the sting will never last

If wishes were horses, or cliches were original, we'd all be galloping to buy Caulfield Sisters CD's right now. But today we have the next best thing, the first electronic missive in months from As Irmãs:

Hello Dear Friends

We sure have missed you!!! Just wanted to let you know that the Caulfield Sisters
cover of the Smiths song "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"
will be appearing on the upcoming compilation HIGH SCHOOL REUNION a tribute to those
great movies from the 80's (Breakfast Club, Repo Man, Fast Times etc..). We'll be
a appearing with the likes of Frank Black, Kristen Hersh and Matthew Sweet just
to name a few. The record is available for pre-order at the link below:

http://www.americanlaundromatrecords.com/highschoolreunion.html

On a personal note, Caulfield bass player extraordinaire Mary and her husband,
welcomed the arrival of daughter Eleanor Louise in late July. The Caulfield Sisters
will be back in action this winter. We are currently writing new songs and rehearsing
those old ones..... We miss you all.

Best,
Cindy, Mary and Kristin

The Sisters also got yet another plug today in Billboard, which might as well rename itself The Caulfield Weekly the way it's been going on and on about them:

Originally planned for a September release, the compilation "High School Reunion: A Tribute to Those Great 80s Films" will now arrive Dec. 1 via American Laundromat and Face Down Records. ... Beyond previously announced contributors Kristin Hersh, Lori McKenna, John Strohm and the Caulfield Sisters, the compilation also features songs from Frank Black (Iggy Pop's "Repo Man," from "Repo Man"), Matthew Sweet (Tom Petty's "American Girl" from "Fast Times") and Dresden Dolls (Psychedelic Furs' "Pretty in Pink").

The Billboard story also includes the usual drollery from Frank Black:

"I think it came out good except for one line," Black tells Billboard.com of his contribution. "I couldn't find an actual copy, so in the middle of a [Pixies] tour I got the lyrics on the Internet, which I in turn was correcting from memory [laughs]. There's one line where I couldn't remember how Iggy did the timing. It's like an extra line, so I just inserted it my own way, so it might sound dumb."

Dumb? Nah.

The Sisters also get a passing mention on Spin.com, which apparently hasn't had time to get that cover story finished yet.

Anyway, congratulations to all involved, as well as Eleanor Louise. Looks like Christmas will be coming in, uh, December this year.