trying hard not to be the piece of cloth that it is

For anyone who's interested, looks like those message boards at American Laundromat are finally back. And there's a special corner all set up for discussions of everyone's favorite accordion-, bass- and drum-slinging trio -- even though it's accompanied by some disquieting hints that the Holy Trinity have retreated into their own state of Salinger-like seclusion:

What can we say about these ladies? Even though they are on a semi-indefinite hiatus, we still have the candle lit for an eventual reunion, new 48 song CD, and world tour...

Semi-indefinite? Isn't that term they used for the Iraq war? Or was that a "slam dunk"?

Anyway, this has me wondering anew what's going on with the Sisters' official site, which apparently expired on April 24 (looks like the name can be renewed for a year for only $30, according to these folks, in case anyone's thinking of getting them an early Christmas present). Or why the MySpace page for that Cinnamon Girl Neil Young tribute lists Cindy, not the Caulfield Sisters, as contributing.

I just hope all is well with them (aside from that whole new-motherhood, not-sleeping-for-two-years thing that Mary has no doubt been going through). Then again, Cindy has always said they're taking a zen approach to this Caulfield Sisters business. And it has always seemed like her projects take a long time to percolate. They happen when they happen, and the results are almost always glorious. So I'm happy to light another candle, set it by the window and wait.