We tend to improvise and expand on the songs when we're on stage, and on the last couple of CDs, it was fine to put out something that felt unfinished, because we knew we were going to expand on it live. With 'Stories of a Stranger,' we were focused on how strong each song could be. |
We think we're at a reasonable level at this point. We don't have any explosive plan to go out and hack away. We've taken a lot of whacks at that. Right now we're looking to get stability -- stability in our product cycle, stability in our manpower, stability in our plant situation. |
We thought this would be a perfect bridge in order for the two groups to be able to communicate with each other. Here's what's going on in the Hispanic community and sharing that information. It's also a venue for the English speaking community to put their information in there too. |
We told everybody we're gonna do some acoustic touring, so I guess we'd better. Instead of going out there and sweating my butt off every night, I'll be playing with my brushes quietly and stuff. I think it'll be good for us, though, as musicians, to go out and explore that dynamic. |
We tried several sales automation products, but the problem was integration. We had multiple systems inside the company operating independently, which meant that if our sales reps wanted to check inventory for a customer, they actually had to print a paper list and check it by hand. |
We try to not let [the losing streak] affect us too much. We think about it, but what is in the past is in the past. We can't do anything about it, so we have to move on. We lost a game, and we can't continue to be down about it. We played hard today, but it just wasn't meant to be. |
We try to use food to educate our diners about Afghanistan, about our culture. My goal is to create a dining experience that it is both educational and pleasant. We want people to come here and leave with good feelings in their hearts about Afghanistan and the people who live there. |
We want to increase the number of schools offering animation courses. To do this, we are partnering with the government and educational institutions, through the regional offices of the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), to communicate the attractiveness of a career in animation. |
We were asked to get pressure on them. They wanted to pressure us. It was two sides that wanted to dictate. We weren't going to let them dictate the pace to us, and they weren't going to let us dictate to them. Neither was going to give in, and so it became our speed against theirs. |
We were due to get some hits. We were overdue. That's the way we usually do it -- when we're going good. It was a good game for us. ... We're like any team. We go through those ups and downs, but hey, [our players] know they've got one long month left ahead of them. They'll respond. |
We were going to try to cut it to 10 in the fourth. I thought we had the shots to do it, but we missed a lot of easy buckets. Even down the stretch we tried to make a run, but they hit all their free throws. If they're hitting their free throws, there's not much you can do about it. |
We were having so much trouble getting the cars feeling the same, I started questioning the work the guys were doing if they were cutting corners or setting them up right. I questioned what was going on with the weight, and we got to looking in the books and saw it got away from us. |
We were in the eye of the storm. We were four miles from the beach at a neighbor's brick house. It was clear out, no breeze, nothing. Then all of a sudden the water came down the street like someone was dumping a big bucket. Thirteen-foot-high tidal waves were coming straight at us. |
We were just focused on getting it turned around. We let ourselves down. Certainly we wanted to do better for the league. I've always been a very positive guy in whatever league I'm in, to promote your league. But the best way to promote your league is to win, and we didn't do that. |
We were lucky the house wasn't more damaged. My sister's room is back there and it didn't break a single window. We've been asking to get the tree cut down. They were waiting for something - for the ground to harden or something - to cut it down. I guess we waited a little too long. |