You know what was better loomis? Playing with Emitt Rhodes! I did his late-90's Poptopia appearance with him. His first time on stage in a quarter century, and people came from all over the world to see and hear him. In the band was Jamie Hoover (The Spongetones, The Van Delecki's, REM sideman), Brian Kassan (The Wondermints, Chewy Marble), Walter Clevenger, and Ray Paul. Emitt's first album is a stone classic, and he has a brand new one, which I haven't yet heard.