There's an old joke:"How do you make God laugh? Make plans" and that's what we did, we made plans,... ...plans to have a live show with a live audience... ...plans to make this show an album release party for our latest studio project: "Form Over Dysfunction"... ...Plans to record the show for posterity... But God laughed... ...and we had an

There's an old joke:"How do you make God laugh? Make plans" and that's what we did, we made plans,... ...plans to have a live show with a live audience... ...plans to make this show an album release party for our latest studio project: "Form Over Dysfunction"... ...Plans to record the show for posterity... But God laughed... ...and we had an unprecedented time in history where everything was locked down and we were not able to have an audience. So we decided to make it a live Facebook stream with a virtual audience and that presented a whole new host of problems. We had to restrict the number of crew members for the day of the performance. Everyone's temperature had to be taken and, if anyone had a fever, the production would be shut down. I forgot my pants,...but that's another story. So, I hope you enjoy our presentation of Void Contact: Live From Lockdown

This is probably the most honest and raw album we have ever released. Once you read the lyrics, you'll see my life in all it's raw and dysfunctional ugliness.

That's not to say that I have a terrible life, nothing could be further from the truth! I am truly grateful for what I have and remind myself every day how lucky I really am.

But, that does

This is probably the most honest and raw album we have ever released. Once you read the lyrics, you'll see my life in all it's raw and dysfunctional ugliness.

That's not to say that I have a terrible life, nothing could be further from the truth! I am truly grateful for what I have and remind myself every day how lucky I really am.

But, that does not negate the pain of the past, or even occasionally the pain of the present. In fact this album has been a cathartic experience of sorts. I've confronted demons and acknowledged feelings that I've quietly harbored for years, finally becoming willing to look at how my past has shaped my present, for better and for worse.

I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this album including my oldest, Sondra Shed, for giving me yet another fantastic album cover with layout, and to the love of my life and the one that keeps me sane, my wife Amelia, who not only helps with the day-to-day but also co-wrote "Holiday"! I am so grateful for you honey!

I hope you enjoy this album. It needed to be written!