Maracas. Really.

There are only a handful of you subscribed to The Overcast's feed, and I think now would be an appropriate time to make yourselves known. Why? One, because I'm curious, of course. And two, because I have a pair of red plastic maracas to give away. I kid you not. And--fine timing!--The Overcast's third birthday is sometime between April 4th and April 6th (depending on what counts). While I can't guarantee the plastic is lead-free, I can promise that these red maracas are in fine condition for seducing sweet señoritas through windows, adding dramatic effect when pouring salt on your meals, and otherwise impressing your friends.

I anticipate a name-that-tune contest taking place on the righthand side of this blog, and I wouldn't be surprised if it started on April Fool's Day. So brush up on your Overcasted artists (hint: interviews), check out their myspace pages, and pay close attention to the words. More prizes will be up for grabs besides the maracas, including CDs, concert tickets, and the guitar picks we meant to give away for Christmas. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to see which song wins the maracas.

By the way, stickers are always available. We have over a thousand left (it was quite a large minimum order), so I'm more than willing to send you a veritable boatload of them to hand out to friends, posh local coffee shops, record stores, music venues and frightened young children. Just e-mail theovercast@gmail.com and let me know where to send them.