Hi guys! Long time no see (like I stopped going to music festivals). You're the BEST. Keep on keepin' on. How fortunate that Newt brought some new timeliness to an old goodie!

Tom retiring??? OMG. Who'll play the steel guitar and sing about Jesus's love??

After the last couple of articles in the New York Times about The Newt, I submitted comments to the effect that everything that needs to be said about Newt has already been said in your tune, "Gingrich the Newt."

I trust another song, or maybe just a new bridge in some weird minor mode, might now be composed about The Donald? And The Mitt? And/or The Bo(eh)ner?

Thanks for all the great music and laughs over lots of years.
And Tom P. - Say it ain't so!

I have loved you for years!!!! I met you in East Providence, RI in the 80's and have thrilled my family with your music and lyrics. best lyrics to date: Rasputin's HMO

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BEYOND BRILLIANT! (based on my first LL album, Strange Noises). LOVE the tunes and lyrics! Impossible to pick a favorite! Strange Noises, You Can Eat Dog Food, and Merchants Lunch are three of the best; I love the way you slipped "S-U-L-G-S" into Banana Slugs; and I revel in the instrumental skill on display in Snopes Glory, especially at 2:45 in, when y'all kick it into a driving, 4-beat, straight-ahead style that just drenches me with a joyous musical RUSH! Gotta get more! Thanks for a fantastic experience!

Hey- lots of great comments here, and thank you! There are a few questions- some from a while back. There's plenty to answer. For starters, we'll be posting something from Hank and Conrad, and maybe Tom will pitch in too- about how we will miss him, what we're planning, all that good stuff. Look for a re-design of the website and new photos, too!
Tom is a presence we will all miss. FYI- these last tours we gave him more of the stage than in the past. I've played in the band on and off for about 13 years before becoming a permanent member. I can brag on Hank and Conrad - they've always been the main writers. You should see what it's like to be in the car with those two! They are a lot funnier than they (have) let on, so we have a treat in store for us. And wait till you hear what Conrad can play on the guitar! Bruce hasn't been let loose yet, either. So thank you for standing by the Lizards as a group- for 31 years it's always been that collaboration that's made the band what it is!

Been a fan for MANY years, hope y'all come back to the Carolinas some day

Great show at The Barns on Saturday night! After the sturm und drang of Friday, I needed a good laugh, and you all provided it. THANK YOU!!!

Last night's show was brilliant. Tom, you've been wonderful every time I've seen the Lizards perform live. It's been a real treat and you will be missed.

Thank you for everything you've done for the band.

Thoroughly enjoyed another Sellersville show last night. Darcie and Bruce are admirable additions to the band.  I brought uninitiated friends along who became new fans within minutes and were humming your tunes on the way home.  I'm still chuckling over Conrad's excellent use of "sebaceous" in describing Hank's lost adolescence.  Thanks for making eastern PA a regular stop, fulfilling my craving for LL live since seeing you unexpectedly perform in the TX Med Assn auditorium at lunch hour at 15th and Guadalupe while living in Austin 20 years ago.  Good luck Tom, you will be sorely missed.  I hope the band continues on, perhaps even a new album in an era of individual digital downloads?  The world awaits an incisive LL ditty about the inanity of Facebook or texting, or the cyber maelstrom of YouTube, iTunes, smartphones, and iPads.  Thanks for all the entertainment and thought provoking laughs over the years!