A few words from John
May 24, 2007

I was the last Shapiro member still in school, that is, until this past Sunday, when I graduated cum laude from Bridgewater College with a B.A. in English.

I have no job or graduate school plans at this point. My plan right now is to play rock music, and to get various odd jobs to fill in the gaps between recording and touring.

Many people ask me what I will be doing now that I've finished school. Surprisingly, my response, "I'm playing in a local rock'n'roll band", doesn't usually have the same positive effect on people's expectations for me as it does on my own expectations for myself.

The general skepticism I encountered got me thinking. Why do I have to get a "real" job now? What's so wrong with playing music, albeit just scraping by financially, as long as I'm happy with that lifestyle? My college degree is not going to disappear; there's no reason that I have to start using it immediately. Jobs will always be there. So will graduate school. What will not always be there is the opportunity to drive around playing music with a bunch of guys I love.

I have no doubt that sometime in my future I will be writing more thesis papers on Shakespeare. But today I got a job picking strawberries for a local farmer. It's just a little something to hold me over until Shapiro goes back to Nashville to finish recording.

I couldn't be happier.

Love,

John Granofsky
college graduate, Shapiro drummer, berry-picker

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Cancer Society Benefit Show

We are playing an American Cancer Society Benefit concert June 1 in Richmond, VA. Check out the event information below!

Richmond, VA - James River High School
June 1, 2007
5:00 pm
Cost: $5.00
Other Artist: The Half Jeffersons, Four Stories, Conditions, and many more!
More Info: www.shapiropeople.com

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Shapiro Store Sale

Starting today, we are having a sale on merchandise over at the Shapiro Store. There is a great package deal that includes the Hand/Feet t-Shirt, You Are Alone EP, a button and poster. All for $15.00! Also available today is a brand new t-shirt design by our very own, Nathan Granofsky. Make sure to check his hot new design out!