the point where the band had to cancel eight shows.